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Ver 1.3.2 Update: Improved Bullet Visibility
After several months of experimenting and borrowing what I learnt from my other shoot'em up Yellow Trouble, I have finally found a set of color changes that improve enemy bullet visibility across the 10 stages without n…
Announcement1 changeMaps - Heli-Cats
Game Details 10: Beacons
Ever noticed these strange structures scattered around the battlefield when going through an Arcade run? Perhaps you may not even know they exist? They're known as "beacons" and they are sort of hidden in plain sight. T…
Announcement2 changesMapsGameplay - Heli-Cats
Heli-Cats Original Soundtrack
Listen to the entire Heli-Cats original soundtrack on Youtube. It is known to be very 90s jungle and drum n' bass inspired... Full Album Playlist by Track https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA7FncH_bN3J_YI8elt8uDL8x…
Event1 change - Heli-Cats
Ver 1.3.1 Update: Cat C & D Buff
This update increases the damage of the two bonus helicopters, Cat C and Cat D (as seen in the No Miss Cat D video),. Both of them require some getting used to in order to reach their full potential. But it should be ev…
Announcement5 changesBalancePerformance - Heli-Cats
Developer Attempts No Miss - Cat D
It's now time to showcase the bonus helicopter Cat D (unlocked by getting the Hungry for Napalm objective). This variant based on the older Cobra platform features a main shot that pivots in the vertical direction the h…
Announcement1 changeBalance - Heli-Cats
Major Update Ver 1.3.0
Heli-Cats's third major update is here with changes that aim to give the player a slight edge on the battlefield, several quality of life improvements, and better compatibility for those of us on macOS! Version 1.3.0 No…
Patch notes15 changesCompatibilityGameplay - Heli-Cats
Ver 1.2.1 Update (More Credits)
This update increases the credits received when players reach any ending across all difficulties, with higher difficulties granting even more. This should incentivize players to credit feed to the end in order to learn…
Security6 changes1 numericFix - Heli-Cats
Developer Attempts 1CC - Cat C
With Novice Mode added to version 1.2, I can now showcase one of the bonus helicopters, Cat C (unlocked by getting Ending A). I am not as proficient with this more technical helicopter which allows altering the firing p…
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Heli-Cats
Major Update Ver 1.2.0 (Novice Mode + More Credits Earned)
Heli-Cats's second major update adds Novice Mode and increases the amount of user credits earned! Novice Mode is an easier difficulty that is tuned for those new to shoot'em ups. Press up at Arcade Mode to select it. It…
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