Update 1.1.2
- Added pillarboxes for 21:9 monitors - Improved support for nVidia Optimus technology
Skillfully pilot the Graceful Explosion Machine, a fighter ship armed with a ludicrously overpowered quad-weapon array! Lost in deep space, you'll shoot, dash and combo your way through jewel-hued uncharted planets, fighting an alien armada to find a way home.
| App ID | 575450 |
|---|---|
| App type | Game |
| Developer | Vertex Pop |
| Publisher | Vertex Pop |
| Homepage | http://www.vertexpop.com/gem/ |
| Release date | 2017-08-08 15:42 UTC |
| Release state | released |
| Controller support | full |
| Store page | store.steampowered.com/app/575450 |
| Last store refresh | 2 hours ago |
| # | Executable | Arguments | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | gem.exe | windows | Launch |
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| Date | Price | Regular | Discount |
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| 2026-09-11 22:12 UTC | $7.79 | $12.99 | -40% |
| DLC | AppID | Release | Price |
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| Branch | Build ID | Description | Updated | Password |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| public | 2041700 | 2017-08-17 16:16 UTC |
| Depot | Name | OS | Size | Download | Public manifest | Notes |
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| 228985 | windows | from app 228980 · shared install | ||||
| 575451 | windows | 281.40 MB | 245.94 MB | 2104328914089512509 | ||
| 686670 | 192.19 MB | 191.50 MB | 3064117093271952594 |
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| Build ID | Branch | Updated | First seen |
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| 2041700 | public | 2017-08-17 16:16 UTC | 2 hours ago |
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- Added pillarboxes for 21:9 monitors - Improved support for nVidia Optimus technology
- Added pillarboxes for 21:9 monitors - Improved support for nVidia Optimus technology
Side-scrolling shoot ’em up Graceful Explosion Machine , out this week, has one of the better combat systems I’ve seen in the genre. Your spaceship has four weapons to cut down the waves of blobby enemies: a simple blaster that can overheat and three flashier weapons (including a devastating missile launcher) that use up energy, which you collect from dead enemies. So, you’ve got to balance aggression with conserving your resources, and it’s a neat internal tug-of-war. It’s pretty hectic, too, with lots of enemies on screen at one time, and in its latter stages is
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