Project NESARI

Survive the waves. Push the score. Climb the leaderboard.

Project NESARI is a fast-paced neon arcade shooter built around responsive twin-stick combat, escalating enemy waves, powerful pickups, and the constant temptation to survive just one more round.

Pilot your ship through increasingly chaotic arenas as enemy formations grow faster, more aggressive, and harder to predict. Dodge incoming threats, unleash an expanding arsenal of weapons, collect temporary power-ups, and fight to push your run further than ever before.

Project NESARI combines the immediacy of classic arcade shooters with modern progression, online leaderboards, customizable controls, and controller support.

Fast, skill-based arcade combat

Every run starts simple — but it doesn't stay that way for long.

Enemies arrive in increasingly dangerous waves with different movement and attack behaviours. As the difficulty rises, surviving becomes a balance of positioning, movement, weapon choice, and knowing when to use the resources you've collected.

There are no quiet moments once the arena gets going.

Build your arsenal

Unlock and use multiple weapons, each offering a different way to deal with the growing swarm of enemies.

During your run, pickups can dramatically change the fight, including:

• Shield — absorb incoming damage
• Nuke — clear the battlefield when things get out of control
• Slow — reduce enemy speed and regain control of the arena
• Fire Rate — temporarily unleash a much faster stream of fire
• Extra Life — stay in the fight longer

The deeper you make it into a run, the more intense the combinations become.

Made for touch — and controllers

Project NESARI was designed specifically with mobile controls in mind.

Choose between three joystick styles:

• Dynamic — joysticks appear where you place your thumbs
• On Touch — immediate controls wherever you press
• Fixed — traditional permanent joystick positions

Prefer physical controls? Project NESARI also supports compatible Bluetooth and mobile controllers for a more traditional arcade experience.

Compete for the top spot

Your best runs aren't just stored locally.

Project NESARI features online leaderboards where you can compete across multiple time periods, track your position, and keep chasing the score above you.

Play your way

Need to stop during a long run? Progress can be saved between completed waves, allowing you to continue your run later instead of starting over.

Whether you're jumping in for a few quick waves or committing to a long leaderboard attempt, Project NESARI is designed to make every run feel meaningful.

A modern love letter to arcade shooters

Project NESARI takes inspiration from the speed, simplicity, and replayability of classic arcade games while presenting it through a modern neon sci-fi style.

It's easy to understand.

It's increasingly difficult to survive.

And there's always another score to beat.

Developed independently by Studio Nesari, which is essentially a one man army.