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Ops

Defend Earth from hostile aliens and hungry chupacabras in this modern classic arcade game. Created by a couple of real life VLA Operators!

DEV: Pete DeSimone, Erik Jacobson, Jesse PetronePUB: Pete DeSimoneAppID 3101700

UPDATE PULSEevery ~692d·last 32d ago·3 recent on record

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Current price

$3.31

Development

Actively supported

Last heard from developers

32 days ago

Usual rhythm

not yet established

Substantial updates (6 mo)

Current silence

cannot be judged

The codex holds only 3 days of announcements for this game, so its normal rhythm cannot be established. The developers were last heard 32 days ago.

We hold a thin slice of this game's announcement history, so its normal rhythm can't be established. That is a limit of our record, not evidence about the game.

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Recent Transmissions

3 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsJul 19, 2026

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Now introducing sound effects! That's the main improvement, but you may notice a few other subtle changes (e.g. chupas now fly at a slightly more aerodynamic angle of attack, which is more realistic given the evolutionary factors at play). …

Community AnnouncementsAug 25, 2024

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Greetings, Special Operators! Good morning, and Happy Weekend. I have an incremental update for you here. I spent most of my free time over the last week working out pages upon pages of math to improve the autogunner. As you may have notice…

Community AnnouncementsAug 6, 2024

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Dear Friends, This morning, I pushed Ops v29 to Steam. This should be the final build prior to pre-publication review by Valve. As you may know, the game is scheduled to launch on Thursday, August 15th. HUGE THANKS to everyone who provided …