Xenophobe
Xenos. The very name strikes fear into every colonist's heart. A distress call is received from space stations orbiting your homeworld, then silence. A single ship escapes, piloted by a battered man who tells the tale of pods that hatch into acid-spitting Xenos. A small band of engineers has been dispatched to combat the Xeno threat before it takes over all the space stations and, eventually, your homeworld. Assemble your band of engineers and fight the Xenos on each station, striving to either clear it or abandon it. You start out with a standard issue laser, but can pick up additiona weapons as you find them, including Phasers, Lightning Rifles, Poofer guns, and bombs. Xenophobe was origin...
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1988
- Developer
- Bally Midway Manufacturing Co., Inc.
- Publisher
- SunSoft
- Players
- 2
P2P Netplay available on compatible cores
Xenophobe frequently asked questions
How do I play Xenophobe online with a friend?
Xenophobe (NES/Famicom) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:
- Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
- Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
- Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
- Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
- The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.
How do I play Xenophobe on PC?
Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Xenophobe in the NES/Famicom library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.
Does Xenophobe netplay lag?
Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.
Can I play Xenophobe for free?
Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.
Play Xenophobe on Etera
Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.
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