Nitrome’s Twin Shot Deluxe returns to mobile with new Atlantis levels

Nitrome brought Twin Shot Deluxe back to iOS and Android on June 25, pricing the remaster at $7.99 and packing it with more than 200 brand-new levels across four worlds. The 2009 browser game has returned as the first release in Nitrome Classics, a new series the studio says will keep reviving older games for modern platforms.

The pitch is stronger than a simple nostalgia swap. Twin Shot Deluxe keeps the old bow-and-arrow action-platformer setup intact, with arrows used as weapons, as platforms, and as part of the puzzle flow that ties each stage together. That design still gives the game its identity, but the new release adds the kind of polish mobile players notice immediately: a full graphical overhaul and 60 frames per second, up from the original 20.

Nitrome also gave the comeback fresh material instead of stopping at a straight remaster. The new Atlantis-themed levels add another layer to a package that already includes local co-op, boss encounters, enemies, power-ups, and obstacle-heavy stages that are clearly built for shared play. Steam lists local multiplayer for one to four players, and the mobile and storefront descriptions line up around the same core promise: old-school chaos, but with modern presentation and a lot more content than the Flash original ever had.

The timing matters, too. Twin Shot Deluxe was first positioned for an earlier April 30 launch before landing later in June, which turned the release into a longer wait for players who had been watching Nitrome’s return to mobile. Its App Store listing also puts the game at 9+, signaling a premium download aimed well beyond free-to-play churn.

Nitrome has been clear that Twin Shot Deluxe is only the start. Silly Sausage and Skywire are next in the Classics pipeline, with the series also headed to Nintendo Switch and Steam alongside mobile. For a studio whose browser games helped shape a lot of the shorthand modern mobile arcade design now takes for granted, Twin Shot Deluxe lands as more than a memory trip. It is the kind of revival that can survive contact with 2026 because it brings new Atlantis levels, a cleaner frame rate, and enough content to feel like a real release rather than a museum piece.