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Chili Blast Shooter vs Retro Arcade Shooter and Installed STGs

Compare Chili Blast Shooter with Retro Arcade Shooter on this site and typical installed vertical STG apps.

30-second answer. Chili Blast Shooter trades install friction and manual aiming for the smallest payload, auto-fire waves, and a single localStorage high score.

OptionPayload / installControlsSaves
Chili Blast Shooter (browser)~26 KB, no installKeyboard move + auto-fire on timerlocalStorage high score (ftol:chiliblastshooter:hs)
Retro Arcade Shooter on this site~200 KB vendored WASM/JSKeyboard move + manual aimlocalStorage high score
Typical installed vertical STGTens to hundreds of MB + store installKeyboard + often touch or gamepad buildsProgression, cloud optional

Pick Chili Blast Shooter for the smallest download, zero install, and hands-free auto-fire during wave dodging. Pick Retro Arcade Shooter here if you want manual aiming in a still-light browser payload. Pick an installed vertical STG for long stage lists, touch builds, and deep progression.

Controls: step-by-step guide. Fit check: when to play in the browser.

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