Psyvariar 3

Psyvariar 3

May 20, 2026

Play as one of 7 pilots in this thrilling sequel to a SHMUP classic. The time has come for a new generation of Psyvariars to rise… and save humanity.

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84.4

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Critic Reviews (10)

A.J. Maciejewski Video Chums May 2026
83.0 /100

Graphics

81.0

Gameplay

86.0

Story

85.0

"Psyvariar 3 is an excellent shoot &s;em up that&s;s jam-packed with variety and challenges that&s;ll keep you blasting away for hours upon hours."

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André Barrozo Jr NintendoBoy May 2026
90.0 /100

Graphics

83.0

Gameplay

87.0

Story

98.0

"The Banana Bytes team managed to avoid giving the impression of pure homage in Psyvariar 3, instead creating a worthy sequel that maintains what gives the work its identity without being a mere copy that could be seen as a …"

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Andrew Camac WayTooManyGames May 2026
80.0 /100

Graphics

73.0

Gameplay

79.0

Story

88.0

"​Psyvariar 3 is a fantastic new addition to the series and the shmup genre in general. It’s as close to a gateway game to the franchise as you’ll find outside of Angel at Dusk, and I mean that with all …"

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Azario Lopez Noisy Pixel May 2026
90.0 /100

Graphics

82.0

Gameplay

88.0

Story

99.0

"Psyvariar 3 is a confident return for Success’ long-dormant shmup series, delivering a fast-paced bullet hell experience built around risk-reward gameplay and deep replayability."

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Dan Boise Completexbox May 2026
90.0 /100

Graphics

88.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

81.0

"Psyvariar 3 is a fun and addictive bullet hell shmup. The game has a lot of depth and variety due to the diversity of characters to use and the myriad of game modes to choose from. A proper optional tutorial …"

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Davide Fanelli CrazyGameCommunity.it May 2026
85.0 /100

Graphics

90.0

Gameplay

86.0

Story

80.0

"Psyvariar 3 is a very welcome return, a ferocious, technical and surprisingly generous shoot-&s;em-up in content, which demonstrates how the genre still has so much to say."

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Fernando Sánchez 33bits May 2026
88.0 /100

Graphics

89.0

Gameplay

93.0

Story

93.0

"Psyvariar 3 is a very solid return for a series that had been silent for over two decades, maintaining its identity based on constant risk and the buzz system, which remains as addictive as ever. Its enormous variety of modes, …"

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Justin Nation Nindie Spotlight May 2026
68.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

66.0

Story

73.0

"With bafflingly-deep lore and wild backgrounds that tend to distract from (or hinder) the foreground action, Psyvariar 3 is a committed to some odd choices"

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Richard Seagrave GameSpew May 2026
80.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

81.0

Story

72.0

"Psyvariar 3 is quite an ugly game, but it makes up for it with solid vertically-scrolling shooter gameplay and a wide range of playable characters and modes."

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Will Silberman Digital Chumps May 2026
90.0 /100

Graphics

82.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

80.0

"Psyvariar 3 will remain installed on my Nintendo Switch 2 for quite a while simply because of its engaging, highly-difficult, yet highly-rewarding gameplay loop of grazing bullets and racking up high scores. It falls short in the graphical department, but …"

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