AUTS – The Ultimate Stress Relief Game

AUTS – The Ultimate Stress Relief Game is a multiplayer side-scrolling title for DOS, supporting two to four players on a split screen. Each participant pilots a V-shaped spacecraft in competitive combat, utilizing both standard bullets and a secondary weapon selected from an extensive arsenal. The game belongs to the cave flier genre, originating from titles like Turboraketti, and it itself inspired numerous subsequent clones throughout the 1990s.

Gameplay involves navigating bitmap-based levels where a specific key color defines flyable space, with another dedicated color representing static water. Scattered landing pads serve dual functions: allowing players to replenish their ship's energy and switch their secondary armament. The included construction tool enabled users to create custom levels by converting bitmap images into a compatible format.