AstroPop Deluxe

Excellent classic game from PopCap, nothing more to say. PLAY IT!

Awesome! had no idea this game was on here! all popcaps old games are like...super addicting in a good way, thats the best way I can describe them....11/10!!

The retro electronic music and visuals are a great time stamp.
The game play is a nice mix on the drop and throw puzzle game.
I did notice my save data don't work but gives me a reason to do the arcade mode to get
the other character and see how far I can go.

I saw several reviews saying the game doesn't save progress, so I decided to test it myself.
On Windows 10, the game saves normally.
I tried three different ways of exiting the game:
- Using the in-game Quit option
- Closing the window with the X button
- Pressing Alt + F4
All three methods updated the .usr save files, and both my progress and high scores were saved correctly.
If the game isn't saving for you, it might be related to system permissions or your local setup rather than the game itself.
There is also a Steam guide that suggests running the game as administrator to fix save issues:
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看到不少评论说游戏不会保存进度，我特地试了一下。
在 Windows 10 下测试，存档是正常工作的。
我试了三种退出方式：
- 游戏内菜单 Quit
- 直接点窗口 X
- Alt + F4
三种方式都会更新 .usr 存档文件，进度和高分都能正常保存。
如果遇到不保存的情况，可能更像是系统权限或者本地环境的问题，不一定是游戏本身的 bug。
另外看到有人写了一个 Steam 指南，提到如果遇到无法保存进度的情况，可以尝试以管理员身份运行游戏，可能和系统权限有关：

Oh no, you cant save... Honestly I don't care if you can or cant, the game is pure 2000's nostalgia and I hope more people see it. The core gameplay is a nice twist to the common brick-pong like variation and takes some quick thinking to get far. They continuously add new brick types to spice up the gameplay loop and add actual challenge to the games core.
If you got some spare change and want something straight out of the emo pop uwu era, this is definitely a solid choice for you.

This game is pretty solid, especially unironically, on linux. The save feature and hardware acceleration just works for this little gem here.

What you'd expect from PopCap and the aesthetics are intensely charming.
It screams Xbox Live.