Freedom Finger

• Title — Freedom Finger • Developer — Wide Right Interactive • Publisher — * Wide Right Interactive • Super Rare Games • Limited Run Games • Engine — Unity • Released — Windows, Switch September 27, 2019 PS4, Xbox One March 24, 2020Mac August 3, 2020 • Genre — Scrolling shooter • Modes — Single-player • Director — Jim Dirschberger • Producer — * Jim Dirschberger • Mark Zorn • Designer — Jim Dirschberger • Programmer — Mark Zorn • Artist — Travis Millard • Writer — * Jim Dirschberger • Mark Melara • Composer — Aesop Rock

Freedom Finger is a shoot 'em up where players assume the role of a rookie space pilot, Gamma Ray, where they have to rescue a group of kidnapped scientists. Unlike most shmup games, there are options for melee combat. There's also an option to grab enemies and either use them as shield, or using their guns as power-ups.

The game was announced for Microsoft Windows and macOS on March 4, 2019. On August 29, 2019, the game got its definitive release date and initial platforms, September 27, 2020, for Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch, replacing macOS. On March 10, 2020, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One ports were announced, for a March 24, 2020 release. On August 3, 2020, a macOS port was released. On December 3, 2020, Limited Run Games announced a physical PlayStation 4 physical release with a manual that includes the entire source code for the game, under the BSD-4-Clause license according to its programmer Mark Zorn. The soundtrack for the game was completed by producer and artist Aesop Rock and was released digitally in 2020.