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Meteor Rescue is a science fiction shooter released in 1996 for MS-DOS. Developed and published by PLBM Games, the game presents a real-time, third-person perspective challenge set on a desolate planetoid. The core objective involves piloting a rescue craft to retrieve astronauts stranded on the surface and return them to safety.

The player controls a rescue ship that begins each mission housed within a moving drop ship at the top of the screen. The initial phase involves a timed descent to a landing pad, requiring the pilot to navigate through a field of orbiting rocks. After a successful landing and collecting an astronaut, the ship ascends back toward the moving drop ship. During this ascent, the player can use a forward-facing gun to destroy rocks for points and to clear a path, though the ascent speed can only be increased, not reduced. The final task is to carefully dock the rescue ship back into the drop ship's cage, which moves laterally and stops in a random position, while continuing to avoid environmental hazards.

Progression is structured across levels, with the player granted five lives to achieve the highest possible score. Failing a mission by landing too hard, colliding with rocks or the drop ship, missing the docking procedure, or maneuvering incorrectly inside the drop ship results in the loss of a life. Once all astronauts in a level are rescued, the game advances to a new stage featuring additional astronauts and more complex obstacle patterns.