Underplayed Gems

Space Mercenary Defense Force (2023)

Space Mercenary Defense Force cover
Developer
Tom Paradise
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Genres
Action, Casual, Indie, RPG
Rating
4.4 of 5, 17 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.4 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A frantic, arcade-style shoot-em-up where you scramble to customize your ship's modules each run and survive increasingly tough waves of aliens.

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What players say

Players call it a solid Vampire Survivors-like in space with strategic depth from placing turrets on directional ship slots. Runs take about 20 minutes and offer huge upgrade variety, though some find the start slow and a few report crashes.

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