Space Mercenary Defense Force (2023)

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

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.

fast-pacedarcadeychaoticrepetitivestrategicdifficultretro

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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