Underplayed Gems

Acid Planet (2024)

Acid Planet cover
Developer
Adam Travers
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Indie, Strategy, Early Access
Rating
4.0 of 5, 70 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.8 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A frantic, top-down tower defense where you repel waves of bio-monsters and giant kaiju using automated defenses and personal weaponry while managing survival and salvage in a post-apocalyptic setting.

tower defenseaction rogueliketop-down shooterbullet hellpost-apocalypticsurvivalbase-buildingearly access

What players say

Players say Acid Planet has a fun core loop that blends tower defense with active combat, but it was abandoned in early access. The game is shallow with only 16 waves per run, limited weapons and towers, and weak meta progression that caps quickly. Reviewers split on whether it is worth the low price or best skipped.

Screenshots

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