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Space Grunts

An unusual mix of an arcade shooter and a turn-based roguelike from independent studio OrangePixel. The story takes place in the year 2476, as a distress call from one of the lunar colonies reaches the Earth.

Action | turn-based | roguelike | 2D | top-down | indie games

Space Grunts Release Date

12Jan2016

PC

03Feb2016

AND iOS

developer: OrangePixel publisher: OrangePixel Official website

Space Grunts is an unusual mix of arcade shooter with turn-based roguelike game. Orangepixel, a studio known from the Gunslugs series, is responsible for the production.

Story

Space Grunts is set in 2476. The Earth's space federation is building moon bases throughout the galaxy, until one of these institution started broadcastinng an SOS signal. A special military unit is sent to the site, which must investigate the case.

Mechanics

Gameplay in Space Grunts is teasiest to compare to the famous indie game Nuclear Throne from Vlambeer, except for fact that in this case we are dealing with a turn-based system. During each approach we play the role of one of the three members of the unit, who must reach the base and explore it. Of course, the task is very difficult, because there are many different opponents on our way, and after each death we start the game from scratch. In addition, locations are generated randomly, so you can't learn the correct sequence of moves by heart. Combat takes place in a turn-based system, and after each our move our opponents make their move. Therefore, although a lot is is happening in Space Grunts, the gameplay enables us to think and plan the next actions.

The game is difficult, every approach requires concentration from the player, but it also gives great satisfaction, thanks to the gadgets (destructive toys, explosives, various secrets) found during the game and various types of weapons.

Technical aspects

Space Grunts was created in pixel-art style, referring to various games from years ago. The game has its charm, and additionally during the combat we are accompanied by spectacular explosions and diverse environment.

Last updated on 12 January 2016

Game mode: single player  

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Age restrictions Space Grunts: 12+

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