Droid Assault on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Play Droid Assault and experience running blaster battles with hordes of rampaging killer robots! Discover a unique tactical arcade shooter, with the fun addictive gameplay of 8-bit classics. You'll need your wits and the help of your acquired droid squad to stay alive in this fast-paced retro actionfest.

Droid Assault is a action, indie and arcade game developed and published by Puppygames.
Released on January 09th 2013 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 370 reviews of which 305 were positive and 65 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 10.79€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Droid Assault into these genres:

Action Indie Arcade Shooter Retro Top-Down Sci-fi Local Co-Op Top-Down Shooter Robots Pixel Graphics 2D Singleplayer

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System requirements

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Windows

OS *:Windows XP
Processor:1GHz
Memory:512 MB RAM
Graphics:OpenGL 1.5 capable graphics card
Hard Drive:430 MB HD space

MacOS

OS:OSX 10.7
Processor:1GHz Intel
Memory:512 MB RAM
Graphics:OpenGL 1.5 capable graphics card
Hard Drive:460 MB HD space

Linux

OS:Linux (32 or 64 bit)
Processor:1GHz Intel
Memory:512 MB RAM
Graphics:OpenGL 1.5 capable graphics card
Hard Drive:470 MB HD space

User reviews & Ratings

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Feb. 2025

📜 Overview Droid Assault, developed by Puppy Games, is a retro-inspired action-packed top-down shooter set in a dystopian future. The game focuses on robot combat, where you control a robot and fight to survive against waves of enemy machines. One of the unique features is the ability to hijack enemy robots, taking over their abilities and fighting alongside your new robotic bodies. The game features a variety of enemies, levels, and bosses, and its pixel art style brings a nostalgic feel to the gameplay. 🌟 Pros ✅ Unique Hijacking Mechanic – The ability to hijack enemies adds a fresh and tactical layer to the gameplay, allowing players to use different robots with various abilities. ✅ Retro Aesthetic – The game’s pixel art design and soundtrack evoke the feel of classic arcade shooters, making it a treat for fans of retro games. ✅ Action-Packed Gameplay – Fast-paced combat with waves of enemies keeps the action intense and exciting. ✅ Challenging Difficulty – The game offers a decent challenge, especially as you progress through levels and encounter tougher enemies and bosses. ✅ Replayability – Different robot types and strategies to try keep players coming back for more. ⚠️ Cons ❌ Repetitive Gameplay – Despite the hijacking mechanic, the core gameplay can become repetitive over time, as you fight the same types of enemies and complete similar objectives. ❌ Limited Story – The game lacks a strong narrative, and the world-building feels minimal, which may leave some players wanting more. ❌ Steep Difficulty Curve – Some players may find the difficulty spikes frustrating, especially in later levels. ❌ Basic Visuals – While the retro style is charming, the simplicity of the graphics may not appeal to everyone, especially those who prefer more modern visuals. 💬 Player Sentiment Positive: Many players enjoy the game’s fast-paced combat, retro style, and the hijacking mechanic, which brings a unique twist to the shooter genre. Negative: Criticisms include repetitive gameplay, lack of depth in the storyline, and a steep difficulty curve that some find frustrating. 🏆 Rating Breakdown ⚙️ Gameplay Mechanics: 7/10 (Fun hijacking feature and action, but repetitive in nature) 🖼 Visuals & Design: 6/10 (Charming retro pixel art, but can be too basic for some) 🎮 Overall Enjoyment: 7/10 (Exciting at first, but may lose some appeal due to repetition) 💡 Innovation: 8/10 (Hijacking mechanic and retro shooter elements offer a unique twist) 🕹️ Difficulty: 6/10 (Challenging but can be frustrating for some players) 🎯 Final Verdict Droid Assault offers a fun and nostalgic experience for fans of retro shooters, thanks to its unique hijacking mechanic and fast-paced combat. While the game may become repetitive over time and lacks a deep narrative, its exciting gameplay and challenge can still make it enjoyable for players seeking action-packed robot battles. If you're a fan of pixel art shooters and tactical gameplay, this game is worth checking out, but be prepared for some repetition and difficulty spikes along the way.

Feb. 2025

Puppy games never disappoint in not disappointing us . Woof Woof. I could have finished the game a lot earlier but I fell for the cuteness of these miniature futuristic droids that were spamming my screen with beams and bullets. So it took me but time. Overall, it felt like a joyous roller coaster ride that is neither too fast nor too high, but just a ride that will bring you back to the starting point in a wham. In between, you may get a little bored but when the finishing line seems to be near approaching, it all kinda start feeling refreshing again. So, neither over satisfying, nor an under satisfying one. But certainly worth playable for once or twice.

Jan. 2025

Pretty cool little coupon game. Get it on a discount since the price is waaay high for couple of hours worth of gameplay.

Dec. 2024

Puppygames are a trademark you can trust. Great arcadey games that look amazing and have their own style. Their catalog is pretty unstoppable.

Aug. 2024

Excellent game with incredibly good graphics and sound design, as well as a vast variety of enemies that you can control. While its story is relatively nonexistent, its arcade-style gameplay is addictive and strategic. Its main issues are technical ones from the engine getting long in the tooth and unable to support modern controllers and resolutions, though it also suffers from bad hitboxes in some cases, iffy balancing between levels, and annoying flicker effects. Nevertheless, it's worth the price of admission due to its very solid and fun core gameplay, and luckily you don't have to restart from scratch if you lose, as there are handy checkpoints throughout.

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10.79€

7.7

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Developer

Puppygames

Publisher

Puppygames

Release 09 Jan 2013

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