Utopia Must Fall

Defend humanity's last surviving metropolis from mysterious alien machinations in this challenging base-defense arcade shooter. Featuring rapid upgrade progression, procedurally generated attack waves, dark humor and laser-sharp aesthetics.

Utopia Must Fall is a early access, arcade and shoot 'em up game developed and published by Pixeljam.
Released on September 09th 2024 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.

It has received 538 reviews of which 525 were positive and 13 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 5.89€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Utopia Must Fall into these genres:

Early Access Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Bullet Hell Tower Defense Rogue-lite Base-Building Procedural Generation Dark Comedy Sci-fi Action Dark Humor 2D Perma Death Shooter Funny Abstract Colorful Minimalist Stylized

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS: Windows 10 or higher
Processor: 1 Ghz CPU
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 or equivalent, Integrated cards also work
Storage: 250 MB available space

MacOS

Requires an Apple processor
OS: 10.15 or higher
Processor: Apple M1 or better - 1 Ghz CPU
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 250 MB available space

Reviews

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Nov. 2024

It's an incredibly atmospheric amalgamation of a lot of the arcade titles I played as a child: Asteroids, Space Invaders, Centipede, Missile Command. It contains all of them and yet pushes them forward in ways that I find aesthetically pleasing. I'm looking forward to what more comes out of this title. But even right now, for the price, you can hardly go wrong. If you enjoyed those titles from the past, and you want a modern, refreshing take, definitely give Utopia Must Fall a try. P.S. - Like great arcade titles of old, you can play this with one hand and an adult beverage in the other.

Sept. 2024

This game absolutely nails the vibe. If you like arcade games you should definitely get it. Utopia feels like what a lot of older arcade games were actually trying to emulate back in the day - foreboding, yet minimalistic. Games of overwhelming odds vs your quick wits and unlimited firepower. However, while nowadays they can come across as dry, barren, and a little clunky, I feel like this game does what a lot of other contemporary "retro" games fail to accomplish aesthetically. Gameplay is straightforward: you're the gun at the bottom of the screen, and it automatically fires when enemies appear - aim and apply bullets as needed. You also have a small supply of nukes, which can be fired by simply clicking the left mouse button. At the end of each round you can upgrade your defenses, which are randomized per run. If you're looking for an quick arcade game to kill some time with, I absolutely recommend this game. It won't blow your mind, but that's kind of the point. I'd love to see what a 3D game in this engine would look like, a la Battlezone

Sept. 2024

A fantastic modern take on a roguelike Missile Command, with wonderfully emulated vector graphics. The team seems to have a very clear vision of what they want to achieve, and the game is fun, challenging, and awesome. Can't wait for more content and 1.0, hopefully we can get it to 10/10! 9/10

Sept. 2024

The simplest gameplay loop with the simplest visual aesthetic. Survive as long as you can. But it shines on how you choose your upgrades. Currently weak optimization on Steam Deck (Basic graphics detail runs OK out of the box), but a must have arcade game regardless.

Sept. 2024

Let me get this out of the way right now. This is an absolute masterpiece of a game. You may wonder how I know this considering I only have a half hour of game time. It's because I played the demo for 20 hours before this released! This is like the demo but much much much more! More upgrades, more enemies, more days, more cities, more everything. UMF is like a game from another dimension where arcades still rule the video game world and vector screens never went out of style. Let me paint a picture for you... ----------------- The year is 20XX. The school bus dropped you off at an early stop. It's a short hike to the local strip mall. It's there your destination lies. As you approach the nondescript building, your imagination already spinning, and reach out to grab the cold, rough handle. Pulling back, you open the blacked out door and walk into the dark, smoke filled room of your local video arcade. The sounds of pinging pinball machines and the clack of pool tables fills one ear. In the other you hear the digital harmony of 2 dozen arcade cabinets, each playing out the music of their attract modes, begging the gamer to deposit a token. The neon lights from the glowing screens seems all the more phosphorescent from the hazy cigarette smoke. Then you see it. The new game everyone on the playground was talking about: Utopia Must Die. You quickly run to the token machine, pop in the lunch money you saved (being full is overrated), and excitedly powerwalk up to the machine. A line has formed already so you line up your token against the bezel on the screen under the marque and wait your turn. You watch as all the other kids have a go at it "So colorful! WOW! He made it to the 30th day!" Maybe you'll do better. You've heard talk on the playground about some of the crazy enemies you find late into the run, but you're not sure how much is true or how much is just talk, but today you hope to find out. Your turn has come! You pop in your token, the crowd behind you huddles in close, and begin to play. It's everything they said it would be! ----------------- That's the world this game comes from. A lost era. But at least there's developers like Pixeljam to remind us of those days. Can't wait to see what you have planned coming up guys! The game is already more than worth the asking price. Even if nothing else is added, it's a complete game right now. So yeah, buy it now. It's fantastic! Edit: Just figured I'd check back in after 5 hours and say I'm still loving it!

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5.89€

9.0

525

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Developer

Pixeljam

Publisher

Pixeljam

Release 09 Sep 2024

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