- October 6, 2016
- Innuendo Squad Studios
Aegis
Platforms
About
"Aegis is a 2D mech action shooter where you defend a settlement in a frozen wasteland, gathering resources to build an Atmospheric Cleansing Unit. Customize your ATEX Battlesuit to fit your playstyle, battle diversely equipped enemies, and scavenge for rare items and powerful weaponry in enemy bases. An armor penetration system and diverse item selection add strategic depth to combat, set to a soundtrack by Jim Hall."








- The game has a cool concept and an interesting setting that evokes nostalgia for classic mech games.
- It offers a variety of upgrades and customization options for the mech, allowing for different play styles.
- At a low price point, it provides a decent amount of gameplay and can be entertaining for those who enjoy challenging mechanics.
- The controls are clunky and unintuitive, making gameplay frustrating and difficult to enjoy.
- Combat is often unbalanced, leading to overwhelming enemy encounters that can result in quick deaths.
- The game lacks depth and variety, feeling more like a tech demo than a fully realized game experience.
story
6 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe game's story provides a welcome layer of depth amidst a generally shallow indie landscape, featuring a basic narrative that supports the mech combat missions. However, players feel that the overall content is lacking, with limited quests and insufficient game balance, leading to a repetitive experience that fails to fully utilize the potential of its mechanics and world-building.
“This is fun top-down mecha combat with decent story behind.”
“The developers added a bit of background story, which is a welcome element of depth in a sea of shallow games from indie developers glutting the Steam store.”
“But it boils down to being a single fetch quest with very little depth and unrefined controls.”
“It just lacks, like, 80% of content - base building, improvements to the mech (speed, agility, health points, etc.), possibility to build NPC units, actual use of collected resources for building, fueling the mech, and so on. Also, some more quests apart from the main one.”