- October 5, 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 an interesting premise and a decent background story that adds depth to the gameplay.
- Aegis offers a nostalgic top-down mech experience reminiscent of older games, appealing to fans of the genre.
- At a low price point, it provides a unique challenge and can be entertaining for players who enjoy resource collection and strategy.
- The controls are clunky and unintuitive, making gameplay frustrating and detracting from the overall experience.
- Combat is often unbalanced, with overwhelming enemy encounters that can lead to quick deaths and a lack of rewarding gameplay.
- The game feels shallow and lacks depth, with limited customization options and a repetitive gameplay loop.
- story12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
The game's story provides a welcome layer of depth amidst a largely shallow indie landscape, featuring a basic narrative that supports the mech upgrade and mission structure. However, players feel that the overall content is lacking, with the gameplay primarily revolving around a single fetch quest and insufficient game balance, leading to a sense of unrefined mechanics and missed opportunities for richer storytelling and gameplay variety.
“This is fun top-down mecha combat with a decent story behind it.”
“The story adds a layer of engagement that enhances the overall gameplay experience.”
“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.”
“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.”