Astro Looter: Survivor

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Astro Looter: Survivor is a single player casual role playing game. It was developed by Soda Game Studio and was released on July 15, 2024. It received neutral reviews from players.

"Astro Looter: Survivor" is a challenging combination of roguelike, survival, tower defense, and mining elements. Play as armored heroes like Storm Striker or Air Colonel, plundering minerals from various habitable planets and fending off alien bugs. Upgrade your equipment and weapons with plundered minerals and experience-based lucky cards, and take on five unique alien maps with distinct terrains. Only a skilled few will make it past the first level.

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Audience ScoreBased on 97 reviews

gameplay6 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The game features good graphics and a unique blend of roguelike, survival, and tower defense elements, providing an interesting gameplay experience.
There are many heroes to choose from, and the ability to upgrade miners and turrets adds strategic depth to the gameplay.
The game is fun and engaging, especially for players who enjoy top-down shooters and tower defense mechanics.

The game suffers from significant quality of life issues, including a lack of in-game menus, unclear leveling choices, and poor controller support.
There are numerous bugs and performance issues, including crashes, sound problems, and unresponsive controls, which detract from the overall experience.
Many players feel the game is unbalanced and lacks content, making it feel shallow compared to other titles in the genre.

gameplay
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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43%
19%
Gameplay reviews are mixed, with some players enjoying the mechanics like the dash feature and the overall fun factor, especially considering the low price. However, many criticize the lack of depth in decision-making, reliance on grinding for upgrades, and significant performance issues, including crashes and a problematic UI. Overall, while there are enjoyable elements, the execution is marred by technical shortcomings and a lack of content.
- “Honestly pretty fun for the small bit of gameplay I saw before buying.”
- “The dash mechanic felt good, since it had minimal cooldown.”
- “Not a ton of content, but for $8 I think the price:gameplay ratio is about right.”
- “If during the gameplay itself you press the menu button, you won't be able to select anything there.”
- “Bought assets lazily pasted over a mediocre game, all further held back by crashes, performance issues, and a litany of other issues regarding UI, settings, and gameplay.”
- “You can unlock new characters and equipment by beating prior maps, but there isn't really decision making involved; more expensive is better, so it's just a grind mechanic.”
story
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
7%
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The story is centered around missions that involve extracting minerals while defending a miner, which adds a strategic layer to gameplay. However, players express frustration over the lack of clear instructions on controls, particularly in the first mission, leading to a sense of disconnection from the narrative. Additionally, the lengthy wait times for mission statistics detract from the overall experience, making it feel grindy.
- “I really like the various elements of both a mission to extract minerals with a miner that you have to defend and then guard when it's done and on its way to the collection point.”
- “I ended the game without using them for once in later missions.”
- “May try it again at some point but don't have the motivation to replay the first mission again, just to know which buttons to press.”
- “No way to check in mission when you missed them.”
graphics
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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17%
The graphics of the game are generally praised for their good quality and realistic space-inspired aesthetics, with many users noting the appealing style and environment design. However, optimization issues are highlighted, particularly on lower-end hardware like the Steam Deck, where performance can drop to around 25 fps on medium settings. Overall, while the visuals are commendable, they do not significantly innovate within the genre.
- “Space/surface environment looks great, graphics seem to be more realistic.”
- “Graphics is very good; soundwise, you will have no reason to complain.”
- “Good graphic and style, many heroes.”
- “Optimization is not terrible, but bad-average for the game's visuals: on a Steam Deck at 15W TDP with medium graphics and dynamic resolution, you'll see 25 FPS at best.”
- “At this stage of survival games, Astro Looter offers not much new aside from its space-inspired aesthetics.”
optimization
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game's optimization is criticized as being below average, with reports of significant performance issues across various hardware setups, including stuttering on high-end rigs and low frame rates on lower-end devices like the Steam Deck. Users have noted crashes and a lack of polish in the UI and gameplay settings, indicating that the game's performance does not meet expectations despite some players achieving decent results with maximum settings on powerful systems.
- “My rig is high-end (13900k/4090) and performance was ok running at native 4K with HDR, but I also had jacked up every visual quality setting in NVIDIA control panel and had the in-game settings on ultra.”
- “Bought assets lazily pasted over a mediocre game, all further held back by crashes, performance issues, and a litany of other issues regarding UI, settings, and gameplay.”
- “There are performance issues, stuttering on 4070 running high locked at 120fps.”
- “My rig is high-end (13900k/4090) and performance was okay running at native 4k with HDR, but I also had jacked up every visual quality setting in NVIDIA control panel and had the in-game settings on ultra.”
monetization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization strategy of the game is criticized as a cash grab, utilizing low-effort, store-bought assets to quickly generate profit without delivering substantial value to players.
- “This is a pump and dump cash grab with store-bought assets flipped around to make a quick buck.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
The music in the game has been criticized for being clanky, and players are frustrated by the inability to adjust the game sound or background music volume, leading to a negative experience.
- “The game feels clunky, and the inability to lower the game sound or background music is a major frustration.”
- “The music in the game is quite jarring, making it hard to enjoy the overall experience.”
- “I find the soundtrack repetitive and uninspired, which detracts from the gameplay.”