Astro Looter: Survivor

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"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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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

57%

Audience ScoreBased on 122 reviews

gameplay12 positive mentions

optimization6 negative mentions

The game features impressive graphics and immersive environments that enhance the overall experience.
It offers a unique blend of roguelike, survival, and tower defense mechanics, providing strategic depth and engaging gameplay.
There is potential for fun and replayability, with various heroes and upgrade options available.

The game is plagued by numerous bugs and performance issues, making it frustrating to play.
Gameplay can feel repetitive and lacks sufficient content, with many players finding it difficult to progress.
Controller support is inadequate, and the user interface has significant quality of life issues that hinder the overall experience.

gameplay
36 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
58%
8%
The gameplay of the game has received mixed reviews, with many users noting its repetitive nature and limited content, which diminishes the impact of roguelite choices. However, some players appreciate the engaging mechanics and unique blend of genres, highlighting the challenge and depth it offers, particularly for its price point. Overall, while the gameplay can be fun and strategic, it is hindered by performance issues and a lack of meaningful decision-making.
- “The aesthetic is fantastic, and the gameplay matches it perfectly.”
- “It really adds a sense of depth and challenge to the gameplay.”
- “The gameplay itself is highly engaging.”
- “There’s very little content, and the gameplay is repetitive.”
- “The gameplay loop is too short for any roguelite choices you make to really matter.”
- “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.”
graphics
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
42%
46%
13%
The game's graphics have received widespread praise for their realism and attention to detail, particularly in the space and surface environments, which enhance the overall aesthetic. Players appreciate the crisp visuals and smooth animations, contributing to an immersive experience, although some note that optimization issues may affect performance on lower-end devices. Overall, the graphics stand out as a strong point, even if the game itself doesn't offer much innovation beyond its visual appeal.
- “The aesthetic is fantastic, and the gameplay matches it perfectly.”
- “The first thing that struck me was the remarkable attention to detail in the game's graphics and animations.”
- “Presented in a top-down perspective, the game offers crisp visuals and smooth animations, ensuring an immersive experience.”
- “Optimization is not terrible, but bad-average as for the game lookings: Steam Deck at 15W TDP on medium graphics with dynamic resolution on -- you'll see 25 FPS at best.”
- “At this stage of survivor games, Astro Looter offers not much new aside from its space-inspired aesthetics.”
- “The only positive aspect so far seems to be the game’s graphics.”
story
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
15%
70%
15%
The game's story is well-written and engaging, effectively keeping players hooked throughout their experience. Players appreciate the addictive gameplay and the strategic choices available for weapon and turret upgrades, although some express frustration over the lack of clear instructions for controls and the lengthy stat review process after missions. Overall, the narrative complements the gameplay mechanics, enhancing the overall enjoyment of the game.
- “The story is also well-written and engaging, keeping you hooked from start to finish.”
- “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 heavily underutilized the towers early on because I thought their cost would be subtracted from mission mining, but now when they're almost level 10 they do a lot of work.”
- “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.”
- “I ended the game without using them for once in later missions.”
optimization
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
14%
43%
43%
Overall, optimization has seen improvements following recent patches, with some players reporting significantly better performance on high-end rigs. However, many still experience issues such as stuttering and low frame rates on mid-range systems, indicating that optimization remains inconsistent and generally below expectations for a game of its caliber. While some users find the game enjoyable post-patch, others criticize it for being held back by poor asset management and persistent performance problems.
- “Performance is now better after patches.”
- “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.”
- “Optimization is not terrible, but bad-average as for the game looks: Steam Deck at 15W TDP on medium graphics with dynamic resolution on -- you'll see 25 FPS at best.”
- “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 120 FPS.”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization strategy of the game has been criticized for being deceptive, with claims of "full controller support" deemed false. Reviewers describe it as a cash grab, utilizing cheap, store-bought assets to quickly generate profit without delivering a quality experience.
- “This is a pump and dump cash grab with store-bought assets flipped around to make a quick buck.”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game boasts high replayability, allowing players to experiment with various strategies and builds during each playthrough. Additionally, the level completion rate encourages repeated attempts, enhancing the overall replay value.
- “The game offers a good amount of replayability, as you can try different strategies and builds each time you play.”
- “Replay value is high, considering the level completion rate.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
Players have expressed frustration with the game's music, describing it as clanky and noting the inability to adjust the sound levels or background music, which has led to a negative experience.
- “The game feels clunky, and the inability to lower the game sound or even the background music is a big 'WTF moment'.”
- “The music in the game is repetitive and lacks variety, making it feel monotonous after a short while.”
- “The sound effects clash with the music, creating a jarring experience that detracts from the overall enjoyment.”