Shuttle Siege

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Shuttle Siege is a single player strategy game. It was developed by Lasmelan and was released on December 30, 2016. It received neutral reviews from players.

A sci-fi Tower Defense game where your space shuttle is invaded and you have to build mazes of defensive towers to stop the enemies.

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50%Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews

graphics2 negative mentions

Classic tower defense gameplay with various towers, upgrades, and enemy waves providing a solid indie TD experience.
Sci-fi space setting with top-down gameplay and a decent variety of tower types and attack mechanics.
Recent bug fixes resolved major lag and freezing issues, improving playability.

Technical issues including obsolete graphics, fixed 4:3 aspect ratio, lack of resolution options, and occasional input freezing remain problematic.
Gameplay can become repetitive due to limited maps, single enemy types per wave, and lack of variety in music and sound effects.
Some towers are ineffective, wave announcements are missing, and the final battle requires frustrating trial and error, impacting overall enjoyment.

graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features retro pixel art graphics with a nostalgic sci-fi space theme, presenting top-down views of spaceship interiors typical of classic tower defense games. However, it lacks modern graphical options such as resolution settings or customization, limiting visual flexibility.
- “The game features nice sci-fi space graphics, with levels taking place inside spaceships; it flows like a classical tower defense game with a top-down gameplay screen, turrets with different abilities, and a fixed trail for enemies to follow from start to the core of your ship.”
- “A choice was made to use obsolete, decades-old retro pixel art as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
- “There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay follows a classic top-down tower defense style set on sci-fi spaceship levels, featuring various turrets and fixed enemy paths. However, the high number of waves and repetition of single enemy types per wave cause the gameplay to become repetitive quickly.
- “The high wave counts and single enemy type in each wave results in the gameplay feeling repetitive very quickly.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game tends to be repetitive and can become tiring due to a single looping track and limited sound effects, though it remains generally acceptable.
- “Can get boring and repetitive at times, and the music loop is a bit tiring, but overall, not a bad experience.”
- “Having only one music loop and a single explosion sound effect also gets tiring quickly.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization is criticized for being an unrealistic $5 price point, which users feel is unjustified given the game's flaws and the availability of higher-quality free alternatives on Steam.
- “Shuttle Siege has an unrealistic cash grab price of around $5 USD. It's not worth it given the defects and shortcomings of the product, especially considering the sheer number of completely free, much higher quality games on Steam.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game experienced stability issues at launch, including lag and freezes, but a major bug fix released later has successfully resolved these problems. It now runs smoothly without notable performance issues.