STE : Save The Earth

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"STE: Save the Earth" is a complex and challenging clicker game where you defend the planet from an alien invasion. Gather an army, upgrade your forces, and unlock achievements as you battle evolving alien enemies. With offline mode, if you're disconnected, your progress is automatically saved for later. The game features a lot of strategies, pixel art style, and promises future improvements.

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Play Modes

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

47%

Audience ScoreBased on 17 reviews

music3 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game features a unique mechanic that allows for idle progression without the need for constant clicking, making it accessible for casual players.
The pixel art style and music are well-received, providing a nostalgic and enjoyable aesthetic.
There are no in-app purchases, allowing players to enjoy the game without being pressured to spend more money.

Progression is extremely slow, leading to frustration as players feel stuck and unable to achieve goals or unlock upgrades.
The game lacks clear guidance and has poor balancing, making it difficult to understand mechanics and achieve meaningful upgrades.
Many players find the gameplay repetitive and grindy, with little incentive to continue once initial upgrades are unlocked.

graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are praised for their charming pixel art style, reminiscent of classic games like Metal Slug, featuring cute visuals and a vibrant cityscape populated by army units and alien ships. The aesthetic is described as simple yet appealing, enhancing the overall gameplay experience.
- “It starts out promising with some nice artwork and a bunch of upgrades and unit types to unlock.”
- “Graphics are great, reminding me of another pixelated game with soldiers and tanks: Metal Slug.”
- “The game is aesthetically simple, featuring cute pixel graphics, simple menus, and a cityscape filled with your little army units and enemy alien ships.”
- “The game is aesthetically simple, featuring cute pixel graphics and straightforward menus, but the cityscape feels empty despite being filled with your little army units and enemy alien ships.”
- “If you like that art style, you will appreciate it in this game.”
- “The graphics are quite basic and lack detail, which detracts from the overall experience.”
gameplay
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is criticized for being repetitive, primarily revolving around hovering the mouse over aliens for points, which becomes tedious as upgrade costs increase significantly. While some players appreciate the nostalgic elements and new mechanics that counter autoclickers, many feel that the game lacks depth and progression, leading to a stagnant experience in the mid-game.
- “Brings back some good memories plus the added mechanics are a great addition.”
- “The problem is that the gameplay remains the same repetitive mini game of hovering the mouse over aliens to get points, but the cost of upgrades and units continues to rise exponentially.”
- “Overall, active gameplay doesn't do much once you progress quite a lot in the game, and by the mid-stage, I have just gotten stuck with nothing that can be afforded.”
- “I don't know how the pace compares long term, but I would give the devs props for attempting an uncommon mechanic which nullifies autoclickers.”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is described as pleasant and fitting for its retro pixel aesthetic, though it can become repetitive due to the limited soundtrack. Overall, it complements the game's cute and simplistic design, enhancing the experience for fans of the genre.
- “The game is fairly retro pixel, and has a soundtrack that is easy on the ears, if you're into that sort of music.”
- “The game is cute and simplistic, with pleasant music and good pacing as far as clicker/idle games go.”
- “Music is nice too, but gets repetitive because it's the only one song.”
- “The game has a fairly retro pixel style, and the soundtrack is easy on the ears, if you're into that sort of music.”
- “The game has a fairly retro pixel style, and the soundtrack is easy on the ears, if you're into that sort of music.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is minimal and primarily revolves around acquiring upgrades, conducting research, and completing missions to earn credits, lacking depth or narrative engagement.
- “The story feels like a series of fetch quests with no real depth or engagement.”
- “I found the narrative to be predictable and lacking in originality.”
- “The character development is minimal, making it hard to care about the outcome.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find "Save the Earth" to be excessively grindy, with a repetitive gameplay loop that can feel slow and tedious.
- “Save the Earth is a very grindy, repetitive, and slow game.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization model is well-received, as there are no in-app purchases, eliminating concerns about pay-to-win mechanics or accelerated progression through payments.
- “As far as I've seen, there are no in-app purchases, so no pay-to-win or 'pay to progress faster'.”
- “The monetization model feels exploitative, with constant prompts to spend money on items that should be earnable through gameplay.”
- “I was disappointed to find that many features are locked behind a paywall, making it hard to enjoy the game fully without spending extra.”
- “The game is riddled with ads, and it feels like the developers prioritize profit over player experience.”