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Spareware

Mow your way through waves of humans to save mankind from itself in a shooter with roguelike elements for 1 to 4 players. Build up your robot from spare parts and traverse the cities of the future unlocking…

18 March 2016

Spareware is an indie developed by Rusto, released 18 March 2016 on Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Spareware is

Spareware is an indie game developed by Rusto and released in 2016. It is available on Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Mow your way through waves of humans to save mankind from itself in a shooter with roguelike elements for 1 to 4 players. Build up your robot from spare parts and traverse the cities of the future unlocking new equipment and abilities as you go.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Spareware launched on 18 March 2016, within three weeks of Tom Clancy's The Division, Dark Souls III, Stardew Valley and Hitman. It arrived 3 years into the Xbox One's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Tom Clancy's The Division, Dark Souls III, Stardew Valley, Hitman.

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When did Spareware come out?
Spareware was released on 18 March 2016 for Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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