StarVaders
Defend the Earth from an alien invasion in the ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Pilot a mech, discover game-breaking combos, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly…
StarVaders is an indie developed by StarVaders Team, released 30 April 2025 on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What StarVaders is
StarVaders is an indie game developed by StarVaders Team and released in 2025. It was published by Joystick Ventures. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity 2020.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Defend the Earth from an alien invasion in the ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Pilot a mech, discover game-breaking combos, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
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.
What it launched against
StarVaders launched on 30 April 2025, within three weeks of Doom: The Dark Ages, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince and The Midnight Walk. It arrived 8 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Doom: The Dark Ages, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince, The Midnight Walk.
Official trailer
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