Lifeless Vanguard

Lifeless Vanguard

Zeus Game Studio · April 4, 2019 · Action, Indie, Bullet Hell, Twin Stick Shooter, Space

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Lifeless Vanguard price by region

Lifeless Vanguard costs $2.19 in Georgia (USD), £2.49 in the United Kingdom, $2.99 in the United States, €2.99 in Europe (EUR), CA$3.89 in Canada, NZ$4.49 in New Zealand, A$4.50 in Australia, R$10.49 in Brazil and zł13.49 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Lifeless Vanguard offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $2.19 $2.19 — 1
United Kingdom £2.49 £2.49 — 1
United Statesyour region $2.99 $2.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €2.99 €2.99 — 1
Canada CA$3.89 CA$3.89 — 1
New Zealand NZ$4.49 NZ$4.49 — 1
Australia A$4.50 A$4.50 — 1
Brazil R$10.49 R$10.49 — 1
Poland zł13.49 zł13.49 — 1

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About Lifeless Vanguard

✦ AI summary

Lifeless Vanguard is an intense arcade twin-stick shooter where you pilot a prototype starfighter to destroy enemy waves, harvest their energy shards to upgrade your weapons, and take down a mothership before it reaches Earth. Master enemy patterns across nine escalating levels, unlock devastating super weapons, and compete on leaderboards in this minimalist, skill-focused destruction fest.

An unknown hostile force has been identified by our spy satellites, their jump signatures are locked on our planet. We have no defenses. If they get here, we are doomed.

There is, however, one last chance for us: the top-secret Vanguard prototype she stole from us. That silver-haired she-devil should be hanged for treason, but we have no time for that now. We have given her temporary access to our network of satellites, she will hack their warp drives and trap them in a little yellow box, you will pilot the Vanguard, lure enough of them in and try to take down their mothership. You are our only hope.

Become an Unstoppable Destruction Machine!


The only way to have a fighting chance against the mothership is to destroy enemy spaceships and steal their energy shards. This will upgrade your weapon systems and make you stronger. Be careful not to get hit, every damage you take reduces the energy charge of your weapon systems.

Take Down Their Capital Ships


We have identified two capital ships accompanying the main force. You must take them down to attract the attention of the mothership. Be careful, these capital ships are not like regular enemies, they use bullet patterns to confuse their opponents, I hope your dodging skills are on par with your shooting abilities.

Train, Get Stronger, Give Them Hell!


We have systems in place to reset the current timeline in case something goes wrong. Don't be afraid to try again and again. The enemy moves and shoots in specific patterns, you can learn their tricks, and predict their next move.

Key Features



  • A minimalistic and intense single-player arcade twin-stick shooter experience highly focused on shooting, dodging and the pleasure of destruction
  • Try to beat 9 challenging levels in one go, destroy the mothership, and save the world!
  • An experience-based progression system that upgrades your weapons and allows you to become a dangerous destruction machine
  • A rising difficulty curve reminiscent of the classic arcade games that will challenge even the most seasoned players
  • 3 cool "super guns" to unlock during your run: the Plasma Cannon, the Heavy Machinegun and the Death Ray
  • 16 enemy types each with their own movement and attack patterns
  • Intuitive mouse and keyboard controls with full support for game controllers, all controls are rebindable in the settings menu.
  • 8 achievements that will take a great deal of skill to get!
  • Steam leaderboard to compare your score with your friends or other steam users, prove you're the best by getting your name to the top of the leaderboard!

Lifeless Vanguard — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Lifeless Vanguard is a tight, challenging twin-stick shooter with solid controls, clever enemy design, and fluid animation that prioritizes gameplay over graphics. Players consistently praise its unforgiving difficulty, upbeat music, interesting token upgrade system, and arcade-style leaderboard competition, though some feel the price point is slightly high for a score-based arena shooter. Most reviewers recommend it for fans of hardcore twin-stick shooters who enjoy permadeath mechanics and replayability.

Recommended Mar 8, 2020
[table][th] Review by [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/34633003-Gaming-Masterpieces/] Gaming Masterpieces [/url] - The greatest games of all time on Steam. [/th][/table] A masterpiece? No, but a hardcore twin-stick shooter with 10 levels. Shoot, dash, collect weapons, use a bomb, defeat the 3 bosses. Tight controls, fluid animation, lots of enemies in a small - but big enough to allow manovering - playing field. Permadeath, online highscores and an affordable price. My wife hated the explosion sounds, which is always a good sign as well. Liked it, although I only reached Level 3 so far.
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Recommended May 29, 2019
[h1]***Many thanks go to Hayley, a very special person in my life, for proofing this review. Sent to me by the developer of the title, Zouhair of [i]Vibrant Allegory[/i], through Steam Curator Connect, [i]Lifeless Vanguard (LV)[/i] is an arcade twin-stick shooter that merits challenge and promotes Steam’s Leaderboard system as an incentive for further and repeated play. From its initial release, this title has expanded and improved through sound executive response, boosting my own personal confidence and positive relation toward this developer’s future projects. Though simplistic in general scope and design, gameplay is highly accentuated versus immaculate graphical quality, [i]LV[/i] also utilizes other intriguing elements described below.[/h1] Here are just a few reasons to play this visually unassuming title: Gameplay - In [i]Lifeless Vanguard[/i], the player assumes control of a lone spacecraft against waves of enemy units within a confined area, preventing displaced combat flow by players fleeing away from stated scenarios. Having experienced this title with both the controller and keyboard peripherals, the control scheme presented with the principal twin-stick shooting lay…
3 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 7, 2019
This game is as straightforward as twin-stick shooters get. Serviceable graphics and soundtrack. Minimalist menus. Rock-solid controls. Clever enemy design. Unforgiving difficulty. Exactly the kind of shmup I look for to appreciate. Great game, looking forward to whatever's next down the pipeline. 8/10
2 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 18, 2019
In this video I take a look at Lifeless Vanguard a score challenge arena twin stick wave shooter ( I used the K.B.). It's a high quality game with really upbeat music. It has a nice upgrade system where you pickup tokens to eventually upgrade but if you take a hit you drop tokens and downgrade. You then need to twirl around and try to get them back while being shot at by all the enemies. If you die you are given the option to continue but if you do it too often you will eventually loose too many tokens and it will become harder to continue. Bright and vibrant graphics and fun. Possibly a little on the costly side for a score challenge game but it's been well made so? Watch the video to see what the game is like for yourself then head to the following link to grab a copy..... https://youtu.be/zsPIAqOWxh8 Check'n Games, providing you with as many Let's Play's as we can. Thanks for watching. Please like comment and subscribe.
1 found this helpful
Recommended May 23, 2019
Here's a Totally Objective Review of the Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiOlcLfOVPs (10/10)

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