Ark Defender

https://youtu.be/s74IjfSH0AE So you've read the description and now you're down here in the comments trying to figure out what's it all about. Click the video above to see some of the gameplay, mechanic and hear my thoughts on the game. Ark Defender is a roguelike space sim that from the start you can tell was inspired by games such as: FTL, Asteroids and Missile Command. You are not only responsible for protecting the outside of the ship from asteroids, hostile aliens and all kinds of space gas; but also the inside by enacting policies, making tough decisions and possible venting a person or five. There are plenty of weapons to build, resources to manage and ships to construct. You the player must find the proper balance of health, happiness and safety for your people as you are humanities last hope. I highly recommend this game for anyone who is a huge fan of the games mentioned above or lovers of sims/management style games. You’ll easily lose yourself in space and yes, no one can hear you scream.

Interesting premise! It's a decent enough game, nice genre-mix but some improvements could take it to the next level. -Art- Firstly, I think the art needs a little touch up. As it is, it makes the game feel cheaper than it has to be. The first thing I noticed were the edges, they could be smoother. The UI art sticks out like a sore thumb in the corner, they look like placeholder elements. IMO, the ships could have better complementary colors, I can't really say exactly what it is but the colors kind of make it look off and cheap. Maybe slight changes in the color tone would make it feel just right. I can say that when looking at the store page, color decisions kind of put me off but the gameplay ideas drew me in. I think the ship shapes are great, I had no problems with that. -Gameplay- There are great ideas here and it's fine as it is but IMO this game could [b]embrace the shmup[/b] more. In a lot of ways, it could feel faster. I think everything could move faster and it would be fine. Given the stationary position of the player (which is good and what makes it unique) [b]adding a defensive right click option[/b] (e.g. similar to what those green enemies in the first few zone…

Did you ever wish FTL had a story mode? Ever wonder what it would be like to try and keep a population of 1200k happy? How about trying to calculate if you brought enough portable black holes to deal with this round of enemy ships? I love this game so much. Your story plays out over the parsecs as you explore and fight your way onward. Highly recommend.