Assault on Hyperion Base

Assault on Hyperion Base

Julian Stables · November 12, 2018 · Free to Play, Indie, Action

Assault on Hyperion Base is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

PC
Mostly Positive75% · 20 📉 Recent reviews down 64%
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Assault on Hyperion Base price

Assault on Hyperion Base is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Assault on Hyperion Base

After a distress call was received from Hyperion Base you have been sent out to secure and reclaim this advanced research facility. Discover what project A.N.D.R.O.I.D really is and what happened to the team that was stationed there.

Assault on Hyperion Base is a top down twin stick shooter playable with both keyboard and controller. Play through all three levels and try to beat and set your own highscores!

Assault on Hyperion Base — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Verified
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

Assault on Hyperion Base is a wave survival twin-stick shooter that divides players, with some finding enjoyment in its simple gameplay and sci-fi atmosphere, while others criticize it as a low-quality asset flip that reuses marketplace models. Major complaints center on poor controls that force WASD and arrow key inputs with no customization options, abandoned development quality, and lack of depth beyond basic wave survival mechanics. The game appeals mainly to those willing to overlook technical shortcomings for straightforward arcade action, though it's widely acknowledged as falling short

Not recommended Feb 5, 2022
Assault on Hyperion Base is an asset flipped 3D rendered 2D top down "twin stick" wave survival shooter where you fight off waves of asset flipped robots, and uh... yeah, that's all you do. This feels like an abandoned student project, the quality is abysmal. The game assets were copied from an Unreal Marketplace asset pack, the [url=https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/android-robot] Android Robot asset pack [/url] created by Polygonmaker. Unfortunately the asset pack is the best thing about the game, it's all downhill from there. They couldn't work out how to add mouse controls to the Unreal engine (which isn't all that hard to do), so you move with WASD and "aim" and shoot with the arrow keys. There's no control customisation so there's no way to fix that somewhat comical screwup. Likewise, the graphics are generally pretty bad even for an asset flipped game. Resolution is locked and there's no graphics tweaks, despite the Unreal engine being generally very acommodating for high end games. Overall this just feels like a demo/home project that's been dumped on Steam for no clear reason. It's free, but like all asset flips, it's barely a proper game an…
4 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 31, 2026
Assault on Hyperion Base successfully delivers a compact, concept-driven arcade experience by embedding classic top-down twin-stick shooter mechanics directly into a minimalist science-fiction layout. Rather than relying on bloated structural progression, the experience highlights immediate kinetic feedback and high-tempo spatial positioning.An analysis of community metrics reveals that user engagement operates optimally within concise 20-to-30 minute deployment windows. By tasking players with investigating a compromised research facility and neutralising defensive hostiles across three distinct structural tiers, the level architecture achieves instant mechanical gratification. The foundational configuration supports both keyboard and controller inputs with complete responsiveness, providing consistent technical stability across entry-level hardware frameworks.From an analytical standpoint, the title operates within strict operational boundaries. The visual asset framework remains rudimentary, and the narrative premise regarding Project A.N.D.R.O.I.D serves primarily as thin conceptual context rather than a complex storytelling driver. However, given the zero-cost deployment matri…
2 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 19, 2019
good game
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Nov 3, 2022
Asset flip. Read more here: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198030784015/recommended/958510/
1 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 5, 2025
Игра "Assault on Hyperion Base" — динамичный шутер с элементами стратегии, где игроки захватывают базу в космосе. Графика качественная, атмосфера напряженная. Плюсы: разнообразные миссии, реалистичные бои, возможность командной игры. Минусы: сложный геймплей для новичков, частые баги в сетевом режиме. Рекомендуется для фанатов жанра, но требует терпения.
Recommended Apr 13, 2024
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