Factsheet
Developer:
2 Stupid Devs
Based in Czech Republic
Release date:
December 7 2020
Platforms:
Windows
Website:
discord.gg/yqbJ3NV
Available From:
$9.99 - Steam
Description
Space Raiders in Space is a wave defense roguelike based around 5 orders: Attack, Defend, Cower, Search, and Build. Command your almost competent crew to loot weapons and supplies, build defenses, and fight their way through the Bugpocalypse.
History
Some time ago our friends, Nick and Loren, that like to call themselves "2 Stupid Devs" made a game. They’ve met on some indie game Discord server and decided they want to make a game together. They started working on the title Space Raiders in Space and as you can easily guess - it's a sci-fi mixed with a comic book vibe.
Space Raiders in Space originally was designed by Loren, way before he met Nick. In Loren's vision, it was meant to be set in a zombie apocalypse-like environment. Nick, however, is a huge sci-fi fan, and also loves comic books, so he refused to make a zombie game. So they agreed on the idea of making sci-fi comical wave defense with comic book mood. So there are space bugs crawling all around, spaceships full of weird apparatus, laser guns, and Tesla traps!
Nick not only loves sci-fi, but he also is a huge fan of comic books. That's why he wanted to do the game in a comic style. Sin City was the first comic Nick ever read and its art style had a strong impact on him at a young age, you can see the influences of that style in the SRIS story mode graphics.
Devs decided to create a story about humans in space that are invaded by once-friendly creatures. The crew needs to search for loot and build mazes and traps from things like walls, landmines, and some funny stuff like mannequin Gary, which is gaining the attention of bugs that are attacking the crew. The crew needs to defend themselves from space bugs. As you play, you are unlocking chapters of the comic book and reveal the whole sci-fi story. Nick and Loren did a great job with creating the story and art all by themselves!
The whole game is set in space on different maps that are spaceships. While searching for loot, you reveal rooms and can see what weird experiments were made on these spaceships. Characters in the game are different - there is that lady, captain Osborne, she is undefeated in military engagements and drinking contests. She likes to use a circular saw to fight but everything will do for her. There is also that guy Andy, he is a badass, he can fix, fight or fuck anything he pleases! Damn! And there is Jimmy. He has the greatest skill of the whole group - he can make 2-minute instant noodles in just 1 minute. He is also great and cowering. This is not the end, there are more characters - in Story Mode and in RNG modes (survival and endless mode).
This title is a great mix of tower defense with resource managing game with added a layer of commending your heroes. What is great in the game is a lot of humor and inside jokes put there by Loren and Nick - you can find puns and irony almost everywhere, starting with guns descriptions ending with what characters are saying.
We as Destructive Creations helped with QA, a bit with animation, audio, and polishing the UI.
We are so proud because we decided to work with 2 Stupid Devs and we made a release of the full game December 8th. It was earlier on Early Access on Steam. Now it's fully playable with 5-8 hours in Story Mode and as many hours as you please in RNG modes. We are so happy to share this story and news, because we think this game is pretty unique with this sci-fi and comic-book vibe and offers lots of fun to the lovers of both things. And games! :)
Features
- Simplicty with Depth - The orders you can give are simple - the strategies you can achieve with them are surprisingly complex.
- Challenging Maps - As you loot your way through the galaxy, the different locations you explore will present unique tactical challenges for you to conquer via clever use of weapons, fortifications, an
- Unique weapons - Penetrating Crossbows, Slashing Swords, Armour-piercing Snipers, Crushing Hammers, and many more weapon categories, each with multiple tiers and rarities.
- Super Time Stop Powers - Pause the game mid-combat to evaluate your strategy and give orders. It will help, but sometimes the bugs are just too much.
- Tough Decisions - comic book encounters at the start of each location will test your sanity. We recommend you don't look over the edge of the abyss.
- Danger Everywhere - Your crew are strong but can be quite fragile. Be careful not to let the bugs too close to them, or you may lose one. If they get knocked down too often, they won't stand back up!
- Leaderboard! - reach the top 5 ranks on the leaderboard and be memorialized on the main menu for all to see!
Videos
Release trailer YouTube
Images
Logo & Icon
Monetization Permission
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About 2 Stupid Devs
Boilerplate
The aptly-named 2 Stupid Devs is comprised of the uniquely damaged individuals Nick (art) and Loren (code). These two jokers are taking their love of game development and making an actual thing that other people can enjoy. This has widely been considered a bad move. Now, they spend their days and nights on their Discord server sharing their development process (it's a trainwreck, honestly) with anyone who will stop by.
More information
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