Players traverse environments that contract, expand and fall out from beneath their feet while fighting waves of enemies that leap, climb and tumble relentlessly into the action.

To survive the evolving landscape, players must think fast and keep a hailstorm of bullets flying with one of eight playable androids, each with their own unique primary and secondary weapons. Players can save the galaxy in single-player or team up with friends in four-player local co-op, supported across every game mode by scaling the intensity to match the number of players. 

Assault Android Cactus gameplay is influenced by classic arcade shoot 'em ups and the gorgeous art style takes inspiration from the colorful visuals of the Dreamcast era. The three industry veterans at Witch Beam also draw upon their individual experiences working on titles as diverse as: L.A. Noire, Alien Isolation, Need for Speed and Hand of Fate. 

With Mega Weapons enabled, each android swaps her secondary armament for an over-the-top version of their primary weapon, giving each character a new way to play.  Though the Mega Weapons are based on the original primary guns, their extreme capabilities provide a huge advantage.

The title hero Cactus, whose primary weapon is an Assault Rifle, swaps out her Flamethrower for the Mega Assault Rifle able to pummel robots from across the screen while Starch substitutes her Micro Missile Launcher for the Mega Laser, capable of disintegrating enemies in an intense burst of energy.

“Each heroine already boasts her own gameplay style, but Mega Weapons changes it up again, giving our characters a new way to obliterate their robot opponents,” Sanatana Mishra, designer, Witch Beam, explains.  “We could not wait until launch to see players’ reaction to the Mega Weapons so we are going to preview them for fans at PAX.” 

Other ex options include a first-person camera, music and visual filters, HUD removal, adding A.I. partners so a single-player can experience four-player local cooperative gameplay and an option to increase the number of adversaries in single player to the same amount of enemies appearing in local coop.

All ex options can be unlocked through gameplay.  The Mega Weapons and additional ex options will be available at the game’s release.  Ex options including the first-person camera, visual filters, HUD removal and A.I. partners are currently accessible in Early Access.

Key Features

• Multiple playable androids with unique weapon set and play styles.
• Dynamic stages change conditions and rearrange themselves during play.
• Heart pounding soundtrack that dynamically shifts based on your performance.
• Giant robot bosses that unleash bullet hell and stage covering special attacks.
• Up to four player local co-op, supports mouse and keyboard and joypad.

Assault Android Cactus is currently available on Steam Early Access for PC, Mac and Linux for $14.99.