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Survivor Mercs

Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!

All Reviews:

Mostly Positive (125) - 71% of the 125 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Sep 14, 2023

Developer:

Wolpertinger Games

Publisher:

Wandering Wizard, Snail Games USA

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Italian	✔
Spanish - Spain	✔
Japanese	✔
Korean	✔
Polish	✔
Portuguese - Brazil	✔
Russian	✔
Turkish	✔
Ukrainian	✔

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What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Survivor Mercs is an ambitious game that will grow a lot throughout the Early Access phase.
We want to make a game for you, our players. So we need your feedback as early as possible to create the game you want to play. We truly believe that great games should not be designed and developed in a vacuum.

Please join our Discord server to get involved with the community and talk to us directly!”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“To this day, we have released multiple smaller updates in addition to many major updates. We estimate a few additional months of development with more major updates throughout Early Access as outlined in our Roadmap.

This may change if we improve and add more to the game based on the feedback and input we receive from the community.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The current state of Survivor Mercs is what we call ""the foundation"" of the game.

What does ""the foundation"" mean?
The game has nearly all of the core systems in place, and what we consider the minimum amount of content it needs to provide hours of gameplay already. From there, we aim to grow and develop the game into the full version - step by step.

Our roadmap shows how we are planning our major updates during Early Access. We are currently planning to improve and add:

more Mercs and Gear with interesting emergent & systemic synergies,
more Commander Traits to generate tens-of-thousands of individual Commanders
more Maps with unique Bosses and different Operation types,
different rooms for your Bunker HQ that you can build with materials you loot during your Operations to get permanent bonuses and unlock helpful features
Story Missions to unlock new Mercs, Rooms, Gear, Maps, Operations, and Commander Traits
lootable Merc & Commander weapons in different rarity grades
more variety of Objectives, weapons, and enemies

We are also dedicated to bringing the game to Linux and Mac, translating it into more languages, improving accessibility, and supporting streamers with integrations. The first available version of the Twitch integration allows you already to interact with your audience and let them decide about upgrades in the game.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The game is currently stable and fully playable as detailed above.

You will be able to play randomly generated Commanders, configure your own with your researched Traits, equip and use various weapons, and commence different Operation Types on various maps where you can recruit a variety of Mercs to fight for you. In between Operations, you can upgrade your Bunker HQ with the loot you collected during operations.

The full list of features can be seen in the ""About This Game"" Section below, and in the Steam Community posts for the major updates.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“Yes. We want to offer our early players a better deal for supporting us in improving the game.
We're planning to increase the price at full release and might adjust it during Early Access based on the content, features, and value added over time.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Joining our Discord server is the best way to get in touch with us and get your feedback heard!

We will also try to monitor the Steam forums as closely as possible, and are trying to watch as many Youtube videos or streams of the game to see and analyze how our players are interacting with the game.

Just don't be shy and reach out to us, we'd love to chat!”

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About This Game

Rage Against the Machine

Roguelite. Horde Survival. Squad-Builder.

In a world threatened by M.E.G.A. Corp.’s private robot army, the last bastion of hope for mankind is a bunch of armed lunatics who signed up for a mercenary job.

Who's better to lead them than a disposable clone with an unpredictable set of special traits? Welcome to your new assignment, Commander.

Take the battle to the enemy and build your underfunded, over-ambitious outfit into an apocalyptic war machine that rids the world of evil billionaire overlords.

With all chances stacked against you, this isn’t about glory. This is about the loot!

Clone your every Commander with randomly selected traits. Can you lead your squad to victory with a hawk-eyed, sly Infiltrator? Or battle solo as a nocturnal, greedy One-Man Army? How about a brilliant, vampiric Ninja?

Each combination of traits yields a unique run with its own set of challenges, mechanics, and surprising synergies.

Equip your favorite weapon and unleash havoc! But first, you need a squad:

Assemble your mercenary team from a roster of vigorous fighters. Each Merc totes their own arsenal and personal tactics to tackle the robot horde.

Call in your Merc clone reinforcements, pick their optimal specialization tree for your operation, and supercharge their combat effectiveness with hi-tech Gear to build a game-breaking, horde-slaying killer squad.

Conduct your operations against M.E.G.A. Corp. and its subsidiaries through multiple stages on a variety of procedurally generated maps.

Capture objectives to call in reinforcements, fulfill missions, and sack valuable loot.

Strike hard and fast! The clock is ticking - each minute on the battlefield means more, stronger enemies.

Get to the extraction point and defend it until your choppa takes you to the next stage!

Fight and survive long enough to face the unique, massive bosses and their underlings.

But beware: it's all or nothing! Die, and lose your loot. Survive, and take home your spoils of war to come back even stronger!

Invest your loot to hire new Mercs, purchase new Gear, expand your bunker HQ with permenent upgrades, or research new traits & weapons for your Commander clones.

Guide your Mercs with tactical abilities or focus on fighting actively in the battle – each Commander clone and loadout offers its own individual tactical choice and style.

Experiment to find your optimal squad build for any challenge M.E.G.A. Corp. throws at you. No two runs are the same!

Control an individual Commander clone generated from over 15,000 combinations of unique Traits.
Lead your squad into battle and actively aim, shoot, dash and fight alongside your Mercs with dozens of twin-stick weapons and abilities.
Build your squad from a large roster of Mercs with unique loadouts, behavior & specialization trees.
Find dozens of powerful Gear items to modify and improve your squad in each operation
Conduct your Operations on distinct, procedural Maps with different stages, mission parameters, difficulty tiers, and unique Bosses, Elites, and enemies
Complete Story Missions to meet your Mercs, grow your arsenal, and cross the secret plans of the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses.
Expand your Bunker HQ with Rooms built and upgraded with the loot you’ve scavenged in your operations to unlock more tactical options and permanent bonuses
Team up with your friends in couch co-op to wreak havoc - or join forces via Steam Remote Play Together.
Full support for all controllers and keyboard + mouse controls.
Stream the game with a custom Twitch integration and let your audience decide your fate
Fully compatible and verified on SteamDeck