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Assault Android Cactus

Critic score11 critics
First release
Sep 23, 2015
Publisher
Witch Beam
Engine
Unity
Genres
Indie, Shooter, Arcade · Kids, Action, Science fiction

"Assault Android Cactus is a manic twin stick arena shooter for the PC with screens full of enemies, buckets of bullets and high scoring combo chains! Take on the role of Cactus, an enthusiastic police android, who responds to a stranded space freighter only to discover it under siege by its malfunctioning robot workers. Cut off from the outside and in over her head, Cactus and the androids she recruits along the way battle through the crippled Genki Star to reach the brain of the ship and put things right before it's too late."

Also known as アサルトアンドロイドカクタス プラス, cactus.exe

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Storyline
Assault Android Cactus is a frantic twin-stick shooter set aboard a stricken vessel adrift in deep space. The story follows Cactus, a plucky junior constable of the Interplanetary Police Department, whose patrol takes a sudden turn for the worse when her ship crashes into a massive space freighter called the Genki Star. Stranded aboard the crippled vessel, Cactus quickly discovers that its robotic crew has malfunctioned, turning the freighter's mechanical workers into hostile, rampaging machines. Armed and undaunted, the little android sets out to blast her way through the swarming rogue robots, fighting to restore order and wrest control of the Genki Star back from the chaos. Along the way she is joined by a colorful roster of fellow androids, each with their own distinctive weapons and abilities. Battling across the freighter's ever-shifting, transforming stages, Cactus and her allies push deeper into the ship in a relentless, action-packed struggle to survive and set things right.Read more

Assault Android Cactus is a frantic twin-stick shooter set aboard a stricken vessel adrift in deep space. The story follows Cactus, a plucky junior constable of the Interplanetary Police Department, whose patrol takes a sudden turn for the worse when her ship crashes into a massive space freighter called the Genki Star. Stranded aboard the crippled vessel, Cactus quickly discovers that its robotic crew has malfunctioned, turning the freighter's mechanical workers into hostile, rampaging machines. Armed and undaunted, the little android sets out to blast her way through the swarming rogue robots, fighting to restore order and wrest control of the Genki Star back from the chaos. Along the way she is joined by a colorful roster of fellow androids, each with their own distinctive weapons and abilities. Battling across the freighter's ever-shifting, transforming stages, Cactus and her allies push deeper into the ship in a relentless, action-packed struggle to survive and set things right.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 23, 2015
Mac
Sep 23, 2015
Linux
Sep 23, 2015
All 5 release dates
PlayStation 4
Mar 08, 2016
Xbox One
Nov 07, 2017
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
shoot 'em up, shmup, bullet hell, female protagonist, steam
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At a Glance

Critic Score
82

Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Very Positive, 1,326 reviews in all languages, recorded 19 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Local co-opSteam · 19 Oct
  • Shared or split screenSteam · 19 Oct
  • Steam Remote Play TogetherSteam · 19 Oct

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