Alien on the Radar

[h2]Alien On The Radar[/h2][h1]Amogus But Complex[/h1]This game is a modified rendition of the classic game, Hide and Seek, with a more intricate gameplay structure similar to that of Among Us. The game's concept is quite intriguing and, surprisingly, it hasn't gained more attention in the gaming community. In fact, it can be considered an underrated gem.[h1]About This Game [/h1][h2]Storyline [/h2]So, here's the deal with this game - I'm pretty sure there's no storyline whatsoever. But, what we do know is that it's all about Aliens and Marines duking it out. And get this - it's strictly a multiplayer game! I guess the devs figured they didn't need a storyline for a multiplayer title, and honestly, they're not wrong. Smart move, if you ask me.[h2]Gameplay Mechanics[/h2]When you put it up against Among Us, this game has a boatload more gameplay mechanics. Sure, it can be a tad overwhelming at first, but once you start getting the hang of things, it's a total blast. The game's kinda banking on you picking up all its features in a jiffy, but if you do, you're in for a treat. Let’s now jump into the core mechanics:[b][u]Playing As A Marine[/u][/b]As a Marine, your main objective is to just survive until the timer runs out to secure a win. You can also attain victory by locating and killing all the invisible aliens before they kill you. So, what can you actually do?[list][*] Firstly, you’re armed with two weapons; a Pistol and a Machine gun. The pistol has unlimited ammo while the machine gun’s bullets are transient. [*] You have access to a machine that is like a crafting station of some sort which can be used to make Machine Gun bullets or a Time-Skip power up which obviously reduces the timer by a few seconds bringing victory closer to you. But once you choose what you want to craft, you are unable to craft the other option using the same machine until it gets broken. [*] You have a dash-like ability that has a short cooldown. [*] If you lose all your hearts, you will not be kicked from the game. You can still move around but you won’t be able to do anything. This is basically their twist on the spectator mode for players who die before the game ends. [*] If you stand still for a second, your character will emit a sonar of some sort that will give you clues on where the aliens or their eggs are at. This radar-like ability becomes stronger as time passes by. [/list]Playing as a marine is actually quite fun since you can just spam bullets hoping to hit an Alien by mistake. But it gets a bit scary when you suddenly get attacked by an alien. Although you get a visual cue about an enemy nearby, it’s kinda hard to exactly pinpoint where the alien dude is at. This is a good thing since it balances the game. [b][u]Playing As An Alien[/u][/b]From the looks of it, the aliens are the bad guys. So yeah, if you like playing as an antagonist, then you should really hope you get chosen for the role of the alien. Your main objective is obviously to kill all the marines before the time runs out. These are the mechanics that you have to rely on in order to achieve victory:[list][*] You have the same movement and dash mechanics that the Marine has. [*] As an alien, you don’t have a firearm. You’re stuck with only melee attacks. But one attack is enough to knock down a heart from a marine. But this also means that you are forced to engage in extremely close-range combat with the marines who have the ability to detect you if you’re close by. Risky but you have no other choice. [*] You also have the ability to spawn eggs which either hatch into minions or an artillery unit that attacks item makers. The game’s page talks about a breeder egg too but I’ve not seen it yet. Each egg has three stages; the first stage is invisible from enemies, the second stage allows the marines to detect them and shoot them & the final stage is when they turn into minions, artillery, or breeders. [*] You can also attack item makers which will prevent marines from crafting stuff for a while and adds to the total available time giving the alien more time to kill the marines. [*] If you lose all your hearts as an alien, you also become a ghost. But this also marks the end of the game, giving the win to the Marines. [/list]Playing as an alien is extremely challenging and requires a lot of patience and skill which I lack. So yes, I naturally struggled to win. But it does pose a good challenge. It’s a bit more exciting to play when compared to playing as a marine due to the presence of multiple threats. [h2]Visuals and Sound[/h2]The game uses a dull pixel art style which is pretty interesting as it’s not very attractive but it still works. I think it’s probably because the overall game’s theme is kinda dark with the alien killing marines and stuff. Their main menu is very minimalistic. I am not sure if that’s good or not. I expected a lot more flair tbh.I was taken aback when I heard the main menu's background music. I am not sure if it’s an original song but it did remind me of a darker version of the nursery rhyme that goes something like “1,2,3 let’s play hide and seek”. But yeah, it’s pretty creepy. Kudos to the sound design team for creeping me out. [h1]Pros[/h1][list][*] Pretty interesting and kinda unique gameplay mechanics.[*] Simple and minimalistic pixel art visuals.[*] Creative sound design. [*] Multiplayer with an option to play with bots.[*] Since it’s kind of a multiplayer-only game, it offers an infinite replayability rate. [/list][h1]Cons[/h1][list][*] Multiplayer-only game but it’s dead. [*] Could use a bit more flair. The game feels kinda dull and boring visually. [/list][h1]Conclusion[/h1]Would I play this with my friends? Voluntarily, no. But if I was bored and had no other choice, then sure, I don’t mind. I am not sure why this game is paid since it has a dead player base. No one would be willing to pay money to buy a multiplayer game with literally zero active players. I’d recommend they make the game free-to-play so that they can first build a player base. After that, they can worry about whether to make the game paid or not. I do not recommend buying the game as of now. This doesn’t mean the game is bad, it’s just dead. But I still stand by my words, the game is seriously underrated. [b]Reviewer:[/b] MidplayzI can still hear the main menu music at night when I am trying to sleep….[b]Rating:[/b] 6/10 (Recommended because of gameplay but not recommended since it’s dead. The choice is yours)[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38888018-United-Critics/] Please follow [b]United Critics[/b] for the full review & more quality reviews.[/url]

Cool Game. Generally has a nice feel and quite unique cat-and-mouse mechanics. A little like Among Us with weapons. [h3] Gameplay [/h3] Gameplay is cool! you have 5 minute tense turns of chasing aliens. And discovering invisible tracks is also a good idea. [h3] Art [/h3] Art is not so much. Simple graphics, retro sounds. However, background music is cool. [h3] Replayabiilty [/h3] Would be better if there were players online.

Fun game! Loved especially to play as the alien and spawning my minions to attack the poor marines, muwahaha! Good relaxing action.

Hiding in the small map and ruined other player's mission, and leave egg everywhere to give birth a lot little aliens, interesting design.

Bit hard to play as a alien, but it's quite fun and interesting, gotta get back and play a round again.

不错，趁着打折入了，外星人模拟器好评，玩起来投入感还挺好，希望会越来越好

Nice game

Interesting gameplay idea. Nice pixel art graphics. Great music.

The best part is when you are alien and you kill the marines. As alien you know where they look at so it's like an assassin simulator ^^

好玩，甜品级小游戏，闲暇时间掏出来玩一下，就感觉美滋滋，不过怪兽的难度好像有点大，除了训练外我还没用怪兽赢过呢