Archon-9: Alien Defense

Archon-9: Alien Defense is a real-time strategy game set on the recently terraformed, desolate world of Archon-9. After a distress call comes from its mining colony, you lead a squad of elite Marines on a mission to secure the outpost and rescue lost miners. Aliens have overrun the area, and you must defend against their attacks while keeping the base repaired.

Command the defense

You control a command-and-control unit with two switchable modes. In Drone mode, you fly over the planet’s surface and manage your Marines and defenses through a drone video feed. In Map mode, you plan defenses and command your Marines using a high-resolution map. The game uses dark, atmospheric 3D graphics, and you can also watch the action from the headcam of any Marine.

You command Marines and other military hardware through wave-based battles. Available weapons and defenses include fire pits, mortar guns, flame throwers, sentry guns, drone-equipped missiles and bog pits. Marines and other assets can be upgraded and repaired, and you can customize Marine profiles by changing their default names and photographs.

Game modes

• Survival: Defend against numerous waves until a rescue party arrives. The difficulty increases with each wave.
• Sandbox: Configure a single battle by varying numerous scenario variables to test your skills.

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