Badass Brigade

Badass Brigade is a light-hearted 2D action game about a group stranded on the planet Idronis. You shoot, punch, grab and throw enemies while exploring missions, solving puzzles and uncovering weapons, gear and secrets. New intel suggests the planet’s centuries-old Planetary Lockdown may be lifted—and could reveal why it began.

Stranded on Idronis

You are a Brig, short for Brigadier. After Idronis was placed under Planetary Lockdown several hundred years ago for unknown reasons, you and the others on the planet could no longer continue their interstellar piracy and other antics. Bored and disillusioned, you left your post to try making a living selling deep-fried bug legs, but that venture soon falls apart.

The other groups caught up in the situation include the Galactic Police Department (GPD), the governing body over most of the galaxy. Its staff are machine life controlled by a central AI. The Interstellar Armada is a roaming fleet of techno-crustaceans led by Admiral Jer’cayce, whom others call Jerkface; he considers himself the Badass Brigade’s arch nemesis. Idronis’s native Boombugs, usually ever-glistening and poppable, have lately begun performing blood sacrifices and unholy rituals.

Missions and combat

Missions use a metroidvania-style structure and contain enemies, puzzles and secrets. You can grab and throw objects, including keys, tables and enemies, and use a wide selection of guns, with weapons for different occasions. Boss and mini-boss fights also feature.

All traversal abilities are available from the start, so you use them to solve puzzles rather than unlocking a skill later to reach an earlier health upgrade. You can scan objects for information, and scan important things to add lore to the Codex.