BroodStar

BroodStar is an arcade shoot ’em up with roguelike elements. You fight through space, face hordes of creatures and monstrous bosses, and aim to defeat the living planet BroodStar. When you fall, a new run begins; the upgrade modules you collected on past runs become research points that can strengthen your ship.

Campaign and stages

The campaign has 12 stages, each with its own theme and enemy types, as well as secret or optional stages. Levels feature randomly generated enemies, events and bosses. Stage modifiers change enemy behavior and add hazards, while events such as ambushes and mid-stage bosses can trigger new objectives and offer rewards for completing them. Infected stages contain enemies tougher than their normal counterparts.

You can also take on challenge stages with specific setups. These have separate leaderboards, alongside challenges and leaderboards more broadly. Each playthrough has a unique seed that determines its generated content; sharing the seed lets others play through the same combination of content.

Weapons and upgrades

BroodStar has 7 main weapon types and 6 sub-weapon types, along with 200 unique upgrades. Modules range from stat boosts to active items, projectile modifiers and drone companions. Most modules can combine with one another to create different combinations.

Research system

Collecting modules of any kind earns research points, which you can spend before each playthrough to strengthen your ship. The research system has three trees: Offense, Defense and Utility.