Galactic Defense: Automation

Galactic Defense: Automation is a placement-based real-time strategy game with automated construction and battles. As a commander on humanity’s galactic frontier defense line, you plan military and civilian development, gather resources and unlock technologies while the alien species known as the Cleansers oppose human expansion.

The conflict

The Cleansers see humanity’s expansion as a threat to the universe and a pollution of the cosmos, so they aim to eliminate humanity and protect the universe. They are wary of humans, but initially test them and apply gradual harassment until provoked. You strengthen your forces by collecting resources, planning construction, building and producing, and recycling resources.

Plan and defend

You place construction plans while the game handles construction and battles automatically. Enemy bases periodically send out attacking waves. By withstanding attacks, destroying key enemy facilities and eliminating the enemy’s main stronghold, you earn Merit points, which you use to plan and construct projects. Destroying all enemy bases wins the level; activities also earn tech points, which you collect to advance through levels and unlock technologies.

The game begins with nearly 100 units on screen, rising to as many as 500 in later stages. You can pause and resume, and issue unit orders while paused. Each unit automatically goes through its own production, development, death and recycling cycle. A session lasts about 30 minutes.

Full Automation Mode

After completing the game, you can load a save from a completed run in Full Automation Mode. The construction plans from that run are reproduced at specific time intervals, allowing you to complete the game without further actions or intervention.