Mercfighter

Mercfighter is a top-down shooter with action-RPG and tactical elements. You take on increasingly difficult enemy threats, choose missions and upgrade your ship with items earned by completing them.

Assault and missions

At each threat level, you choose one new concurrent mission that spans multiple threat levels. Missions come from one of three factions, and all selected missions remain active at the same time. Choose carefully: too many Nemesis missions can leave you overwhelmed by powerful enemies, while too many Blockade Runs can mean failing to save your transport ships.

Enemies dodge missiles and advance toward you, so you use tactics to outmaneuver and destroy them. You also weigh risk against reward: if you fail to return to base in one piece, you lose all pending rewards and the enemy grows more difficult.

Upgrade your ship

Completing missions can reward you with Core items, Boosts, Skills and Modules. Slot Core items into your ship to upgrade it; more powerful Core items provide skill points to spend in their respective skill trees. Attach Boosts to Core items for additional stats, and attach Skills to fire missiles or autocannons. Modules add projectiles or increase their power.