Pesky Humans

Pesky Humans is a single-player shoot-’em-up in which you defend your newly discovered planet from humans trying to colonize it. Hold them off until your people can arrive, using your ship’s weapons and planning your shots to account for the humans’ less advanced targeting and weaponry.

Human ships

The humans arrive in four classes of ship. Colony and Frigate ships beam down bases, while Fighters and Scouts work together to defend them. You must also protect your own nukes as you fight to keep the humans off your planet.

Defend the planet

You can hide in the planet’s magnetic poles and warp instantly between them. You can also hire raiders to disrupt the battlefield. Crystals earned during play let you upgrade various aspects of your ship or hire bombers or raiders to help you recover from defeat.

Sessions and difficulty

The game has multiple difficulty levels. A session takes roughly 35 minutes if you survive that long.