2014 · Fighting

Galaxy Defenders

Players cooperate as a squad of specialized agents trying to repel an alien invasion across a story-driven, twelve-mission campaign. Each player controls one or more unique agents (soldier, biotech, infiltrator, sniper, heavy) and resolves tactical turns using custom ten-sided dice for movement, attacks, skills, and abilities. Alien behavior and activation are handled by an AI system of Alien and Close Encounter cards, creating species-specific tactics and uncertain activations that scale difficulty with the number of agents and adjust if agents are lost. Missions grant experience and branching outcomes that evolve agent abilities, gear, and the campaign narrative. An optional variant lets a player take the role of the alien mastermind for competitive play.

groupPlayers

1–5 best 3

schedulePlaying time

120 min

cakeAge

12+

psychologyComplexity

3.2 / 5