Fit check
Is A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fans of retro-style action platformers who want a science-fiction setting
- Players who enjoy turning enemy drops into equipment and ammunition
- Players seeking side-scrolling combat with large enemy encounters and environmental obstacles
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a platformer built around calm traversal may find the combat and obstacles demanding
- Players wanting open-world exploration or extensive role-playing systems may find the side-scrolling episodic structure narrow
- Players looking for a game centered on climbing, racing, or other non-combat activities may find its focus unsuitable
Our take on A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda
Enemy parts serve as crafting material for health packs, ammunition, armor, and weapon upgrades, linking combat rewards directly to Ares's available equipment.
What is A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda?
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R. E. S. : Extinction Agenda is a side-scrolling action platformer set in multiple 3D environments. Players control Ares, a robot created to save humanity and immune to Zytron infection. The game combines running, jumping, weapon fire, obstacle navigation, and battles against large opponents whose attack patterns must be learned. Defeated enemies provide parts that can be recycled into health packs, ammunition, armor, and weapon upgrades. Secret items and power-ups further improve Ares. The objective is to reach a Zytron-infected space station and rescue its survivors. The game is presented as the first chapter in an episodic series and includes two suit variants as a Steam exclusive offer.
How A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda plays
- 01Resource recycling
- Parts collected from defeated enemies can become health packs, ammunition, armor, and weapon upgrades.
- 02Pattern-based battles
- Large opponents must be studied so their attack patterns can be countered.
- 03Secret power-ups
- Hidden items and power-ups add upgrades during play.
- 04Varied 3D environments
- Different locations provide distinct three-dimensional settings and obstacles.
A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda compared to similar games
Sundered: Eldritch Edition is also a side-scrolling action platformer, but its description identifies it as a roguelite metroidvania. A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda instead focuses on recycling parts from defeated enemies into health packs, ammunition, armor, and weapon upgrades.
A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda: platforms & release
Is A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda worth it?
It is worth it if: fans of retro-style action platformers who want a science-fiction setting. Skip it if: players seeking a platformer built around calm traversal may find the combat and obstacles demanding.
Where can I download A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda on?
Windows only.
