Fit check
Is A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fans of 2.5D action platform games who want side-scrolling combat
- Sci-fi players who prefer fighting machines and exploring space-station environments
- Returning A.R.E.S. players seeking new characters, stages, and challenge content
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking open-world exploration rather than a structured side-scrolling platform game
- Players who prefer quiet or non-combat gameplay instead of repeated fights with machines, enemies, and bosses
- Players looking for a multiplayer-focused experience
Our take on A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX
Rather than using a single fixed hero, the game adds Tarus as a second playable character with a separate campaign and soundtrack. Its EX structure also revises the original maps while adding new stages, enemies, bosses, and challenge sections.
What is A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX?
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R. E. S. Extinction Agenda EX is a 2. 5D side-scrolling action platform game set on Minos Space Station. Players control either combat specialist Ares or the new playable character Tarus while fighting machines with weapons, armor, and abilities. The campaign involves rescuing survivors and investigating Zytron’s extinction agenda. EX adds revised maps, new areas, levels, enemies, bosses, challenge stages, weapons, and abilities. It also includes a revised control scheme and interface, leaderboards, high-resolution textures, and animated cutscenes. Tarus has a second campaign with an additional soundtrack by Charlie Parra Del Riego, alongside the original music by Hyperduck Soundworks. Owners of the original game receive the Apollo support drone as a bonus.
How A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX plays
- 01Two Playable Characters
- Ares and the newly added Tarus offer separate combat roles within the station’s sci-fi campaign.
- 02Expanded Campaign Content
- The EX edition adds new stages, areas, map revisions, enemies, bosses, weapons, abilities, and challenge sections.
- 03Updated Presentation
- Visual changes include higher-resolution textures and newly animated story scenes.
- 04Second Soundtrack
- Tarus’s campaign includes additional music from Charlie Parra Del Riego alongside the original soundtrack.
- 05Leaderboards
- The revised edition includes leaderboards for comparing play results.
A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX compared to similar games
A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX is a 2.5D side-scrolling action platform game centered on weapons, armor, and battles with machines, while Sundered: Eldritch Edition is a chaotic metroidvania. Sundered emphasizes exploration and the metroidvania structure, whereas A.R.E.S. focuses on two playable characters, station-based levels, challenge stages, and leaderboards.
A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX: platforms & release
Is A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX worth it?
It is worth it if: fans of 2.5D action platform games who want side-scrolling combat. Skip it if: players seeking open-world exploration rather than a structured side-scrolling platform game.
Where can I download A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX on?
Windows only.
