Fit check
Is Acid Planet worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Tower-defense players who want direct character control alongside automated defenses
- Strategy players who enjoy choosing upgrades between enemy waves
- Solo players seeking repeated runs with seven missions and between-run progression
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a single uninterrupted campaign rather than repeated wave-based runs
- Players who prefer fixed defenses without managing a character, drones, upgrades and economy
- Players looking for cooperative tower defense rather than a solo-focused experience
Our take on Acid Planet
Instead of keeping tower defense focused on stationary placement, Acid Planet adds direct movement, automatic shooting, drone commands and wave-by-wave character upgrades. Its structure also combines run-based progression with boss encounters, replacing a conventional fixed-defense campaign with repeated attempts and evolving builds.
What is Acid Planet?
Acid Planet combines horde survival, tower defense and strategy in a series of missions set on a desert planet.
The player controls a clone, moves a crew member, uses automatic defenses and personal weapons, and commands drones against escalating monster swarms. Towers and drone factories can be placed around the ship, with positioning affecting the defense. Between waves, players select abilities or upgrades, while encounters with desert inhabitants offer risks and rewards. Each run culminates in a Kaiju battle, with seven missions and different bosses. Recovered Kaiju cores provide progression between runs, alongside more than 25 unlockable items. The game includes over 50 perks, buildings and weapons, plus Hotshot and Freak difficulty settings.
How Acid Planet plays
- 01Seven Kaiju Missions
- Each mission ends with a boss encounter featuring a different Kaiju ability set.
- 02Wave-Based Upgrades
- Players choose an ability or upgrade after every enemy wave and can alter weapons and towers.
- 03Drone Command
- The defense combines constructed buildings, a controllable hero and armies of drones.
- 04Between-Run Progression
- Recovered Kaiju cores provide upgrades between runs, including more than 25 unlockable items.
- 05Desert Encounters
- Inter-wave meetings with desert inhabitants present choices involving stated risks and rewards.
- 06Additional Difficulties
- Hotshot and Freak modes add higher difficulty options, with Freak stars used to increase the challenge.
Acid Planet compared to similar games
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened combines cooperative action RPG and tower defense with loot, leveling, pets and character customization, while Acid Planet focuses on solo wave survival, drone command and run-based upgrades. Anomaly: Warzone Earth reverses the usual tower-defense setup by having players fight through alien-held cities, whereas Acid Planet has players construct defenses and survive until Kaiju encounters.
Acid Planet: platforms & release
Is Acid Planet worth it?
It is worth it if: tower-defense players who want direct character control alongside automated defenses. Skip it if: players seeking a single uninterrupted campaign rather than repeated wave-based runs.
Where can I download Acid Planet?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Acid Planet's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Acid Planet on?
Windows only.
