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Is CounterAttack: Uprising worth it for you?
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Play it if you…
Good fit- Shmup fans who want branching routes and multiple difficulty settings
- Co-op groups seeking sessions for up to eight online players or four local players
- Players who enjoy experimenting with highly customizable weapon builds and creating levels
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a short, linear campaign rather than branching routes, 32 levels, and three endless modes
- Players who prefer a fixed character setup instead of extensive ship and weapon experimentation
- Solo players looking specifically for a game centered on multiplayer participation
Our take on CounterAttack: Uprising
Rather than stopping at a fixed arcade-style campaign, the game combines branching routes, endless survival, extensive attachment-based customization, and built-in editors. It also changes the usual co-op failure state by turning a destroyed player into a turret on a surviving ship.
What is CounterAttack: Uprising?
CounterAttack: Uprising is a side-scrolling space shooter with solo play, local co-op for 1–4 players, and cross-platform online co-op for 2–8 players.
Its branching campaign contains 32 levels, secret wormhole paths, 31 bosses, four difficulty settings, and three endless survival modes. Players can modify ships using more than 600 attachments, combine weapons into new abilities, and select from eight pilots with distinct ships, innate abilities, and ultimate weapons. Built-in level and campaign editors support custom content for solo or co-op play, while the Workshop provides player-created levels and campaigns. Co-op includes shared support options, competitive power-up collection, and a turret role for players whose ships are destroyed.
How CounterAttack: Uprising plays
- 01Large co-op sessions
- Local play supports 1–4 participants, while cross-platform online sessions support 2–8.
- 02Branching campaign
- The 32-level campaign includes hidden wormhole routes, 31 bosses, and four difficulty settings.
- 03Ship customization
- More than 600 attachments can be combined to create different weapons and ship builds.
- 04Custom content tools
- Built-in editors allow custom levels and campaigns that can also be played in co-op.
- 05Eight pilot choices
- Each pilot has a distinct ship, innate ability, and ultimate weapon.
- 06Endless survival modes
- Three survival stages include horizontal flooding, vertical flooding, and procedurally generated waves.
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CounterAttack: Uprising: platforms & release
Is CounterAttack: Uprising worth it?
It is worth it if: shmup fans who want branching routes and multiple difficulty settings. Skip it if: players seeking a short, linear campaign rather than branching routes, 32 levels, and three endless modes.
Where can I download CounterAttack: Uprising?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens CounterAttack: Uprising's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is CounterAttack: Uprising on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
