Fit check
Is Excubitor worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Tower-defense players who want direct control of a combat ship
- Action players who enjoy placing and upgrading defensive structures
- Players seeking repeated score attempts and multiple difficulty levels
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a purely passive tower-defense format without direct vehicle control
- Players looking for character-focused role-playing progression rather than repeated defensive battles
- Players who prefer short, low-pressure sessions over escalating enemy waves and boss encounters
Our take on Excubitor
Its defining structure is the combination of hands-on ship piloting and turret placement: the Hammerhead fights directly while defensive structures cover selected positions.
What is Excubitor?
Excubitor combines tower defense with direct control of a Hammerhead defense craft.
Enemy drones move toward the Antares mothership while players place and upgrade turrets in strategic locations and operate the ship’s weapons. The Hammerhead has 17 upgradeable weapons, including multi-target, plasma, and high-damage systems, plus subsystem abilities that increase firing speed or stun enemies. Players can build and upgrade 9 turrets, interact with the environment during defense, and face colossal bosses. The game includes four difficulty levels, including NewGame+, and replayable levels with score and gold-rank goals. Its story takes place in a remote human-colonized star system containing Voidshards, blue crystals scattered across its worlds.
How Excubitor plays
- 01Pilotable Defense Craft
- The Hammerhead can be controlled directly while turrets support the defense.
- 02Weapon Upgrades
- The ship has 17 upgradeable weapons with different combat functions.
- 03Turret Construction
- Players can build and upgrade 9 turrets in selected defensive locations.
- 04Difficulty Modes
- Four challenge levels include NewGame+, which features secret weapons.
- 05Replayable Levels
- Completed levels can be replayed to pursue higher scores and gold ranks.
Excubitor compared to similar games
Excubitor combines direct control of a defense craft with turret construction, while Dungeon Defenders: Awakened adds cooperative action RPG systems such as loot, leveling, pets, and character customization. Anomaly: Warzone Earth also mixes action and tower defense, but reverses the format by having players fight through an alien offensive across near-future Earth.
Excubitor: platforms & release
Is Excubitor worth it?
It is worth it if: tower-defense players who want direct control of a combat ship. Skip it if: players seeking a purely passive tower-defense format without direct vehicle control.
Where can I download Excubitor?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Excubitor's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Excubitor on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
