Fit check
Is Solstice Chronicles: MIA worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Two-player groups who want cooperative twin-stick shooting
- Action players who enjoy managing danger while fighting
- Players who prefer class progression and weapon upgrades
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a quiet or slow-paced experience may hit a wall during repeated mutant waves and constant combat.
- Players who want a simple shooter may find threat management, scavenging decisions, and four skill trees demanding.
- Players looking for a story-focused experience without wave-based combat may find the combat structure a poor fit.
Our take on Solstice Chronicles: MIA
Players looking for a straightforward shooter may bounce off the threat system first: drone abilities can change the danger level, while scavenging or advancing affects preparation for later enemies. The four class skill trees add another layer to consider alongside combat choices.
What is Solstice Chronicles: MIA?
Solstice Chronicles: MIA is a cooperative top-down shooter for two players set on a Mars colony threatened by mutants and a spreading virus.
Players fight through waves of enemies while managing a threat level influenced by special skills and a support drone. Progress involves choosing between scavenging for supplies and upgrades or advancing before later enemies arrive. Weapons include shotguns, rocket launchers, autocannons, and flamethrowers, with upgradeable equipment and heavy weapons available during combat. Four classes—Assault, Demolition, Hellfire, and Terminator—provide different skill-tree paths. The story follows a corporate marine and an insurgent drone facing a fight for survival amid a storm and conflict between corporations and insurgents.
How Solstice Chronicles: MIA plays
- 01Threat management
- Special skills and drone actions let players alter the level of danger they face.
- 02Scavenging choices
- Players can search for supplies and upgrades or continue forward before facing later enemies.
- 03Heavy weaponry
- The arsenal includes autocannons and flamethrowers alongside shotguns and rocket launchers.
- 04Four skill paths
- Skill-tree development is divided among Assault, Demolition, Hellfire, and Terminator classes.
Solstice Chronicles: MIA compared to similar games
Abyssus also focuses on multiplayer shooting, but its description centers on hand-crafted levels, roguelite progression, and weapons modified with ancient technologies, while Solstice Chronicles: MIA uses wave combat, threat management, a drone, and four class skill trees. Sundered: Eldritch Edition is described as a chaotic metroidvania, whereas this game focuses on cooperative top-down shooting against mutant waves.
Solstice Chronicles: MIA: platforms & release
Is Solstice Chronicles: MIA worth it?
It is worth it if: two-player groups who want cooperative twin-stick shooting. Skip it if: players seeking a quiet or slow-paced experience may hit a wall during repeated mutant waves and constant combat.
Where can I download Solstice Chronicles: MIA?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Solstice Chronicles: MIA's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Solstice Chronicles: MIA on?
Windows only.
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