Fit check
Is Space Raiders in Space worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want squad control combined with defensive construction
- Roguelike fans who enjoy changing tactical challenges across locations
- Players who prefer pausable combat and direct crew management
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a relaxed defense game may find crew losses and bug attacks punishing
- Players wanting a character-focused RPG may find the emphasis on orders, fortifications, and squad survival too system-driven
- Players looking for a different gameplay structure may not prefer repeated wave-defense encounters
Our take on Space Raiders in Space
Rather than placing players behind a fixed defensive line, the game combines wave defense with direct squad orders, scavenging, and construction. Its five-command framework replaces a broader action vocabulary with simple instructions that can produce more involved tactical situations.
What is Space Raiders in Space?
Space Raiders in Space combines wave defense, roguelike play, squad commands, and fortification building.
Players direct individuals or the whole crew through five order types: Attack, Defend, Cower, Search, and Build. Raiders collect materials, weapons, and supplies while exploring different locations, then construct defenses against incoming bugs. Weapon categories include crossbows, swords, snipers, and hammers, with multiple tiers and rarities. Combat can be paused to assess the situation and issue new orders. Comic-book encounters introduce decisions at the start of each location, while crew members can be lost after repeated knockdowns. A leaderboard records the top five ranks on the main menu.
How Space Raiders in Space plays
- 01Five Command Orders
- The crew can be directed with Attack, Defend, Cower, Search, or Build instructions.
- 02Constructible Fortifications
- Scavenged materials can be turned into more than twelve types of defensive structure.
- 03Tiered Weapon Categories
- Weapon groups such as crossbows, swords, snipers, and hammers include several tiers and rarity levels.
- 04Pauseable Combat
- Combat can be stopped temporarily while the situation is assessed and new commands are assigned.
- 05Crew Losses
- A crew member can be lost after being knocked down too often.
- 06Top-Five Leaderboard
- Players reaching one of the five highest leaderboard positions are displayed on the main menu.
Space Raiders in Space compared to similar games
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened combines cooperative action RPG play with tower defense, including loot, leveling, pets, and character customization; Space Raiders in Space instead centers on commanding a crew, scavenging, and managing losses. Anomaly: Warzone Earth uses a reversed tower-defense structure in which players save Earth from an alien assault, while Space Raiders in Space has players build defenses and manage squad orders during bug attacks.
Space Raiders in Space: platforms & release
Is Space Raiders in Space worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want squad control combined with defensive construction. Skip it if: players seeking a relaxed defense game may find crew losses and bug attacks punishing.
Where can I download Space Raiders in Space?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Space Raiders in Space's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Space Raiders in Space on?
Windows only.
