2021-11-04 00:05 UTC · Community Announcements · Sycle
We're marking the release of our studios new title Unpacking, the slow paced, meditative puzzle narrative game, by giving everyone an opportunity to pick up the fast paced, adrenaline and battery powered eyeball melter better known as Assault Android Cactus. Both Assault Android Cactus and it's incredible soundtrack are 75% off for the rest of the week, so it's a great time to snatch either up or recommend them to some friends! If you've ever wanted a few more friends on the friends-leaderboards to be above, this might be your chance! And don't forget that Assault Android Cactus+ includes our
2020-03-12 18:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Sycle
Last year we released Assault Android Cactus on Nintendo Switch as Assault Android Cactus+ with extra content that we were then able to bring back to the Steam version in our biggest content update since leaving Early Access. Not only was our Switch release a great version of the game, it made the Steam version better, so we hope some of you are excited to learn its escaped its digital confines and manifested in the real world! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5074127/e31cb7cd804656b76d716f4adf9f1929aea9d15c.jpg We never expected to hold it in a box but thanks to Super Rare Games it now exists as a limited
2020-01-17 15:47 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Imogen Beckhelling)
Australia is still burning, but over the last couple of days they’ve actually had some rain! While this is a big help to certain areas, there are still 83 fires blazing around the country, and there’s a lot of people and wildlife still in trouble. It’s good job then that there are even more game devs, companies, and communities banding together to help out our friends down under. A new Humble Bundle, a donation from the makers of Warframe, and a charity initiative run by Eve Online players are just three more ways the games industry is raising money, and you can get involve
2019-05-01 15:57 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Dominic Tarason)
The Switch’s rise continues to be a boon to us PC folks. Yesterday, our version of my favouritest twin-stick shooter, Assault Android Cactus, got all the upgrades from its recent Switch debut, free. Now titled Assault Android Cactus+, devs Witch Beam have bulked it up with a bundle of new features, including Campaign+ mode, a second loop through the game’s story mode. Daring players can now face down endgame enemies from the very beginning, remixed bosses and some downright intense bullets patterns to dodge. The game is also on sale, before a price increase tomorrow. (more…
2019-04-30 17:07 UTC · Announcement · Valve
Today's Deal: Save 50% on Assault Android Cactus and its Soundtrack!* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Thursday at 10AM Pacific Time
2019-04-30 11:24 UTC · Community Announcements · Sycle
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5074127/c77abeacb13adc1df74a0f5869339e98e1ef3b7c.jpg In our biggest update since leaving Early Access in 2015, Assault Android Cactus has been upgraded with Campaign+, new costumes and a new aiming mode. To mark the occasion, Assault Android Cactus+ will be on sale, then move to a higher price point when the sale ends. Campaign+ Each stage has been rebuilt with new enemy waves and dynamic elements, utilizing the game's full arsenal of enemies for new encounters and amped up boss fights. More than just a hard mode, Campaign+ is
2018-06-07 08:53 UTC · Community Announcements · Sycle
You may have noticed Assault Android Cactus updating a few times since the last update - after such a long gap we ended up having a few issues that weren't caught in testing. We think we're done now though and thank you for your patience! Fixes FXAA graphics option Boss spawns in the Campaign Lemon's rockets against Medulla's last form Weird issue that could leave a single Wasp unresponsive Missing audio in post credits scene End of DX9 support as mentioned in the previous update, due to game engine updates we no longer support DX9 on Windows, only DX11 and OpenGL. For anyone inconvenienced by
2018-06-03 06:18 UTC · Community Announcements · Sycle
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5074127/3982669324e8dc1764eb5de5cfbfcd8d87bd2cdf.jpg This update incorporates the beneficial changes and bug fixes that had occurred elsewhere since our last Steam release. In collaboration with feedback from some of our most dedicated players, we've given the Androids a tuning pass and overall higher scores can now be obtained, so attack those leaderboards anew! We have also added a Developer Commentary mode! Enabled via Audio Options in the Main Menu, you can now play through the campaign while hearing the three of us reminis
2018-01-12 00:30 UTC · PC Gamer
In June of last year, Housemarque launched an arcade shooter named Nex Machina. After years of Sony exclusives like Resogun, Nex Machina gave PC players their first taste of Housemarque's style of refined twin-stick shooter since The Reap came out in 1997. Even more tantalisingly for genre connoisseurs, Eugene Jarvis—designer of Robotron: 2084 and Smash TV—came on board as a consultant. Nex Machina was a spiritual successor to those games, and was widely praised as an exemplar of the form. Our own review called it a "a breathless modern arcade classic that delivers more
2016-10-23 09:59 UTC · Community Announcements · Sycle
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5074127/7859802e2db2efa6622dc46e93851aa1bc0241b6.jpg Changes and Improvements Daily Drive highscores have been migrated to Steam from the third party service we were using in the past. This is a backend change meant to work the same way as before but a side effect is an increase in responsiveness and being less prone to failing to save scores. Daily Drive now includes a Time Bonus like the Campaign levels to make the leaderboards more competitive. The Daily Drive now shows the date of the Drive you are about to play on the me
2016-10-23 09:59 UTC · Community Announcements · Sycle
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5074127/7859802e2db2efa6622dc46e93851aa1bc0241b6.jpg Changes and Improvements Daily Drive highscores have been migrated to Steam from the third party service we were using in the past. This is a backend change meant to work the same way as before but a side effect is an increase in responsiveness and being less prone to failing to save scores. Daily Drive now includes a Time Bonus like the Campaign levels to make the leaderboards more competitive. The Daily Drive now shows the date of the Drive you are about to play on the me
2016-10-04 16:15 UTC · Community Announcements · Sycle
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5074127/0f48c3f7e29d266cc995aed597370fe53400f2a0.jpg Changes mapped Q and Z to movement to better handle some European keyboard layouts brightened the energy tether on Fetcher Fidos and Justice's Grapple Balls and tinted the player blue when attached for increased visibility Improved look of Rocket trails on Lemon's Rocket Launcher Added more movement to Lemon's ponytail in-game Fixes Fixed rare case where a framerate stutter or other large time step would cause Titan's to be unresponsive after spawning Fixed issue where musi
2016-10-04 16:15 UTC · Community Announcements · Sycle
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5074127/0f48c3f7e29d266cc995aed597370fe53400f2a0.jpg Changes mapped Q and Z to movement to better handle some European keyboard layouts brightened the energy tether on Fetcher Fidos and Justice's Grapple Balls and tinted the player blue when attached for increased visibility Improved look of Rocket trails on Lemon's Rocket Launcher Added more movement to Lemon's ponytail in-game Fixes Fixed rare case where a framerate stutter or other large time step would cause Titan's to be unresponsive after spawning Fixed issue where musi
2016-10-02 06:57 UTC · Community Announcements · Sycle
We're part of this weekend's sale for Big Picture-Friendly Games http://store.steampowered.com/sale/bigpicturegames/ Not only does Cactus work great with Big Picture mode, we've been a good fit for the Steam Controller from the beginning - you may remember our unexpected appearance in Valve's announcement trailer at around the minute mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fs2Yh1PFwM One cool thing about the Steam Controller is it can be customised, by anyone, and thanks to improvements made by HERO 01, we now have two Recommend configurations which can be reached by choosing Manage Game and loo
2016-10-02 06:57 UTC · Community Announcements · Sycle
We're part of this weekend's sale for Big Picture-Friendly Games http://store.steampowered.com/sale/bigpicturegames/ Not only does Cactus work great with Big Picture mode, we've been a good fit for the Steam Controller from the beginning - you may remember our unexpected appearance in Valve's announcement trailer at around the minute mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fs2Yh1PFwM One cool thing about the Steam Controller is it can be customised, by anyone, and thanks to improvements made by HERO 01, we now have two Recommend configurations which can be reached by choosing Manage Game and loo
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