Assault Android Cactus News

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 Plus campaign - available once you've finished the regular campaign - that features every level and boss re-balanced for a fresh experience.

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!



We never expected to hold it in a box but thanks to Super Rare Games it now exists as a limited physical release! This is the perfect opportunity to own a boxed copy of the game, or a handy way to play when you're on the move, or a way to throw money at us if you got the game in a bundle without noticing but later realised it was amazing, or a gift for friends or family members who extremely tragically may not yet know what it's like to S+ a level or swear at a Daily Drive.

There's only 4,000 copies so pre order yours now if you don't want to miss out! These are region free, come with a 20 page colour manual and three randomly chosen collectable cards.

Update - sold out! There are apparently still some available in a three game bundle or you can take your chances that extra copies show up once orders have shipped and the dust has settled

Today's Deal: Save 50% on Assault Android Cactus and its Soundtrack!*

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*Offer ends Thursday at 10AM Pacific Time

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.


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 meant to give accomplished players a new experience, new leaderboards to climb and a fresh challenge for couch co-op players.


Beat stages with each Android to unlock a new look!



Included under Accessibility Options, enabling Automatic Aim will take care of aiming when you don't use the right stick or the mouse, letting players concentrate on dodging and using weapons effectively.

Preserving the core of the Cactus experience while reducing complexity, this is a game mode we think will appeal to those who struggle with the controls or anyone who wants to give their thumb a rest. The opt-in nature also makes it ideal for couch co-op sessions that involve players of different skill levels.

• Added Movie Gallery under Collections for reviewing cutscenes
  
• Selecting an Androids costume is remembered and can be used for AI team members and cutscenes viewed through the Movie Gallery
• On knockdown, hold any button to Revive, at a slightly slower rate than tapping
  
• Added Revive Assist to Accessibility Options which will revive downed players without controller input (at a slower rate than tapping or holding)
  
• Fingerstyle+, the new version of the Android Select / Stage Select song for Campaign+ is in the jukebox and added to the Soundtrack DLC
  
• Animated Cactus silhouette on the loading screen is fun to watch
  
• Too many fixes, improvements and adjustments to list
  

To celebrate Assault Android Cactus+ on Steam we are going on sale on the 30th! If you're considering picking up the game make sure you wait until we're 50% off!

Not only is it a great price to grab the game at, once this sale is over we will be taking the unusual step of increasing the price. With the many improvements and features we've added over the years, and now Campaign+, we believe AAC+ is just a different and better game than what we released in 2015 and we want the price to reflect that. If you already own the game you are just receiving a free update, but we have given this a lot of thought and decided that this was the fairest way to bring content that was originally made for our Nintendo Switch release back to the PC.

We hope you understand our reasoning and if you've been on the fence about buying the game, that you consider grabbing it while discounted!

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!

• 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
  

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 this, you can continue using the previous build of the game by right clicking and choosing Properties > Betas and selecting Legacy from the dropdown menu.