From Space (v1.1.1660)

A pink alien invasion turns Earth into a lively but dangerous cartoon war zone, where absurd color and relentless gunfire sit side by side. From Space is a top-down twin-stick action shooter built around holding back swarms, completing objectives, and turning every street or facility into a defensive position. Its playful presentation never hides the pressure: enemies arrive in overwhelming numbers, mutate into tougher threats, and force a squad to keep moving. The tone is more Saturday-morning sci-fi than grim apocalypse, but the firefights can become properly hectic.

Players select from a roster of distinct specialists, then head into missions alone or with up to three online teammates. Combat revolves around choosing the right tools for crowd control and burst damage, from miniguns and flamethrowers to rocket launchers, while grenades, mines, barricading wire, and automated turrets help shape the battlefield. Scavenging supplies during missions matters, especially when ammunition, healing, and deployable defenses can determine whether a position holds. Characters gain levels and equip interchangeable perks, allowing a team to adjust builds between encounters or redistribute useful bonuses to suit a new strategy.

What separates From Space from a standard co-op shooter is its emphasis on flexible squad composition rather than rigid character classes. One player can specialize in damage, another can slow groups down, and a coordinated team can build a compact kill zone before the alien wave arrives; solo players need to make those decisions alone. The chunky visuals are approachable, but escalating enemy variants and the need to manage positioning give the action more bite than its toy-box look suggests. Fans of Alien Swarm, Helldivers’ co-op chaos, or arcade-style horde shooters will find an accessible, replayable option here, particularly if they have regular friends ready to coordinate.