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Assault Android Cactus+

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2015

Should you play it?

Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.

What works

  • Tight and responsive controls
  • High replayability with multiple characters and modes
  • Dynamic and visually appealing levels
  • Engaging soundtrack
  • Local co-op for up to 4 players

Things to keep in mind

  • No online multiplayer
  • Short campaign length
  • Some difficulty spikes in boss fights
  • Limited character customization
  • Some visual style considered dated or unappealing by some

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Bullet Heaven 2

  • Chippy

  • Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved

  • SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising

  • Full Mojo Rampage

  • Pocky & Rocky Reshrined

Less competitive

Games that feels like Assault Android Cactus+ but with less competition against others

  • Shadowgrounds

  • Alien Swarm

  • Moros Protocol

  • Solstice Chronicles: MIA

  • Enter the Gungeon

  • Doomsday Hunters

More intimate

Games that feels like Assault Android Cactus+ but with more focus on close relationships

  • SUPERVIVE

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate

  • Gatekeeper

  • Gatekeeper: Infinity

  • Madballs in Babo:Invasion

  • Apocalypse Party

Less social

Games that feels like Assault Android Cactus+ but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • KILL KNIGHT

  • REVOLVER360 RE:ACTOR

  • Leap of Fate

  • Sine Mora

  • Sektori

  • Jackal

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Assault Android Cactus+. These titles are not in What to play next.

Assault Android Cactus+: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Relaxation, Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026