

One of the game's developers, Sanatana Mishra noted that the team's decision to not launch the game on Xbox One video game console was due to the parity clause which required developers to launch their games on Xbox One the same day as other platforms. Development Īssault Android Cactus was developed and published by Brisbane-based video game development studio Witch Beam. The game includes 25 stages which morph and transform as the level progresses.

The game has nine playable androids to choose from, each of which have a different combination of primary and secondary weapons. The game features four game modes: a story, campaign, a challenging 50 layer mode, Infinity Drive, daily challenges, Daily Drive, and boss rush mode. The game can be played in single-player or in local cooperative play with up to four players. The player must fight through hordes of rogue robots to take back control of the Genki Star. The Player takes control of one of nine Androids, the first of which being Cactus, an Interplanetary Police Department (IPPD) junior constable, who crashes her ship into a space freighter 'Genki Star'.

An enhanced version for the Switch was released in 2019 as Assault Android Cactus+.Īssault Android Cactus is a twin-stick shooter played primarily from a quarter-down perspective. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux in 2015, PlayStation 4 in 2016, Xbox One in 2017 and Nintendo Switch in 2019. Assault Android Cactus is a twin-stick shooter developed and published by Witch Beam.
