Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
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Game2023Published by indie.io
Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors
Developer Reija
You are Earth's last line of defense in a relentless alien invasion. Experience intense top-down roguelite action across diverse landscapes, fighting invaders with a versatile arsenal. Outsmart, outgun, and survive your foes. Every run increases the challenge - so adapt, evolve, dominate! From the Steam store page
53 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Sep 13, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
76
LovedLoved
38 positive · 12 negative
95% range 63–86%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 38 | 12 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
3 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
50 of 67 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Mostly positive Early Access bullet heaven with solid foundation but some balance and variety issues.
Players praise the polished gameplay, good power progression, and fun factor, calling it a 'worthy survivor game' with 'all thrills no filler'. The stylized 3D urban sci-fi visuals and smooth performance are also highlighted. [1][3][4]
Critics note it's a basic Vampire Survivors clone with lack of weapon synergies, unbalanced weapons, and a grindy progression. Some report bugs, abandoned development, and poor Steam Deck support. [28][30][33][35]
Praised polished gameplay · good visuals · fun factor
Criticised lack of weapon synergies · unbalanced weapons · grindy progression · bugs and abandoned development
Summary drafted by an AI model from the 36 reactions it cites ([n] links open each post), then checked by code: every paragraph cites real posts and every quote is verbatim. Written Oct 7, 2026. Method
Reactions
53 of 53 · most liked firstA very good foundation for this Early Access bullet heaven title. The stylized 3D urban sci-fi vibe and look works out well, with an already polished and fun gameplay and a good power progression. It's a bit closer to those slow bullet heaven titles where the player is outgunned early on, but the movement speed and health levels mean it's feasible to properly crowd control large amounts of enemies with the correct weapons and perks. The game only launched today, at the time of this writing, and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mediocre survivors like game, abandoned in Jan 2024 with unfixed bugs. The game includes ~ 15 hours of gameplay (doing missions with different diffuculty settings and unlocking new weapons/passives) - 1 broken achievement ~ 3 expremely grindy achievements, 1 of them will take hundreds of hours - broken reroll system - lack of variety in builds: you want ion shield, armor and vitality upgrades as well as all AOE weapons every time, otherwise you cant beat the levl with modifiers - boring boses:…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very raw. I can't imagine picking this over other wonderful titles in Vampire Survivors genre. The game is not fit for Steam Deck and barely playable there.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's Vampire Survivors with poly graphics and a (in my opinion) blander scifi setting. Upgrade path is good and you can achieve that frenetic feeling of popping lots of mobs. Feels a bit harder starting out and the unlocks more expensive... maybe needs a little balancing toward less initial frustration. Recommend if you like this kind of game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Abandonware with years-old bugs. Super uncool for crap like this to be bundled.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty barebones Vampire Survivors clone. What Easy Target said in another review here is pretty obvious even early on: you either go for Vitality + Armor + Ion Shield or you won't make it. After some 8-10 minutes in (or every set number of levels), you'll get a warning for an event. Complete it and you'll get a crate - sometimes you also get all the experience scattered around, but I have no idea how/when that triggers - which is very underwhelming in how it opens. It shakes violently and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Boring Vam Suvrivor Clone, it's so bad, so boring, so bare bones. If you're behind structures, you're screw, you can't see what's coming, what's around you. And get ready to get stuck on unnessary objects, you're "Holding" the objectives, but very well, those blockages possed a threat even to you. The Menu? The UI? they felt so outdated, not even user friendly. The only thing i like is the Visual of Skills effect
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →- Game: Space Invaders, 1978 - Developer: Taito - Platform: Arcade - Gameplay: Defend Earth by shooting descending alien waves. Features iconic pixel art & increasing difficulty. - Legacy: A timeless masterpiece that defined gaming. #retroarcade #spaceinvaders #gamers #nostalgia #gaming #videogames
unlabelledView post →All thrills no filler, loads of fun, great game play formulas presented,great play-ability,I really love this damn game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is worthy survivor game. It have the now popular polygon assets with good visual effects. There is alot of unlocks what tied to quests you have to finish in missions. Very fluid and fun gameplay, alot of characters and skills to unlock and choose from. They also keep contact with the community and working on next Update. It have a demo what you should try. Recommended game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR: Pass on this, buy a different vampire survivor clone. There is just no depth to this game. No weapon synergies. let me repeat, there are NO SYNERGIES in this game. that already takes away a huge portion of strategy. there are no 'builds' in this game.. There are only like 2-3 good weapons and you will buy them every round. The progression is also super grindy. You have missions to complete which sounds cool, but they take a long time and aren't interesting, most are just pick up X of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is an extreme lack of variety in weapons/abilities compared to most games of this genre which makes the gameplay too repetitive. Combined with how lackluster the upgrades are, it makes the progression system too tedious and boring. At least it's really cheap.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to like this game but I wouldn't recommend it unless you've played every other game in the genre. PROS: -$4.99 price tag means that if you got a few hours entertainment out of it then you got your money's worth. - Good graphics for this genre. CONS: -way to easy. - unbalanced weapons. Some weapons are too weak and some are two powerful. It makes picking or not picking items at level up a no brainer. You're not going to strain your brain at level up trying to decide what to pick.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun roguelite with decent metaprogression, hoping to see it grow into a game i can play for many more hours
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Decent. Nothing super special, but nothing bad. If you want another Survivor style game to play, try it out.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not all that great. Hitboxes are pretty bad. weapons are basic without a lot of depth. Different characters give little to no differences between them.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I didn't hate it, but it's very cheaply put together and has numerous flaws. Just a basic Survivors clone with a lot of grinding.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Plenty of grinding, nicely presented. Top tip - read all the research options (there are 4 or 5 tabs) - some are easy to achieve early on and help speed your progression significantly.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Basic survivors game, but pretty good for what it is - especially for the price.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →dopamine simulator
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really great rouge like game, I just wish that there was more things to do, and something like an Endless mode.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i am surprise that there is no discord
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →April 4th 2023 patch 0.7.2 game has become unplayable for to long with dev/s not posting a hotfix for the infinite loading bug that prevents game play. will be requesting refund as I can not play this game due to design. (was turned down by Valve asked to play next patch and ask for refund if product still wasn't working) May 23 update 0.7.4 This did in fact fix the recent game-play breaking bug that was effecting me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Solid VS style game. Interesting different way to upgrade/unlock things for your runs. It would be cool to see manual aim on controller with certain weapons like the photo blaster,
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fun game to play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game sucks ass - I enjoyed every second of it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🎲 RANDOM GAME, XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Steam) https://store.steampowered.com/app/200510 Control the secret military organization XCOM 🛡️ Defend Earth from a global alien invasion: manage resources, advance technologies, and oversee comba... #SteamAndEpic #Tactical #Defend #XCOM #Interceptor #Strategic
unlabelledView post →This is a mostly competent Vampire Survivors knockoff. Play sessions can be much shorter, ranging from 3-20+ minutes instead of mostly 30+. Some starting weapons do not feel useful enough to facilitate survival, and maximum movement speed is still quite slow. I've only just unlocked the 3rd area - Atlantis Lab.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Defend Earth: Xenos Survivors takes a familiar survival-action formula and places it within a large-scale science-fiction conflict where humanity faces overwhelming alien forces. The core idea is immediately recognizable for anyone familiar with survivor-style roguelites: enter dangerous battlefields, survive increasingly aggressive enemy waves, gather upgrades, and slowly evolve from a vulnerable soldier into a devastating force capable of clearing entire screens of enemies. While the genre…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Picked this game up on a whim not expecting much, loaded it up and 6 hours just flew by. It's not too complex, but there's enough variation in characters and builds to keep things fresh for a little while. I'm really enjoying it so far, highly recommended for its price!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Get ready to DEFEND EARTH from an alien invasion 🚀! Play Mars Attack at fliperama.games and see how long you can hold off the Martian takeover #MarsAttack #SpaceDefense fliperama.games/game/mars-at...
unlabelledView post →The environment is an interesting take on bullet hell/survival games. Well, mostly. You are in a world where aliens have invaded. Your primary task is the saving of the planet. This means that you need to stay alive as long as possible, collect items, die and do it all over again. Given time and enough playing and you might just make it. First, the graphics are quite nice and game play runs smooth. You will eventually start finding health, but be careful because the location of med-kits are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Photon Blaster is the key
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Poorly balanced, frustrating to play, and clearly a lazy port of an already crappy mobile game. Feels like a total waste of time, not even worth a buck. Avoid.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun, colorful game. Gets pretty easy quickly but it's a good time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very fun, simple, and addictive survivor-like.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →https://youtu.be/__0djIIGqjo Many of the upgrades are low impact that are hard to actually feel the difference in game providing a lack luster drive to progress in a run or with meta upgrades.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →pretty fun and lots to do for $2.50
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game is dead no updates since publisher acquired. dont buy
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like the game. It looks great and handles well with a controller. Some of the menu navigation leaves a little bit to be desired, but I’m happy to log in and play a session or two most days. The game is being actively developed. I took a few months off and can definitely see the improvements being made. Case in point: The developer recently added the research facility, which is basically a set of quests/missions you can choose from to further increase the number of skills you’ll have at…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really good so far but does appear they are still working on it. Very happy with the game for only three dollars. Better graphics than most bullethell.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Definitely needs more content as for now I'm 100% done with it in such a small time. But a great start (Y) Good job. Got a full release just while back. A lot of great stuff to return to even after i played it in EA.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Another" Magical Survival / Vampire Survivors clone, but it has a lot of potential, hope the EA don't die and the developers continue supporting the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's another VS inspired game but much prettier and slower. The slow speed makes for a much more interesting game. The creeping horde is intimidating if you haven't got the right build yet. The 2 maps available so far make for great use of environment to manage hordes and find hidden xp . The power builds are what you would expect from this genre. One criticism of this is when in horde mode you stop powering up your weapons after 10 minutes, leaving another 10 + minutes of collecting points or…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent job Devs! Well worth the purchase. Clean, clear graphics with smooth play. Nicely balanced upgrades and enemies. Very much looking forward to expanded game play! Thank you!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun game that has a potential to be addictive! Good thing is, it doesn't take too long but at the same time keeps dragging you in to try out all the different weapons and defensive systems. Beware to choose the wrong combination of them!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Defcon Xenos is a great little game if you're looking for a fun and intense challenge! Weapon combinations can get really satisfying and there is good Mob variety. Gameplay is fun and in the sweet spot in regards to difficulty. The Devs are continuing to improve and add content to the game so I'm looking forward to seeing this game flourish and evolve!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's Vampire Survivors without the vampires (*), but with more lasers and explosions! Early Access but pretty fun so far :) (*) TIL no vampires in Vampire Survivors either. Definitely lasers in this game though.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great fun going through these waves of enemies thrown at you. While it starts easy enough, you really need these upgrades to get through the increasingly more difficult hordes of enemies. The first boss comes with dozens of smaller enemies that try to get at you. As each level does not take too long, you can easily squeeze in a session.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really like the additional twists this game gives the bullethell. Compared to Vampire Survivors or similar, DEFCON: Xenos has a lot of different enemies, shooting, dashing, throwing... Fighting in real-world szenarios gives me a feeling of Avengers. I hope they add more locations and features soon!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really cool game! The gameplay is fast-paced, the graphics are nice and the various upgrades keep things fresh. I think its really fun that the levels are places from the real world and I appreciate the short run-time of each level. Perfect for a quick session.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice bullet hell shooter. Picked it up when I saw it in a sale and I always wanted to try a game like this! The pace seems pretty good and I can't wait to try out all the features I haven't unlocked yet. The graphics look nice and it runs pretty smooth.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Already playing this game since closed beta and i'm really happy about the early access release yesterday. Since my first playthrough the team behind DEFCON: Xenos made some major improvements like an additional map, new enemies and new weapons. The second map is vastly harder than the first one and i wasn't able to finish yet, but especially because of the increasing difficulty it makes the game long lasting and really fun to play. The team sure has to optimize some things, but all in all…
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