Xenopurge
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Xenopurge is a tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat. Operate from a remote command center, issuing indirect orders via multi-screen interfaces. Plan routes, set priorities, and adapt as missions escalate and feel the true weight of being in command. From the Steam store page
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60 of 66 · most liked firstSTARTING SOON: EXCLUSIVE early look at XENOPURGE by @traptics.bsky.social! Thank you to @dominictarason.com for the demo key. XENOPURGE is a game about being a commander, far from the action, giving orders to men through a screen to kill or die against a xeno threat. #twitch #slimegirl #vtuber
unlabelledView post →Following the proud traditions of Alien (on the ZX Spectrum) and Duskers, Xenopurge is a game I know I will adore. 🚀Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tra... 🎥 trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KP3... ♥️Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/2983410/...
unlabelledView post →Xenopurge Demo is out people! Wanna fight the Xenos threat? Want to contribute to MACE? Here's how: 1. Wishlist the game 2. Play the demo 3. Leave a review store.steampowered.com/app/3175750/... #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #wishlistwednesday #aliens
unlabelledView post →Xenopurge has a release date! 🖥️ The game is releasing on Steam on July 11th! #indiegame #horrorshowcase #xenopurge
unlabelledView post →@traptics.bsky.social's Xenopurge is a palm-sweatingly tense game about hitting a few keys on your keyboard. Also, there's aliens … but you'll never see them. www.rogue.site/editorials/x...
unlabelledView post →If you are looking for an Alien-inspired commander simulator look no further! Check out Xenopurge, a roguelite real-time tactics game, where you manage a squad of Xeno-hunting space marines! store.steampowered.com/app/2983410/... #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #wishlistwednesday
unlabelledView post →Last #screenshotsaturday everyone, do your best! Game: Xenopurge Genre: Real-time tactics + Simulation Link: store.steampowered.com/app/2983410/... Extra Info: Playtest open, soon on Kickstarter Remeber to Wishlist on Steam and Follow on Kickstarter! #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #scifi
unlabelledView post →Happy to be part of @wingsfund.me Steam event for women-led Studios, with Xenopurge. We are currently having a playtest you can access through Steam. Join us and wishlist the game! store.steampowered.com/app/2983410/... #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #screenshotsaturday
unlabelledView post →Back when we initially started Xenopurge we intended to make it look like a board game. Then we found Duskers and it dawned on us. If you want to do an Alien-inspired game you can't leave the retro-futuristic tech out. store.steampowered.com/app/2983410/... #indiedev #gamedev #wishlistwednesday
unlabelledView post →I can't believe it. MY VOICE IS IN A LEGIT VIDEO GAME. Xenopurge is a tactial auto-battler game by @traptics.bsky.social and it releases on July 11th this year, and you can play its demo RIGHT NOW! There's a chance you'll hear my voice as one of the soldiers! store.steampowered.com/app/2983410/...
unlabelledView post →Xenopurge has a great concept and a good start for a tense tactical auto-battler https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/xenopurge-has-a-great-concept-and-a-good-start-for-a-tense-tactical-auto-battler/ #Xenopurge #IndieGames #Steam #PCGaming #Gaming #LinuxGaming
unlabelledView post →Xenopurge, my first ever casting credit in a video game, is now OUT! If you like tactical strategy games with a horrific sci-fi twist, give it a look! It's currently 22% off at time of writing and is VERY reasonably priced, even off sale. #indiedev #indiegames #gamedev #autobattler #xenopurge
unlabelledView post →Players will have access to two squads with distinct playstyles and can replay the game across multiple difficulty levels. Xenopurge is coming out July 11th in Early Access. store.steampowered.com/app/2983410/... #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #scifi #aliens #xenopurge
unlabelledView post →This week we have an #interview with Mike Papagathangelou from @traptics.bsky.social about their 1new game Xenopurge! Take a look! #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegames @firesquid.games
unlabelledView post →Checking out some STEAM Next Fest Demos! Starting with Xenopurge! Live at: www.twitch.tv/yeoden #vtuber #vsky #SteamNextFest #calamitycrew
unlabelledView post →We're excited to partner with @traptics.bsky.social and publish the very unique sci-fi game: Xenopurge! 🖥️ Xenopurge is a tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat. Wishlist now and join the playtest on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2983410/...
unlabelledView post →Ooh, it is time to do something again with streaming! It has been a while, but receiving the @missmonster.bsky.social Smilodon mask clearly got this one to go for it. We are playing #Xenopurge and try to understand game! twitch.tv/isolectra #furry #furrystreamer #twitchstreamer #livevirtaaja #gaming
unlabelledView post →The making of Xenopurge with game designer Mike Papagathangelou of @traptics.bsky.social. ⏰ Live today at 18:00 CET on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/cA5wmhK... #gamedev #indiedev #makingof
unlabelledView post →Mike Papagathangelou, @traptics.bsky.social's game designer responsible for titles like Xenopurge and Homeseek, will be doing a live presentation of his *Practical Introduction to Systemic Game Design* course on March 23. 🎲 Reserve your free seat here: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-practica...
unlabelledView post →New Review for XENOPURGE out! 🔗 youtu.be/n5qJQCcMmBM @traptics.bsky.social made an incredible game with so little. I'm truly impressed at how much the game nails the tension and atmosphere, and I could really see the action as if it was a movie. #indiegame #strategygame #autobattler #roguelike
unlabelledView post →Xenopurge Demo is up on Steam now. It's an Aliens-inspired real-time tactics game with a slick Duskers-style retro interface over some space-hulk adjacent gameplay Check it out, maybe leave a review, and share it with friends who might also wanna purge some xenos! #indiegame
unlabelledView post →We are making Xenopurge a game inspired by Duskers and Aliens. It's roguelite, it's retro futuristic and its all played through a screen.
unlabelledView post →The Making of Xenopurge -- join us for a live #gamedev interview with game designer Mike Papagathangelou of @traptics.bsky.social on March 16! ▪️ The discussion will be streamed on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA5w...
unlabelledView post →Inspired by the movie Aliens, tactical roguelike Xenopurge heads to Steam on July 11 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/inspired-by-the-movie-aliens-tactical-roguelike-xenopurge-heads-to-steam-on-july-11/ #Xenopurge #IndieGames #PCGaming #Gaming
unlabelledView post →Am I...am I a voice actor? 🥹 My first official video game credit comes out tomorrow and I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas morning 🥳 Check out Xenopurge on Steam, releasing tomorrow! #voiceactor #voiceacting #indiegames #gaming
unlabelledView post →Xenopurge is out of early access, and better than ever. I think this might be my game of 2025! Huge congrats @TrapticsGames! Go kill aliens here ⬇️ store.steampowered.com/app/2983410/...
unlabelledView post →Xenopurge, an auto-battler, strategy roguelite game, was released into early access today. Help an elite squad of soldiers stop the alien Xeno threat to humanity by issuing commands from your remote station. Look out for our upcoming review! store.steampowered.com/app/2983410/...
unlabelledView post →Surprise video! Thanks to @firesquid.games I had opportunity to play early access version of Xenopurge a little early! Give it a look here, the game deffo scratched my management and tactical needs hehe: youtu.be/F8-zkOWGjKo #vtuber #xenopurge #vsky
unlabelledView post →Our very first Firesquid Publisher Sale is live! 🎉 💰 Discounts on all Firesquid games 🚀 1.0 release of Xenopurge! 🎮 New Game Announcements for 2026: - Ex Sanguis - @preludethegame.bsky.social - DLC for Reus 2: Grasslands Check out the sale page on Steam: store.steampowered.com/sale/firesqu...
unlabelledView post →New gaming video! I took at look at Xenopurge an Early-Access Steam game that I picked up during the recent Steam Autumn Sale. It's being made by @traptics.bsky.social and is an auto-battling Real Tactics Roguelite. youtu.be/89giU650WR4
unlabelledView post →My caster background comes back to haunt me 😂 Mike used to be one of the top EU players in Legends of Runeterra. But little did I know back then about his game dev career at @traptics.bsky.social. Fate reconnected us after many years to discuss his new game, Xenopurge. #IndieDev #RTS #Roguelite
unlabelledView post →Really liking this one from @traptics.bsky.social and @firesquid.games releasing tomorrow on Steam - Xenopurge #indiegames #strategygame youtu.be/-LO7RA7kUwk
unlabelledView post →I have my first Game Acting Credit! I’m a Soldier in #Xenopurge Check it out on Steam now! store.steampowered.com/app/2983410/Xe… Thankyou @traptics.bsky.social for this opportunity!
unlabelledView post →Obsessed with Xenopurge. Waited so long to playtest it and I can't stop playing this game :D Filled the feedback form, hope it will be useful for devs, wish 'em best of luck! #indiedev #indiegames
unlabelledView post →Greece isn’t exactly a #gamedev powerhouse (yet), but that’s what makes rare design-heavy gems like #Xenopurge @traptics.bsky.social so refreshing. The success of a game is up to the players' vote. Quality and production values are objective. 🔗 Wishlist here: tinyurl.com/cjhmenk4
unlabelledView post →I have been trying out Xenopurge by @traptics.bsky.social and gods, its so atmospheric! Theres a clear sign of the game design understanding how less direct information and more use of the imagination to fill gaps creates really tense horror. Go check it out! store.steampowered.com/app/2983410/...
unlabelledView post →Here's Mike Papagathangelou, our systemic game design teacher, discussing the forthcoming Xenopurge: rogueliker.com/xenopurge-in...
unlabelledView post →We beat Xenopurge! Fantastic game! Now we're playing Every Day We Fight Demo!
unlabelledView post →Play cool demos on Steam this weekend! 🖥️ Xenopurge: a tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat 🧟 Vultures: a 90's survival game inspired world in this tactical turn-based survival horror ⛪ Becoming Saint: a real-time strategy roguelike in medieval Italy
unlabelledView post →Mike Papagathangelou, lead designer of @traptics.bsky.social on Xenopurge & Homeseek, will be teaching our *Practical Introduction to Systemic Game Design* course. Master systems-oriented #gamedesign starting with the live course presentation on *March 23*. 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/1981836429...
unlabelledView post →Xenopurge is You Know That One Scene in Aliens?: The Video Game. And it works so, so well.
unlabelledView post →GET AWAY FROM HER YOU... TWITCH - Ellen Ripley (almost) Aliens 1986 Xenopurge is strategy, tactics, minimal visuals but maximal tension. Can we save our crew tonight or is it, Game Over, man... GAME OVER twitch.tv/pixelbandits #Gaming #indiegame #VideoGames
unlabelledView post →This game is definitely not something I have played before which is really intriguing! @piratepr.com #Xenopurge #IndieGame #GameNews #Minimap minimap.net/magazine/Xen...
unlabelledView post →Find out what goes into the creation of a unique and unexpectedly successful indie game, with our live *Making of Xenopurge* discussion. 🎥 The stream starts today at 18:00 CET on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/cA5wmhK...
unlabelledView post →The Making of Xenopurge -- a discussion with @traptics.bsky.social's game designer Mike Papagathangelou. Live on YouTube on March 16: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA5w...
unlabelledView post →Did you love DUSKERS? Would you like DUSKERS but faster and sharper and more replayable and also it's ALIENS! No there isn't a question mark at the end of that, that can't be a question, go play XENOPURGE! free demo! (then buy it like I did!) store.steampowered.com/app/2983410/...
unlabelledView post →More Xenopurge! If you thought you knew where this game was going, think again! Big ups to QuanticFlux for the nudge in the right direction. youtu.be/EbSteFR7bAc
unlabelledView post →Our friends at Traptics are busy crafting the deeply atmospheric Xenopurge *and* preparing a fascinating course on Systemic Game Design for D6 Learning.
unlabelledView post →Ooh, it is time to do something again with streaming! It has been a while, but receiving the MissMonster Smilodon mask clearly got this one to go for it. We are playing #Xenopurge and try to understand the game! https://twitch.tv/isolectra #furry #furrystreamer #twitchstreamer #livevirtaaja #gaming
unlabelledView post →Live Today (17:30 CET) ➡️ Veteran indie game designer Mike Papagathangelou of @traptics.bsky.social, the creative force behind Xenopurge & Homeseek, will be presenting his *Practical Introduction to Systemic Game Design* course. Reserve your seat here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1981836429...
unlabelledView post →The Making Of Xenopurge -- watch the discussion with game designer Mike Papagathangelou here ⤵️ www.youtube.com/live/cA5wmhK...
unlabelledView post →The Making of Xenopurge with game designer Mike Papagathangelou. Coming live to YouTube on March 16! YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA5w... Eventbrite reminder: www.eventbrite.com/e/1982278622...
unlabelledView post →Veteran indie game designer Mike Papagathangelou of @traptics.bsky.social, Xenopurge and Homeseek fame will be teaching the course *A Practical Introduction to Systemic Game Design*. Lessons start April 6. 👉 Find out more & enroll here: www.d6learning.com/course/syste...
unlabelledView post →Xenopurge is a game that caused me no end of tension while playing it, and it was great.
unlabelledView post →Auto-battling Tactical Roguelike Xenopurge Deploys to Early Access on Steam #gamingnews24h #gaming #xenopurge #steam #pcgaming https://www.gamingnews24h.com/2025/07/auto-battling-tactical-roguelike.html
unlabelledView post →More Summer Showcase with @traptics.bsky.social featured in the Horror Game Awards Showcase with Xenopurge tinyurl.com/4h375j7d%E2%... Go play the demo and leave a review, they're all positive!! (I didn't jinx it)
unlabelledView post →🎙️Role Announcement Everyone, I'm thrilled to announce that I will be voicing one of the soldiers in an upcoming Duskers style game "Xenopurge" developed by incredible @traptics.bsky.social Can't wait for it to release. Make sure to playtest yourself!
unlabelledView post →Xenophage is actually another game (not ours) just as cool. But ours is Xenopurge :D
unlabelledView post →Upcoming tactics game Xenopurge is like if Aliens, XCOM, and FNAF had a baby www.pcgamesn.com/xenopurge/st...
unlabelledView post →Currently playing a bunch of Xenopurge - Aliens inspired real time tactical game where your soldiers act based on a combination of their own logic and and the orders you give them. store.steampowered.com/app/2983410/...
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