Description from the publisher:
We are in grave danger. Enemies are swarming around the ship, and they will not go down without a fight. We'll have to work together in order to get out of this one alive. We're going to need a plan, and we need it fast. Let's not let these...things...outsmart us, outnumber us, and certainly not outshoot us! I need you all to do what you do best. Got it? Let's do this!
In Apocalypse Chaos, your ship has been surrounded by a hostile alien race and the situation looks dire, but you and your crew ain't going down without a fight! You must work together to contest the onslaught of enemy forces, recover items of scientific interest, rescue the innocent, escape imprisonment, and destroy the alien leader.
• An action-packed cooperative experience for you and your friends to conquer.
• Modular components allow players to craft their own missions.
• Includes a campaign of scenarios to test your courage and inspire your creativity.
- Looks [__] awesome when you have set it all up here.
- Tense.
- Good game.
- Kind of difficult to beat this game.
- Your ship's been surrounded by a bunch of [__] aliens and you think it's all over, but you're still going to [__] fight anyway.
- Star Wars: Queen's Gambit
- SS Batory
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- 3D movement — This is a three-dimensional war game. It's got different levels that you can maneuver around.
- Horde defense — The idea is to eventually destroy the alien leader so that you can [__] off out of ship and escape with all of the survivors.
- scenario-based — This is a scenario based game. You can pick a scenario based on a difficulty that you want.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
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