Planet Defender
Orbit a small blue planet in your fighter, blast meteors and alien raiders, shoot golden satellites for power-ups and choose permanent upgrades as you defend the world.
Planet Defender is a neon space shooter where the playfield is a single small world. You pilot a fighter that circles the planet on a fixed orbit, and your cannon fires outward all the time, so the whole game is about where you stand. Meteors, alien saucers and diving raiders converge from every direction, and each one that slips through leaves a glowing crater on the surface and drains the planet's health.
The threats escalate in clear steps. Small rocks come first, then big asteroids that split into fragments, saucers that settle into their own orbit and shoot down at the planet, kamikaze divers that hunt your ship, and finally mothership bosses that launch more divers. Golden satellites drift around the outer ring: shoot them to unlock spread shot, rapid fire, piercing rounds, a planetary shield dome or a repair. Hold the burst button to charge a nova that wipes nearby enemies and bullets. Every 30 kills you pick a permanent upgrade, such as faster fire, ion thrusters, extra planet armor, a stronger nova or a better satellite net, and chaining kills raises your score multiplier.
It is a good fit for fans of arcade space shooters who like defending a point rather than flying across a map. Tip: stay on the side where the biggest ships arrive and release the nova just as a crowd closes in on the surface.
How to play
Steer your ship around the planet; the cannon fires outward automatically. Destroy meteors and alien ships before they hit the surface, because each hit damages the planet and the run ends when its health reaches zero. Shoot golden satellites for power-ups, hold the burst button to charge a nova, and choose an upgrade every 30 kills. Chain kills for a score multiplier.
Controls
- A / D or Left / Right: Orbit around the planet
- Hold Space or W, release: Charge and fire a nova burst
- 1 / 2 / 3 or click: Choose an upgrade
- Left thumb (touch): Drag toward where the ship should orbit
- BURST button (touch): Hold to charge, release to blast
- P / Esc: Pause
- M: Mute
- R: Restart
Category: Shooting games
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