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Welcome to the press page for Ark Defender! If you have any questions, need any additional information or would like anything provided in a different format, let us know at mischiefmayhemstudios@gmail.com.
If you would prefer a zip file, download here.
Welcome to the press page for Ark Defender! If you have any questions, need any additional information or would like anything provided in a different format, let us know at mischiefmayhemstudios@gmail.com.
If you would prefer a zip file, download here.
The game in a sentence
A roguelike missile command where you captain the Ark, humanity's last hope, through a hostile galaxy. How long will you survive?
A roguelike missile command where you captain the Ark, humanity's last hope, through a hostile galaxy. How long will you survive?
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Developed By: Mischief and Mayhem Studios
Release Date: July 11th 2022 Platforms: Steam Price: $9.99 Availability: Digital Download Languages: English ESRB: T for teen Contact: mischiefmayhemstudios@gmail.com Website: mischiefandmayhemstudio.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/MischiefandMay3 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCraKENFlnx5SPQM3PbV0AcA |
Description
Players take control of an Ark and defend it from threats without... and within. Everything from hostile aliens and asteroids to civil wars, cults, and acts of vandalism will rear their heads. Players decide the fate of the Ark’s populace. Are they ruled by a tyrant or is chaos allowed to reign? Perhaps democratic governments take hold, or maybe players just vent all their problems into space. |
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Mischief and Mayhem Studios
Mischief and Mayhem Studios was started by Alexander Goldberg in Summer of 2020. The studio develops small to medium independent games that focus on engaging game loops for players on both mobile and PC platforms. Mischief and Mayhem Studios is a purely remote studio, eschewing a brownstone in favor of flexibility. Mischief and Mayhem Studios relies on a variety of reliable and consistent contractors to produce their games. Game Story Humanity flees a disaster in the Terran Republic, but only a handful survive. The survivors flee into the galaxy in whatever ships can be retrofitted for multi-generational deep space survival. These Arks hold the last remnants of Humanity. The remains of the Republic’s worlds are hurled at super relativistic speeds ahead of the Arks, seeding space with deadly asteroids. |
Ark Examples:
While players initially start with the cargo hauler, they can unlock other Arks through gameplay. Each Ark has its own playstyle.
Converted Cargo Hauler
The Cargo Hauler started life hauling along Republic shipping lanes, but when disaster struck it was converted into an Ark for survivors. It is the default Ark that players have access to and has cheaper weapons but otherwise is average all around.
Battleship
Really more a carrier than a traditional battleship, like many Republic military vessels (that were large enough) it was converted into an Ark to house survivors. With more weapons and heavy armor, the Battleship is slower than other Arks but has more expensive weapons.
Cruise Ship
Formerly a luxury star liner, this ship was converted into an Ark due to its massive capacity for holding humans. The ship is neither as heavily armed as the Battleship nor as capable of manufacturing weapons as the Hauler, but it can support both a large crew and additional support vessels.
Enemy Examples:
Tuluu’Daleth Light Frigate
Light frigates are heavily armored enemies and the first real threat players will come across. Besides taking a lot of damage before going down, they can also deal out a lot of damage to an unprepared Ark.
Vereen Spinner
These ships limit where the Ark can attack by weaving an energy trail which detonates any missiles that come in contact with it.
Mulrum Planetoid
Mulrum Planetoids have gravity wells that drive Ark missiles off course. They circle the Ark, drawing fire so their allies are free to attack without concern!
Network Battleship
Large ships of a synthetic race. In addition to their powerful beam weapons and missiles, these ships are fully equipped with cloaking devices making them hard to hit!
While players initially start with the cargo hauler, they can unlock other Arks through gameplay. Each Ark has its own playstyle.
Converted Cargo Hauler
The Cargo Hauler started life hauling along Republic shipping lanes, but when disaster struck it was converted into an Ark for survivors. It is the default Ark that players have access to and has cheaper weapons but otherwise is average all around.
Battleship
Really more a carrier than a traditional battleship, like many Republic military vessels (that were large enough) it was converted into an Ark to house survivors. With more weapons and heavy armor, the Battleship is slower than other Arks but has more expensive weapons.
Cruise Ship
Formerly a luxury star liner, this ship was converted into an Ark due to its massive capacity for holding humans. The ship is neither as heavily armed as the Battleship nor as capable of manufacturing weapons as the Hauler, but it can support both a large crew and additional support vessels.
Enemy Examples:
Tuluu’Daleth Light Frigate
Light frigates are heavily armored enemies and the first real threat players will come across. Besides taking a lot of damage before going down, they can also deal out a lot of damage to an unprepared Ark.
Vereen Spinner
These ships limit where the Ark can attack by weaving an energy trail which detonates any missiles that come in contact with it.
Mulrum Planetoid
Mulrum Planetoids have gravity wells that drive Ark missiles off course. They circle the Ark, drawing fire so their allies are free to attack without concern!
Network Battleship
Large ships of a synthetic race. In addition to their powerful beam weapons and missiles, these ships are fully equipped with cloaking devices making them hard to hit!
