Blockader
WHAT IS BLOCKADER?
Blockader is a 2D roguelite arena shooter where space rodents fight relentless enemy waves across a colorful, ring-shaped lunar battlefield. Your weapons fire automatically, leaving you to concentrate on movement, survival, and choosing upgrades that strengthen your current build. Defeating enemies fills the wave meter, and completing a wave leads to a selection of random upgrade cards before the next, more difficult assault begins. More than 100 cards across four rarities can provide effects such as extra bullets, chain lightning, poison, dragon allies, and arrows, while six playable characters offer different playstyles. Stars earned during runs also support permanent Gear upgrades and character Skill Trees between attempts. Choose your rodent, survive the incoming hordes, and turn each upgrade choice into a stronger build!
HOW TO PLAY
- Keep Moving: Navigate around the ring-shaped arena while your weapons automatically attack nearby enemies.
- Fill The Wave Meter: Defeat enough enemies to complete the current wave and advance to a harder encounter.
- Choose An Upgrade: Select one of the randomly offered cards between waves to develop your current setup.
- Reroll When Needed: Replace the available card choices when you want another set of upgrade options.
- Prepare For New Threats: Adapt as later waves and higher danger tiers increase the pressure, including attacks from ranged Snipers.
- Invest Your Stars: Use Stars collected during runs for permanent Gear and character progression.
Controls
| Action | Desktop |
|---|---|
| Move Around The Battlefield | WASD |
| Choose Upgrade Card | 1–4 |
| Reroll Card Offer | Space |
| Toggle Stats Panel | Tab |
| Pause Game | Esc |
Turn Random Cards Into A Powerful Build
Between waves, random card choices determine how your current run develops. The pool contains more than 100 cards divided across four rarities, creating opportunities to add extra bullets, chain lightning, poison, dragon allies, arrows, and other effects. Since the available selection changes, you need to decide which option best supports your current setup or spend a reroll when the offered cards do not fit your plan.
Adapt As The Lunar Assault Intensifies
Survival in Blockader becomes more demanding as you advance through the waves and encounter greater pressure around the circular battlefield. Eight danger tiers provide additional levels of challenge, while ranged Snipers introduce threats that do not need to approach your character directly. Because firing happens automatically, your attention can remain on positioning, avoiding danger, and keeping enough space to survive while your build handles the offensive side of combat.
Develop Your Characters Between Runs
Temporary card upgrades shape individual attempts, but Stars provide permanent progression after a run. Gear can be developed across Offense, Defense, and Utility, while each of the six playable characters has a Skill Tree for further development. An upgrade collection tracks discovered cards and hidden mysteries, and the wave leaderboard adds another goal for players trying to reach higher waves.
QUICK GAME DETAILS
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Game Type | 2D roguelite arena shooter |
| Setting | Lunar battlefield |
| Combat | Automated weapon fire |
| Playable Characters | 6 |
| Upgrade Cards | More than 100 |
| Card Rarities | 4 |
| Danger Tiers | 8 |
| Permanent Currency | Stars |
| Permanent Progression | Gear and Skill Trees |
| Extra Goals | Upgrade collection and wave leaderboard |
