The Red for Windows

The Red: A Satirical FPS Tower Defense Game

The Red, developed by Fantastic Systems, is a first-person-shooter and tower-defense game set on Mars. You play as an involuntarily indentured security associate for a megacorporation, collecting dirt to pay off your debt. The game is a solo developer's critique of life under late-stage capitalism and a parody of the sci-fi gaming genre. Players can expect to build and place a variety of turrets, light-walls, proximity mines, and energy shields to protect resource extraction points from waves of enemies. Additionally, players can use first-person weapons to help shore up defenses and personally protect high-value assets. The game is easy to get good at, but hard to win, with the hardest difficulty intentionally unfair. Overall, The Red is a fun and unique experience that offers players a satirical take on the tower-defense genre.