Space Defender: Frontier Squadron

September 25, 2026
Role-playing (RPG) Adventure Indie
PC Mac
About

Lead a squadron against the Drone invasion in a top-down space shooter with RPG depth. Play a voiced story with three endings, hunt pirate captains, step inside the spaceports, send your crew down to the planets you scan, and hold a front that falls without you.
Screenshots

Similar Games

{
    "id": 174087,
    "artworks": [
        {
            "id": 313112,
            "image_id": "ar6plk",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6plk.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6plk.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/ar6plk.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/ar6plk.jpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 313113,
            "image_id": "ar6pll",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6pll.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6pll.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/ar6pll.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/ar6pll.jpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 313108,
            "image_id": "ar6plg",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6plg.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6plg.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/ar6plg.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/ar6plg.jpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 313103,
            "image_id": "ar6plb",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6plb.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6plb.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/ar6plb.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/ar6plb.jpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 313104,
            "image_id": "ar6plc",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6plc.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6plc.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/ar6plc.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/ar6plc.jpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 313105,
            "image_id": "ar6pld",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6pld.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6pld.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/ar6pld.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/ar6pld.jpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 313102,
            "image_id": "ar6pla",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6pla.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6pla.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/ar6pla.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/ar6pla.jpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 313107,
            "image_id": "ar6plf",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6plf.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6plf.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/ar6plf.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/ar6plf.jpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 313106,
            "image_id": "ar6ple",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6ple.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6ple.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/ar6ple.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/ar6ple.jpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 313109,
            "image_id": "ar6plh",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6plh.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6plh.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/ar6plh.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/ar6plh.jpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 313110,
            "image_id": "ar6pli",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6pli.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6pli.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/ar6pli.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/ar6pli.jpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 313111,
            "image_id": "ar6plj",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6plj.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/ar6plj.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/ar6plj.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/ar6plj.jpg"
        }
    ],
    "cover": {
        "id": 608854,
        "image_id": "cod1sm",
        "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_thumb/cod1sm.jpg",
        "url_small": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_small/cod1sm.jpg",
        "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/cod1sm.jpg",
        "url_hd": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_720p/cod1sm.jpg",
        "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/cod1sm.jpg"
    },
    "first_release_date": 1790294400,
    "game_modes": [
        {
            "id": 1,
            "name": "Single player"
        },
        {
            "id": 2,
            "name": "Multiplayer"
        },
        {
            "id": 3,
            "name": "Co-operative"
        }
    ],
    "genres": [
        {
            "id": 12,
            "name": "Role-playing (RPG)",
            "slug": "role-playing-rpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 31,
            "name": "Adventure",
            "slug": "adventure"
        },
        {
            "id": 32,
            "name": "Indie",
            "slug": "indie"
        }
    ],
    "name": "Space Defender: Frontier Squadron",
    "platforms": [
        {
            "id": 6,
            "abbreviation": "PC",
            "name": "PC (Microsoft Windows)"
        },
        {
            "id": 14,
            "abbreviation": "Mac",
            "name": "Mac"
        }
    ],
    "release_dates": [
        {
            "id": 737634,
            "date": 1746403200,
            "human": "May 05, 2025",
            "platform": {
                "id": 6,
                "name": "PC (Microsoft Windows)"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": 973553,
            "date": 1790294400,
            "human": "Sep 25, 2026",
            "platform": {
                "id": 6,
                "name": "PC (Microsoft Windows)"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": 973554,
            "date": 1790294400,
            "human": "Sep 25, 2026",
            "platform": {
                "id": 14,
                "name": "Mac"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": 973555,
            "date": 1774483200,
            "human": "Mar 26, 2026",
            "platform": {
                "id": 14,
                "name": "Mac"
            }
        }
    ],
    "screenshots": [
        {
            "id": 652190,
            "image_id": "scdz8e",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/scdz8e.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/scdz8e.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/scdz8e.jpg",
            "url_huge": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_huge/scdz8e.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/scdz8e.jpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 652191,
            "image_id": "scdz8f",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/scdz8f.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/scdz8f.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/scdz8f.jpg",
            "url_huge": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_huge/scdz8f.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/scdz8f.jpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 652192,
            "image_id": "scdz8g",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/scdz8g.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/scdz8g.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/scdz8g.jpg",
            "url_huge": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_huge/scdz8g.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/scdz8g.jpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 652193,
            "image_id": "scdz8h",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/scdz8h.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/scdz8h.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/scdz8h.jpg",
            "url_huge": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_huge/scdz8h.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/scdz8h.jpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 652194,
            "image_id": "scdz8i",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/scdz8i.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/scdz8i.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/scdz8i.jpg",
            "url_huge": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_huge/scdz8i.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/scdz8i.jpg"
        },
        {
            "id": 652195,
            "image_id": "scdz8j",
            "url_blur": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/scdz8j.jpg",
            "url_thumb": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_med/scdz8j.jpg",
            "url_big": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_big/scdz8j.jpg",
            "url_huge": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_screenshot_huge/scdz8j.jpg",
            "url_full": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_1080p/scdz8j.jpg"
        }
    ],
    "similar_games": [
        {
            "id": 113833,
            "cover": {
                "id": 89942,
                "image_id": "co1xee",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co1xee.jpg"
            },
            "name": "The Black Masses",
            "rating": 60,
            "slug": "the-black-masses"
        },
        {
            "id": 263225,
            "cover": {
                "id": 614582,
                "image_id": "cod67q",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/cod67q.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Lost Castle 2",
            "slug": "lost-castle-2"
        },
        {
            "id": 258374,
            "cover": {
                "id": 327060,
                "image_id": "co70d0",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co70d0.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Heartwood Online",
            "slug": "heartwood-online"
        },
        {
            "id": 135998,
            "cover": {
                "id": 258150,
                "image_id": "co5j6u",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co5j6u.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Warhammer 40,000: Darktide",
            "rating": 71.18279602774936,
            "slug": "warhammer-40000-darktide"
        },
        {
            "id": 98898,
            "cover": {
                "id": 98562,
                "image_id": "co241u",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co241u.jpg"
            },
            "name": "The friends of Ringo Ishikawa",
            "rating": 81.88978297976104,
            "slug": "the-friends-of-ringo-ishikawa"
        },
        {
            "id": 36716,
            "cover": {
                "id": 99535,
                "image_id": "co24sv",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co24sv.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Shotgun Legend",
            "rating": 80,
            "slug": "shotgun-legend"
        },
        {
            "id": 30245,
            "cover": {
                "id": 70041,
                "image_id": "co1i1l",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co1i1l.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Wanderlust Adventures",
            "rating": 50,
            "slug": "wanderlust-adventures"
        },
        {
            "id": 109848,
            "cover": {
                "id": 546482,
                "image_id": "cobpo2",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/cobpo2.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Orion Sandbox Enhanced",
            "rating": 92,
            "slug": "orion-sandbox-enhanced"
        },
        {
            "id": 122941,
            "cover": {
                "id": 606042,
                "image_id": "coczmi",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/coczmi.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Fireboy & Watergirl in the Forest Temple",
            "rating": 70.3642606184314,
            "slug": "fireboy-and-watergirl-in-the-forest-temple"
        },
        {
            "id": 283486,
            "cover": {
                "id": 357199,
                "image_id": "co7nm7",
                "url": "https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co7nm7.jpg"
            },
            "name": "Atlyss",
            "rating": 74.54437869822486,
            "slug": "atlyss"
        }
    ],
    "slug": "space-defender-frontier-squadron",
    "summary": "Lead a squadron against the Drone invasion in a top-down space shooter with RPG depth. Play a voiced story with three endings, hunt pirate captains, step inside the spaceports, send your crew down to the planets you scan, and hold a front that falls without you.",
    "themes": [
        {
            "id": 1,
            "name": "Action"
        }
    ],
    "websites": [
        {
            "id": 230573,
            "trusted": true,
            "url": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/1731170",
            "type": 13
        },
        {
            "id": 746162,
            "trusted": true,
            "url": "https://discord.gg/NjaArVyh",
            "type": 18
        },
        {
            "id": 734610,
            "trusted": true,
            "url": "https://x.com/Guillaume010101",
            "type": 5
        },
        {
            "id": 734611,
            "trusted": true,
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeGKAuFzvOHGx1-zvWxaV7g/",
            "type": 9
        },
        {
            "id": 471061,
            "trusted": true,
            "url": "https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Space%20Defender",
            "type": 6
        }
    ],
    "buy_links": [
        {
            "store_id": 13,
            "store_name": "Steam",
            "url": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/1731170"
        }
    ],
    "release_date_formatted": "September 25, 2026",
    "release_year": "2026"
}
Ratings & Metrics

Game Info

Release Date September 25, 2026
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Themes Action
Space Defender: Frontier Squadron

About

Screenshots

Similar Games

Wanderlust Adventures

Shotgun Legend

The friends of Ringo Ishikawa

Orion Sandbox Enhanced

The Black Masses

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Heartwood Online

Lost Castle 2

Ratings & Metrics

Where to Buy

Game Info
