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CounterAttack: Uprising

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2019

Should you play it?

CounterAttack: Uprising is a side scrolling space shooter (shmup). Team up or fight solo, 1 - 4 player local or up to 8 players online cross-platform coop, unlock upgrades, use powerful ultimate abilities, enhance your ship the way you want, and save the Earth from annihilation.

What works

  • Extensive ship and weapon customization
  • Strong cooperative multiplayer up to 8 players
  • Challenging and rewarding gameplay
  • Multiple branching paths and game modes
  • Active developer support and updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep difficulty curve can be frustrating
  • Some ui and control quirks
  • Occasional bugs and synchronization issues in multiplayer
  • Limited narrative depth
  • Small online player base

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • 30XX

  • CyberCorp

  • Gatekeeper

  • Bang Bang Barrage

  • Heroes of Hammerwatch II

  • Full Mojo Rampage

Less intimate

Games that feels like CounterAttack: Uprising but with less focus on close relationships

  • Star Saviors

  • DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours

  • Super Hydorah

  • Bullet Heaven 2

  • GRADIUS ORIGINS

  • Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now

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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

CounterAttack: Uprising: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status, Violence.

Last update: 03/08/2026