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About Enfora Star
Enfora Star is a fast-paced arcade strategy game developed by Haapa Games and released on November 24, 2025. Set in a sci-fi future, you command a spacecraft defending a besieged space station from relentless droid swarms. The twist? Every defense upgrade and weapon purchase drains your score points, forcing tough choices: invest in survival or hoard points for maximum rewards. It’s a single-player challenge where quick reflexes, resource management, and risk assessment collide. If you like tight resource constraints and escalating tension, this 90s-style arcade revival might hook you.
Gameplay
In Enfora Star, you control a ship in real-time combat, fending off waves of droids while managing a finite score pool. Each droid kill adds points, which you spend on shields, weapons, or turrets. The challenge lies in timing upgrades, boost your firepower too early and you’ll falter in later waves. Controls are responsive via mouse and keyboard, with quick menus for defense deployment. The game auto-saves progress between waves, letting you tweak strategies. Later levels introduce faster enemies and randomized hazards. Sessions typically last 15-30 minutes, but a single miscalculation can collapse your entire defense. Balance becomes key: overbuild and you starve later; underbuild and you die quickly.
What Players Think
Enfora Star holds a 4.2/5 critic score and 4.5/5 on community ratings. Players average 5-6 hours of playtime, with 35% completing all levels. Community moods are split: 75% find it “thrilling,” 20% call it “frustrating,” and 5% “relaxing.” One review says, “Tight mechanics but difficulty spikes are brutal.” Completion rates for 100% achievements sit at 18%, with 50 total achievements requiring 10 hours to unlock fully. Price points remain unlisted, but the game’s $19.99 launch price in beta tests drew praise for value. Criticisms focus on a lack of customization and repetitive wave design.
PlayPile's Take
Enfora Star is a solid pick for arcade purists who thrive on risk-reward loops. The $19.99 price tag (if confirmed) makes it a low-risk buy for strategy fans. Achievements add replayability, but the game’s narrow focus might alienate casual players. It shines in short bursts, but its repetitive wave structure wears thin after 8-10 hours. If you crave high-stakes decisions and don’t mind grinding for perfect scores, it’s worth a shot. Otherwise, pass, it’s not a genre-definer, but it nails the nostalgia factor.
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