The standard guide for the Invaders.
Introduction
Weapons
There are 19 unique weapons that you can use to invade the earth. Each weapon has its own modifier. Different characteristics to suit your play style. You can unlock many different weapons through leveling up, securing loot, buying from the kid and buying loot at the Hideout.
Alien Blaster
Classic blaster for newborn invaders. Limited default range and damage but high potential.
Photon Gun
Rapid fire, spread widens at range. Charged shot covers a larger area.
Sawed Off
Short range, high damage, wide spread. Charged shot bowls over multiple enemies.
Spreadshot
Long range, high spread for crowds of enemies. Charge to fire a barrage of triple bullets.
Human Machine Gun
Semi-automatic with a high rate of fire and a built-in slow effect.
Energy Knife
Short range, fast attack rate and high crit chance. Charge to dash in any direction.
Dual Laser
Extreme long range, less damage but can pierce multiple enemies at once.
Human Minigun
Slow to spin up, high max fire rate and bullet speed. Less effective versus armor.
BB Gun
Fires clouds of deadly bees at medium range. Charge fires a long range, high damage bee.
Megashot
Bouncing shots build up burn damage over time. Charge to fire a slow, destructive mega-orb!
Combustor
Creates jets of fire that apply burning damage over time. Use short bursts to save fuel.
Six Chambers
High damage, above average crit rate. Needs reloading often. Charged shot ricochets bullets.
Cryoshot
Fires shards of ice that slow enemies. Large charged shot is slow but freezes enemies.
Collider
Shots ricochet off enemies and surfaces. Charge to fire bouncing shots that pass-through enemies.
Repeater
High fire rate and bullet speed, but grows weaker the longer it’s fired. Best in short bursts.
Irradiator
Continuous long range beam causes damage to build up and adds burning status.
Mothership Issue
Heat-seeking mini-missiles. Charge to fire a non-seeking missile that does extra damage.
Acid Shot
Lobbed shots damage over time. Charged shot is larger and inflicts status quicker.
Lightning Gun
Long range bolts arc to nearby targets. Charge to electrify nearby enemies for a short time.
Mutations
There are 9 mutations with their own unique ability to suit your play style.
Invader
Tried and true, grenades can destroy crowds of agents but bounce off armor.
Show Off
Flex. It does nothing. Flex. Who needs health? Flex. It feels good.
Sky Ranger
Fly through agents to knock them down. Crash into the ground to create an explosion.
Medic
Toss hearts that heal nearby aliens. Everyone will think you’re so nice… and they’ll be right!
Speed Demon
Run fast, creating damaging flames as you pass. Perfect for giving friends a lift.
Weapon Specialist
Hominids use one weapon. You use two, because you’re special. Swap for an attack boost.
Deflector
Hold down to shield yourself and nearby friends. Deflect enemy attacks back at them.
Vampire
Master the head chomp. Gain health regen with every bite. Breaks armor but ignores bots.
Dispatcher
Calls in a fellow hominid for you to hang out with. Mutate for friendship!
Boosts
There are 42 different kind of boosts that you can use and 9 additional mission bonuses. A boost may have 1 positive modifier or 2 positive modifiers with 1 negative modifier. You can use 2 boosts at the same time. Unlock the 1st slot boost through the invasion. Unlock the 2nd slot boost by redeeming enough Mothership Data.
Ability Charge
Adjusts the duration of max number of mutation uses. Minimum of 1.
Armor Pierce
Adjusts your chance of ignoring enemy armor.
Bonus Intel
Adjusts progress gained from picking up intel.
Bullet Speed
Adjusts how fast your shots travel.
Bullet Spread
Adjusts weapon accuracy and scatter.
Charged Shot Damage
Adjusts damage of your weapon’s charged shot.
Clip Size
Adjusts number of shots available before reloading.
Crit Chance
Adjusts how often your weapon gets critical hits.
Crit Per Hit
Briefly increase chance of a critical after you hit.
Damage
Adjust the damage of your weapons.
Damage On Coin Gain
Briefly adjusts damage after picking up a coin.
Defense
Adjusts how much damage you receive.
Defense On Kill
Briefly adjusts defense after defeating enemies.
Deflect Bullets
Adjusts how often enemy attacks bounce off you.
Dig Speed
Adjusts how quickly you move while digging.
Dodge Bullet Regen
Heal when dodging through enemy attacks.
Double Bullet
Adjusts how often you fire an extra shot.
Enemy Health
Adjusts health of all enemies.
Enemy Pierced
Adjust number of enemies fired through per shot.
Fire Rate
Adjusts how often your weapons fire.
Hazard Area Loot
Chance to find bonus loot in levels with hazards.
Health
Adjusts how much damage you can take before dying.
Health Regen
Adjust how quickly your health refills on its own.
Jump Height
Adjusts how high you go per jump.
Life Steal
Heal when dealing damage to enemies.
Mutation Juice Regen
Mutation ability refills without picking up juice.
Mutation Juice Bonus
Adjusts mutation juice regained from pickups.
Max Lives Cap
Adjusts you max number of lives, minimum 1.
Money Chance
Adjusts how often coins drop from enemies.
Move Speed
Adjusts how fast your alien can run.
Objective Heal
Heal when an objective is completed.
Potential Loot Tier
Chance that you will discover better loot.
Range
Adjusts how far your shots travel.
Reload Speed
Adjusts how quickly your weapon reloads.
Revenge Damage
Deal an enemy’s damage to you back at them.
Ride Health Regen
Regain health while riding on enemies.
Robot Damage
Adjusts damage dealt to robotic enemies.
Rolling Attack
Deal damage while rolling through enemies.
Shield
Start levels with a defensive shield.
Speed On Kill
Briefly increase speed after defeating enemies.
Sword Deflection
Basic energy knife attacks deflect enemy projectiles.
Triple Bullet
Adjusts how often you fire two extra shots.
Mission Bonus: Heart
Add an additional heart to the map.
Mission Bonus: Hideout
Add an additional hideout to the map.
Mission Bonus: Special Loot
Add an additional special loot to the map.
Mission Bonus: Crit Damage +5%
Pickup for a small boost to critical chance that mission.
Mission Bonus: Deflect +5%
Pickup for a small boost to deflect chance that mission.
Mission Bonus: Crit Damage +10%
Pickup for a large boost to critical chance that mission.
Mission Bonus: Deflect +10%
Pickup for a large boost to deflect chance that mission.
Mission Bonus: Jump +10%
Pickup for a large boost to jump height that mission.
Mission Bonus: 2x Coins
Add bonus coins to the map.
Security Clearance
There are 4 clearance cards. By reaching a certain number of levels you can claim the rewards.
Security Clearance Card – Grey
- Level 1
- Level 2
- Level 3
- Level 4
- Level 5
Security Clearance Card – Green
- Level 6
- Level 9
- Level 12
- Level 15
- Level 18
Security Clearance Card – Cyan
- Level 21
- Level 24
- Level 27
- Level 30
- Level 33
Security Clearance Card – Blue
- Level 36
- Level 39
- Level 42
- Level 45
- Level 48
Enemies
There are 45 different types of enemies, including bosses.
Agent
Easy to defeat, but a threat in groups. Where did they all come from..?
Jetpacker
Fire accurate shots with knockdown. Jump on their shoulders to fly!
Flybot
Quick moving, attack in swarms by dropping lots of landmines.
Beambot
Slow, but good at melting poor invaders who forget to not to stand under them.
Shieldtrooper
Beefy agents with huge shields. Get behind them but do not ride!
Eradicator_A
Extra tough agents with advanced weapons, but they drop extra juice when hit.
Eradicator_B
These agents looks like robots to me. Or robots disguised as agents maybe? How creepy!
Shocktrooper
Deployed by vans and skyvans. High damage, rapid fire guns. How do they all fit in there?
Armored Van
Deploys squads of dangerous Shocktroopers. High priority target.
Grenadier
Long-range projectiles create large explosions on contact. Get close.
Electrobot
Create indestructible shields around nearby agents. Try tossing them!
Slowbot
Slow down invaders who get too close. Best to shoot while far away.
Minimech
Low mobility but high rate of fire. Defeat the pilot to ride it yourself!
Bulldogzer
Hunt in packs looking for invaders to knock down. Hard to catch, fun to ride.
Frogbot
Hop, hop, hop around so many deadly bubbles! Do they hop for me?
Flametrooper
Agents have learned: Invaders can catch on fire! Roll or dig to put it out!
Suppressor
Their shots weigh invaders down. Jump, dig or roll to shake them off.
Sniper
Watch out! You can see where they’re aiming before they fire.
Jetpacker, Elite
Flying heavy artillery, Their slow moving shots follow invaders and hit hard.
Armored Skyvan
Deploy Shocktroopers. Watch out for fly-by attacks when invading the sky.
Lozenge Man
This is the lozenge man. Slowing you down is his lozenge plan. Such good hair.
Sweeperbot
These robots are confused. Invaders are not trash! Dig to avoid their beam.
Sparkbot
Robots with fire breath. Roll or dig to put it out. Do these robots really breathe?
Hunterbot
Ambusher. Heat-seeking, high damage attacks. Mama says just do your best.
Crabwalker_B
These are small and also crab? Dive through their beams, but be careful: They hop.
Crabwalker_XL
These are large and also crab. Fire clusters of bombs. Ride or blast from a distance.
Inchworm_X
Ambusher. Even faster than normal inchworms. Shoot them in the face!!
Inchworm
Bounce off walls and smack invaders with their tail. How rude!
Hacker
Makes hackerbombs like the mothership makes invaders. But does he love them? No.
Hackerbomb
Get close, they fly closer. Trained to explode near invaders. Dive past or avoid.
Helicopter
These try to escape so they must be important. Stop them! They sometimes drop bombs.
Spiderbot
Filled with secrets. These slow down if you shoot them. Mama just thinks they’re neat.
Air Mine
Shoot to push them, but quick invaders can use them as platforms before they explode.
C.H.O.M.P.E.R.
Deadly. Indestructible. Destroy the Keybot to shut them down temporarily.
Keybot
Destroy them to get past checkpoints. C.H.O.M.P.E.R. loves to chase them.
Spikebot
This planet is usually safe to walk on, so agents invented spikes. Shoot before walking.
Bounder
You can shoot Bounder to knock him away. He doesn’t mind. He always comes back.
Miniwasp
These robots are indestructible and attack in perfect sync. They must practice lots!
Cybernid
Oh, what are these? Did grandma make them?
Megabot
A robot who thinks she’s better than you. She hates it when invaders stand on her head.
Installball_B
This eyeball is installed in an even stronger brawler. Is it too late to be friends? How sad.
Bustletron 2.0
Rebuilt with better mobility and even more firepower. Run away when he spins his arms!
W.A.S.P.
Deadly blade, heat seeking bullets, calls in Miniwasps. Is this what they call “Taking a power trip”?
Juiceman
Mutation juice has a strange effect on agents, no? Juice is best for growing invaders.
Grand Mothership
This is Mothership’s mothership. Likes to take over and do things her way. We don’t talk much.
Heads
There are 154 different types of heads with various modifier stats that you can use to customize your alien. You can unlock many different heads through leveling up, securing loot, and buying loot at the Hideout.
Cross Unlockables
By owning other games on Steam, the following heads are added to the game’s loot pool:
- Castle Crashers – Pink Knight, Green Knight, and Barbarian
- BattleBlock Theater – Cat Guard, Raccoon, Hat of Purrham
- Pit People – Horatio, Yosef, Pipistrella
- Alien Hominid HD – Original Alien
Pigments
There are 33 pigment colors that you can choose. Which one is your favorite?
Achievements
There are 43 achievements.
- First Contact: Kill your first enemy
- Alert Level Mauve: Kill 510 enemies
- Alert Level Violet: Kill 2,500 enemies
- Alert Level Purple: Kill 5,000 enemies
- Safe Keeping: Reach 5 hideouts total
- Super Powered: Use your mutation ability 100 times
- You Aren’t Beefy Enough: Destroy an HQ
- Let’s Talk About This: Destroy 3 HQs
- Alright That’s It: Destroy 12 HQs
- New Lifeform: Reach XP level 5
- Surviving Lifeform: Reach XP level 25
- Strong Lifeform: Reach XP level 50
- Lifeform Finds A Way: Reach XP level 75
- Lots on the Line: Complete a mission without reaching any hideouts
- Just Like My Ancestor: Complete a mission without dying
- Triggering the Alarms: Complete a mission with more than 8 city blocks destroyed
- LOL EZ: Complete a level without taking more than 30 damage
- I Like It Here: Stay in a level for 10 minutes
- Didn’t Need That Button: Complete a level without jumping
- Souls-Like: Roll through 500 bullets
- Spectrum: Unlock 20 pigments
- Extraterrestrial Exchange: Sell an item for Lunch Money
- Economist: Sell 30 items
- Chunk of Change: Have 2000 Lunch Money saved up
- Robbin Good: Gain over 110 Lunch Money in a single level
- Lunchtastic: Gain over 220 Lunch Money in a single level
- Alley Oops: Kill 20 enemies with Jetpack explosions
- Tastes Like Human: Life steal 5,000 damage
- Quit Hitting Yourself: Deflect 10,000 damage total
- Beam Not: Kill 30 Beambots
- Frog-Not: Kill 20 Frogbots
- Anti-Air: Blow up 10 Sky Vans
- Van’t Stop Me: Blow up 10 Vans
- Grena-tears: Kill 50 Grenadiers
- Flyswatter: Kill 50 Flybots
- Best Defense: Kill 20 Shield Agents
- More Where That Came From: Die Once
- Die Harder: Die a total of 10 times
- Won’t Stay Down: Die a total of 33 times
- If It Bleeds: Take a total of 15,000 damage (lifetime)
- Insane in the Eyestrain: Defeat all bosses on Insane difficulty
- Technically a Sequel: Finish the storyline
- Is That All You’ve Got: Complete 5 waves in a bonus level
