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Invasive Species

Invasive Species is a couch co-op tower defense game where you and your friend plant towers in pots to protect your grandparents greenhouse from the robot invasion! Get scrap from defeating enemies and buy upgrades in the catalogue to fend off against more difficult waves of enemies.

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June 1, 2025
1 year and 61 days ago
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Positive24 reviews95.8%

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About the Game

Invasive Species is a silly, hectic, and sometimes difficult, couch co-op tower defence game. You and your friend grow plants to defend your Grandfather's greenhouse against wave after wave of the Alien-Robot invasion.

Grow your plants in pots and put them into position on the windowsills overlooking the backyard and provide them with hand-grown ammunition. Robots will be shot on sight!

Game features

  • 3D static camera gameplay

  • Grow different plants as towers to shoot at approaching enemies

  • Grow different ammunition and feed it to the plants

  • Hectic logistics as your plants need to be positioned correctly in order to fire and are in constant need of fresh ammunition

  • Earn spendable Scrap (money) by defeating robots!

    • Purchase new pots to fill up every window

    • Purchase upgrades for you plants

    • Purchase new kinds of plants to fight robots with

  • Do a High Five with your friend to ensure optimal cooperation!

Invasive Species is a student project made by a group of 10 people over 8 weeks.