CounterAttack: Uprising

CounterAttack: Uprising

Released Mar 2019

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.

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Evaluation

CounterAttack: Uprising launched on Steam on March 11, 2019 and has received a sustained stream of updates ever since. The most significant post-launch content release was the "Uprising" update (v1.1.1) on September 28, 2023, which added 25 new attachments, 2 new levels, improved graphics, and brought the game to Nintendo Switch. This was followed by Update 1.1.5 on September 2, 2024, which added 63 new attachments, a new global cross-platform lobby, online saves, and improved action abilities. Feature patches continued in February and March 2025, and bugfix patches arrived in September and December 2025. The most recent developer communication was a bugfix patch on September 21, 2025. On February 10, 2026, the developer announced a new title — Outpost Ginga — a separate tactical tower defense game set in the same universe, with a planned Q3/Q4 2026 launch. This announcement appeared on the CounterAttack: Uprising news page and confirms the studio remains active. No statement has been made indicating that CounterAttack: Uprising's development is concluded or that updates are no longer planned. The developer has never signaled an end to support for this game. The pattern of updates — spanning from a major content drop in September 2023, through substantial feature patches in 2024 and 2025, to bugfixes as recently as September 2025 — establishes a clear sustained development cadence. The gap between the last developer communication (September 21, 2025) and today (October 8, 2026) is just over 12 months, which is at the outer edge of this game's established update interval. However, the developer is actively engaged in launching a new game (Outpost Ginga, targeting Q3/Q4 2026), which plausibly accounts for the slower cadence on CounterAttack in 2026. No completion statement has been issued.
Evidence
Update 1.1.5 shipped with 63 new attachments, a new global cross-platform lobby, online saves, and improved action abilities.
news post · Sep 2, 2024 source content shipped
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"Uprising" update (v1.1.1) shipped with 25 new attachments, 2 new levels, improved graphics, and Nintendo Switch launch — the most significant post-launch content release.
news post · Sep 28, 2023 source content shipped
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Details

Developer
Publisher
Relative Software LTD.
Achievements
40
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · Local/Split Screen

About this game

CounterAttack: Uprising is a Scrolling Space Shooter (SHMUP / STG) with deep customization, local 4 player CO-OP, and cross-platform online CO-OP for up to 8 players. Blast across 32 levels on the branching campaign, see how long you can last on the endless survival modes, or create custom levels and campaigns with the built-in editors and play them solo or in local and online CO-OP.

Earth is under attack! The Automations, humanity's own creation, have rebelled. They will stop at nothing short of the complete annihilation of their former masters. There is but one hope, the Experimental Space Fighter program. Fight solo or team up for intense co-op action, 1 - 4 player locally or 2 - 8 players online, unlock upgrades, use powerful ultimate abilities, enhance your ship the way you want, and save the Earth from annihilation.

8 Player Cross-Platform Online CO-OP and 4 Player Local CO-OP

All levels, modes, leaderboards, and difficulties are available in CO-OP. Use support attachments to work together, or set powerups on free-for-all and grab them before anybody else does. Use Auras and support attachments to help your friends, or focus only on damage and blast a way through. If you die you become a turret on a surviving ship to continue blasting.

[H2]Create New Weapons to Destroy the Automatons[/H2]

600+ attachments including engine turbos, Support Fighters, Auras, Weapon Replacements, Attack Drones, Weapon Modifiers, Shields, Evasion, Critical Hit Change, and more! Weapons can be combined to create new and unique abilities. Millions of combinations with some powerful (and sometimes wacky) effects! Go all followers and turrets, or buildup weapons that pack a deadly punch. Show off your creations on the workshop, or try one created by somebody else!

Choose from the 8 pilots with unique ultimate and innate abilities

Each pilot has a unique ship, ultimate weapon, and innate ability. Ayumi has the ultimate Tactical Nuke and Analysis ability, Biff as the ultimate Big Biff Laser and Big Boy ability, Marcus has the ultimate Mesonwave and Meson Blades ability, Joe has the ultimate Overcharge and Action Joe ability, Sarah has the Quantium Shield and Survivor ability, Sloane has the Fighter Squadron and a Sloane Aura ability, Carl has the ultimate Plasma Strike and Rocker ability, Jinx has the ultimate Hack Wave and Autorekt ability.

Battle through a branching 32 level campaign and 3 endless survival modes

31 bosses (32 if you count the sun). Branching campaign with secret wormhole paths, 4 difficulties from Easy to Very Hard, 3 modes, catering from novices to veterans. Easy to pickup, hard to master.

3 Endless Survival stages including a Horizontal Flood, Vertical Flood, and a procedurally generated wave survival!

Level Editor & Campaign Editor

Check out the Workshop for the latest player-made campaigns and levels, or create your own using the built-in editors. All custom levels and campaigns are fully playable in local and online co-op, with the same modes and difficulty options as the base game.

Custom levels unlock attachments so you aren’t forced to grind the base campaign to experiment with builds (unlock rates are lower on custom content).

A Difficulty for Every Player

With multiple paths, difficulties, and modes, there's a sweetspot for everyone! The branching campaign has levels of very different intensity, the game modes offer everything from casual save-as-you-go to brutal hardcore with 0 extra lives. The easy/medium/hard/very hard difficulty increases the number of enemies, their firer rate, and strength. Great for novices and experts alike!

Last evaluated Oct 8, 2026
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