VERTICAL FIGHTERS

Rock-Paper-Scissors mechanics keep you on your toes, ensuring moments of exhilarating emergent counter-play.

Choose and customise a team of 4 units to bring into each mission!

The HUD allows players to quickly see how terrain and cover is affecting them in battle.

Vertical Fighters features different ways of customising your units to better fit your playstyle!
Each customisation option changes your "Power":

1. The greater the bonus offered, the more Power will be added to your unit's total.
2. A unit with lower Power will have a shorter recovery time compared to a higher Power unit.
3. If your enemies kill you, they are awarded the Power of your unit in the form of points.

Take control of 4 distinct types of units and engage in inter-layer combat in the air and on the ground. And yes, you can play as a turret and still be a hero!

Many units come with variants in (A)ttack, (U)tility or (D)efense specialities. Each variant has an increased number of abilities over their standard form. Each new ability increases the unit’s Power rating. The examples below are of the Helicopter Gunship.

Equip a variety of different Camouflages to adjust the way you play! Each one offers its own set of bonuses. Below are some examples of camouflages in matching terrain.

Pilots offer ways to customise the stats of your unit. The more powerful the bonus, the higher the Power rating. There are some pilots who offer negative bonuses, lowering your Power rating (and recovery time) in return!

Because not every fight is a fair fight, every unit has been balanced on a Power rating system, so that fairness can exist on a chaotic battlefield.

If you play as a weaker unit, you have a lower Power rating. You are 'worth' less points when killed. You can play as a more powerful unit but be aware, you are now 'worth' more!

This allows a player to flex the Underdog fantasy if they have the skills, and still be rewarded for it! Or simply feel like a miniboss in the spirit of classic shoot-em-ups!

Assemble and colour your own personalised emblem! Give your opponents something to remember you by.

Join up to 3 other players, as you tackle missions co-op or go head-to-head in deathmatch!

Always have a shot at first place! Participate in Vertical Fighter's daily leaderboards!