{"id":67233,"date":"2026-05-27T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=67233"},"modified":"2026-05-26T18:08:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:08:50","slug":"in-this-post-apocalyptic-indie-jfps-you-control-12-meter-tall-humanoid-mech-girls-to-fend-off-alien-invaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/indie-games\/in-this-post-apocalyptic-indie-jfps-you-control-12-meter-tall-humanoid-mech-girls-to-fend-off-alien-invaders\/","title":{"rendered":"In this post-apocalyptic\u00a0indie JFPS, you control 12-meter-tall\u00a0humanoid mech girls\u00a0to fend off alien invaders\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Many giant mech games have you live out your power fantasy by blasting foes without&nbsp;a care&nbsp;in the world.&nbsp;<strong>The Last Salvage Squad<\/strong>&nbsp;is no such game, at least&nbsp;not when it comes to resource&nbsp;management.&nbsp;With humanity only barely having created enough weapons to fend off an alien invasion, you&nbsp;must carefully manage your&nbsp;autonomous&nbsp;humanoid&nbsp;mech\u2019s&nbsp;ammo and health&nbsp;to win the fight and take the planet back.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u6700\u7d42\u56de\u53ceSQUAD | \u30c8\u30ec\u30a4\u30e9\u30fc\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lP4mUIZ3wFg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dubbed a \u201c2.5D FPS,\u201d The Last Salvage Squad puts you in control of 12-meter-tall&nbsp;(roughly 39-foot)&nbsp;mechs&nbsp;called&nbsp;CogrinaUnits. These mechs are the only things that can&nbsp;operate&nbsp;the&nbsp;few massive&nbsp;weapons scattered across the world, making them and the weapons&nbsp;they wield&nbsp;very valuable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the stage, you might begin without a weapon and be forced to&nbsp;procure&nbsp;one on-site. While rocket launchers and swords provide a strong offense, you must use the&nbsp;level\u2019s&nbsp;terrain to&nbsp;avoid oncoming fire and gain the advantage.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should your&nbsp;CogrinaUnit&nbsp;be defeated, a new one will&nbsp;immediately&nbsp;take its place.&nbsp;Given the scarcity of&nbsp;resources within the context of the&nbsp;game\u2019s&nbsp;world,&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;have to return to your&nbsp;previous&nbsp;body and pick up your&nbsp;gear&nbsp;before you can&nbsp;fight again.&nbsp;As you defeat more aliens,&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;be able to collect resources that allow you to upgrade your existing equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1509\" height=\"850\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1509px) 100vw, 1509px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67233-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67233-001.jpg 1509w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67233-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67233-001-768x433.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1508\" height=\"850\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1508px) 100vw, 1508px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67233-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67233-002.jpg 1508w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67233-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260526-67233-002-768x433.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As bleak as The Last Salvage Squad may seem, it&nbsp;isn\u2019t&nbsp;devoid of light-hearted moments.&nbsp;You\u2019ll&nbsp;engage in conversations with your&nbsp;comrades between missions, one of&nbsp;whom&nbsp;is a cute Shiba Inu.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developed by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/megakumadori?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sunfish Kumano<\/a>, The Last Salvage Squad began as a game jam entry&nbsp;titled&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sunfishkumano.itch.io\/hand-me-down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hand-Me-Down<\/a>&nbsp;for a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itch.io\/jam\/-tri-mono-jam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">competition<\/a>&nbsp;that challenged&nbsp;devs&nbsp;to create games&nbsp;that only featured the colors black, white, and red.&nbsp;While the base gameplay and aesthetic&nbsp;remain&nbsp;largely unchanged, Sunfish Kumano&nbsp;has&nbsp;made a few&nbsp;big&nbsp;upgrades, such as&nbsp;fleshing out the&nbsp;narrative, updating the graphics,&nbsp;and&nbsp;including more weapons and enhancement systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hand-Me-Down\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IwJKI7jqxMA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Last Salvage Squad is set to release on June 17 for&nbsp;Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3551190\/The_Last_Salvage_Squad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>), as well as Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. While the Nintendo Switch version is capped at 60 FPS, the Switch 2 version&nbsp;plays at&nbsp;120 FPS and supports&nbsp;gyro and mouse controls (the latter of which can be used with a second Joy-Con controller). A free demo is currently available on Steam.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Last Salvage Squad is an indie Japanese FPS coming to Steam and Nintendo Switch systems in June. 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