Shard Squad

In the fantasy land of Mellunia, you lead an elemental creature and its growing squad against waves of enemies threatening the land. Choose a Shard as your active character, each with its own attack and traits.

Move and dash through each arena while attacking enemies and collecting the experience they drop. Level-ups offer upgrades for your lead Shard and its squad; defeating bosses can add another creature, which periodically appears to attack. Match squad traits to activate additional effects, and complete stage events for rewards.

Between runs, unlock more Shards and relics, equip relics for a run, and spend earned currency on permanent upgrades. Progress through stages with distinct enemies and bosses, and develop your characters as you play. Local co-op lets two players tackle runs together.

Players who enjoy Shard Squad often praise its colorful pixel art and creature designs, as well as assembling squads around shared traits and unlocking new characters and relics. Some also enjoy its challenging runs and local co-op. Other reviewers find the upgrades and synergies too modest to create much build variety, and describe progression as repetitive or grindy.