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Earth Taken

Earth Taken is set in a dystopian world devastated by an alien invasion. The environment is heavily polluted, and the government isn't helping, forcing the player to find shelter or use a gas mask to survive…

28 September 2012

Earth Taken is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by SeethingSwarm, released 28 September 2012 on Web browser.

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What Earth Taken is

Earth Taken is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by SeethingSwarm and released in 2012. It is available on Web browser only. It runs on HTML5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Earth Taken is set in a dystopian world devastated by an alien invasion. The environment is heavily polluted, and acid rain falls frequently, forcing the player to find shelter or use a gas mask to survive outdoors. The player controls a human survivor navigating through ruined landscapes, abandoned buildings, and underground bunkers.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, horror, science fiction and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Earth Taken launched on 28 September 2012, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dishonored, Borderlands 2 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dishonored, Borderlands 2, XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

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When did Earth Taken come out?
Earth Taken was released on 28 September 2012 for Web browser.

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