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A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX

A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX

A 2.5D action-packed side-scrolling game, takes players on a thrilling sci-fi adventure! Take control of combat specialist Ares, or the new playable character, Tarus, to battle deadly machines with a variety of powerful weapons and armor. Your goal: Save Minos Space Station’s survivors and uncover t

Released Oct 3, 2014 Developer Extend Studio Publisher ORiGO GAMES Platforms Windows ActionIndiePlatformerSide ScrollerRobots
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.

73.4%positive199 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Steel fists meet the machines A station's hope rides on Ares Extinction fights back”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-27.

31achievements
8.4%median completion
2.3%rarest: IMPOSSIBLE!
43.9% of players 19.6% of players 18.3% of players 16.1% of players 15.0% of players 14.2% of players 14.2% of players 14.2% of players 11.7% of players 11.6% of players 11.2% of players 11.0% of players 10.2% of players 9.9% of players 9.4% of players 8.4% of players 7.0% of players 6.6% of players 5.5% of players 4.8% of players 4.0% of players 3.3% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.3% of players 43.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
43.9%The First of Many... — Beat Goliath
19.6%Shield Breaker — Break the enemy’s shield with Plasma Shock or Lockdown
18.3%Break the Shell — Beat Zypher Pod with Ares
Rarest badges of honor
2.3%IMPOSSIBLE! — Perfect all the boss fights in Hardcore Mode
2.5%Oh, the Humanity! — Perfect the Minos Cannon boss fight
2.5%So Much Fail... — Perfect the boss fight in chapter 5 with Tarus

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-28. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-09-28 23:18 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-28
US9.99 USD
UK7.19 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada11.49 CAD
Japan1,010 JPY
Brazil20.69 BRL
China37.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$4.0 China Japan Canada UK US Australia≈$10

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-28). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 21, 2016
A "Mighty" discount! 77% off today

A "mighty" discount! Waiting is hard, so is being a believer. So in honor of the over funded attempt to resurrect one of our favorite franchises anew, we are offering another option, on sale even! So

Jun 21, 2016
A "Mighty" discount! 77% off today

A "mighty" discount! Waiting is hard, so is being a believer. So in honor of the over funded attempt to resurrect one of our favorite franchises anew, we are offering another option, on sale even! So

Jun 20, 2016
A "Mighty" discount!

A "Mighty" discount! For those who are waiting for the much anticipated arrival of a certain "Mighty" release on June 21th, 2016. We have decided to give a 24 hour discount starting Tuesday June 21st

Oct 08, 2014
Update: October 8, 2014

List of changes in this version: Changes: Added Fixed-Height Jump option Added control hint for accessing tech upgrades menu You can now use the chapter select menu to restart level The cutscene is no

Oct 08, 2014
Update: October 8, 2014

List of changes in this version: Changes: Added Fixed-Height Jump option Added control hint for accessing tech upgrades menu You can now use the chapter select menu to restart level The cutscene is no

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsAction · Indie · Platformer · Side Scroller · Robots · 2D · Metroidvania · 2.5D · Great Soundtrack · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements31
Official sitehttp://x10interactive.com/ares-ex/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 Processor: Intel Core™2 Duo Processor, AMD Athlon x2 Processor Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 series, ATI Radeon HD 2400 series DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: DirectSound compatible (DirectX 9.0c or higher)