Brotato

Brotato is a top-down arena shooter with roguelite progression. After a spaceship crash, the titular potato must survive alien hordes on an unknown planet. Up to six weapons can be equipped at the same time. The focus is on short runs, changing character traits and figuring out which weapons and items combine best.

Weapons fire automatically by default, but on PC they can also be aimed manually. Players must dodge enemies, collect loot and decide on the next upgrade to their build after each wave they survive.

Standalone versions have been verified for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, iOS and Android. On Steam, Brotato is offered for Windows, macOS and Linux.

PC features such as Steam Workshop or Remote Play Together must not automatically carry over to the console and smartphone versions. The availability of additional expansions must also be checked per platform.

Each wave usually lasts between 20 and 90 seconds. During this time, you need to dodge and defeat as many aliens as possible. Materials collected between waves serve as experience and currency for new equipment.

The large number of characters changes the starting conditions and encourages different strategies, such as durable melee fighters, fast ranged fighters or unusual combinations. The repeated choice between attack, survival and harvesting stats decides whether a build makes it through the later waves. Additional difficulty levels and endless mode extend the challenge.

Steam lists 4 GB RAM, a 2 GHz processor, OpenGL 3 with 128 MB graphics memory and around 200 MB of free storage for PC, among others. The store page still lists Windows 7 as the operating system, while the current Steam client requires Windows 10 or newer. Mac and Linux values are listed separately.

The PC version supports local co-op games with up to four players. Steam Remote Play Together makes local mode usable over a remote connection too. Steam Workshop with mod support is available for the PC version.

The developers also offer permanent adjustments for enemy health, speed and damage. This lets you change the difficulty beyond the usual character and mode choices.