Invasion
Description
"A powerful foe..." (Normal) "A somewhat intimidating foe..." (Easy) "Certain death..." (Nightmare) "...approaches"
Creator
Facepunch Studios
Unlocked by
Defeating normal Execution (Normal) Defeating Easy Neophyte (Easy) Defeating normal Xulgon or Nightmare Phobia (Nightmare)
The Invasion campaign is the second of the game's two official campaigns. What exists of its plot is similar to the Crusade campaign's, but there is also a looming army whose leader, Xulgon, seeks to take over the galaxy.
These stages are intended for those who are sufficiently experienced at the game to take on harder and lengthier challenges. Xulgon's smallest minions show up in all stages except Goliath's and Monarch's, and unlike in Crusade, most boss guns as well as cores release revenge bullets when directly shot.
Stages Statistics Medal Times
Normal/Easy Total
Normal Speedrun
Easy Speedrun
Nightmare
Bronze
1:22:40
2:04:00
2:45:20
1:32:00
Silver
1:01:50
1:32:45
2:03:40
1:06:10
Gold
39:00
58:30
1:18:00
45:30
Trivia Hermit and Goliath's placements in the campaign were swapped in the Redux update.Prior to Redux, Medusa was unlocked by beating Neophyte . Now, the normal-difficulty version is unlocked by beating Execution .
Official Content
Crusade
Neophyte ! Kraken ! Guardian ! Execution ! Overgrowth ! Anomaly ! Phobia
Invasion
Medusa ! Hermit ! Goliath ! Monarch ! Prospector ! Storm ! Xulgon
Bonus
Quartet ! Crossfire ! Ball Pit ! Credits ! Timebrain
Other Content
The Oracle ! Xulgon's Minions ! Difficulties ! Speedruns
Fan Content
Apocalypse
Catalyst ! Beehive ! Xenoware ! Amethyst ! Reaper ! Triton ! Quantum
Chaos Campaign
Blizzard ! Siren ! Phineus ! Labyrinth ! Macro ! Prism ! Singularity ! Forge
Champion Campaign
Skylier ! Volcanion ! Wireframe ! Phantom
Uprising
Mantis ! Cortex ! Overlord
Vengeance (Campaign)
Hydra ! Inertia ! Splode ! Attractor ! Terra ! Witch ! AI ! Vengeance (Boss) ! Redemption ! Nightmare-Only Boss
Other Content
Cultivator ! Cypher ! Fortress ! Ghost ! Gridlock ! Karma ! THE LOVERS ! Pulsus ! The Psychic ! Tryout
Stage Remixes
Bonus (Fan Difficulties) ! Chippy the Anime ! "Completely Normal" Bosses ! Legacy Prospector ! Remixes of the Past ! Slow-Strat Invaders ! Variance (Mechanic Demonstration)
