Final Recovery SQUAD Released Today on Switch 2, Switch, and Steam

Sunfish Kumano developed the title. Waku Waku Games publishes it under the internal brand JFPS, a label the company uses for Japanese-made first-person shooters, positioned as a counterpart to JRPGs. The game has drawn attention from FPS fans in Japan and overseas, according to a previous interview cited by Game Spark.

The game's core mechanic is a self-sacrifice strategy. The Cogrina Units are collective weapons that share consciousness. Only a limited number of special weapons can harm the aliens, so the units send one robot at a time to fight. When that unit is destroyed, the next unit spawns at the starting point and must recover the dropped weapon to continue. Stages begin unarmed; the player must first retrieve weapons from defeated units already on the field.

Sub-weapons and ability upgrades are critical for survival. Sub-weapons include decoys, smoke bombs, bombs, healing items, and portable cover. Ability upgrades include auto-aim when aiming down sights, increased reload speed, automatic HP recovery, increased attack power and bullet speed, a shield when aiming, and stealth when near death. Players purchase these using resource chips dropped by enemies, and stages can be replayed to grind for resources.

The visual style uses vivid colors dominated by four hues. The sky is red from the alien invasion, while ruined cities and alien weapons are pitch black. The character designs are cute, and the robots are positive-minded. The story includes a combat-specialized sister unit and a Shiba Inu character. The game has no tragic developments and ends happily, according to the Game Spark play report.