This is an accessible game but one that is very challenging, yet it's always engaging.

An intelligent, fun and very deep sci-fi take on the tower defense genre.

An enjoyable twist on the tower defense genre. The downside of tower defense games is that you can often find yourself a disengaged viewer, watching your towers do their work and hoping for the best. That's not the case with Space Run. It has the strategy elements of a tower defense game, but it keeps you constantly active in defending and adapting your ship. And to me, that's a winning combination.

Space Run shines from the depths of space, from the challenging gameplay to the deep strategy mechanics. I looked forward to every cutscene with glee, whether it featured Buck Mann talking terms with an employer, or had me trading fightin' words with pirates.

An interestingly conceived tower defense game that will please fans of the genre who are tired of its stupor. It is a satisfying and entertaining action game. The ideal choice for those who are depressed that the new school year is beginning, and that they have nothing to play during their classes.

A thoroughly engrossing tower defence game with a couple of unique twists of its own.

We've got a game that is easy to learn, but hard to master. It offers exciting entertainment for a couple of evenings, but developers did not manage to fully unfold its features. A greater variety of opponents and a wider range of equipment would be appreciated. [September 2014, p. 81]

A bold, fun incarnation of a very unusual concept.

An interesting "reverse tower defense", with an original and humorous setting. Too bad for the oppressive grinding.

The voice acting is hit or miss, though. Mainly miss. [Oct 2014, p.81]

Space Run is a confident and well executed first outing from France’s Passtech Games, offering a quality experience occasionally comparable with the best in the genre.

Space Run is a solid entry in a genre that is full of unimaginative titles, and from the get go Space Run supplies an easy to understand, but challenging to beat campaign that will keep people’s minds and fingers active from beginning to end.

An interesting tower defense in space, but also a one-trick pony. [Sept 2014, p.67]

Space Run is an original Tower Defense game, with simple but interesting gameplay mechanics.

Space Run is a fairly fun twist on tower defense, but it lacks much of the genre’s interesting experimentation.

A pleasant mix of an action and tower defense game that sadly runs out of its charm sooner than one would hope for. [Issue#245]

By paying such homage to the 80s classics which inspired it - even in an age where ‘retro’ interpretations are ala mode - Space Run feels a bit dated.