You landed on the desert planet Veoda to mine Ignazeum, a highly valuable mineral. The planet's automated robotic defenses did not take kindly to the intrusion. Now, they are attacking your mining operation in endless, aggressive waves. HARDPOINT mixes first-person shooting with direct tower defense. You are not managing the battlefield from a safe command chair. Instead, you are down in the dirt firing weapons, managing your stamina, and dropping turrets on the fly to protect the generators powering your drill.