1.5 hours played
Written 7 years ago
Extremely shallow tower defense game. Has good graphics but there's nothing "roguelite" about this as was advertised on the Store page. There's also no real survival elements. You run around, gather resources, build towers to fight off waves, then grab upgrade crates. Repeat. That's the whole game. I guess they added on needing oxygen so they could call it survival as well as roguelite?
I wouldn't have an issue with this if the game was $5 or $10. But for $20 you could get a game like Slay the Spire instead. This will keep you entertained for maybe 5 hours. Slay the Spire will keep you entertained for 30+ hours. Economically for video games, $4 per hour of entertainment is a little steep. Imagine if a AAA 50 hour game cost $200. Pros/cons below.
Pros:
- Good graphics for an indie
- Amusing atmosphere, the game accomplishes its goal of being lighthearted
- Acceptable music
Cons
- Extremely shallow and basic
- No roguelite and minimal survival elements despite both being advertised
- Gets boring quickly (it'll lose its magic once you realize you're doing the same 3 things for hours on end)
- Nonexistent story (You're a... Thing... on Mars, fighting with other... Things... For... Reasons)
- Overpriced
If they had done as good of a job with the gameplay as they did with the graphics, maybe added in some progression, actual research that wasn't a chore (fetch quests in 2018, no thanks) and had a wide variety of towers etc this could have been really cool. Instead, sadly it's an extremely bland and shallow game. Not recommended unless on a 75% sale.