Recent reviews by j0hlar ツ

One of the best TD games on steam already. Insane variety and depth. First couple of waves could use some spice but all in all, I think only Bloons beats this game out.

Meta progression UI could be better.

9/10.

Thanks for adding a fps cap setting, this is what got me to finish the story. Devs seem to listen and care about the game, so I will give it a thumbs up.

As for the game itself. The strategy is there, there is fairly good depth. Item and skill systems are great. However, I do think the meta-progression is way too powerful and trivialises the entire game after a while. I also wish there was a downside to having as many units as possible, it becomes tedious to place out 10units+2banners+2decoys every minute or so, but also it would make the strategy more interesting if it was more viable to have a smaller army too.
There is also a lot of jank keeping me from enjoying it fully. I'd like way better overview of information and being able to just mouseover characters to see what traits, items, skills they have. Both ingame and when selecting the gang to go out into the Shadowlands.

6/10

Something else that doesn't really reflect the quality of the game itself, but is still a bit annoying. Many achievements still don't work. If you care about that, you should probably wait until there is a fix. I'd say there are around 10 that I've completed in-game but have not registered on steam.

Exemplary Early Access.

Consistent updates, every patch making the game better. GJ Awesome Games with your awesome game.

Buggy and imbalanced but at its core it is an amazing concept that could be great.

It's not there yet. Wait 6 months for updates.

Might wanna wait for the free fun to play update.

It's quite a bit different from TFT in systems. There aren't any traits, synergies are found in heros/scaling/items/relics + teamwide buffs selected at rest locations.

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Deep strategy
Fairly good variety
Did not encounter any noticable bugs.
Good performance.
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Difficulty levels feel a bit all over the place.
Some of the challenges feel anti-fun.
Most events are pretty uninteresting.
Would like to see re-rolls for hero and relic selections at some point.

8/10. Insanely impressive game for a solo developer.

The actual core game-play is good. Requires patience, timing and planning. Not for everyone. The learning/difficulty curve is pretty whack, it starts out very hard and by hole 18 it is the easiest game ever. Won on my 6th run which lasted almost 4 hours. Feels like a one and done for sure.

Every other part of the game is mediocre at best (rogue-lite elements, dialogue etc).

Wasn't gonna review but seeing a mixed rating on such a classic game makes me sad. Comparing a 2009 indie to 2024's ARPG-scene is just dumb af.

Rest in peace, Runic Games.

One of those games where MID option is needed.

The idea is amazing but it can only carry the game so far. Dungeon crawling for loot to sell and upgrade your own shop etc is a great pitch but the execution is not there. Combat is uninteresting at best, the shop management is shallow and annoying because of the pricing system and just lots of micromanagement and the items themselves don't do anything other than have a price. If one of these things were good it would save the game but it just falls short.

I finished the story but it took me 5+ years and several restarted saves cause I forgot where I was and what I was doing again and again. It's just too mid.

this game is complete ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥