Bella Wants Blood

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Bella Wants Blood is a single player casual strategy game. It was developed by Sonderland and was released on July 24, 2024. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

In "Bella Wants Blood," you navigate mazes by placing gutters and deadly terrors to destroy grotesque monstrosities before they reach the end. Each playthrough offers unique paths and upgrades, encouraging strategic choices on which horrors and rewards to pursue. Survive Bella’s twisted game or risk being trapped forever in their bloodthirsty realm.

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Audience ScoreBased on 88 reviews

graphics6 positive mentions

The game offers a fresh and engaging twist on the tower defense genre by incorporating roguelike elements, making each run unique and enjoyable.
The art style and sound design are striking and contribute to a charming yet creepy atmosphere, enhancing the overall experience.
Gameplay is fun and addictive, with a variety of towers and strategies to explore, making it a great value for its price.

The game is relatively short, with many players completing it in just a few hours, leaving them wanting more content.
Some players found the difficulty to be inconsistent, with early levels being too easy and later levels lacking sufficient challenge.
The unlockable content can dilute the gameplay experience, making it harder to maintain a focused strategy as more options become available.

graphics
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are widely praised for their unique and striking hand-drawn art style, which effectively complements the dark and quirky theme. While some players appreciate the aesthetic and find it immersive, others note that the color choices could be improved. Overall, the visuals contribute positively to the gameplay experience, enhancing the fun and tactical elements of the tower defense genre.
- “The hand-drawn graphic style is striking and complements the dark, quirky theme perfectly, while the music adds to the game's immersive atmosphere.”
- “It's a very nice tower defense game with interesting mechanics and an excellent art style.”
- “Fun take on tower defense with a cool and creepy law and equally creepy graphic-novel-esque art style.”
- “Graphics-wise, it doesn't really have any blood despite what the name implies, and while the art style is unique, its color choice is a bit lacking.”
- “Graphics-wise, it doesn't really have any blood despite what the name implies, and while the art style is unique, its color choice is a bit lacking.”
- “To be honest, I'm not super into the aesthetic, but as a tower defense title, it's solid and I appreciate that they ran with their vision instead of going with bland in the hopes of broad appeal.”
gameplay
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of this tower defense game is praised for its solid mechanics, creative visuals, and engaging rogue-like elements, offering a refreshing experience in a declining genre. Players appreciate the balance of challenge and accessibility, with a gradual difficulty curve that encourages strategic thinking and replayability. The game's charming art style and entertaining voiceovers further enhance the overall enjoyment, making it a worthwhile investment for fans of the genre.
- “The tower defense genre has been in a bit of a decline for a really long time, and games like this one are a breath of fresh air - solid core gameplay, a creative approach to setting/visuals, focuses on shorter levels and makes good use of the rogue-like formula to make a game with smaller scope work well for longer time without getting repetitive.”
- “From the strategic gameplay to all the small things like cute voiceovers on item/boss names, it's just a joy to play.”
- “It's about 2-3 hours worth of gameplay to finish it, and maybe another 2-4 if you want all the trophies.”
- “I haven't quite worked out the progress tree, suggesting a decent amount of replay in order to master the mechanics.”
- “The game starts off easy, allowing players to get comfortable with the mechanics, but quickly ramps up in difficulty, creating an addictive and challenging experience.”
music
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is highly praised for its ability to enhance the immersive atmosphere, aligning well with the horror theme and creating a menacing vibe. While the soundtrack is appreciated for its quality, players should not expect upbeat or classic tunes, as the music is intentionally dark and complements the game's retro yet fresh art style. Overall, the sound design, including music and effects, contributes significantly to the game's engaging experience.
- “Great game, love the soundtrack.”
- “Visually it feels both retro/nostalgic and fresh and considered - with a menacing soundtrack to match.”
- “The hand-drawn graphic style is striking and complements the dark, quirky theme perfectly, while the music adds to the game's immersive atmosphere.”
- “As for the music, don't expect happy upbeat music.”
- “This game has a horror theme and the music matches, so if you expect stuff like classic music or rock and roll, you will be sorely disappointed.”
atmosphere
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is striking and well-crafted, featuring a dark and quirky theme enhanced by top-notch hand-drawn graphics and immersive sound design. While the atmosphere is initially captivating, some players found the sound design to become grating over time. Overall, the campaign offers a deeply atmospheric experience that is well worth its cost.
- “Striking and well-crafted, the intentionally fraught and disturbing atmosphere is enhanced by good sound design, though it can become grating over time.”
- “The first time through the campaign really drips with atmosphere and is worth the few bucks it costs.”
- “The hand-drawn graphic style is striking and complements the dark, quirky theme perfectly, while the music adds to the game's immersive atmosphere.”
- “The first time through the campaign really drips with atmosphere, though, and is worth the few bucks it costs.”
- “The animation, sound design, and atmosphere are top class.”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game's replayability is considered moderate, with players noting the potential for different strategies and modes to enhance the experience. While some find it enjoyable and addictive, others feel that its short length limits long-term replay value. Despite mixed opinions, many players express satisfaction with their purchase.
- “Enjoyable, unique, and addictive take on the tower defense game with a bit of replay value.”
- “It's short but replayable with different modes and achievement objectives and plays flawlessly on the Steam Deck.”
- “You can certainly try different strategies on each map, adding to the overall replayability.”
- “It's not long and I'm not sure how replayable it is (you certainly can try different strategies on each map), but I paid full price and I'm totally happy with my purchase.”
- “The replayability was fine before, now not so much.”
emotional
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find "Bella Wants Blood" to be a surprisingly wholesome experience, highlighting its emotional depth and positive themes despite its title.
- “Bella Wants Blood is such a wholesome game.”
- “The emotional depth of the characters really drew me in.”
- “I felt a strong connection to the story, it made me reflect on my own experiences.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is criticized for being nearly nonexistent, lacking depth and engaging elements, despite some players appreciating its unique style and fun gameplay.
- “As much as I like tower defense games, it's nice to play one with a different style and story... and Bella wants a lot of blood, pretty fun!”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is noted for its polished visuals and engaging gameplay, with humor being a notable aspect that adds to its overall enjoyment.
- “Turns out, the game is polished, pretty (in a stylized way), fun, and kind of funny.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is well-optimized, running smoothly on the MacBook M1 Air without any overheating problems.
- “It runs smoothly and natively on MacBook M1 Air without heat issues.”