Castle Doombad: Free To Slay

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"Castle Doombad: Free To Slay" is a single-player strategy game where you play as a villain, defending your tower against heroic intruders. With plenty of bugs to overcome, your goal is to become the ultimate bad guy. The game's tagline encourages all villains to join and protect their tower to claim the title of the baddest of them all.

Genres & Tags

Strategy

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

80%

Audience ScoreBased on 83 reviews

humor2 positive mentions

stability11 negative mentions

The game brings back childhood nostalgia and retains the fun and creative gameplay of the original.
It's a solid tower defense game with entertaining mechanics and a humorous theme.
Players are excited about the return of the game and appreciate the new content and updates.

The game is plagued by numerous bugs that affect gameplay, including freezing and unresponsive controls.
There are issues with balancing and some mechanics, leading to frustrating experiences during play.
The interface can be difficult to navigate, and some features from the original version are missing or not functioning properly.

stability
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game currently suffers from significant stability issues, with numerous users reporting frequent bugs and glitches that disrupt gameplay, such as freezing screens and unresponsive controls. While players enjoy the core experience, the prevalence of these technical problems detracts from overall enjoyment and calls for urgent fixes.
- “The game is a bit buggy.”
- “When in game, the level just freezes; the enemies are moving and everything, but I can't collect the screams (or whatever it's called) and cannot scroll the tower sometimes.”
- “I'm having a blast with the game and I've been excitedly anticipating it; however, the amount of glitches I've encountered is atrocious.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The gameplay is praised for its fun, intuitive, and creative mechanics, offering a challenging yet enjoyable experience. However, numerous bugs and imbalances detract from the overall enjoyment, with players hoping for future updates to resolve these issues and enhance the game further. Despite the bugs, the core gameplay remains engaging, and the absence of paywalls for content is appreciated.
- “Excellent game, fun concept and intuitive gameplay.”
- “The gameplay still feels super creative and entertaining, and I love how it’s challenging but not frustrating.”
- “That said, once these things are hopefully resolved (and hopefully some missing original traps are added back in) with some updates, the game will be an easy 5/5 in my book, especially with the new cosmetics and gameplay mode.”
- “Unfortunately, the current plethora of bugs in all regards - audio, gameplay, visual, and even some missing dialogues - and imbalances makes the experience dwindle a fair bit.”
- “The game has a lot of bugs so far, but I haven't found any that would seriously affect the gameplay.”
- “Well, the good old game is back with some new content and the same free-to-play mechanics. Thank God there are no traps or stuff barred behind a paywall, although you have to grind a little, but it's doable.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story is criticized for its pacing, with some missions completing prematurely before players meet the required conditions, leading to a sense of sluggishness. Additionally, the clunky movement of enemies contributes to a drawn-out experience, making the tutorial feel unnecessarily extended.
- “My only issue I've encountered is that some missions are being completed before I finish the conditions, like placing 6 generators at once or slaying 5 hunk soldiers when I haven't defeated one in the level.”
- “However, the way the enemies run is clunky and they are so slow, dragging the game out significantly. The tutorial can all be summed up in one mission, but they drag it through multiple, making it feel sluggish.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is widely praised, with players finding it fun and hilarious, particularly enjoying the interactions between iconic heroes like Master Chief and Superman, as well as the comedic portrayal of the villain.
- “Anyone who hasn't played this needs to; it's fun and hilarious with the heroes. I vividly remember the Master Chief hero, and Superman was insane to deal with.”
- “The evil guy is hilarious.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Reviewers express dissatisfaction with the monetization of the new version, highlighting an overabundance of microtransactions compared to the original, which they found to be superior in this regard.
- “The original game was so much better; this one has microtransactions everywhere.”
- “The constant push for in-game purchases ruins the overall experience.”
- “It's frustrating to see essential features locked behind a paywall.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players have reported issues with optimization, citing persistent bugs that create annoying sounds and significant lag when multiple heroes are present on screen. Improvements in performance are needed to enhance the overall gaming experience.
- “There's a bug that causes an annoying sound that won't stop. Please optimize the game because it lags when there are too many heroes on the screen.”
- “The game suffers from severe performance issues, especially during large battles, making it nearly unplayable.”
- “I frequently experience frame drops and stuttering, which ruins the overall experience. The optimization needs significant improvement.”