Creeping Dusk

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Creeping Dusk is a single player strategy game. It was developed by PolyShroom and was released on August 15, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Step into the eerie world of Creeping Dusk, a tower defense game that blends strategic base-building and intense battles against waves of undead. Your task is to build a small town around an abandoned gold mine and defend against monsters that swarm the area. Plan your next move during the day, explore surrounding area, expand the town, fortify your defenses and prepare for the increasingly challe…

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69%

Audience ScoreBased on 62 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

grinding4 negative mentions

The game offers an interesting mix of tower defense and city building mechanics, providing depth and strategic choices.
Many players find the game engaging and addictive, especially after overcoming the initial learning curve.
The game is considered affordable and provides good content for its price, with enjoyable gameplay once players get past the early challenges.

The game suffers from a lack of variety and becomes repetitive after a few playthroughs, with limited upgrades and a narrow path layout.
Progression can feel slow and grindy, with players often forced to lose multiple times to unlock upgrades, leading to frustration.
There are significant issues with pacing, including the absence of a speed-up option for late-game waves, making gameplay feel tedious.

gameplay
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36%
37%
27%
The gameplay features an engaging premise and unique mechanics, but players find it becomes repetitive after a few sessions, leading to boredom. The exploration mechanic is criticized for being overly unpredictable and lacking meaningful rewards, while the overall gameplay loop is considered too linear for a roguelite experience. Adjustments to exploration and progression systems are suggested to enhance player engagement.
- “The gameplay loop is engaging and offers a fun premise with interesting mechanics.”
- “The exploration mechanic adds depth, but it could benefit from adjustments to enhance the discovery of points of interest.”
- “While the game has a solid foundation, the gameplay can feel repetitive after several sessions.”
- “The gameplay loop is too linear for a roguelite.”
- “The exploration mechanic needs to be tweaked so that we get to explore more and/or find more points of interest.”
- “The exploration mechanic takes way too many tries to find something interesting in the fog of war.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be slow and repetitive, particularly in the second half, leading to a tedious experience that seems artificially extended.
- “It feels like the only reason it is so slow and grindy is just to make it seem longer.”
- “The game gets quite repetitive and a bit tedious in the second half.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The graphics are consistently praised as "really good," contributing to an overall positive experience alongside the nice ambient music and engaging content.
- “Good content, nice ambient music, really good graphics and catchy.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game is praised for its good content and nice ambient qualities, enhancing the overall experience with catchy tunes that complement the impressive graphics.
- “Good content, nice ambient music, really good graphics, and catchy.”