Empire Survivor: Idle Defense

About

"Empire Kingdom: Idle Survivor" is a single-player strategy game with striking visuals, where players build and protect their kingdom by constructing the ultimate tower in this offline idle game. However, be prepared for a high frequency of ads that interrupt gameplay. The goal is to strengthen your defense and strategically manage resources to defend your kingdom from enemy attacks.

Genres & Tags

Strategy

Play Modes

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

Empire Survivor: Idle Defense screenshot

70%

Audience ScoreBased on 391 reviews

gameplay5 positive mentions

monetization53 negative mentions

The game has a fun and engaging gameplay loop, making it a good time killer.
Graphics are appealing, and the user interface is intuitive and easy to navigate.
The game offers a decent progression system for free-to-play players, with generous rewards.

The game is plagued by excessive ads, often forcing players to watch them for basic gameplay elements.
There are significant performance issues, especially in endless mode, leading to lag and crashes.
Many mechanics feel unbalanced or bugged, causing frustration with gameplay and progress loss.

monetization
65 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
15%
3%
82%
The monetization strategy of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players expressing frustration over the abundance of ads, particularly forced ads that interrupt gameplay and are tied to essential game mechanics. While some users appreciate the option to purchase an ad-free experience, they report issues with the functionality of this purchase, leading to dissatisfaction. Overall, the game is seen as fun, but the aggressive monetization through ads detracts significantly from the experience for both free-to-play and paying players.
- “The game is simple and fun, and the no-ads purchase is both relatively cheap and actually functions as advertised, giving boosts without ads.”
- “No ads isn't that expensive (in my opinion).”
- “I purchased the no ads package last night and it works just fine.”
- “The monetization in the game is horrendous, but the game is both fast and fun.”
- “Forced ads after completing levels, best upgrades locked behind ads.”
- “I just uninstalled your game because of forced ads, so good job on driving away potential customers.”
gameplay
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29%
53%
18%
The gameplay is described as basic and repetitive, with familiar mechanics that lack innovation and depth. While some players find it fun and easy to engage with, significant issues such as bugs, auto-saving problems, and excessive reliance on ads detract from the overall experience. Additionally, the short campaign stages fail to fully utilize the game's mechanics, leading to frustration among users.
- “The mechanics are fun and easy to play.”
- “Gameplay mechanics are pretty decent.”
- “If you guys just want to play it, go ahead, the gameplay is pretty chill.”
- “The gameplay is very basic, which is fine, but definitely lacking.”
- “The main issues being that some mechanics seem bugged (attack speed, critical damage, gold from crit), and that the game seems to have trouble auto saving and you constantly lose progress.”
- “However the campaign stages are far too short to make use of any of the mechanics in the game that really set it apart from the others.”
graphics
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
64%
9%
27%
Overall, the graphics in the game are generally well-received, with many users praising their quality and visual appeal. However, some players have noted performance issues, particularly in endless mode where lag can occur due to the number of enemies on screen, suggesting that options to reduce graphic quality could enhance performance. While the visuals have improved, there are calls for further upgrades and tweaks to elevate the overall experience.
- “Graphics are great, ads aren't forced.”
- “The UI is intuitive and the graphics are good ⭐”
- “Good game, great graphics, easy to play.”
- “Graphic options, endless mode can get a little laggy due to the amount of enemies.”
- “Perhaps an option to reduce graphic quality could resolve this issue.”
- “It’s a great game with generous rewards unlike other similar games, but it has potential and needs more upgrades, especially in the graphics department.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
75%
The game shows decent overall performance, particularly for a free-to-play title, but users report significant slowdowns and overheating during endless mode. Additionally, there are concerns about its ability to manage multiple objects on screen, indicating a need for further optimization.
- “Improve overall performance.”
- “Pretty good overall, progress is fine as a mostly free-to-play player. I only bought ad removal, but there is a noticeable performance loss during endless mode.”
- “Needs some optimization to prevent slowdowns and overheating.”
- “Needs some optimization or something to prevent slowdowns and overheating.”
- “Also, the game is lacking optimization in handling a large number of objects on screen.”
- “Pretty good overall, progress is fine as a mostly free-to-play player; I only bought ad removal, but there is a pretty big performance loss during endless mode.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The music in the game receives mixed reviews; while some players enjoy the background tracks, others find them underwhelming and note issues such as the music stopping when loading the game and a lack of combat sound effects. Overall, the music adds a fun element but has significant shortcomings that detract from the experience.
- “I did enjoy the background music on a positive note.”
- “No combat sounds, just music.”
- “The music player stops in the background whenever you load the game, which is a complete failure.”
- “There are no combat sounds, only music.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
67%
Overall, users report mixed experiences with stability; while some enjoy a smooth gameplay experience with no glitches, others encounter bugs, particularly with the payment system and during periods of lag.
- “Good game, no glitches; nice playthrough.”
- “The game runs smoothly without any crashes.”
- “I appreciate the consistent performance throughout my gaming sessions.”
- “The payment system was buggy.”
- “It gets kind of buggy whenever any lag starts to hit.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game frustrating due to the introduction of a new resource for upgrades, which is difficult to farm. The energy system further complicates the grinding experience, making progress feel slow and tedious, while technical issues with saving add to the overall frustration.
- “Upgrading items now requires a new resource instead of gold, which is frustrating. Farming this new resource seems to be difficult and time-consuming, and saving is not working at the moment.”
- “This is one of those grindy, stand-still tower defense games.”
- “The game has an energy system, which is a hindrance for a grinding game like this.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it boring and lacking depth, while others enjoyed the storyline but criticized the endless mode for poor rewards and lag issues. Overall, there is a desire for more customization options to enhance the gameplay experience.
- “Boring... no story, graphics mediocre, gameplay boring, skills lame, can't choose hero.”
- “This game is fun, but after finishing the storyline, the endless mode offers poor rewards and the game is too laggy.”