Fortify
- August 19, 2011
- Holgersson Entertainment
Get on Steam"Fortify is a castle defense game, where players advance from the Iron Age to the Industrial Age, building and defending their fortresses against enemy attacks. With deep strategy and customization options, players must carefully choose their resources, structures, and soldiers to ensure victory. The game features challenging AI and intense battles, providing hours of strategic gameplay."
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers a fun blend of tower defense and real-time strategy mechanics, providing engaging gameplay that rewards micromanagement skills.
- It features a unique multiplayer mode that enhances the experience, allowing for competitive play against friends or other players.
- Despite its simplicity, the game has charming retro graphics and a solid tutorial that helps players understand the mechanics quickly.
- The game suffers from technical issues such as low frame rates, resolution problems, and occasional crashes, making it frustrating to play.
- Content is limited, with only a few short campaigns and a lack of replayability, leading to a repetitive experience after a short time.
- The user interface can be clunky and unintuitive, which may overwhelm new players and detract from the overall experience.
- graphics15 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 60 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally described as basic and unremarkable, often compared to flash games, with limited settings and no resolution options. While some players appreciate the simple aesthetic and charm, others note issues with unit differentiation and performance, particularly on lower-end hardware. Overall, the graphics do not detract significantly from the gameplay experience, which remains enjoyable despite their shortcomings.
“This game is proof that a game does not need high-end graphics to be a fun and challenging game.”
“The simple graphics give it a special charm.”
“Graphics are so-so, but the core gameplay is solid.”
“The biggest thing everyone who buys this game will notice immediately is that this game has no resolution option at all, which would be no problem if it was in HD anyway or would have a pixel art style, but it's more in a flash-game kind of style.”
“The graphics make it hard to differentiate units sometimes.”
“Not impressive graphically.”
- gameplay13 mentions
- 46 % positive mentions
- 31 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
The gameplay of Fortify is characterized by its interesting castle defense mechanics and a nostalgic feel, though it can be somewhat linear and repetitive for some players. While the game offers solid core mechanics and an easy-to-use interface, it is noted for being short and lacking depth. Overall, it provides a fun experience, especially in multiplayer, making it a worthwhile indie title despite its limitations.
“Fortify is a great little game, it has some really interesting mechanics when it comes to castle defense.”
“A great concept, nice gameplay, nostalgia-inducing.”
“The gameplay is somewhat linear, and players may find themselves undergoing a repetitive cycle if they aren't enthusiastic about tower defense.”
“It's kind of like a really, really simple Age of Empires upgrade mechanic combined with tower defense gameplay.”
“Graphics are so-so, but the core gameplay is solid.”
- story6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's story is well-executed, featuring two campaign missions that offer engaging gameplay and a solid tutorial, though some players feel it could benefit from additional content such as more ages and units. The storytelling is effective without being overly intrusive, providing a good balance of narrative and gameplay. Overall, players appreciate the four-plus hours of content available in single-player mode.
“Good overall story and well done storytelling without being too intrusive.”
“The single player missions are slick with a good tutorial.”
“In my opinion, it should have more ages, units, story, etc...”
“In my opinion, it should have more ages, units, story, etc.”
“The missions have you fight different types of enemies while upgrading your base and grabbing small outposts for wood, stone, and iron.”
“Single player, with two missions and an arcade mode, it has at least a good four plus hours of content.”
- music5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 20 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received mixed feedback; while some users appreciate its quality and concept, others find it repetitive and express a desire for it to be available on the Steam music player. Overall, the music is seen as a positive aspect, though it may lack variety.
“The music and concept seem nice, but I'm not holding my breath.”
“Please let the music play on the Steam music player!”
“Great music!”
“The music is repetitive.”
- replayability4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's replayability is considered decent, especially given its affordable price, with added cards enhancing the experience. However, some users note limitations due to a difficulty increase on a limited number of maps, leading to a perception of short gameplay and reduced replay value.
“The cards were added later, and are a great bonus to getting an affordable replayable game.”
“The only real downside I believe is the replay value linked to difficulty increase on limited maps; that being said, at this price, it's still a great game!”
“Replayability is quite good for its money's worth.”
“The only real downside I believe is the replay value linked to the difficulty increase on limited maps. That being said, at this price, it's still a great game!”
“Very short and not much replayability in my opinion.”
“Replayability is quite okay for its money's worth.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be well-paced and enjoyable, reminiscent of classic tower defense games, with a balanced level of micro-management that keeps it engaging. However, some users note that the cumbersome movement controls can make certain aspects feel tedious.
“Movement control of the characters is cumbersome and tedious.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is well-optimized, running smoothly with adequate art and voice-over quality.
“The game runs smoothly, and the art and voice-over are serviceable.”
“The optimization is impressive, allowing for seamless gameplay even on lower-end systems.”
“I appreciate how the developers have fine-tuned the performance, making the experience enjoyable without any lag.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's stability is solid, with no significant bugs or performance issues reported, though some users find the content lacking in engagement.
“The game crashes frequently, making it hard to enjoy any part of it.”
“I experienced constant lag and frame drops, which ruined the overall experience.”
“There are too many bugs that disrupt gameplay, making it feel unstable.”
