Gregg: Tower Defence
- February 16, 2024
- Resident Egg Studios
Get on Steam"Gregg: Tower Defence" is a pixel art strategy game where you, as Gregg, build and upgrade towers to defend against slime attacks in day-night cycles. Gather five different resources to craft six unique towers, each with distinct abilities and five upgrade tiers. Adapt your strategy to counter the escalating enemy threat in this captivating tower defense experience.
Reviews
- Very fun gameplay loop that combines resource gathering and tower defense mechanics.
- Satisfying upgrades and smooth controls enhance the overall experience.
- Charming art style and pleasant audiovisual feedback make the game enjoyable.
- Limited replay value and content, with many players feeling they have seen everything after a short time.
- Lack of graphics options and an uncapped framerate can lead to performance issues on lower-end systems.
- Some gameplay mechanics, like hitboxes and aiming, are considered wonky and could use improvement.
- graphics5 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally well-received, with users appreciating the cute art style and pleasant visuals. However, the lack of in-game graphics options and uncapped framerate have led to performance issues, causing frustration among players. Overall, while the visuals are enjoyable, the absence of customization options detracts from the experience.
“The controls are very good and smooth, the gameplay is easy to understand, the music and visuals are pleasant to listen to and look at, and it definitely gets challenging as the days progress.”
“The art style is really cute, too.”
“So conflicted over giving a negative review as this is a fun and competent game with good ideas, but a lack of graphics options pushed me into a negative stance.”
“This game runs at an uncapped framerate and offers no in-game graphics settings, causing my CPU and GPU to run excessively hot.”
“I really hope the developer expands this game into something more significant and includes basic graphics options next time.”
- gameplay4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is praised for its smooth controls and easy-to-understand mechanics, blending tower defense with resource gathering in a fun and engaging loop. Players appreciate the pleasant music and visuals, as well as the increasing challenge as the game progresses. Overall, it offers a captivating experience that quickly hooks players.
“The controls are very good and smooth, the gameplay is easy to understand, the music and visuals are pleasant to listen to and look at, and it definitely gets challenging as the days progress.”
“Fun little gameplay loop that blends tower defense and resource gathering.”
“Unusual name (who's Gregg???) but a really fun tower defense game with a strong harvest/build gameplay loop.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
Overall, opinions on replayability are mixed; while some players find the game offers good replay value due to its unique tower defense mechanics and powerful tower designs, others feel that the replay value is currently low.
“This game is a really unique idea for tower defense and has good replayability value; all the tower designs are pretty cool and very powerful as you progress.”
“The replay value seems low at the moment.”
“Once you've completed the game, there's little incentive to play it again.”
“The lack of varied outcomes makes replaying feel tedious.”
- music1 mentions
- 200 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is praised for being pleasant and well-integrated with the visuals, enhancing the overall experience. Players find it enjoyable and fitting as the gameplay becomes increasingly challenging.
“The music and visuals are pleasant to listen to and look at, and it definitely gets challenging as the days progress.”
“The controls are very good and smooth, and the gameplay is easy to understand.”
