Heroes Crew: Strategy Defense

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Heroes Crew: Strategy Defense is a single player strategy game. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Heroes Crew: Strategy Defense is a tactical pixel-art game that emphasizes pure strategy without relying on random gacha mechanics or luck. Players assemble and command a diverse crew of heroes to defend against waves of enemies, making thoughtful decisions to optimize their team’s abilities. With its focus on skillful planning, every victory feels earned through strategy alone.

Genres & Tags

Strategy

Play Modes

Single-Player

Heroes Crew: Strategy Defense screenshot

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77%

Audience ScoreBased on 58 reviews

monetization3 negative mentions

The game offers a fun and engaging experience with a decent flow that prevents players from feeling stuck.
The pixel art and animations are well-received, adding to the overall enjoyment of the game.
It provides a unique mix of mechanics that can be refreshing for fans of strategy and idle defense games.

The game heavily relies on gacha mechanics and microtransactions, leading to frustration over paywalls and RNG elements.
Players have reported significant bugs, including issues with account logins and progress resets, which detract from the experience.
The tutorial is poorly designed, forcing players into specific actions without allowing them to understand the game's mechanics.

gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The gameplay is characterized by a heavy reliance on gacha mechanics, including loot boxes for hero upgrades, pets, and items, which some players find frustrating due to the paywall and RNG elements. While it draws comparisons to other strategy games like Lucky Defense, it offers unique mechanics that provide a refreshing experience for fans of the genre, despite some limitations in player agency during decision-making. Overall, it is considered fun and engaging, particularly for those familiar with similar games.
- “Not as good as Lucky Defense but really cool mechanics and a good game. It's a lot similar to Lucky Defense but developed in its own way.”
- “Fun, nice idea when you decided to change the gameplay.”
- “Despite using multiple well-known mechanics from strategy/idle defense games, it's actually unique and refreshing enough to make this an independent game of its own. It's a fun mix of a game that I'd definitely recommend if you are used to TFT, Carano Chess, and the likes of random dice and all those random defense games out there. Will definitely recommend to my friends, 20/10.”
- “It is literally a random gacha game with loot box hero upgrades, loot box gameplay loop, loot box pets, loot box item drops, even loot box upgrade materials.”
- “The paywall and RNG mechanics are ridiculously frustrating.”
- “The tagline says 'no random gacha' but the entire gameplay involves constantly rerolling what units you can buy in combat (admittedly with in-game currency and generous free rolls).”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
75%
The monetization model of the game features optional ads that do not significantly impact gameplay, but it heavily relies on gacha systems and microtransactions, typical of many tower defense games. While players enjoy the fun aspects of the game, the lack of a permanent ad removal option is seen as a downside.
- “No ads.”
- “The monetization model is fair and doesn't feel intrusive.”
- “The game is full of gacha systems and microtransactions like every other money-hungry tower defense clone on this store.”
- “Fun game, but the downside is that there is no option to permanently remove ads.”
- “Ads are completely optional, but switching off the ad blockers didn't change the experience.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game to have a decent flow, allowing for a smooth experience that avoids feeling overly tedious or stagnant, even after several days of play.
- “The grinding feels endless and tedious, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “I spent hours grinding for resources, and it felt like I was getting nowhere.”
- “The repetitive nature of grinding really detracts from the overall enjoyment of the game.”
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story aspect of the game is criticized for its reliance on app purchases to progress, particularly highlighted in the context of the "7 days growth quest," which may detract from the overall narrative experience.