Lock's Quest

About Lock's Quest

Lock's Quest is a single player strategy game. It received neutral reviews from players.

Build Defenses and Battle in this isometric Action RPG / Defense hybrid.

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Strategy

Play Modes

Single-Player

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54%Audience ScoreBased on 88 reviews

story8 positive mentions

grinding3 negative mentions

Unique and charming tower defense gameplay with an intriguing story and appealing audio-visual presentation.
Faithful port of the original Nintendo DS game with good optimization and no major framerate issues on many devices.
Offers nostalgia for fans of the original while providing surprising depth and variety in tactics and unit types.

Controls are often described as clunky, imprecise, and difficult to use, especially on mobile devices without stylus or controller support.
Frequent crashes and bugs, particularly related to building mode and touch responsiveness, making the game unplayable or frustrating for some users.
Repetitive gameplay and campaign sections with lack of challenging or engaging battle mechanics, detracting from overall enjoyment.

story
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50% positive mentions, 31% neutral mentions, 19% negative mentions
The story in Lock's Quest is generally praised for its intriguing plot, well-developed characters, and unexpected dark twists, successfully engaging players despite some repetitive gameplay segments. While many appreciate its nostalgic and unique narrative, a few players find the storytelling slow or poorly executed. Overall, the story is considered a strong highlight that enhances the game's appeal.
- “It has a great story, interesting gameplay mechanics, fantastic soundtrack, and is a unique twist on tower defense games.”
- “This game used to be on the Nintendo DS, it has an amazing story, well developed characters, and constantly keeps drawing you in for more.”
- “It has a cute plot that takes some surprisingly dark twists, but the characters are well written as well.”
- “You have to repeatedly fight the same enemies on the same map with no story progression in between.”
- “The story reads like it was written by someone raised by wolves.”
- “Easily the most boring game I played in a while, long boring story campaign dialogue.”
gameplay
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33% positive mentions, 42% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions
The gameplay offers a unique and well-balanced blend of tower defense and RPG elements, delivering an engaging experience with appealing mechanics and moments of satisfying strategy. However, it can be repetitive and challenging for those not fond of the genre, with some frustrating controls and mechanics—like movement and repair—that detract from overall enjoyment. Despite these issues, the gameplay is generally praised for complementing the game's story and style.
- “The tower defense-RPG style gameplay has held up so well; it's a hidden gem!”
- “The gameplay is a well-balanced mix of tower defense and action.”
- “It has a great story, interesting gameplay mechanics, fantastic soundtrack, and is a unique twist on tower defense games.”
- “The battle mechanics are more annoying than interesting (the button hit combos, 'ratcheting' to repair, etc.) and the battles weren't even challenging, so you're pretty much just killing time until the game lets you move on.”
- “Mechanics for moving around and ratcheting are difficult and make it basically unplayable for all levels beyond the tutorial.”
- “Being such an important mechanic in the game, it makes the app unplayable.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The music in the game is consistently praised as fantastic and contributes to a great audio-visual experience, enhancing the unique gameplay and story. Some minor bugs affecting music playback were reported but generally fixed with a restart. Overall, the soundtrack is well-received and adds to the game's charm.
- “Art, music, writing, and gameplay are and have been amazing; it's a rough diamond though.”
- “With lovely graphics and nice music, Lock's Quest is a really good audio-visual experience.”
- “It has a great story, interesting gameplay mechanics, fantastic soundtrack, and is a unique twist on tower defense games.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The grinding in the game is characterized by repetitive and tedious battles, with players often replaying the same maps multiple times, which detracts from the overall experience despite the game's appealing style and hybrid RPG-RTS concept.
- “Sections of the campaign are repetitive, and it gets tedious to play almost the same map several times in a row.”
- “The style and feel of the game are great, but the battles are tedious and repetitive.”
- “Looked like a nice hybrid RPG and RTS, but instead all it's been is a tedious grind.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
Users praise the game's appealing and improved graphics, highlighting its lovely visuals as a strong point that enhances the overall audio-visual experience compared to earlier versions.
- “That being said, I believe this game more than makes up for its weaknesses with unique gameplay, appealing visuals, and an intriguing story.”
- “With lovely graphics and nice music, Lock's Quest is a really good audio-visual experience.”
- “Controls were intuitive and graphics definitely better than original DS.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions
The game is generally well-optimized with stable framerate and smooth performance on single-screen devices, though some users experience occasional force closing. Overall, control and performance are reliable.
- “No framerate issues, and it's optimized well for a single screen device.”
- “No control or performance issues at all!”
- “Keeps force closing with zero other performance issues”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game offers a unique and enjoyable experience but is criticized for its short length and low replayability. Users suggest adding features like a map editor to enhance replay value. Overall, it’s fun but may not justify a higher price given its limited content.
- “I do think $9 is way too much for a game this short and with low replayability.”
- “I hope you update this with a map editor because the game is not that fun and lacks replayability.”
- “The game is unique and enjoyable, but its short length results in low replayability.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, frequently freezing and crashing, often failing to progress beyond the tutorial stage.
- “Can't in any honesty recommend this game as it's more buggy than an ant farm.”
- “Doesn't even get past the tutorial before it freezes up.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
Users find the game's emotional experience frustrating and disengaging due to a boring story, poor controls, and an unresponsive battle system that lacks feedback, leading to a lack of connection or investment.
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The monetization is widely criticized as a blatant cash grab, negatively impacting the overall experience.
- “Just a bad cash grab.”