- January 19, 2022
- Sokpop Collective
- 10h median play time
Luckitown
Platforms
About
Luckitown is a single-player Fantasy Turn Based Strategy game with good gameplay and an awesome soundtrack. In Luckitown, you collect dice by investing in different economy buildings and place them strategically to defend your town from enemies. With 13 resource types, 4 boss fights, and over 40 different buildings/actions, Luckitown offers 2-4 hours of engaging gameplay.




- The game features a unique dice-rolling mechanic that adds an interesting layer of strategy to the tower defense genre.
- It has a charming art style and a great soundtrack that enhances the overall experience.
- Despite its simplicity, the game offers a surprising amount of depth and replayability for its low price.
- The game suffers from significant balance issues, making it frustratingly difficult at times, especially with certain bosses.
- There are many quality of life improvements needed, such as clearer building mechanics and better AI for units.
- The reliance on RNG can lead to frustrating gameplay experiences, where players can feel helpless due to bad luck.
gameplay
72 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe gameplay of "Luckitown" is a mixed bag, featuring a unique dice-rolling mechanic that adds strategic depth to its tower defense and city-building elements. While many players appreciate the variety of weapons, buildings, and enemies, some criticize the game for being grindy and lacking depth in certain mechanics, leading to a frustrating experience. Overall, it offers a fun and engaging experience for those who enjoy its core mechanics, but it may leave others wanting more in terms of content and balance.
“Great game, so many weapons, buildings, and enemies with unique mechanics to play around with (autumn boss being my favorite enemy).”
“Very fun, simple little tower defense game with some minor rules for placement and a fun dice rolling mechanic for resources that makes it very replayable.”
“Really great, easy to learn, hard to master tower defense meets town builder with a dice-roll mechanic for resources.”
“Boring and grindy gameplay.”
“It's like it was just slapped together without taking into consideration the gameplay experience or testing the player's routes or builds.”
“A weird counter-intuitive tower defense game with a terrible, horrible, no good building mechanic.”