Mostly Intense Monster Defense

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"Mostly Intense Monster Defense" is a tower defense game where players must strategically place towers to defend against hordes of monsters. The game features various environments, monster types, and special abilities to keep gameplay fresh and challenging. With its humor-filled art style and addictive gameplay, it provides an enjoyable experience for fans of the tower defense genre.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Mostly Intense Monster Defense screenshot

93%

Audience ScoreBased on 46 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The game features a unique tactics wheel mechanic that adds depth to the gameplay, allowing players to adapt their strategies against various enemies.
It has charming pixel art, humorous dialogue, and enjoyable sound effects that enhance the overall experience.
Despite its short length, the game provides a fun and challenging tower defense experience that fans of Plants vs. Zombies will appreciate.

The game suffers from balance issues, with some levels feeling unfairly difficult due to RNG elements and enemy spamming.
With only 16 levels and a lack of additional content, players may find the game too short and lacking in replay value.
The final boss encounter is underwhelming, and the absence of health indicators for enemies can lead to confusion during gameplay.

gameplay
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
24%
58%
18%
The gameplay is a solid blend of tower defense mechanics reminiscent of Plants vs. Zombies, featuring a unique tactics wheel that allows players to customize unit behaviors. While the game introduces interesting challenges and unique levels, it is noted for its unforgiving difficulty and the need for precise micromanagement of units. Overall, it offers a fun and engaging experience for fans of the genre, albeit with a steeper learning curve and less forgiving mechanics than its inspirations.
- “The gameplay is pretty solid: a PvZ-style tower defense where you accumulate a resource (dread) to place defenders (monsters) over five lanes.”
- “The tactic wheel is probably the most unique mechanic I've seen in a game like this, and it's something I hope to see in some way in the future; it has a lot of potential.”
- “Provides solid gameplay for the genre with added witty humor and wacky creatures.”
- “Enemies have only one counter, and mistakes aren't forgiving at all. There's no such thing as lawnmowers, the economy is too tight, restricting player choice. My least favorite mechanic is that units now need to be micromanaged to be in specific fire modes, or they won't deal damage.”
- “It tries to do its own thing with a tactics wheel mechanic that changes how units attack, but ultimately, it's just a simple game that tries to mimic what Plants vs. Zombies did better.”
- “The length and difficulty of this game are both shorter and harder than Plants vs. Zombies, especially in later levels, as it lacks the lawnmower mechanic for clearing lanes when things start to break through.”
humor
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is praised for its clever and humorous dialogue, witty writing, and amusing sound effects, which enhance the overall experience. Players appreciate the blend of humor reminiscent of similar titles, with funny achievement names and a lighthearted tone throughout. Overall, the humor is considered a standout feature, contributing significantly to the game's charm and enjoyment.
- “Real short tower defense game with funny dialogue, good visuals, and unique sound effects.”
- “The humor is spot on most of the time, from a really clever script to just the names of the towers.”
- “Provides solid gameplay for the genre with added witty humor and wacky creatures.”
graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
71%
29%
The graphics of the game are praised for their appealing visuals and nostalgic "old game" aesthetic reminiscent of the 1990s. Players appreciate the unique artwork, enjoyable sound effects, and humorous dialogue, all contributing to a fun and engaging experience. Overall, the visuals and audio elements create a charming and memorable atmosphere.
- “I also enjoyed the aesthetic of the game, the art, and the silly dialogue.”
- “Also, the artwork is amazing and the dialogue is fun!”
- “Graphics and music felt like a fresh breeze from the good old 1990s.”
music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
16%
17%
The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it catchy and enjoyable, reminiscent of classic 1990s soundtracks, while others described it as merely okay. The sound effects were noted to be interesting and humorous, contributing to the overall fun atmosphere of the game.
- “Catchy music.”
- “Nice 'old game' graphics, a fun idea to play as the monsters, funny sound effects, and good music!”
- “Graphics and music felt like a fresh breeze from the good old 1990s.”
- “The music was okay, and some sound effects were... let's say, interesting.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
100%
The story mode offers a mix of challenge and frustration, with some levels featuring endless enemy spam that disrupts the overall experience. While the narrative progresses with increasing variety in enemies and tools, the mode is relatively short, lasting only about two hours.
- “Game started easy but got more variety with enemies and tools as the story progressed further.”
- “The only thing in favor of it is that the dev actually tried to make it have some challenge in the story mode, which works in most levels, but ends up just being endless enemy spam in others, leading to some very frustrating levels in between the average difficulty ones.”
- “Also, the story mode is only 2 hours long, so keep that in mind.”
- “The game started easy but got more variety with enemies and tools as the story progressed further.”