Planet TD

About

"Planet TD" is a strategic tower defense game where players must defend their base against waves of enemy aliens. With a variety of towers, upgrades, and special abilities at your disposal, carefully planning and adapting your strategy is key to success. The game features a dynamic campaign with procedurally generated levels, providing a unique challenge in every playthrough.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

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

52%

Audience ScoreBased on 150 reviews

gameplay10 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The game features decent visuals and sound design, making it visually appealing.
It's a simple and accessible tower defense game, perfect for casual players looking for a light experience.
The game offers a variety of towers and upgrade options, allowing for some strategic gameplay.

The gameplay is repetitive and lacks depth, with many players finding it boring and easy.
There are significant balance issues, including mechanics that allow for infinite money and overpowered strategies.
The game suffers from poor UI design and a lack of information about tower stats and enemy types, making it frustrating to play.

gameplay
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
57%
10%
The gameplay of Planet TD is a mixed bag, with some players appreciating its fast-paced, casual tower defense mechanics and vibrant graphics, while others criticize it for being overly simplistic, repetitive, and lacking depth. Many reviews highlight issues with game balance and mechanics, such as the ability to exploit tower selling prices, leading to a grindy experience that can quickly become boring. Overall, while the game offers some initial fun, it struggles to maintain player engagement due to its limited content and flawed mechanics.
- “Whether you’re battling it out in snowy, glacial maps or fending off invaders in arid desert lands, the diverse environments add layers of strategy to your gameplay.”
- “Planet TD truly delivers on the promise of fun, fast-paced gameplay with vibrant graphics and engaging mechanics.”
- “It is presented as a nice game, with fast, fun, good difficulty, tactical thinking, enjoyable gameplay with different builds, and enjoyable levels.”
- “I'm sorry to say, I think the game mechanics are broken.”
- “Gameplay is boring; maps are repetitive.”
- “It's a grindy repetition through and through, and it wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't so insanely easy, as you can grind the same levels to gain upgrade points to level up one tower and abuse the sell mechanic to earn infinite money. Even without abusing mechanics, it's still way too easy, making it a boring slog to complete.”
graphics
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36%
36%
27%
The graphics in the game receive mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the vibrant visuals and modern polygonal style, while others criticize the overall quality and lack of variety in maps and towers. Although the base visuals are deemed acceptable, many feel that improvements are needed, particularly in the user interface and map design, to enhance the overall aesthetic experience.
- “Planet TD truly delivers on the promise of fun, fast-paced gameplay with vibrant graphics and engaging mechanics.”
- “As other reviews have mentioned, it doesn't reinvent the wheel, but it does scratch that old-school tower defense itch with a modern polygonal graphical style.”
- “Presentation and graphics are alright.”
- “Maybe the creator should find somebody who can handle the graphic side of the game and rework the maps and roads to more interesting shapes.”
- “It's a tower defense game with bad graphics and only a few maps, towers, etc. The game does not offer much, and it also is not very good at the things it offers.”
- “Their UI is garbage; the basic graphic settings don't actually change anything in the game.”
story
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The game's story aspect is notably lacking, with users highlighting the absence of a narrative, ending, or post-game content. Many feel that a deeper lore or storyline about the invasion would significantly enhance the overall gameplay experience.
- “No story, no ending, no post-game challenges or puzzles.”
- “A deep lore, story about the invasion would add the gameplay tons of great enjoyment.”
- “No story.”
music
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29%
29%
43%
The music in the game is criticized for being extremely limited, featuring only a single, forgettable tune that fails to enhance the gameplay experience. While some players find the audio tolerable, many express a strong dislike for it, though the option to mute the music is appreciated. Overall, the soundtrack is deemed inadequate and contributes to a dull gaming atmosphere.
- “The music isn't atrocious, but it's forgettable too.”
- “I hate the music audio, but thankfully you can easily turn the music down to 0 at any time, even in the middle of your game.”
- “Very limited soundtrack.”
- “Music is just one single tune, if you can even call it music.”
- “Music is pretty much non-existent and the gameplay is incredibly dull, even for a tower defense game.”
optimization
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40%
20%
40%
The game's optimization is a mixed bag; while it has the potential for good performance and quality, the minimal visual differences in tower upgrades can make it difficult for players to assess improvements. Some users noted that with further bug fixes, the game could enhance its overall value.
- “Upon completion, you earn points based on your performance; completing a wave without missing any enemies grants you 4 points.”
- “With some bug fixes, it has the potential to go beyond being a good price/performance game.”
- “The tower upgrades look like they must be optimized for performance, but there is literally only 1 difference per upgrade, making it hard to tell sometimes.”
- “I can say that it's a performance/quality game.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Reviews highlight that the grinding aspect of the game is excessively repetitive and easy, allowing players to farm achievements with minimal effort. While some appreciate the ability to engage in AFK farming, many find the grind tedious and unfulfilling, leading to frustration with slow progression and a lack of challenge. Overall, the grind is seen as a cheap way to extend playtime, detracting from the overall enjoyment of the game.
- “It's a grindy repetition through and through, and it wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't so insanely easy, as you can grind the same levels to gain upgrade points to level up one tower and abuse the sell mechanic to earn infinite money. Even without abusing mechanics, it's still way too easy, making it a boring slog to complete.”
- “Most of these are very grindy to, again, increase playtime in a cheap manner.”
- “And when I noticed that the meta upgrades for the towers, which might make them more viable, proceeded so slowly that I would have to keep grinding in this boring state for an unforeseeable time, I quit the game for good.”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
The game offers decent replayability through various strategies and a metaprogression system, allowing players to revisit levels. However, some users feel that the repetitive nature of building the same tower diminishes the incentive to explore different approaches. Overall, the slow-paced rounds and numerous levels contribute positively to its replay value.
- “The rounds are slow-paced and methodical, and there are many of them, plus a nice amount of replay value for a tower defense game thanks to the metaprogression system.”
- “Replayability with different strategies is possible, but why bother when you can just build the same single tower over and over again?”
- “All levels are replayable so far.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
The game's stability is generally solid, with users noting some fun glitches and infinite money exploits that, while potentially seen as "cheesing," do not significantly disrupt gameplay. Overall, players find the experience competent and enjoyable, especially considering the small development team's efforts.
- “The game is plagued by numerous glitches that disrupt the overall experience.”
- “There are frequent crashes that make it difficult to enjoy the game.”
- “Stability issues lead to frustrating gameplay, as I often find myself dealing with unexpected errors.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players express frustration with the emotional engagement of the game, noting that a simplistic, formulaic approach allows them to progress without fully immersing themselves in the experience, leading to a lack of emotional investment and eventual disengagement.
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere of the game is perceived as casual and lacking depth, with users noting a deficiency in character and overall ambiance. Players feel that success is primarily tied to grinding for upgrades rather than engaging with a rich or immersive environment.
- “My best description is... a very casual tower defense game with no real character or atmosphere, where you can win any level with any tower if you're willing to grind for the upgrades.”