PolyCore Defense

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PolyCore Defense is a single player action adventure game. It was developed by TorksGame and was released on July 21, 2022. It received positive reviews from players.

"PolyCore Defense" is a challenging tower defense game that requires strategic planning and quick decision-making. Players must protect their cores from enemy attacks by building and upgrading towers, using special abilities, and managing resources. With a variety of levels, enemies, and towers to choose from, the game offers high replayability and hours of entertainment.

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Single-Player

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89%

Audience ScoreBased on 74 reviews

graphics8 positive mentions

story1 negative mentions

Great variety of towers and maps, providing engaging gameplay and strategies.
Satisfying sound effects and visuals that enhance the overall experience.
Highly addictive with a solid progression system that keeps players invested.

Enemies lack personality and variety, making them feel boring and repetitive.
Difficulty does not scale well, leading to a plateau after a few levels.
The game feels short and could benefit from more content and map variety.

graphics
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
57%
29%
14%
The game's graphics are generally praised for their appealing polygon style and crisp art, providing good visual feedback during attacks. However, some players note that the levels feel sparse and the enemy designs lack excitement, detracting from the overall visual experience. Despite these criticisms, the variety of towers and upgrades adds a fun element to the visuals.
- “Polygon style graphics, but look very good and all attacks have good feedback and visual effect.”
- “Simple, yet crisp art style, interesting and fun towers and upgrades, and a lot of towers to use as well.”
- “Great selection of turrets, graphics simple yet really cool.”
- “Visuals - it's a really pretty game but the levels are quite bare and most importantly the enemies are extremely boring.”
- “What this one does not have are trainable heroes, graphics of the KR caliber, hidden objects to serve for, a story-line, dialogue, and bosses.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
50%
17%
The gameplay of the tower defense genre is described as largely conventional, offering nothing particularly innovative, yet still satisfying for fans of the genre. In contrast, Polycore Defense stands out with its well-designed mechanics and highly addictive gameplay, providing a fresh experience for players.
- “Polycore Defense is a very well thought out tower defense game that brings some new mechanics to the experience.”
- “Highly addictive gameplay!”
- “Gameplay - very run of the mill tower defense, nothing is new here but it scratches a tower defense itch.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game lacks a coherent story, dialogue, and character development, leaving players without a narrative to engage with. Additionally, it does not feature trainable heroes or significant challenges such as bosses, further diminishing the storytelling experience.
- “What this game lacks is a compelling storyline, engaging dialogue, and memorable bosses.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Reviews indicate that the game features an average amount of grinding, suggesting a balanced approach that may not feel excessive to players.
monetization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game is praised for its fair monetization approach, avoiding aggressive microtransactions and compulsory events that often pressure players to spend money. Instead, it focuses on providing a solid gaming experience without exploiting players financially.
- “A solid product that offers itself up as a puzzle to solve, and doesn't try to leech your pockets dry with microtransactions or get you addicted with compulsory weekly events for bonus XP and extra cosmetics.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The music in the game is characterized by chill and relaxing choices, creating a soothing atmosphere for players.
- “Chill and relaxing music choices, at least for me.”