Rogue Door Defense

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Rogue Door Defense is a single player casual real-time strategy game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by brimselGames and was released on August 16, 2022. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Rogue Door Defense" is a tower defense game with real-time mazing mechanics and rogue-lite elements. Choose from 59 towers and design your own maze to defend against 11 bosses and numerous enemies across 5 maps and 150 levels. With 37 gemstone upgrades, 160 unique items, and 81 reward choices, each playthrough offers a unique build and experience. The game features 90 achievements and supports mouse and keyboard.

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Single-Player

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75%

Audience ScoreBased on 24 reviews

gameplay1 negative mentions

The game offers a fun and creative tower defense experience with a unique maze-building aspect.
There is a variety of tower types and maps that require different strategies, enhancing replayability.
The developers are responsive and actively working on improvements, showing potential for future updates.

The game lacks a proper tutorial, making it difficult for new players to understand mechanics and progress.
There are significant issues with balance and pacing, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.
The game feels abandoned by the developers, with no updates or communication since mid-2022.

gameplay
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Players have noted a lack of tutorials or guides to explain the game mechanics, requiring them to explore the game menu and progress through the game to understand how to play effectively.
- “No real tutorial or guide that explains the game mechanics, so you have to progress and explore the game menu to figure it out.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics in the game have been widely criticized as poor, contributing to an overall negative experience. Players have noted that the visuals are underwhelming and fail to enhance gameplay, with many feeling that the graphical quality detracts from the enjoyment of the game. Additionally, the game's performance may strain graphics cards, indicating optimization issues.
- “The graphics are bad.”
- “Your graphics card will feel the pressure.”
- “The graphics are bad.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessive, as the rapid increase in upgrade costs forces them to repeatedly play a limited number of maps to collect enough resources. This repetitive gameplay can lead to frustration as they strive to improve their characters or equipment.
- “The cost of upgrades goes up very fast, making it very grindy to get better. With only a handful of maps, it leaves you playing the same one or two over and over, trying to get enough gems to improve slightly.”
- “The rapid increase in upgrade costs makes progress feel excessively grindy, forcing players to repeatedly engage with the same limited maps in order to gather enough resources.”
- “The game requires an excessive amount of grinding due to the steep upgrade costs, which results in a monotonous experience as players are stuck replaying the same few maps.”