Stardust Defenders
- June 16, 2023
- Wise Reaper Games
Get on Steam"Stardust Defenders" is a Tower Defense game with roguelike elements, bullet hell, and constant action. Defend the Ancient Tree from hordes of corrupted creatures using different forest spirits and powerful guardians. Unlock 7 guardians, 14 forest spirits, and various upgrades to increase your power. Engage in endless gameplay with additional power-ups throughout each game.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers a fun and engaging mix of tower defense and bullet hell mechanics, making for an addictive gameplay loop.
- Players appreciate the variety of heroes and towers, as well as the strategic depth added by the ability to customize upgrades and placements.
- The game is easy to learn but hard to master, providing a satisfying challenge that encourages players to keep trying for 'just one more run'.
- There is a significant lack of depth and replayability, with limited strategies and capped progression that can lead to a feeling of stagnation.
- The game suffers from a lack of developer interaction and updates, leaving players feeling unsupported and wanting for improvements like joystick support.
- Some players find the pacing and early game repetitive, with a desire for quality of life improvements such as speed-up options.
- gameplay3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- -67 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The gameplay is praised for its engaging loop and innovative blend of vampire survivor elements with tower defense mechanics, offering both in-run challenges and outside-of-run meta progression. Overall, players find it to be a clever and enjoyable experience.
“Fun gameplay loop with outside-of-run meta progression.”
“This is a very clever take on the vampire survivors genre, mixing it with tower defense mechanics.”
“The gameplay feels repetitive and lacks depth, making it hard to stay engaged for long periods.”
“The controls are clunky and unresponsive, which detracts from the overall experience.”
“There are too many bugs and glitches that disrupt the gameplay, making it frustrating to play.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users indicate that the game's infinite leveling and scaling mechanics significantly diminish its replayability, suggesting that once players progress, there is little incentive to revisit the experience.
“1) Infinite leveling/scaling - there's little replayability to this game.”
