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Steampunk Syndicate

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36%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
43% User Score Based on 35 reviews

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Steampunk Syndicate is a single player casual action adventure game. It was developed by Stereo7 Games and was released on April 13, 2017. It received neutral reviews from players.

Steampunk Syndicate is a tower defense with elements of collectible card games.

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43%Audience ScoreBased on 35 reviews
graphics3 positive mentions
gameplay5 negative mentions
  • The game offers a nice art style and enjoyable sound effects, creating a fun atmosphere.
  • It features a unique card system for upgrading towers and heroes, adding a strategic layer to gameplay.
  • For its low price, the game provides a decent amount of content and can be a fun time-waster for tower defense fans.
  • The game suffers from a significant difficulty spike, making progression frustrating and potentially impossible at certain levels.
  • As a mobile port, it retains many mobile gaming flaws, including time-gated mechanics and limited options for customization.
  • Gameplay can feel simplistic and unbalanced, with a lack of depth in strategy and tower placement options.

  • gameplay

    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    23% positive mentions, 39% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The gameplay has been criticized for being boring and repetitive, with many elements feeling recycled from other tower defense games. Players have noted frustrating mechanics such as randomness, timers, and microtransactions that detract from the experience, although some appreciated the initial card draw mechanics and progression system. Overall, the game struggles to engage players due to its reliance on common mobile gaming pitfalls.

    • “Solid enough, I loved the initial card draw mechanics and gradual raise in power as you went and combined more and more cards.”
    • “Gameplay-wise, there are some familiar features - heroes (a few of them) and less to more powerful towers (4 types) to be unlocked with game progress.”
    • “Screenshots looked promising but the gameplay is /yawn.”
    • “The gameplay is boring and recycled, there are microtransactions, it's not even challenging.”
    • “The game relies on two bad gameplay elements: randomness and timers.”
    • “Overall this could have been a good tower defense, if it didn't contain annoying gameplay elements that are so usual in mobile gaming.”

  • story

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The game's story is described as light and somewhat goofy, with a few animated cut-scenes that provide context for the player's rebellion and upcoming battles. While some players appreciate the brevity of the narrative, others note that it lacks depth, primarily serving as a summary of enemies rather than a fully developed plot. Overall, the steampunk setting adds excitement to the gameplay, despite the story being minimal.

    • “There is even a small story with a few cut-scenes, which is nice to have and not too long to slow down the game.”
    • “Back to arts - there are some animated cut scenes telling us the story behind our rebellion.”
    • “Judging on a long road through the world map, there are many battles to win before we get to the final of this steampunk story, which is exciting for such a humble price!”
    • “No story.”
    • “All you get is a summary of all enemies that you end up fighting before the actual mission happens.”
    • “Back to arts - there are some animated cutscenes telling us the story behind our rebellion, but so far I just learned the type of next round boss from these.”

  • graphics

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 40% negative mentions

    The graphics of the game feature a nice, cartoonish art style, but are marred by issues such as blurriness in full-screen mode and low-quality animations. While some users appreciate the aesthetic, many criticize the overall graphical quality due to bugs and a lack of support for higher resolutions.

    • “It's a new setting for a tower defense game, and the graphics are nice and cartoonish.”
    • “Nice art style.”
    • “Low quality game - a lot of small bugs, awful animations, and annoying sounds; graphics are blurred in full-screen mode.”
    • “If they rebalanced the game, removed all timers, and added support for higher resolutions (graphics are blurry), I wouldn't mind paying 5 euros.”

  • grinding

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious and heavily reliant on luck, particularly due to the need to purchase random card packs. Many express frustration with the repetitive nature of farming levels for upgrades, often feeling stuck at certain points and overwhelmed by the card combination process. Overall, the grinding experience is seen as a significant drawback.

    • “It's not amazing and, like all card gimmicks, relies too much on luck while grinding.”
    • “It relies heavily on buying random card packs, which requires grinding.”
    • “When I started to get cards, it became stupidly tedious to combine.”

  • monetization

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The monetization strategy is criticized as a blatant cash grab, with users noting poor quality in both gameplay and language. While there are no real money microtransactions, the reliance on in-game currency for purchasing cards suggests a lack of genuine engagement and challenge.

    • “It's a lazy, nasty cash grab from shady mobile app developers.”
    • “The gameplay is boring and recycled, there are microtransactions, and it's not even challenging.”
    • “Crystal can also be used as currency in the in-game store (no real money microtransactions included) to buy sets of cards.”

  • music

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, -33% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The music in the game is described as simple yet pleasant, though some users recommend turning it down or off for an improved experience.

    • “The soundtrack is simple, but pleasant in its own way.”
    • “The sounds and music need to be turned down or off.”
    • “The music is repetitive and lacks variety, making it tedious to listen to.”
    • “The soundtrack feels out of place and doesn't match the game's atmosphere.”

  • stability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Overall, user feedback on stability is mixed; while some players report issues with resolution changes and fullscreen bugs, others commend Stereo7 for delivering a game that is notably free of major bugs.

    • “Can't change resolutions, and the fullscreen mode is buggy.”
    • “Stereo7 has done the impossible; they made a game that wasn't a buggy mess!”
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Steampunk Syndicate is a casual action adventure game. Common tags for Steampunk Syndicate include indie and trading.

Steampunk Syndicate is available on PC and Windows.

Steampunk Syndicate was released on April 13, 2017.

Steampunk Syndicate was developed by Stereo7 Games.

Steampunk Syndicate has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked Steampunk Syndicate for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

Steampunk Syndicate is a single player game.

Similar games include Ancient Planet, Last Hope - Tower Defense, Prime World: Defenders, Super Sanctum TD, Steampunk Tower 2 and others.