Steampunk Syndicate

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

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Play Modes

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

44%

Audience ScoreBased on 34 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

gameplay4 negative mentions

The game offers a decent number of levels and a fun, simple approach to tower defense gameplay.
It features a unique card system for upgrading towers and heroes, adding a layer of strategy to the game.
The art style is appealing, and the game provides a good value for its low price.

The game suffers from a significant difficulty spike, making progression frustrating after a certain point.
It has mobile game mechanics such as time-gated upgrades and limited tower placement, which can feel restrictive and tedious.
The gameplay is often described as simplistic and lacking depth, with many players finding it unchallenging and repetitive.

gameplay
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
42%
33%
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with many players finding it boring and repetitive, featuring common mobile gaming pitfalls like timers and microtransactions. While some appreciated the initial card draw mechanics and progression system, the overall experience is marred by a lack of challenge and reliance on randomness, leading to frustration rather than enjoyment.
- “Solid enough, I loved the initial card draw mechanics and the gradual increase in power as you 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.”
- “The basic gameplay is as it is in every tower defense game.”
- “The English is absolute garbage, 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%
50%
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 note the minimal narrative depth, others appreciate the excitement of the steampunk setting and the progression through various missions. Overall, the story serves as a backdrop to the gameplay rather than a central focus.
- “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, but so far I just learned the type of next round boss from these.”
- “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 the enemies that you end up fighting before the actual mission happens.”
- “There are some animated cutscenes telling us the story behind our rebellion, but so far I have only learned about the type of next round boss from these.”
graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
40%
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 execution, citing bugs and a need for higher resolution support.
- “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
100%
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 and overwhelmed by the card combination process.
- “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
33%
100%
The monetization strategy is criticized as a blatant cash grab, with users noting the presence of microtransactions and a lack of challenge in gameplay. While in-game currency can be earned through gameplay to purchase cards, the overall execution is deemed poor, with low-quality English and recycled content.
- “Crystal can also be used as currency in the in-game store (no real money microtransactions included) to buy sets of cards.”
- “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 to buy sets of cards.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
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The music in the game is described as simple yet pleasant, though some users recommend lowering the volume or turning it off entirely for a better 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 quickly becomes annoying.”
- “The soundtrack lacks variety and fails to enhance the gameplay experience.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
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 stable and free from major glitches.
- “Can't change resolutions and the fullscreen is buggy.”
- “Stereo7 has done the impossible; they made a game that wasn't a buggy mess!”