Tower Dwellers
- August 23, 2016
- ECC GAMES SP. Z O.O.
Get on Steam"Tower Dwellers" is a unit crafting tower defense game that offers a high level of micromanagement and real-time unit control. You'll craft units from towers to build a strategic army, and can assist them in battle with magic spells. With non-linear progression and a hilarious narrated tale, the game provides depth and replayability as you strive to reclaim your lost land.
Reviews
- The game features a cute and clean art style with nice animations and voice acting that adds humor to the experience.
- The tower mechanics allow for interesting combinations of units and support buildings, providing some strategic depth.
- Some players found the game fun and enjoyable, especially for those who appreciate tower defense games similar to Kingdom Rush.
- The game suffers from severe performance issues, including crashes, lag, and unresponsive controls, making it frustrating to play.
- It lacks depth and variety in gameplay mechanics, with limited tower types and no leveling system for heroes, leading to a bland experience.
- Many players reported bugs and technical defects, indicating a lack of polish and developer support for the game.
- optimization12 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 58 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant performance issues, with many players reporting constant frustration due to lag and other technical problems, which detracts from the overall experience. While some users claim to have no issues, the overwhelming consensus highlights that these optimization shortcomings make the game nearly unplayable for a large portion of the audience. Despite its appealing visuals and gameplay mechanics, the lack of effective optimization has led to widespread dissatisfaction.
“The game looks great, but it is plagued by performance problems.”
“Cute game but unplayable due to performance issues.”
“However, the game still struggles with performance problems and the difficulty of the 5-star levels is in no way commensurate with the potential of the towers.”
“It says a lot about the developers who have done nothing to address the performance issues.”
“The performance problems are constant and incredibly frustrating.”
- graphics8 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are characterized by simple, cartoony 2D visuals reminiscent of low-effort mobile apps, lacking resolution options and meaningful tweaks. While some users appreciate the cute art style and animations that complement the game's overall feel, the overall execution falls short of the high-quality standards expected from PC games, particularly in 3D graphics.
“Nice animations and art style, voice acting, and quirky humor.”
“The graphics are cute and clean and work really well with the game's feel.”
“There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
“The game features simple, cartoony 2D graphics, of the type you normally expect to see in low-effort mobile apps.”
“Considering this is being evaluated as a PC game, having the graphics phoned in like this isn't going to result in a high quality, visually impressive game that PC gamers are used to seeing.”
- stability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including poor optimization, frequent freezes, crashes to desktop, and noticeable frame rate drops during gameplay. Despite using an SSD, players continue to experience strange lags, particularly in menus and when interacting with units, leading to a frustrating gaming experience. Overall, it is described as remarkably buggy and unpolished.
“The game is unpolished and badly optimized, with sluggishness, freezes, crashes to desktop, and a bunch of other issues and problems.”
“But even with an SSD, the game still has strange freezes in menus and when selecting units.”
“If I click on my hero, the FPS goes from 60 to 27, and the game often freezes for a second or more.”
- gameplay4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The gameplay features an engaging upgrade mechanic and allows players to construct towers and support buildings at designated locations. It draws comparisons to Kingdom Rush, offering familiar yet distinct mechanics that appeal to fans of the tower defense genre.
“I find the upgrade mechanic interesting from what I've seen so far.”
“It looks and feels very similar to Kingdom Rush, but with slightly different game mechanics, which is exactly what you want out of a tower defense game if you're a Kingdom Rush fan.”
“As for gameplay, you can construct towers or support buildings, and there are separate build locations for each.”
“The tower mechanics are not very innovative.”
“It looks and feels very similar to Kingdom Rush, but with slightly different game mechanics, which may not be enough to satisfy fans of the genre.”
- story3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The game's story is generally well-received, featuring a humorous premise and excellent voice acting that adds to its charm. However, some players express frustration with performance issues, which detracts from their overall enjoyment and willingness to continue playing.
“You start off with a really funny story of why you have to defend your land; the voice acting is phenomenal and it actually made me laugh!”
“It looks great and I like the way one can combine different powers into one tower. I even like the story, but because of the performance, I get frustrated quickly and just don't want to continue.”
“Hardly a success story; gamers just weren't all that interested in the game.”
“It looks great, and I like the way one can combine different powers into one tower. I even like the story, but because of the performance, I get frustrated quickly and just don't want to continue.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's humor is highlighted by its quirky storytelling and excellent voice acting, which together create a funny and engaging narrative. Players appreciate the charming animations and art style that complement the comedic elements, contributing to an overall enjoyable experience.
“Nice animations and art style, voice acting, and quirky humor.”
“You start off with a really funny story of why you have to defend your land; the voice acting is phenomenal and it actually made me laugh!”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be overly tedious and less enjoyable compared to other tower defense games, making navigation a frustrating experience.
“The grinding feels excessively tedious compared to other tower defense games.”
“The repetitive nature of grinding makes the game feel more like a chore than fun.”
“I found the grinding mechanics to be frustratingly slow and unengaging.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is negatively impacted by technical issues, as players experience frustration due to significant FPS drops even during passive gameplay. This can detract from the overall immersion and emotional engagement with the game.
