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.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features a cute and clean art style with attention to detail, making it visually appealing.
- Some players found the gameplay mechanics, such as the ability to combine different powers with towers, to be interesting and fun.
- The voice acting and humor in the game were appreciated by some, adding a lighthearted touch to the experience.
- The game suffers from severe performance issues, including crashes, lag, and unresponsive controls, making it frustrating to play.
- Many players noted a lack of depth in gameplay, with limited tower types and no hero progression, leading to a shallow experience.
- The game is plagued by bugs and technical defects, which detract from the overall enjoyment and make it difficult to recommend.
- optimization24 mentions
- 8 % positive mentions
- 75 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant performance issues that frustrate many players, with some describing it as unplayable despite its appealing visuals and gameplay mechanics. While a few users report no problems, the overwhelming consensus highlights a lack of optimization that detracts from the overall experience. Developers have yet to address these persistent issues, leading to widespread dissatisfaction.
“The game looks great, but it is plagued by performance problems.”
“The performance problems are constant and incredibly frustrating.”
“Due to performance issues, I will not recommend this game.”
“Cute game but unplayable due to performance issues.”
- graphics16 mentions
- 13 % positive mentions
- 69 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are characterized by simple, cartoony 2D visuals that resemble low-effort mobile apps, lacking options for resolution changes or meaningful tweaks. While the art style is described as cute and clean, with nice animations and a fitting aesthetic, the overall presentation falls short of the high standards expected from PC games, reflecting a lack of budget and skill in 3D graphics development.
“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.”
- stability8 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including poor optimization, frequent freezes, and crashes to desktop, even on SSDs. Players report drastic frame rate drops and unresponsive menus, contributing to an overall unpolished experience.
“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 over a second.”
- gameplay8 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 25 % 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.”
“As for gameplay, you can construct towers or support buildings, and there are separate build locations for each.”
“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.”
- story6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The game's story is generally well-received, featuring a humorous premise for defending one's land and excellent voice acting that adds to the enjoyment. However, performance issues have led to frustration among players, detracting from their overall engagement with the narrative. Despite these challenges, some players appreciate the story's charm and creativity.
“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!”
“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.”
- humor4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its quirky humor, engaging story, and excellent voice acting, which collectively contribute to a lighthearted and entertaining experience. Players find the animations appealing and appreciate the comedic elements that evoke genuine laughter.
“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!”
“Nice animations and art style, voice acting, and quirky humor.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be overly tedious and less enjoyable compared to other tower defense games, leading to frustration in navigation and progression.
“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.”
“Grinding takes away from the overall enjoyment, making progress feel painfully slow.”
- emotional2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is not directly addressed in the provided text, which focuses on technical issues like FPS drops during battles. As such, there is no clear emotional response or sentiment expressed by users in this context.
