Tower Wars
- August 14, 2012
- SuperVillain Studios
- 66h median play time
Get on Steam"Tower Wars is a multiplayer tower defense game with elements of real-time strategy. Construct unique towers and mazes, and upgrade an array of specialized units to defend against enemy attacks in 1v1, 2v2, or 3v3 matches. The game's charming old-world style adds to the humor and fun of this competitive experience."
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Reviews
- Unique blend of tower defense and offense mechanics, allowing players to both defend and attack simultaneously.
- Challenging gameplay with a steep learning curve that rewards strategic planning and resource management.
- Visually appealing with a charming steampunk art style and humorous voice acting.
- Frequent crashes and long loading times make the game frustrating to play.
- Limited single-player content with only a few maps, leading to repetitive gameplay.
- The multiplayer community is largely inactive, making it difficult to find matches.
- gameplay86 mentions
- 36 % positive mentions
- 55 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by a mix of strategic depth and a steep learning curve, with players needing to balance offense, defense, and resource management. While many appreciate the unique mechanics and competitive elements, some find the gameplay repetitive and lacking in diversity, particularly in single-player modes. Overall, the experience can be engaging and rewarding, but it may also lead to frustration due to balance issues and limited comeback mechanics.
“Has a great skirmish gameplay (including AI) where you have to balance offense/defense plus research new units and upgrades.”
“The gameplay is pretty good on this one.”
“The game's mechanics and features really allow the players to be active all the time.”
“There are very few comeback mechanics, so the game is always decided early.”
“Gameplay gets boring very quickly.”
“The number of towers is small, with most of them being useless, the upgrades are negligible, and the gameplay simply lacks satisfaction as 90% of the enemies fall not to all your carefully placed traps, but make it through to the final 'fine we'll kill them for you' part of the map.”
- graphics57 mentions
- 44 % positive mentions
- 51 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many praising the unique steampunk art style and overall visual appeal, often rating them between 6.5 to 8 out of 10. However, some players report performance issues, such as lag and low frame rates, especially when many towers are deployed, which detracts from the experience. Overall, while the graphics are considered solid and charming, they may not be optimized for all systems, leading to frustration for some users.
“Impressive graphics, even when almost every inch of the level is covered in towers.”
“The graphics are nice and the game is fun overall.”
“Great theme, steampunk with great graphics.”
“The upgraded graphics in this tower defense game will tax a normal video card, as reflected in some of the comments in the community hub.”
“I lowered the resolution and graphics settings as much as possible, but once you send your armies out in mass, the game slows down to the point of mind-breaking annoyance.”
“It feels like a graphically overhauled mobile tower defense game.”
- story26 mentions
- 12 % positive mentions
- 69 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
The game features a minimal story, with only ten single-player missions that lack narrative depth and are largely repetitive, offering little progression or engagement. Players express disappointment over the absence of a campaign or meaningful storyline, noting that the missions feel pointless and the difficulty spikes abruptly. Overall, the game is criticized for its lack of a cohesive narrative, making it primarily a head-to-head tower defense experience rather than a story-driven adventure.
“Also has great graphics and music, and the story mode writing is witty.”
“I very much prefer to play more of a campaign/story line where you don't experience everything at once so there is something interesting to look forward to when you progress in the game.”
“Its alright, but there could be more to it, mainly a campaign story line to follow.”
“There's only 10 single player missions with supposedly increasing difficulty which actually are pretty much the same mission on slightly different maps.”
“No story or main campaign, only has a few maps with highly increasing difficulty to choose.”
“I was a fool taking for granted there was some kind of story mode; there wasn't.”
- stability12 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, with frequent freezes, crashes, and long loading times reported by users. Many players describe it as nearly unplayable due to these persistent bugs, and the lack of updates following the developer's bankruptcy exacerbates the situation. Overall, while the game has potential, its current state is marred by severe optimization problems.
“Dev went bankrupt, no more company, no more updates, so the game freezes and hard locks often.”
“Literally unplayable, I have a good computer, but it freezes and takes forever to load any time I try to do anything.”
“This game takes forever to load and every time you begin a game it freezes several times for 30+ seconds.”
- humor10 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its humor, featuring funny voice lines, clever cyclops jokes, and a distinctly British comedic style that enhances the gameplay experience. Players appreciate the humorous moments intertwined with intense tower defense mechanics, complemented by visually appealing graphics and a fitting steampunk aesthetic. Overall, the humor adds significant enjoyment to the game, making it a worthwhile experience for fans of the genre.
“Giant cyclops robot misses your towers, leading to hilarious cyclops jokes.”
“But past all that, it's a great game with a truly British sense of humor.”
“Funny voice lines, beautiful art & animation, and catchy soundtrack, all of which fit perfectly into the steampunk vibe.”
- optimization8 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has been widely criticized, with players reporting significant performance issues, crashes, and slow gameplay even on high-end systems. While some see potential in the title, the consensus is that it requires substantial bug fixes and optimizations to reach its full potential. Overall, many users feel that the current state of optimization detracts significantly from the gaming experience.
“A great game; however, it needs some love from the creator. It crashes and is very slow. Some optimizations and bug fixes, and this game can be a 10/10.”
“Also, the in-game performance was a lot slower than I would expect from the graphics that I was seeing.”
“Worst optimization I've come across on Steam.”
“This might just be an issue with my rig, but I'm getting huge performance issues playing this game with a high-quality gaming PC.”
“Looks cool, has potential, but ultimately feels unbalanced and suffers from severe optimization issues and bugs (freezes, hangs, etc).”
- replayability8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
Overall, the game offers a mixed experience in terms of replayability. While some players appreciate the variety of modes and high-stakes gameplay that encourage repeated play, others criticize the limited single-player content and lack of diverse maps, which hinder long-term engagement. Additionally, matchmaking issues due to a small player base further diminish the replay value for competitive play.
“Tower Wars offers a fresh take on the genre, and the multitude of modes provide an excellent amount of replayability.”
“Great replayability as well!”
“Replayability: 7”
“Once you get past the tutorial, there is not much replay value for single players.”
“Limited replayability as the player base is lacking for matchmaking/competitive play.”
“It's a high-stakes tower defense game that offers a high amount of replayability; but the lack of map content (three total) leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to diversity of content.”
- music6 mentions
- 83 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received high praise for its quality and fitting steampunk theme, with many reviewers highlighting the catchy soundtrack and impressive sound design. While some noted a lack of music variation during gameplay, the overall composition and direction of the music contribute significantly to the game's atmosphere and enjoyment.
“It's a tower defense with RTS elements, so you are both attacker and defender. The game has a steampunk theme, good music, well-directed art, and has very few bugs, which is impressive, particularly for a smaller development team.”
“Love the concept, the graphics, voice acting, and the music (amazing music, actually).”
“Funny voice lines, beautiful art and animation, and a catchy soundtrack, all of which fit perfectly into the steampunk vibe.”
“The sounds are good, but there's a lack of music variation during gameplay.”
“The soundtrack is repetitive and doesn't enhance the gaming experience.”
“The music feels generic and fails to create an engaging atmosphere.”
- grinding3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and boring, often requiring excessive time investment without meaningful progression. The lack of player engagement in multiplayer further exacerbates the grind, making it feel like a chore rather than an enjoyable experience.
“You'll need a second life for grinding.”
“Basic tower defense vs game with no progression; it quickly gets tedious. Multiplayer only, but nobody is playing it.”
“Tedious and boring.”
