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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Gameplay | #21 | 3.791 | 3.791 |
| Audio | #21 | 3.605 | 3.605 |
| Overall | #25 | 3.567 | 3.567 |
| Graphics | #33 | 3.814 | 3.814 |
| Theme | #46 | 3.674 | 3.674 |
| Innovation | #138 | 2.953 | 2.953 |
Ranked from 43 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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This reminds me of a tower defense game. Well done bro, with the graphics and game play as well.
Very addictive game. Awesome work!
This is an very nice game but there is some user experience design that can improve like there is no way that you will pass wave 3-4 from the first play without dying and upgrade and then have to start over from level 1 again.
Thanks for the feedback. Yes, the start needs some tweaking, it’s a bit harsh right now
well, progressive addictive i had fun, played until i was fully powerful :P
Really slick and a lot of fun. I had a blast playing this!
Such a simple but effective game. Easy to understand and very fun to play. The music and the sound effects were well-made, and the little animations were also really polished. It was a very complete game.
Thanks for the nice comments! Will give yours a try when I’m back from vacation!
What a game, pretty good.
Thanks! Will give yours a try when I’m back from vacation!
As always: You delivered a fantastic game. Simple but addictive! You managed to boil the RTS genere down to its very basics and mixed in some rougelike and it simply works! Besides the gameplay, I liked especially the graphics and the sound effects. A few small things to improve:
Congratulations to this amazing entry! I think I played it much longer than I intended :).
Thanks for the detailed feedback and for mentioning the bugs 🐛 Will give your game a try when I get back from vacation :D
Great and addictive Game! Cool mechanics and upgrades keep me playing.
Thanks for playing. Will try your game after my vacation!
I got to wave 20, but only then did I realize that I could unlock 2 more types of units, it would be nice to somehow highlight these slots, because if I hadn't accidentally hovered over them (they were invisible), I wouldn't have noticed them :).
Good game, addictive :).
It was fun, congratulations!
Thanks for the feedback! I will make it easier for the player to understand they can unlock new units. It’s currently not obvious, and you’re not the first who mention it. Thanks for letting me know!
I really love this type of game! (ツ)ノ
The tutorial flow was so seamless—it was a great reference for me.
Amazing game dude!! But at start, to progress forward, you need to die at wave 2-3 like 2 times to get some upgrades and t push to wave 5 or 6 but after that, the game is amazing! The challenging difficulty curve and the pacing is fun and the soundtrack is cool too!! W game!
Thanks for the feedback. Yes, the difficulty ramp isn’t the best. Should have made the first attempt easier
Really nice polish on this one, as always! Made it to wave 24 after maxing everything. I think pacing wise, you could allow the player to purchase upgrade between waves to speed up the first few rounds a lot. There's a softlock if you buy a unit after dying, causing two retry/upgrade popups to appear, but I'm very glad you're using localStorage!
Thanks for the feedback (and for reporting the bug).
I did consider upgrades in between waves, but never got that far. Definitely something I want to try after the game jam is over.
Really good game. The music and SFX sounds are well chosen!
I love it. It's addictive enough to keep playing and get all the upgrades. I would have loved a double speed button or something like that.
Thanks for the feedback! A double speed button sounds like a good idea. I’ll add it to the backlog of things to include in the post-jam version.
Nice work! It's addictive, truly, and I like this "aha!" Very cool. The start is hard tho.
Thanks! Yes, the start is too brutal I think. Need to make it easier after the game jam (Will try your game soon)
This is surprisingly addictive. Great work, I really dig the style and the feel of the game, It's very fluid and well put together and also beautiful; you get 5/5 stars from me.
Very cute game! The start is kind of rough because we can't do much but grind until we can unlock new robots. The graphics are great and the game is very well polished. Great job!
Thanks for the feedback. Yes, the start is too rough now. Need to tweak it.
The controls and rules were easy to understand, so I got into the game right away! I also really liked the bright, colorful graphics and animations.
However, I’m not very good at this game, and no matter how many times I tried, my whole team got wiped out right at the start 💀
Thanks for playing! The first few rounds can be a bit devastating as you only survive 1-3 waves. Upgrading the units after loosing can help you survive longer
This reminds me of the time when I played StarCraft and got defeated before I could even build a single ship lol.
nice game though
You can’t unfortunately. The best strategy is to gather some golden nuts for each wave, and then upgrade your units to become stronger.
I wanted to introduce a Tech Center with upgrades to repair units, but didn’t get that far