Table Top Turrets
I downloaded ‘Table Top Turrets’ out of curiosity as, although I play a lot of tower defence games, most of them are quite boring and are very similar to each other. It was refreshing, therefore, to see such an eye-catching and colourful game appear on Steam. I thought I’d take a chance with it and I am delighted that I did.
The game is very fun to play. There are about 10 different levels, each with 3 different difficulties, all of which completely change the dynamic of the game. In essence, therefore, there are about 30 levels. The levels all have interesting track designs and the possibilities of placing down turrets are almost endless. Although the game is not what I would describe as a ‘sandbox’ mode, once you get some experience, it begins to feel this way. With a great selection of turrets to choose from, each one having a different effect on the enemies, it really does feel like you have unlimited ways of playing the level. Not only is this just fun from the get-go but it means that the game does not get boring.
– Real player with 27.3 hrs in game
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It’s almost a good game!
When you find-out how to turn off the terrible music, play on ‘Hard’ level, and
! refrain from using any of the ‘Beamers’ , this game is….almost not boring!
Oh! And you need to be a HUGE fan of TD games too!
But outside of that: Go for it! You’ll have a formidable 20 minutes of enjoyment!! ;)
– Real player with 1.0 hrs in game
Ducktopia
Quak quak, quack. Quahahaak.
Good game. Very large map and good ideas. It has a lot of potential.
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
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ducks. lots of ducks. good game overall.
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
Warp Factory
Really good Zachlike - it’s basically 2D infinifactory with portals.
It’s less optimisation focused than most of Zach’s games, and doesn’t have leaderboards/histograms to compare yourself to other players. Instead, there’s challenge variants on some maps, such as complete in under 250 cycles, or complete without using sensors and conveyors. To me, these are better than just having histograms because they’re chosen to match the level, and optimising every single level for size/time does tend to get a bit samey. (it also means I’m not constantly reminded how inferior my solutions are!)
– Real player with 91.6 hrs in game
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Fantastic little automation game. Plenty of puzzles and infinite ways to solve them. Most tasks can be completed with no (or minimal) portal usage, but once you get more comfortable with them you can make some very elegant contraptions. If you’re like me and your brain gets tickled by building and optimizing machines, then this will scratch the itch perfectly. The only thing it’s missing is the ability to record your best scores for parts/size/speed. In Zachtronics games, these scores let you compete against yourself and other people online to make better machines, which makes the game even more fun. If you’re more competitive, the absence of this may be a turn off, but if you have the drive to optimize things yourself or if the act of solving a puzzle is enough to satiate you then it’s fine. Some puzzles also have specific optional limitations that make things more interesting, like asking you to beat a level in a small area or without using sensors. All in all, a great game that stands alongside others like Infinifactory and is absolutely worth your time. I hope it finds the success it deserves.
– Real player with 82.3 hrs in game
CHR$(143)
I started writing this review but got distracted and kept playing it.
Its pretty challenging but learning and overcoming a level gives a good level of satisfaction, but do be prepared to end up sitting on a level for an hour or so trying to learn whats going on slowly revealing all the intricate parts especially on the fog of war levels.
If you enjoy logic puzzles and perhaps a lil logic coding CHR143 is more than worth the asking price.
– Real player with 101.4 hrs in game
CHR$(143) is an absolutely mystifying game. Behind its retro drapery in the style of the Amstrad CPC (a computer both slightly before my time and popular on the wrong continent altogether) is a construct that tears apart the modern rubric for successful games.
The result is something that is equally wondrous and maddening. The sense of discovery experienced here is something unlike anything I have experienced since the original Portal. New gameplay elements will be introduced that will come totally out of left field - once you’re out of those tutorial levels, how will they work, how will they behave, especially in a strange and quirky physics implementation? It will be on you to find out - this game demands you to experiment!
– Real player with 50.4 hrs in game
Sweet Dreams Alex
Sweet Dreams Alex is a cute, relaxing puzzle game in which you build labyrinths to keep Nightmares away. Every level presents a new challenge that you can solve in a variety of creative ways while experiencing a cute slice-of-life story about the wonders of childhood. Sweet Dreams Alex draws inspiration from the maze-building of classic tower defense games and the construction-based puzzle-solving of modern games like Poly Bridge and World of Goo.
As a Dream Architect, it’s your job to keep the 5-year-old Alex safe in her dreams. To do this, you build a maze in her dreamworld to keep the Nightmares from her until the morning arrives. Use a variety of fun structures to build a labyrinth full of intricate Rube Goldberg-esque chains of traps and distractions.
Electromaze Tower Defense
Pros
+Endless Mode
+A good variety of towers and mobs, all well-balanced
+Many choices when upgrading
+Ability to choose targeting priority for towers
+Randomly generated Endless maps with waypoints and player-created mazes turns this into an interesting puzzle game
+Great price. $4 is just right for this type of game, even a bit of a bargain, which is part of why this game has 100% positive reviews as of this review.
Excellent. I’ve bought nearly every tower defense game on steam, and played them for thousands of hours. This is one of the best. It’s a great example of superior game design being more important than graphics. The graphics are simple, yet beautiful. Every aspect of the game is well thought out and balanced, so there are always interesting choices to make when trying to get to the next wave.
– Real player with 140.3 hrs in game
I fundamentally love tower defense games but there are a few reasons that would prevent me from recommending this to friends.
1: The balance in this game is atrocious. Unless your maze is perfect and you have the best combo of towers possible while getting the perfect seeded map - the endless achievements are quite literally impossible. Even the challenges on the higher difficulties have to be played perfectly to complete them.
2: No real data on the game. There are no sources for information on this game and the walk through doesn’t fully define everything in the game. EX: Some mobs evade attacks - what is that % dodge, are there towers that ignore the dodge, etc. There are no sources for help/vids/strats/advice.
– Real player with 75.3 hrs in game
Stacker Puzzle
Great game! I really like the minimalist design. Great game to relax and kill time. Congrats to devs!
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
A very good and relaxing puzzle game. To beat the last few levels you need some patience.
– Real player with 1.6 hrs in game
Lowsy
so! this game is one dollar. this is a truly unfair price - i think it could go fine at eight, to be honest. but what exactly is it?
with the grid and tick system and variety of parts, you might initially think it’s a zachlike, but it isn’t quite. there are 13 levels, and they don’t build off of each other or progress smoothly - they showcase entirely different conundrums. I’ve only beaten the easiest few, but i’ve had to carefully map out a maze of hands, do speed changes on two perpendicular lines of eyes to avoid collision, and stall out eyes in a box until the level ends automatically. every level is a completely separate puzzle, and they’re all very fun! it’s like a game made of only special challenge levels
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
Plumber: the Pipe Rush
I really like this game. It’s a simple concept, but challenging and different every time. And it’s fun to see how complicated you can make the pipeline. The only issue is that I wish that when it does fail, it was easier to see the board to see what went wrong. A bunch of stuff is displayed over the board after a failure which makes it difficult to see the problem.
– Real player with 13.3 hrs in game
Note: As of reviewing, I have played the first ten levels.
This is a fun game which at its most basic is about using pipes to transport toxic waste from point A to point B without a leak. However, the gameplay contains a lot more nuance and presents additional challenges as you progess through the levels. The pipes come in multiple shapes and some of them add extra directions for the waste to travel while others create a “dead end”, allowing you to make the waste travel a certain direction. You will not always have the pieces you want, so there is some tetris-esque strategy involved in deciding when to trash one of your current pieces to try for a better replacement or to improvise with what you currently have. Additionally, some levels already begin with pipe pieces present, so you have the option of placing your pieces strategically to connect with these or to work around them as if they were an obstacle.
– Real player with 1.5 hrs in game
Trains-Continental
Trains-Continental puts you in the role of western railroad builder. Your ultimate goal is to take the challenge and connect East and West, building the most impressive railway line in the United States. You need to be quick, as trains don’t have time to wait for you – put all the tracks together before the locomotive arrives!
Trains-Continental is a game about quick decisions, smart tracks management, and a race against time. There is no room for hesitation – the train is coming and you need to build the shiny new railroad before it. Place or remove tracks as needed, gather resources, and make the locomotive pass through all the stations to collect all stars and get the best score.
Game features:
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Build transcontinental railway in United States of XIX century.
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Manage tracks to make the train pass all the stations
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Beware of the dangers on the road! The safety of the locomotive is your highest priority!
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Fight against the passing time. The train won’t wait forever.
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Enjoy the beautiful, vivid views of the Wild West.
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Test your railroad building skills in multiple, distinct locations.