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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Theme | #225 | 3.767 | 3.767 |
| Innovation | #279 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Gameplay | #302 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Overall | #323 | 3.522 | 3.522 |
| Audio | #392 | 3.367 | 3.367 |
| Enjoyment | #511 | 3.467 | 3.467 |
| Visuals | #662 | 3.533 | 3.533 |
Ranked from 30 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does the game fit the theme?
You must add "risks" to each round you play in order to earn enough to win. Playing it safe will not get you a victory!
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
Interactive screen, 3D to canvas items
How many people worked on the game?3
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It's simple but fun to play. I like that there are many choices of risks and troops.
Thanks for checking it out, I appreciate it much!
Very addicting, you'd think a game like this would get repetitive fast but this was really well designed and the variety and progression and room for experimentation kept me completely engaged the whole time. The style and the sound effects really tied it together too. Great work!
That's super awesome to hear! Balancing was such a rush in the last minute so I am glad to hear it turned out good haha. Thank you for playing and for the feedback!
It was really fun, make me think of the troopers from toy story lol. only nitpick i have is that i cant remove the troops that i place down (or maybe i dumb lol)
Thanks for checking it out!
There is a sell button in the troop buy area next to the start and upgrade buttons, its pretty small though so completely understandable that it could be missed!
Otherwise I'm glad you enjoyed the style and gameplay, and appreciate the feedback!
Oh man this game is like crack. This is really fun. The polish is on point and damaging enemies felt super satisfying. I think it would do well on mobile. That sounds like a backhanded compliment but it's not. With some extra sauce this game could really become addictive.
Wow! That's some super high praise! Thank you so much for the feedback, and glad I found another tower defense enjoyer haha. I have definitely thought about pouring some more time into it once I am more free, so maybe mobile is in this game's future!
Appreciate it very much!
The game is really fun! Good job! :D
I did notice a small issue though—the distinction between different types of soldiers isn’t very clear, which makes it a bit tricky when selling them, since some soldiers share the same model and their attack styles seem to be the same.
Still, it’s a lot of fun! The risk mechanics are really interesting and fit well with the theme!
Thank you for checking it out!
I totally agree, right now the best way to see what troops you have is by entering the "upgrade" menu and hovering over your troops. Totally inconvenient and something I only found out during playtesting after I released it x.x The troops do have different models but from the distance the camera is at they are hard to make out. If I had more time I would have loved to add stats to each troop, along with a nametag on hover.
Otherwise I am glad you enjoyed, and I appreciate the feedback very much!
Amazing game overall! It's clearly very polished, and it's pretty fun too! The idea itself is very unique, the graphics are amazing, the music fits very well, and the presentation is amazing as well. I don't really think I can come up with anything to suggest that would really improve this. Good job!
Thank you for the kind words, I appreciate it very much! I am glad to hear you had fun with it!
Nice game, really liked the variety of soldiers you had and the amount of upgrades! Keeps you playing for a while.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed!
Very fun and unique tower defense game! I always love tower defense games so this was right up my alley.
Thank you for checking it out, and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
A fun and well made game. Well done.
Thank you for checking it out!
So many different troops and upgrades, can't believe this was made in a jam. I couldn't really tell which troop was which and the rounds get a bit boring, maybe having either a 2x speed or maybe an ability to activate would help that? Either way lots of cool things in this!
Thanks for the feedback!
I totally agree, a speed up button would have been very useful and easy to implement, I just did not think of it before the jam was up sadly, ingame actions were planned but cut due to time as well sadly.
Either way, thanks for checking it out!
Good intro! The audio and visuals is on point. Good risk for reward concept. One feedback is the lack of feedback then pressing buttons.
Good job, all of you!
I appreciate the feedback and totally agree! Thank you for checking it out, I appreciate it much!
Rounds feel WAYYYY too long, and the targeting AI (artificial unintelligence at this point) won't even target anything that's too close to the trench, close enough to shoot. Probably needs a manual targeting option. Otherwise neat concept, good execution, just a couple gripes here and there.
Sorry you had a rough time with it! The AI tries to not all target the same enemy at once, which can sometimes lead to some troops not getting shot at if other options are available and that troop is already being targeted by someone (even if they are too far away). More refining would have definitely fixed this, but time crunches will do what time crunches do. Appreciate you giving it a shot!
This game is great and very addictive! The music and the visuals set a great vibe for the game. The gameplay is quite unique and really easy to understand but I bet hard to master. I really enjoyed it and will be back to play more, well done!
That's awesome to hear, thank you for giving it a shot! I appreciate it very much :)
This is awesome! I love the atmosphere of the ship and the music that plays during the battle, hahaha. Mechanically it's very polished as well, and the way the units attack each other looks good. A tiny nitpick is that there could be a little more feedback in the UI when you don't have the money to buy a unit. Really great work!
Totally agree on your critique, I often found myself thinking the game was broken in testing because a unit wouldn't buy haha, spent so much time on everything else that the UI feedback ended up falling by the wayside sadly.
Otherwise, thanks for checking it out and I'm glad you enjoyed!!
Quality game very nice work! I loved the military setting, the risk mechanic was implemented very well, It is a unique spin on the tower defense games, also the 3D Models and animations are very well done, I can see me playing this game after the jam :)
My only suggestion is to add stats for the enemies before each wave (with modifiers if the player choses to)
Thank you for the feedback!
Totally agree, knowing what is going to come next and their stats would be great for the gameplay.
Glad you had fun!
Really liked how dinky everything was, very cute game! Got absolutely decimated by a large tank battalion at wave 10.
Thank you! We had a lot of fun with the direction of the visuals and audio on this one. Best of luck to you if you give it another shot and thanks for giving it a try!
I really liked it, I like this style of strategy game and it's really fun to see the results of your choices, very well done
Thank you very much for playing! I'm happy to hear that the cards felt like they had a noticeable weight. Glad you enjoyed!
The menu screen load it was so well done! Loved the music and visuals too. Really great job with this game. I can see a lot of thought was put into the buff's vs the rewards. I only made it to round 4 but will defs come back and try again after rating a few more games.
Thank you for the feedback! I was happy to have that menu screen come together like that haha. Glad you enjoyed and best of luck to you on any future attempts!
Deff reminds me of Army Men! Nice game!
Good to hear, that’s the vibe we were going for! Glad you enjoyed!
Well done! I like how risking stronger enemies for better rewards are implemented.
Thank you! Glad to hear you enjoyed it!