The overview

The players have an isometric view on the land that they are protecting, which is both helpful and terrifying. While they can see all the enemies very well, it also makes them feel hopeless from time to time, when they see a massive horde coming in and are not exactly sure, if they have what it takes to eliminate all foes.

Putting up defences

To defeat the incoming forces, the player can place different defences all around the land. The main defences are placed on the sides of the road that the enemies are using – they deal damage aggressively if any enemies are in their attack range. The player can also place obstacle defences on the road itself, that don’t damage the enemies but do slow them down, thus leaving them vulnerable for a longer period of time should they be in range of the main defences. Obstacle defences can be broken down by enemies.

Special power

The player has an option to use a special power once per level. It is meant for sticky situations, when successful defence feels impossible. The special power deals massive damage in a certain area of the land of player’s choice, which eliminates most enemies instantly, should they get caught in its AoE.

Resources

There are two types of resources – “bloodlust” and “golden eggs”. Bloodlust is gained through defeating enemies and can be used to put up defences or upgrade the power level of existing defences. Golden eggs serve as the health of the player and as an additional upgrading currency.

Upgrading defences

There are two ways of upgrading defences:

First is to kill enemies and gain bloodlust points. When the player has enough bloodlust, he/she can spend them to either put up new defences or upgrade the power level of existing ones, which increases the damage dealt by said defences. These actions can be performed at any time throughout the ongoing level but do not carry over to the next one.

Second is through spending golden eggs to upgrade certain characteristics of the defences. For example: additional attack type, range, base damage, obstacle defence health, firing speed etc. This can be done in-between levels and are permanent upgrades.

Golden eggs

Golden eggs serve as both the health of the player and as an upgrade currency. The Golden Goose lays a certain number of eggs between each level (and before the game). The player must have at least one egg assigned to the nest at the start of each level. The rest can be set into the nest as well for extra health points or spent on upgrades. The players must assess the situation accordingly - Do their skills allow them to benefit more from health or upgrades?

Panic Mode

Panic Mode is the last resort effort to save the losing situation. When panic mode is initiated, the Golden Goose produces a hypersonic cry, that eliminates all enemies. It additionally lays an egg into the nest and escapes the scene. Panic Mode can only be activated by paying real money or choosing to watch ads.