Sinking Tower

by eugman
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.19
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.18
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.76
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.09
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.18
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.27
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.21
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.44
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★68%
Requires .net 4.0 and OpenGl. It doesn't seem to run for some, so I tried porting it to DirectX. Unfortunately I couldn't get the sound to work.

I'm hoping to see if I can port it to Linux soon.

How to play:
Click on the tower types below to select your tower. Then click above to add towers. The more towers you add, the faster everything sinks.

Tower types:
Base: just delays the sinking
Gun: basic turret

Cash: income producer:
Lift: has a negative weight, used to stabilize other towers
Multi: shoots in all directions
Range: shoots faster and longer distances

screenshot

Comments18

sensenmann66628 Apr 2014, 21:42
great idea and well done! i liked it very much.
ix
ix28 Apr 2014, 21:42
Doesn't seem to work for me. Double-click on the exe, nothing happens.
lorancou
lorancou28 Apr 2014, 21:59
Runs OK for me. Sooo, the towers sink, that's interesting. Would need to be more balanced to keep me playing, it's a bit too easy. But the idea is interesting!
UltimateWalrus
UltimateWalrus28 Apr 2014, 22:06
This is a pretty awesome prototype. Five stars for innovation, I love the idea, it's a really refreshing departure from the brainlessness of most tower defense. I would actually recommend at least considering axing the "lift" element, as I felt the game was much more interesting before I had built them, when I thought everything I built was bound to be impermanent. Also you might want to work on your art, since from the screenshot I wasn't expecting much. Oh and the music doesn't seem to loop. Nice job though!
eugmanauthor28 Apr 2014, 22:15
Yeah for some people it doesn't run, I wish I know why. I was able to half port it to directx, so hopefully that helps.

I appreciate everyone's feedback!
eerongal
eerongal29 Apr 2014, 01:53
Neat little tower defense-esque game with a unique twist.
blahoink
blahoink29 Apr 2014, 02:06
really cool game design and a great idea. i played this for a lot longer than i thought i would. please continue development after LD, there is some serious potential in this
Marcellus29 Apr 2014, 23:51
very cool game, too bad for the sound (couldn't have the open gl version to work)
I think you have something here, you should continue to work on this game
Tititesouris29 Apr 2014, 23:59
Really cool idea, I wish there was a goal though, and the game becomes really easy once you started placing lifts. Good work.
ghostmaple
ghostmaple30 Apr 2014, 00:10
Excellent idea for a game mechanic!
Jason Lay30 Apr 2014, 00:28
Wow, cool mechanic!
Zerkruemler30 Apr 2014, 10:51
Very cool mechanics. Highly innovative. I needed several attempts to survive the fisrt minutes, but when you have enough money nothing can happen anymore.
Maybe increasingly difficult enemies would be a good idea.
SecularBaron1 May 2014, 00:27
This is a really awesome idea. It's rare to see a defensive game with an innovative twist.
fermenter
fermenter1 May 2014, 00:28
Neat gameplay concept. While brainstorming, I came up with the exact opposite idea, haha. I'd like to see some more balance as well. Keep it rockin!
Dreii
Dreii1 May 2014, 01:12
This was actually a very unique and fun game! With some time and expanding on the ideas it could be something really cool!
kunzbe3 May 2014, 00:26
Interesting mechanic!
BlazingFanfish
BlazingFanfish3 May 2014, 01:54
The concept is interesting. If there's update, I'd love to see it. :)
mystakin
mystakin9 May 2014, 23:13
Took me a second to get the hang of it, but I really like the strategy involved with the lift object. Bummer about the DirectX lack of sound.

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