Desert Defense

by rubyes
co-authored: @maratg2
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.75
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.06
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.50
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.72
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.14
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.06
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.41
Try to defend as long as you can, but you won't survive. My personal best is 22:11, can you beat it?

Upgrades info:
* You can have only 3 weapons and 3 passive effects in one run
* All weapons after lvl5 can be upgraded to super lvl
* To unlock the super lvl you also need to have certain passive effect

Comments23

Shampop4 Apr 2022, 20:18
Could not beat your score, but I had fun trying ! As the upgrade are randomly proposed, we can use different tactics ... Have to say: do not underestimate the fences ! They do a great job ! But the canon don't seem to be balanced, may be a lack of upgrades ?
triggthediscovery
triggthediscovery5 Apr 2022, 11:06
Fun little game! I liked how different the gun feels before and after upgrades.
GreenPeach5 Apr 2022, 11:31
I am a fan of defense games, good job.
Took me a few tries to get lucky with the random items too.
digitaldude555
digitaldude5555 Apr 2022, 12:00
I got 17 minutes 51 seconds awesome game very fun, I thought at first man this game is too simple but then the upgrades came and new enemies, even at minute 15 the enemies were still changing, just a really good game, I enjoyed playing it. Only critique I'd say it doesnt really do anything with the theme.
tendencydriven5 Apr 2022, 12:00
Loved it, the big skeleton animation cracked me up
MaratG2
MaratG25 Apr 2022, 12:08
@digitaldude555 Thank you for the feedback! Well, it's up to players to decide all the criterias and I appreciate your take! The game doesn't have a visible game over timer, but despite doing anything you can to defend yourself, eventually you would die, so you try to delay the inevitable. Giving my thanks again to all people giving the game ratings and feedback. Much appreciated
Nectanebo
Nectanebo5 Apr 2022, 12:10
Really cool retro vibes here! I was having fun killing these turtlemen :P It gets super hard pretty quick though.
I love the variety of the upgrades, provides great depth to the game.
I was having a little trouble trying to figure out how to install the upgrades but i found it after a while, maybe a better indication will be helpful.

Great work overall! Keep it going!
akitl
akitl5 Apr 2022, 12:17
fun ! i survive 10 minutes !
Lord Shulky
Lord Shulky5 Apr 2022, 12:19
This game has a lot of content :P the graphics could be better, but it is obviously understandable and they are good. The game overall is great :)
NicolasJL95 Apr 2022, 12:19
Almost beat it, will keep trying! Really liked the old fashion style, old pixel art is always fun to play and always fun to work with, you can make really weird or real stuff in no time! Keep up the good work. Really fn game!
Bastienre4
Bastienre45 Apr 2022, 12:21
I loved this entry. Strong Vampire Survivors vibes. Good job!
Helo1se
Helo1se5 Apr 2022, 12:22
fast and furious game experience,and abundant strange devive provide a wide exploring space❤
Kirill Islibaev5 Apr 2022, 14:11
Cool defense game like a Vampire Survivors. But a lot depends on the case. The big gun is too weak, it should probably shoot in a straight line and kill a bunch of opponents, but it only shoots at one:(
Rubyes
Rubyesauthor5 Apr 2022, 14:35
Thanks everyone for the feedback!

@bastienre4 got some inspiration from it!

@shampop looks like the cannons may be underpowered until their super upgrade, but after that it is the best way to deal with big enemies

@nectanebo Thanks! I agree about interfaces, they should be more informative. I will add information about them to the description

@kirill-islibaev if you upgrade big gun to super level it will work as you described!
IzhVaryag
IzhVaryag5 Apr 2022, 15:19
Nice game. But while killing enemies, I often accidentally took the wrong boost
Tsugumi
Tsugumi6 Apr 2022, 12:08
This is great. I quite like the art style though. lol
mechanicallife
mechanicallife7 Apr 2022, 19:39
I¨ll be honest i did not get super far, In general I think its well executed and a little addictive too :smile: Nice entry
Paulsams
Paulsams7 Apr 2022, 20:36
It was a lot of fun). At first I thought it would be very easy, but the nice complexity curve pleasantly surprised me. Only there was one small nuance in that until I tried the mines, I thought they were disposable). And with the fence as well - I thought it was purely for the sake of the walls. Of course, then I thought that the levels are not infinite, but still).
Tvorojok
Tvorojok8 Apr 2022, 19:58
Одним словом: залипательно!

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