alstegodev 2025-10-07 17:35
Looks very interesting, unfortunately it seems the embeding doesn't really work in my Browser.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD58 → Grinder^2 Tower
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 201 | 3.76 | 21 | |
| Fun | 103 | 3.86 | 20 | |
| Innovation | 393 | 3.25 | 20 | |
| Theme | 397 | 3.66 | 20 | |
| Graphics | 428 | 3.58 | 20 | |
| Audio | 1 | |||
| Humor | 500 | 2.71 | 18 | |
| Mood | 528 | 3.33 | 20 |
Looks very interesting, unfortunately it seems the embeding doesn't really work in my Browser.
Managed to last 15 minutes! Really cool atmosphere, though it felt a little slow towards the start of the game. The ability to speed up time definitely helped a lot with that though. Good entry!
Really fun! Love that you ca control the speed of gameplay to grind those early levels. Collecting the XP yourself was extra engaging. I was a little confused as to whether i was getting new weapons or not, or maybe i was upgrading weapons i didn't already have.
@alstegodev for some reason embeding stopped working today, not sure what was the reason... You can still download it for Windows
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I loved the reversal of the roles of a traditional survivor game--having the player collect the experience while the AI handles the enemies. Interestingly, I tried avoiding the range increasing upgrades since it seemed easier for enemies to die closer to the center so I could quickly pick up and deposit experience...
Neat game! Feels really good, kinda hard to tell what to do better when a game is over but great fame! Really liked the visuals also
That was great. Love the gear aesthetics of your tower. I survived `16:30`, `Lv39`, `796 kills`. I seem to suddenly get swamped about that time. I was a bit annoyed near the start when I was taking damage as the target was reserved by the newly unlocked super slow cannon while the rifle which would have instantly killed the enemies was completely idle. Not a fan of the pop sound when the cannon fires. It doesn't really fit in with the rest. It took a while to figure out what it was.
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what a nice tower defence game! I really like the atmosphere and those dark little dudes that whant to rip me apart :D I felt a little nausious picking up xp orbs at first, but then I got the multiple pickup upgrade and it was a big relief! I'm sure this game has a potential and a lot of room for layering more mechanichs! Great job guys!
technical note: on 3440x1440 monitor some portion of UI creeped off the screen. It doesn't ruin the gameplay in any way, but better be fixed
Survived a little over 16 mins. Had fun! The idea that you need to manually collect EXP orbs is a neat one and introduces some interesting choices of damage vs convenience with the multiple grab upgrades. I need to give it another couple of goes and see if it's possible to just min max the starting rifle. Great stuff.
Cool game, but lack of player action, just pulling experience sphere. Some spheres are hiding behing tower and you cannot collect them.
Amazing art!!!.
I really enjoy tower defense games, it has a few areas that could use some polish but overall it was a fun entry, and I found myself playing it for upwards of 20 minutes before I had to set it aside.
Got to level 28, super addictive, I love games with upgrades — it's great when the game's theme is reflected in its mechanics! Pleasant visuals and sounds. It would be a bit more convenient if the download was a zip file.
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damn this game had me locked in!! i had a lot of fun