Arrow Spire: Tower Defense

Great little defense game. Hope more updates are done to enhance the game; well worth it.

There's not much to do other than scroll a UI and press upgrade buttons which makes you want to unlock something less tedious while at the same time you realize that pressing the buttons is the entire game. The game is pretty short and you unlock automation that can make it feel like you didn't even play the game by the time you finish in a day or two. There are a bunch of consumables I never looked at or used because they aren't really needed and don't seem important. Quests/Achievements are there to give the game a little bit of dynamic play, but there are about 10-15 unique ones which just involve playing the game or buying and using consumables. The rewards for these quests are static so they start being very rewarding and eventually not worth the effort later in the game. It's only $3 but it didn't feel like a $3 well spent.

I beat the game in about 5 hours. I enjoyed it a lot!

I'm unfortunately unable to leave a positive review, despite the low $3 cost. This game gives the vibes of a partially completed tutorial game, or an early stage unfinished prototype, not a complete cohesive game experience. Pros: [list] [*]Game speed goes up to 10x [*]Not too long or time-gated [*]No intrusive micro-transaction system or pay-to-win features [*]Neat idea mixing Tower Defense with Rogue-lite upgrades [/list] Cons: [list] [*]Even though the 3 hot keys make sense because they are the first letter of the words they represent, they are not convenient to ever use as each upgrade must still be hand clicked/held when not permanently upgraded from the main menu. The game is almost entirely mouse dependant, which is slow and tediious. [*]Auto-clickers are disabled in place of a slow, built-in "hold down to keep upgrading" function. [*]There is no "Buy All" button for upgrades [*]The "Idle" toggle does not appear to do anything besides auto-restarting on death. It doesn't even use items or auto-purchase temporary upgrades which is a missed opportunity to add a new upgrade field for "faster auto-purchase" if auto-purchasing temporary upgrades was implimented. [*]However neat it is to have the gameplay slow down the closer the cursor gets to upgrades UI, it ended up being more tedious and left me longing for a normal "enable/disable" toggle to keep it max speed at all times. [*]There's only 1 short map with no relevant enemy variety, as the items and consumables are irrelevant. [*]There's no strategy involved. Just auto-play, buy more upgrades, repeat. [*]Multiple systems feel like they have no purpose at all. In fact, the upgrade menus and "Piercing Arrow" are the only purchases that felt impactful. The bombs, consumables, and other 2 arrows types had no impact on reaching or beating the final wave. [*]With about 5 hours to unlock all achievements and 100% upgrades, you can only reach around wave 85 via auto-play. Around 1,500+ Piercing Arrows being enabled on wave 85 will push through and beat all 100 waves. No other arrows or consumables reached the end, even with full upgrades unlocked. I never once even bothered changing "target selection". [*]The 4 missions were too simple and felt like they didn't belong at all without being more flushed out and diverse. Once these 4 are accomplished, you get no more missions, as if some incomplete "daily" feature. [/list]

Game does not save progress after closing and the quests are now bugged where they won't complete

Can't die...

Fun concept but too shallow. Needs to include; - Shooting different arrows simulatenously (like building your tower) - Actual good items you can use instead of hp potions and such (youre playing the game at 10x speed you can't use potions in time) - Longer gameplay instead of repeating 20x till you max the upgrades - Introduce warrior units of your own - Difficulty setting - Items that your tower can attach instead of just consume Fun little run. Not bad, not great.

Fun game until I get to wave 15 and the archer out ranges my tower now stuck in a loop. send help!

I can honestly recommend this game. I finished it in 1 h 40 min, so it's definitely on the shorter side, but I still had a good time with it. It's a nice little game to relax, switch your brain off, and just click your way through for a while. Especially at this price, I think it's worth picking up. Just don't expect a long experience—if you're looking for something short and enjoyable, this game does the job.

82 minutes to 100%. I'd say get the game on a reasonably deep sale. There aren't really any specially mechanically interesting things, but it's a perfectly fine little toy of a game. Idle mode not buying any upgrades other than gems and speed makes it excessively weak, so I just didn't use it at all.