Hunters Of The Dead

The first thing to clarify: it is a rather limited, very mediocre indie game. So, there's absolutely no rush to buy it. However, if you do get it via some bundle, a big sale, or another occasion... It might be not too bad, for one evening. Technically, Hunters Of The Dead is a mixture of rogue-like turn-based exploring of the city, infested with the undead plague, and a tower-defense-like real-time action, somewhat similar to Plants vs. Zombies. You have 5 lines with squares to place your troops, your base on the left, enemies move from the right end of the screen, attack your troops, if there are any in their way, or simply rush themselves to the base, to decrease some of its defenses. You start your game on the city map, and can 'open' one new building per day. Some days will be peaceful, some will bring a heat. The buildings that you 'reposses' have some effects on your progress: some will increase base defense, some will give you new troops or weaponry, some will add to the passive stats like gaining more gold per fight, or recovering your troops' health faster. And it's rogue-like because you start with only one puny soldier with a puny revolver. Of course, it's not enough to stop the undead hordes! Even considering the fact that your troops don't have roots, and may actually move between lines during the combat phase. So, eventually, you'll lose your base, and get a bad Game Over screen... and some gold to improve your starting set! After some grind, and with some luck, you'll gather a team of soldiers, strong enough to defeat the main game boss - Dracula. Then you'll get another, positive Game Over screen... and the invitation to proceed to the next difficulty level! Where everything will be generally the same, only tougher. In summary, Hunters Of The Dead is a kinda meh game, which doesn't have a charm of Plants vs. Zombies or a challenge that epic, that you'll forget how to sleep before you beat it. Like I said from the start, it's a one evening type of game. However, it doesn't mean it's a bad game. The challenge is fair and balanced (in the long run), and I've enjoyed it while it lasted. As of the overall mark... 5.8/10. Not too shabby... but probably too boring for most players.