Islets Defense

I just finished it, that was fun. At some point difficulty jumped from 'do whatever and you win anyway' to 'oops I made a mistake I need to restart'. Infinite levels to check how long you can survive would be cool I had to retry last mission once, and it starts with relatively long unskippable intro, which could be annoying if I had to restart more than once.

this is not a "TD" in the basic sense its a ressource management and puzzle ish game level seem to all play the same way with only the four 4 of action per turn its totally fine mechanic but this game is not for me

Misleading tags. This game should be "Puzzle" and "Turn-based Tactics"

Fun little puzzley build-order-focused tower defense game. You have four different base buildings and can get various upgraded towers and buildings via chests/shops. Starts pretty basic and easy but ramps up nicely. Took me about 7 hours to get perfects on the base game (15 maps) and there are hardcore versions after that, which are more difficult. You will have to restart some maps because there's no undo or save, but maps generally top out at 30 min a pop so it's not super onerous. Not going to knock your socks off, but it does everything well with no bugs and a pleasing presentation. 8/10 edit after 100%: took another 10 hours to do the hardcore versions, some of which are quite tricky. If you're the type that likes a build order puzzle, this one will certainly scratch the itch. It's nicely refined and well worth a look.

回合制塔防，机制还挺有意思，整体流程也不太长，不会太重复。通关了也不想玩高难度了，总的来说值得推荐。

I don't like to review games unless I get very far into them or beat them, but I don't know if I will ever get far enough in this game to do so, so I'll just leave a review now. I'm rating this positively but I do have some concerns. Let me explain. The game is looks fine, animates well, is entertaining in many ways, and carries relatively a high production value. I like that it works well with controller and M&K and is steam deck ready. It's a pretty challenging game and it appears to have a lot of levels and objectives, so the value is definitely there. My problem is that it's not that fun. It's kind of a tower defense game but you also have to manage an economy. But you're not given the freedom that you think you'd get in a game like this. Every round gives you one thing to do. So you can't build towers every round. You'll also have to manage your resources and if you go dry, your towers won't even fire. I was more frustrated and bothered by these mechanics. And it's a shame because the game looks like it could be fun. Ultimately, it's more of a puzzle turn-based game than a traditional tower defense game. In fact, it seems that to progress and get all the optional objectives, you'll have to play a certain way. I hate that. I can't in good conscience give this a thumbs down because it is a good game. I just wish it wasn't so constraining with it's gameplay elements.

This is an excellent little game with a minimalistic style but a surprisingly complex balance of resource management and strategy. There is some room for improvement, an endless mode would be a great addition, but it is a very solid game. 6 Thumbs up!

I won this game through SteamGifts. Islets Defense was a really pleasant surprise for me. The graphics are lovely, the gameplay feels polished, and the mechanics stay interesting because the game keeps introducing little twists and new ideas as you progress. I had a lot of fun with it overall. That said, the difficulty curve gave me a bit of whiplash. Early on it felt very forgiving, like you could kind of do whatever and still win, but later some levels became super punishing where one small mistake basically meant restarting the whole thing. I got pretty close to giving up a few times, honestly. I didn’t even touch hardcore mode because normal mode was already destroying me enough. I’d also say the “tower defense” label is a bit misleading. It feels more like a turn-based strategy game since you can only do one action per turn and can’t freely spam buildings whenever you want. Not a bad thing at all, just different from what I expected going in. Even with the difficulty headaches and the lack of strategy guides online when I got stuck, I still think it’s a genuinely good game and definitely worth recommending if you enjoy strategy games that make you think a bit.

It's a fun take on tower defense. For me, the difficulty was perfect. Not too hard, but had to retry a few runs.

Fantastic, I crave more, please give me expansion packs