Unholy Heights

Unholy Heights is a surprisingly charming mashup of apartment management sim and tower defense that had me far more emotionally invested than I expected — I actually felt guilty evicting a monster orphan who couldn't make rent after I let her parents die in a bad ambush. The monster tenants have real personality: they get jobs, fall in love, have babies, and develop little routines that make you genuinely care about them, which makes it all the more satisfying (and heartbreaking) when they go out to fight off waves of adventurers. The combat is simple but engaging enough, and the cute pixel art paired with the breezy Animal Crossing-style soundtrack gives the whole thing a delightful vibe that belies how oddly deep the management layer gets. That said, it can get repetitive over a long session, and losing key fighters because they happened to be on their paper route when a quest started is genuinely frustrating. For the asking price though, it's absolutely worth picking up — just don't get too attached to your tenants.

(game not complete and dropped at 1.5 hours of gameplay at review time, part of my review all my games effort) (short version) Grindy as hell, I love the concept but you will be stuck in purgatory with this game, there are better ones out there that are like this. $4 is a good price for what you get. I'm not recommending because I wouldn't want to put friends though this grind. Good music but very basic gameplay. (no long version needed)