[quote][url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset_flip]Warning: Asset Flip![/url][/quote]
Zombie Clicker Defense is an asset flip, or what Valve calls a "Fake Game". The "developer" paid for/pirated someone else's example/template/tutorial game, changed the name/reskinned a couple of things, and submitted it to Valve as if it was their own game. It's a basic asset flip from a soldier/tower defense template where you just spam buttons on the top of the screen to spawn waves of soldiers that fight the waves of enemies coming at you. That's all there is to it, incredibly shallow. This game asset has been dumped on the web as a browser game a couple of times, you can play it for free as "Base Defense" or "Farmers vs Zombies". This asset flipping should be no surprise given the prior criminal record of this developer:
Bitlock Studio/LillyWelland inc. have shown a repeat pattern of unethically dumping other people's work onto Steam as a cheap, nasty cash grab, through this account or through closely linked/alt accounts. Here's some examples so you can see for yourself:
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[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145430]Agross[/url]" = [url=https://github.com/KasprzykM/agricola-unity]Agricola Unity[/url] developed by Michael Kasprzyk
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033710]Froggo[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/road-crossing-game-template-29032]Road Crossing Game Template[/url] developed by Puppeteer
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1092080]Pet Puzzle[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/simple-match-three-animals-puzzle-35926]Simple match-three animals puzzle[/url] developed by CATLOGIC
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1225920]Pixelfence[/url]" = [url=https://unityassets4free.com/pixel-tower-defense-prototyper/]Pixel Tower Defense Prototype[/url] developed by Kirill Nadezhdin
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147200]SnL[/url]" = [url=https://github.com/moe4b-professional/Snakes-And-Ladders-Multiplayer]Snakes And Ladders Multiplayer[/url] developed by Moe Baker
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1144670]TacTikk[/url]" = [url=https://www.udemy.com/course/make-an-assassins-go-board-game-in-unity/]Make An Assassins Board Game in Unity[/url] developed by Wilmer Lin
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/838980]Eon Fleet[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/space-ace-shooter-game-template-22106]Space Ace Shooter Game Template[/url] developed by Puppeteer
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/848010]Find Your Way[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/environments/historic/polygon-western-low-poly-3d-art-by-synty-112212]Polygon Western - Low Poly 3D Art Pack[/url] developed by Synty Studios
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/737330]Pixelord[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/pixel-runner-17315]Pixel Runner[/url] developed by Deer Cat
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/803390]Thunderbolt[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/smash-way-hit-pyramids-50963]Smash Way Hit Pyramids[/url] developed by Andrew Oleynik
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/855050]Thunderbolt 2[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/smash-way-hit-pyramids-50963]Smash Way Hit Pyramids[/url] developed by Andrew Oleynik
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/874830]School of Horror[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/environments/urban/school-scene-66006]School Scene[/url] developed by Tirgames Assets
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/714620]Snakeez[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/modern-snake-oooo-complete-game-template-ready-for-release-59068]Modern Snake oooO - Complete Game Template Ready For Release[/url] developed by App Advisory
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/760350]Star Sweet[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/jewels-star-match-3-full-298-levels-39421]Jewels Star Match 3: Full 298 Levels[/url] developed by Thong Van Tran
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/744550]Tactical Ops[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/top-down-shooter-characters-pack-40203]Top Down Shooter Characters Pack[/url] developed by Gears & Brains Labs
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/709700]The Thing: Space X[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/80s-shoot-em-up-kit-19886]80's Shoot'em Up Kit[/url] developed by ETI Software
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1086140]Weaving[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/wavy-trip-73917]Wavy Trip[/url] developed by SgLib
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Taking this shovelware seriously as if it was a genuine attempt to make a game, it doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard.
A choice was made to use obsolete, decades old retro pixel "art" as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics. It's unclear if this is due to lack of budget or talent, regardless, the overall visual quality of the game is extremely low as a result.
While there are options to change the resolution for the game, all this does is scale up the simplistic 2D art assets used to make the game, which makes little or no difference to the graphics quality. Without any other substantial graphics tweaks, it's not possible for gamers to improve the lacklustre 2D visuals.
The controls can't be customised because the game has such a dumbed down, simplified interface that it's just point and click stuff like a browser/Flash game. The fact that the interface is this dumbed down might be seen as a problem in itself, however... this is a fairly shallow experience if you're the kind of gamer that likes to play games with deep, rich control schemes and interaction. You'll get none of that here.
These technical defects push this game below acceptable standards for any modern PC game.
It's also important to note the "developer" here has connections to a number of shady Russian asset flippers and review manipulators who show an organised pattern to scam and defraud gamers with fake reviews and asset flipping the work of others for profit. While reviews are about the games, gamers should be informed when developers act unethically. Whether these connections are the same developer using multiple accounts, or just working closely with other unethical developers, gamers should be warned about the harm to gamers by this developer and their associates. Buying games from unethical developers puts your money at risk.
Zombie Clicker Defense is relatively cheap at $2 USD, but it's not worth it. Given the defects and quality issues with the game, coupled with the unrealistic price, and the questionable ethical nature of the developer and/or their associates (as outlined above), this is impossible to recommend.
