Huge amount of content and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“there is easily hundreds of hours worth of content packed into this on the surface very simple game”
Steam review · 30.1 h played ↗
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Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 97%Ninja Kiwi2018Tower Defense · Strategy · Casual
The verdict
A deep, cheap tower defense with huge content and constant updates that hides real strategy behind a cartoon look. Skip it if you hate mobile-style microtransactions or need stable co-op.
Great for
Tower defense fans who want deep strategy, endless content and challenge modes like CHIMPS
Main risk
Aggressive microtransactions, DLC pop-ups and grindy events in a paid game, plus unstable co-op
What players love
Best tower defense game ever
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“This isn't a tower defense game, it's THE tower defense game.”
Steam review · 176.8 h played ↗
Deep strategy behind a simple, accessible look
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“It's both a "haha monkey shoot balloons" game and a "this tower has exactly 17 pierce and with pixel perfect placement I can use it to save $1000 on upgrades" game.”
Steam review · 32.2 h played ↗
Regular free updates and strong developer support
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“still gets a fairly large update every 2-3 months”
Steam review · 176.8 h played ↗
Fun co-op with friends and family
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“There is also 4 player CO-OP, which is super fun with friends.”
Steam review · 84.4 h played ↗
Great value and fair free progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Earning money is overwhelmingly easy in this game, just be patient!”
Steam review · 804.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Aggressive microtransactions and DLC pop-ups
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“it's so choke full of microtransactions and other dark patterns that it's hard to even recognize where to start the actual game”
Steam review · 27.2 h played ↗
Lost progress, resets and account deletions
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“ninja kiwi deleted my account of ~7 years that i initially created on mobile just because it was inactive, with nothing more than a 1 week notice email”
Steam review · 19.3 h played ↗
Unstable multiplayer, lag and disconnects
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Multiplayer is terrible and has been terrible for years. The devs don't care that every second coop game crashes and there are constant disconnects.”
Steam review · 5421.9 h played ↗
Lag and crashes in long games
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“HOLY unoptimized... it's so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ LAGGYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY IM GETTING 1 FPS STABLEEEEEE”
Steam review · 114.1 h played ↗
Grindy achievements and Social Season events
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“It's ridiculous making people do the same task 50 times in a row to then unlock another task”
Steam review · 757.4 h played ↗
Boring, repetitive gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“the first 40 rounds does nothing. Sitting through 40 rounds, even at double speed, is booooooooooooooring”
Steam review · 10.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable2048 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64bit)
Processor1.5Ghz or better (x86-64)
Memory4096 MB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 2.0 compatible, ATI, Nvidia or Intel HD
Storage2048 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (64bit)
Processor2Ghz or better (x86-64)
Memory8192 MB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 2.0 compatible, ATI, Nvidia or Intel HD
Storage4096 MB available space
OSWindows 10 (64bit)
Processor1.5Ghz or better (x86-64)
Memory4096 MB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 2.0 compatible, ATI, Nvidia or Intel HD
Storage2048 MB available space
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