PixelJunk™ Monsters 2 (2018)

Developer: Q-Games Ltd.
Publisher: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action
Rating: 3.3 of 5, 286 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 4.2 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A vibrant, strategic tower defense game where you carefully build and upgrade towers to protect adorable creatures from waves of monsters, balancing tension with colorful, lighthearted visuals.

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What players say

Players compare it unfavorably to the first game, finding the 3D perspective too zoomed in and progress frustratingly locked behind perfect scores. There are few stages and terrain collision is awkward, though some still enjoy the addictive tower defense core.

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