Underplayed Gems

TD Worlds (2022)

TD Worlds cover
Developer
NewOldMax
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, Strategy
Rating
3.6 of 5, 32 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 4.9 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A minimalist, tactical tower-defense where each run feels tense and mysterious, rewarding repeated failures with gradual story reveals.

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What players say

Players are split on TD Worlds. Some love the roguelike-tower defense mix and find it addictive, while others say it is repetitive, grindy, and too reliant on random chance. A few note the developer stopped updating the game and that cutscenes cannot be skipped.

Screenshots

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