The Thing: Tower Defense (2016)

Developer: booblyc, parafeks
Publisher: Booblyc OU
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Indie, Strategy
Rating: 3.1 of 5, 78 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 10 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A brisk, strategic tower defense where you manage heroes and runes to fend off waves of enemies and bosses.

actionstrategicchallengingfast-pacedarcade-likehero-basedgrind-heavy

What players say

Players are split on this Tower Defense game. Many praise its unique barracks-and-hero system and nostalgic value as a Flash game, but a loud camp points out a terrible UI ported from mobile with no keyboard shortcuts, erratic difficulty spikes that force grinding or buying consumables, and balance issues where melee units feel useless.

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