Underplayed Gems

Idle Monster TD (2021)

Idle Monster TD cover
Developer
Swell Games LLC
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Casual, Free To Play, Indie, Strategy
Rating
3.6 of 5, 853 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 6.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A casual, colorful tower defense where you manage cute monster defenders against robot invaders, with automated combat and light strategic planning.

casualcolorfulcuteautomatedtacticallightheartedrepetitivestrategic

What players say

Players praise the early-game fun and depth of monster synergies, but a persistent save bug that resets progress and a clear pay-to-win structure dominate the negative reviews. Many call it a low-quality mobile port with abandoned PvP and a paywalled speed button, leaving long-time players frustrated with unaddressed bugs.

Trailer

Screenshots

Idle Monster TD screenshot 1Idle Monster TD screenshot 2Idle Monster TD screenshot 3

More games like this

More by Swell Games

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like playing and it picks from the whole catalog, or browse by platform and genre.