Stardust Defenders

It's okay but there's not much depth and the pacing isn't great. It also falls into the mistake every game of this genre has except it's worse in this case since you have towers spread throughout the map killing things for you: having to pick up the exp drops.

Typical "just one more try" type of game. If you like Roguelikes and/or Tower Defense games, this one is for you! I'd like to see some quality of life updates in the future. Maybe seeing range and damage of a tower, when clicking it. Keep up the good work!

Nice enough game but total lack of interaction from developer kind of spoils it. One ask from a paying customer for joystick support, no answer.

Stardust Defenders is a very catching take on the Tower Defense genre. Adding up a dash of rogue lite progression into the mix and the intensity of a survival shooter for some punch, I found myself playing "just one more run" of it for longer than I care to admit. You'll play the role of a guardian (you have several to choose from and each have different attacks) with the objective of protecting the ancient tree from an incessant horde of evil monsters. To complement the guardian, you have access to spirits when leveling up. They can placed on the field and will attack nearby enemies. Being able to set up combinations of spirits and combo their attacks and effects makes for a really fun experience.

TLDR: just want a gameplay video? its below the review (i make it to first boss on the fiery guardian run) A slightly different take on the typical bullet hell/swarm genre. Instead of your character being the important one, the mighty tree in the middle is. Your character can be used to body block shots taken at the tree while you progressively gain more RNG unlocks to whack down more towers to defend. [b]In game and meta unlocks[/b] There are two unlocks in the game currently: in game EXP unlocks and out of game META unlocks. EXP system: the exp system is the typical slay enemies to gain experience orbs in order to level up and unlock a set of randomized upgrades. These upgrades can be slightly tailored through META unlocks. You start with 3 random slots. I believe its split in to two categories: Towers and Upgrades. I've played for roughly 2 some hours and do not recall seeing upgrades and towers offered during the same level up. META upgrades: meta upgrades bolster your typical ...

Fun little game easy to learn but hard to master. A tower defense but very dynamic, a nice different approach.

Fun, simple and engaging tower defense game. I found it strangely addictive and gratifying to build my fairy garden and watch the bullet hell break loose!

A really interesting mix of the tower defense and bullet heaven genres. Having a main character to move around adds a layer of strategy and decision making that is quite engaging. The game is quite hard, and catches you from the start in the "I lost this time, but I will try this new upgrade or unlock and victory will be mine" loop.

Indie run based tower defense blended with bullet hell, vampire savior-ish combat. Fun gameplay loop with outside of run meta progression. 7 heroes of some variety, 14 towers of good variety but mediocre balancing with some clear duds and OPs. Only 1 level / enemy set. 3-4 hours to max progression and be easily winning. 5-6 hours for all unlocks / achievements. Perfect length as was already starting to get stale, so nice it doesn't overstay its welcome. Price is perfect for its content/length. Very indie, so the usual Unity game with very little unique sprites, animation, effects, etc. Completely stable though, no issues at all. The price is right for an afternoon of fun.

An addicting and fresh take on the tower defense genre.