Castle Of Alchemists Reviews

pretty fun action defense! i will admit the tutorial at the start didn't really sell it to me, a lot of information in game/hub (mentioning because i get info overload sometimes), but it does at least tell you everything you need to know! once i played the second level and got a actual feel for the menu systems things started making sense to me in a more intuitive/automatic gamer way! i would say this is like orcs must die but top down. it is difficult, but then once you start crafting better gear and weapons it gets easier. the game play is great imo, maybe a slightly clunky menu but overall it works. which is important in a game like this so i am happy there. i do have some criticism however: in default mode i cant tab out without the screen going black and for some reason speeding up youtube playback somehow (yes i "watch" youtube while playing games on second monitor) anyway im always needing to tab out to answer messages, emails etc, so it would be nice if the screen didnt like force minimise and instead stay active, idk what that setting would be called tho. i did try setting it to window mode, admittedly i was halfway thru a run, (perhaps why it bugged) but it froze the entire screen and forced me to task manager it to close the game! ((edit: the screen issue is kinda fixed by setting it to windowed mode (coming back into the game relaunched it in windowed) however, its now smaller (1080v1200p) and i had to drag up to see the full screen, which i imagine may become finicky, but its not a deal breaker so we good overall!) )) anyway, aside from that paragraph long issue, the game overall runs well, is pretty fun and has a nice challenge! (i will admit i had this wish-listed for a while, but after completing orcs must die deathtrap recently and well, kinda losing interest since theres no true endless atm, i found out this game did otoh have endless mode, so instant buy for me lol.) anyway, there just aren't enough good action defence games out there, but this game is definitely one that i would call a good action/tower defence game. (tower may be generous here, it really is more puzzle/kill-box/trap orientated) i found i could use multiple strategies, from using traps as a last resort and killing everything myself, or using the traps to weaken while i picked off the rest. despite being top down and a different art style, don't let that fool you! this game feels deep, game progression and meta prog wise. it also requires alot of kiting, and push/retreating etc. you cant just stand still and kill everything (ok in second level i did but only because i pulled some like god teir level weapons) buuut that "god tier level" i think was to make me feel good, because in the third level i noticed things starting to heat up again... missions give resources, completing them also gives access to like trap upgrades and stuffs. and you can use them to create new weapons/gadgets etc as you receive more and more blueprints to take a chance at a new thing! i admit i failed the first mission when i played, so i tried again with a new strategy and then i realised where i went wrong (don't sleep on melee) for what i have experienced so far, i think the price seems fair. i had fun playing this title and look forward to playing more sometime in the future! (p.s. if you are looking for another game with a similar charm to this, but pure tower defence perhaps also check out dungeon warfare 2) but definitely play this game if you like action defence, this is a really cool game imo!

I did not like it and it does not seem to bring anything new to the genre, but "Castle of Alchemists" is definitely a solid tower defense game.