Taur
Last updated: 2025-06-13
- Fun, unique core gameplay experience.
- Appealing graphics and sound design.
- Blends TD with shooting elements.
- Worth buying, especially on sale.
- Overpriced for limited content/replayability.
- Underdeveloped tower defense mechanics.
- Reviews
(sample size) - 261
- Helpful reviews
- 75%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 24%
- Protest reviews
- 1%
- 60%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 40%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 367
- Negative points
- 423
- Gameplay points
- 136
- Perf. points
- 24
- Rec. points
- 147
- Misc points
- 32
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Fun, unique core gameplay | The core gameplay loop, which combines tower defense and top-down shooting, is engaging and fun. The game offers a unique and refreshing take on the tower defense genre with diverse gameplay and replayability. Battles are spectacular, with hundreds of enemies, quality effects, and physics. | 91% |
| Appealing graphics and sound design | The game features appealing graphics, a sleek aesthetic, and impressive visual effects, especially explosions and energy shields. The art style is often described as low-poly with a futuristic feel, reminiscent of games like Supreme Commander and Homeworld. The sound design complements the visuals, creating an immersive experience. | 69% |
| Effective weapons and tower variety | Specific towers and weapons, such as the laser turret, shotgun turret, and initial main weapon, are effective against certain enemy types. Guards and shield facilities are almost essential for withstanding enemy attacks. Archers are a main source of damage in the early to mid-game. | 20% |
| Challenging with diverse upgrades | The game features a large tech tree with diverse upgrades, requiring strategic resource management. The difficulty scales with the number of enemies, challenging players to rethink their approach. The game combines tower defense and shooter elements with grinding and progression. | 20% |
| Impactful weapons, unique concept | The game has a strong sense of impact, with polished explosion effects and weapon systems. Each weapon feels unique, contributing to an immersive experience. The game has a unique and amazing concept. | 15% |
| Blends TD with shooting elements | The game successfully blends tower defense with shooting elements, allowing manual aiming and firing. Built units and towers persist across missions, enhancing continuity. The upgrade tree and resource management are engaging, adding depth to the gameplay. | 13% |
| Updates enhance gameplay and content | Recent updates have added diverse ground units, a large gunship, rebels, and superweapons, enhancing the early game and addressing previous issues of automatically losing scenarios. The campaign system offers freedom of choice and leniency towards losing missions. | 10% |
| Fan translation patch revitalized game | A fan-made translation patch revitalized the game, making it playable after a long period of disuse and fixing previous crashing issues. The game is very popular among Chinese players. | 6% |
| Good value for money | The game is considered a very good value for money, especially when on sale, providing an enjoyable experience. | 5% |