Taur

Item: Taur
Rating: 60
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-06-13

Summary

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.

Categories

Tower DefenseReal-time StrategyTop-Down Tactical ShooterBase BuildingResource ManagementStrategic CombatSingle-player StoryMeta-Progression

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 Description 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. Importance 91%	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 Description 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. Importance 69%	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 Description 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. Importance 20%	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 Description 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. Importance 20%	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 Description 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. Importance 15%	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 Description 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. Importance 13%	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 Description 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. Importance 10%	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 Description 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. Importance 6%	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 Description The game is considered a very good value for money, especially when on sale, providing an enjoyable experience. Importance 5%	The game is considered a very good value for money, especially when on sale, providing an enjoyable experience.	5%