Goblin Buster: Incremental Tower Defense
Last updated: 2025-11-03
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- Solid incremental tower defense gameplay.
- Extensive upgrade paths and strategic relics.
- Chill difficulty and smooth progression.
- Insufficient content, limited replayability.
- Significant technical problems, missing features.
- Progression feels grindy and unbalanced.
Emotions
Satisfaction29%Disappointment14%Enjoyment14%Frustration9%Joy5%
- Reviews
(sample size) - 57
- Helpful reviews
- 86%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 14%
- Protest reviews
- 0%
- 80%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 20%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 149
- Negative points
- 161
- Gameplay points
- 64
- Perf. points
- 2
- Rec. points
- 29
- Misc points
- 15
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
High Enjoyment & Value
| Players consistently found the game enjoyable and engaging, often highlighting its good value for the price and its compact playtime. It's praised as a great casual experience and a perfect short diversion, often exceeding expectations based on its cost. | 94% |
Solid Incremental Tower Defense
| The game's core loop, combining short tower defense sessions with incremental upgrades and resource generation (even when idle or losing), was well-received. It's described as a charming, addictive, and old-school take on the genre, blending tower defense with idle elements effectively. | 37% |
Diverse & Functional Towers/Relics
| The game features diverse towers, each with five levels, and distinct relics dropped by bosses. Players felt that thought went into the design of towers and their interactions, with even the basic archer tower being viable throughout the game. | 29% |
Improved from Demo, Promising Foundation
| Reviewers noted significant improvements and increased polish in the full game compared to its demo version. It's seen as a solid 1.0 release with cool ideas and a strong, refined foundation, showing a lot of promise for its future. | 27% |
Satisfying Tower-Relic Synergies
| Players enjoyed discovering and exploiting powerful combinations of towers and artifacts, often finding 'brokenly powerful' synergies. This aspect of the gameplay was a significant source of thrill and satisfaction, making strategic choices engaging. | 25% |
Chill Difficulty & Smooth Progress
| The game offers a non-frustrating difficulty curve, allowing players to progress without getting stuck on levels. The early game is enjoyable, and the overall experience is described as relaxing and not a boring grind. | 25% |
Clear & Balanced Upgrade Tree
| The game's upgrade tree is described as straightforward, big, and balanced, particularly in the early game. Unlocking new buffs through this tree was an enjoyable aspect of progression for players. | 17% |
Pleasant Town & Map Variety
| Players found upgrading the town enjoyable, appreciating the 'cool' buildings and the nice variety of maps and biomes. These elements contributed positively to the game's aesthetic and overall experience. | 13% |