#thronefall

[watchingcbeams]

Ten Games that came out this year that I had a great time with.

[alexanderwales]

I don't really understand the indie game trend of reducing and muting the color palette so much. It makes things much harder to parse from a visual standpoint. Very possible that my visual processing is just subpar, but some of these color choices just grate on me.

I think this is just difficult to read, maybe even more difficult than going totally monochrome. It's also possible that I just don't like it on an aesthetic level, which might be on me. But it's everywhere!

Why limit the colors like this? What's gained by it? Why do people like this?

With SCHiM I at least get that it probably saves on some amount of work, and helps to make the shadows distinct for the purposes of gameplay. But I still find the muted quality of it a bit baffling.

I'm not a color guy, or a gamedev guy, or really terribly schooled in the visual arts, but I haven't been able to find any kind of analysis of why this is happening as much as it is, whether it's something in the code, in the mutual inspirations, or just the dominant mood of creation. I definitely think I'm seeing too much of it.

[thepunktheory]

Thronefall

Hello, hello!For today, we’re taking a closer look at a really cool indie game: Thronefall. This one is definitely addictive! What is it about (according to Steam) and Game Stats: Developer: Grizzly GamesGenre: strategyMode: singlePlatforms: WindowsCompletion Time: main – 5h, main+extra 10h, completionist 17hPrice: 9,75€My hours according to Steam: 50,1h A minimalist game about building and…

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[overbringer]

I keep on seeing this ad on tumblr mobile and it bothers me, but it took me a hot minute to figure out why.

It’s almost an exact copy/paste of the first non tutorial level of Thronefall, a tower defense/rts hybrid that came out of early access last October.

I generally assume any game in an ad like this is derivative slop but it’s not very often that I can pinpoint the exact game they’re copying.

[imhannawa]

Thronefall をプレイしてクリアした。

8.4hぐらい。ストーリレベルクリアのみ、mutatorsも特に入れてません。

ラストレベル入る前は5h台だったのにな・・？

日本語化はされておらず多分今後もされなさそう。

皆さん大好きタワーディフェンスゲームです。

チュートリアル突破率99.2%に対してラストレベルの突破率2.8%という脱落者が大勢いるゲーム。

個人的にはどのマップも楽しかったし、ゲーム自体も短いし脱落する要素あんまり見当たらないのになって思った。(ラストレベル除く)

特徴的なのはperkの多さとmutatorsと呼ばれる難易度変更の多さ。

perkは味方ユニットのステータスを上昇させるものや資金の元となる建物が攻撃するようになるものなど様々ある。恐らく全部で54種類あるので色々組み合わせて攻略方法を選べる。

mutatorsはゲームの難易度を変更するものでリターンとしてはクリア時のexpが多くもらえるというもの。これも種類が多く何個も選べるようになっているけどあんまり選ぶと難しくなりすぎるので悩みどころ。

特定の使用武器、perk、mutatorsの条件を満たすことでquestをクリアできるのだがこれはやりこみ要素なので一通りクリアしてからやってみるのもいいんじゃないかなって思いました。

とにかく自分で色々な遊び方ができるゲームで縛りプレイ好きな人は大好物なのではないでしょうか。

僕は味方ユニットのステータスを上げる、資金調達をしやすくする方向でクリアを目指していきました。

なので自ユニットは弱く他ユニットのパワーで対抗するプレイ。

大量の味方ユニットたちが相手を殲滅していくのは遊んでいてとても楽しかったです。

このゲーム施設が破壊されても次ウェーブまでに復活するので、最初にお金を稼ぐ準備をしておいて防壁と味方ユニットでしのぐプレイをしていれば壁や防衛施設が破壊されても復活するのでいい感じに回っていました。

ラストレベルまではそれでサクサククリアできたのですがラストレベルの最終ウェーブが難易度爆上がりでここで2hぐらい試行錯誤しました。(2.8%も理解できる)

それでもクリアした時の達成感は素晴らしかったですし1,500円のゲームでこれはかなりお得なのかと思います。(エンドレスモードもあるしね！)

デザインもきれいですし、爽快感もある、お手軽に遊べるゲームとしてオススメしたいゲームです。

ラストウェーブがクリアできない人はレンジ武器でとにかく距離を保ちながらjukeしましょう。まともに殴り合えないので攻撃は施設や味方ユニット任せでタゲとりだけしていれば少しずつ減らせていけます。(それでも街は壊滅され続けるので長期戦になると負けます)

[linuxgamenews]

Thronefall: Overwhelmingly Positive Reviews for this Indie Tower Defense

Thronefall tower defense strategy city builder game launches on Linux and Steam Deck via Windows PC. Thanks to the creative minds at GrizzlyGames for making it happen. Available on Steam with Overwhelmingly Positive reviews. Thronefall, the latest title from Grizzly Games (the team who brought us Islanders and Superflight), has left Early Access. If you haven't heard about it yet, it's a minimalist tower defense strategy where you defend your own little kingdom. Doing so without all the complicated stuff that usually comes with strategy titles. Plus, there's a good dose of hack and slay action to keep things exciting. It's also playable on Linux and Steam Deck (verified). This indie hit has been absolutely crushing it — just under a million copies sold and over 565,000 wishlists on Steam. While gaining nearly 15,000 reviews that are Overwhelmingly Positive (96%) since it first launched in Early Access back in August 2023. Seriously, it's one of the best performing indie game launches in the last year. Looking for a strategy game that doesn't give you a headache? Thronefall is what you should play.

Thronefall Full Release Trailer

Saddle up! You'll see your kingdom come to life, fight intense battles to defend it, and still be done in time for lunch. It's a classic strategy without unnecessary complexity, mixed with some solid hack-and-slay fun. Build up your base during the day, and defend it with everything you've got at night. Think you can find the right balance between boosting your economy and beefing up your defenses? Do you need more archers, thicker walls, or maybe an extra mill? Will you keep enemies at bay with your longbow, or charge into them on your horse? Nights are tough, but nothing beats watching the sun rise over your little kingdom after a hard-fought Thronefall battle.

Since Early Access started on Steam, they've added a ton of stuff:

3 new levels

Loads of new perks, mutators, enemies, and weapons

New hero units

A roguelike endless mode

Mini-modes like Throneball, where you defend as a massive snowball rolling over enemies

Various quality of life upgrades for Thronefall like better unit control hotkeys, and more

With the final release, there's even more:

3 additional levels, making it a full campaign with 10 levels now!

More perks, mutators, enemies, and weapons—so even more strategies to play around with

Extra quality of life tweaks, like being able to see future wave info in the pause menu, etc.

So if you're up for a tower defense strategy city builder that's easy to get into but still offers plenty of depth, you should definitely check out Thronefall. It's perfect for when you want some kingdom-building action without spending hours getting the hang of it. Available on Steam priced at $9.74 USD / £8.24 / 9,74€ with the 25% discount. Along with support for Linux and Steam Deck (verified) via Windows PC. Let me know if any of you grab it! We can swap strategies or just chat about how many enemies we've taken down.

[retr0rob]

Indie Adventures: Thronefall Slays Me Withut Mercy!

[wanderbots]

Daily Drawing Day 6 - Thronefall I drew this for my YouTube video on Thronefall that I put out today! It's a lot like Kingdom, but with a lot more player agency and a top-down visual perspective, which I enjoyed playing thoroughly!

Making custom thumbnails for my own videos is pretty much my superpower on the platform, and I seriously don't do it as much as I should.