Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.
On sale at $3.89, but it has been as low as $2.59.
- Gameplay: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story and characters: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Performance: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 3k player reviews · updated 5 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
I've seen a few games now attempt the particular style of meta-progression of being an optimization problem in disguise: some sort of high score is used to give you permanent baseline strength increases.
Im writing this while i have played all parts before this.
The graphics look crisp and a lot more detailed, reflecting the higher native resolution that stems from dropping browser support (previous GC titles could be played through the Flash browser plug-in).
Sound effects are good and satisfying.
The revamped user interface is designed for clarity and ease of use, enabling smooth control over complex gem combinations and tower placements without overwhelming the player.
FW has been considerably better optimized than CS (where the end-game could crawl to a seconds-per-frame halt), mostly by making mechanical changes (fewer monsters per wave, no more chain-hit gems).
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Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $3.89 (−70%). The lowest we've tracked is $2.59.
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We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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