Post-mortem
Description
Defend your reactor from invaders!
In Cyclic Reactor, you place towers to defend a path that loops around your reactor. Enemies will shoot down your towers in an attempt to make a clear line of sight towards your core, so you'll need a strong defense to repel them. With nine different kinds of towers, the possible layouts are almost endless, and a high score table will let you compare how well you do between runs.
Controls:
All you need to play is the mouse
Tips:
When you upgrade a tower, it heals to full.
Every time an enemy makes a loop around the reactor, it gets stronger. Try to kill enemies quickly!
You'll see the same rounds repeating after a while. Each time it repeats, the enemies become stronger, and a few more enemies are spawned that round.
You can speed up and slow down the speed of the game in the bottom right corner. You can also skip the preparation time between rounds if you don't need it.
Feedback
Summary
Cyclic Reactor is an engaging and addictive tower defense game with a unique twist that players enjoyed. The gameplay, music, and art were praised, though some noted the lack of sound and visual effects during combat. Certain towers, like the C.O.W. Launcher, were considered underpowered, and some players experienced issues with high score saving. Overall, the game was well-received given the 48-hour development constraint, with suggestions for polish and expansion.
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Generated by AI based on the feedback Cyclic Reactor received.
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Lv. 4OK, this sort of game is hard to put down. Once you get the hang of it, it becomes addictive. Graphics could be improved, tho.
SubmittedError L00P
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Lv. 41
Thanks, this was my first jam by myself and I'm not used to doing the art side of things. I'm glad they were at least serviceable, and that you enjoyed it enough to have trouble putting it down!
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Lv. 5
intresting spin on a tower defence type game, i feel it a little hard with the enemies able to shoot from a far instead of the traditional if they get to the base they take some health but nice entry ^^ (edit)
Played it a few more times and now i understand how it works really enjoy what you did here (even though i still think it's a little OP :P)
SubmittedFrench Moon
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Lv. 41
Thanks, I think a tower defense game was a little ambitious for 48 hours, not because it was hard to code but because tower defense games kinda live or die based on their balancing. I think the balancing is pretty good, but it could certainly be a little more polished. I ended up not having a ton of time for playtesting, so I just got it as close as I could.
Thanks for playing it though, and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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Lv. 2
Really enjoyed this, I thought I had broken it at first with my tactics, but I was a fool and neglected my duties as the core protector...
Game-play, music, art. It's got it all. Well done.
A great (presumably endless) tower defense.
98200 Pointsis my score.Here is the highlight from the stream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/456271144
SubmittedA Life in a Loop
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Lv. 41
Thanks, always fun to see someone play your game, and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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Patron
This was actually super fun, I wish there would have been more waves!
My highscore currently is 78300 :D
SubmittedNight Fuss
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Lv. 41
Glad you enjoyed it!
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