Crafty Survivors

Suuuuuper grindy. Crafty Survivors has a genuinely interesting cast of characters, each with a distinct playstyle. Unfortunately, that’s about where my praise ends. The core gameplay loop becomes repetitive very quickly. Unlocking a new character provides a brief change of pace, but after a few runs, the novelty wears off and it’s back to the same slow grind through the stages. Progression feels drawn out rather than rewarding, making the game feel more like a chore than something I’m excited to keep playing. There are some creative ideas here, especially in the character designs, but the repetitive stages and excessive grind make it difficult to stay invested.

Neat premise, but repetitive and poor balancing. There's basically no choice of upgrades since you get so much of everything that you can almost max everything that uses each new resource as soon as that resource unlocks. Each character seems to play the same every run, so there's not as much variety as most games in this genre. The town upgrades had promise, but since they're so cheap and so strictly limited by game progression, they may as well not exist - there's no choice, you're just capped by whatever level you're at.

Crafty Survivors has given me several hours of fun so far. However, it isn't outstanding. I actually forgot I owned this game for 13 whole months before I started playing it again. I like it, but I can only recommend it if you have a chance to get it on sale. The biggest problems are that it is forgettable and you often feel painted into a corner when it comes to picking weapons and making combos; if you aren't doing the best, you aren't playing right.

i did not like it

unique take on the genre, really enjoyed it

i love it. i use the seamtress mostly great character