Project Monster

Project Monster is a small free tower defense game with roguelite ideas mixed into it. I am basically commanding an army of monsters and using them to stop waves of enemies from getting through. I can summon different monsters, defeat incoming enemies, collect loot and then use what I earn to make my monsters stronger. It is a very simple setup, but I like the idea of turning the usual tower defense formula around and making my defensive units into monsters that I can keep improving. The progression is probably the most interesting part for me. I am not only placing monsters and hoping they are strong enough. Defeating enemies gives me loot that I can use to evolve my monsters and improve my army, so each fight has a reason behind it. The roguelite side also gives the game a little more purpose because I am encouraged to build around the things I find during a run instead of always having exactly the same setup. I like that because it gives me some room to experiment, even though the overall system is still quite small. The biggest problem is that Project Monster feels very basic once I get past the main idea. There are not a huge number of systems for me to learn, and the game d…