Tavernacle!

Doesn't work, and i got this off a fanatical bundle

If it's on sale, it's worth it. For the $12 ask I think it's a bit rough. Unfortunately I have to vote "thumbs down". It is an enjoyable tower defense game and, unlike a lot in the genre, you actually rely on the towers rather than it being essentially a third person shooter that also has towers sometimes. The main loop is to harvest resources, build towers, refine those resources into higher level variants, build better towers. The resources are all handled manually, meaning you have to pick up and take them where you want them, or throw them at the other player/tower. Everything is done with proximity, so if you throw a resource at a tower that needs it, if it hits that tower it'll be automatically "used". This is an alright concept but is clunky in practice. At least with 2 players, we ran into issues of thrown resources getting lost in grass, falling into water, or bouncing into the wrong tower. I think this is intended behavior - it's supposed to be a bit of a chaotic mess - and it'd work if the UI and camera controls were more polished. I haven't tried it with 4P yet but I'm *thinking* it'd be more fun as you can have people working different stations in the supply chain.…

games so poorly done and hard to control. like why...

Tavernacle! is a loud, chaotic, and deliberately silly cooperative defense game that blends elements of tower defense, resource gathering, and frantic real-time action into a distinctly dwarven fantasy setting. Developed and published by Dama Dama Games, the game centers on a simple but humorous premise: a group of beer-loving dwarves must defend their precious tavern and brewery from endless waves of enemies who threaten to destroy both their livelihood and their beloved alcohol supply. From the very start, Tavernacle! makes it clear that it values energy, cooperation, and comedy over rigid strategy or simulation-style precision. The core gameplay loop revolves around gathering resources, constructing defenses, and surviving wave after wave of attackers. Players venture out into the surrounding environment to collect materials such as wood, stone, and metal, which are then used to build towers, traps, and other defensive structures around the tavern. These preparations are constantly tested by incoming enemy waves, forcing players to make quick decisions about where to reinforce, repair, or expand their defenses. Unlike traditional tower defense games that rely heavily on menus a…

repetitive with no choices.

Serious vertigo