A simple game with a surprising amount of depth and replayability. I had dropped the game a few years ago as I did find it initially boring, but somehow upon revisiting it I found it more palatable. Perhaps at the time of playing I was pining for a more casual / cute game.

There are various ways to make your monsters stronger, and various ways to position them to deal with various enemies. Some enemies are also susceptible to "juking" whereby you use the unit's apartment door as a means to dodge projectiles. I found the difficulty curve reasonably lax on my first run, but attempting to do both no-evict and no-death run simultaneously on my second was sufficiently challenging. Each game mechanic you learn rewards you for applying it (e.g. positioning, breeding, forming families etc), and I found that somewhat satisfying.

Its replayability comes from the units that you can pick; each "race" has their strengths, and I was pleasantly surprised to experience some differences in gameplay in order to unlock the 4th tier of each race.

To be fair I don't envision this game to be particularly outstanding (or memorable) in any way, but still a fun and cute time killer if you have it.

A simple game with a surprising amount of depth and replayability. I had dropped the game a few years ago as I did find it initially boring, but somehow upon revisiting it I found it more palatable. Perhaps at the time of playing I was pining for a more casual / cute game. There are various ways to make your monsters stronger, and various ways to position them to deal with various enemies. Some enemies are also susceptible to "juking" whereby you use the unit's apartment door as a means to dodge projectiles. I found the difficulty curve reasonably lax on my first run, but attempting to do both no-evict and no-death run simultaneously on my second was sufficiently challenging. Each game mechanic you learn rewards you for applying it (e.g. positioning, breeding, forming families etc), and I found that somewhat satisfying. Its replayability comes from the units that you can pick; each "race" has their strengths, and I was pleasantly surprised to experience some differences in gameplay in order to unlock the 4th tier of each race. To be fair I don't envision this game to be particularly outstanding (or memorable) in any way, but still a fun and cute time killer if you have it.