Deathtrap

Since the amd graphics drivers got updated in late spring the game is not playable anymore. The devs are aware of the problem but havent fixed it for months. So if you have an amd graphics card DO NOT BUY! Otherwise the game is a fabulous, story driven tower defense, rpg hybrid. If you loved Van Helsing you will love this too. Would have rated with four stars if the game was still supported. As such it gets 2 stars cause its not playable.

Deathtrap is a mix of action RPG and tower defense that works surprisingly well. You set traps and then run or teleport between them and help them do the job. As you progress through the game, you upgrade the traps and gain access to new ones, and your character levels up and gains access to new attacks and passive skills (the game is set in the Van Helsing universe, so if you've played the Incredible Adventures, you'll feel at home). Reviewed after some 280 hours. The good: Graphics and music. The neon colors and epic music we usually want from our ARPGs. Replayability. The three characters require different enough strategies for you to want to try it from a different angle, and after you complete the 13 maps, you can play them again on higher tiers (there are 4 in total). The higher tiers often have special traps or a very different set of trap slots, which often requires a completely different strategy. On most of the maps, I had more fun with them on the higher tiers. It's usually not "the same map on higher difficulty", it's "a very different play on the same stage". The bad: Lack of polish - e.g., I'd have appreciated at least a little end sequence after completing the highest map on the highest tier (there's one only when you complete tier 1). Also, I felt too much nudging towards multiplayer. It didn't make me try it, it just irritated me. And there are some balance issues. The last few maps on the highest tier practically require you to completely change the build of your character for each of them in a certain way. This build-to-fit-the-map trial x error detached me from the characters. And while on each map, you can level up max 2 levels in the campaign mode, I played one game on one map in the endless mode, made it through about 30 waves of enemies - and got from level 63 to level 84. Then you go, "Why do I bother with the campaign?" Verdict? A fun blend of ARPG and tower defense. I had the fun for almost 300 hours but am not leaving with "I want more!"

The game seems to have an issue with AMD video cards. Randomly you will get an hour glass and blank screen that will resolve itself quickly. The real probelm I am facing is that I can't progress past mission 8. Everytime I start the next mission the game freezes and I have to kill it with task manager. I have tried for hours to fix this but no luck review date 6/10/17

It is an excellent tower that i have buy on steam during the early acces and i have buy it again on gog. The life of the game is very long but the problem is for me the multiplayer. It is very difficult to find other player online to play coop mod and more difficult to play versus mode. It is the most important problem for me. The characters are varied and the loot is very interesting. When characters get a high level, the ennemies are difficult, especially in later levels to get 3 stars I highly recommend this game if you love tower defense style.