Tower Defense of the Heart

A Runner Joined Together with a Tower Defense Game

How to Play

  • You can swap active games freely
  • When one game is active, the other continues to run in the background at a slower pace
  • Collect Apples in the Runner Game which are converted to Money in the Tower Defense Game
  • Avoid hitting spikes in the Runner Game, or they'll damage towers in the Tower Defense Game
  • Build Utility Towers that can boost your Runner's jump power or provide a regenerating shield
  • If too many monsters get to your heart, you lose

Controls

  • W or Up to jump
  • Left Mouse Button to select/build towers
  • Space or Right Mouse Button to switch active game

Towers

  • Basic Attack Tower - Basic tower, shoots enemies in range
  • Intermediate Attack Tower - Starts with higher Rate of Fire and Range
  • Advanced Attack Tower - Starts with much higher Attack
  • Utility Tower - Starts with $ Boost, which increases how much $ is gained from collecting apples. Can confer additional effects with further upgrades.

Upgrades

  • Attack Towers:
    • Attack - Increases damage dealt to enemies
    • Rate of Fire - Increases frequency of shots
    • Range - Increases targeting distance
  • Utility Tower:
    • $ Boost - Increases amount of $ gained from collecting apples
    • Jump Boost - Increases jump height
    • Shield Regen - Enables a shield which protects Runner from a hit. Additional levels increase regeneration rate.

Towers can be upgraded 3 times. Additionally, towers can be destroyed to gain back $ and must be repaired when damaged.

About

Tower Defense of the Heart was created by a 2-person team in a 48-hour period for GMTK Game Jam 2021

Keith: Design, Programming

Chris (little stray): Music

2d assets are from Kenney.nl

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthorKeithComet
GenreAction
Made withUnity
TagsGame Maker's Toolkit Jam, Runner, Tower Defense

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