When comparing Desktop TD Pro vs DefEndless, the Slant community recommends DefEndless for most people. In the question“What are the best tower defense games playable in a browser?” DefEndless is ranked 4th while Desktop TD Pro is ranked 6th. The most important reason people chose DefEndless is:
Enemies in DefEndless ignore the standard path and instead choose the shortest path to certain checkpoints. Where you place your towers influences this path, allowing you to choose how the enemy moves through your towers. Combine this with the fact that you can move your towers at will means that you can constantly adjust the enemy path to constantly suit your needs. All in all, this feature has given the tower defense genre a new dimension to consider, and easily makes this simple game one of my favorites of its kind.
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Pros
Pro Unique look
The game is designed to take place on an office work desk with the elements of the game being hand drawn cannons and such. It makes for an original look that stands out from the many tower defense games out there.
Pro Twist on normal Tower Defense
There is no predefined path for the enemies on the playing field, it is up to the user to build pre set mazes for the enemies to walk through that have towers placed in strategic points. basically it is up to the player to figure out how to best build a path for the enemies to be forced through. This creates a strategic element that is not often found in tower defense games.
Pro Customizable enemy path
Enemies in DefEndless ignore the standard path and instead choose the shortest path to certain checkpoints. Where you place your towers influences this path, allowing you to choose how the enemy moves through your towers.
Combine this with the fact that you can move your towers at will means that you can constantly adjust the enemy path to constantly suit your needs.
All in all, this feature has given the tower defense genre a new dimension to consider, and easily makes this simple game one of my favorites of its kind.
Cons
Con May be difficult to find players for multiplayer
Depending on the time of day or day of the week it may be difficult to find players for the multiplayer part of the game. When it works it is fun but often there is no one to match with.
Con No story or background
The game has little when it comes to atmosphere, and most of the enjoyment you'll get out of it comes strictly out of its gameplay alone.