When comparing Kingdom Rush vs Gemcraft: Chasing Shadows, the Slant community recommends Kingdom Rush for most people. In the question“What are the best PC Tower Defense games?” Kingdom Rush is ranked 1st while Gemcraft: Chasing Shadows is ranked 6th. The most important reason people chose Kingdom Rush is:
New towers and abilities are unlocked at a rate that feels natural and not sluggish.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Well-ballanced and gradually increasing difficulty level
New towers and abilities are unlocked at a rate that feels natural and not sluggish.
Pro Lots of fun references hidden throughout the game
Though most of the little easter eggs don't do much past an achievement, they really give the game character and make the levels more memorable.
Pro Nice comic style graphic
A little casual-looking though
Pro Extra challenges for every map
Pro Several heroes with unique abilities
Pro Lots of enemies, all of them are described in the in-game encyclopedia
Pro Great sounds and voice acting
Pro Addictive, in-depth gameplay based on combining gems that provide different traits to your towers
The main mechanic of the game is using gems that provide properties like splash damage, poison, chain lightning, etc to your towers in different combinations. Add to that the fact that there are 7 levels for each gem, you have to manage your mana, there are multiple difficulty levels that change the amount of experience you gain, there are multiple kinds of spells, 25 passive skills and talisman fragments among other variables that you have to balance and you end up with an impressive amount of choice and depth.
Pro More than 140 levels
With so many levels to play in the game will last a good while. Each map is varied and with that makes for an experience that does not get tiring either.
Cons
Con It is clear that the game was designed for a mobile device
A more convenient way to experience this game is on a tablet, but it is still a great game if played on PC.
Con Can seem too heavily luck based
Hit damage is luck based meaning that it is up to the game at points as to how much damage is given making for a bit of an imbalance when winning in just a few strikes in one game and then having to do many hits in another.