Cubemen

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User Score
6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 35
  3. Negative: 8 out of 35

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  1. fartheststar
    Jan 25, 2013
    7
    This is a fun little strategy RTS/defense game mix well worth playing. It's not exceptional - so score is a 7 - but it's very good at what it does. I've only played the 35 classic defense modes over about 20 hours so I'll comment on that. It has some tower defense elements, but it's more of an RTS. You have little "cubemen" with different abilities that are your towers - a grunt, aThis is a fun little strategy RTS/defense game mix well worth playing. It's not exceptional - so score is a 7 - but it's very good at what it does. I've only played the 35 classic defense modes over about 20 hours so I'll comment on that. It has some tower defense elements, but it's more of an RTS. You have little "cubemen" with different abilities that are your towers - a grunt, a flamethrower, a mortar, medic, rocket launcher, laser, sniper, and "slow down/temporal" guy. I'm a big fan of Defense Grid's tower defense, but this is different in that you can move your troops around the battlefield (vs. stationary in tower defense). You're still protecting your base, but you can move your troops around the battlefield, take positions, advance/withdraw, take cover, etc in you efforts to kill the enemy. Often you'll be at endgame camping on the home base(s) of the bad guys (you can't just take their base - you just shoot them all when they come out, but that's an OK if not an exciting ending to a level. The difficulty curve is a little tough right at the start, but I found many of the medium/hard levels easier than the 3rd level of the game. So don't get discouraged - just give it a bit and learn how your pieces work. There are a couple levels at the end that I couldn't beat and just weren't fun to play even in losing - and I think I've thrown in the towel on those (one called Circuit and the other which is the very last level)- but generally this has been a fun game up to this point, and that's what matters. I found the controls simple (all mouse) and gameplay normally at a very manageable pace. I notice some comments have said the game had too much micromanagement, but I didn't find that to be the case at all. At least with the strategies and methods I used I found the ease of use good and interface to be very well thought out. I did find myself clicking and moving a whole lot on the two levels that I mentioned above that I couldn't win - but I wonder if I've just been playing them wrong. Most levels aren't that way and are strategic in a tower defense sense in that you use the terrain and barriers to your advantage when you can, and try to pick the right trooper for the right geography / situation. Then secure that area, and advance to your next key area to take. I also had fun building quite a few levels (maybe 6 or 7 so far) with the user level editor. Yep - you can build your own maps and play them. Very cool - and very easy to use interface for doing so. If you like building with Legos you'll probably like building your own levels. Note there are other game modes including multiplayer options that I haven't played yet, but may do so soon. One other thing I liked alot is that the developer participated in the forums on Steam talking to the players. I liked the game anyway - but it's cool he was there listening to comments also. Bottom line. Very cool game. If you're in the least bit interested it's worth a play. I had fun with it.… Expand
  2. Patflute
    May 20, 2012
    6
    Its all right, but its kinda boring. Multi-player can go on forever! The graphics are not amazing, but they don't look bad. Looks like art was made in flash and flash looks better than like Half Life 1. Level design has some obvious thought behind it.

    Its made by one dude fyi
  3. SwitSwat
    Sep 11, 2014
    5
    It's a solid tower defense game at best. It might be addicting for a while but it quickly gets old and I don't think it's something you would keep coming back for unlike other similar games like 'BTD.' Still though, it's worth a shot if you like tower defense games.
  4. iseeall
    Jul 29, 2013
    6
    A good tower-defense type game, also with lots of game modes. It's nothing revolutionary but for its price and within it's genre boundaries and it's pretty much solid. Giving it only 6 because cmon there is just too many tower defense games already.
  5. adriex
    Feb 27, 2013
    7
    When I saw the trailer for this game I was looking forward to buying it. It combined two of my favorite genres: RTS and tower defense. When I finally bought it I was somewhat disappointed. The graphical style was minimalistic but was still nice to look at. And the various game mods were satisfying (skirmish in particular is really fun to play against friends) not to mention the good amountWhen I saw the trailer for this game I was looking forward to buying it. It combined two of my favorite genres: RTS and tower defense. When I finally bought it I was somewhat disappointed. The graphical style was minimalistic but was still nice to look at. And the various game mods were satisfying (skirmish in particular is really fun to play against friends) not to mention the good amount of maps to play on and a good map editor, and I am pretty excited to see what the community will come up with. Not to mention that it's a good tower defense game. And I stress tower defense. The main mechanic of the game, which is to be able to move your cubemen around the map after being placed was executed quite poorly. I found myself not needing to change their position at all in the majority of maps included in the game. Not to mention that there is only one song that loops over, and over, and over and gets really annoying after a while. There is very little customization other than being able to change the colour of your cubemen. My final verdict, is a 7 out of 10. This is not a bad game by all means. It's a good tower defense game, and the maps where the RTS elements work are really fun. This game would have been a five or a six out of ten if it weren't for the map editor. But even with all it's flaws, I'd recommend this game to fans of tower defense fans and fans of RTS games looking for something different.… Expand
  6. sevifc
    Feb 29, 2016
    6
    Decente juego tower defense, con un diseño de niveles bastante simple pero divertido a la vez. Varios tipos de soldados y con bastante personalización. Posibilidad de crear niveles o descargártelo de internet. Nada mal.

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Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Oct 10, 2012
    70
    Visually stern variation of tower defense strategies scores thanks to its multiple game modes and online multiplayer option. [Sept 2012]
  2. Absolute Games
    May 24, 2012
    80
    So far, Cubemen is the best "tower defense" of 2012.
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  3. PC Gamer UK
    May 11, 2012
    76
    Cubemen's simplicity is of the arrogant, even brash kind. [June 2012, p.95]
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