I like this one!
It's a very solid game, mechanically and the way it's presented. The tutorial was very clear and explained things without being overwhelming, that's something lots of games have issues with. I thought the little popup animations were cool and reminded me of Windows notifications lol. I think it introduces the player to the game and mechanics very well, with making the first few waves pretty easy (I died on the third wave). The only time I felt a little overwhelmed was the amount of defenses you could put at the start, but nothing too much. I also appreciate how helpful the text is. Like, I built a fence around my tower thinking it would work, but the enemy just went straight through it, and I realized I didn't read the part that said they can jump over it. Very cool and realistic touch!
You have a good balance of making things practical without them being too complicated. I really like how creative you're getting with the enemies and stuff; You should give each one unique behaviors and interactions with one another and with the tower (like the enemies from Rain World):
- Maybe the thugs steal from the tower? Maybe they get drunk/high and are harder to kill? Maybe they only come out at night? Maybe they're the only ones who can hop fences and can hack into security systems?
- Maybe the spiders can climb trees and can jump super high? Maybe they aren't effected by/are buffed by natural hazards like tar? Maybe they can slow down turrets with web traps?
- Maybe drones can pick up enemies and fly them over to the tower sometimes? Maybe they can't operate in inclement weather (and maybe this weather washes away tar and destroys trees)?
- Maybe these enemies can hinder one another in the right conditions? (Thugs can get mad and fight each other if it's too hot outside, they can accidentally get caught in spider webs, they can knock down trees if there are too many (and the spiders can get PISSED at them for that lol), they can sometimes throw rocks at drones for fun, etc.)
Just some possibilities. They're endless, of course!
My game if you want to check it out: https://wasabiiii.itch.io/grass-elemental-demo-demo