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Artificer’s Tower is a magical tower defence game with just one, really big, towerA drizzle of Orcs Must Die and a dash of Fallout Shelter mixed in a wizard’s cauldron

A drizzle of Orcs Must Die and a dash of Fallout Shelter mixed in a wizard’s cauldron

Image credit:RodentGames

Image credit:RodentGames

Monsters run into trap rooms in magical tower defence game Artificer’s Tower

Mix the side-on colony management ofFallout Shelterwith the trap-laying tower defence ofOrcs Must Die, stir both together in a wizard’s cauldron, and you’ll end up with something not far fromArtificer’s Tower.

‘Tower defence’ is used in a fairly literal fashion here, as it’s the tower you’ll be defending from monsters. While it’s just the one tower, actually, you’ll be able to add dozens of rooms that both provide benefits in the management-sim bit of the game before turning into magical deathtraps when it flips into the defence side.

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After five years in development at the one-person Canadian studio, Artificer’s Tower isdue to hit Steamthis April. Before that, there’s a demo currently live aspart of Steam Next Fest, so you can give it a go for free.