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Siege of Centauri

Siege of Centauri is a tower defense video game by Stardock for Microsoft Windows. It takes place in the same universe as Ashes of the Singularity, a game developed by Oxide Games and published by Stardock. The game was released on September 12, 2019, earning mixed reviews as a standard implementation of the tower defense genre.

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Siege of Centauri
DeveloperStardock Entertainment
PublisherStardock Entertainment
PlatformMicrosoft Windows
ReleaseSeptember 12, 2019
GenreTower defense
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Siege of Centauri is a tower defense video game by Stardock for Microsoft Windows. It takes place in the same universe as Ashes of the Singularity, a game developed by Oxide Games and published by Stardock. The game was released on September 12, 2019, earning mixed reviews as a standard implementation of the tower defense genre.

Gameplay

Siege of Centauri is a tower defense video game where players must defend colonies from endless hordes of killer machines.1 The game takes place in the same universe as Ashes of the Singularity, a game developed by Oxide Games and published by Stardock.23 Different from most other tower defense games where players position their defenses on designated pedestals, players can drop turrets anywhere within a preset area.1 Different weapons have different advantages against different enemies,1 and defeating each level rewards the player with access to new weapons.2

Development

The was in Steam Early Access.45

Reception

Upon its release on September 12, 2019, Siege of Centauri received an average score of 68 on review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.6 Kyle Hilliard of PC Gamer described the game as "a basic tower defense game with many concepts I have used before and it did little to get me excited about what was coming next."2 Ollie Toms of Rock Paper Shotgun found the game enjoyable, while calling it “one of the most uninspired games I’ve ever played”.7 While Jordan Boyrd of Screen Rant said that it "isn't a groundbreaking game," they also said it "does its job in doing justice to that niche despite a lackluster story and some technical issues".8

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References

  1. Wong, Steven (2019-04-16). "Siege Of Centauri Preview – That Escalated Fast". PC Invasion. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  2. Hilliard, Kyle (2019-10-02). "Siege of Centauri's novel setting isn't enough to save it from tower defense tedium". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  3. Chalk, Andy (2019-03-11). "Battle 'tens of thousands' of enemies in Stardock's new tower defense game". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  4. Wolfe, Hunter. "Stardock Announces New Tower Defense Game Siege Of Centauri". Game Informer. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  5. Vincent, Brittany (2019-03-08). "Stardock Announces Siege of Centauri tower defense game". Shacknews. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  6. "Siege of Centauri". Metacritic. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  7. Toms, Ollie (2019-11-18). "Siege of Centauri is one of the least original but most enjoyable Tower Defence games I've played". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  8. Boyd, Jordan (2019-10-07). "Siege of Centauri Review". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
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