- Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
A defense RTS where you can move turrets at will. Extract resources, upgrade technology, and defend against enemy swarms in a gripping space campaign. Hold the line, set up your turrets, and brace for screen-filling hordes!
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Plot-driven, grave, contemporary and earnest.
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God is a GeekMick FraserJan 20258/10IDUN - Frontline Survival is an interesting take on the tower defence genre with likeable characters and a fun story.
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TheSixthAxisDominic LeightonJan 20258/10IDUN – Frontline Survival is an RTS/Tower Defence hybrid that sells the concept incredibly well. While there's a few rough edges, if you're a fan of either genre, it's an edge-of-the-seat blast.
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TheBigBoisZachary HolmesMar 20258.5/10IDUN – Frontline Survival isn’t just another tower defense game—it’s a real-time tactics playground. With its mobile turrets, hectic missions, evolving meta, and surprisingly high replayability, it’s one of the most inventive strategy hybrids in recent years. If you enjoy games like They Are Billions, Kingdom Rush, or even StarCraft, but want something fresh, frantic, and fun, IDUN is worth your time.
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GameWatcherFran J. RuizFeb 20256.5/10Idun's gameplay loop, progression systems, and moment-to-moment thrills mostly compensate for its padded main quest, rough edges, and disappointing AI-generated voice acting.
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Try Hard GuidesErik HodgesJan 20256/10IDUN – Frontline Survival has some interesting mechanics and fun gameplay, hidden behind a veil of insufferable writing and hard-to-look-at and listen-to AI-generated content. If you can see past the game’s AI veneer, and mute the dialogue, you are still in for a pretty fun tower defense game.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Developer
- IDUN Interactive
- Publisher
- Surefire.Games
- Released
- January 20, 2025
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 1 ratings.
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