Vampire Survivors, and many of the games inspired by it, can feel a little bit—well—familiar. So it’s always refreshing when something comes along that wants to put a genuine spin on the formula. Megabonk was one of the best examples of this last year, not only introducing a third dimension but also adding leaderboards to really get you hooked. One game you may have missed, though, is Monsters Are Coming! Rock & Road.
Monsters Are Coming! has you protecting moving bastions as they make their way toward a massive city known as the Ark. This gives you a specific area to defend, rather than simply roaming around getting stronger, and means you have a city to upgrade along the way. As you gain experience, you don’t level up – your city does. With each upgrade, you get to choose a new tower or resource block and place it somewhere on your ever-growing, rolling home. Location is everything, and pairing specific blocks together can result in some massive power boosts.
While all of this is happening, you’ll be running around not only fighting off monsters yourself, but also hacking through obstacles, mining for gold and stone, and chopping down trees for wood. Gold lets you buy upgrades, stone allows you to heal your city, and wood increases your towers’ attack speed. It’s a smart twist on resource gathering that keeps you constantly on the move, always trying to stay productive instead of standing still.
The end result is that Monsters Are Coming! feels a lot more hands-on than many others in the genre, with no AFK endgame in sight. You unlock new features after each run, and there are some genuinely tough encounters along the way. It’s a great addition to the genre, and a refreshingly active one at that.
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