Defend The Bits PlaySide Genres: Games Strategy Action $2.99 USD Supported Devices: iPhone3GS-iPhone-3GS iPhone4-iPhone4 iPodTouchFourthGen-iPodTouchFourthGen iPad2Wifi-iPad2Wifi iPad23G-iPad23G iPhone4S-iPhone4S iPadThirdGen-iPadThirdGen iPadThirdGen4G-iPadThirdGen4G iPhone5-iPhone5 iPodTouchFifthGen-iPodTouchFifthGen iPadFourthGen-iPadFourthGen iPadFourthGen4G-iPadFourthGen4G iPadMini-iPadMini iPadMini4G-iPadMini4G iPhone5c-iPhone5c iPhone5s-iPhone5s iPadAir-iPadAir iPadAirCellular-iPadAirCellular iPadMiniRetina-iPadMiniRetina iPadMiniRetinaCellular-iPadMiniRetinaCellular iPhone6-iPhone6 iPhone6Plus-iPhone6Plus iPadAir2-iPadAir2 iPadAir2Cellular-iPadAir2Cellular iPadMini3-iPadMini3 iPadMini3Cellular-iPadMini3Cellular iPodTouchSixthGen-iPodTouchSixthGen iPhone6s-iPhone6s iPhone6sPlus-iPhone6sPlus iPadMini4-iPadMini4 iPadMini4Cellular-iPadMini4Cellular iPadPro-iPadPro iPadProCellular-iPadProCellular iPadPro97-iPadPro97 iPadPro97Cellular-iPadPro97Cellular iPhoneSE-iPhoneSE iPhone7-iPhone7 iPhone7Plus-iPhone7Plus iPad611-iPad611 iPad612-iPad612 iPad71-iPad71 iPad72-iPad72 iPad73-iPad73 iPad74-iPad74 Minimum iOS Version: iOS 6.0 Download Size: 144.9MB Defend The Bits PlaySide A premium tower defense game! Prepare Yourself For War! The Blocks are invading! Defend from hordes of Blocks with you… $2.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsA premium tower defense game! Prepare Yourself For War! The Blocks are invading! Defend from hordes of Blocks with your mighty BIT heroes! armed with bows, axes, cannons and even frying pans. Hours and hours of in-depth addictive gameplay: * 20+ characters with a variety of upgrades and classes. * Complete over 100+ quests and earn tons of rewards to upgrade your Heroes. * A wide range of enemies and bosses. * Fight in over 15 beautiful environments from Grasslands and Harsh Volcanoes to Mysterious Caves. * Rain fire upon your enemies with powerful abilities. * Endless mode after completing a level. * Compete against others with your own strategies to land the largest scores on the Leaderboards. PLEASE NOTE: Defend The Bits is premium paid game. However, some extra items can be purchased for real money. In app purchases are not necessary and are only for those who want to speed up their progress. Defend The Bits was developed by PlaySide, the developers behind the Editors’ Choice title “Catch The Ark”, Icy Ropes, Monkey Ropes, Lego Batman, Batman v Superman, Spongebob: Sponge on the Run, and Bouncy Bits.. Let us know what you would love to see in our next update. Visit us at : www.playsidestudios.com Information Seller:PlaySide Genre:Action, Strategy Release:Jul 18, 2017 Updated:Aug 23, 2017 Version:1.2 Size:148.0 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (4) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Son of Anarchy Well-Known Member Oct 5, 2015 717 130 43 Male Shadow Runner Australia #2 Son of Anarchy, Jul 18, 2017 You had me at Premium... downloading now. It's been awhile since I've been hooked on a good TD game. I've got high hopes for this one, and I really hope I find out that those pesky iap's I see are really 'just for speeding things up' like the dev description says they are. PlaySide Member Dec 2, 2014 17 0 0 http://www.playsidestudios.com #3 PlaySide, Jul 19, 2017 Hey everyone! After two years in development Defend The BITS is finally here! This is PlaySides first premium Tower Defense title & the gameplay is hard and challenging! This game has been a labour of love for us as we are huge tower defense fans. We hope we have done the genre proud! Below are some videos, we will keep this thread updated throughout launch! TRAILER: Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel GAMEPLAY DEVELOPER WALKTHROUGH: Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel ColeDaddy Silver Supporter<br>Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Mar 20, 2010 4,232 131 63 Male Sojourner Washington D.C. #4 ColeDaddy, Jul 19, 2017 I've tired of this genre, but the eye-candy is enough to push me over slewis7 Well-Known Member Apr 6, 2011 3,768 41 48 Male Retired! Houston, TX #5 slewis7, Jul 19, 2017 I am just starting to play this and it looks to be really excellent. One quick suggestion is to have the game play in either landscape orientation on my iPad (auto-rotate). junkyardheart Well-Known Member May 24, 2012 99 1 8 #6 junkyardheart, Jul 19, 2017 I second this, the locked orientation is very annoying. Otherwise I'm liking this game quite a bit. ginkomanc Well-Known Member Dec 26, 2013 56 0 0 #7 ginkomanc, Jul 19, 2017 Looks like it's right up my street. I'll wait for a few more imps before dipping in. sakara214ever Well-Known Member May 10, 2012 1,262 168 63 #8 sakara214ever, Jul 19, 2017 Hm i am really on the fence. Every time i bought a "premium" game with iaps described as "unnecessary" and "just to speed things up" the iaps were not as described let alone some devs after a short period of time made the game free with the existing iaps. Maybe i was unlucky with my purchases but i will wait and see how this goes. Looks beautiful though from the pictures and the trailer i saw. orangecan Well-Known Member Aug 9, 2011 2,000 150 63 #9 orangecan, Jul 19, 2017 Similar view here - if it didn't have any iap I'd be all over it lack a rash, I love a good premium TD but with iaps I'm very much on the fence with this one. Defard Well-Known Member May 25, 2011 322 15 18 UK #10 Defard, Jul 19, 2017 Really boring TD (spent 25 mins playing one level mostly on fast forward only to die 1 wave before the end - wave 59!) and with crappy IAP that looks very necessary to me. sakara214ever Well-Known Member May 10, 2012 1,262 168 63 #11 sakara214ever, Jul 19, 2017 Hm as for the boring part i think it depends on each persons taste. But as for the iap it looks like it is as i was afraid of. Thanks for the feedback i won't bother anymore with this game. loox Well-Known Member Feb 9, 2011 76 0 6 #12 loox, Jul 19, 2017 Can't resist this. Gonna try. Will be back with some impressions. TempleRacer Well-Known Member Oct 10, 2010 221 0 0 #13 TempleRacer, Jul 19, 2017 Maybe should have read other reviews before purchasing.... anyhow, I like the look and am eager to try. I am curious, was this made in Unity? How many on your dev team? Thanks! TempleRacer Well-Known Member Oct 10, 2010 221 0 0 #14 TempleRacer, Jul 20, 2017 It's a nice game, I am enjoying it. One small suggestion, allow the player (when wave is active), to move camera about, rotate, zoom in etc. TempleRacer Well-Known Member Oct 10, 2010 221 0 0 #15 TempleRacer, Jul 20, 2017 MajorCritique... I am enjoying the game itself.! Great mechanics, excellent art direction etc.... however I am currently on Wave 40 of a single level... I am getting very bored of this level. When I went to return to main menu I am told all progress will be lost. How many waves are in a freaking level!? Son of Anarchy Well-Known Member Oct 5, 2015 717 130 43 Male Shadow Runner Australia #16 Son of Anarchy, Jul 20, 2017 Last edited: Jul 20, 2017 Overall this could be a great TD to add to the many games in the genre on the AppStore however... I'm going to try to be constructive as there is a really good game here, it is just held back by a few flaws that the developers could easily fix in an update. 60 waves is far too many, as others have pointed out, they either get bored or run out of lives at the last round, wasting all the time spent on the level. Yes you unlock stuff slowly even on a failed level, but starting again by committing to 60 waves is a chore instead of a challenge especially when you know you're likely to fail again. Which brings me to my next point. The game is too hard. As a reference point, I've played every Premium TD on the AppStore to completion. I have a feeling the devs are too close to the game, it feels like you're being pushed to buy iap just to complete a level to get anywhere. The 'special powers' are ALWAYS on the screen and they cost way too much consumable iap currency to use. And activating them accidentally is too easy. Feels like a trap to waste hard earned currency. I bought the game because it stated that it was Premium. The game is NOT Premium. Having consumable iap gems upwards of $60 is not a premium game, why are you saying otherwise? And yes, I feel they are needed in the current build just to progress. There are a lot of towers (which is great!) but upgrading a tower costs 200-300+ (consumable iap) gems and you get a reward of 30 for doing so? Really? There's more but I'm starting to get too negative here. I really want to like the game but too many things are holding me back right now. I suggest the following... -reduce three star completion to 30 waves with 60 waves being 'hard' mode or something. -'special powers' can't cost consumable iap currency in a premium game, that's just ridiculous. -game needs a difficulty rebalancing if you're going to keep things 'as is', players feel like they're getting nowhere fast. -towers should not cost iap consumable currency to upgrade in a premium game, that's just ridiculous. I went to the trouble of writing all this because I see a great game here and I want it to be better, I don't want to see the game go free or get a heap of one star ratings, but that's what will happen unfortunately if you don't make some changes. shaymon Well-Known Member Sep 3, 2013 278 1 18 #17 shaymon, Jul 20, 2017 Thanks SoA for the detailed post. I love TD games. Definitely my favorite Genre. However, watching the dev video and seeing how long the levels take really turned me off. I want to spend 10 minutes max on a level. Now seeing that tower upgrades cost iap currency that you get in game very slowly- that sealed the deal. It really does look like a great game but those 2 things are just too big for me to hop in. I will wait for a patch that hopefully comes. I still think someone needs to come out with a TD game where creeps drop random items that you use to gear up heroes and towers. Totally rng with different tiers of quality. Normal/rare/epic/etc. make it so you need to grind for the gear to get better upgrades and beat the harder levels. Geta-Ve Well-Known Member Apr 4, 2011 257 0 16 Canada http://www.mooviewgames.com/ #18 Geta-Ve, Jul 20, 2017 This. I won't ask for a refund, simply because the game itself is very well put together and has incredible charm. But the IAP is in direct opposition with the price tag. A complete turn off. On top of that the time investment needed to unlock towers is ludicrous. Especially when you have to repeat 60+ waves just for a small CHANCE of gettin the appropriate drop. Strip the IAP or rethink your price tag. Taeles Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Aug 5, 2011 1,253 37 48 #19 Taeles, Jul 20, 2017 Which way is it locked? Home button on my left or right? slewis7 Well-Known Member Apr 6, 2011 3,768 41 48 Male Retired! Houston, TX #20 slewis7, Jul 20, 2017 Home button on right. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) 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You had me at Premium... downloading now. It's been awhile since I've been hooked on a good TD game. I've got high hopes for this one, and I really hope I find out that those pesky iap's I see are really 'just for speeding things up' like the dev description says they are.
Hey everyone! After two years in development Defend The BITS is finally here! This is PlaySides first premium Tower Defense title & the gameplay is hard and challenging! This game has been a labour of love for us as we are huge tower defense fans. We hope we have done the genre proud! Below are some videos, we will keep this thread updated throughout launch! TRAILER: Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel GAMEPLAY DEVELOPER WALKTHROUGH: Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel
I am just starting to play this and it looks to be really excellent. One quick suggestion is to have the game play in either landscape orientation on my iPad (auto-rotate).
Hm i am really on the fence. Every time i bought a "premium" game with iaps described as "unnecessary" and "just to speed things up" the iaps were not as described let alone some devs after a short period of time made the game free with the existing iaps. Maybe i was unlucky with my purchases but i will wait and see how this goes. Looks beautiful though from the pictures and the trailer i saw.
Similar view here - if it didn't have any iap I'd be all over it lack a rash, I love a good premium TD but with iaps I'm very much on the fence with this one.
Really boring TD (spent 25 mins playing one level mostly on fast forward only to die 1 wave before the end - wave 59!) and with crappy IAP that looks very necessary to me.
Hm as for the boring part i think it depends on each persons taste. But as for the iap it looks like it is as i was afraid of. Thanks for the feedback i won't bother anymore with this game.
Maybe should have read other reviews before purchasing.... anyhow, I like the look and am eager to try. I am curious, was this made in Unity? How many on your dev team? Thanks!
It's a nice game, I am enjoying it. One small suggestion, allow the player (when wave is active), to move camera about, rotate, zoom in etc.
MajorCritique... I am enjoying the game itself.! Great mechanics, excellent art direction etc.... however I am currently on Wave 40 of a single level... I am getting very bored of this level. When I went to return to main menu I am told all progress will be lost. How many waves are in a freaking level!?
Overall this could be a great TD to add to the many games in the genre on the AppStore however... I'm going to try to be constructive as there is a really good game here, it is just held back by a few flaws that the developers could easily fix in an update. 60 waves is far too many, as others have pointed out, they either get bored or run out of lives at the last round, wasting all the time spent on the level. Yes you unlock stuff slowly even on a failed level, but starting again by committing to 60 waves is a chore instead of a challenge especially when you know you're likely to fail again. Which brings me to my next point. The game is too hard. As a reference point, I've played every Premium TD on the AppStore to completion. I have a feeling the devs are too close to the game, it feels like you're being pushed to buy iap just to complete a level to get anywhere. The 'special powers' are ALWAYS on the screen and they cost way too much consumable iap currency to use. And activating them accidentally is too easy. Feels like a trap to waste hard earned currency. I bought the game because it stated that it was Premium. The game is NOT Premium. Having consumable iap gems upwards of $60 is not a premium game, why are you saying otherwise? And yes, I feel they are needed in the current build just to progress. There are a lot of towers (which is great!) but upgrading a tower costs 200-300+ (consumable iap) gems and you get a reward of 30 for doing so? Really? There's more but I'm starting to get too negative here. I really want to like the game but too many things are holding me back right now. I suggest the following... -reduce three star completion to 30 waves with 60 waves being 'hard' mode or something. -'special powers' can't cost consumable iap currency in a premium game, that's just ridiculous. -game needs a difficulty rebalancing if you're going to keep things 'as is', players feel like they're getting nowhere fast. -towers should not cost iap consumable currency to upgrade in a premium game, that's just ridiculous. I went to the trouble of writing all this because I see a great game here and I want it to be better, I don't want to see the game go free or get a heap of one star ratings, but that's what will happen unfortunately if you don't make some changes.
Thanks SoA for the detailed post. I love TD games. Definitely my favorite Genre. However, watching the dev video and seeing how long the levels take really turned me off. I want to spend 10 minutes max on a level. Now seeing that tower upgrades cost iap currency that you get in game very slowly- that sealed the deal. It really does look like a great game but those 2 things are just too big for me to hop in. I will wait for a patch that hopefully comes. I still think someone needs to come out with a TD game where creeps drop random items that you use to gear up heroes and towers. Totally rng with different tiers of quality. Normal/rare/epic/etc. make it so you need to grind for the gear to get better upgrades and beat the harder levels.
This. I won't ask for a refund, simply because the game itself is very well put together and has incredible charm. But the IAP is in direct opposition with the price tag. A complete turn off. On top of that the time investment needed to unlock towers is ludicrous. Especially when you have to repeat 60+ waves just for a small CHANCE of gettin the appropriate drop. Strip the IAP or rethink your price tag.
