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(http://bonsaidefense.com/downloads/bonsai_defense.jpg)

Tower defense game that is designed to keep the player busy every second from start to finish. It's central element is the Tree, that you can control by interacting with it's Fruits.

The level is randomly grown each time, influenced by the actions of the player. It's structure is an important part of the player's tactics.

The gameplay emphasises micro and time management.

Developed in Unity3 as my graduation project at MOME.

More info

http://www.bonsaidefense.com (http://www.bonsaidefense.com)

Download links
http://www.bonsaidefense.com/downloads/BonsaiDefenseWin32.zip (http://www.bonsaidefense.com/downloads/BonsaiDefenseWin32.zip)
http://www.bonsaidefense.com/downloads/BonsaiDefenseWin64.zip (http://www.bonsaidefense.com/downloads/BonsaiDefenseWin64.zip)
http://www.bonsaidefense.com/downloads/BonsaiDefenseMacOS.zip (http://www.bonsaidefense.com/downloads/BonsaiDefenseMacOS.zip)

Screenshots
(http://bonsaidefense.com/downloads/screenshot_1.png)
(http://bonsaidefense.com/downloads/screenshot_2.png)
(http://bonsaidefense.com/downloads/screenshot_3.png)

Wow I really enjoyed this! Very atmospheric and artsy... but at the same time with a lot of gameplay depth!! Unfortunately just like in real life my bonsai died on me. But at least here I get to retry  :lol:

You put twice the link for Win32 in your post: you wanted to put one for Win64, don't you?

The game looks very nice, I'll test it this afternoon.

Youtube vid for those of us on Linux without access to their Windows computers at home?

'doh. Thanks, fixed it.

I'll get around that, but it will probably take a few days, too much work now.

I tested quickly: very nice to look, quite hard to handle!
Seriously, the game is beautiful, with an original design, but somewhat difficult.

Good job!

I read the title and didn't dare hope for graphics like these , can't wait to test this out and upload to my youtube channel  :-*

It's beautiful, but I find it unpleasant to play, because situational awareness is more than half the battle. Swinging the mouse around nearly constantly to get a grip on things (when you're not hammering the UI as quickly as possible) isn't much fun.

Reminds me a little of a game posted here one or two years ago. It was also a fully 3D RTS inspired by tower defence, where you placed structures on a complex 3D network of filaments.

Gorzki Baton made a video review (I think... :) can't speak polish) about Bonsai Defense

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtepZw-3kb8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtepZw-3kb8)

It shows early gameplay.

cheers and thanks

The situational awaraness IS half the point. I think your expectation may have been that the game is more like a god os sim-game, emphasizing strategy and management. This was my inital goal too, but it would have resulted in a game even more confusing than the current one I think.

The final product is much more about multi-tasking and micromanagement than strategy. Your awareness of the situtaion is your number one resource. I totally admit that it's hectic and  pressuring, something not everybody likes.

About hammering the UI, try using the number buttons to change fruits, or using Q/E to shift them from one type to another. The Fruit Wheel serves more in an introductionary role (actually it's pretty much the same approach "Prototype" uses. There you have the Power Wheel, but most players don't use it at all. It's still kinda required to give you an overview of your options.)

Can you remember anything about it's name? I'd really want to check it out, but cant seem to find it.

Ah, I missed the point. Thanks for the tip as well. I'll give it another go later on.



Nope, but I just found it on IndieDB: Star-Twine (http://www.indiedb.com/games/star-twine).

Yeah, that's indeed a very similar concept. Looks awesome too :)

I wish he had used a color scheme with more contrast (light bg - dark wines), in which the twines' looks could really shine.