Ahead of the Game – Fleet Fortress is roguelike tower defence with merging and space management (whew!)

• Handle a restricted grid by maximising space
• Merge weapons collectively to improve your gear
• Choose roguelike boons to defend your ship

It is all about combining totally different sorts of genres to see which one will stick on this week’s Ahead of the Game sequence, the place we inform you all a couple of new cellular endeavour that is playable in a single kind or one other regardless of its unofficial launch. 

What is it about backpack management and space effectivity that is making the waves on cellular just lately? Stock management appears to be completely on-pattern lately, and Fleet Fortress is leaping on the bandwagon with a ship-primarily based take.

Very like Star Overlord, you may refill a grid with weapons and gear earlier than heading out into battle to fend off relentless forces charging in direction of you, all with cute chibi-esque visuals.

It is a combine of tower defence and roguelike as properly, as a result of whilst you’re bringing on the ache, you are additionally unlocking randomised perks on occasion, whether or not that is boosting your assault energy or rising your pace.

The twist right here is that you will must be a professional at maximising the space in your ship, as a result of whilst you can load up the whole lot from humongous rockets to the humble trooper, the grid is extraordinarily restricted.

Fortunately, you may merge related weapons to kind an upgraded model of them – or, you may watch advertisements to increase your actual property and extra.

Ah, the advertisements. This is the place issues begin going downhill for me, not less than in its present early entry state. Fleet Fortress appears adamant to make you purchase issues, as a result of the advertisements, whereas rewarded, are very, very lengthy, and extraordinarily annoying (from what I’ve performed, not less than).

I am undecided if I’ve simply been unfortunate sufficient with the advertisements I have been proven, but when this is going to maintain up all through the official construct, it would simply be the factor that turns so much of gamers off.

So, how do you play Fleet Fortress?

Nonetheless, it is at the moment in early entry on Android, so there’s hope for it but. However for now, in case you’re curious to see how one can mix backpack management, roguelike runs, tower defence, and merge mechanics collectively, Fleet Fortress is perhaps value a glance.