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86%43686% positive reviews, Very Positive across 436 reviews·Tower Defense · Pixel Graphics
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Reverse Tower Defense game where you control waves of creatures against towers. Protolife game spin-off.
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Protolife: Other Side - is arcade game which can also be called as "reverse tower defense". You have to lead squads of alien creatures though the ever-growing defense line on miltiple locations. The more creatures you save the easier it will be to reach the main goal: find the interplanet transport and evacuate.
One year passed since Protolife game events. Mankind started colonization of new planet. It was called Planet of Leonov (aka Leo-Nóva). The alien biotechnologies was found on this planet too. But this time the alien core was found and blasted with orbital strike, avoiding heavy ground combat. Alien overseer who also acts as backup core decides to evaculate survived creatures from planet. He's scared. Scared not of humans.
Keyboard, keyboard+mouse or gamepad. You directly control leader's movement, other creature follow the leader. Also you may activate one of the abilities for the whole squad.
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