A downloadable game for Windows and Android

Note: This game is VR only

Rewind Tower is a Tower Defense game where you must wind up your troops before you place them on the field. Wind them, place them, and watch them defend! 

Once your defense troops run out of power, be sure to rewind them back to full power!

Place Strategically

Make sure to place them strategically to gain an edge on the enemies. Different spots can lead to different outcomes.

Rewind Them

Rewind the troops so they can attack.

Buy and Upgrade

With the coins you earn from defeating enemies, you can buy new defense troops to upgrade your combat.

Features

What this game offers

  • 10 rounds of gameplay
  • 4 enemy types
  • 2 defense troops
  • 1 misc. combat upgrade

Credits

Programmers: AtomicAnt, Effiayre

3D Modeling: Thats Cool Jack

Sound Design: Pory

More information

Download

Download
RewindTowerWindows(PCVR).zip 52 MB
Download
RewindTowerWindows(PCVR)(no fullscreen).zip 52 MB
Download
RewindTowerMetaQuest(Standalone).apk 99 MB

Install instructions

For PCVR (Highly recommended for smoothest experience): Unzip the .zip file, load Steam link, Meta Quest Link, Virtual Desktop, etc. , and open Rewind Tower.exe

For Meta Quest standalone: Use an application like sidequest to install Rewind Tower.apk

Comments

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eliasdbr33 days ago(+1)

Awesome example of how much can you do with little. Congrats!

One thing:
Playing on the Quest 2, at one point, the FPS start to gradually drop until it is unplayable (around round 8)
It smells like some nodes aren't being queue_free'd, maybe? Maybe the proyectiles aren't being deleted? Or maybe the enemies aren't being freed after dying.

Besides that, really cool!

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AtomicAnt30 days ago

Thank you for playing! Your theory that some nodes aren’t getting queue_free()’d is correct, we were not deleting the arrow projectiles in the game jam.

After the game jam using the profiler, I have also noticed that most lag/stutter came from simply overlapping Area3Ds from “Find Collisions” while our project used Jolt physics in standalone builds, which was pretty strange.

Currently working on fixing it by setting masks/layers to 0 in unused Area3Ds, and also queue_free()’ing the projectiles. Additionally, we’re considering using less Area3Ds as well. So far it’s getting pretty smooth after that on standalone.

The PCVR version doesn’t seem to have any issues regarding lagging/stuttering luckily, and that’s why it’s highly suggested. I’d love to ensure the standalone version is optimized for a good experience on the Quest 2/3 though when our team ends up updating this game!

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eliasdbr30 days ago(+1)

Thank you so much for your reply! Really appreciate that you guys took a look into the issue despite the jam being over. 

And again, congratulations for 1st place!

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