This game ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ rocks.

Constant updates keep it fresh, DLC's are superb, endless replayability.

Soundtrack is one of THE BEST in the business!

TLDR: 7/10. Get it on sale.

There's lots to like about this one, but also some issues that prevent me from giving it a resounding recommendation. I've learned that people don't really read long reviews when I post them, so I'll spare the details. (This is probably already too long for most people to bother reading.)

Tip: don't go immediately to Lakeburg, the second area. It's significantly harder. Play the first location a number of times; it's much more forgiving, you can make more mistakes and still be successful.

Turn-based tactical game with RPG and minor citybuilding elements. Each night, hordes of zombies besiege the town (and, more importantly, the town's spell circle) that you're protecting. You know the general direction and strength of the hordes attacking, so you can pre-position your heroes and static defenses.

Generally speaking, any individual zombie isn't much of a threat - most of your heroes' attacks will one- or two-shot them. The issue is that you're generally facing between 100-200 of them a night, plus a spattering of specialist (armored, blocks LoS, moves fast, dodgy, etc.) and/or elite zombies. Your heroes, of which you start with three, and can eventually field up to six (after having to spend a very much not insignificant amount of gold), only have 5 APs each round, and a limited amount of movement.

Each weapon (of which there are many, falling into the general buckets of melee/ranged/magical) all have a range of different attacks they can perform, which have different costs - some only cost APs, some cost APs and mana, some require movement points too. Most weapons have a mix of single-target and multi-target attacks. Some, such as the rifle, are extremely specialized - dealing almost exclusively long-ranged, single target shots - perfect for sniping dodgy and/or fast enemies who threaten to run into your town; others, like the one-handed hammer, have a bit of everything and can hit single melee targets, targets at range, as well as a stunning melee AoE. Heroes can have two weapon sets that they switch between instantly without cost (and which give any attribute bonuses even when not wielded, handily); so picking two sets which complement each other is part of the fun.

Heroes level up during the daytime production phase, assuming they've gotten enough XP during the night. Levelling up gives you a selection from tiers of perks from different categories (different per hero, and somewhat randomized), as well as two rolls on improving attributes. This can be extremely rewarding, as what you can improve, and how much it improves by is randomized, and can include things like APs and MPs. You get half a dozen selections to start with; but if none of the choices interest you (or if you're hoping for better bonuses), you can use up to two rerolls, each of which cuts the number of choices in half. Getting too greedy on trying to get a good roll might mean that your melee hero ends up having to choose +5% magic damage; which is either a waste, or means that you need to change around his gear to take advantage of this.

My only complaint about the game is that losing a run can be very punishing. Getting to the final night in a town then losing to the boss battle means that you've lost hours of work. Fortunately, even lost runs give you currency which can be used to unlock various meta-progression elements (new weapons, items, buildings, etc.) The game pretty much expects you to faceplant at least a little, since some of the unlocks massively increase the power of your heroes (buying or making 20 hats unlocks all your new heroes - in all future games - starting with a hat. That doesn't sound like much, but it's giving you dozens of gold of equipment for free. The one that gives all your heroes a starting consumable is even better, since that can make them much more versatile right out of the gate (and also saves a ton of gold.))

Would recommend.