Reviews of EF Defense

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List of user reviews and ratings for EF Defense

Total ratings

3.50 (Rating count: 33)

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Review summary

Reviews praise EF Defense for being smooth, relaxing, and easy to pick up, with steady long-term progression and appealing visuals. However, many users complain about lengthy, pushy tutorials, stability issues, a single server that hampers progression, and a lack of meaningful strategy. Monetization pressure during onboarding also stands out. Overall, the game is engaging and accessible but marred by onboarding pains and technical/ pacing concerns.

Pros

Smooth, fun, relaxing gameplay that feels stress-free.
Clear long-term progression where you keep getting stronger over time (no end).
Tiered environments that lead to new areas and a sense of progression.
Visually appealing art style reminiscent of Endless Frontier with engaging battles.
Easy-to-earn VIP points and accessible progression for newer players.

Cons

Tutorials are excessively long/slow and heavily push onboarding.
Stability and performance issues, including crashes or being kicked out.
Only one server, making it hard to catch up or compete.
Lack of meaningful strategy or tower-placement decisions; gameplay feels very simple.
Pay-to-win or monetization pressure during tutorials and onboarding.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.30

All time rating average: 3.50

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29% (4)

Date	Author	Comment
2023-09-19	he*****	Whew, needs a skip button. Aggressively long.
Whew, needs a skip button. Aggressively long.
2022-09-08	FI*****	Downloaded the game but kept kicking me out even when i had all the requirements.
Downloaded the game but kept kicking me out even when i had all the requirements.
2022-07-06	Ul*****	Smooth, fun, relaxing game which you can enjoy whenever you feel like defending against pixelated enemies.
Smooth, fun, relaxing game which you can enjoy whenever you feel like defending against pixelated enemies.
2022-07-01	Se*****	Great game for passing time; enjoy how you can keep getting stronger over time (even if it's slow at some parts) with no end!
Great game for passing time; enjoy how you can keep getting stronger over time (even if it's slow at some parts) with no end!
2022-05-28	Mm*****	I lik ut
I lik ut
2022-05-13	ar*****	I like the tiered environments, each one leading to the next. But the game itself doesn't require any strategy unlike most TD games. You simply hit the auto loadup button to load your units in their slots before you start, and then during gameplay it's just a matter of pressing a couple buttons to bring out the basic militia troops (which costs you nothin, so you can do over and over every five seconds) and cast the occasional spell. There's no decision making about where to place towers or which towers to upgrade. Plus just like so many other freemium games, they give you tons of resources to level up your units to make winning easy. It's just boring.
I like the tiered environments, each one leading to the next. But the game itself doesn't require any strategy unlike most TD games. You simply hit the auto loadup button to load your units in their slots before you start, and then during gameplay it's just a matter of pressing a couple buttons to bring out the basic militia troops (which costs you nothin, so you can do over and over every five seconds) and cast the occasional spell. There's no decision making about where to place towers or which towers to upgrade. Plus just like so many other freemium games, they give you tons of resources to level up your units to make winning easy. It's just boring.
2022-05-01	Ka*****	Tutorial is way too long
Tutorial is way too long
2022-04-05	Sh*****	Worth giving a try
Worth giving a try
2022-04-05	Jy*****	Tutorial is pretty slow, but honestly isn’t that long. Once you get through that though, the game is pretty fun. Good amount of things to do. Easy to earn VIP points through leveling up (like really generous with it past level 100). Only gripe is that there’s just one server and it’s hard to catch up. 4.5/5
Tutorial is pretty slow, but honestly isn’t that long. Once you get through that though, the game is pretty fun. Good amount of things to do. Easy to earn VIP points through leveling up (like really generous with it past level 100). Only gripe is that there’s just one server and it’s hard to catch up. 4.5/5
2022-03-30	ru*****	You start by forcing 9 tutorial levels on people. Then every single level the stupid little pointing hand try’s to force you to play the way the devs want you to play. Which doesn’t even make sense when it tries to force you to do ground attacks against flying enemies. Make the tutorials and suggestions how to pay something you can turn off.
You start by forcing 9 tutorial levels on people. Then every single level the stupid little pointing hand try’s to force you to play the way the devs want you to play. Which doesn’t even make sense when it tries to force you to do ground attacks against flying enemies. Make the tutorials and suggestions how to pay something you can turn off.