Horde survival. Tower defense. Outwardly similar, yet different genres. Both rely on scaling your arsenal against ever-more-challenging waves of mobs, though the latter is typically a static experience. But what happens when you shove a set of wheels under the tower? The answer, Monsters are Coming! Rock and Road posits, is a ‘tower survivor.’ After spending an hour fending for my life in the opening slice of the innovative splice at publisher Raw Fury’s Stockholm office, I’m convinced it has the spice to succeed if it can stick the landing.

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