Aegis Defenders

Played this for a while. Did not leave that much of an impression but the exploration phases are engaging, the tower-defense waves ramp up excitement, and the mix keeps you on your toes. It’s especially fun in co-op, where strategy and coordination really pay off. While the solo experience can feel a bit more demanding and some mechanics are tighter with a partner, the core loop of building, defending, and switching characters works beautifully.
I would rate this neutral if I could but I am leaning a bit more on positive, just barely. If you enjoy indie games with personality and inventive mechanics, this one’s a strong pick.

Aegis Defenders is a fun little experiment of combining the 2D puzzle-platformer with Tower Defence in a stylish coop-friendly package.
Design-wise it seems to be as good as this concept can be. You play as up to 4 characters, each one of whom has differet abilities useful both in combat and puzzles. You can switch seamlessly between them, having a big range if instruments to work with. The main challange and fun of the game is in knowing which one to apply to which obstacle of big variety of traps and enemies.
The game consists of 6 areas, each one of 3 levels, with new mechanics introduced on every level. You always have something different to do, something new to explore, and it never becomes to boring or repetetive. The game never overstays its welcome.
It took be 18 hours to complete, but it's because I'm not very good at platformers or tower defence games, and I was playing on keyboard. For someone more adept, 13-15 hours will be enough.
I think, the optimal way to play is on controllers with a partner.
Aegis Defender features nice pixel art, very fine charcter art, and nice music. The story is thoughtful and heartfelt, with likeable characters, and a good lesson at the end... But I feel that the story is a bit constrained by the format. The lore, worldbuilding and character work seems a bit much for the runtime, and in some ways it comes out as a bit flat. But no less enjoyable.
Overall, I recommend this game as a good aesthetically pleasing brain teaser to play with a friend.

Good game to play with partner or friend. Grandparents too. solo play not so much hence 7 out of 10. buy on sale too.

Aegis Defenders is a fun and challenging cooperative game, especially enjoyable when played together. It rewards teamwork, as playing too independently makes later enemy waves overwhelming. The world, music, and characters are charming and inviting. The story, however, can feel confusing and fragmented, and could benefit from clearer storytelling. Still, a very enjoyable experience overall.

I recommend playing this game with a controller since the controls are a bit wonky on keyboard/mouse. Also recommend playing this with friend too (only 2 player co-op locally).
The soundtrack is surprisingly good along with a decent plotline/story.
Some of the tower defense sections did get a bit repetitive for me.

Great game - cool blend of 2d platformer and tower defense. Love the co-op

Pretty cool, I just wish it was possible to unlock characters sooner