
I can load up Element TD 2 and have the same experience I had when I was playing Element TD through DOTA 2. Though they’ve done quite a bit with said arcade game, you can clearly see the roots. I kept DOTA 2 installed for months after I had quit playing solely so I could get some Element TD in once in a while. I specifically cite Element TD from DOTA 2 because that’s what it is.


I assume that’s what Element Studios was thinking when they took the Element TD custom game from DOTA 2 and released it on Steam. Especially considering how popular games like DOTA 2 and League of Legends have become, it seems like leaving money on the table. These games that are able to be built within the confines of another game’s map editor have so much creativity and draw in such large crowds it seems like gold for the taking.

I’m a little surprised that we haven’t seen more people take Use-Map-Settings games from Starcraft and beyond and making them standalone titles to sell on Steam.
