Siege of Centauri

Siege of Centauri is a tower defense video game where players must defend colonies from endless hordes of killer machines.^[1] The game takes place in the same universe as Ashes of the Singularity, a game developed by Oxide Games and published by Stardock.^[2][3] Different from most other tower defense games where players position their defenses on designated pedestals, players can drop turrets anywhere within a preset area.^[1] Different weapons have different advantages against different enemies,^[1] and defeating each level rewards the player with access to new weapons.^[2]

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Upon its release on September 12, 2019, Siege of Centauri received an average score of 68 on review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.^[6] Kyle Hilliard of PC Gamer described the game as "a basic tower defense game with many concepts I have used before and it did little to get me excited about what was coming next."^[2] Ollie Toms of Rock Paper Shotgun found the game enjoyable, while calling it “one of the most uninspired games I’ve ever played”.^[7] While Jordan Boyrd of Screen Rant said that it "isn't a groundbreaking game," they also said it "does its job in doing justice to that niche despite a lackluster story and some technical issues".^[8]