StrategyFit check
Is Azlan: Rise of the Burlpups worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- VR newcomers who want to try tower defense
- Tower defense players who prefer medieval fantasy settings
- Solo players seeking tabletop-style VR battles with upgradeable defenses
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for strategy centered on systems other than tower placement and defense
- Players who want a control scheme broader than one VR controller
- Players without access to VR equipment
Our take on Azlan: Rise of the Burlpups
The focus on tabletop VR defense keeps interaction centered on tower placement, upgrades, and enemy reactions. That specialization leaves less room for broader strategy systems or direct combat outside the tower defense structure.
What is Azlan: Rise of the Burlpups?
Azlan: Rise of the Burlpups is a tabletop virtual reality tower defense game set in the medieval land of Zalolo.
Players build towers, command a hero, and defend against orcs and mythical creatures, including ground and flying Burlpups. Available defenses include cannons, arrows, crystal towers, and turrets with three upgrade levels. Gold earned from defeated enemies can fund new towers, or be used to sell or upgrade existing defenses. Eight maps feature forests, lakesides, castles, and other settings, with battles requiring changes to the defensive plan. The game supports one VR controller and includes more than seven hours of gameplay and 15 achievements. Its storyline centers on defending the land of the Zalolo people from the Burlpups.
How Azlan: Rise of the Burlpups plays
- 01Eight battle maps
- The maps include forests, lakesides, castles, and other stylized medieval settings.
- 02Enemy variety
- More than 30 Burlpups include both ground-based and flying creatures.
- 03Upgradeable defenses
- Turrets have three upgrade stages, while gold can fund additional towers or upgrades to existing defenses.
- 04Hero command
- The player directs a hero while defending territory from incoming enemies.
- 05Single-controller play
- The game can be played with one VR controller.
- 06Seven-hour runtime
- The game includes more than seven hours of gameplay and 15 achievements.
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Azlan: Rise of the Burlpups: platforms & release
Is Azlan: Rise of the Burlpups worth it?
It is worth it if: VR newcomers who want to try tower defense. Skip it if: players looking for strategy centered on systems other than tower placement and defense.
Where can I download Azlan: Rise of the Burlpups?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Azlan: Rise of the Burlpups's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Azlan: Rise of the Burlpups on?
Windows only.
