Did you read the «I am legend» book of Richard Matheson? It is awesome, and our Protolife game got some thing from the book: the hero lifecycle. Maybe you remember how it goes:

• Day:
  • Repairs what is broken
  • Builds something new for defence from vampire attacks
  • Kills asleep vampires
• Night:
  • Waits until vampires attack ends

During our brainstorm we found that this lifecycle fits well the tower defence gameplay. We switched setting to micro-life to fit the theme, otherwise - who knows - may be instead of battle with gray-red infection you’d messed up with vampires 😃

BTW, that is reason why two main tracks are called «Day» and «Night». Maybe it is time to listen to them one more time - and imagine yourself as Robert Neville locked in his own fortress-house.

https://soundcloud.com/alexey-grishin-1/sets/protolife

What books, movies or games inspired your games?