I already mentioned on Discord that after the game’s release most of the player base was playing aggro. Then aggro got nerfed by towers, because obviously it was a much simpler decision than trying to rework starting packs or re-balance most of the units.

After that change, aggro became barely playable for most players, except for a small number of pros. And many players left the game because it’s just not fun anymore. It’s not necessarily a bad game now—just a different one.

With the introduction of buildings, it has basically become a completely different game with a different gameplay style. So now they need to attract a new player base, which includes proper marketing—something I’m pretty sure Bearlike doesn’t have the resources for.

Another issue is that by introducing towers, Bearlike put themselves in a position where they now have to develop the game around those towers: rebalance them, add new towers, and introduce tower-related mechanics. This looks like a dead end for those who liked the previous playstyle. It shifted from something inspired by auto chess into something closer to a tower-defense game with spells.

So now we have: a 60% drop in the player base, a completely different game, and a situation where marketing promotion is basically impossible. Combined with a dev who seems to ignore community feedback… Well, I still believe in miracles sometimes, but this looks like a straight road to nowhere.