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Form your own genre with skills in different elements, use building rewards to build your own unique maze in randomly generated levels, and fight to survive waves of monsters to win

2024StrategyIndieCasual6.74 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby ChuTouMiao Studio
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Frequently asked about Elements and build

Does Elements and build run on Steam Deck?
Elements and build is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Elements and build cost?
Elements and build is listed on Steam at 6.74 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Elements and build?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Elements and build are Propaganda vs. Zombies, Emberward, Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD.
Who developed Elements and build?
Elements and build was developed by ChuTouMiao Studio and published by 2P Games.

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