May 5, 2009
Strategy, 2D, EA Play, Puzzle Elements, Humorous, Indie Games, Internet, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Zombie, PC Game Pass.
A game belonging to the popular tower defense genre. It's theme, however, is rather unusual, for the players' task is to protect their household against the attacking hordes of zombies. The game was developed by PopCap Games - a company popular for successful arcade-logic games, such as Peggle Deluxe or Bejeweled. In Plants vs Zombies, the levels are made of paths along which the zombies are coming. The player's task is to secure each of those paths. Interestingly, the player's fortification comprises of various plants and flowers growing outside of their house. Each kind of plant has a unique ability. These include things like production the in-game currency, attacking, slowing down the enemies, or exploding in front of them. Zombies are equally diversified - there are many types of attackers, differing in appearance, equipment, and armor. All the subtleties of gameplay are gradually revealed and explained to the players. The game stands out with its atmosphere of comedy, deprived of serious undertones and tension. This was achieved mainly by colorful visuals and a cheerful soundtrack.
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October 14, 2021
Action, RPG Elements, Strategic Elements, Indie Games, Mechs, Polish, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, Isometric View, Co-op, Multiplayer, Internet.
Action game enriched with elements taken from tower defense and action RPG genres, which was created by the Polish team Exor Studios. In The Riftbreaker we find ourselves on an alien planet Galatea, and in order to prepare it for colonization, we have to build a resilient base on it and regularly repel the attacks of its inhabiting, aggressive creatures.
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October 23, 2025
Strategy, 2D, Puzzle Elements, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, Zombie.
A remastered and enriched version of the very popular 2009 tower defense game, devloped by PopCap games and The Lost Pixels studio. Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted offers better graphcis and new game modes. There's also a local multiplayer option available.
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July 30, 2012
Action, Fantasy, Indie Games, Internet, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, TPP.
Continuation of a well-received action game with elements of the tower defense genre. The creators made sure that the most successful elements of the predecessor are properly polished and the game is enriched with additional content. One of the biggest novelties is the cooperation mode expected by fans.
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June 14, 2018
Strategy, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Top-down, Tower Defense.
Bloons TD 6 is a tower defence strategy game, which is a sequel to the 2012 game. The game puts the player in the role of the commander of monkeys defending themselves against monsters. The game was developed by Ninja Kiwi studio.
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October 27, 2014
RPG, 2D, Strategic Elements, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, LAN, Multiplayer, Roguelike, Action RPG, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
A science-fiction roguelike RPG with tower defense elements, developed by the independent studio Amplitude. The players take on the role of prisoners sent to the planet of Auriga to atone for their crimes. The ship ends up crashing, with the survivors ending up in an ancient underground complex they must escape.
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January 28, 2025
Action, Strategic Elements, Fantasy, Humorous, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, TPP, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Play Anywhere, PC Game Pass.
The second spinoff of the popular tower defense series with a TPP view, enriched with roguelike mechanics. Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap forces us to defend against waves of enemy orcs, building defences and setting up traps before the next wave of monsters show up.
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October 24, 2025, Early Access
Strategy, 2D, Fantasy, Indie Games, PC Game Pass, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
A strategy game mixed with tower defense, city builder and roguelike mechanics. In Super Fantasy Kingdom our task is to rebuild the kingdom. We must face the monsters trying to destroy our castle, planning our defense. It's also important to explore nearby lands.
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March 26, 2024
Action, Strategic Elements, FPP, FPS, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Shooters, Tower Defense.
A sci-fi cross between an FPS, a strategy game and a tower defense game. Outpost: Infinity Siege tasks us with exploring and searching for resources, as well as building and defending our base.
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June 16, 2022
Strategy, Movies, RTS, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
Starship Troopers: Terran Command is an RTS based on defensive model inspired by the popular They Are Billions. The player takes on the role of the leader of the title space soldiers, who are thrown onto a planet controlled by hordes of aliens from the insectoid Arachnid race.
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October 11, 2024
Strategy, Arcade Elements, Indie Games, RTS, Singleplayer, The Middle Ages, Tower Defense.
A minimalist, isometric, indie real-time strategy game by GrizzlyGames. Thronefall tasks players with constructing buildings, expanding their kingdom and repelling invading armies.
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July 25, 2024
Strategy, 2D, Fantasy, Humorous, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
The fifth installment of the popular tower defense series from Ironhide studio. In Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance former enemies have now joined forces to go against a new larger threat and we can use their unique units. We are also allowed to have up to 2 heroes on the battlefield.
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August 25, 2025
Action, Indie Games, Rail Shooter, Roguelike, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Shooters, Tower Defense, TPP, TPS.
A third-person rail shooter, enriched with roguelike and tower defense mechanics. TurretGirls features a female protagonist controlling the titular turret moving on rails. She must use the turret to eliminate hordes of advancing enemies and to survive until the current attack is over.
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July 19, 2024
Action, Strategic Elements, Fantasy, Japanese Mythology, Singleplayer, Slasher, Tower Defense, TPP, Xbox Play Anywhere.
A TPP action game by Capcom, inspired by Japanese mythology. Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess has us thrown into the middle of a conflict between the mortal and spirit realms.
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October 22, 2025
Strategy, Fantasy, Indie Games, RTS, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
A strategy game about building castles and defending them against invaders. Becastled takes place in a fantastic world torn by the conflict of light and darkness, and was developed by the small Mana Potion Studios.
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November 16, 2009
Strategy, 2D, Indie Games, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
Gratuitous Space Battles can be described as a game of the kind of Tower Defense, embedded in space. We build ships from the available weaponry elements, give them orders and observe the struggle with the enemy.
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December 8, 2008
Strategy, Indie Games, RTS, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
Variation on the popular strategy game Tower Defense. This time, however, in 3D graphics, with eye-catching environments, spectacular explosions and graphic effects, and a dynamic and energetic soundtrack.
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July 28, 2011
Strategy, 2D, Fantasy, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
A tower defense game requiring the player to defend a position against attacking fantasy creatures. The game was created by Ironhide - an independent developer. Kingdom Rush is set in a classic fantasy world filled with magic, orcs, knights and giants. The player's goal is to prevent the enemies from reaching the other side of the map. The attackers come in waves and each one is more powerful than the previous. When planning further actions, the player has to build defensive structures on the path of the enemy, including towers for archers, artillery posts and barracks generating soldiers who fight the attackers directly. Elimination of enemies generates income, which can be spent on expanding the line of defense through the addition of new buildings or upgrade of the existing ones. When the situation gets worse, the player can also cast powerful offensive spells capable of stopping or even destroying entire groups of enemies. Completing a level earns the player golden stars, allowing them to upgrade their units or make spells more effective. Kingdom Rush stands out with its eye-pleasing, colorful and detailed visuals.
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July 14, 2020
Action, Strategic Elements, Fantasy, Humorous, Indie Games, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, TPP.
Orcs Must Die! 3 is the third full-fledged version of the popular action game using elements of the tower defense genre. The player's task is to repel the attack of the orc hordes by means of various traps. Studio Robot Entertainment is responsible for the production.
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March 25, 2025
Strategy, City Builder, Fantasy, Indie Games, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, Turn-based.
A combination of a turn-based city builder and a tower defense game. Nordhold is set in a fantasy world inspired by medieval Scandinavia. The gameplay is divided into two phases: we can expand our village in the economy phase and we have to fight on a hexagonal map in the defensive phase.
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June 18, 2024
Action, 2D, Strategic Elements, Internet, Multiplayer, Science Fiction, Shoot 'em Up, Side-scroll, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
A combination of an action game and a tower defense title, belonging to the popular 2D series. Metal Slug Attack Reloaded has us commanding units and attacking enemy installations with the hope of defeating General Morden. There are single and multiplayer modes available.
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August 30, 2017
Action, Indie Games, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, Polish, Science Fiction, Shoot 'em Up, Singleplayer, Shooters, Top-down, Tower Defense.
Developed by an independent studio called Exor, X-Morph: Defense is an original twin-stick shooter with tower defense elements. The game shows an unpleasant vision of the future, in which the Earth has fallen victim to an alien invasion. Instead of defending the Blue Planet, the player assumes control over an Alien ship with an objective to face waves of human adversaries and defend enormous devices extracting resources and altering the Earth’s atmosphere. In X-Morph: Defense, the player observes the action from the top-down perspective, controls the aforementioned spacecraft, and erects defensive structures such as watchtowers - highly effective against particular adversaries. During the combat, the alien ship can assume four different forms, each one designed for dealing with a specific type of threats. To fight the enemies, the player can use the destroyable environment by e.g. collapsing a skyscraper to bar the way. The player can invade the Earth either alone or with another player in the cooperative mode.
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July 10, 2019
Action, 2.5D, Strategic Elements, Greek Mythology, Platformers, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
SolSeraph is a combination of a tower defense strategy game with an arcade action game in which we fight in the name of humanity by playing the role of the luminous Helios, opposing the will of other gods, sending defeats and monsters.
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May 29, 2019
Strategy, Fantasy, Internet, Co-op, Books, Multiplayer, RTS, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
Conan Unconquered is a RTS with tower defense elements, set in a world known from Robert E. Howard's short stories. The player's task is to repel the attacks of the wild hordes, which requires building fortresses, defensive structures and traps, as well as recruiting and commanding the army.
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November 19, 2014
Strategy, 2D, Fantasy, RTS, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
The third installment in a series of popular tower defense games set in a fantasy world. Similar to the previous installments, the game was created by Ironhide. In terms of the plot, Kingdom Rush Origins is a prequel to the entire story presented in the series, set before the evil Vez'nan posed a threat to the country of the elves. The player's goal is to stop the evildoer by leading the armies through new locations: elven forests, magical kingdoms and ruins of an ancient metropolis. The game offers new kinds of towers and units, such as elven archers, mystical mages or stone druids. Also, new improvements, spells and abilities were added along with previously unavailable enemy types. The armies are led by nine legendary characters, and each has unique powers. What has remained unchanged here is the gameplay formula of the predecessors, as well as cartoonish visuals typical of the series.
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November 25, 2012
Action, Strategic Elements, Indie Games, Internet, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
A crazy tower defence game combining RTS strategy mechanics with arcade shooting. Like the title battle robot, which reaches an unknown planet M., we have to defend our base against the invasion of mutated worms. The game is characterized by a fabulously colorful, made in cel-shading technology graphics, reminiscent of the Borderlands series.
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November 24, 2014
Strategy, 2D, RPG Elements, Indie Games, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
An independent sandbox strategy game with both RPG and tower defense elements, inspired by such productions as Terraria, Dwarf Fortress, and the iconic Dungeon Keeper. Craft the World has been developed by Dekovir Entertainment. In the game, the players get to control a group of Dwarves tasked with erecting and defending a stronghold. In order to do this, they have to look for resources, construct diverse buildings, and (when necessary) fight enemy factions. For their efforts, the players earn experience points, for which they can acquire new team members. The game takes place across randomly generated worlds, each one featuring different conditions. The Dwarves use a wide range of weapons and armors, which the players can create themselves using a relatively simple crafting system. The game delivers high resolution and 2D old-school visuals, somewhat resembling the aforementioned Terraria.
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March 11, 2013
Strategy, Historical, Japan, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, Free-to-play.
Representative of the tower defense species, whose action was set in feudal Japan overwhelmed by internal conflicts. While playing in Samurai Defender we play the role of the commander, whose task is to defend the castle against the waves of enemies.
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March 20, 2025
Strategy, Fantasy, Indie Games, RTS, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass.
A combination of an RTS and a tower defense game. Cataclismo is set in a fantasy world, tasking the player with defending the last human city from nightly assaults of horrible monsters.
October 26, 2023
Strategy, Fantasy, Indie Games, Polish, RTS, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
NecroCity is an RTS combining features of a city builder and a tower defense game. The player creates undead cities and defends them from enemy forces by creating armies and building automated defensive structures.
April 22, 2025
Action, 2D, Strategic Elements, Indie Games, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Shooters, Survival, Tower Defense, Isometric View.
An isometric shooter with tower defense and survival elements. In Desperate Place we are trying to survive on a hostile bug-infested planet. We gather resources, expand the base and place defense turrets during the day. It's our goal to defend against invading fauna during the night.
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2026
Strategy, Casual, Humorous, Internet, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, Zombie.
A mobile strategy game that puts the player in charge of a squad of plants defending the garden against a zombie invasion. Plants vs. Zombies 3 offers a quite complex gameplay model and a lot of humor. PopCap Games studio (authors of the previous parts of the cycle) is responsible for its creation.
September 12, 2019
Strategy, RTS, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
Siege of Centauri is a tower defense strategy in science fiction atmosphere, in which we must eliminate alien armies consisting of up to tens of thousands of units. We use automatic defence structures dropped from orbit, which can be improved and modified between missions.
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May 28, 2020
Action, Fantasy, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Action RPG, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, TPP.
Action RPG with tower defense elements, developed by an independent studio Chromatic Games. In Dungeon Defenders: Awakened we defend ourselves against hordes of enemies, developing our heroes' abilities over time and gaining better weapons. All this to save from the destruction the land of Etheria.
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November 20, 2025
Action, 2D, Arena Survival, RPG Elements, Strategic Elements, Fantasy, Indie Games, PC Game Pass, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Top-down, Tower Defense, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
A roguelike tower defense game about defending the castle on a mobile chassis against hordes of monsters. Monsters are Coming! Rock & Road allows us to control the hero and expand our fortress on wheels using additional turrets. Our mobile base also has offensive capabilities.
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September 24, 2021
Strategy, Movies, Internet, LEGO, Multiplayer, Science Fiction, Star Wars, Tower Defense, Free-to-play.
Tower defense strategy game, based on two popular brands - LEGO and Star Wars universe. The production offers a relatively simple gameplay model and the possibility of using a number of characters and locations known from the silver screen. The title was created in collaboration between Lucasfilm and Warner Bros. Interactive.
February 6, 2016
Action, Strategic Elements, Internet, Multiplayer, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Shooters, Tower Defense, TPP.
Fortified is a pellet-proof shooter enriched with tower defense elements. The game is maintained in a retrofuturistic climate, moving us to an alternative version of the 1950s and casting in the role of people trying to stop the invasion of aliens on Earth. During the mission we have to repel waves of enemies, manually fighting with the help of a rich arsenal, as well as putting up defensive structures, traps and automatic watchtowers.
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August 25, 2017
Action, RPG Elements, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Polish, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Singleplayer, Shooters, Tower Defense, Isometric View, Zombie.
Refreshed and expanded version of Yet Another Zombie Defense, in which alone or in the company of up to three players we face hordes of living corpses. In order to stay alive for as long as possible, in Yet Another Zombie Defense HD we build fortifications, buy more powerful weapons and develop heroes.
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October 4, 2024
Strategy, Fantasy, Indie Games, RTS, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
RTS with tower defense elements, in which, as in the popular They Are Billions, our task is to defend the castle against hordes of enemies. In Diplomacy is Not an Option we take care of the facilities of our fortress, put up an army and manage the defense.
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September 22, 2020
Adventure, 2D, Japan, Mechs, Time Travel, Point-and-click, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
A unique RPG game created by producers such as Muramasa: The Demon Blade, Odin Sphere and Dragon's Crown. The action of the game is set in modern Tokyo, where thirteen huge mosses appear. The main characters of the game are students of the high school in a mysterious way associated with mechanical colossuses.
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June 22, 2011
Action, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, TPP, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Game Pass Premium.
Iron Brigade is an action game with strategy elements such as "tower defense", produced by Double Fine studio. Players take on the role of members of the Heavy Robotic Battle Unit, whose task is to stop the evil Monovision army. The game consists of repelling successive waves of enemies using a variety of weapons and defensive structures.
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May 26, 2011
Strategy, World War II, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
A tower defense game set in the climates of World War II. We build defensive turrets and try at all costs to stop the attack of enemy troops striving to destroy the player's main base.
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May 15, 2013
Action, FPP, FPS, Indie Games, Internet, Multiplayer, PS Plus Premium, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
Continuation of the original production of Coffee Stain studio from 2011, which is a unique combination of classic FPS shooter with tower defense strategy elements. In terms of mechanics, Sanctum 2 does not introduce any revolutionary changes to the gameplay, focusing in particular on the new set of maps. The game still boils down to the proper deployment of defensive structures to prevent the next waves of aliens from destroying the energy nucleus, located in the central part of each location.
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May 17, 2012
Strategy, Tanks, Indie Games, Internet, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
Gratuitous Tank Battles is a tower defense strategy. The plot of the game assumes that the First World War never ended and in the world of Gratuitous Tank Battles it continues in 2114.
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April 5, 2013
Action, RPG Elements, Strategic Elements, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
Sang-Froid: Tales of Werewolves is a mix of an action game, a cRPG, and a tower defense strategy. It is the first game from the indie studio Artifice. Bryan Perro, author of the fantasy novel Amos Daragon, collaborated with the production team. The game takes place in 19th century Canada. The plot focuses on two brothers who, despite their differences, do everything they can to save their sister who is chased by the Devil himself. Gameplay is based on a day-night cycle. During the day, we have to gather resources, set traps, and build reinforcements. All of this is required to resist the werewolves, ghasts, wendigo, possessed animals, and other creatures that attack during the night. Gathering experience allows us to level up our skills.
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October 5, 2011
Action, Indie Games, Internet, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, TPP.
Orcs Must Die! Death of Orcs is a dynamic combination of arcade and RTS. Orcs Must Die! takes place in the land of fantasy, where the greatest threat to the inhabitants are the hordes of orcs. We play the role of an unlucky magician, who has to repel the invasion of green leather on an extremely important fortress. The game approaches the subject with a pinch of salt and its graphic design is maintained in a cartoon style.
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November 5, 2008
Action, FPP, FPS, Indie Games, Internet, LAN, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Shooters, Tower Defense.
Iron Grip: Warlord is the first game of the Isotx group, known mainly for modifications to popular productions such as Half-Life 2 or C&C Generals: Zero Hour. It belongs to the genre of action/FPP games, but it also has some elements of strategy.
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February 22, 2011
Arcade, Polish, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
A funny tower defense game. The goal of the game is the same as in all similar productions. On the right side of the screen the enemy forces are attacking, in this case ordinary soldiers and tanks, and our task is to destroy them before they reach the base.
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January 9, 2013
Strategy, Indie Games, RTS, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
Fieldrunners 2 is a tower defense strategy game produced by the Subatomic Studios team. The player's goal is to defend the base and eliminate the attacking enemy units. To this end, he puts watchtowers on their way.
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January 23, 2013
Strategy, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
Extension to the popular tower defence game. Once again, we are trying to save people from the strangers storming our base. We place various turrets on the designated places and improve them for the credits gained. The add-on includes a new storyline, twelve maps, a number of challenges and other minor improvements.
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