May 5, 2009
Strategy, 2D, EA Play, Puzzle Elements, Game , Humorous, Indie Games, Internet, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, Zombie.
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.
Steam
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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.
Steam
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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.
Steam
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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 14, 2021
Action, RPG Elements, Strategic Elements, Indie Games, Mechs, Polish, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, Isometric View.
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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July 19, 2024
Action, Strategic Elements, Fantasy, Game , Japanese Mythology, Singleplayer, Slasher, Tower Defense, TPP.
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.
Gamepressure
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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 . 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.
Steam
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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.
Steam
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July 14, 2020
Action, Strategic Elements, Fantasy, Humorous, Indie Games, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus , 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.
OpenCritic
Steam
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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.
Steam
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.
OpenCritic
Steam
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May 20, 2013
Strategy, 2D, Internet, MMO, Multiplayer, Browser, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, Free-to-play, Zombie.
Plants vs. Zombies Adventures is a tower defense facebook strategy. The player's task is to repel waves of zombies. To achieve this goal it uses seedlings that grow on plants that attack opponents or slow down their dreams. Between the missions we deal with the development of the town.
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November 22, 2018
Strategy, 2D, Fantasy, RTS, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
The fourth entry in the series of tower defense strategy games Kingdom Rush. The players are taken to a fantasy realm filled with magic, monsters, and knights. This time the main protagonists are the dark armies of the powerful Vez’nan who seeks vengeance for the humiliating defeats of the past.
Steam
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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.
Steam
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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.
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.
Steam
May 8, 2025
Strategy, Indie Games, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
A tower defense strategy game, featuring a sci-fi setting and additional roguelike elements. Our task in Tower Dominion is to defend against attacking monsters, playing in real time. We can modify the terrain to create "bottlenecks", as well use heroes and place defensive structures.
Steam
May 8, 2025
Strategy, City Builder, RPG Elements, Fantasy, Indie Games, RTS, Singleplayer, Survival, Tower Defense, Zombie.
A city builder with RPG and survival mechanics. Darfall is about exploration and building the city during the day, while after nightfall we need to participate in battles using the characters we developed. Our goal is to repel the attacks from the undead, relying on traps straight from tower defense titles.
Steam
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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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 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.
Steam
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April 27, 2011
Strategy, Fantasy, RTS, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
The side-scrolling game of Reality Pump studio's native RPG series, representing the popular tower defence strategy genre. The story of the game is set in the universe known from the series and tells about the events that took place between the first and the second part of the series. The axis of the action is the conflict between the black-magic-preoccupied ruler of Antaloor, Gandohar, and the Orcs who want to overthrow the demonic leader.
Steam
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May 28, 2013
Strategy, Economic, Fantasy, Internet, Multiplayer, Browser, RTS, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
Kingsbridge is a browser-based RTS team produced by Woog, which combines elements of economic strategy with tower defense. The game allows you to steer both the attacking side and the forces trying to defend themselves against the invasion.
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February 20, 2020
Strategy, Arcade Elements, Indie Games, RTS, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
Taur is a science fiction real time strategy. The aim of the game is to help the Tauron robot race to defend their planet against an Empire invasion. During the adventure, the player controls a stationary machine, expands it and fends off waves of enemies.
March 20, 2025
Strategy, Fantasy, Indie Games, RTS, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
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 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.
OpenCritic
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.
Steam
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.
Steam
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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.
Steam
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July 17, 2025
Strategy, 2D, Indie Games, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
A strategy game about commanding space miners and mining alien planets mixed with a tower defense title. Our job in Drill Core is to obtain valuable resources from various planets, as well as to defend our mining platforms from very aggressive alien beings.
Steam
February 8, 2021, Early Access
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.
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.
January 31, 2020
Action, FPP, FPS, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Singleplayer, Shooters, Tower Defense.
FPS with tower defense elements, in which we play the role of a plastic soldier repelling mass attacks of enemies. Hypercharge: Unboxed created by Digital Cybercherries studio can be played alone or in multiplayer mode for up to four people.
OpenCritic
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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April 28, 2025, Early Access
Strategy, Arcade Elements, Fantasy, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, TPP.
A combination of an action game and a strategy game, in which we build a castle and develop our army to repel the incoming evil. With each success the enemy becomes more powerful and learns how to counter our strategy.
January 28, 2025
Action, Strategic Elements, Fantasy, Game , Humorous, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, TPP.
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.
OpenCritic
Steam
January 20, 2025
Strategy, Indie Games, RTS, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
IDUN is a bloody combination of a chaotic RTS and a tower defense game with an option to move the turrets. Our main task is to defend against hordes of enemies. We must also drill for resources and develop the technology to expand our influence on the titular planet.
Steam
June 22, 2011
Action, Game , Singleplayer, Tower Defense, TPP.
Iron Brigade is an action game with strategy elements such as "tower defense", produced by Double Fine studio. Players take on the role of 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.
Steam
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August 15, 2013
Strategy, Casual, Humorous, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, Zombie.
A full-scale continuation of crazy tower defense/strategy game, which successfully merged the popularity of this causal genre with the never-ending interest in zombies. It has been prepared by the creators of the original title, an experienced developer of budget productions, PopCap Games studio. The main theme of the series is an invasion of the undead, who are craving for human brains and have formed a powerful army to achieve this objective. But once again, smart plants (and their owner) stand in their way, armed with the strangest of weapons that can foil zombies’ plans. The gameplay comes down to securing subsequent patches of our lawn in a way that will prevent brain-eating monsters from reaching their target. The sequel offers even greater variety of fields and plants, not to mention black humor, typical feat of the series.
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May 15, 2013
Action, FPP, FPS, Indie Games, Internet, Multiplayer, PS Plus , 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 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.
Steam
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June 5, 2013
Strategy, 2D, Fantasy, RTS, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, Free-to-play.
The game provides a continuation to one of the most popular mobile tower defense strategies, which was created by Ironhide. Kingdom Rush Frontiers is based on the gameplay formula of its predecessor. The player's task here is to defend the kingdom against various fantasy creatures. In order to do that, the player builds different defensive structures on their path, sends military units to fight them, but also uses many different spells. In the story campaign, the player has to make their way through treacherous deserts and forests in order to reach the mountains, where the final boss fight begins. The creators added an entire set of hero characters, improvements and units, such as assassins, templars, necromancers or machines capable of causing earthquakes. Each of the characters has their own unique abilities, which can be developed in different ways, thus various play-styles are applicable. Following the pattern of the original game, Kingdom Rush Frontiers offers cartoonish visuals. Additionally, the game is filled with light humor and references made to pop-culture.
Steam
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November 15, 2012
Strategy, Indie Games, Internet, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Top-down, Tower Defense.
Tower defense production, in which the player's task is to defend the monkey's land against the temptations of the title Bloons. In the course of the game, we set up various units along the paths taken by the opponents - as the game progresses, we obtain the necessary funds to expand the army in our hands and to introduce various improvements.
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March 16, 2018
Strategy, Casual, Fantasy, Internet, Card Games, Multiplayer, Tower Defense, Free-to-play.
A crazy strategy game with the features of RPG and tower defense titles. We play as very greedy characters who try to steal from other players with the help of their minions.
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December 21, 2009
Strategy, Space, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
Space Station: Frontier is a mobile tower defense strategy. Players take command of the space base and must collect raw materials and expand structures, while repelling the attacks of waves of increasingly powerful enemy units.
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June 21, 2012
Strategy, RTS, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
Brigade 2 boom is a strategy game. The player's task is to defend the command centre from alien hordes. He does this by commanding a five-man unit of soldiers. Subordinates attack automatically, so you need to focus on rolling out the right routes for them.
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May 14, 2015
Action, RPG Elements, Strategic Elements, Fantasy, Internet, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
Heroes & Castles 2 is a mixture of arcade and tower defense games, set in a classic fantasy land. Just like in the previous game, we play as a warrior who has to defend a keep besieged by an army of monsters. The controls are similar to those from a typical third-person action game. We can preform varied attacks, blocks, and use special abilities. Our hero is immortal, so when he is defeated by the enemy, he simply respawns at the castle. Beside crushing our enemies, we can gather gold and spend it on fixing or upgrading our castle (i.e. higher walls or towers). We can also train units that aid us in battle. In Heroes & Castles 2 battles are bigger, and we can not only defend our keep, but also invade enemy territories. Character progression, combat system, and visuals were also visibly improved.
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October 22, 2013
Strategy, Internet, MMO, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Social Networking, Tower Defense, Free-to-play.
A popular strategy game known primarily from mobile devices. In production we employ powerful heroes and hire soldiers who fight battles against both artificial intelligence-controlled enemies and live players.
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April 16, 2015
Strategy, Fantasy, Indie Games, RTS, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
A mobile strategy game by Kurechii, blending tower defense and classic RTS elements. Tiny Guardians in set in a classic fantasy realm, which you have to defend against a monster invasion. To succeed, you have to find a powerful sorceress, who is the only person possessing powers that can stop the forces of evil once and for all. In every level you have to survive the attacking waves of enemies, although unlike in other tower defense games, you don't use static towers but characters, over which you have absolute control. The enemies move in set patterns, which allows you to plan your strategy in advance. In addition, like in role-playing games, each available character has their own fighting style, equipment, and abilities, which can be developed as the game progresses.
Steam
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April 29, 2015
Strategy, 2D, Internet, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, RTS, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
A minimalist strategy game with tower defense elements by German studio KM-Games. The gameplay focuses on two battling dot armies. The battles take place on maps divided into five paths, and you task is to destroy your opponent's base. There are fifteen kinds of units, six of which you can use in battle. They have different abilities — some of them can attack, others can defend or fix the damage. You can also find various power-ups, which can turn the tide of battle. You can play Battledots on your own (the single player campaign consists of 100 missions), with another player on the same device, or in the online multiplayer mode, which can be accessed on Android, iOS, and Windows Phone.
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September 24, 2014
Strategy, 2.5D, Fantasy, Internet, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
A revamped, complete edition of the popular tower defence strategy, developed for new generation consoles. It takes place on a two-dimensional map with rival players' castles located at its edges.
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