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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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 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 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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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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January 28, 2025
Action, Strategic Elements, Fantasy, Humorous, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, TPP, Xbox Play Anywhere.
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 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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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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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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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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March 9, 2026
Action, 2D, RPG Elements, Strategic Elements, Fantasy, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Top-down, Tower Defense.
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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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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.
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.
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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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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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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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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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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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April 9, 2026
Strategy, City Builder, Fantasy, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
A city builder with a fantasy setting, enriched with some survival elements. DarkSwitch was created by the Cyber Temple studio. Our job during the day is to expand the city built on the branches of the enormous tree. We must then defend it during the night hours. The game also features moments of important choices.
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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May 29, 2013
Strategy, 2.5D, Fantasy, Internet, LAN, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
CastleStorm is a tower defence strategy game. It takes place on a 2D map, on the edges of which castles of rival players are situated.
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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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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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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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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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March 13, 2012
Strategy, Fantasy, Internet, LAN, Multiplayer, RTS, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
Defenders of Ardania is a strategy game in the reality of fantasy, set in a world known from the series Majesty. Choosing one of the three races, our task is to defend the base using defensive means and structures. The game offers the possibility of playing on the offensive side and has an interesting system of spells. We can also play a multiplayer game for four players.
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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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August 28, 2017
Strategy, Arcade Elements, Humorous, Internet, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, TPP.
A sequel to the hybrid of a strategy and action game. Similarly as the first title, it was created by ACE Team. The gameplay mechanics are mostly based on the first game in the series and are focused on competition between the players. Each player has a castle that they must protect. The castles are connected by a long, winding path. In each round one side of the conflict controls a giant ball and tries to use it to break through the gate of the enemy fortress. The opponent is trying to position his troops and buildings in such way that he stops or at least slows down the rock. Rock of Ages II: Bigger & Boulder allows up to four players split into two teams to compete. The title allows the player to modify the banners and costumes of units, introduces new soldier and rock types, and offers new maps that reference various historical periods. Unreal Engine 4 technology provides high-quality graphics.
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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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February 11, 2014
Strategy, 2D, Pirates, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
Two-dimensional tower defense strategy game. The task of the players is to defend the sea fort against the attack of a fleet of enemy ships that are heading in its direction. In order to protect the fortress from destruction, we can build defensive towers, use reefs, as well as various types of spells.
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May 15, 2013
Strategy, Indie Games, Internet, Multiplayer, Polish, RTS, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
The second full-fledged instalment of the popular real-time strategy (RTS) Anomaly: Warzone Earth. The action of Anomaly 2 is set in 2034 when mankind finally loses the war with alien invaders. Surviving humans travel in large convoys through the freezing wastelands in search of remaining supplies. However, there is an alien-controlled anomaly in the southern hemisphere that still has a tropical climate that offers hope for survival.
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October 19, 2011
RPG, Fantasy, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, LAN, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, Action RPG, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
Dungeon Defenders is an action game with elements of cRPG and tower defense strategy, produced by independent developer studio Trendy Entertainment. The player directs the actions of one of the young heroes who foolishly woke up the primeval evil and brought danger to the inhabitants of the fantastic world of Etheria. The creators envisaged several variants of the game, including a mode of play in four-person cooperation.
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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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April 7, 2014
Strategy, Polish, Post-apocalypse, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, Free-to-play, Zombie.
A representative of the tower defense genre, where players are at the forefront of the elite commandos fighting against the title living corpses. During the game of Zombie Defense, our task is to defend certain points on the map, which requires, first of all, the proper distribution of individual units. The title is distributed in the free-to-play model.
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February 17, 2026, Early Access
Strategy, 2D, Arcade Elements, Fantasy, Side-scroll, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, Indie Games.
Steam
March 16, 2026
Strategy, 2D, Economic, Fantasy, Indie Games, Roguelike, RTS, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
Steam
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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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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January 19, 2012
Strategy, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
The Unstoppable Gorg is a tower defense strategy prepared by Futuremark's development studio. The action of the game was set in 1951. The player plays the role of the defender of the Earth and the entire Solar System against the attack of aliens. Both the plot and the visual setting of the game refer to the style of kitschy sci-fi films from the 1950s and 1960s.
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November 27, 2012
Arcade, Internet, Multiplayer, 3D Platformers, PS Plus Premium, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, TPP, PlayStation Exclusive.
Ratchet & Clank: Q-Force is a humorous three-dimensional platformer. The title was produced by Insomniac Games development studio to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the series. Players have the opportunity to learn more about the adventures of a pair of friendly heroes and their friends from the famous group of heroes - Q-Force.
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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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August 17, 2011
Action, Internet, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, Cold War.
Toy Soldiers: Cold War is an action game enriched with tower defence strategy elements, which is the second installment of the series launched in 2010. This time the title toy soldiers have to face a conflict from the Cold War period. A player can stand on the side of the United States or the Soviet Union and take part in exciting battles played on battlefield mockups. Developers from Signal studio took care of a lot of novelties in the game, including new types of weapons and vehicles.
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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 22, 2018
Strategy, Humorous, Meta Quest / Oculus, Multiplayer, PlayStation VR, Splitscreen, Singleplayer, SteamVR, Tower Defense, Isometric View, VR.
A humorous tower defense strategy game for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR, in which you defend the Earth against an invasion with the help of… super-powered animals.
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June 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.
November 14, 2024, Early Access
Strategy, 2D, Auto Battler, Fantasy, Indie Games, Card Games, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, Turn-based.
A turn-based strategy with tower defense and auto battler elements. Epic Auto Towers allows us to build unique towers based on available cards. We must survive against waves of enemy attacks. Placing the towers correctly can grant us unique functions and improve our defense.
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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.
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July 13, 2022
Strategy, 2D, Fantasy, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Tactics, Tower Defense, Isometric View, Zombie.
A strategy game with tower defense elements. In Necrosmith we play a necromancer who breeds various creatures and sends them into battle, trying to get as many resources as possible, deal with the chosen ones trampling on him and find a way to leave this world.
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