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 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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Steam
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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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 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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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 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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 13, 2014
Arcade, Strategic Elements, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Top-down, Tower Defense, Free-to-play.
Tower defense production, enriched with elements taken from arcade games. Players take on the role of the title barbarian, who tries to repel the attack on his hometown, playing various melodies on the lute - in this way he calls on subsequent allies eliminating enemies wandering around the map.
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March 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.
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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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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May 25, 2018
Strategy, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
A continuation of a tower defense title from 2008. The player is tasked with protecting the forest inhabitants from the incoming invaders using trees that are replaced by defense towers.
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July 22, 2014
RPG, Fantasy, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, LAN, Multiplayer, Action RPG, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
Remake of Dungeon Defenders released in 2011, combining elements of action RPG and tower defence games. The new edition introduced a huge number of modifications, ranging from a number of changes in the technical ground to a significant enrichment of the substantive content. Network gameplay has been moved to new, dedicated servers, which translated into improved comfort and security of a multiplayer game.
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May 1, 2014
Strategy, 2D, Internet, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, Free-to-play.
The side part of the cult series of two-dimensional shooting, realized in the form of tower-defense strategy. In the game we visit more than 100 different locations in different parts of the world, confronting aliens and rebels, commanded by a full-time antagonist of the cycle - General Morden.
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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.
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April 21, 2022
Strategy, Indie Games, RTS, Singleplayer, War Strategy, Tower Defense.
Warpips is a strategy game with elements of RTS and tower defense games. We simply have to fight battles. The player just summons units to the map and then watches how the AI directs them. Additionally, he can use special attacks.
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November 11, 2021, Early Access
Strategy, Fantasy, Indie Games, Internet, Multiplayer, RTS, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
Tactical real-time game in which we build castles and defend them against enemies. Siege the Day is full of fantasy elements and allows you to play solo or in an online PvP mode.
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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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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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 10, 2020
Strategy, 2D, Fantasy, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Top-down, Tower Defense.
GemCraft: Frostborn Wrath is a fantasy tower defense strategy. During the game, the player takes on the role of the wizard who must fight off the monsters attacking him. For this purpose, he uses the gems.
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September 23, 2020
Strategy, 2.5D, Arcade Elements, Epic Store Exclusive, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, Turn-based.
CastleStorm II is the next installment of the game combining elements of the gameplay straight from Angry Birds and the tower defence genre from Zen Studios. In the continuation we will visit the fairytale and colorful lands again, this time there is a new threat on our way - undead.
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May 2, 2013
Strategy, Internet, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, Free-to-play.
Continuation of tower defense game from 2012. In production we take command over the army of soldiers, which we use to defend the base against attacks of enemy units. The title offers more than 200 missions, tournaments and PvP games.
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Strategy, Internet, Card Games, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Tower Defense.
A strategy game with card game elements, created by an in-house studio of Activision. The story takes place in the same universe as Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, connecting some of the threads left out by the game. The players assume the role of a captain of the Retribution, a star cruiser in service of United Nations Space Alliance. The organization suffered serious territorial loses to rebel forces. Our task is to stop the rebellion, and stop the conflict from escalating further. The gameplay in Call of Duty: Siege mainly consists of storming enemy bases, implemented in form of inverted tower defense mechanics. The summoned units approach the objective using the shortest way possible, and our only method of intervention is using special ability cards, so the choice of the drop point is crucial. During the game, we slowly build a deck of offensive cards, representing heroes, mechs, and flying machines. In order to facilitate the defense of the controlled territory, we employ a defense-focused deck. Aside from the single player campaign, the title has a competition-oriented multiplayer mode, and the ability to create and join guilds, which are known as Alliances in the game's universe.
April 8, 2014
Strategy, 2D, Pirates, Singleplayer, Tower Defense, PlayStation Exclusive.
Standalone add-on for Fort Defense, which is a two-dimensional tower defense strategy. 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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February 12, 2015
Arcade, Internet, MMO, Platformers, Tower Defense.
King of Thieves is a mobile arcade game that blends elements of platformers and tower defense games. The game was developed by the creators of Pudding Monsters and Cut the Ropes series but, unlike these games, King of Thieves is aimed at mid-core gamers and focuses on online multiplayer. We play as the titular king of thieves who breaks into dungeons designed by other players. We have to avoid traps and collect as much treasures as possible, which, considering how dangerous those dungeons can be, is not an easy task. The game offers an asynchronous multiplayer, just like Clash of Clans. Some players try to rob dungeons, while others try their best to make their creations as thief-proof as possible. King of Thieves is a free-to-play game with optional microtransactions.
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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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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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