Classic Tower Defense
Fixed paths, build phases and towers with clear jobs: the format the genre was built on.
4 gamesTower Defense Categories
Tower defense is one genre with many styles. Browse our twelve categories to find fixed-path classics, open-field mazes, endless survival runs, hero games, boss fights and short casual sessions.
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Strategy Tower Defense
Extra systems to plan around: mazes, element combos, branch upgrades, terrain and bosses.
8 gamesFantasy Tower Defense
Archers, frost magic, elemental combos and a hero: four games set in kingdoms, glades and ruins.
4 gamesSci-Fi Tower Defense
Lasers, railguns and Tesla coils against drones, robots and shielded ships.
3 gamesZombie Defense
Hold the safe zone against walkers, runners, bloaters and the Abomination.
1 gameMilitary Tower Defense
Castles, outposts and safe zones: defend a fortified base from several directions at once.
3 gamesMaze Tower Defense
No fixed path: your towers and walls build the maze the enemies must walk through.
2 gamesEndless Tower Defense
No final wave. Enemies grow tougher every round, and your best wave is the score.
1 gameHero Tower Defense
Command a hero and fire off abilities, instead of only watching your towers work.
1 gameCasual Tower Defense
Short sessions and gentle difficulty: games that fit into a coffee break.
3 gamesSurvival Defense
Outlast the pressure: scaling waves, hordes, boss gauntlets and a jungle under siege.
4 gamesOne-Path Tower Defense
One route, every enemy passes every tower: the purest test of layout and layering.
6 gamesHow our categories work
Every game belongs to one main category and usually a few others. Kingdom Defender, for example, is a classic game, a fantasy game and a one-path game at the same time. Category pages explain what defines each style, which of our games fit it and which strategies matter most. They also link to the guides that cover those strategies.
New to the genre? Start with classic tower defense or casual tower defense, then try a maze game when you want more freedom.