Roblox tower defense game ideas

What makes a good tower defense idea

The enemies and the defenders make the theme. Give each wave a look, make the boss memorable and make the map path easy to read from above.

Every idea below is a prompt for the Game Maker, which builds it as a tower defense game in a Roblox Studio file. You can also use them as plain inspiration for a game you build yourself: our tower defense guide shows how.

All 135 tower defense ideas

• Ninja village defense

  A tower defense game in a ninja village where you summon ninja heroes, place them along the river path and stop waves of shadow enemies

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• Knights vs slimes TD

  A medieval tower defense where you summon knights and archers from a banner, upgrade them between waves and defend the castle from slime armies

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• Robot city defense

  A robot tower defense in a neon city where you summon mech heroes, place them on rooftops along the road and beat a giant robot boss every ten waves

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• Kitchen chef defense

  A tower defense in a giant kitchen where chef heroes throw pizza and pies at waves of angry vegetables marching across the counter

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• Toy soldier TD

  A toy tower defense in a kid's bedroom where you summon toy soldiers and teddy bears to stop waves of wind up robots crawling over the carpet

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• Pirate cove defense

  Defend a pirate cove in this tower defense game: summon pirate captains and cannon crews along the beach path and sink waves of sea monsters

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• Wizard tower defense

  A wizard tower defense where you summon mages with fire, ice and lightning spells, upgrade them between waves and stop a goblin army

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• Dino jungle defense

  A dinosaur tower defense in the jungle where you summon dino heroes, place them by the vine path and stop waves of meteor monsters

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• Snowman defense TD

  A winter tower defense where you summon snowmen and penguin heroes to defend the village from waves of fire imps melting the path

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• Space station defense

  A space tower defense on a moon base where you summon astronaut heroes, place laser towers along the crater path and stop alien waves

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• Garden gnome defense

  Tiny gnome heroes with shovels hold the flower path in this backyard tower defense, stopping waves of hungry slugs and a giant snail boss

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• Underwater reef TD

  An underwater tower defense where you summon mermaid and shark heroes, place them along the coral path and defend the reef from pollution monsters

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• Superhero city TD

  A superhero tower defense where you summon caped heroes with laser eyes and super speed, place them along the street and stop a villain invasion

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• Ghost town defense

  A spooky tower defense where you summon ghost hunter heroes, place them along a foggy graveyard path and stop waves of pumpkin monsters

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• Sky temple defense

  Defend a temple floating in the clouds in this tower defense: summon monk heroes, upgrade their kicks and beat the storm dragon boss wave

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• Cat army defense

  A cat tower defense where you summon ninja cats and wizard cats from the banner and place them along the fish market path to stop the rat army

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• Fruit heroes TD

  A fruit tower defense where banana archers and watermelon tanks defend the fruit bowl from waves of junk food monsters

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• Rock band defense

  A music tower defense where you summon drummers and guitar heroes whose sound waves blast noise monsters off the concert path

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• Weather spirit TD

  Summon sun, rain and snow spirits in this weather tower defense and place them along the valley path to stop waves of smog creatures

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• Constellation heroes TD

  A tower defense in the night sky where you summon star heroes from the constellations and stop void creatures crawling along the milky way

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• Bee hive defense

  A bee tower defense where you summon bee archers and beetle tanks to guard the honey hive from waves of wasps and a giant hornet boss

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• Fairy tale defense

  A fairy tale tower defense where you summon knights, witches and friendly giants along the storybook path to stop the big bad wolves

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• Greek gods defense

  Summon demigod heroes from a golden banner in this Greek tower defense and stop titans marching up the path to Mount Olympus

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• Viking fjord defense

  A viking tower defense where you summon shield maidens and axe throwers along the frozen fjord to stop waves of frost giants

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• Nile temple defense

  An Egyptian tower defense where you summon pharaoh guards and sphinx heroes along the Nile path to stop waves of wrapped mummies

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• Jaguar warrior TD

  An Aztec tower defense where you summon jaguar warriors and sun priests along the temple steps to stop stone serpents

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• Samurai oni defense

  A samurai tower defense where you summon sword masters along the mountain road, upgrade them between waves and beat the oni king boss

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• Wild west station TD

  A wild west tower defense where you summon sheriffs and sharpshooters to defend the train station from outlaw waves riding down the canyon

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• Firefighter defense

  A firefighter tower defense where you summon hose heroes and ladder trucks along the street to stop waves of living fire monsters

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• Germ defense TD

  A tower defense inside the body where you summon white blood cell heroes along the blood stream to stop germs and a giant virus boss

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• Homework monster TD

  A school tower defense where you summon student heroes with erasers and rulers to stop waves of homework monsters before they reach the bell

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• Dream plushie defense

  A dream tower defense where you summon plushie heroes to guard a sleeping kid from nightmares creeping down the cloud path

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• Baby dragon defense

  Summon baby dragon heroes along the mountain path in this tower defense, upgrade their fire breath and protect the dragon eggs from greedy knights

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• Monster town TD

  A Halloween tower defense where vampire, werewolf and mummy heroes defend monster town from waves of super bright sunshine spirits

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• Lantern festival TD

  A lantern festival tower defense where you summon dragon dancers and lantern heroes to stop the hungry beast that attacks the new year parade

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• Workshop elves TD

  A Christmas tower defense where you summon elf heroes along the candy cane path to stop snow goblins from reaching the toy workshop

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• Easter bunny defense

  An Easter tower defense where you summon bunny heroes with carrot launchers to guard the egg hunt from sneaky fox waves

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• Arcade pixel heroes

  A retro arcade tower defense where you summon pixel heroes inside an old game machine and stop waves of glitch bugs eating the screen

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• Deep sea sub defense

  A deep sea tower defense where you summon submarine crews along the trench path to stop glowing anglerfish and the giant kraken boss

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• Airship city defense

  A sky tower defense where you summon airship crew heroes on cloud platforms to defend the floating city from storm harpies

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• Sandworm caravan TD

  A desert tower defense where you summon caravan heroes along the dune path to stop giant sandworms bursting out of the sand

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• Steampunk inventor TD

  A steampunk tower defense where you summon inventor heroes with steam cannons and stop clockwork beasts marching through the brass city

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• Computer virus TD

  A tower defense inside a computer where you summon antivirus heroes along the data path and stop waves of viruses before they reach the hard drive

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• Ghost mansion defense

  A reverse ghost tower defense where friendly ghost heroes defend their haunted mansion from waves of ghost hunters with vacuums

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• Dwarf mine defense

  A tower defense in a dwarf mine where you summon miner heroes with hammers and lanterns along the tunnels to stop cave trolls

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• Dragon lair defense

  Defend the lair of a sleeping dragon from greedy knights in this tower defense, summon lizard heroes along the treasure path and upgrade them between waves

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• Farm animal TD

  A farm tower defense where you summon chicken heroes that lay egg bombs and cow tanks to stop alien UFOs abducting the barn

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• Zoo keeper defense

  A zoo tower defense where you summon zoo keepers and animal heroes along the zoo path to stop waves of escaped robot animals

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• Museum statue TD

  A museum tower defense where statue heroes come alive at night and stop waves of sneaky art thieves before they reach the crown jewels

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• Library ink defense

  A library tower defense where you summon storybook heroes between the shelves to stop ink blot monsters spilling out of an old book

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• Rubber duck TD

  A silly bathroom tower defense where rubber duck heroes defend the bathtub from waves of soap bubble monsters

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• Lighthouse ghost ships

  A lighthouse tower defense where you summon keeper heroes on the rocky coast path and stop waves of ghost ships in the fog

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• Carnival game heroes

  A carnival tower defense where ring toss and dart heroes stop waves of runaway rides rolling down the midway path

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• Starfighter defense

  A galaxy tower defense where you summon starfighter heroes along the asteroid path and take down an alien mothership boss every ten waves

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• Element heroes TD

  An elemental tower defense where you summon fire, water, earth and air heroes, upgrade them between waves and stop waves of chaos golems

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• Light vs shadow TD

  A light tower defense where you summon glowing heroes along the dark forest path to stop shadow creatures that hate the light

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• Time portal defense

  A time travel tower defense where you summon heroes from every age, cavemen, knights, cowboys and robots, to guard the time portal

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• Mold monster fridge TD

  A fridge tower defense where frozen food heroes defend the shelves from waves of mold monsters crawling out of old leftovers

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• Ant colony defense

  An ant colony tower defense where you summon soldier ants along the tunnels, upgrade them between waves and beat the anteater boss

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• Scarecrow patch TD

  A scarecrow tower defense where you summon scarecrow heroes along the pumpkin patch path to stop waves of crows and a giant raven boss

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• Pillow fort defense

  A pillow fort tower defense where you summon sleepover heroes with pillows and flashlights to stop the bedtime monster from reaching your fort

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• Sand castle defense

  A beach tower defense where you summon crab knights and shell archers to protect your sand castle from waves of tide monsters

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• Birthday cake defense

  A birthday party tower defense where you summon candle heroes and party hat knights to stop the ant army from reaching the cake

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• Gingerbread house TD

  A gingerbread tower defense where cookie soldiers defend the gingerbread house from waves of hungry sugar bugs

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• Crystal golem TD

  A crystal cave tower defense where you summon crystal golem heroes along the glowing tunnels to stop swarms of shadow bats

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• Panda warrior TD

  A bamboo forest tower defense where you summon panda warriors and monkey archers along the river path to stop the tiger generals

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• Frog swamp defense

  A swamp tower defense where you summon frog heroes with sticky tongues on lily pads to stop waves of giant mosquitoes

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• Spy gadget defense

  A spy tower defense where you summon secret agent heroes with gadgets along the hallways to stop robot henchmen breaking into the vault

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• Kaiju city defense

  A giant robot tower defense where you summon huge mech heroes along the bay to stop kaiju monsters stomping toward the city

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• Trick or treat TD

  A trick or treat tower defense where costume heroes guard the candy bowl from waves of goblins on Halloween night

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• Cupid archer defense

  A Valentine tower defense where you summon cupid archers along the heart path to stop grumpy gloom blobs from ruining the dance

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• Chess piece defense

  A chess tower defense where you summon knights, rooks and queens on a giant board to protect your king from waves of shadow pawns

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• Origami crane TD

  A paper tower defense where you summon origami cranes and paper dragons to stop waves of scissors marching across the desk

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• Paint splash defense

  A paint tower defense where you summon artist heroes who splash color on gray blobs draining the color out of the world

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• Mouse cheese defense

  A mouse tower defense where you summon mouse heroes with tiny swords to protect the cheese wheel from waves of hungry cats

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• Yeti mountain defense

  A mountain tower defense where you summon yeti heroes and snow archers on the cliff path to stop avalanche golems from crushing the village

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• Cloud kingdom angels

  A cloud kingdom tower defense where you summon winged heroes on floating platforms and stop waves of angry thunder clouds

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• Mars rover defense

  A Mars tower defense where you summon rover heroes and laser drills along the red canyon to stop dust devils from burying the colony

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• Asteroid drone TD

  An asteroid mining tower defense where you summon drone heroes along the conveyor path and blast incoming space rocks before they hit the base

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• Jungle tribe defense

  A jungle tower defense where you summon tiger, gorilla and parrot heroes along the vine path to stop lava golems pouring out of the volcano

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• Fire vs ice TD

  A volcano island tower defense where fire heroes melt waves of ice invaders sliding down the frozen path toward the lava forge

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• Mall mascot defense

  A mall tower defense where you summon store mascot heroes on every floor to stop a stampede of runaway shopping carts

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• Bullet train defense

  A tower defense on a speeding bullet train where you place heroes on the roofs of the carriages to stop waves of drone pirates

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• Polar explorer TD

  An arctic tower defense where you summon polar explorers and husky heroes along the ice path to stop giant ice spiders

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• Disco dance defense

  A disco tower defense where dance heroes blast funky moves at grumpy robots trying to stop the music on the dance floor

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• Circus troupe defense

  A circus tower defense where you summon acrobats, jugglers and strongmen around the big top to stop waves of runaway balloon monsters

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• Unicorn guardian TD

  A unicorn tower defense where you summon rainbow unicorn heroes along the sparkle path to stop gloom clouds from draining the colors

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• Space pirate siege

  A space tower defense where you summon station guards along the docking bay path to stop waves of space pirates and their captain boss

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• Atlantis guard TD

  An Atlantis tower defense where you summon trident heroes along the sunken city streets to stop sea serpents and the leviathan boss

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• Meteor shower defense

  A planet tower defense where you summon satellite heroes in orbit to blast waves of meteors before they crash into the cities below

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• Night market spirits

  A night market tower defense where lantern vendor heroes stop mischievous spirits from stealing the dumplings along the lantern path

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• Ice cream truck TD

  An ice cream tower defense where scoop heroes freeze waves of heat monsters marching toward the ice cream truck on the hottest day

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• Sushi bar defense

  A sushi bar tower defense where sushi chef heroes guard the conveyor path from waves of hungry seagulls diving at the rolls

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• Croissant knight TD

  A bakery tower defense where croissant knights and baguette archers stop waves of greedy mice sneaking toward the bread oven

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• Living room dinos

  A living room tower defense where toy dinosaur heroes stop waves of robot vacuums rolling across the carpet toward the couch fort

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• Squirrel ranger TD

  An autumn forest tower defense where squirrel rangers with acorn slings defend the nut stash from waves of sneaky crows

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• Eagle rider canyon

  A canyon tower defense where you summon eagle riders and rock giants on the cliffs to stop waves of desert raiders on the canyon floor

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• Black hole defense

  A space tower defense where you summon gravity heroes around a black hole and blast waves of cosmic blobs before they reach the station

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• Candy kingdom guards

  A candy kingdom tower defense where gumdrop guards and lollipop archers stop waves of cavity creatures from reaching the sugar castle

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• Mythic beast heroes

  Summon phoenix, griffin and dragon heroes from the mythic banner in this tower defense and stop the chaos army at the ancient gates

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• Lifeguard tower TD

  A beach tower defense where lifeguard heroes on watch towers stop waves of sneaky sharks and crab bandits from reaching the snack bar

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• Laundry lint defense

  A laundry room tower defense where sock heroes and button archers stop waves of fuzzy lint monsters crawling out of the dryer

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• Office supply heroes

  An office tower defense where stapler snipers and paper clip knights stop waves of coffee spill blobs from reaching the big report

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• Water balloon fort

  A backyard tower defense where kid heroes throw water balloons from the tree fort to stop waves of goo blobs crawling across the lawn

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• Snowball fort TD

  A snow day tower defense where kids in snowball forts stop waves of snow monsters, upgrade to giant snowball cannons and beat the snow king

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• Pirates and ninjas

  A tower defense where pirate and ninja heroes team up along the dock path to stop a robot armada, and rare summons mix both styles

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• Great wall archers

  A tower defense along a giant ancient wall where you summon archers and lantern mages to stop a dragon that attacks every tenth wave

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• Gladiator arena TD

  A Roman tower defense where you summon gladiator heroes around the arena path to stop waves of wild beasts and a lion king boss

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• Forest outlaw archers

  A forest tower defense where hooded archer heroes hide in the trees along the road to stop the greedy king and his tax collectors

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• Rainbow bridge defense

  A rainbow tower defense where color heroes guard the rainbow bridge from gray storm waves trying to wash the colors away

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• Villain reverse TD

  A reverse tower defense where you summon villain heroes in an evil lair to stop waves of goody heroes trying to reach your doomsday button

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• Wizard school defense

  A wizard school tower defense where student wizards cast spells along the castle corridors to stop dark spells flying toward the great hall

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• Monster hunter TD

  A monster hunter tower defense where you summon hunters with crossbows and traps along the forest path to stop giant beasts

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• Spider queen backyard

  A tiny backyard tower defense where you summon ladybug and grasshopper heroes along the garden hose path to stop the spider queen army

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• Cookie jar defense

  A midnight tower defense where milk carton heroes guard the cookie jar from waves of sneaky midnight snackers

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• Harvest festival TD

  A harvest festival tower defense where you summon scarecrows and pie throwing heroes along the hay path to stop a crow army

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• Firework heroes TD

  A New Year tower defense where firework heroes light up the sky and blast waves of gloom ghosts trying to cancel the party

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• Planet guardians TD

  A solar system tower defense where you summon a guardian hero for every planet and stop comet monsters rushing toward the sun

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• Ice rink skater TD

  An ice rink tower defense where skater heroes spin and slide to stop waves of snow goblins crossing the frozen rink

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• Dragon rider storm

  A dragon rider tower defense where you summon riders on cloud perches to stop waves of storm wraiths and a thunder dragon boss

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• Cowboys and aliens TD

  A wild west tower defense where cowboy heroes stop waves of UFOs and little green aliens beaming down onto the ranch path

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• Dog park defense

  A dog park tower defense where you summon corgi, husky and poodle heroes to stop waves of squirrel thieves running off with the chew toys

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• Tooth fairy defense

  A tooth fairy tower defense where fairy heroes guard the pillow path from waves of cavity goblins coming for the shiny teeth

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• Space zoo escape

  A space zoo tower defense where keeper heroes stop waves of escaped alien critters from reaching the shuttle dock

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• Cloud bakery defense

  A cloud bakery tower defense where pastry heroes throw cream puffs at waves of storm crows trying to steal the cloud cakes

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• Robot dino volcano

  A volcano tower defense where you summon robot dinosaur heroes with laser roars to stop waves of magma beetles

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• Pumpkin knight TD

  Gourd knights with pumpkin shields guard a moonlit castle in this Halloween tower defense, level them up between waves and beat the headless rider boss

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• Mushroom village guard

  A mushroom village tower defense where mushroom guards puff spores at slug armies sliding toward the village square

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• Phoenix temple TD

  A phoenix temple tower defense where you summon fire bird heroes along the sun path and stop the shadow eclipse boss every ten waves

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• Snow globe village TD

  A snow globe tower defense where tiny village heroes stop waves of cracks and frost goblins before the globe shatters

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• Hot spring monkeys

  A mountain hot spring tower defense where snow monkey heroes throw snowballs to stop waves of frost spirits from freezing the springs

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• Toy race track TD

  A toy room tower defense where toy robot and toy knight heroes stand along the plastic track to stop wind up beetles

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• Tide pool defense

  A tide pool tower defense where starfish and hermit crab heroes stop waves of greedy seagulls from raiding the rock pools

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• Sky pirate harbor

  A floating harbor tower defense where cannon heroes on the docks stop waves of sky pirate balloons drifting through the clouds

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• Arcade claw heroes

  An arcade tower defense where plushie heroes from the claw machine stop waves of coin goblins trying to break the prize counter

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More genres

• Simulator · 157Do one simple action to earn a resource, spend it on better tools and pets, unlock new zones, then rebirth for a multiplier and do it all again faster.
• Grow and Steal · 145Buy seeds, plant them on your own plot, harvest and sell, and keep an eye on your garden: other players can sneak over and steal what's ripe.
• Tycoon · 127Claim a plot, buy droppers and machines one button at a time, collect the cash they make and grow a small stand into an empire.
• Obby · 168Jump from stage to stage, save your progress at checkpoints and reach the end, or race the water or a trap-setting player while you do.
• Horror · 220Gather friends in a lobby, head into a dark place together, find what you need to escape and stay away from whatever is hunting you.
• Murder Mystery · 52Each round secretly picks a murderer and a sheriff; everyone else hides, collects coins and tries to work out who it is.
• Zombie · 52Survive wave after wave of zombies with your team, level up between waves and take down a boss every few rounds.
• Shooter · 52Jump into short arena rounds, win duels and team fights, earn coins and show off weapon skins.
• Battle Royale · 96Drop onto a big map, find gear, stay ahead of the shrinking zone and be the last one standing.
• Minigame and Tag · 106Short rounds of random minigames or a game of tag where every catch changes sides: easy to join, quick to replay.
• RPG · 64Take quests, fight enemies and bosses for loot, level up and travel to new islands.
• Fighting · 52Pick a fighter, brawl in an open arena with combos, special moves and an ultimate, and get back into the fight in seconds.
• Roleplay · 59Pick a house and a job, earn a paycheck, drive around town and make up stories with friends.
• Dress Up · 49A theme is announced, everyone dresses up against the clock, walks the runway and votes.
• Survival · 48Gather wood and food by day, keep the campfire burning and survive the creatures that come out at night.
• Racing · 79Line up on the grid, race laps against bots and friends, drift for nitro and spend your winnings on faster cars.
• Sports · 75Play short team matches with passing, power shots and tackles; bots fill the empty spots.

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