Tower Defense is a strategy game based on placing towers for defense against an advancing army.

Towers

Towers are the primary form of defense the player can use.

All towers :

• Cost an amount of gold (or mana) to create.
• Cause a range of damage.
• Fire at a specific rate.
• Have a range of fire

Some towers :

• Have a special effect (freeze)
• Have a special type of damage (splash)

Tower Types

• Single Shot
• Ricochet or "Bounce" Shot
• Area Damage
• Slow (Freeze)
• Poison (Damage Over Time)

General Rules

• Towers can be upgraded.

Enemies

Enemies follow a set path from the start of the level (usually offscreen) to the point which the player is protecting.

Enemies are released in waves.

Waves happen at equal intervals apart. Most tower defense games allow the player to trigger a wave.

Enemy Attributes

• x location
• y location
• speed
• hit points
• armor

Path Nodes

Pathnodes are laid out on the enemy path to direct enemies. Passing over the pathnode changes the direction of the enemy to keep it on the path.

External Links

Free Online Flash Tower Defense Games

• Gemcraft
• GemCraft Chapter 0

Categories

• Video Game Genres
• Strategy Games

See Also

• RTS
• Strategy Game
• Zombie Defense