About tower defense games
Tower defence games give you a path, a budget and waves of enemies. You place towers along the path, upgrade them between waves, and try to stop everything before it reaches your base. The best ones make every choice matter: a cheap tower now, or save for a strong one later?
Place towers where the path bends so enemies stay in range for longer, upgrade a few towers rather than spreading your money thin, and mix tower types to handle fast and armoured enemies.
Our picks
- Defend the Castle: Defend the Castle is a tower-defence game with a medieval setting.
- AOD - Art Of Defense: AOD - Art Of Defense is a tower defence game set after an apocalypse.
- Age of Heroes: Age of Heroes is a strategy game across the ages.
- Alderun: Alderun combines real-time strategy with hero combat.
- Survive Zombie Arena: Survive Zombie Arena is a colourful shooter that mixes wave survival with tower defence.
Questions
What are the best free tower defense games?
Our picks right now: Defend the Castle, AOD - Art Of Defense, Age of Heroes, Alderun, Survive Zombie Arena. Each has a full review with tips on its page.
Are these tower defense games free to play?
Yes. All 230 games here are free to play in your browser, with no download and no account.
Do tower defense games work on my phone?
Most do. Open a game and press Play; turn your phone sideways for games that play in landscape.