5 Free and Incredibly Fun Tower Defense Games for iOS and Android
Carefully set up your defenses, upgrade your weapons so they do more damage, grind your teeth as you destroy wave after wave of enemies. Playing tower defense games is an exciting experience. You have to come up with a cunning strategy and out-think the enemy, you have to use your resources to the fullest, you have to make sure no one gets past your defenses.
There are tons and tons of tower defense games on the App Store and on Google Play. So many in fact that you might find yourself bewildered. That’s why I selected 5 awesome, free-to-play tower defense games for iOS and Android. Check them out below!
1. Kingdom Rush – Fight Orcs, Trolls, Monsters and Evil Wizards
Did you know there’s a Kingdom Rush trilogy of games? Alongside the original Kingdom Rush game, Ironhide Game Studio rolled out two more: Kingdom Rush Frontiers and Kingdom Rush Origins. Since these two aren’t free-to-play, let’s focus on the original game, shall we?
Kingdom Rush is an action fantasy defense game for iOS and Android. Your task in the game is to protect your kingdom from hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends. You’ll have to use a variety of towers, various spells, and cunning strategy to defeat your enemies. Basic and specialized towers, tower upgrades, special abilities, and hero units will help you in your battles.
Kingdom Rush for iPhone, iPad, and Android is free-to-play (offers in-app purchases)
Kingdom Rush for Windows and Mac OS X is $10.
Learn more about Kingdom Rush on its official website here.
Visit the Games section on Ironhide’s official site to play the Flash version of Kingdom Rush within your browser.
2. Alien Creeps – We Come in Peace…NOT!
The good news is that we’re not alone in the universe, aliens do exist. The bad news is that they’re here and they're not peaceful. You’ll have to throw yourself into thrilling battles and use all your cunning to defeat hordes of aliens. Use towers, soldiers and heroes to destroy the alien creeps.
Alien Creeps for iOS is available on Apple’s App Store. Alien Creeps for Android is available on Google Play and Amazon.
Alien Creeps is made by Outplay Entertainment, a leading developer of innovative games for smartphones, tablets, and social networks. Click here to see what other games Outplay has to offer.
3. Castle Defense – Battle All Sorts of Monsters
Castle Defense is similar to Kingdom Rush. Orcs, goblins, spirits, devils, and other monsters are attacking your kingdom and it is up to you to protect it. Build up your defenses using upgradeable towers, put a wizard, paladin or barbarian on the battlefield, fight through the challenging levels or compete with players from around the world.
Get Castle Defense for iOS from the App Store.
Get Castle Defense for Android from Google Play.
4. Bloons TD Battles – All New Head-to-Head Strategy Game
The Bloons Tower Defense series has been around for a long, long time. It is a classic!
For the low price of $3, you could get Bloons TD 5, a five-star tower defense game that looks great, features new Special Agents as well as new Bloon enemies, and lets you use tons of powerful towers. Click here if you’re interested in getting Bloons TD 5 for iOS, Android, or Windows Phone.
There’s a new Bloons title you should know about: Bloons TD Battles. What’s interesting about this game is that it has been designed for multiplayer combat. For the time first ever, it pits monkey versus monkey. Or to put it in other words, it lets you go head-to-head with other players.
Bloons TD Battles is available for iOS on the App Store and for Android on Google Play. The game is free, but offers in-app purchases. You need to be connected to the internet for the game to run.
5. Plants vs. Zombies 2 – Travel Through Time, Battle the Zombies
While the original Plants vs. Zombie game is not free, the sequel is (with in-app purchases).
Here’s how the original game worked. The zombies want to get into the house and…are you ready for this…eat your brains. You have to use plants to protect yourself. Plant them on your lawn and they will destroy the zombies in a variety of ways; by shooting them, by eating them, by blowing them up, and more.
Plants vs. Zombies 2 comes with a time-travel theme. You’ll have to battle the zombies in the Wild West, in Ancient Egypt, even in the Far Future. Plants vs. Zombies 2 also comes with a Vase Breaker mini game and a relaxing Zen Garden.
Fun fact: Plants vs. Zombies 2 was downloaded more than 16 million times in the first 5 days after launch and more than 25 million times in the first two weeks after launch.
Get Plants vs. Zombies 2 for iOS from the App Store.
Plants vs. Zombies 2 for Android from Google Play.
Honorable mention – Star Wars: Galactic Defense
What we have here is a Star Wars-themed tower defense game that lets you choose the light or dark side, deploy an arsenal of specialized towers, access over 60 iconic Star Wars characters, play through more than 120 different battle scenarios, connect with friends, and more. The battles take place on Hoth, Tatooine, Endor, and other locations from the Star Wars universe.
“You must creatively coordinate your defenses and utilize powerful champions, including Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, to devastate waves of enemy attacks as you fight both light and dark side battles. The placement and execution of these defenses are do-or-die decisions in both single player mode and online social events where you can earn rewards with rare bonuses,” explained DeNA.
Star Wars: Galactic Defense for iOS is available on the App Store while the Android version is available on Google Play and Amazon. Learn more about the game here.
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There are tons and tons of tower defense games on the App Store and on Google Play. So many in fact that you might find yourself bewildered. That’s why I selected 5 awesome, free-to-play tower defense games for iOS and Android. Check them out below!
1. Kingdom Rush – Fight Orcs, Trolls, Monsters and Evil Wizards
Did you know there’s a Kingdom Rush trilogy of games? Alongside the original Kingdom Rush game, Ironhide Game Studio rolled out two more: Kingdom Rush Frontiers and Kingdom Rush Origins. Since these two aren’t free-to-play, let’s focus on the original game, shall we?
Kingdom Rush is an action fantasy defense game for iOS and Android. Your task in the game is to protect your kingdom from hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends. You’ll have to use a variety of towers, various spells, and cunning strategy to defeat your enemies. Basic and specialized towers, tower upgrades, special abilities, and hero units will help you in your battles.
Kingdom Rush for iPhone, iPad, and Android is free-to-play (offers in-app purchases)
Kingdom Rush for Windows and Mac OS X is $10.
Learn more about Kingdom Rush on its official website here.
Visit the Games section on Ironhide’s official site to play the Flash version of Kingdom Rush within your browser.
2. Alien Creeps – We Come in Peace…NOT!
The good news is that we’re not alone in the universe, aliens do exist. The bad news is that they’re here and they're not peaceful. You’ll have to throw yourself into thrilling battles and use all your cunning to defeat hordes of aliens. Use towers, soldiers and heroes to destroy the alien creeps.
Alien Creeps for iOS is available on Apple’s App Store. Alien Creeps for Android is available on Google Play and Amazon.
Alien Creeps is made by Outplay Entertainment, a leading developer of innovative games for smartphones, tablets, and social networks. Click here to see what other games Outplay has to offer.
3. Castle Defense – Battle All Sorts of Monsters
Castle Defense is similar to Kingdom Rush. Orcs, goblins, spirits, devils, and other monsters are attacking your kingdom and it is up to you to protect it. Build up your defenses using upgradeable towers, put a wizard, paladin or barbarian on the battlefield, fight through the challenging levels or compete with players from around the world.
Get Castle Defense for iOS from the App Store.
Get Castle Defense for Android from Google Play.
4. Bloons TD Battles – All New Head-to-Head Strategy Game
The Bloons Tower Defense series has been around for a long, long time. It is a classic!
For the low price of $3, you could get Bloons TD 5, a five-star tower defense game that looks great, features new Special Agents as well as new Bloon enemies, and lets you use tons of powerful towers. Click here if you’re interested in getting Bloons TD 5 for iOS, Android, or Windows Phone.
There’s a new Bloons title you should know about: Bloons TD Battles. What’s interesting about this game is that it has been designed for multiplayer combat. For the time first ever, it pits monkey versus monkey. Or to put it in other words, it lets you go head-to-head with other players.
Bloons TD Battles is available for iOS on the App Store and for Android on Google Play. The game is free, but offers in-app purchases. You need to be connected to the internet for the game to run.
5. Plants vs. Zombies 2 – Travel Through Time, Battle the Zombies
While the original Plants vs. Zombie game is not free, the sequel is (with in-app purchases).
Here’s how the original game worked. The zombies want to get into the house and…are you ready for this…eat your brains. You have to use plants to protect yourself. Plant them on your lawn and they will destroy the zombies in a variety of ways; by shooting them, by eating them, by blowing them up, and more.
Plants vs. Zombies 2 comes with a time-travel theme. You’ll have to battle the zombies in the Wild West, in Ancient Egypt, even in the Far Future. Plants vs. Zombies 2 also comes with a Vase Breaker mini game and a relaxing Zen Garden.
Fun fact: Plants vs. Zombies 2 was downloaded more than 16 million times in the first 5 days after launch and more than 25 million times in the first two weeks after launch.
Get Plants vs. Zombies 2 for iOS from the App Store.
Plants vs. Zombies 2 for Android from Google Play.
Honorable mention – Star Wars: Galactic Defense
What we have here is a Star Wars-themed tower defense game that lets you choose the light or dark side, deploy an arsenal of specialized towers, access over 60 iconic Star Wars characters, play through more than 120 different battle scenarios, connect with friends, and more. The battles take place on Hoth, Tatooine, Endor, and other locations from the Star Wars universe.
“You must creatively coordinate your defenses and utilize powerful champions, including Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, to devastate waves of enemy attacks as you fight both light and dark side battles. The placement and execution of these defenses are do-or-die decisions in both single player mode and online social events where you can earn rewards with rare bonuses,” explained DeNA.
Star Wars: Galactic Defense for iOS is available on the App Store while the Android version is available on Google Play and Amazon. Learn more about the game here.
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