Tower Defense (Tower Defense) 2012 — top best games in the Tower Defense (Tower Defense) genre

Plants vs. Zombies - a game in the Tower Defense (Tower Defense) genre

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Zombies

Game released: Android, bada, iPad, iOS, Mac, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, PC, Windows Phone, Xbox 360 → 31 May 2011

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 85/100

A colorful strategy game in the tower defense genre, where an ordinary country house is under siege by an army of funny but extremely persistent zombies. The only...

Orcs Must Die! 2

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 30 July 2012

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Orcs Must Die! 2 is a continuation of the tactical action game with elements of “tower defense” and a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The story will begin...

Bloons TD 5

Online, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game, Comedy, Strategy

Game released: PC, Android, iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 19 November 2014

Players: 7/10

Steam: 94/100

The player builds towers, selects upgrades for them and hires cool special agents to destroy all the balls flying over the map. A total of 21 buildings with...

Anomaly: Warzone Earth

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, iOS, Mac, Linux → 8 April 2011

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Anomaly: Warzone Earth — This is a strategy with an unconventional approach. The player controls units that move along a pre-marked route. The goal is to kill...

Fieldrunners 2

Action, Strategy, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game

Game released: PC, iOS, PS Vita → 10 January 2013

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 87/100

This tower defense strategy game centers on defending against an invasion by legions of fieldrunners. The player places weapon towers to create winding routes for...

Dungeon Defenders

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Mac, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, PC, Linux → 15 March 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Dungeon Defenders is a dynamic cooperative action role-playing game with a third-person view and elements of the tower defense genre in a fantasy setting. You have...

Radiant Defense

Strategy, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC, Android → 11 July 2014

Steam: 82/100

Radiant Defense is a tactical tower defense game. The player finds himself in a vibrant universe, which has been invaded by numerous hordes of aliens. You have to...

Sanctum

Action, Shooter, Strategy, First-person view, Top-down view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Mac, PC → 14 August 2012

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Sanctum is a top-down tactical shooter with strategy elements in the tower defense genre in a sci-fi setting. As one of the first tower defense shooters in history...

Toy Soldiers

Action, Strategy, First-person view, Third-person view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Xbox 360, PC → 3 March 2010

Players: 8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A strategy game with action and tower-defense elements, set on Europe’s trench-filled battlefields in a First World War toy diorama. Players command toy soldiers...

Fieldrunners

Strategy, Top-down view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie

Game released: Android, BREW, iPad, iPhone, J2ME, Mac, Nintendo DSi, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 4 August 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A tower defense strategy game in which the player protects the field from waves of ground and air enemies. The defense relies on placing and upgrading towers...

Oil Rush

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Linux, Mac, PC → 23 March 2012

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 67/100

This real-time naval strategy game is set in a world reshaped by nuclear war, which melted the ice caps. The player captures, upgrades, and defends floating...

Defense Zone

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS → 14 July 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 81/100

Defense Zone is an exciting tactical strategy game in the "tower defense" genre with a top-down view. During the game, you need to protect your towers from huge...

Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)

Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Strategy, Role-playing game

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 30 October 2012

Steam: 95/100

A tactical role-playing game with tower-defense elements, Defender's Quest centers on real-time battles in which individual heroes take the place of defensive...

Anomaly Korea

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Action, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: iOS, Android, PC, Mac, Linux → 20 December 2012

Players: 4/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 86/100

A real-time strategy game with a top-down view, Anomaly Korea follows a human squad fighting an invasion by alien robots in Korea. The expansion campaign to Anomaly...

Tower Wars

Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Strategy, Indie

Game released: PC, Mac → 14 August 2012

Steam: 71/100

A competitive tower defense strategy game, Tower Wars combines fortification building with real-time strategy and battles between players. Matches support teams of...

Iron Brigade

Action, Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Xbox 360, PC → 22 June 2011

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Iron Brigade is an action game with a dash of strategy from Double Fine Productions. The game is published by Microsoft Game Studios. Trenched is an alternate name...

McDROID

Action, Strategy, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Combat robots

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 5 September 2014

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 74/100

This science-fiction game blends arcade action, real-time strategy and tower defense. The modular robot McDROID must protect its shuttle and crops from mutants, and...

Defense Zone 2

Strategy, Tactics, Action, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, Windows Phone → 17 August 2013

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Defense Zone 2 is a continuation of the top-down tactical strategy game in the tower defense genre. New interesting levels with even more beautiful graphics and...

Cubemen

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie

Game released: iPad, Mac, PC → 28 March 2012

Steam: 73/100

Cubemen is a third-person strategy game from the developers of 3 Sprockets Pty Ltd. The main publisher of the game is 3 Sprockets Pty Ltd.Cubemen is definitely not...

Beware Planet Earth!

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game

Game released: PC → 30 August 2012

Steam: 80/100

Beware Planet Earth! is a top-down strategy game from the developers at Lightmare Studio. The game is published by Lightmare Studio. It looks like Beware Planet...

Defenders of Ardania

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: iOS, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3 → 6 December 2011

Steam: 35/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Defenders of Ardania is a real-time tactical tower defense strategy game with an isometric camera view. The game features three unique races with their own units...

Sentinel 3: Homeworld

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie

Game released: iOS, Mac, PC → 26 November 2010

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 87/100

This sci-fi tower defense strategy game takes the battle to the aliens’ homeworld. Across a 20-level campaign, the player deploys turrets, orbital weapons, drones...

iBomber Defense Pacific

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Historical, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game

Game released: iPad, iPhone, Mac, PC, Android, Linux → 29 February 2012

Steam: 85/100

This tower defense strategy game is set in the Pacific, where the player faces enemy forces and fights to regain freedom. Across the campaign maps, turrets must be...

Unstoppable Gorg

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie

Game released: iOS, Mac, PC → 19 January 2012

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Unstoppable Gorg is a top-down strategy game from Futuremark Games Studio. The game is published by Futuremark Games Studio. Unstoppable Gorg is definitely not...

Shad'O

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Tactics, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 4 September 2012

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Shad'O is a fun tactical tower defense strategy game with an isometric camera view. An amazing journey awaits you inside the mind of William in a colorful and...

Bad Hotel

Indie, Casual game, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: iOS, PC, Mac, Linux → 14 August 2012

Steam: 33/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Bad Hotel combines tower defense with procedurally generated music. The player is a budding entrepreneur whose hotel lies in the territory of Tarnation Tadstock, a...

Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Best Games in the Tower Defense (Tower Defense) genre of 2012 (Game released)