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Minimalist Tower Defense
Collect resources and establish a defense line before dark And then Facing countless enemies
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Early game is very boring and we have to play it 10s of times; there should be an 4x speed up option for the early game. Except that great game”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“This game harkens back to the classic tower defense feel from flash games in the early 2000s. It's focus isn't on massive maps loaded with special effects, interesting sprites, and complex pathing logic. It's a decidedly minimalist approach that wont bog down your PC with stuff…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Progression is too linear and the levels are too limiting. And I hate that tower placement has a cooldown. I cannot "save up" and watch my towers doing their job and then build quickly once I feel like its time or when it's getting spicy. No I have to constantly place the level…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 14:08 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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ver 1.2.16 Update
ver 1.2.16 - 由于与部分代码冲突，暂时移除了支持者包中的部分防御塔或相关功能 - 现在在输入支持者包的神秘作弊代码时会弹出相关信息了 - 冰冻炸弹的减速时间：16->24 - 大型六边形的血量：3600->3000 - 激光晶塔：基础攻击间隔-0.1 - 重做了资源转换器，现在是紫色等级限量防御塔了 - 重做了巨型抛射塔的升级 - 重做了旋风塔的部分升级 - 修复了抛射类子弹伤害取决于
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Tower Defense · Strategy · Real Time Tactics · Top-Down · 2D · Minimalist · Post-apocalyptic · Base-Building · Wargame · Casual · Survival · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese |
| Achievements | 43 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 x64 Processor: 1.6GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Storage: 512 MB available space