tower defense
Turret placement strategy
Tower defense is a strategy video game genre where players place defensive structures along a path to stop waves of enemies from reaching a goal.
The "towers" are stationary weapons that automatically attack passing enemies.
Success requires strategic placement and resource management: I've been playing tower defense games all weekend.
The genre originated in custom maps for real-time strategy games before becoming standalone titles.
Small projecting towers
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- enemiesHostile opposing parties
- upgradesImproved replacement versions
- pathRoute for traveling
base · creeps · maze · strategy · levels · spawning · cooldown · mana
Notched defensive wall top
- bastionFortified defensive position
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- rampartFortified defensive wall
bulwark · keep · moat · garrison · blockhouse · stockade · parapet · barricade
Organized distribution of resources
- formationCreation or arrangement
- flankingAt the sides of
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- counterattackOffensive response to aggression
encirclement · skirmish · artillery · minefield · reconnaissance · maneuver · positioning · terrain
turrets
Small projecting towers
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- enemiesHostile opposing parties
- upgradesImproved replacement versions
path · base · creeps · maze · strategy · levels · spawning · cooldown · mana · resources
battlements
Notched defensive wall top
- bastionFortified defensive position
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
rampart · bulwark · keep · moat · garrison · blockhouse · stockade · parapet · barricade · chokepoint
deployment
Organized distribution of resources
counterattack · encirclement · skirmish · artillery · minefield · reconnaissance · maneuver · positioning · terrain · zoning
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Genre without pauses or turns
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Surrounding fortifications to force capitulation
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