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Tower defense games saving my gaming obsession

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A brief list of my favorite games of the genre and why they hooked me.

Recently, I moved to a new city, and while I am still waiting for my furniture to arrive, including my PC, I had to find a way to appease my gaming obsession.

But the problem is, I just brought my old laptop that only has 8gb RAM and a Iris Xe. I also did not bring my mouse.

With this limitation, I had to be creative. I decided to look for games with low-end requirements that can be played with a touchpad. Then, realized two genres that could be handy: digital card games and tower defense.

I have a long history of card games that I could talk about, but this is a subject for another post.

Back to my game selection… Well, I decided to play some tower defense games and went online to check some lists like “best tower defense games of all time”, etc. Then, I realized that I had already played most of them.

So, today I will show my top 5 tower defense games in no particular order of preference:

1. Kingdom Rush series

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Why I was obsessed:

  • Gorgeous graphics
  • Level diversity
  • Multiple heroes to choose from

2. Orcs must die series

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Why I was obsessed:

  • Good sense of humor
  • My favorite traps of all tower defense games
  • Fantastic character animations.

3. Dungeon Defenders 1

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Why I was obsessed:

  • You can place the traps almost anywhere
  • Infinite loot
  • Each hero has a different playstyle

4. Gemcraft series

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Why I was obsessed:

  • Each game of the series has a myriad of levels
  • You can fuse the effects of your towers
  • It can get very difficult

5. Bloons TD 6

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Why I was obsessed:

  • Charismatic monkeys
  • Super relaxing to play
  • High replayability

Honorable mentions:

  • Plants vs Zombies
  • Sanctum 2
  • Dungeon Warfare 2

See you guys next time. Now, let me see if I can beat that freaking level on GemCraft Lost Chapter: Frostborn Wrath



A question for you

What is your favorite tower defense mechanic of the genre?