Tower defence games have really made a name for themselves in the hyperactive world of mobile gaming, particularly over the past 12 months, where we’ve seen a number of strategy/tower defence games topping the charts. While this style of game was most commonly sought out by PC gamers and even console gamers in more recent years, it looks like 2014 will be the year to watch out for the latest tower defence games on iOS and Android platforms, with the news of several new releases in the coming months.
The ‘free-to-play’ Epic Dragons will be launching on both iOS and Android devices soon, with developers having high hopes for this to be one of the most popular new tower defence games on mobile platforms. Epic Dragons expands on the original tower defence model, adding an interactive and social side to the style of game play, with users encouraged to build their own levels and share them with friends, while still completing the storyline. While engaging more players on a social level will help to expand the exposure of the game and hopefully bring in more users, the theory behind players having the ability to create their own stages is that as long as this continues to happen, there will always be fresh content for loyal users, with stages shared throughout friends and the community.
Forces of Nature should be another tower defence game to watch in 2014, with an updated version of the original game being recently released on iOS devices. While the game initially cost users $1.99 to purchase, the update of the game has also involved a price drop, with Forces of Nature now only retailing for $0.99c. Although this isn’t a ‘new release game’, the update will hopefully breathe new life into the game, which has great potential to be a big hit amongst tower defence enthusiasts, offering players both an adventure mode and survival mode to really test their skills.
If you’re looking for something a little more challenging than your general run of the mill mobile strategy game, it may be time to step it up a notch and try your skills on a tower defence game.