Game Overview
Tower Defense Lite challenges you to stop enemy creeps traveling along a fixed path. Place and upgrade towers to apply sustained damage, slow movement, or splash groups before they exit the map.
Economy management—balancing early expansion versus focused upgrades—determines late wave survivability.
Controls
- Click: Place a tower on a valid tile.
- Select Tower: View stats and upgrade cost.
- Upgrade: Improve damage / rate (implementation dependent).
Tip: Corners and long shared path segments yield higher shot exposure time per tower.
Placement Strategy
1. Kill Zones
Create overlapping ranges near slow segments to stack damage multipliers.
2. Early ROI Towers
Fast, inexpensive towers accelerate income by preventing health leaks early; upgrade only after coverage stabilizes.
3. Splash vs Single Target
Blend area towers for swarm waves and high-damage single target for elites.
4. Upgrade Timing
Upgrade when marginal gain exceeds projected damage of an additional base tower in the next wave interval.
Common Mistakes
- Clustered Starts: All towers at spawn underutilize path length.
- Over-upgrading Early: Leaves gaps later; diversify first.
- No Slow Effects: Reduces effective DPS exposure.
- Ignoring Elite Prep: Swarm builds crumble against high-health units without pivot damage.