What is Broken Universe - Tower Defense?
A 2D tower defense game set on alien planets, where you choose a landing site and place towers and barriers to stop monsters. Across stages, you can block or redirect their paths, combine buildings into new towers, and research upgrades while the protagonist searches for his missing girlfriend.
For you if...
- +you like experimenting with tower layouts and enemy paths
- +you enjoy challenging single-player strategy games with stages
- +you want upgrade trees and customizable defenses
Not for you if...
- −you prefer defending preset paths over shaping enemy routes
- −you dislike planning tower placement and managing upgrades
- −you want multiplayer matches rather than single-player stages
What players say
91% of 313 reviews are positive
Players call the tower defense gameplay fun, though they say later stages get harder.
Screenshots and trailer
Broken Universe - Tower Defense system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 and above 64bit
- Processor
- Dual Core CPU 2Ghz or faster processor
- Graphics
- OpenGL 3.0 compliant with 512MB of video RAM.
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 and above 64bit
- Processor
- Dual Core CPU 2.8Ghz or faster processor
- Graphics
- OpenGL 3.0 compliant with 1GB of video RAM.
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 57
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain.
Tags
- Strategy
- Tower Defense
- Indie
- 2D
- Casual
- Building
- Survival
- Space
- PvE
- Base Building
- Cute
- Deckbuilding
- Colorful
- Cartoony
- Hand-drawn
- Singleplayer
Recent updates
- Nov 1, 2023 · Major Update: v.1.1.0
- Feb 26, 2023 · Update: v.1.0.8
- Feb 16, 2023 · Update: v.1.0.7
- Feb 11, 2023 · Hotfix: v.1.0.6
- Feb 11, 2023 · Hotfix: v.1.0.5
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