Tower Wars
Steampunk tower defense where you defend and attack simultaneously
SuperVillain Studios · Released Aug 14, 2012
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 71% of 1,254
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 4
- daily peak, Nov 1, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 11 years ago
- Dec 2, 2014
Metacritic: 59/100 (critic reviews)
What is Tower Wars?
A tower defense game with real-time strategy elements in a steampunk setting. In matches, you arrange towers into mazes, send waves of specialized troops, and unlock upgrades for units and defenses. Separate offline time trials use a traditional tower defense format.
For you if...
- +you enjoy experimenting with tactics against difficult opponents
Not for you if...
- −you prefer handling enemy waves without managing your own troops
What players say
71% of 1,254 reviews are positive
Players praise the combination of tower building and army attacks, along with the demanding challenge. Recent complaints focus on repeated crashes and trouble accessing multiplayer matches.
Screenshots and trailer
Tower Wars system requirements
Minimum: with 512MB dedicated memo…, 2 GB RAM, 1.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Tower Wars?
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- OS
- Windows® XP SP3/ Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
- Processor
- Dual Core processor with 2.0GHz or greater (Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2)
- Graphics
- Video Card with 512MB dedicated memory and DX9.0c support (Shader Model 3+) *Video cards with shared memory technology are not supported.
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1.5 GB
- Notes
- Tower Wars online ranked and unranked multiplayer matches require a broadband internet connection.
Does Tower Wars have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online; PvP online. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.
Does Tower Wars run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- The native resolution is not the default one
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 35
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: Russian, German.
Does Tower Wars use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
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Recent updates
- Dec 2, 2014 · Tower Wars Update! - (German language support!)
- Dec 2, 2014 · Tower Wars Update! - (German language support!)
- Oct 16, 2014 · Tower Wars Update! - (Russian language support!)
- Oct 16, 2014 · Tower Wars Update! - (Russian language support!)
- Jun 20, 2014 · Tower Wars Official Season 3 Start + Latest Update Info!!
