Artisan TD
Fantasy tower defense built around shaping enemy paths into mazes
4rtisans · Published by Unexpected · Released Jul 22, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 2,280
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 10 in 30 days
- Players
- 9
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 10 months ago
- Dec 10, 2025
What is Artisan TD?
This top-down fantasy tower defense game spans 30 maps in the Archipelago of Chaos. You build and upgrade towers to shape enemy paths, manage a small economy, and adapt to map-specific rules while fighting Titans and their minions to free corrupted warriors' souls.
For you if...
- +you like challenging, puzzle-focused tower defense maps
- +you enjoy managing limited resources while building defenses
Not for you if...
- −you want multiplayer or procedurally generated waves
- −you prefer loose placement rules over precise planning
What players say
88% of 2,280 reviews are positive · 90% of 10 in the last 30 days
Players praise the maze-building, visuals, and ability to return to earlier waves. The most common complaint is that perfect clears on harder settings can feel restrictive and require repeated trial and error.
Players over time
▼ -28% vs a month agoPlayers online on Steam, one sample a day.
Highest since Sep 2026: 28 players on Oct 3, 2026.
Show the data
| Day | Players |
|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | 9 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 8 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 9 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 14 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 14 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 13 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 20 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 13 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 19 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 10 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 12 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 9 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 17 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 22 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 13 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 9 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 10 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 16 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 19 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 19 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 13 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 8 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 12 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 10 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 14 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 28 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 14 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 20 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 19 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 13 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 13 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 20 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 28 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 14 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 14 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 11 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 16 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 17 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 15 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 14 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 18 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 19 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 25 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 13 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 16 |
How many players finish Artisan TD?
10% of Steam players have unlocked «Victory», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Artisan TD system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 750 Ti, 8 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Artisan TD?
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- OS
- Windows® 10 64 Bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-6600, 3.3 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X, 3.5 GHz
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 750 Ti / Radeon R7 360
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- 16:9 recommended
Recommended
- OS
- Windows® 10 64 Bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-11600K, 3.9 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, 3.7 GHz
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 1070 / Radeon RX 590
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- 16:9 recommended
Does Artisan TD have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Artisan TD run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 41
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Italian, Polish, Turkish.
Does Artisan TD 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Tower Defense
- Strategy
- Difficult
- Puzzle
- Building
- Tactical
- Real Time Tactics
- Fantasy
- Singleplayer
- Stylized
- Top-Down
- 3D
- Management
- Indie
- Turn-Based Tactics
Recent updates
- Dec 10, 2025 · 🛠️ Patch Notes - Hotfix v1.401
- Apr 11, 2025 · 🛠️ Patch Notes - Hotfix v1.310
- Feb 13, 2025 · 🛠️ Patch Notes - Hotfix v1.301
- Feb 12, 2025 · Artisan TD 1.3: The Prince Mode update has arrived!
- Jan 28, 2025 · 🛠️ Patch Notes - Hotfix v1.211