What is Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense?
This sci-fi tower defense game has you place towers and tiles to lengthen enemy routes, connect islands, and stop waves of robotic Axons. The campaign follows a defense contractor stranded after their ship is shot down. There is also a survival mode, online co-op, and a map editor.
For you if...
- +you like planning mazes to slow enemy waves
- +you want towers and upgrades to experiment with
- +you want campaign and cooperative tower defense maps
Not for you if...
- −you prefer straightforward tower placement over planning enemy routes
- −you want forgiving levels with room for early mistakes
What players say
86% of 799 reviews are positive
Players praise the campaign's length, survival mode's replayability, and the range of towers and upgrades. Some find maze building tedious or overly restrictive, while others report co-op disconnects and save issues.
Screenshots and trailer
Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 8
- Processor
- Dual Core 2.6+ GHz Intel or AMD
- Graphics
- 1024 MB VRAM
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 8 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 82
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese.
Tags
- Tower Defense
- Real Time Tactics
- Roguelite
- Strategy
- PvE
- RTS
- Roguelike
- Online Co-Op
- Sci-fi
- Tactical
- Score Attack
- Building
- Co-op
- Multiplayer
- Singleplayer
- Indie
Recent updates
- May 15, 2026 · Version 1.2.4 Patch Notes
- Nov 2, 2025 · Version 1.2.3 Patch Notes
- Jul 29, 2025 · Version 1.2.2 Patch Notes
- Jul 3, 2025 · Version 1.2.1 Patch notes
- Jun 15, 2025 · Version 1.2 Update
1 DLC available.
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