Ancient Planet Tower Defense

Tower defense against alien raiders with flexible tower placement

Moonlight Mouse · Released Feb 3, 2015

Reviews: Very Positive; 82% of 1,207
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 6; peak 24h 7
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 3 years ago; Feb 1, 2023

What is Ancient Planet Tower Defense?

This is an isometric tower defense game set at an ancient civilization's stronghold under attack by alien raiders. Across 40 levels, you place towers wherever there is space and upgrade both your towers and base. You can reset upgrades to try different defenses.

For you if...

+you enjoy classic tower defense with open tower placement
+you like changing upgrades between separate levels
+you want lighthearted science fiction and atmospheric music

Not for you if...

−you dislike replaying levels to earn upgrades
−you want a large selection of different towers
−you prefer strategy games without difficult later levels

What players say

82% of 1,207 reviews are positive

Players praise the visuals, music, and tower placement and upgrade choices. The most common complaint is slow progression that can require replaying levels for upgrades; some players also find the tower selection limited.

Screenshots and trailer

Ancient Planet Tower Defense system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista/7
Processor: 2 Ghz Processor
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 200 MB available space
Notes: Widescreen display

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 47
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian, Polish, Italian, Hungarian, Dutch, Vietnamese, Greek, Romanian, Thai, Czech, Swedish.