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Tower defense strategy game

Tower Vanguard

Build brass towers beside the lane, hold the keep and break every wave

Tower Vanguard is a hand-crafted tower defense game by Rui Codex for Android. Players build brass towers on the tiles beside the lane, call the waves when ready and hold the keep with Captain Rook against the creeping Gloam across 24 maps. It plays offline without an account and is free, with ads kept away from battles and optional in-app purchases.

  • Android
  • Free
  • In-app purchases
  • Contains ads
  • Content rating: PEGI 3

Screenshots

Scroll sideways or use the arrow keys.

An autumn map where towers beside a winding cobblestone lane fire at enemies during wave 7 of 12
A boss map with a looping lane lined with towers during wave 12 of 15
The home screen with Chapter I, The Frontier, Map 6 Boss ready to play and a daily reward to claim
Tower upgrades for the Arrow Tower and the Cannon, with four levels, mastery and two specializations each
A stone map with two enemy portals, where beacon links connect towers across the lanes during wave 10 of 15
The campaign screen with Chapter I, The Frontier, its six lane layouts and stars, and Chapter II, The Valley, still locked
A victory screen at wave 20 of 20 with two of three stars, rewards and Endless Siege unlocked
The Missions screen with a daily reward, the Daily Siege and three daily missions to claim

Features

  • Six towers, real choices

    Arrow, cannon, frost, tesla, sniper and beacon, each with two specialisations.

  • Four regions, 24 maps

    New lane layouts, new Gloam creatures and a boss at the end of every region.

  • Synergy wins

    Frost slows and weakens, beacons power up their neighbours and early waves pay extra gold.

  • Something new every day

    Daily missions, the Daily Siege, a weekly operation and the Endless Rift.

  • Long-term progress

    Three stars per map, Heroic crowns, commander ranks, tower mastery and an enemy codex.

  • Free and fair

    Every map, mode and tower is free, and no purchase ever wins a map for you.

  • Offline, no account

    Plays without a connection, keeps progress on your device and speaks nine languages.

About Tower Vanguard

Each map is a lane that the Gloam follows towards the keep. Build on the tiles beside it, call the next wave when you are ready and hold the line with Captain Rook. Calling a wave early pays extra gold, so every wave is a trade between safety and speed.

Six towers - arrow, cannon, frost, tesla, sniper and beacon - change as they grow, and each offers two specialisations to choose between. The real strength is in combinations: frost slows and weakens enemies, and beacons power up their neighbours. Four regions hold 24 maps with new lane layouts and new Gloam creatures, and a boss waits at the end of every region.

Each map has three stars to earn, and Heroic crowns, commander ranks, tower mastery and a codex of every enemy you meet keep long-term progress going. Daily missions, the Daily Siege, a weekly operation and the Endless Rift give a fresh goal every day. Every map, mode and tower is free; ads are kept away from battles, and the optional Vanguard Pass, themes and core packs are about comfort and looks, never about winning a map for you.

Who it is for

Tower defense fans who like planning a build and testing it against boss waves, and players who want a strategy game that is fair to play for free.

Tower Vanguard — Build brass towers beside the lane, hold the keep and break every wave

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Built by Rui Codex

We design, build and publish our own apps with the same engineering we put into client software.

Built in Flutter (Dart) with a battle simulation in pure Dart that reads every balance number from one data file, so the rules run headless in tests and simulations. Progress is stored locally in SQLite, ads run through Google AdMob and purchases through Google Play Billing, and usage analytics go to a PostHog server that Rui Codex runs on its own infrastructure and can be switched off in Settings.

Technology

  • Flutter
  • Dart
  • SQLite
  • Google AdMob
  • Google Play Billing
  • PostHog (self-hosted)

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Frequently asked questions

Is Tower Vanguard free?

Yes. Every map, mode and tower is free to play. The optional Vanguard Pass, themes and core packs are about comfort and looks and never win a map for you.

Does Tower Vanguard have ads?

Yes, through Google AdMob, but ads are kept away from your battles. No reward is ever given for a store rating.

Does Tower Vanguard work offline?

Yes. It plays without a connection, needs no account and keeps your progress on your device.

How many maps are there?

There are 24 maps across four regions, each with three stars to earn and a boss at the end of every region, plus the Daily Siege, a weekly operation and the Endless Rift.

Is Tower Vanguard on iPhone?

Not at the moment. Tower Vanguard is published on Google Play for Android phones and tablets; there is no App Store version yet.

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