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88%40288% positive reviews, Very Positive across 402 reviews·Tower Defense · Singleplayer
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Forward Defense is a top-down 3D singleplayer tower defense game. Join the United Coalition Force and defeat insurgent forces armed with Technicals and Armored Personnel Carriers in a war-torn region of the Middle East.
Join the United Coalition Force and defeat insurgent forces attempting to overrun and destroy your defenses. Build and repair a wide array of Turret Structures ranging from high velocity Smoothbore Cannons to Howitzers firing 155mm air burst shells. Use Hesco Walls to provide perimeter protection. Forward Defense combines turn-based gameplay with the look and feel of classic military style RTS games.

Choose from six different Turret designs and learn which ones work best in different situations. Rotary Cannons will work well against lightly armored targets, while Missile Launchers will be your best bet against long range hostiles. An easy to read Information Window will show you the stats you're looking for.

Visit uniquely detailed locations across a vast Middle Eastern country. Hold the line at a sabotaged oil refinery, defeat enemy forces in a war-torn destroyed city and defend fertile farmland near a mountainous village. Each level has a completely different layout so you have to take the environment into account when considering Turret placement.

"On June 6 2028, the United Coalition Force invaded the sovereign state of Kardastan. After a brutal three year war, the UCF succeeded in hunting down and assassinating the Kardastani dictator Haddar Sharif. The war sparked civil unrest and led to the rise of the Revolutionary Freedom Army, an insurgent faction who wishes to avenge Haddar Sharif."

We're very open to community feedback and are expanding the game with new features, mechanics and units while keeping a close eye on performance. If you have any ideas or run into any issues, feel free to let us know!

Forward Defense is optimized to work at both 16:9 as well as ultrawide resolutions.

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