Star Defenders is a tower defense game where you defend your mothership against waves of alien invaders emerging from a black hole. Build defense platforms, upgrade them with powerful abilities, and survive the onslaught!
GETTING STARTED
Place 4 platforms to begin the first wave. Enemies travel from the Black Hole (top-left) to your Mothership (bottom-right). Position towers along the path to maximize damage. Don't block the path completely!
CAMPAIGN MODE
Survive 30 waves of increasingly difficult enemies. On Wave 30, an unkillable boss appears — deal as much damage as possible before it reaches your mothership. Your final score is the total damage dealt!
ENDLESS MODE
Complete Campaign to unlock Endless Mode! Enemies keep getting stronger, XP rewards increase, and waves never stop. How long can you survive?
CONTROLS
Desktop: Left-click to place platforms • Drag upgrades onto towers • Right-click to delete a platform (no refund) • Hover over Black Hole or Mothership to see enemy path
Mobile: Tap to place • Long-press to delete • Drag to apply upgrades
TOWER SYSTEM
All towers start as basic platforms that shoot at enemies. Level up by killing enemies to earn upgrade modules. Drag modules onto towers to specialize them. Each tower can have up to 4 unique upgrade types, and each type can stack up to 5 times for increased effect!
⚡ ATTACK SPEED (Cyan)
+25% attack speed per level. Stack 5x for +125% faster firing. Great for all builds!
💥 DAMAGE (Red)
+50% damage per level. Stack 5x for +250% damage. Essential for taking down tough enemies.
⏱ SLOW (Purple)
Slows enemies hit by 20% per level. Stack 5x for 100% slow (near-freeze). Great for crowd control.
⚡ CHAIN LIGHTNING (Yellow)
Projectiles chain to +1 additional target per level. Stack 5x to hit 6 enemies at once!
💣 SPLASH (Orange)
Adds area damage with +50% radius per level. Stack 5x for massive explosion radius.
🎯 RANGE (Cyan)
+33% range per level. Stack 5x for +165% range. Snipe enemies from across the map!
☠ POISON (Green)
Adds damage over time effect. Deals 3 damage per second for 3 seconds. Stacking increases duration.
➜ PIERCING (Pink)
Projectiles pierce through enemies knocking them back. Each Stack increases distance and reduces cooldown.
✧ PRECISION (White)
+33-50% critical hit chance per level. Crits deal 3x damage! Stack 5x for guaranteed crits.
ENEMY TYPES
Each enemy type has unique stats and abilities. Learn their patterns to build effective defenses!
NEBULA SYSTEM
Colorful pixel-art nebula clouds drift across the battlefield. Position your towers inside nebulas to gain powerful stat bonuses! Nebulas move slowly, so plan your tower placement carefully.
⚪ PRECISION NEBULA (White)
+50% Critical Hit Chance — Towers inside this nebula deal devastating critical strikes much more often! Combine with Precision upgrades for guaranteed crits.
🔵 VELOCITY NEBULA (Cyan)
+100% Attack Speed — Towers inside fire TWICE as fast! Stack with Attack Speed upgrades for incredible DPS.
🔴 POWER NEBULA (Red)
+5 Bonus Damage — Every shot from towers inside deals 5 extra flat damage. Great for fast-firing towers!
ASTEROIDS
Space rocks of various sizes float through the battlefield — small, medium, large, and rare Mega Asteroids. They're purely visual and don't affect gameplay, but they add to the cosmic atmosphere!
PATH PREVIEW
Hover your mouse over the Black Hole or Mothership to see the glowing path enemies will take. Use this to plan your tower placement!
