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Core Defense

Core Defense

A roguelike tower defense game

Games
Casual
Strategy
24 reviews
⭐️4.7 / 5
Rating
🙌420
Ratings
📼6 scs
Content
📦w/o updates
Updates frequency
🗣❌ unsupported
Your locale
🧾$0.99 - $5.99
In-App Purchase

All Versions of Core Defense

2.3.2

January 13, 2022

- Fixed caching for purchases for offline play - The restart button is now disabled for daily challenge games - Restarting a game will now keep the selected supercharge - The score bonus for unused mastery points is now tied to the amount of waves played so creating and immediately abandoning games can no longer be exploited to gain infinite XP - You can no longer abandon an already abandoned game for infinite XP
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2.3.1

November 1, 2021

Fixed an error in the score calculation bonus introduced with the last patch.
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2.3.0

October 11, 2021

Added - new supercharge *Tanky*, in which mobs have more health but move more slowly - new supercharge *BadaBoom*, in which only Powder Kegs are spawned Changed - All run scores now have a bonus for every mastery point NOT used to level the playing field in the daily challenge - Supercharges in normal games are no longer random and can manually be selected - Updated several translations Fixed - Fixed an issue where a corrupted profile would prevent you from starting games - In case of a late (invalid) submission to the daily challenge you're no longer locked out of the next one - The compendium now shows the proper amount of unlocked mastery points - The level up notification no longer shows once you reached the maximum level
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2.2.0

July 2, 2021

Over the past couple of months I've been fiddling with the mobile ads and have finally decided to remove them; I wanted for you to be able to use rewarded ads to get a little help here and there but ultimately, they didn't do that job properly. That's why I've decided to remove all ads from the game and replace them with a consumable ingame currency that you can buy. As premium user, you can disable this just like you could disable the ads, but if you like these little bonuses here and there, you can now use them consistently. Changed - Reworked the mastery selection when starting a new game: now has previous and next buttons to work around the buggy iOS select dialog Fixed - You can now scroll to reach the highscore graphic's download button on small screens
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2.1.2

June 25, 2021

Added - Added simple export / import for profiles - Even though the mobile version has thousands of players, the game has only a handful of reviews so I had to add a rating prompt ;-) Changed - Endless rewards now always appear in the same order - The keyboard shortcut to cycle the game speed can now also be used to reroll rewards Fixed - Removed deprecated range stat from ability details - Fixed color picker bug which would sometimes lead to a missing primary color - Fixed the infinite mastery point exploit - You can no longer submit scores to the daily challenge abusing the infinite mastery point exploit
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2.1.1

June 2, 2021

Added - Added brightness slider to the settings - New tower *Rocket Pod*: Randomly shoots AOE rockets which slow enemies. - New rare upgrade *Storage* for *Ion Cannon* and *Hammer*: Can reload multiple shots which carry over to the next wave - New rare upgrade *Status Immune* for *Sunbeam* - Added option to skip details while choosing rewards - New players can now get a prebuilt maze to start with - Purchases on mobile are now cached for a week, enabling offline access - Added increase and decrease buttons for the difficulty selection Changed - All abilities have been reworked and now hit all targets on the map and require no manual targeting; *Radiate* now radiates enemies instead of spawning zones, *Explosive* only deals half the damage. - You can now see the daily highscores (but not the details) before playing - Reduced spawn rate for *Kamikaze* by 20% - *Executioner Damage* upgrade stacks 15 >> 25, damage 12 >> 10 - Reduced XP necessary for level up by ~ 25% - Increased settings slider size for easier interaction on mobile - The game speed button is now visible during the build phase - New games now have the last used mastery page preselected - Rewards to choose from are now sorted by type - Reworked M7: the angry mobs button was removed, instead the effect is active all the time when using this mastery Fixed - Fixed mastery point notification appearing after level 25 - Fixed an exploit where you could immediately finish the wave - Overlays now close properly when you click below the close button - Fixed description and details for *Less is More* - The second core in *Duality* supercharge now properly has vision - Damage dealt now is properly displayed again - Daily challenge submissions no longer fail when using the *Rocket Pod* - Daily challenge highscore cache is now purged upon submitting your run
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2.1.0

June 1, 2021

Added - Added brightness slider to the settings - New tower *Rocket Pod*: Randomly shoots AOE rockets which slow enemies. - New rare upgrade *Storage* for *Ion Cannon* and *Hammer*: Can reload multiple shots which carry over to the next wave - New rare upgrade *Status Immune* for *Sunbeam* - Added option to skip details while choosing rewards - New players can now get a prebuilt maze to start with - Purchases on mobile are now cached for a week, enabling offline access - Added increase and decrease buttons for the difficulty selection Changed - All abilities have been reworked and now hit all targets on the map and require no manual targeting; *Radiate* now radiates enemies instead of spawning zones, *Explosive* only deals half the damage. - You can now see the daily highscores (but not the details) before playing - Reduced spawn rate for *Kamikaze* by 20% - *Executioner Damage* upgrade stacks 15 >> 25, damage 12 >> 10 - Reduced XP necessary for level up by ~ 25% - Increased settings slider size for easier interaction on mobile - The game speed button is now visible during the build phase - New games now have the last used mastery page preselected - Rewards to choose from are now sorted by type - Reworked M7: the angry mobs button was removed, instead the effect is active all the time when using this mastery Fixed - Fixed mastery point notification appearing after level 25 - Fixed an exploit where you could immediately finish the wave - Overlays now close properly when you click below the close button - Fixed description and details for *Less is More* - The second core in *Duality* supercharge now properly has vision - Damage dealt now is properly displayed again
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2.0.7

April 28, 2021

Fixed a crash reason.

2.0.6

April 27, 2021

Fixed yet another issue with the ads not loading.

2.0.5

April 26, 2021

Fixed an issue with ads not loading.

Core Defense In-App Purchases History

$0.99

25x PowerPack

Currency to gain missed bonuses.

$1.99

100x PowerPack

Currency to gain missed bonuses.

$2.99

Mastery Expansion

Adds progression system & more difficulties

$4.99

Premium Package

Access all difficulty levels & endless mode

$5.99

Complete Bundle

Unlocks premium and the mastery expansion

Price History of Core Defense

Description of Core Defense

Core Defense takes the best out of the tower defense genre and infuses it with roguelike mechanics and adds a dash of deckbuilding to create a simple, yet enticing gameplay experience which will have you craving for just one more wave, one more reward and just one ... more ... run! - Easy to learn – needs no tutorial - Hard to master due to high difficulty - Play in short sessions, pause any time - Unlock and discover different rewards with every run - Explore many playstyles and strategies - Unlock dozens of elusive achievements - Save and share infographics about your runs Unlock the premium version to ... - Blissfully despair at 20+ difficulty levels - Try how far you can make it in endless mode Unlock the mastery expansion to ... - Collect mastery points to spend on various bonuses - Beat 10 more difficulty levels - Spice things up with 10 supercharge modes
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Core Defense: FAQ

Is Core Defense available on iPad devices?

Yes, the Core Defense software is iPad-compatible.
The app was developed by Mario Kaiser.
The minimum supported iOS version for the app is 11.0.
Core Defense has a user rating of 4.7.
Games Is The Primary Genre Of The Core Defense App.
The latest Core Defense version released is 2.3.2.
The date of the last Core Defense update is July 4, 2024.
The Core Defense app was initially released on February 6, 2023.
This app is rated for ages 12 and up, and may contain some mature themes or moderate violence.
Core Defense currently features the following languages: English.
No, Core Defense is not available on Apple Arcade.
Yes, Core Defense offers in-app purchases to enhance your experience.
Unfortunately, Core Defense is not tailored for compatibility with Apple Vision Pro.

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Reviews of Core Defense

  • Thanks!

    Simple strategy game that I can’t seem to get bored of!
  • Short’n simple

    The game’s short and simple. It has a little progression to keep you playing for a bit but not much to it. I personally like these styles of games and they’re impossible to find though so here you go. You’ve got a fiver from me. It was a good time while I played it but rather short after downloading it before unlocking and burning out on the game from getting/doing the same stuff every time. It’s free though, so to efforts wasted there.
    I like the rouge lite to it, although, with such little options you have very little replayability. I would’ve liked to see stronger upgrade synergies and more creative tower effects and affects, but then I suppose it wouldn’t have been as short’n simple, would it?
  • Great TD!

    This was just what I was looking for. I’ve really enjoyed this game. I went ahead with unlocking the premium game modes. If you like classic tower defense with some smart new twists, give it a try!