# Haunted Tower - Tower Defense — It's about Strategy, not Gems

> It's about Strategy, not Gems (iPhone/iPad app by Ionut Moraru.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/haunted-tower-tower-defense/id6443698472 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ionut Moraru](https://appshunter.io/developer/1648462149)
- Category: Games, Casual, Strategy
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 64 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2022-10-07
- Data updated: 2026-06-03
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/haunted-tower-tower-defense/id6443698472/reviews.md

## What is Haunted Tower?

Place towers to prepare your defenses and use abilities to battle waves of ghosts rising from the cemetery. 

Upgrade your towers and abilities to keep your base from being haunted.

Story:
   In the haunted town of Drobeta, an evil ghost named Arbella Stuart has been terrorizing the residents for centuries. As the town's only hope, you must use your strategic thinking skills to build towers against Arbella and her ghost army.

Game Modes:
 - Campaign: Casual, relaxing, and short levels
 - Survival: Exciting and prolonged sessions

Features:
 - Three difficulty levels for the Campaign
 - Score multiplier for Survival
 - Four tower types with upgrades (three levels)
 - Two abilities (EMP and Vortex)
 - Two game speeds
 - Fast-forward
 - Timewarp
 - Call the next wave early
 - Repair base to
 - Destroyable items
 - Road obstacles
 - Pedestals
 - Multiple spawn locations

How long can you survive the swarm?


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.10.1 — 2024-07-04

Fixed a bug with sounds not working on MacOS

### 1.10.0 — 2024-04-18

- Implemented three difficulty levels for the Campaign
- Implemented a score multiplier for Survivor maps
- Fixed a bug with the upgrades for the Vortex ability
- Abilities can now be upgraded up to level 4 instead of 6
- Changed the size of the swarm ghosts in relation to their multiplier
- When ghosts are hit, they get a red or blue hint (based on whether they have armor or
- The EMP disk color is now blue

### 1.9.2 — 2024-04-02

- Random pitch range for bullet sounds
- Remove code obfuscation (speed increase)
- Fixed a bug with fast speed getting stuck

### 1.9.1 — 2023-12-13

- Victory screen takes too long to show
- Removed text from the Haunted animation
- Added idle animations to towers

### 1.9.0 — 2023-11-07

- Upgrade system for towers on Campaign levels
- Advanced targeting system for towers (with selector)
- Added multiple spawn points to several maps
- Added duration to completed campaign levels screen
- Added links to the credits screens
- Small UI improvements

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## More apps by Ionut Moraru

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All apps by Ionut Moraru: https://appshunter.io/developer/1648462149

## Related topics

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