Comparison

Midnight Terrors vs Tower Defense byDefectiveRobot

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Midnight Terrors

Defend a child from a nightly onslaught of monsters using an arsenal of toys. Strategically build defenses and upgrade your arsenal to survive wave after wave of creepy creatures and epic boss battles.

Highlights
  • Fortify defenses with a maze of unique towers
  • Deploy powerful and unique toy towers
  • Survive night after night in new areas
  • Battle epic bosses and unique monsters
  • Stunning 3D and 2D graphics
  • Upgrade or sell your toys
  • Collect 25 achievements
Features
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Good Night, Sleep Tight and Don't Let The Barrage of Bedtime Monsters Out Of Your Sight! Don't be mistaken, Midnight Terrors is not your average tower defense game. Get ready to protect a frightened little kid named Casey from an onslaught of creepy night-time nocturnal monsters that hinder Casey from getting any kind of peaceful slumber. But how? With Casey's toys, of course! Whether you use the windup robot that shoots electricity from its arms or the army of toy soldiers who use their plastic rifles – it's up to you to keep the scary monsters from reaching Casey. Get ready to do combat with a creepy-crawly invasion of nightmarish monsters. Your only way to make it to the morning is by using a combination of toys to build a strong defense. Here's what you can expect to encounter as you stay up all night defending Casey: • Fortify Your Defenses – Construct a maze of unique towers and see if you can withstand wave after wave of cute, but creepy enemies. • Powerful and Unique Towers - Choose from a variety of different towers with unique abilities and magical powers. • Survive the Night: Survive night after night in new areas of Casey's house. Reset your defense and prepare for a new wave of terror. • Epic Boss Battles: Battle against weird and menacing bosses and an array of frightfully unique Monsters. • Stunning 3D and 2D Graphics with a unique Art Style. • Upgrade your Toys or Sell them • Share your progress on Facebook and show off how good you are. • 25 achievements to collect

About

Tower Defense byDefectiveRobot

Features
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Tower Defense by DefectiveRobot is a strategy game built around careful tower placement, upgrades, progression, and replayable battles. Choose between Fire, Freeze, and Lightning towers, then place them along the enemy path to defend your base. Each tower has different strengths, attack styles, and enemy immunities, so successful defenses require a balanced strategy. Features include: • 26 unique worlds • 20 stages per world • Fire, Freeze, and Lightning towers • Permanent tower upgrades • Multiple enemy types and immunities • Star-based progression • Tower Tokens • Infinite Hearts option • Full Game Access toggle • Replayable stages and increasing difficulty • Locally stored progress and settings Build your defenses, improve your towers, and protect every world from incoming waves.

Screenshots

Midnight Terrors4 screens
Tower Defense byDefectiveRobot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tower Defense byDefectiveRobot at fortnightly against Midnight Terrors's every 3 months. Midnight Terrors's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 26.4). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Midnight Terrors ships an update every 3 months, Tower Defense byDefectiveRobot fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Midnight Terrors versus Tower Defense byDefectiveRobot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMidnight TerrorsTower Defense byDefectiveRobot
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS6.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB85 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperMassDiGIDefectiveRobot LLC

In-app purchases

None

Midnight Terrors

No in-app purchases

None

Tower Defense byDefectiveRobot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Midnight Terrors free?
Midnight Terrors is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tower Defense byDefectiveRobot free?
Tower Defense byDefectiveRobot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Midnight Terrors or Tower Defense byDefectiveRobot have ads?
Neither Midnight Terrors nor Tower Defense byDefectiveRobot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Midnight Terrors or Tower Defense byDefectiveRobot?
Midnight Terrors ships an update every 3 months, and Tower Defense byDefectiveRobot fortnightly. Most recently, Midnight Terrors was updated on October 19, 2026 and Tower Defense byDefectiveRobot on October 17, 2026.

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