Third Wave Defense

A FREE PREVIEW DEMO FOR WINDOWS

Fend off unrelenting hordes of robots as you make your way home from the outer planets. Prepare to make a last stand for Earth in a final showdown with the mysterious creator behind the robot invasion.

TWD is a roguelike tower defense with a procedural campaign. This is a preview demo of one possible planetoid that you might encounter along the way. Good luck!

THIRD WAVE DEFENSE IS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT!

V1.0 of the TWD Demo has all of the major gameplay mechanics implemented for a base-level selection of 5 towers, and 4 robot types. This is intended to demonstrate, in full fidelity, a typical gameplay experience for one stage in its most basic form. See how long you can survive and post your score to the leaderboard!

Visit us to stay up to date and find out more about our plans for the FULL GAME!

       

OUR FUTURE PLANS FOR THE DEMO

Over the coming months, as we make improvements to core gameplay features we will continue to update the demo. Currently some of our plans include:

• Robot navigation system overhaul for improved performance (more robots!) and more interesting physical interactions.
• 'Elite' robots, or mini-bosses with special abilities.
• Various quality-of-life improvements.
• Continual balance adjustments.

 

OUR FUTURE PLANS FOR THE FULL GAME

We have big plans for the full game. The ultimate vision of TWD includes a roguelike campaign where you hop from one hand-crafted planetoid to the next, driven by the unrelenting robot armada across a procedurally generated map of the galaxy. Gather resources and technology to improve your chances of success as you make your way home for a final showdown with the mysterious Dr. Tantrum.

• An expansive procedurally generated roguelike campaign map.
• Lots of hand-crafted planetoid stages with a variety of biomes/themes.
• New tower types with interesting physical effects and enthusiastically-modified 'black market' equipment.
• Lots of new robots, including 'elite' robots with special abilities.
• Narrative story arcs and dialogue
• Encounters,  missions, and events on every campaign with short- and long-term rewards/consequences.

• A roster of characters, which in addition to your AI companion, will include: your commander, keeping tabs on your activity and progress; a rogue mercenary who can help you out of a jam--for a price; the mad-man behind the robot invasion; and a variety of additional characters such as aliens, pirates, civilians, world leaders, and other defense techs who work to help and hinder your campaign.
• Awesome soundtrack.

ABOUT US

We are a creative collective dedicated to game design, film, and  music, based in a super-secret facility in Saskatchewan, Canada.

VERSION HISTORY

• 2023-02-07 - DEMO V1.0 - Demo release.
• 2023-02-09 - DEMO V1.0.1 - Balance update, restart button, and bug fixes.
• 2023-02-16 - DEMO V1.0.2 - Bug fixes.