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title: "Tower Legends: 100 Levels of Tower Defense Built with Phaser"
subtitle: "The enemies buff each other, attack your towers, and sometimes just rush the base."
date: 2026-09-14T13:00:00.000Z
category: game
url: https://phaser.io/news/2026/09/tower-legends-phaser-tower-defense
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
copyright: © 2026 Phaser Studio Inc. All rights reserved.
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# Tower Legends: 100 Levels of Tower Defense Built with Phaser

*The enemies buff each other, attack your towers, and sometimes just rush the base.*

_**Tower Legends**_ is Saradoc's first game, built solo with **Phaser** in their spare time. The enemies here don't just walk in a line and die: several buff each other as they advance, some attack your towers directly, and bosses decide for themselves whether to tear down your setup or make a break for your base.

> _"What I like about Phaser is the scene system and all spritesheets utilities. This helped me focus more on game mechanics, balance ,and feel."_

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![]($/news/2026/09/tower_legends.mp4)

## Four Tower Classes and Real Tactical Choices

Four **tower classes**, Arrow, FireBolt, ChillShard and SparkShot, each with their own damage type and effects. You can also switch targeting priority mid-fight, between **Closest, Weakest, Strongest or First**, depending on what a wave needs. The world map runs across **100 levels and four biomes**, with a boss fight and dedicated boss AI every fifth level.

There's a fair amount of progression to sink into: XP and player levelling, a **skill tree split into five categories** (Global, Arrow, Fire, Lightning, Ice), and longer-term achievements. Before each level starts, you get a preview of the enemy roster and their buffs, and you can reroll those buffs if you want, though it costs you some XP for that level.

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![]($/news/2026/09/tower_legends_1.png)

## Features

* **4 tower classes** with unique damage types and effects
* **Targeting priorities** to counter different wave compositions
* **100 levels** across 4 biomes with progressive difficulty
* **Boss encounters** every 5th level with dedicated AI
* **Skill tree** across Global, Arrow, Fire, and Lightning categories
* **Run-changing loot**: damage boosts, rapid fire, fortification, emergency repairs
* **Pre-level strategy layer** with enemy roster preview and buff rerolls

## Wishlist _Tower Legends_ on Steam

Built solo by a French indie dev, made for players who want more than spike placement, real targeting decisions, boss fights that push back, and a skill tree worth planning around. Coming to Steam.

​[View on Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/5012660/Tower_Legends/)​

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