Command an elemental defense grid. Build and maze towers, counter each wave’s elements, specialize, field a hero and hold the line across six worlds, or build your own map.
15–25 minutes per sector; 8–12 hours for the campaign
Works on
Computer, tablet and phone, any way up
Controls
Trailer
What’s in the trailer
Vanex Defense gameplay: Towers zap enemies winding through a snowy maze and along a sky road, then a giant boss arrives.
The Vanex Defense logo and its pitch: “Build the maze. Hold the line.” Ages 10–14.
On screen: “Towers, upgrades and giant bosses.”
The end card: the AI Kids Games logo, “Play free” and “No ads. No sign-ups. No tracking.”
Screenshots
How to play
Tap or click a tower card, then an open square, to build.
Make a maze so the constructs walk past your towers.
Read the wave intel, then start the next wave.
All controls
Tap or click a tower card, then a square and the checkmark to build. Keys 1–0 pick towers.
Select a tower to upgrade, sell or change targeting (U, S and T). At level 3, pick one of two specializations.
Move your commander with the hero button or H, use its special with Q, and use abilities with Z, X and C.
Drag and pinch, or drag and use the mouse wheel, to move and zoom the map. Press and hold anything to learn about it.
Start or call the next wave with N or Enter, change speed with F and pause with P or Space. Keys can be changed in Settings.
Safety and privacy
Ages
Ages 10–14: our suggestion, not an official rating.
What to expect
Sci-fi battles against crystal robots: towers fire energy beams and constructs shatter into crystal shards. No blood, gore or scary horror. Campaign progress and settings save in this browser.
Never in this game
No ads
No purchases
No chat or messages
No accounts or sign-ups
Nothing sent anywhere
Saved on this device
Progress saves in this browser only, never sent to us, under 3 storage keys starting with vanex-defense-. To erase it, clear this site’s data in your browser settings.
