Indie · April 2, 2021
Element TD 2 – Tower Defense (2021)
Element TD 2 is the culmination of 15 years of Tower Defense development, with the original mod having been downloaded over 5 million times across WarCraft 3, StarCraft 2 and Dota 2. With dozens of towers, alongside an array of maps to test your defenses, this is a feature-packed standalone sequel prepared to challenge Tower Defense players. Let Elements Collide With 6 elements that combine to create 59 unique towers, you will need to anticipate incoming waves, their elements, and tailor your approach to maximize your defense. Each element has its own strengths and weaknesses, so choosing the right upgrade paths is crucial to winning. Cooperate To Conquer Work with up to 8 players to synergize your elemental choices, tower upgrades, and plan your placements. Together you will withstand the enemy assault of ever increasing waves, culminating in an endless boss battle. Compete To Survive There is also a cutthroat game of survival to play. Buckle down and turtle to outlast your opponents in the long run or go in hard and fast to rush them to their death. With both 8 player free-for-all and 1v1 ranked play, you have choices in how to compete with others. Test Your Fortitude The singleplayer campaign currently spans 28 missions to put even the most experienced Tower Defense player to the test. Take on unique maps, enemies, and bosses in a challenging gauntlet that provides an experience never before seen in Element TD. Features 59 Towers with unique abilities created through multiple elemental upgrade paths. Co-op mode lets up to 8 players team up at once. Campaign mode to hone your skills and survive against ever increasing challenges. 6 Elements to empower your towers to create powerful diverse defenses. 55 Waves to truly challenge your defenses, culminating in an endless boss. 26 Maps with unique biomes to test your tactics on diverse layouts. 10 Modifiers to significantly alter the gameplay to your liking. Global servers allow for cross-region multiplayer. Leaderboards to compete against other players for top score. Replay support to showcase your victories and learn strategies from others. Unlockable cosmetics allows you to customize your builder. Hundreds of Achievements gives you an endless supply of challenges to beat.
Indie releases from 2021
39 Indie titles launched in 2021 — top 6 by review volume.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Tower Defense · 167
- Real Time Tactics · 152
- Multiplayer · 150
- Fantasy · 146
- Strategy · 144
- PvE · 135
- PvP · 133
- Team-Based · 131
- Competitive · 126
- Character Customization · 121
- RTS · 120
- 3D · 113
- Tactical · 110
- Score Attack · 102
- Building · 95
Peer Indie titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Position in Indie
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 3.0k Steam reviews | Top 71% in Indie |
| Positive rating | 90% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 50% |
| Engagement hours | 12 h average | Top 50% for session depth among Indie |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- Italian
- German
- Dutch
- Spanish - Latin America
- Swedish
- Romanian
- French
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
- Traditional Chinese
- Czech
Full audio (2)
- English
- Korean
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Online PvP
- LAN PvP
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
- LAN Co-op
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Stats
- Steam Leaderboards
Other
- Single-player
Press Quotes
“Element TD 2 is a deep and complex tower defense game that harkens back to the golden era when there were dozens of popular variants and odd takes on the formula.” PC Gamer
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
12h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
4h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
17h
Current engagement
Achievements
456
Steam unlocks available
Reception Metrics
Steam community
90%Very Positive · 3.0k reviews
2.7k positive · 301 negative
Curator recommendations
2.8k
Release & Availability
| Release date | Apr 2, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Element Studios |
| Base price | $6.74 |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Support · [email protected] |
Editions & Packages
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