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Doodle Tower Defense Is Live: An Idle Tower Defense You Can Leave Running
October 16, 2026 · Playgami
Our new game is out today, free in your browser. Doodle Tower Defense is an idle tower defense: one hand-drawn tower in the middle of a paper arena, enemies from every side, and the tower does all the shooting. You spend the cash.
What you're in for
- 25 upgrades per run across Attack, Defense, and Utility — Damage, Attack Speed, Crit, Multishot, Rapid Fire, Lifesteal, Thorns, Knockback, Cash Bonus, Free Upgrades. New cards unlock as your player level rises.
- A boss every 10 waves, four of them in rotation, plus Ambush, Siege, and Convoy raids that break up the waves.
- Idle rewards. From player level 8 the game banks coins, gems, and items while you're away — up to 24 hours per claim, at rates that follow your best wave.
- Long-term progression. Player levels 1–60, 6 equipment slots with 4 rarities, 8 weapons earned on the milestone road (Shotgun at wave 13 through Cannon at 233), 28 talent cards, 12 awards, daily tasks.
- Checkpoints and speed. Restart from your last 10-wave floor after wave 30; unlock x1.5 to x3 speed as your record climbs.
- Runs anywhere. Tap-only controls, portrait or landscape, phone, tablet, or desktop. Saved in your browser.
The boss rotation
| Wave | Boss | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Boss | Big and slow, 10× a basic enemy's health |
| 20 | The Brood | Sheds 3 runners at half health, 6 more when it dies |
| 30 | The Warden | 4 seconds open, 3 seconds shielded — 20% damage through the shield |
| 40 | The Hive | Shoots from the edge of your range, hatches 2 runners every 3 seconds |
| 50+ | Repeat | Boss → Brood → Warden → Hive, tougher each loop |
Why we made it
We wanted a tower defense that respects your time: a run can sit in a background tab, and the rewards keep accruing when the tab is closed. Everything is hand-drawn — enemy shapes you can read at a glance, bosses you'll recognize on sight.
What's next
Tell us which wave wall stopped you — the boss schedule is fixed, so your feedback maps straight to a number. An upgrade-order guide follows once we've watched a few hundred runs.
Play Now
Doodle Tower Defense is free in your browser — no download, no sign-up.
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