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Tower defense

Place towers, stop the wave

Snapshot

Path-based TD with towers, enemies, economy, and waves.

What this template is for

Strategy loop and balancing practice in a readable genre.

Best when you need

  • Strategy game jams
  • Balance sandbox
  • Educational resource management
  • Mobile TD prototypes

Usually includes

  • Enemy path
  • Tower place/upgrade
  • Wave spawner
  • Gold/lives economy
  • Tower types

Iteration ideas

Ask for these next in the same Build chat — one or two per turn.

  • Hero units
  • Flying path enemies
  • Map editor
  • Endless mode

Who it serves

Strategy players, designers

Prompt seed

Paste into web Grok Build, then refine.

Build a "Tower defense" using the Grok Build template as the base.
Goal: Place towers, stop the wave
Primary use case: Strategy game jams
Requirements: polished UI, mobile-first, working preview in one shot.
Tone: modern, restrained, production-demo quality — not a wireframe.

New to the loop? Learn web Build walks chat → preview → iterate → publish, using templates like this as practice ships.