Ancient Islands

Ancient Islands is a hardcore, old-school tower defense game with complex mechanics. You build towers and other facilities in the settlement you are defending, manage resources and direct each tower’s attacks against enemies.

Build and defend

Each tower has distinct properties, and placing buildings wisely lets you make use of their combat potential and synergies. You can also develop the village’s facilities: woodcutter’s huts gather wood when placed near a forest, marketplaces let you exchange wood for stone, magic schools provide more mana and unlock stronger spells, and upgrading the gate lets it damage enemies attacking it.

Manage resources

You can trade resources to obtain what you lack, paying the required price. Maps may have an abundance of one resource and a shortage of others, and you can also turn mana into gold.

Direct your towers

You set an attack plan for each tower, choosing which enemies to target based on 14 traits. For example, mage towers can prioritize low-health flying enemies while archers target fast enemies with strong magic resistance. You can adjust your tactics to suit the map.

Develop your abilities

The skill tree offers many combinations, with branches that unlock new buildings and towers. You can specialize in gold and archery, woodcutting, melee fighters or resource gathering. You can also upgrade tower equipment at the blacksmith, choose from multiple difficulty levels, arrange troop formations and use powerful spells.