Stellacore Defense

Stellacore Defense is a tower defense game set in a dimensional universe where humanity has found Stellacore energy, the lifeblood of civilization. After native creatures invade an unmanned space station controlled by the AI Aethis and begin stealing Stellacores, Aethis awakens you to protect humanity’s last lifeline.

Plan and fight

Each battle has two phases. During the Construction Phase, you place defense towers and deploy modules to influence enemy paths, use the terrain to build defensive depth and direct invaders into crossfire zones. In the Combat Phase, you cannot build new facilities; instead, you use a tactical chip system to control the battlefield.

Each tower has its own chip, and the draw pile is generated according to the number of towers in the field. You can combine identical chips to upgrade them to level 3, then spend Stellacore energy to trigger attacks, buffs, debuffs and other effects at key moments.

Towers and enemies

There are 6 defense modules, each with 3 upgrade paths. A tower can take up to 2 paths, but only 1 can be fully upgraded, so you can adapt combinations to different enemies and terrain. Four modification systems offer different tactical trade-offs: high-risk, high-reward choices; modifications that grow stronger with each battle; sacrificing one tower for global bonuses; and risking shutdown for maximum damage output.

The 35 dimensional native creatures comprise 14 minions, 11 elites and 10 bosses. Their traits include armor, invisibility and group buffs, calling for changes in your tactics. The maximum amount of Stellacore energy falls as enemies steal energy blocks, while defeating enemies carrying energy restores it. Every chip activation also requires careful energy management.

Levels and research

The game has 27 story levels, all playable in both Story and Endless modes. A 135-node Research Tree covers general upgrades, tower enhancements, modification unlocks and defensive mechanisms. Tower and enemy codexes are integrated with Steam achievements.