Groups comparison
Defense game - 1980 to 2016
Any games where the primary goal is to defend something besides the protagonist (unless the protagonist's movement is uncontrollable by player).
Tower Defense - 1990 to 2024
Strategy sub-genre where player is limited to building defensive towers and has no movable defenses (or moving them is hard/detrimental) to protect something, and never goes on the offense.
Any games where the primary goal is to defend something besides the protagonist (unless the protagonist's movement is uncontrollable by player).
Tower Defense - 1990 to 2024
Strategy sub-genre where player is limited to building defensive towers and has no movable defenses (or moving them is hard/detrimental) to protect something, and never goes on the offense.
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