Defend the Castle: Card TD

Name: Defend the Castle: Card TD
Rating: 3.8 (39 reviews)
Author: Small Giant Games

Deck-builder Tower Defense!

Free · In‑App Purchases

39 Ratings
Ages

13+
Years
Category

Strategy
Developer

Small Giant Games
Language

EN
+ 19 More
Size

200.2
MB

DECK BUILDING TOWER DEFENSE Defend your castle against hordes of enemies! Build your tower card deck and rank up your towers to defeat increasingly powerful monsters! COLLECT AND LEVEL UP Collect elemental cards and build versatile decks to crush any foes that attack your castle. Craft your strategy and advance through increasingly difficult levels and enemies! TOWER CARD FUSION Combine tower cards to create unique and more powerful towers. Level up your cards! Fortify your tower defenses to beat powerful elite and boss enemies for great rewards as you progress your way up! PLAY WITH FRIENDS Play against other players (PvP). Attack opponents by releasing minions and defend against your opponents minions with your towers. Join or create an alliance to repel hordes of zombie enemies with your team! QUESTS Challenge yourself with timed quests and test your deck in themed challenges to earn limited-time rewards! Defend the Castle is free to download and play, however, some game items can also be purchased for real money. Information about drop rates for random item purchases can be found in-game. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. The game also includes random rewards. You must be at least 13 years of age, or such higher age as required in your country, to play or download Defend the Castle. A network connection is required for this game (network fees may apply). Use of this application is governed by our Terms of Service, found at https://www.take2games.com/legal. For questions about the game, please review our game support page here https://smallgiant.aihelp.net/hc/account/4-Defend_The_Castle/en?p=ios. For information about how Zynga uses personal data, please read our privacy policy at www.take2games.com/privacy. © 2026 Zynga, Inc. All rights reserved. Small Giant Games Oy. Aleksanterinkatu 13, 00100 Helsinki

Ratings & Reviews

3.8

out of 5

39 Ratings

Just some suggestions
Feb 22

katie6898
It’s pretty fun but it would be nice to know what each card is weak against along with what they are strong against when we go to their details. Also it would be great if the card randomization could be better. I have been playing for like 3 months now and I can’t seem to get metal, poison, or ice cards when I merge, open random card packs, or play levels and if I do it’s extremely rare. Would be great if you improve the randomization. And the last update made the hordes a bit too difficult. My alliance went from completing every horde to struggling because it’s now hard to kill even just 200 or more zombies each attack (we were able to defeat 300+ before and at higher difficulties)
Just some suggestions
Feb 22

katie6898

It’s pretty fun but it would be nice to know what each card is weak against along with what they are strong against when we go to their details. Also it would be great if the card randomization could be better. I have been playing for like 3 months now and I can’t seem to get metal, poison, or ice cards when I merge, open random card packs, or play levels and if I do it’s extremely rare. Would be great if you improve the randomization. And the last update made the hordes a bit too difficult. My alliance went from completing every horde to struggling because it’s now hard to kill even just 200 or more zombies each attack (we were able to defeat 300+ before and at higher difficulties)
Good game, balance is off
Jan 30

Pitsch91187
**Edit: had to drop to a 1*. The level scale is so bad. With all resources being as scarce as it is, the jump from one level to the next can take a week or more to level up. I am super close to max level on all my towers. I think at some point, the level will be impossible, even with the perfect draws. **edit: I hit the max I can get, I had all my best towers at almost max, they still just walked through. I cannot play campaign anymore. Great game. There are some balancing issues. In PvP, it needs complete rework. It should not be that you lose before you even play, but if they start with a pixie or a hard counter to all the cards in your starting hand, it’s gg, just scoop. There is not enough time to get enough damage out to stop them. All PvP players have max creatures, not sure how that’s possible in the lowest tier. I cannot play PvP anymore. Coins are pointless. If I see an award of coins, I either stop playing that mission or don’t even try for the achievement. You need something to put coins into. Events give you almost nothing but coins and emblems, but once you hit max level, not point.Gems are also almost not usefully, maybe a store item of high level cards. The packs are just hit or miss.Skip this game, do not give money to devs that release half made games. You will hit the max level, and you cannot play the game anymore.

Developer Response
We're sorry to hear about your unbalanced gameplay experience. We recently released version 4.0.0 with gameplay balance updates for gameplay, rewards and progression as well as daily Quests and Horde Battles to allow for faster accumulation of resources to collect and upgrade towers. Come see if the game feels better and if not, send a support request through to https://smallgiant.aihelp.net/hc/account/4-Defend_The_Castle/en/contact-us
Good game, balance is off
Jan 30

Pitsch91187

**Edit: had to drop to a 1*. The level scale is so bad. With all resources being as scarce as it is, the jump from one level to the next can take a week or more to level up. I am super close to max level on all my towers. I think at some point, the level will be impossible, even with the perfect draws. **edit: I hit the max I can get, I had all my best towers at almost max, they still just walked through. I cannot play campaign anymore. Great game. There are some balancing issues. In PvP, it needs complete rework. It should not be that you lose before you even play, but if they start with a pixie or a hard counter to all the cards in your starting hand, it’s gg, just scoop. There is not enough time to get enough damage out to stop them. All PvP players have max creatures, not sure how that’s possible in the lowest tier. I cannot play PvP anymore. Coins are pointless. If I see an award of coins, I either stop playing that mission or don’t even try for the achievement. You need something to put coins into. Events give you almost nothing but coins and emblems, but once you hit max level, not point.Gems are also almost not usefully, maybe a store item of high level cards. The packs are just hit or miss.Skip this game, do not give money to devs that release half made games. You will hit the max level, and you cannot play the game anymore.
Developer Response Feb 16
We're sorry to hear about your unbalanced gameplay experience. We recently released version 4.0.0 with gameplay balance updates for gameplay, rewards and progression as well as daily Quests and Horde Battles to allow for faster accumulation of resources to collect and upgrade towers. Come see if the game feels better and if not, send a support request through to https://smallgiant.aihelp.net/hc/account/4-Defend_The_Castle/en/contact-us
Decent game
10/28/2025

kuboom1
This is a decent game overall, but the difficulty curve ramps up significantly as you progress. The main drawbacks are the repetitive maps and the limited methods for acquiring cards.A major point of friction is the overabundance of monster cards with no clear use; I'd prefer a higher probability of getting tower cards over monster cards. Alternatively, the ability to deploy or utilize monster cards during a level would greatly improve their value and overall gameplay.
Decent game
10/28/2025

kuboom1

This is a decent game overall, but the difficulty curve ramps up significantly as you progress. The main drawbacks are the repetitive maps and the limited methods for acquiring cards.A major point of friction is the overabundance of monster cards with no clear use; I'd prefer a higher probability of getting tower cards over monster cards. Alternatively, the ability to deploy or utilize monster cards during a level would greatly improve their value and overall gameplay.
Needs Balancing
12/02/2025

CraigNJen
Game is fun but needs major balancing. First and foremost is the severe lack of diamonds to be able to get more cards. It’s already hard enough to upgrade the cards I do receive, but when the percentage chance of an upgrade to a higher tier is 67% and it fails to tier up FOUR TIMES IN A ROW, something is wrong. Not to mention you don’t have control over whether the outcome is offensive or defensive.On that note: offensive cards. I got stuck at an impossible level because - again - lack of cards to be able to battle with.Finally, PvP is broken. The only thing someone has to do is put a fast group followed by a slow group and they’ll win every time; cannot begin to tell you how many times I’ve lost to a zombie then fairy combo. This is the straw that broke the camel’s back and made me delete this game.

Developer Response
We're sorry to hear about your unbalanced gameplay experience. We recently released version 4.0.0 with gameplay balance updates for gameplay, rewards and progression as well as daily Quests and Horde Battles for a more balanced player experience. Come see if the game feels better and if not, send a support request through to https://smallgiant.aihelp.net/hc/account/4-Defend_The_Castle/en/contact-us
Needs Balancing
12/02/2025

CraigNJen

Game is fun but needs major balancing. First and foremost is the severe lack of diamonds to be able to get more cards. It’s already hard enough to upgrade the cards I do receive, but when the percentage chance of an upgrade to a higher tier is 67% and it fails to tier up FOUR TIMES IN A ROW, something is wrong. Not to mention you don’t have control over whether the outcome is offensive or defensive.On that note: offensive cards. I got stuck at an impossible level because - again - lack of cards to be able to battle with.Finally, PvP is broken. The only thing someone has to do is put a fast group followed by a slow group and they’ll win every time; cannot begin to tell you how many times I’ve lost to a zombie then fairy combo. This is the straw that broke the camel’s back and made me delete this game.
Developer Response Feb 16
We're sorry to hear about your unbalanced gameplay experience. We recently released version 4.0.0 with gameplay balance updates for gameplay, rewards and progression as well as daily Quests and Horde Battles for a more balanced player experience. Come see if the game feels better and if not, send a support request through to https://smallgiant.aihelp.net/hc/account/4-Defend_The_Castle/en/contact-us

Legendary Towers and Monsters: ∙ New Legendary Towers: Shotguns, Wizards, and Imperial Arrows ∙ New Legendary Monsters: Ettins, Griffins, and Werewolves Tower Rarity Reshuffling: ∙ Promoted: Hammer (Epic), Cactus (Epic), Beehive (Epic), Lantern (Epic), Rock Bomb (Rare) ∙ Demoted: Fire Bolt (Common), Pea Shooter (Common), Rotten Egg (Common) Economy Revamp: ∙ Rebalanced card upgrade costs and overall rewards New Water theme in the level progression: ∙ New rotation: Nature > Desert > Snow > Water > Lava > Spooky Spawn Next Wave (unlocks at Level 31): ∙ Added a button to trigger the next wave early once the current wave has fully spawned New collision logic: ∙ Improved gameplay ∙ Obstacles like Boulders now block monsters more effectively Energy changes: ∙ Adjusted energy distribution ∙ Enabled energy overflow

Version 5.0.1

Mar 10

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