Red Wave TD
Strategy
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Communist forces have invaded America! Do you have what it takes to stop the Red Wave?
Red Wave is a real-time strategy and tower defense game with a totally unique look — every unit and tile is hand-drawn in colored pencil and scanned in.
Take command of American forces and hold the line across America.
STORY CAMPAIGN - 6 MISSIONS
• Mission 1: Crossing the Rio Grande - stop them at the southern border
• Mission 2: Remember the Alamo!
• Mission 3: Mighty Mississip' - hold the river
• Mission 4: The Siege of St. Louis - defend the secrets hidden below the Gateway Arch
• Mission 5: Marine One Down - the President is down in Nashville. Save him!
• Mission 6: Escape - crush the tank brigade fleeing to the Atlantic
Plus 3 Skirmish maps for quick play: Beginners Field (Easy), Two Rivers (Medium), Surrounded (Hard).
BUILD YOUR DEFENSE
• Marine - cheap, fast rapid-fire infantry
• Pillbox - tough fortified gunner
• Landmine - hidden one-shot boom
• Artillery - long-range shells
• Rocket Launcher - massive splash damage
HOLD BACK THE WAVE
Conscripts, Jeeps, Tanks, and Rocket Trucks that shoot back. Earn gold for every kill, build fast, and hold the line.
MADE FOR ON-THE-GO RTS
• Full campaign + skirmish - hours of play
• Quick sessions, perfect for mobile
• Landscape play with touch, mouse, and gamepad menu support
• Free to play with Premium upgrade to unlock all maps and remove ads
Get your RTS fix on the go. Stop the Red Wave!
Includes Fireworks music composition by Sujin Wonglakorn.
Includes various musical compositions by Espilan.
3.0.0 - Fresh coat of paint!
• All-new icon, logo, and title art
• Under-the-hood migration for faster updates
• Smoother resizing / orientation handling
• Fixed projectiles lingering after long games
The developer, Brandon Stecklein, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
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- Identifiers
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Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Brandon Stecklein
- Size
- 48.5 MB
- Category
- Strategy
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.3 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Frequent
Guns or Other Weapons
Infrequent
Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Red Wave Premium $1.99
- Copyright
- © 2018-2026 Ape Apps, LLC

