Fit check
Is Forward Defense worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Tower defense players who prefer single-player sessions over cooperative play
- Strategy fans who enjoy placing defenses around changing map layouts
- Players interested in military-themed settings and turret-versus-vehicle combat
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for direct character control may hit a wall at the focus on building and repairing fixed defenses.
- Players who want a large roster of defensive units may find the six turret designs limiting.
- Players seeking cooperative tower defense may prefer a game built around multiplayer.
Our take on Forward Defense
The likely sticking point is the defense-building loop: players who want to control a character directly may bounce off when the game asks them to choose turret positions and maintain fixed defenses instead.
What is Forward Defense?
Forward Defense is a top-down 3D, single-player tower defense game set in a fictional Middle Eastern country.
Players defend United Coalition Force positions against insurgents using vehicles such as Technicals and armored personnel carriers. The game combines turn-based play with a presentation inspired by military real-time strategy games. Its six turret designs have different roles: rotary cannons target lightly armored enemies, while missile launchers engage distant threats. Players can build and repair turrets and place Hesco walls for perimeter defense. Maps include an oil refinery, a damaged city, farmland, and a mountain village, with layouts that affect turret placement. An information window displays unit and turret statistics. The game supports 16:9 and ultrawide resolutions.
How Forward Defense plays
- 01Six turret designs
- Rotary cannons suit lightly armored targets, while missile launchers are used against distant enemies.
- 02Variable map layouts
- Locations include a refinery, a ruined city, farmland, and a mountain village, each requiring different turret placement.
- 03Turret information window
- An in-game panel displays statistics for units and defenses.
- 04Ultrawide display support
- The game is set up for both 16:9 and ultrawide resolutions.
Forward Defense compared to similar games
Forward Defense is a single-player, turn-based defense game built around placing and repairing turrets on changing maps. Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is a cooperative Action RPG and tower defense game with loot, leveling, pets, and character customization. Anomaly: Warzone Earth reverses the tower defense formula, tasking players with saving cities from alien-built turrets.
Forward Defense: platforms & release
Is Forward Defense worth it?
It is worth it if: tower defense players who prefer single-player sessions over cooperative play. Skip it if: players looking for direct character control may hit a wall at the focus on building and repairing fixed defenses.
Where can I download Forward Defense?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Forward Defense's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Forward Defense on?
Windows only.
