The best Tower Defense board games 🗼 2021

You know the gameplay of computer games and are looking for a really good tower defense board game 🗼? Then we have just the thing - a list of 27 best tower defense games 2021.

What are tower defense games?

Tower defense games actually originated in the computer game world (e.g. Dune 2, Starcraft, Warcraft 3), but now there are many good board games that have adapted this mechanic to the analog world.

The goal of tower defense games (abbreviated to "TD") is to defend a player's territories or possessions by hindering or killing enemy attackers. This is usually accomplished by placing defensive structures such as turrets (hence the name) on or along the enemy's attack path. This usually means building a variety of different structures designed to block, hinder, attack or destroy the enemy.

List of the best tower defense board games 2021 🗼

This list was last updated on June 22, 2021. We compared 47 board games for this list and selected the top 27. There's also a print version for this list.

  1. Castle Panic

    All details for the board game Castle Panic and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

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    • Players1 - 6 Players
    • Playtime60 Minutes
    • Age10+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: easy
    👍 Good price!70€ atAmazon.de

  2. Last Bastion

    All details for the board game Last Bastion and similar games
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    • Players1 - 4 Players
    • Playtime45 Minutes
    • Age14+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: medium
    👍 Good price!40€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for Last Bastion

    • YouTube Review vom Spiel "Last Bastion" von "BoardGameGeek"
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  3. Pavlov's House

    All details for the board game Pavlov's House and similar games

    Nominated for 1 award.

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    • Players1 - 3 Players
    • Playtime60 - 75 Minutes
    • Age12+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: medium
    88€ atAmazon.de

  4. Gorbachev: The Fall of Communism

    All details for the board game Gorbachev: The Fall of Communism and similar games
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    • Players1 Players
    • Playtime30 - 60 Minutes
    • Age12+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: easy
    71€ atAmazon.de

  5. Ottoman Sunset: The Great War in the Near East

    All details for the board game Ottoman Sunset: The Great War in the Near East and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

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    • Players1 Players
    • Playtime30 Minutes
    • Age13+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: easy
    Amazon.de

  6. Castle Panic: Big Box

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    • Players1 - 6 Players
    • Age10+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: easy
    95€ atAmazon.de

  7. Castle Itter

    All details for the board game Castle Itter and similar games
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    • Players1 Players
    • Playtime45 - 60 Minutes
    • Age13+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: easy
    68€ atAmazon.de

  8. Star Trek Panic

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    Nominated for 1 award.

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    • Players1 - 6 Players
    • Playtime90 Minutes
    • Age13+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: easy
    90€ atAmazon.de

  9. Ghost Stories

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    Nominated for 5 awards.

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    • Players1 - 4 Players
    • Playtime60 Minutes
    • Age12+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: medium
    👍 Good price!48€ atAmazon.de

  10. Hapsburg Eclipse

    All details for the board game Hapsburg Eclipse and similar games
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    • Players1 Players
    • Playtime30 Minutes
    • Age13+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: easy
    Amazon.de

  11. Bad Bones

    All details for the board game Bad Bones and similar games
    🔥 Deal: 13% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
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    • Players1 - 6 Players
    • Playtime30 - 45 Minutes
    • Age8+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: easy
    🔥 Great price!27€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for Bad Bones

    • YouTube Review vom Spiel "Bad Bones" von "BoardGameGeek"
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  12. Island Siege

    All details for the board game Island Siege and similar games
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    • Players2 Players
    • Playtime45 Minutes
    • Age13+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: easy
    Amazon.de

  13. Tiny Epic Defenders

    All details for the board game Tiny Epic Defenders and similar games
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    • Players1 - 4 Players
    • Playtime30 Minutes
    • Age13+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: easy
    👍 Good price!45€ atAmazon.de

  14. XenoShyft: Dreadmire

    All details for the board game XenoShyft: Dreadmire and similar games
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    • Players1 - 4 Players
    • Playtime30 - 60 Minutes
    • Age14+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: medium
    104€ atAmazon.de

  15. Castle Rampage

    All details for the board game Castle Rampage and similar games
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    • Players2 Players
    • Playtime15 Minutes
    • Age8+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: very easy
    👍 Good price!8€ atAmazon.de

  16. XenoShyft: Onslaught

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    • Players1 - 4 Players
    • Playtime30 - 60 Minutes
    • Age13+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: medium
    50€ atAmazon.de

  17. Fantasy Defense

    All details for the board game Fantasy Defense and similar games
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    • Players1 - 2 Players
    • Playtime15 - 20 Minutes
    • Age10+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: easy
    21€ atAmazon.de

  18. Age of Towers

    All details for the board game Age of Towers and similar games
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    • Players1 - 4 Players
    • Playtime45 - 75 Minutes
    • Age14+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: easy
    51€ atAmazon.de

  19. Orcs Orcs Orcs: Reinforcements (Expansion 1)

    All details for the board game Orcs Orcs Orcs: Reinforcements (Expansion 1) and similar games
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    • Players2 - 4 Players
    • Age13+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: easy
    Amazon.de

  20. Dawn of the Zeds (Second edition)

    All details for the board game Dawn of the Zeds (Second edition) and similar games
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    • Players1 Players
    • Playtime45 - 90 Minutes
    • Age13+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: medium
    Amazon.de

  21. Orcs Orcs Orcs

    All details for the board game Orcs Orcs Orcs and similar games
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    • Players2 - 4 Players
    • Playtime45 Minutes
    • Age13+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: easy
    49€ atAmazon.de

  22. Bastion

    All details for the board game Bastion and similar games
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    • Players1 - 4 Players
    • Playtime45 - 90 Minutes
    • Age10+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: easy
    99€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for Bastion

    • YouTube Review vom Spiel "Bastion" von "BoardGameGeek"
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    • YouTube Review vom Spiel "Bastion" von "BoardGameGeek"
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  23. Munchkin Panic

    All details for the board game Munchkin Panic and similar games
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    • Players1 - 6 Players
    • Playtime45 - 60 Minutes
    • Age8+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: easy
    🔥 Great price!40€ atAmazon.de

  24. Stronghold: 2nd edition

    All details for the board game Stronghold: 2nd edition and similar games

    Nominated for 2 awards.

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    • Players2 Players
    • Playtime90 Minutes
    • Age10+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: hard
    64€ atAmazon.de

    Video reviews for Stronghold: 2nd edition

    • YouTube Review vom Spiel "Stronghold: 2nd edition" von "BoardGameGeek"
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  25. B-Sieged: Sons of the Abyss

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    • Players1 - 6 Players
    • Playtime60 - 90 Minutes
    • Age13+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: medium
    Amazon.de

  26. Apocalypse Chaos

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    • Players1 - 4 Players
    • Playtime60 Minutes
    • Age13+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: medium
    55€ atAmazon.de

  27. Carnival Zombie

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    Nominated for 3 awards.

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    • Players1 - 6 Players
    • Playtime120 Minutes
    • Age12+ years old
    • ComplexityComplexity: medium
    Amazon.de

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