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A tower defense game where you don't click to shoot — you write code your towers run every tick, in Python, JavaScript, C++, C#, Rust, Zig or Lua. Prioritize threats with if, sweep swarms with for, and route air, armor and camo to the right tower. Better algorithms beat more towers.

Reviews: 2 user reviews — 50% — of 2 reviews
Released: 2026-07-23
Developer: Codx.io
Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Linux

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    72% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2022
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    69% matchNo user reviews
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    68% matchNo user reviews2026
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