Mobile games tagged with Defense Derby

Let me introduce you to a game that I'm currently playing and finding quite enjoyable.

Game Title: Defense Derby

This game was released at the beginning of August. I'm not sure if the other admins have introduced it yet 😁

Genre: Tower Defense, Card Battler, Gacha

The main focus is on a hero in the middle and 8 slots around to place units. These units belong to 3 tribes (Human, Beast, Spirit) and 2 elements (Physical & Magical) with units for both close-range and ranged combat. The arrangement of units vertically, horizontally, or diagonally affects damage with +% bonus. Each unit has its own passive and active skills, with a cooldown of 3-5 rounds depending on the unit.

Each PvP game involves 4 players defending their main bases. In each round, players can actively change the position of their units to adapt.

At the end of each round, a card is drawn and auctioned by all 4 players. The highest bidder wins the card, the second-place bidder gets 2 chips, and the third-place bidder gets 1 chip.

Genre: Strategy Tower Defense
Operating System: Android, iOS
Size: 751 MB
Internet Connection: Required
Game's Download Countries: Global (excluding Vietnam)
VPN required for connection: No

Defense Derby, a strategy defense game published by Krafton (PUBG), is scheduled for a worldwide release on May 3rd (excluding Vietnam). The game has been in early access on Android and iOS since early July in 6 countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, and Hong Kong.

This game introduces a unique gameplay combining **4-player PvP** and **auto chess** elements into the traditional strategy defense genre. In this game, 4 players each use 1 hero and 8 units to block monsters from entering their gates. The last one standing wins. Between monster waves, there's an **auction phase** for bidding on a unit; the highest bidder obtains the unit for upgrades or to strengthen their forces. This ensures fairness as you need to balance unit synergy and wisely invest in upgrades.

The game also features an upgrade system for stronger units using resources, similar to *Clash Royale* (except heroes, which require gacha for duplicates to level up). A new feature is the **idle resource generation**, allowing you to progress even while offline, easing the grind for unit upgrades. Of course, spending money to quickly max out units from the beginning still provides an advantage for those who opt for it.