# The Tower - Idle Tower Defense

Defend a single tower against waves, buy permanent upgrades and research while idle or active.

- Developer: Tech Tree Games LLC
- Released: 2021
- Platforms: Mobile
- Idle rating (0 active, 100 idle): 50
- Price: f2p
- Status: active
- Last update: Sep 25, 2026
- Tags: tower-defense, idle, incremental, cards

## Where to play
- App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-tower-idle-tower-defense/id1575590830

## Questions
### Is The Tower - Idle Tower Defense an idle game or an active one?
Balanced: we rate it 50 on a scale where 0 means fully active and 100 means it plays itself. Short active sessions help, but it keeps going without you.

### Is The Tower - Idle Tower Defense still being updated?
Yes. The most recent update we've seen was on Sep 25, 2026.

### Is The Tower - Idle Tower Defense free?
The Tower - Idle Tower Defense is free to play, with optional in-game purchases.

### Where can you play The Tower - Idle Tower Defense?
The Tower - Idle Tower Defense is available on mobile.

### What games are like The Tower - Idle Tower Defense?
Idle Archer Tower Defense RPG, Mega Tower - Casual TD Game and Eternal Cannon Idle Shooting share the most with it. Idle Archer Tower Defense RPG: also idle, tower defense, cards.

Source: https://incrementalgames.org/game/the-tower-idle-tower-defense (IncrementalGames.org, facts from the developer's description)