Backyard Defenders
Tower defense runs where research carries past defeat
by Theodore Hauenstein
Summary
Place six defender types across a 15-by-7 backyard grid to stop insects from reaching the picnic, spending sugar on upgrades mid-run. Defeat ends the run, but a separate research fund persists and buys permanent economy and defender upgrades for the next attempt.
- Six defenders: salt shaker, bug zapper, sprinkler, web, swatter, balloon
- Five bosses including Ant Empress and Locust Storm
- Runs save at wave checkpoints; six Steam achievements
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