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Couch Potato Studios · Published by Couch Potato Studios
Very Positive — 84% positive (89 reviews) · 22 achievements
Last updated 3 Oct 2026
Defend Billy and his crew on their way to the extraction zone! You have been authorized to use the defense system. Protect them from giant bugs, malfunctioning droids and more...
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Command Billy's team through perilous corridors in XENOBREAKERS: Classic Tower Defense. Deploy strategic defenses to fend off giant insects and malfunctioning droids, ensuring survival for your squad on their mission to reach the extraction zone.
About this game
Get them home! We need you to defend Billy and his crew as they make their way to the extraction zone at Drop City #237. The transport ship, Lockwood, was shot down and crash-landed on the desert planet Kernas! You’ve been authorized to use the defense system to escort them safely. Protect them from giant bugs, malfunctioning droids, and more…
Their journey to safety will be depicted through a hand-drawn comic.
Make sure the enemy doesn’t breach the defensive gates, or Billy won’t make it home!
5 Base towers, each with its own function. Choose to upgrade them into one of two branching specializations, totaling 15 unique towers with their own special abilities. These can be upgraded even further! Will you burn your enemies with the flamethrower, or perhaps snipe them from afar? The choice is yours!
You won’t have to rely solely on your towers—you can also use powerful abilities to get you out of tight spots!
48 unlockable skills to acquire! Earn medals based on your performance in missions and use those to unlock them. Get new active abilities or improve the ones you have already. Or maybe you prefer to upgrade the abilities of your towers? Notice that what you unlocked isn't working for you? Reset your skills and redistribute them as you see fit!
Your towers are powerful, but so are your enemies! They have their own skills to help them break through your defenses. Place your towers wisely to counter their special abilities.
16 Playable levels: Traverse 4 different Biomes and lay waste to your enemies!
5 Base towers: Each upgradeable from MK I to MK III then you specialize them!
10 Tower Specializations: Choose between 2 specializations for each of your base towers. Each with their own special upgradeable skills.
3 Difficulties: Determine your own difficulty from easy to hard. How fast can you handle the waves?
2 Game modes: Regular and Hardcore. Is the normal game too easy? Try Hardcore, where you play through the game with just one hit point, earn only 1 medal per completed level, face constant hard difficulty, and have no skill resets. Good luck!
4 Active abilities: Support your towers with your own abilities, which can be upgraded through unlockable skills!
48 Unlockable skills: Earn medals by completing levels and use these to unlock powerful upgrades for abilities and towers!
Database: A collection of data about encountered enemies. To learn about your enemies or specific aspects of a tower.
Over 30 Enemies: Each with their own abilities and behavior.
3 Boss fights: Big, mean and not easily killed.
Comic: 12 hand-drawn pages telling the story of Billy and his crew, all stored in a rewatchable database.
Customization: Choose from several different colors for your UI. Because not everyone likes the same colors.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-3xxx / AMD Ryzen 3 2xxx
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1050 / AMD RX 560
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Sound Card:
- VR Support: None
- Additional Notes:
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10/11
- Processor: Intel Core i7-7xxx / AMD Ryzen 5 3xxx
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 5700
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- VR Support: None
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
- XENOBREAKERS: CTD v1.02.2 -
/// Additional Features /// - Added українська(Ukrainian) localization. /// Changes /// - Updated Credits screen. /// FUTURE UPDATE WORKPOINTS /// - We are aware that some Simplified Chinese localization text is inaccurate or not displaying correctly. This will be addressed in a future patch.Read full article on Community Announcements (OwnzKill)Patch NotesOfficial
- XENOBREAKERS: CTD v1.02.1 -
- Fixed inconsistency with Legionnaire Troopers not firing. - Changed camera width for level 6 on 16:9 ratio. - Lighting on the Neural Nexus on Level 11 has been adjusted.Read full article on Community Announcements (OwnzKill)Patch NotesOfficial
- XENOBREAKERS: CTD v1.02 - ULTRAWIDE & OPTIMIZATION UPDATE -
Hey folks! Welcome to Patch v1.02 of XENOBREAKERS: Classic Tower Defense – the Ultrawide & Optimization Update! Whether you're just getting started or jumping back in, this update brings a range of improvements to help the game look and run better across the board. From expanded ultrawide support to performance tweaks and quality-of-life additions, we’ve made the experience a bit smoother and more responsive all around. Further bug reports are always welcome to be placed on our BUGS AND FEEDBACK page. Read on for all the new features, fixes, balancing tweaks and things on our radar. Thanks for being part of the mission. o7 /// Additional Features /// - Added Ultrawide Support and Aspect Ratio Selection. - User now has the ability to change Aspect Ratio; 16:9, 16:10, 21:9, 32:9. - We expanded all level sizes to remove Black Bars across all supported aspect ratios. - Added extra Key Bindings for panning, users can now also use WASD(standard), remappable in key bindings. - Music now continues playing throughout Tutorial, Comic screens and the Pause Menu. - The Acquisitions Tab now flashes when unspent Tokens are available. - The Game Initiation screen now features the option to change UI Color alongside the already existing Language Selection. - Further optimization improvements across all levels. /// Bugfixes /// - The Mech Drop Ability would sometimes block enemies. - The Mech Drop's Jetpack particles would sometimes linger for a second after de-spawn, this is now fixed. - The Mech Drop would sometimes fire infinitely on a target that is too close to it without dealing damage. - Friendly Troopers would let enemies pile up on them. They should now always target 1 enemy per trooper. - Friendly Troopers would sometimes still swing after death. - Friendly Troopers Mk I - II - III now dissolve in the correct color. - Friendly Legionnaire Troopers now always prioritize moving toward the rally point when it is changed. - The Soldier Bug no longer gets stuck in combat and sh...Read full article on Community Announcements (OwnzKill)Patch NotesOfficial
First week notes! (Patch notes #1.01)
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45369754/b71c2dfd782a656b3726f69dcffad624b48609b5.png First a word of thanks! Thank you so much for supporting our game! We have loved watching streamers and YouTubers enjoy our little game! We are committed to making sure that any issues brought to our attention will be resolved as quick as possible! That being said, we made this game in 8 months time. And the team is rather exhausted. So we are taking a short break until the 5th of May. We want to make sure that we can look at any remaining issues with a clear head. We haven't been reported any real game breaking bugs so far. So a little nerve wracking to take the time off, but it is definitely necessary! I will list a few of the bugs we have fixed so far already, and then a short listing of things that are definitely already on the top of our needs to be "fixed and improved" list. Bugs fixed: Language choice: There was a bug where in some language region it auto defaulted to German. This has been resolved. Save slot: There was an issue where if you had a save slot that was played through all the save data bled through to the next save file created. Even on hardcore mode. Bugs stuck on position: Not entirely fixed. It should be a lot less frequent now however. When a soldier bug is stuck camping next to a Trooper Tower moving the rally point will break them lose of their aggro loop. (haven't figured out yet why they are doing that.) Bugs on our to do list: There is still quite of bit of optimizing that we intend to do. This is a priority for us and will be completed as fast as possible upon our return. Pathing issues: As said we were able to diminish how often it happens, but we will get it out fully! Widescreen support: We put black bars on the side temporarily. Since there was a lot of stretching in game. We will once we return get support for widescreen back in a stable manner! Late achievements: This is an annoying one, most seem to work except for the 50.000 killed one, so we are going to f...Read full article on Community Announcements (CouchPotatoStudios)AnnouncementsOfficial
XENOBREAKERS IS LIVE!
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45369754/9ab50019c9fd9399ac2ecbd11677e436ab491224.png Exciting News: XENOBREAKERS: Classic Tower Defense is LIVE! After 8 months of hard work, we're thrilled to announce the launch of our game: XENOBREAKERS: Classic Tower Defense! If you're a fan of the classic tower defense genre and want to experience it with a fresh, modern twist—this game is for you. 👉 Available now – consider buying and supporting us! We'd love to hear your thoughts, feedback, and suggestions. A massive thank you from all of us at Couch Potato Studios! Your support means everything. 🙌 Stay tuned—we’ll be keeping you updated on future patches and content drops. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45369754/740967110145fe7c815dec553efedc890b1a140b.png Game Summary: XENOBREAKERS is a classic tower defense game with 3D graphics set in our own Sci-Fi universe. You must stop enemies from passing through your defensive gates by placing towers and activating powerful abilities—like the devastating Orbital Laser! Inspired by genre-defining classics.Read full article on Community Announcements (Zivilzz)
