Mindustry – automation tower defense RTS

Mindustry is an automation sandbox tower defense real-time strategy.

Create elaborate supply chains of conveyor belts to feed ammo into your turrets, produce materials to use for building, and defend your structures from waves of enemies. Play with your friends in cross-platform multiplayer co-op games, or challenge them in team-based PvP matches.

This is free and open source software.

Features include:

• Game modes:
  • Survival: Build turrets to defend from enemies in tower-defense based gameplay. Survive as long as possible, optionally launching your core to use your collected resources for research. Prepare your base for intermittent attacks from airborne bosses.
  • Attack: Build factories for units to destroy the enemy cores, while simultaneously defending your base from waves of enemy units. Create a variety of different types of support and offensive unit to assist you in your goals. Optionally enable an AI that builds defensive structures to an extra challenge.
  • PvP: Compete with other players on up to 4 different teams to destroy each other’s cores. Create units, or attack other bases directly with your mechs.
  • Sandbox: Play around with infinite resources and no enemy threat. Use sandbox-specific item and liquid source blocks to test out designs, and spawn in enemies on request.
• Gameplay:
  • Use production blocks to create a wide variety of advanced materials.
  • Defend your structures from waves of enemies.
  • Play with your friends in cross-platform multiplayer co-op games, or challenge them in team-based PvP matches.
  • Distribute liquids and fight constant challenges, like outbreaks of fire or enemy flier raids.
  • Get the most out of your production by supplying optional coolant and lubricant.
  • Produce a wide variety of units for automatic management of your base or assault on enemy bases.

Website: mindustrygame.github.io
Support: Wiki, GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Anuke
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

Mindustry is written in Java. Learn Java with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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