Last updated on January 4th, 2026 at 05:21 am
2112TD: Tower Defense Survival – Action Game Review
2112TD: Tower Defense Survival is a Action/Strategy game from Refinery Games Limited, first launched in 2nd June 2020.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 1,314+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival Stand Out
"This is solid, old-school tower defence design where every map makes you stop and think about the best strategy." – Touch Arcade (App of the Week)
"2112TD takes the classic Westwood RTS art style and blends it with tower defence — and it works brilliantly." – Pocket Gamer (Game of the Week)
Set 100 years in the future, battle inter-dimensional flesh spawn across the solar system and defend Earth's colonies from complete annihilation.
The pace is steady, but the stakes are high as the relentless hordes amass in an effort to overrun your mobile command center.
Unlike traditional TD games, you will be relying heavily on micro-managing dynamic action-based abilities. As you progress deeper into the campaign airstrikes, charged attacks, fortification walls and the tactical drone will become increasingly vital and deploying them strategically will be paramount.
Mistakes won’t go unpunished so stay frosty, learn from your blunders and endure to fight another day. Without pain there can be no gain!
FEATURES
BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED ENVIRONMENTS AND GRAPHICS
2112TD’s artistic style is founded on the nostalgia of the RTS golden era, paying homage to games like Command and Conquer and StarCraft.
A CAMPAIGN TO TEST YOUR SKILLS
The battlefield is an unforgiving landscape and every second counts. Beginners will find forgiveness on normal mode while veterans will be drawn to the challenge of hard. When you’re ready it’s time to put your skills to the test in nightmare and survival. How long can you hold back the hordes?
BURN, BLAST AND OBLITERATE
Deploy the machine gun, flame thrower, artillery and plasma turrets to destroy your foes. Upgrade your towers to their experimental stages packing serious firepower and charged attacks.
DEATH FROM ABOVE
When the situation gets too hairy you’ll be relying on air support. The airstrike and tactical drone deliver the big BOOM as well as defensive abilities.
RESEARCH TO VICTORY
Earth’s egg heads are working tirelessly to gain the upper hand against the new enemy. Unlock new abilities and weapons as you progress.
DISCOVER AND DOMINATE
They call it the soldier’s dictionary. The tactical database gathers data on the battlefield about your arsenal and enemies alike. Be sure to check it often as it will be critical to your triumph against the hordes.
ACHIEVEMENTS & COMBAT STATISTICS
Commanders that excel on the battlefield will unlock achievements as a reward for their contributions in the struggle against the invaders.
What are you waiting for commander? The flesh spawn must be eradicated!
2112TD contains no in-game advertisements or micro-transactions.
Got feedback? Leave a review or get in touch: https://refinerygames.com/contact
This Action game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 24th October 2025
Recent improvements include:
Commanders,
We've just released an update that includes the following fixes:
Towers no longer get stuck when playing survival mode missions where secondary objective structures are present.
Unity engine security update
Thank you to everyone who reported feedback.
Good luck Commanders and have fun!
Download & Availability
2112TD: Tower Defense Survival is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We really wish Refinery would make a sequel game like 2121 or make more levels for 2112.
Great game, no micro transactions,hours of fun. Ive played it through several times challenging ourselves to use different combos of weapons. Hopefully theres follow up game coming soon.
Great game , challenging on the hard levels. No in app purchases thank god.
This game is so much fun. Its also very simple to play. Its hard to find a game thats simple yet enjoyable and easy to play. Good graphics good missions.
We were so suspicious of this game when we started but Im glad we stuck with it. This game has a level of engagement and depth that is unusual for a tower defense game. Great job by the developers.
We play a lot of TD style games, we like 2112TD because its much more challenging than many others, you really do have to pay attention to which towers you place in certain places or they will fail you. Leveling up your base is a must, so choose carefully.
Please give players more autonomy in the survival mode by adding more firepower and hopefully there is a possibility to win! Many thanks.
This game is really great. We're looking forward to your updates and new works.
Fun, tactical, and looks great too. Kudos to the art department.
Well worth it. Excellent little game.
The game is OK, but could be so much better. It may be too balanced. What it really needs is more resources so a player can progress to the better weapons. It adds a lot more to the game if each level goes longer, so the player can actually enjoy working toward the upgrades. As it is now, it is very hard to make it through a level, and when the level is survived, it is over. Manymostlevels we never fully upgraded our weapons. The play-through requires multiple replays at lower difficulties to be able to have enough tickets to be able to buy better research. Its a little bit boring having to replay levels too many times. A couple of times, sure, but not so many as this game needs. Also, there are not very many different weapons, and very few places to place the weapons. The weapon mounting places are pre-positioned. It would be more entertaining to be able to decide for ourselves where we want the weapons. All in all, it is a 3 out of 5.
GL on mission 6 clearly this dev never played TD games if this is how you go about a level designed around flying mobs yet spam nothing but ground mobs and no money to compensate for it.
We dont usually take the time to rate apps on the App Store, but this title deserves it. Pay once, get a really fun and well thought-out game wrapped in RTS nostalgia. Thank you to the devs for ethical practices.
Love the missions and great replay value. Hope to see more levels added and future games from this developer.
Fun game. Lots of action but not impossible.
Love this classic RTS style TD game, we believe more BGM soundtrack will be better.
We come back and play this at least once a year, and even though we know how to rock through most of it after playing several times, we still hugely enjoy this game every time. Great creeps, cool weapons, interesting maps. Designed so you can just PLAY. The maps are robust without being so long that if you crash and burn on the last wave or three of the map, it's not discouraging. One of our favorite games ever, hands down. Would love for there to be a new set of maps some day.
Great game! We think found a bug in upgrading the artillery turret. If we have a discount, Upgrading to level 2 costs $240 but requires $280 in cash reserves. So if we have $245 we cant upgrade. We think its just level 2 artillery.
We wish there were more upgrades. We love the game.
This is a fun game and we hope to see more from refinery games.
This is a great game. Id like to see more like this or more levels.
This is our fav genre of game and Im only on the fourth level but so far Im really impressed. Def worth considering.
LOVE THIS GAME!!!!! Best by far that Ive seen/played from the App Store. Wish all games were this amazing. Wheres Part Two.
Fantastic game. Would greatly appreciate more regular scenario updates; new maps and gameplay are too far and few between. One MAJOR issue that has never been addressed by the developers is the unfortunate positioning of the RESET button on the settings interface, which causes involuntary game resets oftentimes we find ourselves deploying the drone for airstrikes and tapping feverishly on the phone screen to fire missiles only for the game settings interface to pop up, causing our thumb to inadvertently hit the RESET option. We hope you will eventually address this incredibly frustrating problem. Otherwise, thank you for creating such an awesome game.
No pay 2 play? This tower game keeps it addictively simple. Play isnt too tough and certainly not brainlessly easy. A small learning curve will kept us engaged. Think of each level as a portion of an unlimited level. Learning which tech to upgrade first can be a bit of a challenge but thats a part of the fun. While we wouldnt mind the option to purchase the ability to upgrade so we can stay well ahead of the difficulty, we also think this game is well balanced. Two great game.
This is such an amazing game! We loved it and spent more hours than we care to admit playing it the past month. We told our friend about it and he loves it too. We wish there were more games like this.
The game screen seems zoomed in to much. We cant zoom out any more and part of the UI isnt on the screen. It is a fun game though, we like the turret upgrades.
Another inferior developer who cant make a readable iPhone app. Deleted.
Very nice TD game with no ads. Fun to play.
We were looking for a good classic tower defense game and this one hits all the marks. The animation makes sense and doesnt have the crazy fidget game casino slot feel which other newer games seemed to have adopted. Definitely worth the $2.99 we paid for it to play on our iPad.
Its awesome to pay so little and get a great game tha requires no more money to play. Totally worth it.
This is a great game! Really like the update. Been playing it for a while now and the expanded levels helped a lot. Its nice playing a game that doesnt require constant in app purchases too!!! Keep the good work up.
Great game, no ads, obviously classy developers. We need more levels! Will pay whatever you ask! Please keep expanding the game.
Just bought this game and during tutorial when we were asked to click the spot to build the first flame tower, it just didnt work. The game just didnt recognize that we were clicking on it. We skipped the tutorial and went direct to gameplay. After 1st mission, again, we cannot progress as the game did nothing when we hit the continue button. Seems like a lot to improve on the UI front.
Just have to play to figure it out.
Unique play and aliens, challenging levels. Suggestion add more maps, even if add on at $2.99 we think most players would purchase to extend playing.
Fun tower defense game with several levels of difficulty to churn through. Its hard to find a good game these days that isnt overwhelmed by ads.
This game is just pure simple fun. Worth it. If you like tower defense, and especially if you like a StarCraft vibe, you will enjoy this game. Has its easy moments and its challenging ones – and some bonuses like the drone that are annoying to use yet so functional, that youll find yourself tryIng different techniques.
Kudos to the developers for making a game for a low price that is very entertaining and quite additive. We learned about it from looking for a tower defense game. Great game.
We love this game. Only complaint we have would be at times the pop up menu option for the drone and bomb get in the way of the screen during certain levels. Ill live. To the creator, outstanding work. We hope you add more levels and branches to the tech trees. Keep up the good work.
We are deaf. Wow cool more our mind shield safety.
We enjoyed this game quite a bit. Im 52 and played this every night until we beat it. No paying extra for upgrades. You earn them by xp. You can keep playing as it includes some insane levels once you beat the main game. We do wish it had some extra missions and a few more weapons. Maybe we will see a Part 2 one day. The main reason we bought it is that we are a huge Rush fan. 2112.
Our favorite TD game; even superior to kingdom rush series in our opinion due to strategic depth, replay ability, and great atmosphere. Wonderful development team who has pushed out new levels on regular basis. We actually wish there were additional pay options (additional towers, upgrades etc), not because we think theyre needed, but so we could support the team more and ensure continued development of new content. Definitely a must-have game.
The diversity of species can be added according to some elements such as Lone Gunner TD, Kingdom Defense War, such as sniper rifle, rocket launcher, clear screen nuclear bomb, biochemical weapon direction and energy weapon direction. We hope the drone's missile can be launched by touching the screen for a long time. We're too tired all the time. There are more skill points of the species, and it is useless to upgrade to the full level. The command center hopes to be upgraded to level three, not just machine guns. Zombies and maps are more difficult. We feel that it is not difficult for the gun to be upgraded to level three, not just machine guns. Zombies and maps are more difficult. We feel that it is not difficult for the gun to be upgraded to a full level. There are a few chapters of long maps, about half an hour, and some people like to play for a long time. When placing firearms, upgrade again on the basis of choosing the direction of arms (such as choosing Gatlin), such as double-tube Gatling, three-tube and four-tube, energy sniper rifles to increase attack speed or increase firearms, which can be done. There is a lot of diversity. We hope developers can see and adopt it! Thank you.
We love TD games and Ive played many of them in the store. We love how they dont try to micro transact you in this game. Its a small fee to have an old school gaming experience. As for the game, its challenging and fun. We believe this creator did an amazing job. Our only wish is that there was a true speed up option. It gets tiresome waiting for the waves to complete sometimes bc they move slow or you just want to fast forward the game for a select amount of time. Overall, great game.
This game is a great time. We just beat it and really enjoyed the challenging gameplay.
Wonderfully crafted and appreciate by a long-time TD game fan. Love it Refinery team. Our only question is do you have plans for a sequel.
If you like tower defense its worth it. Dont let the its too hard reviews concern you. Very enjoyable.
We appreciate that normal play is easy enough to winand to see what works, but the higher levels are not winable without strategies to correctly deploy and level up. Thanks.
Yep, an immersive, challenging, and incredible tower defense game that doesnt require $30 in upgrades. Its $2!! Thank you developers, we miss the days of simply buying an app.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.04.71
- Size: 344.61 MB
- iOS: 13.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Frequent/Intense Cartoon or Fantasy Violence, Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes
- Developer: [Refinery Games Limited]()
Last updated: 24th October 2025 | Genre: Action, Strategy | Developer: Refinery Games Limited