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Element TD – Strategy Game Review
Element TD is a Strategy game from Element Studios LLC, first launched in 6th August 2016.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 18+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Element TD Stand Out
Element TD returns in this tower defense game based on elemental combinations. The elements you choose determine the towers that you can build. Countless combinations offer more strategies to discover.
Element TD provides hours of challenging gameplay to fans and new players alike. The level of depth and replayability are unparalleled among tower defense games;
- Global leaderboard to compete against your friends and the world
- 44 different towers with unique abilities and multiple upgrade paths
- 56 different creep types to challenge your defenses
- 5 different maps to mix up your tactics
- 6 different elements (Light, Darkness, Water, Fire, Nature, Earth)
- 4 different modes (Random, Chaos, Rush, God)
- 5 different difficulty settings
- 30 different achievements to complete
- Family-friendly theme so everyone can play this defense game
We are continually working to improve our tower defense. Please share your ideas and report bugs to our community (forums.eletd.com). Your contributions are invaluable to making this the best tower defense game.
This Strategy game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Element TD is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 17th March 2020
Recent improvements include:
- Proper 64 bit support
- Reduced file size
- Fixed aspect ratio on ultra wide phones
- Made Gunpowder sound less annoying
Download & Availability
Element TD is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
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:
All the text is off the screen on the iPad Pro and you cant see what anything does. Otherwise this couldve been a five-star game we think.
Some of the tower descriptions are cut off by the edge of the screen during the match on iPad Pro , Im disappointed , seemed like a fun game.
Its a port/remake some nothings gonna be perfect but its a pretty good version.
Then you might like this one which has an elemental theme. Tutorial was decent, however, there a lot of depth to the game. We like that you can speed things up, and that you can select different locations such as a lava or ice area. Ive only played it a little while but it has the potential to be strategic and fun. PS it doesnt add anything new to the genre. Theres room for improvement as well. Not bad overall.
This reminds us a little bit of early TD games that focus more on towers and challenge than flair or campaigns. We like that as it provides a classic challenge. Problem is, no endless. What the? Why no endless? How is that not automatic? The towers and various combinations are vast. That's where the real strength of this game comes from. Unfortunately, the 55th wave comes and goes before it ever really gets serious. The single mana point awarded every 5 waves is insufficient for ever getting to the highest upgrade paths possible completely. Kind of a downer at that point. But there's definitely plenty of challenge up until the 55th end wave. For the money it's worth the price, but we really expect an endless mode to come. Also in response to the developer, wave 56 and beyond can hardly be considered endless in the traditional sense of the genre. You no longer earn anything for those kills made from wave 56 onward. Thats not endless. Thats a very limited continuation that has a very finite future. Endless is widely considered to include making earnings from all kills as waves become increasingly difficult. This pushes one further to keep up while exploring more tower levels and combinations. The so called endless as is in this game falls on its face within a few waves from 56 on. Not fun. Would be really great to make a true endless mode.
Its pretty lame. So many solid TD games iut there – don't waste your hard earn $1.
This is almost exactly like the warcraft3 one which is great because we always loved that map and this app is no different. Our only complaint is that the towers and minions dont seem to be animated, other than that this is a great td.
It's a fun game but sometimes the exact confirmation (name tower placement) does not produce identical outcomes. Great game nonetheless.
Great tower defense game with lots of different towers to choose from.
If you are familiar with the Dota2 or War3 versions, you wont be disappointed by this one.
While a large variety of towers makes gameplay interesting it can also a little overwhelming at times.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.9.7
- Size: 183.18 MB
- iOS: 7.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: Element Studios LLC
Last updated: 17th March 2020 | Genre: Strategy | Developer: Element Studios LLC