Issue 041 — July 2026
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About Artisan TD

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Artisan TD is a tower defense strategy game that invites you to join the Artisan's Guild and take on the Archipelago of Chaos. Your task is to build tower mazes that free the souls of magical warriors corrupted by the TITANS, working through 30 unique maps that gradually introduce new towers and monsters as the adventure unfolds.

Made by a small independent team, the game leans into a handcrafted design rather than randomized systems, with no procedural statistics or computer-generated waves. That puts the emphasis squarely on planning: you exploit each map's topography and special tiles to shape the most effective maze, and some maps layer on their own specific rule sets that you'll need to adapt to. There's even a light economic element, letting you weigh the risk of slotting farms into your defenses to boost income.

Content is set to grow over time, with building strategies and combat tactics receiving regular updates. Across the campaign you'll vanquish the four primordial TITANS and their roughly forty minions, unlock more than ten new towers to upgrade, and enjoy a stylized PBR 3D presentation that's controller-friendly and optimized for large 4K screens.