{"id":1576,"date":"2007-06-22T11:09:52","date_gmt":"2007-06-22T10:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/desktop-tower-defense-simply-addictive-strategy\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T02:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:53:10","slug":"desktop-tower-defense-simply-addictive-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/desktop-tower-defense-simply-addictive-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Desktop Tower Defense: simply addictive strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" title=\"Desktop Tower Defense\" alt=\"Desktop Tower Defense\" id=\"image1575\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2007\/06\/desktoptower.jpg\" \/>If you&#8217;re to create a successful online game you must meet two core requirements: keep it easy and addictive. This is apparently what Paul Preece has achieved with his game Desktop Tower Defense, to the point that he has recently <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/public\/article\/SB117987060189311315-X7F9b2kgxKbL1y0fZbnAHkOurR0_20080619.html\">quit his job<\/a> and started his own game company.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.handdrawngames.com\/DesktopTD\/\">Desktop Tower Defense<\/a> is a simple strategy game where, according to the author&#8217;s description, <em>&#8220;you have to protect your desktop from invaders by spending money on attacking pieces and building a maze for them to follow&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The first few levels are very easy, which is great to learn the basics of the game without getting crushed by enemies. However as you keep on progressing you&#8217;ll have to use more carefully planned strategies in order to win the battle against those invading creeps.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.handdrawngames.com\/DesktopTD\/\">here<\/a> to play the game, but don&#8217;t blame us if you end up addicted to it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re to create a successful online game you must meet two core requirements: keep it easy and addictive. This is apparently what Paul Preece has achieved with his game Desktop Tower Defense, to the point that he has recently quit his job and started his own game company. 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