Root Guardians: Tower Defense
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Build defenses with 10 plants and protect the Mother Tree through 80 levels.
- Downloads
- 35+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Sep 27
- 2026 · v0.2.8
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About Root Guardians: Tower Defense
Insect swarms are advancing on the Mother Tree. Build a living defense in a top-down tower defense campaign where every plant has a specific role.
Choose from 10 specialized plants: five target ground insects and five defend against flying enemies. Armored beetles, regenerating aphids, dense swarms and fast fliers each require a different counter. Preview the next wave, keep paths and roots clear, set target priorities, and decide whether to deploy another plant or invest in one of three upgrade stages.
Fight through 80 levels across four campaign tiers: Normal, Amber, Chrome and Astral. Each tier contains 20 levels, and every level has a different route layout. Later stages introduce multiple nests and converging lanes. Depending on the stage, a battle lasts from 15 to 60 waves.
Place path abilities to slow or damage ground insects. Activate Mother Tree powers at the right moment. At five-wave milestones, choose one of three Garden Evolutions drawn from a pool of 12 to reshape your strategy for the current level.
FEATURES
- 10 plant defenses with distinct roles, attacks and counters
- 10 animated insect types with ground or flying movement
- 80 levels across four campaign tiers
- A different route layout for every level, with multiple entrances in later stages
- Wave previews and target-priority controls
- Three upgrade stages with changing plant appearances
- Active Mother Tree powers and path abilities
- Interactive tutorial and automatic saving between waves
- Interface and text in 15 languages
Protect the roots. Adapt your garden. Survive the invasion.
Choose from 10 specialized plants: five target ground insects and five defend against flying enemies. Armored beetles, regenerating aphids, dense swarms and fast fliers each require a different counter. Preview the next wave, keep paths and roots clear, set target priorities, and decide whether to deploy another plant or invest in one of three upgrade stages.
Fight through 80 levels across four campaign tiers: Normal, Amber, Chrome and Astral. Each tier contains 20 levels, and every level has a different route layout. Later stages introduce multiple nests and converging lanes. Depending on the stage, a battle lasts from 15 to 60 waves.
Place path abilities to slow or damage ground insects. Activate Mother Tree powers at the right moment. At five-wave milestones, choose one of three Garden Evolutions drawn from a pool of 12 to reshape your strategy for the current level.
FEATURES
- 10 plant defenses with distinct roles, attacks and counters
- 10 animated insect types with ground or flying movement
- 80 levels across four campaign tiers
- A different route layout for every level, with multiple entrances in later stages
- Wave previews and target-priority controls
- Three upgrade stages with changing plant appearances
- Active Mother Tree powers and path abilities
- Interactive tutorial and automatic saving between waves
- Interface and text in 15 languages
Protect the roots. Adapt your garden. Survive the invasion.
What’s new
Version 0.2.8 · Updated September 27, 2026
Updated maps and enemy routes, improved level balance, and enhanced touch scrolling in settings and the guide.
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