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Favela Defender

Favela Defender is a tower defense game where you take charge of your own favela and must defend it against invaders. Face challenges across different maps, adapt your strategies, and compete for your spot on the global leaderboard!

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Developer
Palmsoft Games
Publisher
Palmsoft Tecnologia
Release
July 18, 2025
1 year and 14 days ago
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About the Game

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Defend your turf from incoming rival’s invasion in this tower defense game. Deploy your henchmen positioning them on the rooftops of the favela to stop enemies from invading and protect your territory. Hold out as long as possible to earn even greater rewards!

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Defend your base

Reinforce your defense spending the money you earn recruiting allies and placing them in tactical spots. Also, you can make upgrades for their guns to improve your defense.

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Face new challenges

Try out different maps and test your skills with increasingly difficult levels.

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Earn and use ability cards

Earn and spend credits after the end of each run to buy abilitiy cards to make it harder for enemies to advance.

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Climb the ranks

Achieve higher scores and rise above other players on the local and global leaderboards.

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