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Fortifend

Fortifend is a fantasy city builder with a mix of resource management and strategic tower defense. As Lord Mayor, build your settlement into a fortified city capable of fending off waves of demonic invaders. Guard the gates!

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March 9, 2026
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About the Game

Fortifend is a fantasy city builder where resource management and strategic defenses are equally important. Step into the shoes of the Lord Mayor, appointed by the King to expand the realm into the demon-infested Curselands. Build your settlement into a fortified city capable of fending off waves of demonic invaders.

  • Discover wild new lands full of scenic and varied procedural terrain, beset by demonic invaders every winter.

  • Build farms, mines, workshops and other economic buildings to keep your people fed and productive.

  • Manage resource production through four beautiful seasons each year as your settlement grows into a prosperous fortified city.

  • Fortify your colony with walls and defensive towers, but be sure your citizens have a clear path to their places of work. Gain a strategic advantage from waterways and cliffs.

  • Equip your towers with the right armaments and ammunition to lay waste to dozens of charming demonic beasts, as vast hordes of Szalspawn creep forth to destroy you. Pierce their defenses and exploit their weaknesses!

  • Recruit powerful elite wizards and station them in your wizard towers to give your city a fighting chance against the escalating enemy swarm.

  • Progress through the narrative campaign as you complete missions and explore the Curselands. Three final threats with unique mechanics await at the end of the campaign.

  • Unravel the mysteries behind of the death of the tyrant sun god Szal, and the history of your people's covenant with the goddess Vembra.

  • Test your fortress-building mettle in Endless Mode once the campaign is complete... or immediately if you want to jump right into the action! Available now with the 1.1.0 update.