Snake Defense: Castle Rush

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Snake Defense is a snake game crossed with tower defense. Your snake guards a castle at the center of a 21x21 grid, and waves of enemies march in from every edge. Eat them before they reach the walls -- and build real defenses while you do it. TOWERS AND MOATS This is what makes it more than a snake clone. Spend the coins you earn mid-run to raise turrets on the castle's four corners, and to flood moats that slow attackers and soak damage. Upgrade tower range, tower damage, moat HP and moat slow between runs. Your snake is not the only thing standing in the way. DEFEND THE CASTLE Collide with an enemy to destroy it and grow one segment longer. The longer you get, the more board you cover -- and the easier it is to run into yourself. Run into your own tail and the run is over. FOUR ENEMY TYPES - Grunts: fast and numerous, the backbone of every wave - Brutes: slow, two hits to kill, double damage to your castle - Wraiths: quick and awkward to intercept - Healers: mend nearby allies, so take them out first BOSS WAVES AND MODIFIERS Every 5th wave sends a boss with heavy HP. Other waves roll modifiers: Fast (enemies move 40% quicker), Armored (+1 HP each), and Swarm (double the enemies, all grunts). Every 10th wave is a bonus coin round. COMBOS Chain kills quickly for Double Kill, Triple Kill, Mega Kill, Ultra Kill and Rampage, each paying out bonus coins with a screen shake to match. POWER-UPS - Shield: survive one collision with yourself - Coin Magnet: pulls nearby coins in automatically - Castle HP upgrades: raise your castle's maximum health - Coin and life pickups spawn across the board mid-run SKINS Unlock six snake skins (Green, Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink and White) and four castle skins (Gray, Tan, Cyan and Purple) with coins earned in battle. All cosmetic -- none of them change the odds. DAILY CHALLENGES Three new objectives every day, from reaching a target wave to collecting coins to killing specific enemy types. Clear all three for a bonus. GAME CENTER Global leaderboards for Highest Wave, Most Kills, Longest Snake and Daily Challenge score, plus achievements as you improve. ALSO INCLUDED - Swipe or tap-to-turn controls, plus full keyboard and game controller support - Plays offline, no connection needed - iCloud sync across your devices - Piggy Bank that earns interest on your coins - Live Activity showing castle HP while you play - Home Screen widget with lifetime stats - Haptic feedback, with a toggle - Lifetime stats including a breakdown of how each run ended - Share cards and screen recording to challenge friends

Your snake is no longer the only thing defending the castle. New - Towers and moats are front and center. Raise turrets on the castle's four corners and flood moats that slow attackers and absorb damage, all with coins earned mid-run. Improved - Cleaner board during play. The enemy key no longer crowds the bottom of the screen, so the grid and your defenses get the room they deserve. Fixed - Corrected the store listing, which described a few things the game does not actually do. What you read is now what you get. Thanks for defending the castle.

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1. First observed Sep 30, 2026 · 9:01 PM Free