Anomaly Defenders

In this series finale, you take the role of the alien Hive defending its homeworld from a human counterattack. The campaign spans 24 levels, including orbital stations and other locations, where waves of human troops advance toward your defenses.

Build from eight upgradeable tower types along enemy routes, using placement to influence how attackers move. Human forces can damage or destroy towers, so you must respond during battles by repairing them, boosting them, or triggering other special functions.

Between missions, a technology tree lets you unlock and improve towers, upgrades, and abilities to shape your defensive approach. Three difficulty settings offer different challenges, and the campaign also includes additional trials for replaying levels.

Players who enjoy the game often praise its active tower defense, where damaged defenses and special abilities demand attention during each wave, along with the technology tree and the shift to defending as the aliens. Some also appreciate its tower selection and level design. Other reviews find the experience conventional or lacking depth, and some fans of earlier Anomaly games dislike the change in format.