Link cells to guard the core! A roguelite defense where placement is strategy.
What is it
Core Tree: Cell Defense is a roguelite defense game for Android, made by solo developer JNUNU. Bacteria and viruses swarm in from every side of a petri dish, all aiming for the core at its center. You hold them off by linking cells outward from the core, one by one. When the core falls, the run is over.
The core rule
The core sends out a pulse at a steady rhythm. The pulse travels outward along your links, starting from the cells nearest the core, and each cell attacks the moment it's reached. Put the same cell somewhere else and the order and rhythm of your attacks change.
Spend the ATP you earn during a run on cells, and link them to the core or to cells you already placed. Your cells branch out like a tree.
The pulse travels along the branches, from the cells nearest the core outward.
Clear a wave and pick one of three augments to build up this run.
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What you do
Cells come in five tiers, and each has its own job, so picking your combination is half the fun. More cells are on the way.
After each wave, pick one of three augments to shape this run's strategy. A Megagerm appears every 10 waves. Beat it and chase your best record.
The core shoots with Sting. Spend gold to unlock Scatter, Sniper and Nova, then pick your weapon at the start of a run.
Upgrade cells with the shards you collect, and use core research to start your next run stronger.
Put spare shards into the culture dish in the Division tab to turn them into the cells you need.
Check-in rewards, daily missions, achievements, stage rewards, and mailbox gifts.
Questions
Yes, it's free to download and play. There are in-app purchases and rewarded ads, but both are optional.
Not yet. It's Android only, on Google Play.
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Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French and Russian.
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Designed, built and shipped by one person, with Unity 6.