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Hold The Base

A free isometric tower defense game for Android, iPhone and the browser. Collect scrap or gold, build walls, towers and a squad that follows you into battle, and hold your base against wave after wave across ten maps.

Download for Android →   Play on iPhone or in your browser

Hold The Base gameplay: a stone keep with blue towers, archer towers along a river and the king with his crossbow
Get the game

Pick your device.

Android

  1. Tap Download for Android.
  2. Open the file when the download finishes.
  3. If Android asks, allow your browser to install apps, then tap Install.
Download APK

Version 5.1.1 · 70 KB · Android 7.0 or newer · signed by SEMPITE

iPhone and iPad

  1. Open sempite.com/play/hold-the-base in Safari.
  2. Tap the Share button, then Add to Home Screen.
  3. Launch it from the new icon. It runs full screen and works offline.
Open on iPhone QR code that opens sempite.com/play/hold-the-base on your phone

On a computer? Scan the code with your iPhone camera.

Computer

Play right in your browser with the keyboard: WASD or the arrow keys to move, Esc to pause.

Play in browser

Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox

What's inside

Three worlds, ten maps, one base to hold.

Wasteland, Kingdom and City

Fight the undead as a survivor, goblins and ogres as a king, or bank robbers as a police officer guarding the First National Bank.

  • Seven story maps with rivers, ridges, streets and chokepoints
  • A boss every fifth wave
  • Easy, Normal and Hard

Build, upgrade, repair

Stand in a ring to spend what you collect.

  • Walls, turrets, archer towers and watchtowers
  • A squad that follows you and trains up
  • Everything can be destroyed, so defend it

Free Build

Design your own defense before the first wave.

  • Place every wall and tower yourself
  • One sandbox in each world
  • Your layout is remembered

Trick or Treat

A limited-edition Halloween night with no fighting at all.

  • Toss candy to kids in costume from 6 to 11 PM
  • Candy bowls, porch friends and a bigger bag
  • Miss a kid and your house gets toilet-papered
Screenshots

See it in action.

Wasteland map Dead Center: a concrete bunker ringed by walls, turrets and manned watchtowers
Dead Center: hold the Haven against the dead from every side.
Trick or Treat map: a lit-up house at night with kids in costumes and candy bowls
Trick or Treat: the limited-edition Halloween night.
Free Build planning screen: a castle keep with placement rings and a building toolbar
Free Build: plan your defense before the raiders ride.
FAQ

Questions about the game.

Is Hold The Base free?

Yes. It is free to download and play, with no ads, no in-app purchases and no account.

How do I install it on iPhone?

Open sempite.com/play/hold-the-base in Safari, tap the Share button, then tap Add to Home Screen. It opens full screen from its own icon and keeps working offline after the first load.

How do I install it on Android?

Tap Download for Android, open the file when it finishes, and allow your browser to install apps if Android asks. That permission is only needed the first time.

Is it in the Google Play Store or the App Store?

Not yet. For now Hold The Base is distributed directly from sempite.com, signed by SEMPITE.

Does it save my progress?

Yes. The game saves on your device after every wave and whenever you choose Save from the pause menu. Your best score on each map is kept too.

Built by SEMPITE

Want an app like this for your business?

Hold The Base was designed by Jacob Ezra Gerrish and built by SEMPITE as one codebase that ships to Android, iPhone and the web. We build apps, games and tools for small businesses too.

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