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Compile & Defend

A tower defense game where you don't click to shoot — you write code your towers run every tick, in Python, JavaScript, C++, C#, Rust, Zig or Lua. Prioritize threats with if, sweep swarms with for, and route air, armor and camo to the right tower. Better algorithms beat more towers.

DEV: Codx.ioPUB: Codx.ioAppID 4915240

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Current price

$9.99

Development

Actively supported

Last heard from developers

12 days ago

Usual rhythm

not yet established

Substantial updates (6 mo)

Current silence

cannot be judged

The codex holds only 2 days of announcements for this game, so its normal rhythm cannot be established. The developers were last heard 12 days ago.

We hold a thin slice of this game's announcement history, so its normal rhythm can't be established. That is a limit of our record, not evidence about the game.

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Recent Transmissions

2 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsAug 12, 2026

1.5.0 - Campaign maps now open with stars

Campaign maps now open with stars Every campaign map used to be open from the first launch. Stars were awarded, printed on the tiles, and then nothing ever asked for them. Now they open the campaign. The whole Beginner tier is free — four m…

Community AnnouncementsJul 24, 2026

1.4.0 — Achievements

Achievements! Achievements are in. 48 of them, plus an in-game list so you can see what's left. What they trackRoughly half are about defending. The rest are about how you write the code.Campaign — beat maps, clear one on Hard, finish a run…