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Sketch Defense

Released 16 October 2026 · PC · Casual, Indie, Strategy

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Draw your towers. Defend your doodled castle. Try not to panic. A playful tower defense with 20 campaign pages, drawings that affect your defenses, and online 1v1 Doodle Duels where you sketch an army and send it at a friend.

Story

Draw a castle. Add a few towers. Try to keep the angry fruit out. Sketch Defense is a tower defense game where you draw your defenses straight onto the battlefield. Follow the little drawing cards to sketch towers, walls, traps and spells, then watch them get to work. Your castle is your drawing too, wonky bits included. Good plan. Questionable penmanship. The game grades your drawings. Neater shapes make stronger defenses and earn extra perks. Rough ones can still work, but they may have the occasional embarrassing malfunction. The red pen will have something to say about it. Place towers around the bends, draw walls to give enemies a longer walk, and upgrade your favorites. When things get messy, a well-placed spell can help. A drawing the game cannot recognise costs no ink, so have another go. Bring a friend. Draw them a problem. Doodle Duel is online 1v1 on one shared battlefield. Draw your army, defend your half, and spend ink sending your little creations towards the other castle. You can see your rival drawing and building in real time. Very nice tower they have there. Shame about the army heading towards it. Join a friend with a room code, try quick match, or...

Gameplay

Draw a castle. Add a few towers. Try to keep the angry fruit out. Sketch Defense is a tower defense game where you draw your defenses straight onto the battlefield. Follow the little drawing cards to sketch towers, walls, traps and spells, then watch them get to work. Your castle is your drawing too, wonky bits included. Good plan. Questionable penmanship. The game grades your drawings. Neater shapes make stronger defenses and earn extra perks. Rough ones can still work, but they may have the occasional embarrassing malfunction. The red pen will have something to say about it. Place towers around the bends, draw walls to give enemies a longer walk, and upgrade your favorites. When things get messy, a well-placed spell can help. A drawing the game cannot recognise costs no ink, so have another go. Bring a friend. Draw them a problem. Doodle Duel is online 1v1 on one shared battlefield. Draw your army, defend your half, and spend ink sending your little creations towards the other castle. You can see your rival drawing and building in real time. Very nice tower they have there. Shame about the army heading towards it. Join a friend with a room code, try quick match, or practise against the computer. Choose from six arenas, including maps with reversing conveyors, rising ink and gusts of wind. A whole notebook to defend 20 campaign pages with different routes,...

Features

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Release details

Sketch Defense is a Casual, Indie and Strategy game by Wacky Games. Sketch Defense came out on Friday, 16 October 2026 on PC. This date comes from Steam and was last checked on 16 October 2026.

Frequently asked questions

When did Sketch Defense come out?

Sketch Defense came out on 16 October 2026.

Which platforms is Sketch Defense on?

Sketch Defense is on PC.

Who makes Sketch Defense?

Sketch Defense is developed by Wacky Games.

What kind of game is Sketch Defense?

Sketch Defense is a game of these genres: Casual, Indie and Strategy.

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