- Another Small Update - 19 August 2026
The minimum level to participate in Ranked has been lowered to 10 (down from 15). This should help new players find more activity but still not get immediately smashed by veterans. The large download size is due to a clean build. I apologize in advance but things should be more streamlined as a result.
- Small Update - 7 August 2026
A long overdue feature has been added. You can now play singleplayer without submitting to the leaderboards. This is for those of you who want to cheat but not get banned. Also, Plague Tower has been buffed from 725 damage to 800 damage. This is the one tower that literally everyone agrees is bad. No leaderboard reset as it's highly unlikely any top entries were using Plague Tower in the first place.
- Version 1.9.6 - 13 December 2025
A small update for the holidays. Fixed potential causes of desync for Windstorm, Flamethrower, Root, and Archdruid towers Upgraded Unity game engine version Poison tower base damage decreased from 150 / 600 / 2400 to 130 / 520 / 2080 Poison tower DoT decreased from 70 / 280 / 1120 to 65 / 260 / 1040 Fixed an exploit involving buff towers These changes require a leaderboard reset.
- Version 1.9.5 - P2P Networking Added, Leaderboard Reset, New Ranked Season - 5 September 2025
Peer to Peer Networking We've added Peer To Peer Networking support. Both public and LAN options are available. Public is for playing with anyone anywhere. LAN is for private lobbies within an internal network. It's seamless, just select the appropriate region in game settings. When you do so, a small application is launched in the background (ElementServer.exe). This is a build of the game server running on your computer. If Windows asks for internet/firewall access, please allow it. For those concerned about privacy, it uses the same port as Steam. And if you don't want it running, just change your region back to something non-P2P and the server will be stopped. It only runs when you have set the region to P2P. Changelog Improvements Peer to Peer Networking Support Added Updated Unity game engine version Updated networking code libraries New hotkeys added for Select Previous Tower (F6…
- Version 1.9.5.alpha7 - 22 February 2025
With the upcoming 5th year anniversary of Element TD 2, it felt time to release something meaty. We've pushed an alpha build that adds Peer To Peer Networking support. Both public and LAN options are available. Public is for playing with anyone. LAN is for private lobbies within an internal network. It's seamless, just select the appropriate region in game settings. When you do so, a small application is launched in the background (ElementServer.exe). This is a build of the game server running on your computer. If Windows asks for internet/firewall access, please allow it. For those concerned about privacy, it uses the same port as Steam. And if you don't want it running, just change your region back to something non-P2P and the server will be stopped. It only runs when you have set the region to P2P. Improvements Peer to Peer Networking Support Added Updated Unity game engine version U…
- Leaderboard Issues Resolved - 13 January 2025
There have been issues with scores not submitting to the leaderboards correctly. This has now been fixed. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.
- A note on Cheating, Leaderboards, and Bans - 4 October 2024
Let me start by saying that we don't condone cheating. That said, we don't care if you cheat in singleplayer. But when you cheat for the leaderboard or multiplayer then it hurts other players. If you want to cheat in Element TD 2 and not get banned please keep the below in mind. Campaign is only singleplayer so you can do whatever you want. Survival you can exit the match anytime before you die. Leaderboard submission happens upon death. Alternatively, you can turn on God Mode in Survival. Mega Survival is the same as Survival for this. Ranked, FFA, Co-op, Teams, and War are all multiplayer and completely off-limits. Do not play these. We added an option in Axon TD to disable all leaderboard submissions based on player feedback. It has worked out well so we're going to add this to Element TD 2 in 1.9.5. That way you can play Survival without any concern. We have a three strike policy. F…
- Our newest game, Axon TD, has Officially Released! - 27 September 2024
Element Studios is proud to present our latest entry. Axon TD: Uprising is now Officially Released! Check out our trailer below. The game features: 40 Towers and Traps 10 Castable Abilities Mechanics for Map Manipulation 35+ Unique Enemies Co-op with up to 4 Players A Roguelite Survival Mode A Story Driven Campaign with 40 Missions 21 Quickplay, 18 Co-op, and 4 Survival Maps Leaderboards for Quickplay, Co-op, and Survival And a Map Editor with Steam Workshop support With the full release of the game, the game is 20% off for the next week! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2296550/Axon_TD_Uprising__Tower_Defense/ Additionally, Element TD 2 is 50% off for the next week! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1018830/Element_TD_2__Tower_Defense/
- Version 1.9.4.1 - 10 August 2024
Last month, we released Version 1.94, which applied performance updates, quality of life features, and a fresh round of balance. Today's update is a follow-up, touching up on balance and fixing some annoying issues. Improvements & Fixes Co-op first wave timer can no longer be bypassed Fixed a bug allowing people to join lobby during countdown Fix for kick player sometimes not working Fixed various crash errors Improvements to spacing and font size for localization support Balance Changes General All 850 range towers increased to 875 range All 1150 range towers reduced to 1125 range All 1450 range towers increased to 1500 range Level 3 Elemental Boss HP curve tweaked so that it's harder to kill up to wave 40 Dual Element Towers Solar Tower DoT duration now scales with level from 6 to 6 / 7 / 8 Poison Tower impact damage (not DoT) increased from 120 / 480 / 1920 to 130 / 520 / 2080 Triple…
- Version 1.9.4.1 Delayed - 29 July 2024
In light of Tower Defense Fest starting today, we have decided to delay the upcoming patch until next week. While we'd like to get the bug fixes and improved balance out ASAP, it requires a reset of the leaderboards. With new players expected to try the game, it would be a bad experience for them if the leaderboards are empty. New players get a chance to learn by watching replays. That said, I have pushed 1.9.4.1 to the alpha branch for anyone who wants to try it early. Replays won't submit but everything else will be fully working. As a reminder, no beta code is required and access is open to all.
- Balance Tweaks, Bug Fixes - 22 July 2024
We will be releasing a hotfix next weekend. It will address some outstanding balance concerns. There are also a couple of bug fixes around Co-op start time and joining lobby during countdown. The update will require a leaderboard reset (not ranked).
- Leaderboard Submission Fix - 3 July 2024
Just a quick note that version 1.9.4 introduced a bug where Boss Hunt game duration submitted to the leaderboard. This has been fixed. Entries that used Boss Hunt game duration will be removed from the leaderboard. Boss Hunt is meant to quickly practice end game setups. It is not fully accurate in terms of speed multiplier or how much gold you have. That is why it is not eligible for the leaderboard.
- Version 1.9.4 - 28 June 2024
What's this? A new update for Element TD 2? That's right, we're back with some significant changes! We've got performance improvements, quality of life, a bunch of balance updates, and a new difficulty to test your skills against. Read on for the full notes! Improvements General Spatial Hash applied. In short, this results in major performance improvements, especially on the CPU end. Singleplayer games no longer need to connect online to submit to leaderboard. As a result, we've removed the "online" checkbox in singleplayer entirely, because it's no longer necessary. Legendary difficulty added (250% HP, 15x Score) Czech and Italian localization updated When a player leaves in co-op, their towers are no longer sold and instead ownership is transferred There is now a ready button before first wave start in all modes except Ranked Ranked match desync detector relaxed a bit Ranked has been…
- Another Major Update - 11 May 2024
It turns out that there will be another major update after version 1.9.4! Our backend developer has decided to rewrite the game server code. This will improve the performance allowing for a smoother multiplayer experience. But more exciting is that we'll be making the game server portable as well. As a result, peer to peer networking will be added to the game! You'll be able to host a lobby with you being the game server that everyone connects to. Playing with friends? Skip connecting to a regional server and keep it local. At a LAN? Even better, say goodbye to latency. The game server will be shipped alongside the main game so the experience will be seamless. Just to be clear, the regional game servers are not going anywhere. We will be supporting the standard multiplayer experience for at least a decade. Version 1.9.5 will be coming by the end of the summer.
- Next Version Update - 16 March 2024
We hired a couple of performance consultants for our other game, Axon TD: Uprising. Thankfully some of the findings there can be applied to Element TD 2! Of particular note is an algorithm change for the unit search function. For those who get low FPS late game, especially in co-op, you will see huge FPS gains. That algorithm change slightly alters the balance of the game. So we will take the opportunity to do a few tower balance changes (leaning towards buffs). As a result the leaderboards will be reset. We'll also start a new season of Ranked play. One quality of life change is very noteworthy. This is a long overdue feature that we're lifting from Axon TD. Singleplayer will be able to submit to leaderboards without having to be online. That means no latency when going for leaderboard runs. And also no disconnects. The update is a few months out so please join the balance discussion o…
- Small Hotfix - 23 February 2024
The Challenger achievement has been expanded to top 30 on any leaderboard. This version was built with a new build of Unity (our game engine) hence the download size.
- Language Update, Performance Update, Network Update - 26 December 2023
A small update for the holidays! Turkish now fully localized Setting change to shift some CPU workload to GPU New and improved servers for South America, South East Asia, and East Asia regions Also, we hired a performance consultant to analyze Axon TD: Uprising and a major recommendation coming out of that in theory should be applicable to Element TD 2. If all goes well, there will be a major performance improvement patch Q1 of next year that should, as a result of improving CPU performance, also reduce desyncs.
- Last Element TD 2 Feature Update - 30 September 2023
It's been a long time but there were a few things that we still wanted to add! Fixes Path Hover has been added to the game! Simply hover over any spawn portal to see where the creeps are going. Massive localization improvements. Virtually complete coverage. Only Chinese, German, Spanish, French, Swedish, Italian, Russian, and Portuguese at the moment but more languages coming soon. Texture resolution of most creeps and a few builders upscaled. Caption. If you're fluent in Japanese, Turkish, Korean, Czech, German, Italian, French, Russian, Romanian, Portuguese, or Dutch and willing to help translate please let us know on Discord or DM me. This will be the last feature update but there are still hotfixes to come that will add more language support. We hope that you continue to enjoy Element TD 2!
- Our next game, Axon TD, is in Early Access! - 2 August 2023
We've just released our next game, Axon TD: Uprising, into Steam Early Access! This time, it's a sci-fi Tower Defense game focused on mazing and map manipulation. Owners of Element TD 2 will receive 10% off! Check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2296550/Axon_TD_Uprising__Tower_Defense/ Choose from an arsenal of 32 Towers & Traps and extend the path by adding Tiles directly to the map itself. Expand to islands and create an impenetrable defense as hoards of Axons try to break through your maze! Conquer the 15 Mission Campaign, top the Leaderboards across 12 Quickplay Levels, take on the Roguelite Survival Mode, and coordinate with other players across 9 Co-op Levels! On top of that, we've got 34 Achievements out the gate. Check out our trailer below!
- 2nd Tournament - June 17th to 18th - 17 June 2023
Our second tournament, this time based on Ranked Pick rules, is running today and tomorrow! We'll be running it through our Discord (check #tournament-discussion and General Voice), so hop on there to check it out! We'll be starting at the following time: 10am PDT (US) 1pm EST (US) 7pm CET (EU) 1am CST (Asia)
