Roadlayer

Turn-based tower defense
1 player
Daily challenge
Phones and computers

Roadlayer is a turn-based tower defense that plays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, for one player. It has a daily challenge, the same for everyone that day.

Each turn you lay one tile of the raiders' road and place one tower beside it, then the wave runs. Raiders speed up on straights and slow on bends, so the road's shape matters as much as its length. Hold the village through 20 turns, the last a boss; a daily deck gives everyone the same towers and raiders.

Play Roadlayer

How to play

Tap a glowing tile to lay the next piece of road
Pick a tower card, then a glowing tile beside the road
Raiders speed up on straights and slow down on bends

The game shows these steps as you play, the first time.

Controls

Tap a glowing tile to lay road
Tap a tower card, then a glowing tile (or a tower of that kind to upgrade)
×2 speeds up a wave
Esc pauses

Tips

Three straight tiles in a row take raiders to ×1.9 speed while every bend drops them to ×0.6, so a road of short zigzags is worth more than extra length.
Placing a tower card on a tower of the same kind upgrades it, up to level 3, so two matching offers in a row can go into one strong post.
After the road ends, raiders dash straight over rough ground to the village at twice the speed, so keep the road's end away from the bottom edge early on.

Why are some tiles not offered for road?

A tile glows only if it touches the road's end, is free, and leaves the road at least one way to keep going. Tiles that would box the road in are left out until the last turn, so you cannot trap yourself, but a tight spiral can still leave you a single choice.

What is in the daily deck?

Switch the start card to Daily deck and everyone gets the same tower offers and the same raiders for that day, drawn from a seed tied to the date. Your best score for the day is saved separately. The score is raiders stopped, plus five for every life left if the village holds.

About this game

Made by Sucia in Houston, Texas. Built with AI assistance, designed and tested by Sucia. Last updated October 5, 2026. It plays in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, with no download and no sign-in; your best scores and progress stay in this browser on this device. Without a pass, every game is free for 5 minutes a game and 30 minutes a day; an Arcade pass removes the limit. How Sucia makes and tests its games.

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