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Defense of Nations

Also known as Defense of Nations, defense of nations, defense-of-nations

A base defense shooter in the vein of flash game classics like Elona Shooter and Defend Your Castle but with a satirical, political-sim twist. Shoot hordes of monsters, negotiate your operating budget, and navigate international rivalries, all for The Good of Humanity ™️!

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Last update

18 May 2026

Latest update

Patch notesPublished 09 May 2025

New Enemy and Weapon Types

Been a while. Life has been busy and this is unfortunately not able to be my top priority right now. Thankfully, I got some technical help with the project now, and so we've managed to get the ball rolling again. To sta…

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7 updates

December 2023
Save/Load Functionality Working + New Mob Death EffectsWe've fixed up the save/load functionality and added a little more flair to combat. Nothing vital, but helps us get more of the foundation in place for further development. It required a lot of mucking around in the cor…Announcement2 changesFixGameplay18 Dec 2023
October 2023
Combat QoL Updatetl;dw Guns now have laser sights to indicate where you're aiming with each having varying lengths and colors. Reloading weapons now have a visual progress bar instead of just an audio cue. The pistol now has a HUD indic…Announcement4 changesGameplayUI/audio03 Oct 2023
September 2023
Office UI ImprovementGame testing is always fun for me seeing how people process all of the little details of the game. In a 2D platformer I worked on in college, it was eye opening to discover how many people had difficulty jumping over a…Announcement2 changesUI/audio29 Sept 2023
Disabling Saves Until Fixed FullyYou ever had a moment where your car was giving you problems, so you took a look when you got home only to wonder how you even made it home in the first place? That was me investigating reports of issues with loading sa…Announcement26 Sept 2023
Hotfix #1Fixed some issues with loading or starting new games after quitting to main menu. Fixed an issue with loading into a negotiation. Fixed a game stopper where all available missions on Month 5 could be used up. A generic…Announcement5 changesFixGameplay26 Sept 2023
Well, this has been a long time coming for me (not that more than a handful of people would even be aware 😂) but I'm now proud to say the Preview Demo for Defense of Nations is now LIVE! If you're new here, glad you st…1 changeStore26 Sept 2023

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New Enemy and Weapon Types

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