Tower Defense Simulator Guides
Updated for v2.4.0 (Story Mode)
These Tower Defense Simulator guides cover the three questions new and returning players ask most: how to earn Gems without spending Robux, how to level up fast enough to unlock endgame towers, and what to actually place in your first few tower slots. Every number in these guides is checked against the Tower Defense Simulator Fandom wiki or our own tower database rather than pulled from memory, and each guide notes the game version it was last checked against.
How to Get Gems
Every method to earn gems in TDS.
How to Level Up Fast
XP farming strategies and tips.
Beginner Guide
Everything new players need to know.
Hardcore Guide
How to beat all 45 waves and the Void Reaver.
Fallen Mode Guide
How to beat the Fallen King in 40 waves.
Best Towers for Beginners
Which towers are actually worth your Coins.
What These Tower Defense Simulator Guides Cover
The How to Get Gems guide lists every mode and method that pays out Gems — Hardcore Mode, Polluted Wasteland II, Frost Mode, the Hidden Wave secret, and the Robux Gem Shop — with the exact Gem reward and Level requirement for each. The How to Level Up Fast guide breaks down the Exp formula per level, which modes pay the most Exp per minute, and which Level milestones unlock new towers, maps, or tower slots. The Beginner Guide walks through your first hour in Tower Defense Simulator: which starter towers to buy, which mistakes cost new players the most rounds, and how to reach Level 15 without wasting Coins on towers you won't use.
New Tower Defense Simulator players usually start here, then move on to our best loadout guide and tier list once they've unlocked their first few towers and want to know exactly which ones are worth upgrading. Bookmark this Tower Defense Simulator guides hub and come back whenever a new update changes Gem rewards, Exp rates, or starter tower prices.
Once you've got a solid loadout, our Best Towers for Beginners guide ranks every Coin-priced tower by real price and tier rating so you know what to buy next. When you're ready for endgame content, the Hardcore Guide covers all 45 waves and the Void Reaver, and the Fallen Mode Guide covers the 40-wave run up to the Fallen King.