Potion Siege

Prospectus

Brew, merge and defend: living potion bottles hold the castle wall against a clockwork army. Summon potions onto the wall, merge two of a kind into a stronger one, and pick a skill card at every upgrade to build your defence. Fire, ice, lightning and more each fight their own way, and every chapter ends with a clockwork boss. Clear the story stages for stars, unlock hard modes, or see how long you last in endless mode.

How it plays

Stop the clockwork army before it breaks the castle wall; survive every wave to win the stage. Click Summon to brew a potion. Drag a potion onto a matching one to merge them into a stronger one. Click Upgrade, then pick one of three skill cards. When the alchemist is fully charged, click him to cast. Mouse only, no keys needed; on a phone or tablet, tap instead of clicking. On a phone, hold it upright (portrait); turned sideways, the game asks you to turn it back. On a desktop or any wide screen, the battlefield lies on its side and fills the screen (landscape).

Opening an account with this game takes one press: Open the holding, above, and it loads on this page itself — nothing downloads and no form stands between you and the first decision. It is drawn for a flexible screen and takes its instructions from mouse, keyboard or touch, as the game prefers. It adjusts itself to upright and wide screens alike, so phone, tablet and desktop all present it properly. If a fullscreen control is offered, take it — a growing enterprise deserves the whole desk.

Analyst's notes for tower defense holdings

• The bend in the road is the best real estate you own. A tower firing along a curve earns double the seconds of the same tower on a straight — buy geography before firepower.
• A slowing tower is a raise for every other tower. Anything that keeps enemies in range longer multiplies the whole line's output, and usually costs less than a second cannon.
• Save an emergency fund. The wave that breaks a defense is rarely the biggest one; it is the fast or armoured one you spent your last coins not preparing for.

Potion Siege — questions from the readership

What does it cost to open Potion Siege?

Nothing, at any point. The holding is free from the first click to the last upgrade — no account to open, no download to wait for, no paywall filed anywhere in its pages. The advertising around this page is what pays the bookkeeping.

What kind of game is Potion Siege, exactly?

We file it on the Tower Defense shelf of the ledger. It is a browser game through and through — the prospectus above is the publisher's own summary of what the game asks of you and what it gives back.

Can I play Potion Siege on a phone or tablet?

Yes — it runs in the browser on phones and tablets just as it does on a computer. It adjusts itself to upright and wide screens alike, so phone, tablet and desktop all present it properly.

Is there anything to download or install first?

Nothing at all. Potion Siege is an HTML5 game: press the open button and it loads on this very page, and closing the tab leaves nothing behind on your device.

Closing entry

Finished the audit, or still mid-season? The full Tower Defense shelf is one click away — Choose the ground, price the towers, hold the road. Forty-five tower-defense plans in which your layout argues with wave after wave — and the layout is expected to win.