# Bannerwrath: Hero Tower Defense – Tower Defense for PC > A maze of towers. A hero you lead yourself. Monsters you unleash on your opponent. The alpha is looking for testers – claim your spot! Source: https://bannerwrath.com/en/ · Language: en · Updated: 2026-10-30 · Site: Bannerwrath: Hero Tower Defense (https://bannerwrath.com/) ## Bannerwrath: Hero Tower Defense ![Bannerwrath – Hero Tower Defense](https://bannerwrath.com/img/logo-hero.webp) Build a maze of towers, send monsters to your opponent and lead your hero into battle yourself. Closed alpha · Windows PC · currently against the AI - One versus one - Five heroes - Towers from rank I to V [Discover the game](#spiel) [I have an invitation](https://bannerwrath.com/en/join-the-test/#einl-eingabe) Concept art ![The battle in the game camera: at the top the pass arch with the teal Rift of the Gods, a wave of goblins on the lane in front of the towers, the archer with his abilities at the bottom left and the tower bar at the bottom right](https://bannerwrath.com/img/szene-schicken.webp)From the game From the closed alpha ### This is what a battle looks like On the left you send monsters onto your opponent's lane with offerings, in the middle your hero fights, and your towers hold the wave back. In every moment you decide: defend or attack? [Join the test](https://bannerwrath.com/en/join-the-test/) [How it plays](#reise) How Bannerwrath plays ### Your battle in four steps - ![A lane with towers in three rows: the monsters have to wind their way through the gaps](https://bannerwrath.com/img/labyrinth-grund.webp) Illustration 1 · Build #### Build your maze On your lane you decide how the monsters' path runs. With towers from five families you shape it field by field. One fixed rule: the path always stays open. A build that would block it completely is rejected. Rank I - ![Game camera: the lane with the bridge at the top, meadow in the middle and the gate towers at the bottom](https://bannerwrath.com/img/szene-lane.webp)From the game 2 · Send #### Send monsters to your opponent With offerings to your god you send monsters onto your opponent's lane. Gold is the only currency in battle: do you strengthen yourself or put your opponent under pressure? Rank II - ![The five heroes side by side: Warrior, Archer, Warlord, Mage and Shadowblade](https://bannerwrath.com/img/szene-helden.webp)Game characters 3 · Fight #### Lead your hero Five classes with four abilities each on Q, W, E and R. Your hero fights beside your towers, holds the line, breaks into your opponent's lane or strengthens your defense. Fair in competition: in battle all heroes start equal, gear only changes the look there. Rank III - ![The castle hill with the palisade village, behind the gate the wave must not reach](https://bannerwrath.com/img/szene-burg.webp)From the game 4 · Survive #### Hold the castle Wave after wave moves in, with bosses in between. If your castle falls, the battle is lost. If you hold out, victory is yours. Rank V The feeling of old times Do you remember the long evenings, the wave you could just barely stop? A maze of towers, a hero at your side, friends in the chat and the tension before the next wave. We want to bring back those tower defense adventures of old: with our own world, our own heroes and today's craft. Discover more ### What awaits you [ #### The World Feuds instead of wars, gods who bet on you, a camp with a horse and a fire, and ancient ruins. ](https://bannerwrath.com/en/world/) [ #### Five heroes Warrior, Archer, Mage, Warlord and Shadowblade, each with their own abilities and playstyle. ](https://bannerwrath.com/en/heroes/) [ #### Towers Five families with two branches and five ranks each: from the basic tower to the fortress. ](https://bannerwrath.com/en/towers/) [ #### Game modes Solo Lane, PvP Lane, Ruins and home camp: what already runs and what is coming. ](https://bannerwrath.com/en/game-modes/) [ #### Gallery The maze, the towers, the heroes, the castle hill and concept art of the ruins and bosses. ](https://bannerwrath.com/en/gallery/) [ #### Roadmap From the closed alpha to Steam: the planned order. ](https://bannerwrath.com/en/roadmap/) State of the alpha on 30 October 2026: battles against the AI run, duels against real players and the ruins are planned. Details on [Game modes](https://bannerwrath.com/en/game-modes/). New to tower defense? [What is tower defense?](https://bannerwrath.com/en/tower-defense-game/) News from development is in the [devlog](https://bannerwrath.com/en/devlog/). Closed alpha ### Want to test with us? With an invitation code you get your personal download link right away, without email and without waiting. You only confirm the confidentiality of the alpha. [Join the test](https://bannerwrath.com/en/join-the-test/) [Report a bug](https://bannerwrath.com/en/report-a-bug/)