Craft Defense (Tower Defense)
Craft Defense adds a raid mode to Minecraft in which players defend two towers against waves of enemies, inspired by tower defense games.
What it does
Players take on raids where two towers must be protected from enemies that spawn during each wave. Units recruited during the journey help defend the towers, and completing a raid grants rewards, with Tower Gems as the main one. Gems raise the level of a unit, so it deals more damage as its level grows, and they also feed the machines that improve units.
Two machines shape the unit collection. The Trait Reroller rolls traits onto a unit using one Trait Cube, and traits give units buffs and debuffs. The Unit Machine rolls better units and costs two Tower Gems per roll. Epic units are rolled inside the Unit Machine with an item obtained once a player completes Act 5 in the respective worlds. Common units include Steve and Alex, rare ones include Zombie and Spider, and epic ones include Villager and Witch.
Craft Defense requires Architectury API, AttributeFix, Bookshelf, Geckolib, Pehkui, Prickle and Structure Expansion. It runs on Forge and NeoForge, and both the server and every player need it. Files are published for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, with 5.1.1 for 1.20.1 as the latest Forge file and 6.2 for 1.21.1 as the latest NeoForge file. The mod is released under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
Tower raids
Each raid asks players to hold two towers while enemies spawn and advance in waves.
Tower Gems and unit levels
Gems raise a unit's level, and a higher level makes that unit deal more damage.
Trait Reroller
A block where a Trait Cube rolls traits onto units, adding buffs and debuffs to them.
Unit Machine
A block that rolls better units in exchange for two Tower Gems, with epic units available after Act 5.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 6
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want a tower defense mode inside a survival world, and server owners who want raids with shared rewards.
How it compares
Nexus is a Tower Defense Battle Mode for Forge and NeoForge across 1.18 – 1.21.10, under All rights reserved and not open source. Tower Game is a server-side tool for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt over 1.20 – 26.3, with the server required and the client optional. L2 Hostility is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only, for Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, and is a client and server mod like Craft Defense.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craft Defense (Tower Defense) | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-15 |
| Nexus (Tower Defense Battle Mode) | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2025-10-24 |
| Tower Game | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-09 |
| L2 Hostility | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-26 |
Questions
Does Craft Defense need Forge or NeoForge?
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In the catalog
Craft Defense (Tower Defense) is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 886 Minigame mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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Craft Defense is a mod that aims to bring tower defense gameplay to Minecraft. Inspired by games like All Star Tower Defense (Roblox) and Bloons TD 6, the mod features a raid system with two towers, one of which will spawn enemies and the other the player will need to defend with mini units they can obtain during…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/craft-defense
- Owner
- juniperjjhdbr
- Published
- 2025-10-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15