# Starvoxel: Defender — Press Fact Sheet _Last verified: 18 September 2026 · public version 1.1.163_ ## At a glance - **Title:** Starvoxel: Defender - **Developer / publisher:** Michal Komar (self-published) - **Platforms:** iPhone, iPad and Android phones/tablets - **Genre:** Co-op merge tower defense; strategy - **Modes:** Guided five-wave training; solo with an AI ally; real-time online co-op - **Price:** Free to download and play; no ads; optional in-app purchases - **Age ratings:** Apple App Store 9+; Google Play Everyone. Ratings can vary by storefront and region. - **Current public version:** 1.1.163 - **Estimated playtime:** Short-session mobile design. The guided first battle is five waves; a standard solo or co-op run is built around up to 60 waves. Elapsed time varies with play pace, wave outcome, pauses and optional speed settings, so no fixed minute promise is made. - **Contact:** support@michalkomar.com - **Website:** https://starvoxel.com ## Boilerplate Starvoxel: Defender is a portrait-first co-op merge tower defense for iOS and Android. Two players defend separate lanes while sharing one health pool, or a solo player can team up with an AI ally. Summon defenders, merge matching family-and-rarity pairs from Common to Legendary, choose specialized Evolutions, coordinate upgrades, survive boss waves and protect the shared star. ## What makes it different 1. **One shared failure state:** Each player owns a lane, but every leak damages the same shared hearts. Strong play is about coordination rather than two isolated solo boards. 2. **Merge ladder plus choice:** Matching family and rarity pairs climb from Common through Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary. A Legendary defender then becomes an Evolution choice rather than another merge step. 3. **Seven-family loadouts:** Players choose seven families from a current roster of 15, so the summon pool and the board's strategic identity can change from run to run. 4. **Distinct family identities:** Mechanical turrets cover direct fire, beams, missiles, EMP, chain lightning, flak and cryo control. Creature defenders add auras, poison, burn, stun, artillery, critical-hit support and crystal powers. 5. **Five battlefields and 60-wave runs:** The campaign combines a guided first battle with five increasingly difficult battlefields. Standard solo and online co-op use the same 60-wave structure, including boss waves. 6. **Progression beyond a single run:** Packs, permanent card upgrades, profiles, friends and global progression give players reasons to return after a battle. ## Detailed defender bios ### Arc Owl An arcane support defender whose adjacency aura increases the damage of orthogonally adjacent towers. **Evolutions:** High Sage · Warsong · Spellblade. ### Venom Rex An anti-tank creature that applies stacking poison based on the target's maximum health. **Evolutions:** Plaguebringer · Corrosion · Ravager. ### Ember Fox A fast fire skirmisher whose signature attacks ignite enemies and turn sustained pressure into burn damage. **Evolutions:** Pyre · Blaze Volley · Wildfire. ### Bomb Hedgehog A heavy bomber with slow lobbed explosives, large splash damage, and Legendary concussion control. **Evolutions:** Heavy Ordnance · Concussion · Cluster Bombs. ### Shell Turtle An artillery bulwark built around the game's biggest single shot, with long range and deliberate timing. **Evolutions:** Siege Shell · Railshot · Mortar. ### Clover Bunny A support defender whose adjacent aura grants nearby towers a chance to land amplified critical hits. **Evolutions:** Fortune · Warren Rally · Jackpot. ### Scrap Raccoon A rapid gunner with the fastest base fire rate among the featured animal defenders; its Evolutions add weight or ricochets. **Evolutions:** Hand Cannon · Minigun · Ricochet. ### Glint Guardian A crystal crossover defender with a deliberate long-reach shard attack and three crystal-themed Evolutions. **Evolutions:** Prism Archon · Comet Tail · Time Crystal. ## Classic mechanical arsenal - **Blaster:** balanced rapid-fire workhorse. - **Laser:** fast, low-damage hitscan pressure. - **Missile:** slow heavy splash damage. - **EMP:** area burst and stun control. - **Tesla:** short-range chain-style hitscan. - **Flak Cannon:** spread fire with splash damage. - **Cryo Cannon:** slowing area denial. ## Content and platform details - **Orientation:** Portrait-first mobile game. - **Release:** Available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. - **Apple requirements:** iOS/iPadOS 15.0 or later, according to the current App Store listing. - **Monetization:** Free-to-play, no ads, with optional purchases. Store pricing is regional and can change. - **Current store-facing description:** The live listings identify Michal Komar as developer/seller and describe the current 15-family, seven-family-loadout, five-battlefield and 60-wave game. ## AI-use disclosure Starvoxel: Defender should **not** be described as an AI-free game. The production main source contains scripts that explicitly use OpenAI's `gpt-image-1` image-generation pipeline, and the released build includes visual assets derived from that production art workflow. The safe public wording is: > “Starvoxel: Defender includes AI-assisted/generated visual assets; the developer does not claim that the game is AI-free.” This kit does not make a broader claim about the origin of every line of code, every sound, or every production contribution. Please do not publish “nothing in the game was created using AI” for this release. ## Press asset guidance - The **actual gameplay** screenshots and videos are direct captures from the released mobile game. - The **key art, store art, character renders and background elements** are promotional production assets, not gameplay screenshots. - The clean key art is provided both without branding and with the Starvoxel: Defender wordmark applied in the open right-hand negative space. - Editorial coverage may use these assets to identify and discuss Starvoxel: Defender. Do not imply endorsement, sell the assets as standalone products, or redistribute them as a competing asset library. Contact the developer for commercial licensing or merchandise questions. - Suggested credit: **Starvoxel: Defender — Michal Komar**. ## Official links - Website and press kit: https://starvoxel.com/press - Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/starvoxel-defender/id6755552120 - Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.michalkomar.starvoxel - Gameplay page: https://starvoxel.com/gameplay - Press contact: mailto:support@michalkomar.com?subject=Starvoxel%3A%20Defender%20press%20enquiry ## Asset provenance This kit was assembled from the public website media kit and approved production-main assets. The production source used for the individual character and environment files was pinned to `origin/main` at `332e313290437a01a086b3ac43549c64d209ea23` when this kit was built. Asset status and store facts should be rechecked when the public game version changes.