Block Fortress

Build and defend your base

Price
In-App PurchaseYes
LaunchedMar 07, 2013

Total Ratings

United States

16K
5 star
12K
4 star
2.2K
3 star
920
2 star
520
1 star
800

Description

Build your fortress, and defend it to the end!

Block Fortress gives you the freedom to create a stronghold in almost any way you can imagine, then puts you in the middle of the action trying to defend it. Put your skills as a builder and a fighter to the test as you try to survive the relentless attacks of the menacing Goblocks!

Features:

• a unique mix of TD and FPS gameplay
• complete freedom to build your base in any way you choose, from towering fortresses, to sprawling castles
• customize your blocks, weapons, and equipment using a massive crafting system
• team up with your friends in 2-4 player cooperative and competitive multiplayer
• fortify your walls with over 30 different building blocks
• defend your base with more than 16 advanced turret types
• gear up your character with tons of weapons and equipment, including rocket launchers, miniguns, shrink rays, jet packs, and more!
• lots of support blocks - including power generators, depth charges, land mines, spotlights, teleporters, zip lines, and more!
• day and night cycle - build lights and spotlights to prepare yourself for the harsh night!
• several game modes, including a sandbox mode and a more intense survival mode
• 7 different types of terrain to conquer
• upload and share your creations, and download others

Screenshots

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Version History

Releasing updates every 2 months on average. Last update 63 days ago.

1.6.9Nov 19, 2024

• Fixed cross-platform multiplayer issues. NOTE: when playing multiplayer, players must be on this latest version in order to match.
• Fixed issues with save-data loss. Backup saves will automatically be restored in the event of data loss.

1.6.8Aug 16, 2019

Fixed a bug that would cause the game to freeze on the main menu.

1.6.7Jul 26, 2019

Fixed a bug where the newest iPads would default to the lowest graphical settings.

1.6.6Jun 27, 2019

iPhoneX screen support, bug fixes, and optimizations

1.6.5Jul 28, 2017

Fixed a bug with uploading bases.

1.6.4Jun 30, 2017

Just a few bug fixes.

1.6.3Apr 11, 2017

Fixed a bug with the look and shoot sensitivity sliders.

1.6.2Apr 06, 2017

Bug fixes and stability improvements.

1.6.1Jan 26, 2017

Bug fixes and minor improvements.

1.6Dec 14, 2016

• Deck the halls with a limited-time Christmas theme!
• Take the battle to the depths of the ocean with an all new underwater map
• New weapons: grenade launcher, flame thrower, and devastator
• New equipment: grappling hook
• New turret: nerve gas launcher
• Enhanced sky, vegetation, and water graphics
• Increased frame rate to 60 fps on most devices
• Realistic soft terrain lighting effects
• Increased the field of view
• Improved multiplayer experience (decreased lag)
• Optimized save game files
• Bug fixes and optimizations

1.5.1Jun 10, 2015

Sorry about the bugs in the previous update everyone! In this version:

• Added a new lift line block - a motorized zip line that propels your character upwards
• Fixed a bug that wouldn't allow you to build bases in arena mode
• Fixed a bug with scaling costs of mining blocks in survival mode
• Minor bug fixes and stability improvements

1.5May 27, 2015

Thank you everyone for continuing to play Block Fortress! In this update:

• added a new player vs. player arena mode! Build or download a custom map and compete in epic battles with up to four players using GameCenter!
• added tons of new equipment, including a shrink ray, antigravity gun, jet pack, cloaking device, and more!
• get around your base faster with new zip line blocks!
• expand your view of the battlefield with a new third-person camera
• all character and enemy models look even better now
• added jumping and crouching
• new and improved clouds, sun, moon, and sky graphics
• new plant blocks added to terrain
• you can now enable floating blocks in sandbox mode
• you can now reload a map when placing your barracks to regenerate the terrain
• made it easier to paint blocks the same color as a previously painted block
• you can now rate loaded maps at the end of a multiplayer games
• enabled iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+ full screen resolution
• fixed a bug with manually reloading your weapons
• major performance optimizations
• minor bug fixes

1.4.4Sep 13, 2014

• iOS8 fixes

1.4.3May 08, 2014

Minor bug fixes.

1.4.2Mar 13, 2014

Sorry about the doors, guys - we got them fixed for real this time!

• Fixed doors that would become invisible after saving a game several times.
• Fixed doors taking damage from some of your own weapons.
• Fixed jump pack equipment so it jumps long distances again.
• Fixed a bug where tutorial blurbs weren't showing up.

1.4.1Mar 07, 2014

• Fixed a bug that would cause doors to be invisible when loading a game.
• Fixed a bug in the appearance of a selected turret's firing arc.

1.4Mar 01, 2014

• Added advanced terrain lighting
• Added a new glass block
• Added a new fence block (a wall that can be shot through)
• Added a new TNT block (can be detonated and explodes on death)
• Added new automatic door blocks
• Fixed some crashing issues
• Fixed a bug with downloading, deleting, and rating online bases
• Fixed distorted screenshots of bases
• Other minor bugfixes

1.3.9Nov 25, 2013

• Fixed a sync error that would occur when inviting two or more people to a multiplayer game.

1.3.8Nov 14, 2013

• Fixed a bug that could prevent matches with more than 2 players from connecting or starting.
• Fixed a bug that would cause the game to get out of sync and disconnect in multiplayer matches when someone had an ammo mod equipped.

1.3.7Oct 22, 2013

• Fixed a crash when building or trying to open a map in co-op mode.
• Minor bug fixes.

1.3.6Sep 23, 2013

Sorry to all of the iOS 5 users! A bug slipped through that caused the game to crash on start up for you. This should be fixed now.

1.3.5Sep 21, 2013

• Fixed a bug that would cause collected gold to not be added to your total, among other things
• Fixed the App's icons, which were incorrect on some devices

*** PLEASE NOTE: There was an change in the way device ids are stored in iOS 7, which means that any bases you've uploaded before this update will no longer appear in the 'Uploads' tab of the Upload/Download window. There is no way that we can fix this, and we are very sorry about the inconvenience! If you search for your previously uploaded maps, download them, and re-upload them, they should be back in the list.

1.3.4Sep 19, 2013

• Minor bug fixes
• iOS 7 compatibility

1.3.3Sep 03, 2013

• added wifi and bluetooth multiplayer support
• improved global matchmaking to find better connections among random players
• fixed a bug that would sometimes prevent multiplayer games from starting after players had selected their map or bot
• other minor bug fixes and stability improvements

1.3.2Jul 26, 2013

Just some more bug fixes:

• fixed a bug that would cause your resources to be incorrect when loading a game in survival and quickstart
• fixed a bug that would prevent you from unlocking equipment in survival mode after playing a game of co-op
• fixed a bug that would cause the cost of mines and drills to reset when you beat a level in survival
• fixed a bug in co-op that would sometimes cause players to remain flying while fighting or build objects that are different than what’s selected in your active slots
• fixed sniper bot IAP crash

1.3.1Jul 18, 2013

Fixed a bug that would cause display issues for iPhone 4, iPod Touch 4, iPhone 3gs, and iPad 1. Also fixed a bug in how the data was being submitted to the leaderboards in co-op mode. Sorry guys...

And in case you missed it, co-op multiplayer is finally here!

• added GameCenter co-op multiplayer with support for up to 4 players
• added the ability to create, upload, and download maps for use in co-op games
• added two new flat terrain types - swamp and tundra - with rare blue and white minerals
• added two new bots - a long-range sniper bot and a FREE light bot
• added a new storage crate box (handy for storing and transferring resources in multiplayer games)
• optimized save game files so downloading and uploading should be much faster (for games saved starting from version 1.3 and later)
• fixed a bug that would cause you to stop shooting when you started to fall
• fixed a bug that would cause land mines to explode when you or your bot walked on them
• fixed a bug that would cause shotgun to shoot only one bullet
• fixed a bug where some terrain would be missing a corner block, allowing you to fall through the ground into oblivion
• fixed a bug that would cause some supported blocks to fall when deleting nearby blocks
• fixed a bug that would cause enemies to get stuck when they fell into water
• increased the reload time of heavy plasma

1.3Jul 17, 2013

After a ton of work, it's finally done - co-op multiplayer is here!!!

• added GameCenter co-op multiplayer with support for up to 4 players!
• added the ability to create, upload, and download maps for use in co-op games
• added two new flat terrain types - swamp and tundra - with rare blue and white minerals
• added GameCenter leaderboards for the new terrain types, flat plains, and multiplayer modes
• added two new bots - a long-range sniper bot and a FREE light bot
• added a new storage crate box (handy for storing and transferring resources in multiplayer games)
• optimized save game files so downloading and uploading should be much faster (for games saved starting from version 1.3 and later)
• fixed a bug that would cause you to stop shooting when you started to fall
• fixed a bug that would cause land mines to explode when you or your bot walked on them
• fixed a bug that would cause shotgun to shoot only one bullet
• fixed a bug where some terrain would be missing a corner block, allowing you to fall through the ground into oblivion
• fixed a bug that would cause some supported blocks to fall when deleting nearby blocks
• fixed a bug that would cause enemies to get stuck when they fell into water
• increased the reload time of heavy plasma

Thank you everyone for all of your support!

1.2.3May 20, 2013

Sorry guys! An unfinished version of co-op slipped into the last update... It's coming, but it's not quite ready yet!

1.2.2May 20, 2013

Just one more hotfix to address some bugs in the last update... Then co-op multiplayer - we promise!

• fixed a bug that would cause you to look around when moving
• fixed a bug that would cause orbital lasers to toss enemies miles into the air (and fall back down minutes later)
• fixed a bug that would cause mines and depth charges to not work in loaded games
• fixed a bug in the tactical light mod
• increased bot gold collection range
• other minor bug fixes

1.2.1May 13, 2013

Just a quick update to fix a few new bugs:

• fixed missing explosions from MIRVs and mortars
• freeze turret and cryo gun stun enemies again
• support bot only shields your character when it's near you and set to 'shield' mode
• fixed and added jump pack mods
• fixed flare blocks
• minor bug fixes

Next up - co-op multiplayer!

1.2May 01, 2013

• added 7 different robot companions that you can bring into battle to help you survive!
• added new equipment - a jump pack that allows you to soar over the battlefield!
• added a mod that can be crafted to increase weapon accuracy
• major memory optimizations should help with crashing on complex bases
• fixed an iCloud syncing bug
• you can now skip to later levels when starting a new game in survival mode once you’ve made it to at least level 20
• enemies do more damage and are even tougher on very high levels
• adjusted the position of some of the in-game controls
• you can now delete blocks in your barracks foundation in sandbox mode
• weather now changes in sandbox mode when you stay on night or day
• fixed a bug that would cause some teleporters in loaded games to not be linked correctly
• fixed a bug where your barracks would sometimes appear in the corner of the map when loading your game
• fixed some render bugs with some of the massive bases
• fixed a bug that would cause blocks with scaling costs to be priced incorrectly sometimes when you load a game
• fixed some ui issues in the upload/download window
• fixed description of orbital lasers (which are capped at a max damage amount, not a max number shot)
• tons more optimizations, crash fixes, and tweaks

1.1Apr 11, 2013

Thanks again to all of you for making Block Fortress such a success! We've still got a bunch more things planned for this game. For now, enjoy these extra features and bug fixes, and we'll continue to work on adding the big stuff you've been asking for... including co-op multiplayer!

• added a system to upload, share, and rate bases in sandbox mode
• added a new motion sensor block that can detect shadows
• added a flat plains terrain location
• you can now build terrain blocks in sandbox mode
• added a day and night toggle in sandbox mode
• fixed a crash that would happen every time a land mine or depth charge exploded
• you can now delete granite blocks in sandbox mode (allowing you to dig caves)
• major memory optimizations, allowing for bigger maps on lower RAM devices, and bigger maps in sandbox mode on all devices
• fixed an exploit that could make shadows wander around indefinitely without attacking
• added a link in the “Guide” section to the official IGN wiki - check it out, add your tips and strategies, and promote your uploaded fortresses!
• enemies now drop multiple coins based on the size of their reward (every coin is equal to up to 5 gold, so an enemy that rewards 20 gold will drop 4 coins)
• increased the time enemy coins persist before they disappear
• greatly increased the block and enemy selection distance when in FPS mode
• fixed a bug that would cause stats to be adjusted incorrectly when some mods were removed
• fixed some inaccurate mod descriptions
• removed salvage mod from nuke blocks (which caused an exploit)
• changed the R.O.F. mod on heavy plasma to a reload mod
• you can now hold down the up and down arrows to continuously fly up and down
• swapped the inverse look options (so they control the correct camera rotations now)
• tweaked the icon
• other bug fixes

Stay tuned for more, and if you've been enjoying the game, tell your friends!

LaunchedMar 07, 2013
1.0.1Mar 18, 2013

First, we'd like to thank everyone for downloading Block Fortress! We're reading all of your comments and have a ton of updates in store for this game. Before we get to the big stuff though, we wanted to get this hotfix out ASAP to address a few of the more common issues people have been mentioning.

• fixed a bug that would cause some units to spawn underground, preventing you from killing all the enemies in a level and moving on in survival mode
• major optimizations to help with occasional memory crashes
• fixed several other bugs that could have caused crashes
• added an option to play survival on an easier difficulty (see the note in the “About Survival Mode” section of the guide for more information)
• fixed the screen jerkiness when shooting your weapon and looking around
• added an individual option to adjust the screen sensitivity when shooting
• added game options to the pause window
• added iCloud support to sync your character's level, crafted mods, and rare resources in the options screen
• added a tutorial button info prompt
• increased up/down look angle
• increased the hp of terrain blocks significantly
• slightly increased the firing arcs for most turrets
• repositioned the attack button on widescreen devices
• changed the way data is stored, mitigating some of the memory crashes on low gen devices during a save

Stay tuned! There's more coming soon!

1.0-betaMar 01, 2013

Other Information

In-App Products

1. Unlock All Bots$3.99
2. Attacker Bot$0.99
3. Experience Doubler$0.99
4. Sniper Bot$0.99
5. Bruiser Bot$0.99
6. Rare Minerals 1$0.99
7. Rare Minerals 2$1.99
8. Dog Bot$0.99
9. Constructor Bot$0.99
10. Rare Minerals 3$4.99