Thousands of robots are coming through, and you have to keep the last way out open. Build towers, deploy squads and call in rocket strikes in this single-player tower defense game. The machines were built to rebuild our cities. Apparently, we’re in the way.

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About This Game

Your Presence Is Delaying Progress is a single-player tower defense game about holding back thousands of robots. Build your defenses, deploy squads and call in rocket strikes to keep the last way out open.

The machines were built to rebuild our cities. Apparently, we’re in the way.

Hold back the horde

Thousands of machines crowd into narrow passages and spread around obstacles toward your defenses. Flamethrowers burn through packed groups, piercing guns shoot through the ranks, and rockets blast holes in the crowd.

Your towers fire automatically. You choose the weapons, their positions and where to send support when enemies get through.

Build around the battlefield

Combine machine guns, flamethrowers, piercing guns, lasers and other weapons to cover the robots’ approach. Use the terrain to concentrate your fire and position towers so they cover each other’s gaps.

Resources are limited. Choose where to add firepower and which approaches you can afford to leave lightly defended.

Deploy squads and rocket strikes

Support your towers during combat with squad deployments and targeted rocket strikes. Reinforce a struggling position or fire into a packed group before it reaches your defenses.

Upgrade your defenses

Progress through the campaign and unlock upgrades for your weapons and squads. Between attempts, change your tower layout, invest in different upgrades and try another approach.

Create your own maps

Build battlefields, configure enemy waves and test your defenses in the built-in map editor. Export maps to share them with other players, or import theirs and play them yourself.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Generative AI tools were used to help create some artwork and written content, including store page and promotional materials. No AI-generated content is produced during gameplay.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
    • Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 4300U or equivalent quad-core CPU.
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GTX 1650 / Radeon RX 570
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 11 (64-bit)
    • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 / Intel Core i5-10400
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GTX 1650 / Radeon RX 570
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: macOS 26.0 or later
    • Processor: Apple M1 or better
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Apple M1 integrated GPU or better (Metal support required)
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: macOS 26.0 or later
    • Processor: Apple M3 or better
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Apple M3 integrated GPU (10-core) or better
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
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