Cursed Treasure 2
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Finally, a tower defense game where you're the villain. Cursed Treasure 2 lets you command orcs, demons, and undead to protect your precious gems from waves of "good" heroes who think they can just waltz in and steal your treasure. This is Kingdom Rush in reverse—you're defending dark temples and crypts instead of castles, and honestly? Being evil feels way more satisfying. Your only job: build towers, cast spells, and make sure those goody-two-shoes adventurers never touch your diamonds.
Key Features
- 21 Levels of Evil Strategy: Each stage throws different paths and enemy types at you, with Night Mode variants that limit your vision.
- Three Monster Tower Types: Dens for orcs, Crypts for undead, and Temples for demons—each with unique upgrade paths and abilities.
- Active Spell System: Cast Terror to freeze enemies or drop Meteors on clustered groups. You're not just watching; you're constantly intervening.
- Deep Meta-Progression: Earn skill points to permanently upgrade tower damage, mana regeneration, and spell potency across all levels.
How to Play Cursed Treasure 2
The basics are simple—place towers, kill heroes, protect gems. Mastering it? That takes some serious planning.
Build Your Evil Defense Network
You start each level with limited mana and gold. Use the mouse to click on building spots along the paths leading to your gems. Press 1 for an Orc Den (physical damage), 2 for a Crypt (poison and slow), or 3 for a Temple (magic damage). Place them strategically where paths converge, and upgrade them by clicking again. The UI is thick and mobile-friendly, so fat-fingering isn't a problem even on desktop.
Manage Resources and Cast Spells
Here's where it gets tactical. Your mana bar (the purple one at the top) refills slowly and caps at 800. You need it for everything—building, upgrading, and casting spells. Press W to unleash Terror (freezes a group of enemies) or E to drop a Meteor (massive AOE damage). I burned through mana way too fast in the desert levels and watched helplessly as paladins strolled past my half-built defenses. Hit Enter to start the next wave early if you're confident, or hold Space for 3x speed to farm easy stages faster.
Defend Every Single Gem
The game doesn't forgive you for losing even one gem. Each level has multiple waves, and enemies get trickier—fast ninjas, tanky knights, flying units that ignore ground towers. You'll see your towers chip away at a big boss while you spam meteor strikes, praying your mana refills in time. Earn ability points after each stage to permanently boost your arsenal. The progression feels addictive because every upgrade makes replaying earlier levels on Night Mode actually doable.
Who is Cursed Treasure 2 for?
This is for tower defense fans who want something meatier than a mobile time-waster but don't need Starcraft-level complexity. If you loved Kingdom Rush or Bloons TD, you'll feel right at home here. The 3x speed option means you can blitz through early waves in under 10 minutes, but later levels demand real planning. It's accessible enough for casual players but has enough depth to keep strategy nerds tweaking builds for hours.
The Gameplay Vibe
It's satisfying in that "watch the dominoes fall" kind of way. The visual style is clean 2D sprites—nothing fancy, but everything's readable even when the screen fills with particle effects from meteor strikes and death animations. The art leans into the cartoony-evil aesthetic with skull motifs and purple mana everywhere. Audio-wise, the sound effects are punchy (tower attacks have nice weight), but the music loops get repetitive after an hour. I muted it and put on a podcast during the grind for skill points. The pace sits somewhere between frantic and methodical—you're always doing something, whether it's upgrading mid-wave or positioning your next tower, but it never feels overwhelming.
Technical Check: Saves & Performance
The game saves your progress automatically using browser cache, so you can close the tab and pick up where you left off. Just don't clear your browsing data or you'll lose everything. Performance is smooth even on older machines—this is sprite-based 2D with simple particle effects, so if your PC can run a browser, it can run this. I tested it on a five-year-old laptop and never saw a frame drop, even with 20+ enemies on screen during meteor spam. Mobile performance feels optimized too; the UI is clearly designed for touch input with big, chunky buttons.
Quick Verdict: Pros & Cons
A polished tower defense that nails the "one more level" loop without reinventing the wheel.
- ✅ Pro: Three distinct tower types with meaningful upgrade paths keep strategy fresh across all 21 levels.
- ✅ Pro: The spell-casting system makes you feel actively powerful instead of just watching towers do the work.
- ❌ Con: The music gets old fast—after an hour, you'll want to supply your own soundtrack.
Controls
Responsive and intuitive. Hotkeys speed up tower placement once you memorize them, but mouse-only works perfectly fine.
- Desktop: Mouse to build and upgrade towers. Hotkeys 1/2/3 for tower types, W/E for spells, Space for 3x speed, Enter for next wave.
- Mobile: Tap to build, drag to preview tower range, tap skill icons to cast. The UI buttons are sized for thumbs.
Release Date & Developer
Developed by IriySoft and released on January 1, 2023. This indie studio has a track record with tower defense games, and it shows in the polish.
