Bolt
Fast single shots at ground and air.
- Repeater · a storm of quick bolts
- Longbow · huge range, heavy bolts
Free WebXR game for Meta Quest · Now in beta
Hold the sky against the storm
Stormward is a first-person VR tower defense game. Hop between floating islands, place towers where they'll do the most good, then hold the Core through 15 Waves of storm creatures.
- 15 Waves
- 6 Towers, 12 upgrade paths
- 4 difficulties
- Seated or standing
- No install
Stormward is in beta: fully playable, and still growing. Found a bug or have an idea? Tell us.
Start playing in a minute
Stormward runs in the browser with WebXR, so there's nothing to download and nothing to sideload.
Open the Quest Browser
On your Meta Quest, open the Browser app from your library.
Go to stormward.vercel.app/play
Or open this page and press Play now. Pick a leaderboard name while you're there.
Press Enter VR
Look around the islands, choose a difficulty on your wrist and press Start when your defence is ready.
Tower defense you stand inside
You're an invisible, invulnerable builder on a chain of islands above the clouds. Enemies walk right through you; your Towers are what stop them.
Aim, hop, land
Push the thumbstick to aim an arc and let go to hop there, Half-Life: Alyx style. Comfortable, quick, and it works sitting down.
Build with your hands
Grab a miniature Tower from your left wrist, aim the arc at a build square and let go. Point at a Tower to upgrade or sell it.
High ground matters
Towers on higher islands reach further. Hop up to a lookout to see the whole map and find the best spots.
Grab Powerups mid-battle
During a Wave, light beams mark Powerups on the map. Hop beside one, or point and pull the trigger, to grab Overcharge, Freeze or Mend.
Fifteen Waves and a Boss
Walkers, Runners, Brutes, Flyers and Shielded enemies, mixed into tougher Waves, ending with a Boss. Send Waves early for bonus Shards.
Four difficulties, one leaderboard
Easy, Normal, Hard and Extreme, each with its own global ranking. Clear more Waves, keep more Core health and finish faster to climb.
Six Towers, two ways to upgrade each
Every Tower can be upgraded twice, and its last upgrade branches. Pick the path that fits your defence.
Cannon
Slow blasts that hit crowds.
- Mortar · shells the far side of the map
- Inferno · leaves the ground burning
Frost
Slows everything nearby.
- Glacier · a wide, deep chill
- Shatter · chilled enemies take more damage
Spark
Lightning that jumps between enemies and breaks shields.
- Tempest · jumps between many enemies
- Overload · one huge strike
Harpoon
Heavy spears for anything that flies.
- Skewer · spears pass through groups
- Net · tangles Flyers so they crawl
Beacon
Boosts the damage and range of Towers around it.
- Amplifier · a much stronger boost
- Prospector · boost, plus Shards every Wave
- WalkerThe steady main force.
- RunnerFast and fragile.
- BruteSlow, tough, hits the Core hard.
- FlyerSkips the paths. Ground-only Towers can't touch it.
- ShieldedNeeds its shield broken first.
- BossWaits for the final Wave.
A world above the clouds
Low-poly islands, rope bridges and a crystal Core, built to run on a standalone Quest with no PC.
How to play
Each Run starts in Setup with 300 Shards and no time pressure. Build your first Towers, then press Start on your wrist. Between Waves there's a short Breather to build and upgrade, or you can send the next Wave early for bonus Shards.
| Left stick forward | Aim the hop arc. Let go to hop. |
|---|---|
| Right stick | Snap turn. Pull back to turn around. |
| Right grip on a wrist Miniature | Grab a Tower, aim at a build square, let go to build. |
| Right trigger | Press buttons, select Towers, collect Powerups from afar. |
| Y button | Pause and open the menu (Seated mode, turning, restart). |
Requirements
Built and tested on the Meta Quest 3S. Other WebXR headsets, such as the Quest 3, Quest 2 and Quest Pro, should work too.
On a PC, play over Quest Link in Chrome. Without a headset the game opens as a flat preview you can look around.
Play standing in a cleared space, or switch on Seated mode from the menu.
Global leaderboard
Ranked by Waves cleared, then Core health left, then fastest time. Each player is listed once, with their best Run.
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Help shape Stormward
Stormward is in beta, and what players report decides what gets fixed and built next.
- Something broken, confusing or too hard? Say what you were doing when it happened.
- An idea for a Tower, Enemy, Powerup or map? We'd love to hear it.
- In VR, press Y and choose Report a problem to send what the game was doing right then.
Questions
Is Stormward free?
Yes. Stormward is free to play in your browser, with no ads, purchases or account.
Is Stormward finished?
Not yet. Stormward is in beta: it is fully playable from Setup to the final Boss, but balance, Towers and features will keep changing. Reports and ideas from players decide what comes next.
How do I report a problem or suggest an idea?
Use the feedback form on this page, or the Problem or idea? button on the game page. Inside VR, press Y and choose Report a problem: it sends what the game was doing, and you can add details here later.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Open the Quest Browser on your headset, go to stormward.vercel.app/play and press Enter VR. It runs with WebXR, so there is nothing to download.
Which headsets does it work on?
It is built and tested on the Meta Quest 3S. Other headsets with a WebXR browser, such as the Quest 3, Quest 2 and Quest Pro, should work too. You can also play on a PC over Quest Link in Chrome.
Can I play sitting down?
Yes. Turn on Seated mode in the menu and the game raises your view to standing height. You move by aiming and hopping with the thumbstick, so you never need to walk around your room.
How does the leaderboard work?
Every finished Run is ranked on its difficulty by Waves cleared, then Core health left, then fastest time. Each player appears once, with their best Run, and you can also see it in VR from the menu (press Y) or at the end of a Run. Choose your leaderboard name on the game page before entering VR, or in VR from the menu (press Y). Until you do, you get a generated name such as "Squall Warden 427".
Does Stormward collect any data?
Only anonymous gameplay data: a random player id kept in your browser, the leaderboard name you choose, how Runs went, crash reports and any feedback you send (with contact details only if you add them). There are no accounts, cookies or advertising trackers. The privacy policy has the details, and a button to delete your data.