Merge Guns

Mission briefing

Merge Guns is a tower-defense and merge hybrid built on a single grid. Buy guns with gold, drag identical tiers together to merge them into stronger weapons, and defend against alien waves crawling in from the right. Eight gun tiers, persistent upgrades, boss waves, achievements, English and Russian localization, and run-to-run progression make every defense a new layout puzzle.

Field manual

Click or tap BUY GUN to add a weapon. Select or drag a gun to move, swap, recycle, or merge it with a matching tier. Press START WAVE to begin; guns fire automatically. Stop enemies crossing the line, use Airstrike against heavy waves, and spend earned cores and Salvage on permanent upgrades between runs.

Launch orders: press Launch mission above and the game loads on this page itself — nothing downloads and no form stands between you and the first move. It is designed for a flexible screen and takes its orders from mouse, keyboard or touch, depending on the mission. It adapts to both upright and wide screens, so phones, tablets and desktops all frame it sensibly. If it offers a fullscreen control, use it — a fight this size deserves the whole screen.

Field notes for strategy operations

• Economy first, army second. The player who builds one more resource structure in the opening minutes out-produces the player who built one more soldier — arithmetic is the quietest weapon in strategy.
• Scout before you commit. Every strategy game hides a paper to your rock; two minutes of reconnaissance is cheaper than twenty minutes of building the wrong answer.
• Hold a reserve. Committing everything to the first fight leaves nothing for the second, and there is always a second — usually arriving while you are still rebuilding from the first.

Merge Guns — questions from the ranks

What does it cost to play Merge Guns?

Nothing at all. The mission is free from the first order to the last — no sign-up, no download, no paid tier guarding the good levels. The advertising around this page is what keeps the board free.

What sort of mission is Merge Guns?

Merge Guns is filed in our Strategy theatre. Like every operation on this board, it is a browser game — read the briefing above for the publisher's own account of what you are deploying into.

Can I run Merge Guns on a phone or tablet?

Yes. It plays in the browser on phones and tablets exactly as it does on a computer. It adapts to both upright and wide screens, so phones, tablets and desktops all frame it sensibly.

Do I have to install anything before playing?

No installation of any kind. Merge Guns is an HTML5 game: press the launch button and it loads on this page, and closing the tab leaves nothing behind.

After-action

Mission complete, or still pinned down? The full Strategy theatre is one click away — The thinking soldier's shelf: 115 operations where the decisive weapon is a plan made thirty seconds before it is needed. Build first, then hold what you built.