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Frontier Tower Defense

by wyspar · for Factorio

Frontier Tower Defense is an overhaul mod that turns the game into a tower defense. You start with a few coins to craft starting turrets. Kill enemies to get more coins, and stop them from reaching your silo. Singleplayer or Multiplayer works.

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4d agoLast updated
MITLicense
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About Frontier Tower Defense

From Factorio Mod Portal

Frontier Tower Defense is an overhaul mod that turns the game into a tower defense. You start with a few coins to craft starting turrets. Kill enemies to get more coins, and stop them from reaching your silo. Singleplayer or Multiplayer works.

You can contact me on discord, @wyspar on the official Factorio Discord server.

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

License

Published under MIT.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 4d ago.

Frontier Tower Defense on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Factorio servers. We download it from Factorio Mod Portal, place it, and restart the server.
Server side
Required on the server
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Factorio — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
1.2.3, released 2026-10-31

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
1.2.32026-10-312.1n/a
1.2.22026-10-292.1n/a
1.2.12026-10-262.1n/a
1.2.02026-10-252.1n/a
1.1.12026-10-112.0n/a
1.1.02026-10-102.0n/a

Dependencies

Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.

Run Frontier Tower Defense on a Factorio server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Factorio Mod Portal as “Mods”

Creatures & NPCs

Adds or changes creatures, NPCs and how they behave.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Factorio Mod Portal lists Frontier Tower Defense as required on the server. Check its Factorio Mod Portal page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Factorio
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server

Verified at the source

  • ✓Factorio Mod PortalOfficial listing, checked 2026-11-01Open ↗
  • ✓Authorwyspar, as published on Factorio Mod Portal
  • ✓LicenseMITFree

Frontier Tower Defense, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Frontier Tower Defense?

Factorio Mod Portal lists Frontier Tower Defense as required on the server. Check its Factorio Mod Portal page to see whether players need it too.

Is it free?

Yes. Frontier Tower Defense is free to download from Factorio Mod Portal. Its license is MIT.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

NxLabs

Run Frontier Tower Defense on a Factorio server.

Deploy in about a minute from $2.99 a month, then add Frontier Tower Defense in one click.