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You must draw and scribble down your formations in order to protect your base! Your troops will follow your command. You must react quickly in real time so they do not reach the tower. The horde will keep coming from different angles. Defend wave after wave until you reach ultimate glory. Can you draw fast enough?\n\nLet your fingers guide you In this unique real time strategy io battle simulation. Draw circles, hearts, curves - whatever it takes to keep your base from harm's way. Enemies will not be deterred. You can stop them once, but a new wave will come. Power up with upgrades to keep the battle in your favor. Can you hold the power of Xerxes?\n\nNew units will come to your aid. Progress as far as you can with upgrades, power ups, unique equipment and by skill. Only the fast drawers can withstand the enemy forces. Use shields, javelins, spears and more to take down the opponents. Watch them shatter into pixie dust as they go down. \n\nSurvival is the name of the game. How far can you get? \n\n\nGame Features:\n1.Simple but addicting mechanics\nControl is at your fingertips. Draw your formations and your troops will follow\n\n2.Amazing physics\nClean movement and sharp control. Feel the amazement has enemies explode into dust.\n\n3.Upgrade, upgrade, upgrade\nAdvance your army battle by battle. Equip new items and gain awesome new powers. There is no limit to how much your power can grow!\n\n4.Real Time Action \nYou have to be quick on your feet, or hands! No time to rest - the troops will keep on coming!\n\n5.New content\nNew maps, new units, new upgrades. Many new additions continuously get added\n\n6.Epic Boss Fights\nTake on daunting bosses that will test your merits. Only true warriors can survive!\n\n\nVisit https://lionstudios.cc/contact-us/ if have any feedback, need help on beating a level or have any awesome ideas you would like to see in the game!\n\nFrom the Studio that brought you Mr. Bullet, Happy Glass, Ink Inc, and Love Balls!\n\nFollow us to get news and updates on our other Award Winning titles;\nhttps://lionstudios.cc/\nFacebook.com/LionStudios.cc\nInstagram.com/LionStudioscc\nTwitter.com/LionStudiosCC\nYoutube.com/c/LionStudiosCC","facts":{"developer_id":1362220666,"developer_url":"https://lionstudios.cc","first_released":"2020-01-13T08:00:00Z","support_url":"https://lionstudios.cc/contact-us/","privacy_url":"https://lionstudios.cc/privacy/","website_url":"https://lionstudios.cc/","app_version":"1.0.2","release_notes":"Bug Fixes","rating_current_version":4.65106,"rating_count_current_version":20316,"star_counts":[514,241,982,2346,16233],"genres":["Games","Action","Strategy"],"languages":["EN","FR","DE","JA","KO","ZH","ES","ZH"],"content_advisories":["Frequent/Intense Cartoon or Fantasy Violence"],"device_families":["iphone","ipad","ipod"],"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-15T16:14:00.424Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-10-15T16:14:00.424Z","reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-10-14T21:34:33.746Z","placed_at":"2026-10-14T15:40:19.893Z","scored_at":"2026-10-21T07:07:13.353Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"A free real time strategy game where players draw formations on screen to direct troops and defend a base against waves","what_is":"Real Time Shields is a Games app in which the player draws shapes and formations with their finger to command troops that defend a tower from enemy waves. 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