GNOSIS DEFENSE
An open grimoire in a candlelit forbidden library

NOW AVAILABLE ON THE APP STORE

Some knowledge
is worth defending.

An occult tower-defense game. A secret order.
A library that would prefer to remain unread.

Two maps free on iPhone. Unlock five more for $2.99.
No account. No ads. No subscriptions.

Explore the reading room

Three guardians. One forbidden book.

Scribe Gargoyle

Scribe Gargoyle

Steady ink bolts. A patient guardian with little tolerance for uninvited readers.

Eldritch Lantern

Eldritch Lantern

Hold them in the light. Slow the procession while its armor burns.

Forbidden Tome

Forbidden Tome

A burst of shadow for crowded corridors. Some books object to being opened.

Cardinal Ysolde Vane, Keeper of the Seal, carrying an ornate censer

They have come
to close the library.

Meet the Custodians of the Seal. Preservation is their stated purpose. Your continued access is negotiable.

Meet the adversaries
The HermitThe MagicianAce of Cups

A QUIET QUESTION

A seat at
the Oracle’s table.

Draw from the full 78-card deck or the Major Arcana. One card to sit with, or three for Situation, Challenge and Counsel.

Free in your browser. No account. The Order does not require a written question.

Consult the Oracle

THE IPHONE EDITION · AVAILABLE NOW

Seven trials.
Ninety-three waves.
One closed book.

Defend seven maps across 93 waves, with a boss at the close of every wave. Consult the Oracle. Rise from Petitioner to Hierophant, with a few inconvenient truths along the way.

The seven trials: 3, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19 and 23 waves.

Available now on the App Store. Download free and defend Maps I–II. One $2.99 purchase permanently unlocks Maps III–VII. No subscriptions. No ads.

Begin with the free browser edition
“What is read cannot be unread.”

The Order of the Closed Book
A fictional order. An independent game by Gregory Stoltz.