Vectorio Classic

Survival· Strategy· Base Building· Tower Defense

Released Mar 2021

The original, uncompleted version of Vectorio. Claim resources, unlock new buildings, and expand your defenses as you fight back against enemy forces in the classic edition of Vectorio! Play for free now.

93% positive · 1,475 reviews

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All announced content has been released

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Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Vectorio Classic is the original, free version of Vectorio. On January 19, 2023, the developer Ben Nichols made an explicit announcement that Vectorio Classic is officially discontinued — he is no longer working on it and has no plans to continue development. This decision was driven by fundamental architectural problems in the game's code that made it impractical to fix or finish as originally intended. As part of this transition, the developer removed the unfinished "Frosted Defenses" DLC from sale, acknowledging it would never be completed. He redirected all development effort to a full remake released as a separate Steam title ("Vectorio," App ID 2082350), which entered Early Access on August 18, 2023. The store description itself acknowledges this history, describing Vectorio Classic as "the original, uncompleted version of Vectorio." The game remains available for free on Steam as a preserved legacy product, but no further updates or content are planned. The developer's statement on January 19, 2023 is a clear, unambiguous declaration that development has ended.

Evidence

Developer explicitly states: 'Vectorio Classic is officially discontinued. I am no longer working on it nor do I have any plans to continue working on it.' The unfinished Frosted Defenses DLC was also pulled from sale.

news post · Jan 19, 2023 source development ending

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Developer explains deep architectural issues in the game's codebase that made continued development impractical, announcing the decision to build a full remake from scratch instead.

news post · Jun 10, 2022 source development ending

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Media

Details

Developer

Ben Nichols

Publisher

BN Games

Achievements

Platform

Windows, macOS, Linux

Controller

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Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP

Base Building Tower Defense Survival Strategy PvE Resource Management Top-Down Real Time Tactics Casual Building 2D Sandbox Puzzle Economy Automation

About this game

What is Vectorio Classic?

Vectorio Classic is a simple survival base-building game where the objective is to claim resources you find around the map and use them to research new powerful weapons and technology. Use your new tech to survive, expand, and defeat all four guardians and put an end to the onslaught of enemy shapes!

There's more to your base then just the defensive side though. You'll need to carefully plan out not only the design of your front line, but the logistics side of your base as well. Careful power management and building placement is essential if you want to avoid your base running out of power and getting overrun!