Cursed Treasure 2

Cursed Treasure 2 – Build Evil Towers and Protect Your Gems

Cursed Treasure 2 is a tower defense strategy game where you play as the defender of a collection of magical gems. Instead of protecting heroes from monsters, you command orcs, undead creatures, and demons while waves of knights, ninjas, paladins, angels, and other heroes attempt to steal your treasure. Build towers on suitable terrain, upgrade them as they gain experience, cast spells when enemies break through, and stop the thieves before they escape with your gems.

The game was developed by IriySoft. The original browser version appeared on Kongregate on August 30, 2013. Later releases expanded the game to mobile and Steam, while the HTML5 Remastered edition preserved the browser tower-defense experience after Flash.

How Cursed Treasure 2 Gameplay Works

Every map contains paths leading toward your gem cave. Heroes enter in waves and automatically travel toward the treasure. Your job is to build enough defensive firepower along those routes to eliminate them before they reach the gems.

If an enemy reaches the cave, it can take a gem and begin carrying it back toward the exit. That means reaching your treasure does not always end the battle immediately—you still have an opportunity to destroy the thief before the gem leaves the map. In the original version, losing all five gems causes the mission to fail.

Enemies drop resources that help you strengthen the defense. Towers can gain experience and receive stronger upgrades during a mission, while broader progression awards ability points that improve towers, spells, and other systems between stages.

How to Play Cursed Treasure 2

1. Inspect the map: Check the enemy routes, available terrain, gem location, high ground, forests, and other features before spending your opening resources.
2. Build your first towers: Place Dens, Crypts, and Temples only on terrain that supports their faction.
3. Start the wave: Heroes enter the map and follow the available paths toward your gems.
4. Earn gold: Defeating enemies provides resources that can be reinvested into additional towers and upgrades.
5. Level useful towers: Towers gain experience during combat and can develop into stronger versions with specialized abilities.
6. Use spells when necessary: Terror can disrupt a dangerous group, Meteor can deal direct area damage, and Cut Out can clear obstructing forest in the original browser version.
7. Recover stolen gems: If an enemy reaches your cave, destroy it before it escapes from the battlefield with the treasure.
8. Survive every wave: Finish the mission with at least one gem remaining to complete the level in the original ruleset.
9. Spend ability points: Improve your permanent skills before moving into harder stages.

Cursed Treasure 2 Controls

The original browser version is primarily mouse controlled and also includes keyboard shortcuts for towers, spells, speed, and waves.

• Mouse: Select terrain, towers, upgrades, spells, and other interface elements.
• 1: Select a Den for construction.
• 2: Select a Crypt.
• 3: Select a Temple.
• Q: Cast the Cut Out spell in the original version.
• W: Select the Terror spell.
• E: Select the Meteor spell.
• Spacebar: Increase game speed.
• Enter: Call the next enemy wave early.

Three Tower Types and Their Terrain

Cursed Treasure 2 uses three basic tower factions. Unlike tower defense games where any tower can occupy any building spot, terrain determines where each type can be constructed.

Tower	Faction	Required Terrain
Den	Orcs	Grass
Crypt	Undead	Snow
Temple	Demons	Dry or rocky terrain

This restriction makes map layout part of the strategy. A long stretch of path beside grass favors Dens, while another section may force you to depend on Crypts or Temples. High-ground positions can also improve tower effectiveness, making certain locations especially valuable.

Upgrade Towers Instead of Only Building More

Adding another tower increases coverage, but experienced towers can develop into much stronger defenses. Each faction has its own upgrade options and specialized abilities, so two towers that started identically can eventually serve different battlefield roles.

For example, upgraded undead Crypts can gain fear-related abilities, while Demon Temples can develop effects capable of damaging groups or creating dangerous ground effects. The progression system encourages you to strengthen towers that consistently attack important sections of the route rather than filling every available tile with low-level defenses.

Use Spells When Your Tower Line Is Not Enough

Magic gives you direct control over emergencies that automated towers cannot handle alone. Spells consume mana, so using them at the right moment matters.

• Cut Out: Removes forest tiles so the cleared space can be used for construction in the original browser version.
• Terror: Frightens enemies in its area and causes them to retreat, giving your towers more time to attack.
• Meteor: Deals heavy damage to enemies inside the targeted area.

Terror is particularly useful against enemies that are close to the gem cave because forcing them backward exposes them to additional tower attacks. Meteor works better when several threatening enemies are grouped together rather than when only one weak target remains.

Different Heroes Require Different Responses

The invading army contains more than ordinary walking targets. Armor Games specifically identifies threats such as invisible ninjas, armored paladins, and flying angels. Other enemies can support nearby units, interfere with towers, or bypass terrain that normally controls the route.

This variety is why one tower configuration will not solve every level. A defense that handles ordinary troops easily may struggle when an enemy ability reduces the effectiveness of your strongest position or avoids part of the expected path.

24 Levels and Night Mode

The full standard release contains 24 levels. Completed stages can also be replayed in Night Mode, where limited illumination makes it harder to see the battlefield outside areas revealed by your defenses.

Replaying levels also gives you an opportunity to improve your result after earning stronger permanent abilities. A map that was difficult during the first attempt can become easier once you understand its routes, enemy types, and most valuable tower positions.

Cursed Treasure 2 Strategy Tips

Use High Ground for Important Towers

When a map provides elevated positions, consider reserving them for towers that can cover a useful portion of the route. A strong position improves the value of later upgrades because the same tower keeps attacking enemies for longer.

Do Not Upgrade Every Tower Equally

A tower beside a busy intersection or long section of road usually earns more combat experience and attacks more enemies than one covering a short route. Concentrate expensive upgrades where they will be used frequently.

Keep Mana for Breakthroughs

Do not cast Meteor simply because enough mana is available. Save emergency magic for grouped enemies, fast units, or thieves that are approaching the gems.

Use Terror to Extend the Enemy Route

Sending a dangerous group backward can be more valuable than dealing immediate damage. The retreat forces those enemies to cross your tower coverage again.

Clear Forest Only When the New Space Matters

Cut Out costs mana. Remove trees when the resulting building location provides important coverage rather than clearing terrain merely because it is available.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Ignoring terrain restrictions: Each basic tower faction requires a specific terrain type.
• Building too many weak towers: Strong upgrades on well-positioned defenses can be more useful than filling every available space.
• Spending all mana early: Later waves may contain enemies that require an emergency Terror or Meteor.
• Giving up when a gem is touched: A thief still has to carry the gem away, giving your defenses another chance to recover it.
• Calling waves early without preparation: Extra pressure can overwhelm towers that are still upgrading or dealing with the previous group.
• Using one strategy on every map: Terrain distribution, routes, buildings, and enemy abilities change which tower combinations are practical.

Similar Games on YaloGames

If you enjoy tower placement, upgrades, wave defense, and protecting an objective, try these related games on YaloGames:

• Cursed Treasure: Play the earlier entry and defend magical gems with the original orc, undead, and demon tower system.
• Cursed Treasure Level Pack: Continue the original formula through another collection of tower-defense maps.
• Ultimate Tower Defense: Build and improve defenses against repeated waves of enemies.
• Tower Defense Clash: Position towers along enemy routes and strengthen your defense as the waves become harder.
• Hero Tower War: Try another strategy game centered on improving combat power and overcoming increasingly dangerous opponents.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the goal of Cursed Treasure 2?

Your goal is to build and upgrade defenses that stop invading heroes from taking the magical gems from your cave and escaping with them.

What are the three tower types?

The three basic defenses are the Orc Den, Undead Crypt, and Demon Temple. Each tower faction has its own upgrades and terrain requirements.

How many levels are in Cursed Treasure 2?

The standard full release contains 24 levels, with Night Mode providing an additional challenge when replaying stages.

What spells are available?

The original browser version includes Cut Out, Terror, and Meteor. Cut Out clears forest, Terror frightens enemies backward, and Meteor deals direct area damage.

Who developed Cursed Treasure 2?

Cursed Treasure 2 was developed by IriySoft. The original Kongregate browser release dates to August 30, 2013.

Keep Every Gem Under Your Control

Cursed Treasure 2 rewards players who adapt their defense to the map instead of simply building the same towers everywhere. Match each tower faction to its terrain, strengthen positions with useful coverage, conserve mana for dangerous breakthroughs, and pay attention to special enemy abilities. A hero reaching the cave does not necessarily mean the gem is lost—the defense succeeds as long as you can stop the thief before the treasure leaves the battlefield.