Retro Tower Defense
Retro Tower Defense Events: Forsaken x RTD End Time, Countdown
Retro Tower Defense, Plaything Games’ throwback strategy experience, keeps a steady stream of players in rounds. Around about 2,000 players are in rounds at any given moment, and the game has passed about 170,000,000 lifetime visits with roughly about 160,000 favorites. This page rounds up its scheduled in-game events, and we keep it current as the calendar changes.
The headline item right now is the Forsaken x RTD crossover, which the developer is billing as its largest collaboration yet. It went live on August 21, 2026 and runs through September 4, adding four new maps and a set of limited event skins. More than 70,000 players have marked themselves as interested, making it comfortably the biggest draw on the game’s calendar.
Exact start and end times are listed in the schedule below. Last updated September 18.
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Live right now1 live
MAP MASTERIES PART 1
Master maps, get rewards!
Sep 11, 1:00 PM – Sep 18, 1:00 PM ET
Completing map-specific achievements unlocks mastery skins.
Upcoming events1 scheduled
HALLOWEEN UPDATE
More Info Soon...
Oct 23, 12:00 PM – Nov 13, 12:00 PM ET
Recently ended3 wrapped
Weekly Challenge Update
New Challenges!
Sep 4, 1:00 PM – Sep 11, 1:00 PM ET
Complete the weekly challenge to earn a new cosmetic reward.
FORSAKEN x RTD Challenge
Mid Event Update
Aug 28, 1:00 PM – Sep 7, 1:00 PM ET
Players unlock a new c00lkidd skin through this community challenge.
FORSAKEN X RTD EVENT
Our largest collab yet!
Aug 21, 1:00 PM – Sep 4, 1:00 PM ET
A Forsaken collaboration adds 4 new maps and 20 event skins to Retro Tower Defense.
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Current and upcoming events
Forsaken x RTD crossover
Forsaken, another well-known Roblox title, is crossing into Retro Tower Defense in what the studio calls its biggest collaboration to date. The event is live now and scheduled to close at 1:00 PM ET on September 4, 2026 (10:00 AM PT / 6:00 PM BST), which leaves a couple of weeks on the clock. According to the developer, it brings four new maps and twenty limited event skins, with more content teased beyond that; the studio also cautions that the release timing can shift.
Like the game’s other limited-time content, the crossover runs on event currency: players earn a special currency during rounds and spend it on the skins and towers tied to the event. That makes the roughly two-week window the time to grind for the Forsaken cosmetics before they rotate out. With interest already over 70,000, this is the marquee event on the schedule by a wide margin.
Nothing else is on the calendar beyond the Forsaken crossover at the moment. We’ll add new events here as the developer announces them.
Frequently asked questions
When does the Forsaken x RTD event end?
The crossover is scheduled to run through 1:00 PM ET on September 4, 2026 (10:00 AM PT / 6:00 PM BST). The exact countdown is in the schedule above, and the developer has noted the timing can still change.
What does the Forsaken x RTD event add?
Per the developer, the event introduces four new maps and twenty limited event skins, with additional content promised on top of that. The skins are unlocked with event currency earned by playing during the crossover window.
How many players does Retro Tower Defense have?
The game draws about about 2,000 concurrent players and has recorded about 170,000,000 visits over its lifetime, with roughly about 160,000 favorites.
When is the next Retro Tower Defense event?
The Forsaken crossover, live through September 4, 2026, is the only event currently scheduled. When the developer announces the next one, it will appear in the schedule above and be covered here.