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Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten

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Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten

Defender's Quest is a Tower-Defense/RPG Hybrid tightly focuses on three things: tactical depth, customization, and story

Tower Defense Female Protagonist Tactical RPG Strategy RPG
Last tracked players
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All-time peak
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Steam reviews
95.3% positive
3,460 reviews · via SteamSpy

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Defender's Quest is a Tower-Defense/RPG Hybrid (Think Final Fantasy Tactics meets Tower Defense). It focuses on three things: tactical depth, customization, and story. That means no random encounters, no spikey-haired emo kids, no forced time sinks, and no tedious, repetitive battles.

The battle system builds off of tower defense, with individual characters taking the place of towers. Each character levels-up, learns skills, and equips gear individually, allowing the player to customize their battle experience and strategy. The overall game structure is similar to "tactical" RPG's, but with a real-time battle system. Game speed is adjustable, and commands can even be issued while the game is paused.

It also features an engaging, character-driven story written by an actual English major! The story strives to be fast-paced, snappy, and always relevant to gameplay with minimal exposition. Finally, it's got options and accessibility settings out the wazoo, so that you can have the best possible experience!

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Defender's Quest II: Mists of Ruin is now available! Defender's Quest 2: Mists of Ruin re-announcement. Releasing 2023 Hotfix, version 2.2.6
System requirements Windows · macOS · Linux

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *:Windows XP
  • Processor:1.5 Ghz, single core
  • Memory:1 GB RAM
  • Graphics:N/A
  • Hard Drive:100 MB HD space
  • Sound:Any

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS *:Windows XP or better
  • Processor:(2.0 Ghz, single core) or better
  • Memory:2 GB RAM
  • Graphics:N/A
  • Hard Drive:100 MB HD space
  • Sound:Any

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS:10.6 or Newer
  • Processor:Intel 1.5 Ghz, single core
  • Memory:1 GB RAM
  • Graphics:N/A
  • Hard Drive:100 MB HD space
  • Sound:Any

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS:10.6 or Newer
  • Processor:Intel (2.0 Ghz, single core) or better
  • Memory:2 GB RAM
  • Graphics:N/A
  • Hard Drive:100 MB HD space
  • Sound:Any

Linux

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS:64-bit
  • Processor:Intel 1.5 Ghz, single core
  • Memory:1 GB RAM
  • Hard Drive:100 MB HD space
  • Sound:Any

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS:64-bit
  • Processor:Intel (2.0 Ghz, single core) or better
  • Memory:2 GB RAM
  • Graphics:N/A
  • Hard Drive:100 MB HD space
  • Sound:Any
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Level Up Labs
Brazilian rating
12
Steam Germany rating
12
Achievements
30
Controller support
full
Features
Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, Family Sharing
Languages
English, Czech, German, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Italian, French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

Can I Play This?

Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

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Windows: unknown
macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
Steam Deck
playable
Valve compatibility test
The on-screen keyboard may need to be opened manually.
Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (11)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesNoYes
CzechYesNoYes
GermanYesNoYes
JapaneseYesNoYes
RussianYesNoYes
KoreanYesNoYes
Spanish - SpainYesNoYes
ItalianYesNoYes
FrenchYesNoYes
Simplified ChineseYesNoYes
Traditional ChineseYesNoYes
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Buy Verdict

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Value Score

Fair Value — 73th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 73th percentile. Priced as Premium at $14.99.

▬ Premium pricing tier

Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 11%
Value Ratio Top 27%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten worth buying right now?
Wait — $14.99. Not the best time to buy. Price could improve with future sales.
When does Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten go on sale?
Not the best time to buy. Price could improve with future sales.
Is Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten free to play?
Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten costs $14.99 on Steam.
What genre is Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten?
Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten is a Indie, RPG, Strategy game.
Who developed Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten?
Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten was developed by Level Up Labs, LLC and published by Level Up Labs.
What platforms does Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS, Linux.

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