Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.
It's at its lowest recorded price, $0.59.
- Gameplay: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Interface: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 787 player reviews · updated 6 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
The campaign has some freedom of progression, you can decide which types of missions to take based on the gear they reward.
Yes, the graphics are probably love/hate (I love).
Thankfully while this is a roguelike, for now, you can return to the main menu and retry again.
Visually, Mainframe Defenders adopts a retro-inspired aesthetic reminiscent of 1980s terminal PC graphics, complemented by a synthwave soundtrack.
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Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $0.59 (−90%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
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We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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