Core Defense

Buy78%

Mostly Positive · 369 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

ehmprah · Tower Defense · Jul 31, 2020

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
50
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio0 of 12
Subtitles0 of 12

Should I buy Core Defense?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Monetization: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 369 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 266 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise25% are divided12% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
64 of 266 sampled reviews raised it
-The game is small but with achievements, overloads and supercharge adds a lot of replayability.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
33 of 266 sampled reviews raised it
It seems really simple, but the replayability is super high, especially with the scalable difficulty.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
17 of 266 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are nice with its simplistic colours and minimalist designs of the turrets.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 266 sampled reviews raised it
This is accompanied with some calming music and pew pew sound effects of the turret shots to give a chill feeling while playing.
Bugs
Players who bring up Bugs mostly praise it.
6 of 266 sampled reviews raised it
It feels like a complete game, no ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ (microtransactions, ads, etc.), no unpleasant surprises, no glitches that I've found in the 5 hours I've spent in it so far, just a bunch of fun.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay64 reviews
Difficulty33 reviews
Graphics17 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Bugs6 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
100% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Players complain
Monetization
38% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99