Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)

Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)

Steam Deck Playable

Level Up Labs, LLC · Tower Defense · Oct 30, 2012

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 176 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 45 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k 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.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise12% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
There is a rich story backing up the action if you read through the journal entries of the main character.
176 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The ability to completely skip the story is a fantastic option, allowing for streamlined replays or catering to those who simply prefer to focus on gameplay.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The writing and art style remain as appealing as they were at launch, with the smooth animations for units standing out as an impressive feat both then and now.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Dialogue can be auto-skipped in the options menu, which is a thoughtful feature that more games should adopt.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Additionally, the soundtrack is excellent, with clear effort put into how each track fits into different scenarios and levels.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters176 reviews
Gameplay58 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Interface11 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty38 reviews
92%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes45 reviews
56%
Combat22 reviews
77%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
30
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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