Aegis Defenders

Buy78%

Mostly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS

GUTS Department · Pixel Graphics · Feb 8, 2018

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Price
$4.99−75%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
31
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
2
Full audio1 of 2
Subtitles2 of 2

Should I buy Aegis Defenders?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 126 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 126 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 124 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 44 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

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
67% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
126 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I honestly enjoyed the story, the gameplay quite a bit and it offers a challenging experience at times.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
126 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game is rather linear but fun to play in co-op, a drag solo.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
124 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
TL;DR: (fun Tower-defense game with co-op, nice visuals, nice story and characters, major technical issue (crashing frequently), recommend if you can avoid the crashing issues)
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I usually don't feel attached to characters in a game, but I somehow did in Aegis Defenders due to the art style.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Songs become appropriately upbeat and filled with tension during combat, and drive your state of panic as you build your defenses within the allotted wave time.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
With its wonderful, crispy pixel-art, a character design highly reminiscent of the work of legendary Studio Ghibli, a gameplay mixing tower-defense with puzzle adventure, in the lineage of beloved Blizzard classic, Lost Vikings, immediately hits the eye.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay126 reviews
Co-op126 reviews
Story124 reviews
Graphics54 reviews
Combat39 reviews
Characters26 reviews
Audio25 reviews
Multiplayer15 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Difficulty
59% still recommend
Controls
67% still recommend
Bugs
38% still recommend
Crashes
40% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Captions available
  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$4.99$19.99−75%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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