Defend The Highlands

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 356 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Kilted Camel · Strategy · Nov 6, 2015

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
40
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Defend The Highlands?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 183 sampled reviews

Based on 356 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 183 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise33% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
20 of 183 sampled reviews raised it
If you’re a fan of RTS or Tower Defense games, or if you’re interested in trying a nice mix of both, with a nice set of characters, funny dialogue and strategic gameplay, I’d recommend checking this one out.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
12 of 183 sampled reviews raised it
The campaign wis well built wi' a calculated increase in difficulty an' new variables tae keep the game engagin' while introducin' new enemies an' upgradin' their attack potential as ye progress through the levels.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
11 of 183 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics:Man,this game can be played on low end pc without some lag,9/10 for graphics
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 183 sampled reviews raised it
There's nothing extraordinary to say about sound effects, though it was a nice surprise to find it has a voice-acted tutor in your game progress.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay20 reviews
Story12 reviews
Graphics11 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
100% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

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
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$4.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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