Band of Defenders

Band of Defenders

Steam Deck Unsupported

Alda Games · FPS · Apr 5, 2018

It depends on what you're after.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

49%
Mixed
399 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Performance: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 399 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 161 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise50% are divided17% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
getting new and better items drastically changes the gameplay and fun you have as things such as " I don't have enough time to build between waves " nonsense, as many items actually help increase the rate which you do things (such as 'repair' tables that allow you to instantly repair damage to stuff instead of having to hammer at them multiple times),
22 of 161 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
Band of Defenders is an FPS defense game with base building elements.
20 of 161 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
MHW is the perfect example of the opposite, all kinds of fancy graphics, fancy mechanics, deep layered gaming systems,
18 of 161 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
I like this game a lot - really fun co-op with friends.
12 of 161 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 love4 themes
Gameplay22 reviews
Performance20 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Co-op12 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer20 reviews
50%
Monetization15 reviews
40%
Story and characters12 reviews
50%
Servers and matchmaking12 reviews
25%
Difficulty10 reviews
70%
Interface6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat23 reviews
57%
Bugs8 reviews
25%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
49%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
47
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.