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Dawn of Defiance
You are the Defier, a Spartan beginning your afterlife on the Crossroads. In this Greek myth-inspired survival craft, ascend from weak soldier to god-like anti-hero. Build impressive Greek structures, craft legendary gear, and break the seals of the Underworld with up to 3 friends.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Satisfying combat and building” (34 of 97 reviews) and “Beautiful Greek-themed world” (22); the most common complaint is “Stiff, bland combat mechanics” (18). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
34 of the 97 reviews raise this.
“I've played many survival games, so I can judge em pretty early. This is an early access title that was off to a janky start, but has become markedly less janky in the last eight months or so. I watched videos of the…”
“Very good storyline, and has a great building matrix, and they are just getting started.. lots for the Devs to expand on.”
“If a Greek-themed Valheim-like is what you're after, this is it. This is worth the $20 USD price tag. Easy decision when it's on sale. I snagged this for $12 and it's precisely what you see on the tin. I tweaked some…”
22 of the 97 reviews raise this.
“Not reccomending at this time, i was waiting for update with female model so it arrives so i did try the game. Good: visuals are pretty good, so are sounds. The Bad: combat is incredible stiffy and often lack animation…”
“If I was a graphic designer for video games, this would be my dream game to work on. If I were to create a game, it would be this game. Cant wait for 1.0, well done team!”
“At the point of this review, I would consider this game in early development, so it does play like a game in early stages. I don't think I should be having the framerate drops that I do, considering my hardware, but the…”
14 of the 97 reviews raise this.
“I bought this game as soon as I found it. After a brief trial and some disappointment at the lack of a female playable character, I shelved it for a bit. I decided to check in today to see how things were going, and…”
“I've played many survival games, so I can judge em pretty early. This is an early access title that was off to a janky start, but has become markedly less janky in the last eight months or so. I watched videos of the…”
“I had to return this game on Steam and buy it on Epic because of the connection issues, so did my friend. I have a lot more hours in the game now. It is a relaxing game and not grindy like other games like this. Should…”
7 of the 97 reviews raise this.
“I had to return this game on Steam and buy it on Epic because of the connection issues, so did my friend. I have a lot more hours in the game now. It is a relaxing game and not grindy like other games like this. Should…”
“Great content for version 0.4. There’s already a lot to enjoy here, and it’s shaping up to be something really special. I especially love the hand-built world. It feels thoughtful and immersive in a way that really…”
“My honest, but subjective, review of the game thus far. I've started playing recently and so far I've enjoyed it a lot. The gameplay is very similar to other survival games, but that makes the formula very enjoyable.…”
6 of the 97 reviews raise this.
“If a Greek-themed Valheim-like is what you're after, this is it. This is worth the $20 USD price tag. Easy decision when it's on sale. I snagged this for $12 and it's precisely what you see on the tin. I tweaked some…”
“It's Valheim Light in Greece! Some really good concepts at work here, fun playthrough of roughly 40 hours in completing most of the storyline content available so far, Now I get to tinker more with the building system…”
“Good value here...(edit) now that i'm addicted, there's nothing I dislike here, everything is reasonable, the grind, combat, puzzles, base building...nothing crazy or slopped in. Someone actually cares about this…”
18 of the 97 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Not reccomending at this time, i was waiting for update with female model so it arrives so i did try the game. Good: visuals are pretty good, so are sounds. The Bad: combat is incredible stiffy and often lack animation…”
“9/10 but make glide ability GLIDE not fly any flying ability in survival games breaks the challenge from a SURVIVAL game or at least make it a late game ability”
“Look, I REALLY want to recommend this, but just where it is right now, balance, mechanics and stability-wise, i can't say its worth the money. I've spent the last hour and a half getting my balls steamrolled by the…”
12 of the 97 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Not reccomending at this time, i was waiting for update with female model so it arrives so i did try the game. Good: visuals are pretty good, so are sounds. The Bad: combat is incredible stiffy and often lack animation…”
“If a Greek-themed Valheim-like is what you're after, this is it. This is worth the $20 USD price tag. Easy decision when it's on sale. I snagged this for $12 and it's precisely what you see on the tin. I tweaked some…”
“At the point of this review, I would consider this game in early development, so it does play like a game in early stages. I don't think I should be having the framerate drops that I do, considering my hardware, but the…”
9 of the 97 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Pretty cool game. I've enjoyed so far. Not a lot of content but they are working on it.”
“maps too big too empty, unclear where to go what to do, feels clunky”
“Dawn of Defiance is a fairly typical survival builder with some room to grow into something great. It has it's moments: it's fun to fly, the world is pretty to look at (though a little cookie cutter), and the Ancient…”
9 of the 97 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Keeps asking me to login multiple times even though i was already logged in, tried launching it with directx11 but still nothing. verifying files also nothing, reinstalled epic and double checked is my gpu was updater…”
“Not reccomending at this time, i was waiting for update with female model so it arrives so i did try the game. Good: visuals are pretty good, so are sounds. The Bad: combat is incredible stiffy and often lack animation…”
“game opens asks me to log into epic, i do it and then it asks again, i tryed steam nope that is 2 2 factor codes before it asks me to do it again, i had this over n over for 30 mins i didnt even play it i cant be assed…”
5 of the 97 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“If a Greek-themed Valheim-like is what you're after, this is it. This is worth the $20 USD price tag. Easy decision when it's on sale. I snagged this for $12 and it's precisely what you see on the tin. I tweaked some…”
“maps too big too empty, unclear where to go what to do, feels clunky”
“Many requirements and goals are hard to figure out. Otherwise the game is very good.”
Counted across 97 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 77.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“This game is VERY good. It has very good structure, decent combat for a crafting survival - could be better but its decent. There is a good quests that are fun and interesting something you dont get in most crafting survival - this game has Dungeon raids. While a little content…”
— a player, Steam review · 52 hrs played“Dawn of Defiance is a deep, absorbing sandbox that kept me playing for hours. The mix of questing, exploration, base-building, and resource gathering gives you plenty of ways to play, and the variety of mob strengths and encounter pacing keeps combat feeling fresh and balanced.…”
— a player, Steam review · 253 hrs played“The reality is that this game is playable, the graphics, sound, and gameplay are okay. But it was released two years ago, and half the skills say "Coming Soon". The skills that are there are just flat percentages that don't add much to gameplay. Beyond being notified on-screen…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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0.5.0.2 Hotfix
Thank you to everyone joining us on this Early Access journey! We have another small hotfix for you guys following the Hounds of Zeus update. As you can see, we were mostly focusing on crashes and per
"Meet the Voice Actors" of Dawn of Defiance! + Live building later!
Spartans! We will be live at 5pm CT today to share with you an hour-long cut of our behind-the-scenes conversation with our talented voice actors! They shared with us their journey in the industry, fu
Build Challenge and Upcoming Community Livestream! 10.16.26
Happy Friday, Spartans! It's been over a week since Hounds of Zeus, and as all of you either finish or continue progressing through the Temple of Zeus raid, I bring you something extra to look forward
0.5.0.1 Hotfix
Last week, on October 8th, we released our third major update, "Hounds of Zeus." If you have not reviewed the changelist for that update, you can do so in our last Steam News post here: Hounds of Zeus
0.5.0.0 Major Update "Hounds of Zeus" Release!
Today we release our third major update, Dawn of Defiance “Hounds of Zeus,” which continues your odyssey across the Crossroads and into the Smolikas Mountains to confront the dangers of Zeus' Temple!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Open World Survival Craft · Online Co-Op · Survival · PvE · Exploration · Singleplayer · Mythology · Multiplayer · Base-Building · Third Person · Open World (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Save Anytime |
| Languages | English |
| Official site | https://www.dawnofdefiance.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or Higher Processor: 2.3 GHz Quad Core Processor Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 1060 6GB VRAM DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 18 GB available space Additional Notes: HDD supported, SSD preferred