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Dungeon Defenders
Create a hero from one of four classes to save Etheria in this 4-player coop Tower Defense Action-RPG. Includes Steam exclusive Portal gun & TF2 familiars!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Tower defense mixed with action RPG” (74 of 103 reviews) and “Co-op gameplay with friends” (25); the most common complaint is “Excessive end-game grinding” (7). 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 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
74 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Fun game, don't listen to the complaints from sweats with 6000 hours in it. Super fun game to play with friends or even solo”
“This title is easily the most unjustly overlooked entries in the TD/RTS genre of all time!. Between the charming visuals, an epic score, and deep strategic gameplay, it is a definitive recommendation for any fan of the…”
“A classic that I've played on and off for over a decade. Thankful to the consistent updates. Hope it never ends.”
25 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Fun game, don't listen to the complaints from sweats with 6000 hours in it. Super fun game to play with friends or even solo”
“# Dungeon Defenders (2011) – Still One of the Best Cooperative Tower Defense Games Ever Made After more than 1000 hours played across multiple restarts, I can confidently say Dungeon Defenders remains one of the most…”
“played this growing up and its always been my favorite game oat you wont regret playing w friends even has split screen co-op its amazing”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A classic that I've played on and off for over a decade. Thankful to the consistent updates. Hope it never ends.”
“Where do I even start? When I was a kid, my parents bought my brother and I this game for PS3. The first time I started the game up with my little brother, I was hooked. Even after just a few weeks I had countless hours…”
“This is an amazing game. I can always hop on with friends and have a fantastic time. Cheap and for being an older game this one takes the cake. I just wish more people played it but playing with friends is what makes…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This title is easily the most unjustly overlooked entries in the TD/RTS genre of all time!. Between the charming visuals, an epic score, and deep strategic gameplay, it is a definitive recommendation for any fan of the…”
“# Dungeon Defenders (2011) – Still One of the Best Cooperative Tower Defense Games Ever Made After more than 1000 hours played across multiple restarts, I can confidently say Dungeon Defenders remains one of the most…”
“Where do I even start? When I was a kid, my parents bought my brother and I this game for PS3. The first time I started the game up with my little brother, I was hooked. Even after just a few weeks I had countless hours…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This title is easily the most unjustly overlooked entries in the TD/RTS genre of all time!. Between the charming visuals, an epic score, and deep strategic gameplay, it is a definitive recommendation for any fan of the…”
“Game holds up well. Still super fun. Decent amount of people on sometimes.”
“Insanely dedicated community, game is alright. cant put it down... cant stop updating!!!”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Spend money or grind a game which does not respect your time, near impossible to play solo. Frustrating experience overall and regret the $4 spent on this while it was on sale.”
“It is impossible to play end game. Many of the BIS items are event items. The events are not announced and are at the discretion of the ruling elitist. Some of these pets and weapons you are looking at 900+ hours of…”
“fun game with friends, end game is a grind tho”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Why can"t I play my game ???????”
“Great older game, very few TD games out there and DD is one of the best. But Ranked play on my PC crashes still after awhile...only in ranked...weird but it's consistently happening.”
“CERTIFIED BIG FELLA APPROVED this game is so old and still holds up despite some clunkiness, outdated visuals and a couple bugs However this game is content rich, replayable, challenging, has addicting RPG and strategic…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“it is a incredible game. I played this with my older brother on mobile when it was on mobile and now play on my PC. here are pros and cons i have pros it can run on old PCs (look at my specs) it is fun with friends it…”
“I loved playin' this game back in the day. Haven't played it in a while. Might take it back up again though. The newer Dungeon Defenders games just don't capture the magic this game had. If you kind of enjoyed the newer…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“One of my favorites of all time. It still holds up but its definitely a wiki open on second monitor game.”
“this game has been in my library since 2011 and it's still fun to play with friends all these years later, i was surprised to even have randos join our online games. i guess people still play this sometimes lol?? the…”
“hidden gem. gameplay tower defense, rpg, loot galore. grinding is the name of the game strategy is simple but involved, gear grinding is kind of like find something with good base, level the stats you need then find a…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This is an amazing game. I can always hop on with friends and have a fantastic time. Cheap and for being an older game this one takes the cake. I just wish more people played it but playing with friends is what makes…”
“It is impossible to play end game. Many of the BIS items are event items. The events are not announced and are at the discretion of the ruling elitist. Some of these pets and weapons you are looking at 900+ hours of…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I've been playing this game for years along with my friends, and we always end up coming back to it. There's nothing quite like the first Dungeon Defenders-- it is relaxing, surprisingly difficult sometimes, and just a good time. I wish its sequels had lived up to the original,…”
— a player, Steam review · 243 hrs played“I've had this game all the way back on ps3 since the demo. this is the greatest tower defense game of all time and i recommend it to everyone that i meet that asks about games they haven't played. I'm super happy about the recent support and thank everyone involved. you've…”
— a player, Steam review · 385 hrs played“Great and very fun game, grew up playing this game back in the day on xbox 360 days. would do anything to revist my old past :.)”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Patch 10.9.8
General Changes Tower SFX Slider in Options Menu Ultimate Drop SFX Slider in Options Menu Bug Fixes Fixed Magus Citadel skipping to boss fight. Fix for starting wave comes on the next patch For Etheri
Patch 10.9.7
The Shaman Hero DLC is now available for wishlist here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5460280/Dungeon_Defenders_Shaman_Hero_DLC/ and you can beta test the hero on the publicbeta_shaman beta branc
Announcement of Server Maintenance
Servers are down until the backend is updated, they will come back alongside the 10.9.7 game update On the meantime, the Shaman is fully implemented, besides for a few UI elements, on the publicbeta_s
Patch 10.9.6
First of all, let it be know that we are working hard on the fixes for the current save issue that has been happening. The coding for the game engine part has been done, but the backend implementation
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Multiplayer · Online Co-Op · Tower Defense · Singleplayer · Strategy · Survival · Action RPG · Character Customization · Tactical · Family Friendly · Funny · Building (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 118 |
| Official site | https://dungeondefenders.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 1 Ghz Dual-Core CPU Memory: 1 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 2GB Video Card: Graphics Card with Shader Model 3 support, 256 MB video memory DirectX®: 9.0c Sound: DirectSound-compatible sound device