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Gem Defender: Soyjak Survivors
Follow Chud on his fight against Dr Soystein's 'jak army in this spine-tingling survival shooter. NOW FEATURING BADLANDSCHUGS
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“real a24, spine-tingling, cheap-jumpscare-free, bone-chilling, toe-curling, life-changing vidja right here”
“I got recommended this as a joke and thus didn't expect much when going in. Little did I know, I walking into a cleverly disguised Touhou experience that offers high paced action backed up with a surprisingly good…”
“unironically pretty fun to play”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“this game is so funny i love it xD im so glad i found it on the store randomly it is a absolute gem find 💎”
“This game changed my chud life. It truly made me realize the direction my life was going when I saw myself represented on the screen, but this was not just a representation of me, but a representation of my best self, a…”
“Despite its theming, Gem Defender is a game that deserves to be taken seriously. It is well made, funny, and works well almost anywhere. My only gripe (as a macOS player) is that the macOS version is completely broken.…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I got recommended this as a joke and thus didn't expect much when going in. Little did I know, I walking into a cleverly disguised Touhou experience that offers high paced action backed up with a surprisingly good…”
“Very simple wave survival game more akin to Crimsonland than Vampire Survivors. It's very simple - no powerups, almost no stat boost items, no weapon synergies, no skills. Nice music and a lot of jaks that I don't…”
“Oh soyjack survivors, where do I begin? The moment I laid my eyes upon you I immediately knew it was true love. I remember installing you onto my computer device, and absolutely blowing the BIGGEST load all over my…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Bought this just for the wallpaper, the gameplay was bonus content.”
“Truly a gem of a game. I found the humor quite entertaining and the lack of permanent upgrades actually sets this apart from a game like vampire survivors where you can't just brute force your way to a win, there is…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Truly a gem of a game. I found the humor quite entertaining and the lack of permanent upgrades actually sets this apart from a game like vampire survivors where you can't just brute force your way to a win, there is…”
“simple but challenging. also peak.”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Ummmmm.... GEM ALERT!!! Played this in my cuck throne the other night!!!!! Only intended for redditor intellectuals ONLY!!!!!!! Was pretty hard though... so my wife's bull played it for me.... ermmmm, so maybe not for…”
“Surprisingly very difficult near the end. very good game. many such cases.”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“My spouse's partner unlocked my chasity cage and allowed me to play this game while drinking soylent past my bedtime So gemmy!!!!”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“epsteins favorite 4chan gemerald game the soyim have gone insane”
— a player, Steam review · 126 hrs played“brim level is too difficult, my wifes boyfriend had to beat it for me after he helped me open my soylent.”
— a player, Steam review · 6 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
STEAM COMMUNITY ITEMS
Hello everyone! At long last, steam community items (trading cards, emojis, backgrounds, etc) for Gem Defender are now available! There are also animated avatars and profile frames which can be bought
SOY REQUIEM
At long last, Gem Defender: Soy Requiem, is finally out! Get ready to Chud it up like never before with four new worlds, postgame content, and a collaboration with BADLANDS CHUGS!!! New Levels: Level
GoonCorp lied to us...
I worked for GoonCorp. He's a fraud. He claimed he was going to release Soyjak Requiem on the 14th, when he actually had full intention of releasing the update on the 21st . He also claims to be a "ma
FINAL UPDATE + STEAM COMMUNITY ITEMS SOON
Hello everyone! The final update for Gem Defender, Soyjak Requiem, is set to release in around a week, on February 14th, 2025! WHAT TO EXPECT: A collaboration with a legend in the soy community, featu
Hotfix + performance mode
Fixed duplicate miniboss in Hollow Earth Fixed a miniboss missing from the Fallen West Performance mode is now out as a Steam beta, it may be unstable but it has largely improved performance. If you f
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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, Casual, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Action · Bullet Hell · Shooter · Stylized · Strategy · Survival · Horror · Science · Dark Humor · Rogue-like · Top-Down Shooter · 2D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 40 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, or 10 Processor: 512 MB Ram Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Any OpenGL 1-compatible DirectX: Version 5.2 Storage: 200 MB available space Sound Card: Peer-Reviewed