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HERO DEFENSE

HERO DEFENSE

CREEPS CRUMBLE. HEROES RISE. Command a team of renegade heroes and impale, slash, tear and burn through legions of undead hell-bent on world domination. Your mission: to defeat the world’s most powerful vampire, Count Necrosis.

Released May 31, 2016 Developer Happy Tuesday Publisher Headup Platforms Windows Tower DefenseStrategyIndieActionRPG
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

62.8%positive772 reviews
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Some rewiews mention the game is grindy. This is a big understatement, this is way above the usual TD grindyness. This is the kind of ultra-grind you'd expect from an free game with in app purchase (there is none here). The gameplay is extremely limited and repetitive. Basically…”

— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Do not buy. Achievements are broken. MP servers are closed so not accessible. The least you can do as a courtesy was to remove the no longer obtainable MP achievements? but did you ? NO so I will no longer buy games from this developer.”

— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2024-12 via SteamCharts.

203all-time peak
0 50 100 2017 2019 2021 2023 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 57 avg · Jun 2016

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

33achievements
6.9%median completion
2.1%rarest: Superstar
75.4% of players 69.1% of players 63.5% of players 55.2% of players 52.8% of players 37.2% of players 36.9% of players 30.8% of players 27.1% of players 21.9% of players 21.5% of players 16.6% of players 16.5% of players 12.5% of players 12.1% of players 7.1% of players 6.9% of players 6.9% of players 6.4% of players 6.4% of players 6.2% of players 5.3% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 3.9% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.5% of players 2.8% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 75.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
75.4%Gravedigger — Unlock Barrows
69.1%Bone Crusher — Defeat Bones O'Malley
63.5%It Begins — Reach the Village
Rarest badges of honor
2.1%Superstar — Gather all stars on all maps.
2.2%Big Thanks — Hidden achievement
2.3%Coast Guard — Complete the "Coast Guard" challenge on Insane difficulty on any map

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-31
US29.99 USD
EU29.99 EUR
UK24.99 GBP
Australia43.95 AUD
Canada38.99 CAD
Japan3,400 JPY
Brazil88.99 BRL
China108.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$16 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$34

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 31, 2017
Become a Hero on XBox One and PS4

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11552132/187e6f070d4e61c6e527353d2a61ef4536a32aa3.png Dear fellow HEROES, Today we have heroic news for you. We recently slowed dow

Jul 31, 2017
Become a Hero on XBox One and PS4

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11552132/187e6f070d4e61c6e527353d2a61ef4536a32aa3.png Dear fellow HEROES, Today we have heroic news for you. We recently slowed dow

Jun 13, 2017
Multiplayer Achievements

http://happy-tuesday.com/HauntedIsland/img/Release.png Happy Tuesday! After some deliberation and gaining input from the community, we've decided to turn off most multiplayer achievements . Currently,

Jun 13, 2017
Multiplayer Achievements

http://happy-tuesday.com/HauntedIsland/img/Release.png Happy Tuesday! After some deliberation and gaining input from the community, we've decided to turn off most multiplayer achievements . Currently,

Nov 29, 2016
The Steam Awards

http://happy-tuesday.com/HauntedIsland/img/steam_awards_vote.png Happy Tuesday, everyone! Have you voted in the Steam Awards? Now's your last chance to vote for HERO DEFENSE in the: “I Thought This Ga

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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.

GenresAction, Indie, RPG, Strategy
Player tagsTower Defense · Strategy · Indie · Action · RPG · Multiplayer · Zombies · Co-op · Singleplayer · Adventure · Fantasy · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Italian, Portuguese - Portugal *
Achievements33
Official sitehttp://www.facebook.com/HeroDefenseHI
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista Processor: Dual Core 1.8GHZ or Single Core 3.0GHZ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space