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IS Defense

IS Defense

„IS Defense” is a game set in politically-fictional 2020 – where the expansion of ISIS went out of hand. The player takes the role of NATO’s stationary machine-gun operator, deployed to defend the shores of Europe.

Released Apr 19, 2016 Developer Destructive Creations Platforms Windows · Linux ActionIndieViolentShooterOn-Rails Shooter
View on Steam ↗ $5.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

91.3%positive1,616 reviews
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“For many UK citizens it is what they would dream to do ( if you know what I mean )... xD As a video game, challenging, chaotic and fun! Will be coming back for more. And on sale absolute blast, value for money !!!”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“really fun game for how simple it is and how destructive it gets, it goes for very cheap often too”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“A pretty hard and unforgiving game, first time hearing about the "on-rails shooter". The graphics are decent, the Steam badges look cool (relevant, yes) and it has an old arcade game feel to it, so nostalgia can hit.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:15 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

1playing at last check
224-hour peak
506all-time peak
0 25 50 2017 2019 2021 2023 20 avg · Apr 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 2026-07-25.

39achievements
23.9%median completion
4.7%rarest: No stone left unturned
52.7% of players 48.5% of players 41.8% of players 40.4% of players 38.8% of players 37.7% of players 36.2% of players 31.5% of players 31.2% of players 30.8% of players 28.4% of players 28.0% of players 27.9% of players 26.4% of players 26.0% of players 25.6% of players 24.4% of players 24.4% of players 24.4% of players 23.9% of players 23.6% of players 22.4% of players 20.6% of players 19.8% of players 17.5% of players 17.0% of players 16.3% of players 13.4% of players 12.7% of players 12.6% of players 11.3% of players 10.4% of players 10.0% of players 9.8% of players 9.7% of players 9.4% of players 8.3% of players 7.2% of players 4.7% of players 52.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
52.7%Get Your Blanket! — Let 100 pontoons land on the shore
48.5%Shishkebab — Destroy 100 suiciders before they detonate themselves
41.8%Terrorist Takedown — Kill 3 000 terrorists
Rarest badges of honor
4.7%No stone left unturned — Survive 20 minutes on Saint Tropez
7.2%Concrete Defender — Survive 20 minutes on harbor
8.3%Who Controls The Sand Controls The Universe! — Survive 20 minutes on the desert

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.

$5.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$5.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US5.99 USD
EU5.24 EUR
UK4.12 GBP
Australia8.50 AUD
Canada7.81 CAD
Japan652 JPY
Brazil12.39 BRL
China26.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$2.4 China Japan UK Canada Australia EU US≈$6.0

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). 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.

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsAction · Indie · Violent · Shooter · On-Rails Shooter · War · First-Person · Singleplayer · FPS (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements39
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.isdefensegame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Microsoft Windows Vista (SP2) with DirectX 11 update (KB971512-x64), Windows® 7 (Service Pack 1) and Windows 8.1® - (64-bit only) / Windows® 10/ (64-bit only) Processor: 2.6 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-750 or 3.2 GHz AMD Phenom™ II X4 955 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD5850 (1 GB VRAM) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: Integrated or dedicated DirectX 11 compatible soundcard