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McDROID
Farm, Build, Defend, in the Galaxy's only Arcade-Tower-Defense.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
47 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“This is a wonderful little game. Played this co-op in beta with my son and nephew, then 10 and 8 years old. It was a joy to play then, and it has only improved since. It combines Tower Defence with strategic action. You…”
“What if the Lorax was a robot, and his friends a shuttle and a sick planet? That's the premiss of McDROID, where you multitask a lot - install turrets, plant trees, and seeds, farm strawberries, build factories, place a…”
“I like the cell-shading, the sound design and the look and feel remind me favorably of Rochard. It's an odd tower defense, because you play in a confied space. The pace is on the slow sid. It is fun and can be…”
19 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“I like the cell-shading, the sound design and the look and feel remind me favorably of Rochard. It's an odd tower defense, because you play in a confied space. The pace is on the slow sid. It is fun and can be…”
“This game can be really fun even for people who don’t like tower defense game like me. The game has a cartoony style which I like a lot. To me you can’t even compare this game to other tower defense I was hooked…”
“This is a game genre i generally dislike (for me, Tower Defence games usualy get boring very fast). While with this little gem... I can`t stop playing (and i played this game even before it got on Steam) :) Very nice…”
13 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“This is a wonderful little game. Played this co-op in beta with my son and nephew, then 10 and 8 years old. It was a joy to play then, and it has only improved since. It combines Tower Defence with strategic action. You…”
“This is a game genre i generally dislike (for me, Tower Defence games usualy get boring very fast). While with this little gem... I can`t stop playing (and i played this game even before it got on Steam) :) Very nice…”
“I remember playing this game when it first came out and i loved it then and i've gotta say it's only gotten better with time! A must have for lovers of tower defence :) Lush environments and zany enemies with a mass of…”
11 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“I like the cell-shading, the sound design and the look and feel remind me favorably of Rochard. It's an odd tower defense, because you play in a confied space. The pace is on the slow sid. It is fun and can be…”
“Mcdroid is perhaps one of the most fun spin-off TD's i've played to date. Don't let the video or graphics fool you, this game can get really hard quite fast. The fact it also allows co-op on every level is another plus…”
“McDroid is a very silly and bizarre game, with a setting that sounds like a story Pee-Wee Herman would tell. Its light hearted, but certainly has some advanced humor. The gameplay is deceptively challenging, with a…”
10 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“This game can be really fun even for people who don’t like tower defense game like me. The game has a cartoony style which I like a lot. To me you can’t even compare this game to other tower defense I was hooked…”
“Mcdroid is a great game, its really good. Everything is good, from gameplay, to progression, economy, enemies, ect. Every match you plant seeds in pre-placed seed beds, which produce strawberries, which act as the games…”
“More Reviews @ TheVideogameBacklog.com McDROID is one of the two most imaginative tower defense games I’ve played in a long time. It’s a timeless story about you (a puppy-like robot named McDROID) and your friend…”
19 of the 94 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“3.5/10 ONLINE CO-OP REVIEW Although the game technically features online co-op, it isn't listed in the Steam tags. I only found out about this feature via the Co-optimus website. However, after experiencing the online…”
“Co-Op is broken. Entered Level 1-2 and that was it . You can harvest strawberries. No enemies will ever come. Sound cuts out. Restarted level several times. Nothing . It is now a strawberry harvesting game till…”
“Can not recommend if you are looking for multiplayer. I ONLY got this game for it's Multiplayer at the request of a friend, but multiplayer is incredibly broken. this game may be okay solo, but in multiplayer, we have…”
17 of the 94 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“You may read my initial review below, however after completing the game on the second day with only "achievements" left to gain by painfully grinding levels or waiting for people who actually play properly i have had to…”
“Despite some comedic relief via homorus dialog, the game is unfortunately so difficult while solo due to the amount of micromangement required it into a panicked stuggle to survive than a fun experience”
“This game looks nice but just seems to be designed poorly and therefore isn’t very fun. Levels progress slowly, it takes forever to kill enemies, the diamond upgrade system also seems like a grind. The fact that there…”
8 of the 94 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“You may read my initial review below, however after completing the game on the second day with only "achievements" left to gain by painfully grinding levels or waiting for people who actually play properly i have had to…”
“This game looks nice but just seems to be designed poorly and therefore isn’t very fun. Levels progress slowly, it takes forever to kill enemies, the diamond upgrade system also seems like a grind. The fact that there…”
“I played this back when it was beta invite only on indie royale and desura. I had enjoyed it greatly then and still enjoy it here. Now while i find it slightly disheartening that i have to start back at square one…”
8 of the 94 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“You may read my initial review below, however after completing the game on the second day with only "achievements" left to gain by painfully grinding levels or waiting for people who actually play properly i have had to…”
“3.5/10 ONLINE CO-OP REVIEW Although the game technically features online co-op, it isn't listed in the Steam tags. I only found out about this feature via the Co-optimus website. However, after experiencing the online…”
“Co-Op is broken. Entered Level 1-2 and that was it . You can harvest strawberries. No enemies will ever come. Sound cuts out. Restarted level several times. Nothing . It is now a strawberry harvesting game till…”
6 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“Despite some comedic relief via homorus dialog, the game is unfortunately so difficult while solo due to the amount of micromangement required it into a panicked stuggle to survive than a fun experience”
“I love tower defense but this one not so much. Like most of the others said - you have so few towers that are beyond weak compared to the swarm of mobs that come after you. It seems that you can double output by having…”
“not enough time between waves to setup a proper defence.”
Counted across 94 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 74.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“Solid TD-fun with a twist! McDroid is an awesome little pearl, obviously overseen. It's an immersive tower-defence game with some really neat, fresh ideas. You're some adorable little droid with the mission to collect as many strawberries, seeds and diamonds as you can while…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“McDroid is simply delightful! Blending old rock music, cell shaded graphics, kwerky humour and fresh take on old tower defence mechanics; it's a gem a game many can enjoy. Rest of review below. http://youtu.be/LOHDHqzm0yI In it you're a little rover returning home with your…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“game makes no sense, you cannot pass the first level, therefor you cannot build or do anything ... also, for some reason, clicking the "support" button sends you to a porn website”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2021-04 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 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Third-Person Shooter · Tower Defense · Cartoony · Base-Building · Robots · Strategy · Action · Indie · RTS · Shooter · Funny · Character Customization (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Stats · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Dutch, Japanese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 24 |
| Official site | http://elefantopia.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: 7 Processor: i7 4790 Memory: 4096 MB RAM Graphics: nvidia 660 Ti DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 1024 MB available space Additional Notes: QWERTY only