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Mineral Defense

Mineral Defense

Mineral Defense combines tower defense with roguelite elements and procedural generation. Build paths, unlock upgrades, and unleash powerful synergies to conquer evolving challenges in an ever-expanding world.

Released Nov 15, 2024 Developer Corestone Games Platforms Windows · Linux StrategyRogue-liteTower DefenseCard GameRogue-like
View on Steam ↗ $7.49 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

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 2026-05-14.

90.5%positive253 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“please add more maps this game is amaizing”

— a player, Steam review · 79 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I liked Defense Grid 2. I like this. It is similar fun. The roguelite tech tree is fun. No raspberries, though.”

— a player, Steam review · 105 hrs played
Not recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Bullet sponge simulator and a very frustrating game. Everything is just random which means you will only win if RNGesus loves you no matter what meta progression upgrades you have. The meta progression just barely makes the game somehow functional, that is if you grind for all…”

— a player, Steam review · 57 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

261all-time peak
0 50 100 2026 63 avg · Jan 2025

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.

134achievements
52.1%median completion
1.0%rarest: 50K Yeti Kills
99.7% of players 96.0% of players 95.5% of players 94.9% of players 94.8% of players 94.0% of players 93.7% of players 93.3% of players 91.7% of players 90.7% of players 88.3% of players 85.8% of players 85.0% of players 84.6% of players 83.5% of players 82.2% of players 80.3% of players 79.4% of players 76.9% of players 75.5% of players 73.7% of players 72.1% of players 71.5% of players 65.2% of players 64.0% of players 63.5% of players 62.9% of players 61.2% of players 60.3% of players 59.0% of players 56.9% of players 56.6% of players 53.0% of players 52.6% of players 51.9% of players 51.3% of players 50.1% of players 49.8% of players 49.8% of players 49.6% of players 48.8% of players 48.0% of players 43.8% of players 40.9% of players 39.6% of players 35.4% of players 29.0% of players 25.6% of players 22.4% of players 19.3% of players 19.1% of players 18.4% of players 16.5% of players 12.7% of players 11.5% of players 10.2% of players 10.1% of players 8.7% of players 5.3% of players 3.3% of players 99.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
99.7%Start the Game — Well done!
96.6%Complete the Tutorial — Baby steps
96.0%250 Minerals Collected — Collect 250 Minerals!
Rarest badges of honor
1.0%50K Yeti Kills — Defeat 50K Yetis!
1.1%50K Snowman Kills — Defeat 50K Snowmen!
1.1%50K Seamine Robot Kills — Defeat 50K Seamine Robots!

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-13. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$7.49−50% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$14.99base price
$7.49lowest since tracking began2026-08-19
US7.49 USD−50%
EU7.39 EUR−50%
UK6.39 GBP−50%
Australia10.97 AUD−50%
Canada9.74 CAD−50%
Japan850 JPY−50%
Brazil23.49 BRL−50%
China29.00 CNY−50%

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

China≈$4.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$8.5

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

$0 $10 $20 08-13 08-21 08-31 09-08 09-17 09-26

Latest official news

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

Dec 20, 2025
Small Fixes

Just a small update to address some bugs. Fixed: The structure menu behaving strangely sometimes. The laser tower not tracking its damage correctly for its advanced research entry.

Dec 19, 2025
Small Fixes

This update just makes some small changes. Fixed: Fixed duplicated elemental projectiles not actually having the correct elemental type, preventing them from applying elemental synergy bonuses. Fixed

Dec 18, 2025
Research Update

Hello Mineral Defenders! This update brings a large collection of unique upgrades for the buildable towers. These upgrades can be unlocked in the research menu, granting additional card draws to be ut

Sep 22, 2025
UI Improvements & More

Hello Mineral Defenders! This update improves the UI of the game, introduces new hotkeys for selecting structures and abilities, and a few other changes. Changelog: Added: New structure menu & ability

Jul 24, 2025
Beta Branch Update

Hi Mineral Defenders! The `beta` branch (previously `nightly`) for Mineral Defense has been updated with the latest changes! If you would like to test out and give feedback, you can opt into the beta

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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.

GenresCasual, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Rogue-lite · Tower Defense · Card Game · Rogue-like · 3D · Base-Building · Casual · Deckbuilding · Procedural Generation · Colorful · Stylized (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Stats · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese
Achievements134
Official sitehttps://corestonegames.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64 bit) Processor: Dual Core CPU Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: 2GB VRAM DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 1 GB available space