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Rock 'N' Roll Defense

Rock 'N' Roll Defense

Rocked by an explosive soundtrack, choose your band, place your equipments and defend the Rock 'N' Roll from everyone and everything who try to pull it down, on a totally hardcore tower defense!

Released Aug 10, 2016 Developer NukGames Platforms Windows Tower DefenseStrategyCasualActionAdventure
View on Steam ↗ $0.49 (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.

86.6%positive2,741 reviews
Recommended · 17 found this helpful

“Elvis Presley used to say: Don't let the pop freaks get to the stage \m/ 11/10 .(….\…………../….) . \….\……….. /…./ …\….\………./…./ ….\…./´¯.I.¯`\..../ …./… I….I..(¯¯¯`\ …I…..I….I…¯¯.\..\ …I…..I´¯.I´¯.I....\..) …\…..` ¯..¯ ´…..../ ….\_______./ …..lo o o o o ol …..lo o o o o ol”

— a player, Steam review · 969 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“A magnificent Tower Defense for those who miss the classics and cool sound! 🎸🤘 I played it in one sitting. Old-school graphics and live rock in the background create a great atmosphere. The difficulty is balanced: the game challenges but doesn't overload. If you love quality TD…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“A casual, minimalist tower defense game with excellent music. It takes up to 6 hours to complete all achievements.”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:31 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

98playing at last check
70024-hour peak
6,814all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 1.2k avg · Oct 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 2026-07-25.

240achievements
4.6%median completion
3.0%rarest: Special x50
7.9% of players 6.9% of players 6.7% of players 6.1% of players 5.9% of players 5.8% of players 5.7% of players 5.5% of players 5.4% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 5.1% of players 5.0% of players 5.0% of players 5.0% of players 4.9% of players 4.9% of players 4.9% of players 4.8% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.7% of players 4.7% of players 4.7% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 4.5% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 4.2% of players 3.9% of players 3.9% of players 3.7% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 7.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
7.9%Pop Fan 1 x1 — Defeat 1 pop fan 1
7.6%Pop Fan 2 x1 — Defeat 1 pop fan 2
7.5%Pop Fan 1 x10 — Defeat 10 pop fan 1
Rarest badges of honor
3.0%Special x50 — Release a total of 50 specials
3.0%100000 Coins — Accumulate 100000 coins
3.0%20000 Coins Single stage — Accumulate 20000 coins in a single stage

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$0.49−90% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$4.99base price
$0.49lowest since tracking began2026-07-23
US0.49 USD−90%
EU0.49 EUR−90%
UK0.44 GBP−90%
Australia0.75 AUD−90%
Canada0.64 CAD−90%
Japan60 JPY−90%
Brazil1.74 BRL−90%
China3.00 CNY−90%

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

Brazil≈$0.3 Japan China Canada US Australia EU UK≈$0.6

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

$0 $5 $10 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

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

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Weekly Deals - 3 Games on Sale!

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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, Adventure, Casual, Strategy
Player tagsTower Defense · Strategy · Casual · Action · Adventure · Great Soundtrack · Indie · Music · 2D · Singleplayer · Touch-Friendly · Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Spanish - Spain * , Portuguese - Brazil * , German * , Czech * , French * , Italian * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * , Korean * , Spanish - Latin America * , Japanese * , Polish * *
Achievements240
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://rocknrolldefense.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or Superior Processor: 2 Ghz Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 1 GB available space