Core Defense

Core Defense

ehmprah · July 31, 2020 · Tower Defense, Difficult, Replay Value, Deckbuilding, Minimalist

Buy Core Defense from Steam at $9.99 — the cheapest of 2 stores we compare.

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Mostly Positive79% · 3691playing now
Best price
$9.99
lowest tracked $0.99
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Where to buy Core Defense — official stores

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Standard Edition · Steam
$9.99
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Standard Edition · Steam
$16.22
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Core Defense price by region

Core Defense costs £8.50 in the United Kingdom, €9.75 in Europe (EUR), $9.99 in the United States, $9.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$12.99 in Canada, A$14.50 in Australia, NZ$14.75 in New Zealand, R$32.99 in Brazil and zł45.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Core Defense offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £8.50 £8.50 — 1
Europe (EUR) €9.75 €9.75 €13.98 2
United Statesyour region $9.99 $9.99 $16.22 2
Georgia (USD) $9.99 $9.99 — 1
Canada CA$12.99 CA$12.99 — 1
Australia A$14.50 A$14.50 — 1
New Zealand NZ$14.75 NZ$14.75 — 1
Brazil R$32.99 R$32.99 — 1
Poland zł45.99 zł45.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Core Defense


Core Defense takes the best out of the tower defense genre and infuses it with roguelike mechanics and adds a dash of deckbuilding to create a simple, yet enticing gameplay experience which will have you craving for just one more wave, one more reward and just one ... more ... run!
  • Easy to learn – needs no tutorial
  • Hard to master due to high difficulty
  • Play in short sessions of under an hour
  • Unlock and discover different rewards with every run
  • Explore many playstyles and strategies
  • Blissfully despair at 20+ difficulty levels
  • Unlock dozens of elusive achievements
  • Save and share infographics about your runs

Core Defense — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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DLC & expansions

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Base game + 1 of 1 DLC at today's best prices.

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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Oct 24, 2025
Honestly this game is really lackluster. You unlock everything after like 6 playthroughs, and it's either easy or 100% impossible. and it takes so long to play that it's not worth it at all to get to higher difficulties which directly locks me out of getting more points without weeks of grinding games. it's difficult to complete one single game as ill often get exhausted and bored after playing for over an hour and only being halfway through.
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Recommended Jul 24, 2025
A very fast game, a very fast good game, a very fast unique good game, a very strange fast unique good game. the towers can die lmao 45/50
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Not recommended Jul 6, 2025
No real progression or upgrades if you can't beat the initial 50 stages except new unlocks, but have no idea which unlocks are better. Too much experimenting without success. Progression would have made Core Defense much more rewarding. I've learned my lesson. Never purchase a game when the developer claims it's difficult in their description. https://steamcommunity.com/groups/towerdefensegamesrated
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Not recommended Sep 9, 2026
Not quite what I look for in a TD, nor particularly engaging in terms of gameplay, design or aesthetics.
Recommended Apr 4, 2026
Fastastic replayability, well-balanced units.
Recommended Aug 20, 2025
Core defense is a very unique tower defense! Along with picking from a solid variety of towers and abilities, this game gives you the unique ability to structure the map you're defending! The towers have good synergies and the runs are consistently fun, as well as becoming progressively more challenging as you reach higher difficulties. One downside to buying this game is that it's a bit incomplete without the DLC, but buying the bundle is only an extra $3.50 than getting just the base game and it's cheaper on sale. I recommend this game to achievement hunters and tower defense lovers!

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