The Game Census
Band of Defenders cover art

Band of Defenders

Alda Games · 2018-04-05

Steam

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Mar 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A Co-Op FPS game with base building in a post-apocalyptic world. Craft weapons, build barricades and automated turrets, unlock new gear and items for visual customization and kill all savages and mutants trying to destroy the remnants of human civilization.

0
playing now
49%
positive of 399 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 49% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 10.0k–24k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 399 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.99-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2024-02-26) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 11 of 21 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

102026-08-11 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$13.99$2.492018-04-072026-08-242018-04-07 — best price $9.792018-07-16 — best price $13.992018-11-12 — best price $9.792019-01-04 — best price $13.992019-03-14 — best price $8.392019-07-09 — best price $13.992019-10-28 — best price $12.592019-12-03 — best price $13.992020-01-23 — best price $6.992020-03-23 — best price $13.992020-04-30 — best price $6.992020-06-15 — best price $13.992020-09-21 — best price $9.792020-11-16 — best price $13.992021-01-11 — best price $6.992021-03-08 — best price $13.992021-06-25 — best price $5.592021-09-27 — best price $13.992021-11-24 — best price $7.692022-01-24 — best price $13.992022-04-18 — best price $13.992022-07-18 — best price $4.192022-10-03 — best price $13.992022-12-05 — best price $6.992023-01-30 — best price $13.992023-06-19 — best price $6.992023-08-07 — best price $13.992023-11-28 — best price $9.992024-02-26 — best price $2.492024-04-22 — best price $9.992024-07-15 — best price $2.492024-11-18 — best price $9.992025-01-06 — best price $2.992025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-06-27 — best price $3.992025-09-01 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $3.992026-03-19 — best price $3.992026-05-18 — best price $9.992026-08-24 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

10 supported languages: English, Czech, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Player tags

FPSPvESandboxShooterWargameBuildingStrategyReal-TimeFirst-PersonBase-Building

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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