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D.O.T. Defence cover art

D.O.T. Defence

Rattleaxe Games · 2026-06-11

Steam

Strategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Releases: Apr 15, 2025 (Linux), Apr 15, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Welcome to the frontlines! Build towers, muster armies, and conquer the map. Challenge yourself in the single-player campaign following the Chroma Wars, survive relentless waves in solo defense, or battle it out in local matches against friends and AI bots. Victory comes with the last HQ standing!

85%
positive of 218 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 38 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 58% of 5,944 Strategy games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.4k–9.8k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 218 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.49 at Steam (2025-11-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 19 of 22 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
363620252026Week of 2025-04-15: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-04-15: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-04-22: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-29: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-06: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-09: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-16: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-21: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-11: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$7.492025-04-152026-08-082025-04-15 — best price $7.992025-04-29 — best price $9.992025-05-29 — best price $7.992025-06-12 — best price $9.992025-06-27 — best price $7.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-07-14 — best price $7.992025-07-28 — best price $9.992025-09-14 — best price $7.992025-09-28 — best price $9.992025-09-29 — best price $7.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992025-11-21 — best price $7.492025-12-05 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $7.492026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-01-24 — best price $7.492026-02-07 — best price $9.992026-03-09 — best price $7.492026-03-16 — best price $9.992026-03-19 — best price $7.492026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-04-21 — best price $7.992026-05-05 — best price $9.992026-05-09 — best price $14.992026-06-11 — best price $9.742026-06-25 — best price $9.742026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-07-25 — best price $11.992026-08-08 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
24.5%
earned "Button Masher"
1.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCamera Comfort1 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)410%25

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DPvEPvPRTSActionWargameStrategyAction RTSLocal Co-OpAuto Battler

Census log

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

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