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Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) cover art

Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)

Level Up Labs, LLC · Level Up Labs · 2012-10-30

SteamGOG

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 30, 2012 (Mac), Oct 30, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 30, 2012 (Linux)

Defender's Quest is a Tower-Defense/RPG Hybrid tightly focuses on three things: tactical depth, customization, and story

3
playing now
95%
positive of 3.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
IGDB user rating (14 ratings)
11h
time to beat (IGDB)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten is a tower defense and role-playing video game developed by American studio Level Up Labs. Originally a flash game distributed on web gaming portals like Kongregate and Newgrounds, it later released for Microsoft Windows via Steam in October 2012. In 2016, an HD remaster, Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten: DX Edition, was released for free to all existing owners. This version was ported to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PlayStation Vita. The game received positive reviews from critics, primarily praising its gameplay. A sequel to the game, Defender's Quest 2: Mists of Ruin, was released January 30, 2025.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 35 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 18,042 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 140k–281k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,511 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2014-01-25) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 3 of 8 observed days · $13.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
212120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

912026-08-06 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 3 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 5 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.002015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $3.742015-05-22 — best price $14.992015-06-11 — best price $4.942015-06-22 — best price $14.992015-09-08 — best price $3.742015-10-29 — best price $4.942015-11-10 — best price $14.992015-11-25 — best price $4.942016-02-12 — best price $14.992016-06-27 — best price $14.992016-11-01 — best price $14.992016-12-12 — best price $4.942017-01-26 — best price $14.992017-06-06 — best price $4.992017-07-10 — best price $14.992017-11-16 — best price $4.942018-01-11 — best price $4.942018-05-24 — best price $14.992018-10-30 — best price $11.242018-12-16 — best price $5.992019-01-04 — best price $14.992019-05-10 — best price $6.002019-07-03 — best price $7.492020-01-27 — best price $14.992020-12-22 — best price $4.942021-07-08 — best price $14.992021-12-22 — best price $3.742023-12-06 — best price $14.992024-04-30 — best price $3.742024-07-31 — best price $2.992024-10-28 — best price $14.992025-01-30 — best price $2.992025-05-19 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $2.992026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1612026-05-31 — 4 pageviews2026-06-03 — 5 pageviews2026-06-06 — 3 pageviews2026-06-09 — 8 pageviews2026-06-12 — 4 pageviews2026-06-15 — 8 pageviews2026-06-18 — 1 pageviews2026-06-21 — 3 pageviews2026-06-24 — 4 pageviews2026-06-27 — 3 pageviews2026-06-30 — 6 pageviews2026-07-03 — 6 pageviews2026-07-06 — 5 pageviews2026-07-09 — 3 pageviews2026-07-12 — 3 pageviews2026-07-15 — 10 pageviews2026-07-18 — 3 pageviews2026-07-21 — 6 pageviews2026-07-24 — 3 pageviews2026-07-27 — 3 pageviews2026-07-30 — 2 pageviews2026-08-02 — 5 pageviews2026-08-05 — 6 pageviews2026-08-08 — 6 pageviews2026-08-11 — 4 pageviews2026-08-14 — 7 pageviews2026-08-17 — 5 pageviews2026-08-20 — 4 pageviews2026-08-23 — 1 pageviews2026-08-26 — 8 pageviews2026-08-28 — 2 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
68%
earned "You get a Gold Star!"
14.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

11 supported languages: English, Czech, German, Japanese, Russian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Italian, French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Player tags

2DRPGRetroComedyFantasyZombiesMedievalModdableStrategyAdventure

Census log

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

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