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Public Defense Corp

Clymenia · Kagura Games · 2020-12-04

Steam

IndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 05, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

In the far-off year of 20XX, constant attacks and hostility from an evil secret society have caused several private defense companies to spring up around Japan. Determined to get revenge for the destruction of her hometown, Haruka joins the public defense corp!

Public Defense Corp is an Indie and RPG game released in 2020, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 386 reviews).

0
playing now
82%
positive of 386 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Japan, in the year 20XX... The evil secret society Jakou is plaguing the country, causing several private defense firms to be founded. These companies protect Japan alongside the police and self-defense forces. With both Jakou and the protectors of peace using newly-developed mechs to fight, the battlefield has begun to change, with damage to cities and infrastructure reaching unimaginable levels! And yet, despite Jakou's power, the citizens of Japan are fighting back. Haruka, the hero of our story, witnessed the destruction of her hometown several years ago, and she's determined to take rev(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 22 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 41% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (77 reviews).
  • · Top 18% of 49,476 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 7.7k–17k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 386 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.74 at Steam (2024-11-14)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 9 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
707020202026Week of 2020-12-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 6 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$3.742020-12-052026-07-242020-12-05 — best price $13.492021-03-29 — best price $11.992021-05-17 — best price $11.992021-07-26 — best price $11.992021-10-28 — best price $11.992021-12-22 — best price $11.992022-04-04 — best price $10.492022-06-20 — best price $10.492022-09-20 — best price $10.492022-11-22 — best price $10.492022-12-23 — best price $10.492023-02-13 — best price $10.492023-03-27 — best price $10.492023-06-25 — best price $9.742023-07-31 — best price $9.742023-11-21 — best price $9.742023-12-21 — best price $9.742024-02-12 — best price $9.742024-03-25 — best price $9.742024-06-12 — best price $9.742024-07-20 — best price $9.742024-10-01 — best price $9.742024-11-27 — best price $3.742025-02-15 — best price $3.742025-03-31 — best price $3.742025-06-27 — best price $3.742025-08-27 — best price $3.742025-10-10 — best price $3.742025-12-18 — best price $3.742026-02-19 — best price $3.742026-04-04 — best price $3.742026-06-25 — best price $3.742026-07-24 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

3 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-06-28 (Steam store data)

Player tags

RPGJRPGAnimeIndieMechsMemesHentaiMatureNudityRPGMaker

Census log

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

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