Defenders of the Last Colony overview

Overview

Defenders of the Last Colony comes from Knitted Pixels and is published by Knitted Pixels. It arrived on Steam on Jun 23, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Remote Play Together, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Defenders of the Last Colony's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 6 October 2026 - 08:06:12 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 38% positive across 26 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Defenders of the Last Colony is available in 1 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Defenders of the Last Colony has sold up to 951 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $4,749. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Defenders of the Last Colony overview details

Defenders of the Last Colony combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Defenders of the Last Colony is a Top-Down Shooter with Strategy gameplay mechanics , where you have to protect the Colony's core while you gather resources and build defenses. You play as one of the 4 classes: Fighter, Striker, Carrier or Engineer . Fighters and Strikers focus on gun power while Engineers can build more structures (like turrets, repair platforms...) and Carriers can defends themselves while carrying more orbs to the colony. Defenders features coop up to 4 players and 3D graphics. "Knitted Pixels is banking the mash-up will yield peanut butter and jelly-like levels of awesomeness in Defenders" - Armless Octopus "It strikes a competent balance between the familiar and the innovative" - The Indie Mine "Defenders looks beautiful" - Indie Game Magazine Besides is strategy component Defenders is a fast paced arcade with lots of content to unlock, like retro modes and new abilities. 4 pilots and ship classes 12 worlds to explore different game modes Cooperative gameplay Survival mode HD 3D graphics STORY The Starians came from nowhere, decimating the colonies as they passed. Only one colony survived, carrying four prototype ships they are travelling to save what it's left of the other colonies, and taking as many Starians as they can on their way. Twitter: @knittedpixels

SteamPulse editorial summary

Defenders of the Last Colony is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Remote Play Together, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 6 October 2026 - 08:06:12 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 38% positive reviews.

Overview tags

IndieActionShooterTop-Down ShooterTop-DownCo-opCraftingArcadeSci-fiTwin Stick ShooterTower DefenseSpaceSingleplayerArena Shooter

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