Aegis Defenders overview

Overview

Aegis Defenders comes from GUTS Department and is published by Balor Games. It arrived on Steam on Feb 8, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, and Captions available. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Steam, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Aegis Defenders's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 2 players at 22 September 2026 - 02:34:50 UTC, with a tracked peak near 833. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 78% positive across 1,810 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Aegis Defenders is available in 2 languages including:

5 regional rating boards including esrb, cero, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Aegis Defenders has sold up to 60,924 units and has 157 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $843,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Aegis Defenders overview details

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

Steam Store description

HUMANITY HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK INTO THE DARK AGES, BUT REMNANTS OF A ONCE HIGHLY ADVANCED CIVILIZATION STILL EXIST. In a world where control over ancient technologies means power, a ruthless Empire has arisen. You play as a team of Ruinhunters searching for the one thing that can save their village - a legendary weapon known as Aegis. Explore, build, & defend in this 2D platformer that blends Metroidvania style combat with Tower Defense strategy. EXPLORE Discover the world of Elam, a beautiful yet dangerous place lost to time. Brimming with dangerous beasts, forgotten ruins, and powerful relics, Elam is brought to life with uniquely handpainted pixel art style. BUILD Level up your items and weapons in the shop to take in bigger and badder enemies. Adjust your strategy on the fly with the "Fusion Build" system. Try fusing different combinations of items together to change your defensive setup. FIGHT Fight off enemies from all sides - but you won't have to do it alone. With Dynamic Character Swapping you'll need to switch between multiple characters on the battlefield, position your characters carefully, and utilize their passive abilities effectively to survive. Various Tower Defense Scenarios - Defending one point can be hard enough but that's just the beginning. As the game progresses, you'll need to defend moving targets, targets that have dynamic abilities like activating doors/weapons, and even targets that don't want to be protected... FEATURES Play through the game in either single-player or split-screen coop . Build blocks, turrets, and traps to defend a…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Aegis Defenders is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, and Captions available, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 2 players at 22 September 2026 - 02:34:50 UTC, a tracked peak of 833, and 78% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Pixel GraphicsTower DefenseActionIndieStrategyAdventureRPGPlatformerLocal Co-OpCo-opLocal Multiplayer2DSplit ScreenMultiplayerSingleplayer

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