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Defend Your Castle

Defend Your Castle overview

XGen Studios | May 12, 2008 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 16:50:36 UTC

ActionCasualIndieStrategyMouse onlySteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak2
  • Units sold (VGI)1,774
  • Revenue (VGI)$5,607
  • Review score55% positive

Defend Your Castle dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak2
  • Units sold (VGI)1,774
  • Revenue (VGI)$5,607
  • Review score55% positive
  • Total reviews53
  • Release dateMay 12, 2008
  • DeveloperXGen Studios
  • PublisherXGen Studios

Genres: Action, Casual, Indie, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: XGen StudiosPublisher: XGen Studios

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Game overview

Overview

Defend Your Castle comes from XGen Studios and is published by XGen Studios. It arrived on Steam on May 12, 2008, and it sits naturally among Single-player 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

Defend Your Castle's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 16:50:36 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 55% positive across 53 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Defend Your Castle is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

4 regional rating boards including esrb, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel Pentium Dual Core (2 * 2200 Mhz) or AMD Athlon X2 64 2 * 2200 Mhz2 GB RAMGeForce 6800 GT with 256 MB of RAM / ATI Radeon HD 5450 with 512 MB of RAM40 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedIntel Core 2 Duo (2 * 2600 Mhz) or AMD Athlon X2 64 2 * 2600 Mhz2 GB RAMGeForce 8600 with 512 MB of RAM / ATI Radeon HD 5570 with 1024 MB of RAM40 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Defend Your Castle has sold up to 1,774 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $5,607. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Defend Your Castle overview details

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

Steam Store description

DESCRIPTION Defend your Castle against the relentless army of crayon invaders! Those crafty barbarian hordes have amassed their forces once again to challenge your domain. Will you and your court rise to the challenge, or stand aside as they raze your Castle to the ground? FEATURES • Battle many different types of enemy invaders, requiring varying tactics to defeat • Upgrade your kingdom with fortified walls, the archery range, wizard tower, craftsmen's workshop, and the demolition laboratory • Strengthen your forces by converting soldiers and assigning them as Archers, Wizards, or Craftsmen to work within your castle or deploying them as Bombers • Cast powerful spells with the aid of your Wizards • Your superb defending abilities now earn you up to 45 new achievements! • Unlimited levels: Continue to grow the strength of your Kingdom indefinitely • Heroic difficulty mode for players of royal descent Featured in Apple's "Best Castle Defense Games"

SteamPulse editorial summary

Defend Your Castle is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Casual, Indie, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 16:50:36 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 55% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameDefend Your Castle
Steam App ID708710
Typegame
Release dateMay 12, 2008
DeveloperXGen Studios
PublisherXGen Studios
Price$4.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Casual, Indie, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 16:50:36 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Positive reviews29
Negative reviews24
Total reviews53
Positive percent55%
Review typeMixed
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime98 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateMay 12, 2008
Official Steam feed update (UTC)18 October 2017 - 17:44:00 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 16:50:36 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 16:50:36 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 16:50:36 UTC

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal notice©2013 XGen Studios Inc. Defend Your Castle, XGen Studios and the XGen Studios and Defend Your Castle logos are trademarks of XGen Studios Inc

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/708710
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/708710/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/708710
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Defend Your Castle

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Defend Your Castle?

Defend Your Castle's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 16:50:36 UTC, with a tracked peak of 2 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 2 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Defend Your Castle growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Defend Your Castle?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (50%), Canada (22.2%), Australia (11.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (40.2%), Canada (16.4%), Australia (8.3%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (47.1%), Canada (16.7%), Australia (7.7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (34.2%), Canada (13.3%), China (7.7%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Defend Your Castle?

Defend Your Castle currently sits at 55% positive across 53 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 29 positive reviews and 24 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Defend Your Castle have?

Defend Your Castle currently has about 147 tracked Steam followers as of 30 June 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Defend Your Castle?

Defend Your Castle is currently listed at $4.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

55% positive, 29 positive, 24 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 18 October 2017

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

XGen StudiosBundle #3347 - Complete set$18.71
Defend Your CastleBuy Defend Your Castle #204773$4.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core (2 * 2200 Mhz) or AMD Athlon X2 64 2 * 2200 Mhz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 6800 GT with 256 MB of RAM / ATI Radeon HD 5450 with 512 MB of RAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 40 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0C Compatible sound card

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows 7/8 (x86 and x64) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (2 * 2600 Mhz) or AMD Athlon X2 64 2 * 2600 Mhz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 8600 with 512 MB of RAM / ATI Radeon HD 5570 with 1024 MB of RAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 40 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0C Compatible sound card

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