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Core Defense

ehmprah · Sonderland

Core Defense

gameAppID 1203360Released
Release dateJul 30, 2020

Game Charts

Player statistics

Default: last 7 days, hourly. · Stale · Range: 6/14/2026, 1:39:25 PM - 11/1/2026, 3:53:33 PM

Current Players3
24h Peak3
All-Time Peak6
24h Player-Hours48 h

Player History

PeriodAvg. PlayersGain (total)Gain (%)Peak Players
Last 24 Hours20.533.33%3
Last 7 Days1.29-0.46-26.53%3
Last 30 Days1.39-0.05-3.62%5
Last 12 Months1.3100%6
2026-1120.6648.72%3
2026-101.34-0.07-4.9%5
2026-091.410.1310.03%5
2026-081.29-0.1-7.49%6
2026-071.390.5157.46%5
2026-060.8800%3

Details

Developerehmprah
PublisherSonderland
FreeNo
Required ageNone

A roguelike tower defense game with a dash of deckbuilding. Choose a reward, improve your build, survive the next wave, repeat. Highly replayable, difficult, and addictive. You'll want just one more wave, just one more run!

Core Defense takes the best out of the tower defense genre and infuses it with roguelike mechanics and adds a dash of deckbuilding to create a simple, yet enticing gameplay experience which will have you craving for just one more wave, one more reward and just one ... more ... run! Easy to learn – needs no tutorial Hard to master due to high difficulty Play in short sessions of under an hour Unlock and discover different rewards with every run Explore many playstyles and strategies Blissfully despair at 20+ difficulty levels Unlock dozens of elusive achievements Save and share infographics about your runs

Genres and categories

CasualIndieStrategySingle-playerFamily Sharing

Platforms and requirements

windows: yesmac: yeslinux: yes
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Recommendations338
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