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All hands on deck! Pirate armada dead ahead! Take part in an uncompromising struggle repelling freebooters' assaults. Watch out, the enemy may catch the tide for ruining your fortress. Build towers, collect crystals, upgrade spells and believe in your victory!

Release DateMay 22, 2015
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)78.5% (mostly positive) / 76.3%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)72.8% / 71.9%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)209  Top 30% / 396  Top 25%
Curators17 reviews
Median Play Time5.8 hours  Top 30%
Play Time per Dollar1.2 hour  Top 20%
Followers471 
Owners± 284.8K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 12.1K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 16.4K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Fort Defense steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Fort Defense's Steam rating and reviews from May 2015 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 70% (June 2016) to 79.1% (October 2015).

With its 396 reviews Top 20%, Fort Defense could be considered a decent success for an indie game. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Fort Defense and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Fort Defense's reviewers. The most popular language is English (46%), followed by Russian (15%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 21 languages represented. The game is translated in 4 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Fort Defense percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Fort Defense depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is decent, reaching 14 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Decent graphics
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Pirate/nautical theme
  • Polished art style
  • Satisfying tower upgrades
  • Plenty of levels and content
  • Good for casual play
  • Intuitive upgrades system
  • Good sound and music
  • Easy achievements
  • Boring upgrade system that requires grinding
  • Unclear enemy paths
  • Poor targeting priorities
  • Lack of tower variety
  • Crappy UI
  • No screen resolution options
  • No keybinding option
  • Uninspired spells
  • Little variety in levels
  • No story or plot
  • Repetitive gameplay
  • Not very challenging

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's 78.5% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Fort Defense's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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