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Core Defense
by ehmprah, published by Sonderland
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 r
Released Jul 31, 2020 · Demo available
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Mostly Positive · 77% positive of 342 Steam reviews | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | 906 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Regular US price | $9.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 0 | 2 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 6.2k – 36k | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $54k – $190k before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 342 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 18–103 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Addictive | 1 in 476 games |
| Tower Defense | 1 in 38 games |
| Replay Value | 1 in 38 games |
| Deckbuilding | 1 in 32 games |
| Difficult | 1 in 19 games |
| Procedural Generation | 1 in 19 games |
| Minimalist | 1 in 15 games |
| Roguelike | 1 in 12 games |
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