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[Review roundup] From soft launch to official launch: Is Defense Derby worth your time?

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Defense Derby, the unprecedented PvP Tower Defense game, is officially available now for both Android and iOS players! Dive into intense 4-player PvP battles, where strategy, mind games, and powerful synergies collide. Witness the birth of a groundbreaking genre, "Betting Royale," as you scout for units and launch thrilling battles through bidding!

Defense Derby

8.3

CompetitiveTower DefenseStrategyMultiplayer

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Official launch 🆚 Soft launch. What's new?

🔥Quest mode added

This mode allows for strategy-setting and deterrence to satisfy other winning conditions, that win by achieving the quest first. This mode allows for strategy-setting and deterrence to satisfy other winning conditions, that win by achieving the quest first.

🔥Additional features for the Friendly Derby Mode

The room leader will be able to assign a Derby play rule for differentiated gameplay, with various configurable items. With the supplemented friendly derby mode features, players are able to enjoy differentiated gameplay amongst their fellow players.

🔥Voice chat

Together with supplemented features for the friendly match, enjoy DD's very own suspenseful play via voice, too.

🔥Strengthened observer feature

Not only can players join a friendly match, but can also enjoy first-hand observance of top players via the strengthened observer feature.

⚔️Worth your time? Hear what fellow players say about Defense Derby!

Soft launch review highlights

"As the summary describes, Defense Derby takes a way different spin to tower defense than others... most of the game focuses on pvp matches; in each pvp match, you get to 2 characters in the beginning. Still, after a while, you get to use in-game currency to bet against other players to get certain characters you need to defend your castle and survive the longest." (IndieVoice)

"Unique gameplay modes, different towers, a lot of fun, and competitive spirit. A really nice tower defense competitive game." (Kosh)

"Unique bidding mechanics, strategic tower defense gameplay, plus the asynchronous tower defense PvP mechanics." (lyndonguitar)

"The graphics are pretty good and the animation is smooth. It can play on a potato phone but low everything on some devices.” （Enemy4Life）

"I loved this game, (especially) the idea of TD and collecting cards and the derby system is really wonderful and makes me show my skills in analyzing and evaluating each card and its appropriate price and competition to obtain it or to disable the opponent lol.." (zoz)

"Since this is just a beta test, the whole model is not yet finalized but expect a decent amount of grinding or spending real money to unlock the more rare heroes and units. Still, I feel that Defense Derby will be a fun game to pick up and play without the absolute need to spend money." (lyndonguitar)

"The game is definitely a premium tower defense experience that anyone can enjoy. There are several different events going on all the time and the game never feels boring. It's a game you can play for many months." (StillAliveGG)