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Anomaly Defenders

Sci-fi tower defense where enemies can destroy your towers

11 bit studios · Released May 29, 2014

ActionIndieStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
76% of 432
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
6 years ago
Nov 15, 2019
Minimum PC
HD4000
2 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 70/100 (critic reviews)

What is Anomaly Defenders?

A single-player, top-down tower-defense game in which you defend an alien homeworld from a human counterattack. Across 24 levels, you place and upgrade eight tower types, redirect enemy routes, and use abilities to repair or boost your defenses.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy replaying levels on different difficulty settings

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer commanding mobile troops over building fixed defenses
  • −you want cooperative or competitive multiplayer

What players say

76% of 432 reviews are positive

Players praise the technology tree. Common complaints are limited strategic depth and a conventional tower-defense formula.

Screenshots and trailer

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Anomaly Defenders system requirements

Minimum: HD4000, 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP SP3 (32 bit) / Vista
Processor
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo 2.4, AMD Athlon(TM) X2 2.8 Ghz
Graphics
Geforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000, Shader Model 3.0, 512 MB
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Recommended

OS
Windows 7
Processor
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad 2.7 Ghz, AMD Phenom(TM)II X4 3 Ghz
Graphics
GeForce GTX 260, Radeon HD 5770, 1024 MB, Shader Model 3.0
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Does Anomaly Defenders have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Anomaly Defenders run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
20
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian.

Does Anomaly Defenders use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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