What is Mineral Defense?
A single-player roguelite tower defense game where you unlock tiles to shape enemy routes and use towers and abilities against waves of attackers. After rounds, you draw cards for upgrades and new structures, while research points unlock more technology.
For you if...
- +you enjoy adapting tower placements to changing enemy routes
- +you like building toward more options through research unlocks
Not for you if...
- −you prefer fixed maps and predictable enemy paths
- −you want tower defense without card draws or research unlocks
What players say
91% of 253 reviews are positive
Players praise the tower variety, research upgrades, and replay value of changing paths. Some complain that earning research points becomes a grind and that random layouts or upgrade choices can make runs feel unfair.
Screenshots and trailer
Mineral Defense system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 (64 bit)
- Processor
- Dual Core CPU
- Graphics
- 2GB VRAM
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 (64 bit)
- Processor
- Quad Core CPU
- Graphics
- 3GB VRAM
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Achievements
- 134
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- Cloud saves are not shared across platforms
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Strategy
- Roguelite
- Tower Defense
- Card Game
- Roguelike
- 3D
- Base Building
- Casual
- Deckbuilding
- Procedural Generation
- Colorful
- Stylized
- Fantasy
- Management
- Sci-fi
- Space
Recent updates
- Dec 20, 2025 · Small Fixes
- Dec 19, 2025 · Small Fixes
- Dec 18, 2025 · Research Update
- Jul 24, 2025 · Beta Branch Update
- Apr 26, 2025 · Optimizations Update
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