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Gnomes

Turn-based tower defense where movable gnomes guard crops from goblins

DYSTOPIAN · Published by DYSTOPIAN, Gamersky Games · Released Apr 4, 2025

CasualIndieStrategy

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 1,841
Recent reviews
Very Positive
90% of 33 in 30 days
Playing now
26
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
3 months ago
Jun 10, 2026

Free demo available, 2 playing it now: get the demo.

What is Gnomes?

Gnomes is a turn-based tower defense roguelike about protecting a garden from goblins. Each day, you position gnomes, grow crops to fund defenses, and choose upgrades as the map expands. Procedurally generated runs lead toward a confrontation with the goblin king.

For you if...

  • +you like managing crops and defenses across short runs
  • +you enjoy experimenting with relics and randomized upgrades
  • +you prefer turn-based planning to real-time tower defense

Not for you if...

  • −you want defenders that stay put between waves
  • −you dislike random upgrade choices shaping your strategy
  • −you want a relaxed, forgiving endgame

What players say

95% of 1,841 reviews are positive · 90% of 33 in the last 30 days

Players praise the maze-building possibilities, strategic combinations, and soundtrack. Some find repositioning gnomes each round tedious, while others say random upgrades and uneven late-game balance narrow their options.

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Gnomes

Gnomes system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 10, Windows 11
Processor
2 Cores / 2.0 GHz+
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
40 MB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 10, Windows 11
Processor
2 Cores / 2.5 GHz+
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
40 MB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
69
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Thai, Russian, Romanian, Ukrainian.

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