Rock 'N' Roll Defense

Tower defense with speakers protecting a concert from enemy waves

NukGames · Released Aug 10, 2016

Reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 3,969
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 92% of 26 in 30 days
Playing now: 1,457; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 2 years ago; Oct 31, 2023

What is Rock 'N' Roll Defense?

In this 2D, single-player tower defense game, you choose a band and protect its rock concert from enemies trying to shut it down. Across 40 stages, you spend coins to place and upgrade speaker towers against incoming waves.

For you if...

+you like rock soundtracks and playful tower defense themes
+you enjoy straightforward strategy across separate stages

Not for you if...

−you want direct combat rather than placing defensive towers
−you prefer roaming freely to playing separate defense stages

What players say

87% of 3,969 reviews are positive · 92% of 26 in the last 30 days

Players praise the rock soundtrack and the simple speaker-based defenses. Some say strategies become repetitive, while others complain about uneven difficulty and trouble affording stronger speakers. One player reports frequent crashes.

Screenshots and trailer

Rock 'N' Roll Defense system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP or Superior
Processor: 2 Ghz
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 240
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, German, Czech, French, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Polish.