IS Defense
Stationary arcade shooter about defending Europe's coast from invasion
Destructive Creations · Released Apr 19, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 1,589
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 12 in 30 days
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 10 years ago
- Jul 19, 2016
What is IS Defense?
A single-player, first-person shooter set in a fictional 2020, when ISIS invades Europe. You man a fixed NATO position, firing a machine gun and rocket launcher and calling in support forces to survive as long as possible. You upgrade your equipment and character, and raise your rank to improve support effectiveness.
For you if...
- +you enjoy replaying arcade challenges to improve your score
Not for you if...
- −you want to move freely and dodge incoming attacks
- −you want cooperative battles rather than solo defense
What players say
91% of 1,589 reviews are positive · 91% of 12 in the last 30 days
Players praise the straightforward shooting and constant action, while some want more weapon variety. Players also complain that destroyed explosive vehicles can keep moving toward their position and still cause heavy damage.
Screenshots and trailer
IS Defense system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 460, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Microsoft Windows Vista (SP2) with DirectX 11 update (KB971512-x64), Windows® 7 (Service Pack 1) and Windows 8.1® - (64-bit only) / Windows® 10/ (64-bit only)
- Processor
- 2.6 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-750 or 3.2 GHz AMD Phenom™ II X4 955
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD5850 (1 GB VRAM)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows® 7 (Service Pack 1) / Windows® 8 / Windows® 8.1 / Windows® 10/ (64-bit only)
- Processor
- AMD Octa-Core / Intel Quad-Core processor running at 3.4 GHz (AMD FX X8 8350 or Intel Core i5 3570 or newer architectures are recommended)
- Graphics
- AMD/NVIDIA dedicated with at least 2048MB of dedicated VRAM and with at least DirectX 11 and Shader Model 5.0 support. AMD Radeon R9 285 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 and above are recommended graphic cards.
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does IS Defense have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does IS Defense 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, Linux
- Achievements
- 39
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does IS Defense 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
