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Defender's Quest

Things were going well for Azra, the sheltered Royal Librarian. There were books to sort, dust, and put away, important royal documents to transcribe. All this was swept away by the deadly plague that devastated the Kingdom of Ash. The plague killed quickly, so quickly that no one has the time to bury the dead, instead they are thrown, without ceremony, into the Pit. Azra, infected with the plague, is cast into the Pit. Soon, she finds herself in the Half-Way World, the place between life and death and learns of her true power--that of being able to bring anyone into the Half-Way World with he

Release date
October 30, 2012
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
Level Up Labs
Publisher
Level Up Labs
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Things were going well for Azra, the sheltered Royal Librarian. There were books to sort, dust, and put away, important royal documents to transcribe. All this was swept away by the deadly plague that devastated the Kingdom of Ash. The plague killed quickly, so quickly that no one has the time to bury the dead, instead they are thrown, without ceremony, into the Pit. Azra, infected with the plague, is cast into the Pit.

Soon, she finds herself in the Half-Way World, the place between life and death and learns of her true power--that of being able to bring anyone into the Half-Way World with her. Now, she must traverse the Pit in the hopes of finding the cause of the plague and must fight to not only save herself but the Kingdom as well. Defender’s Quest is a tower defense and RPG hybrid that features classic tower defense gameplay intermingled with RPG mechanics.

Recruit your troops and pick the ones that best fit your needs as you’ll have a wide variety to choose from: berserkers, archers, healers, mages, and many more. Upgrade their skills, items, and abilities and watch your party grow in power. Tower defense meets RPG! Your characters level up, use equipment, and gain in magical power or combat prowess! Features hundreds of uniquely designed battles over 47 maps!…

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★ 9.0/10GOG · 787 ratings
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Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
Defender's Quest is one of the more impressive tower defense games I've ever played. I must admit I never much liked the genre, but I…
★ 5 / 5
Really enjoyed the game. It is quite apparent that someone put lot of thought and effort into making the game. It is a blend of…
★ 5 / 5
One of the few games where after playing the demo, it was "Shut up and take my money" - and that was nine months ago,…
★ 4 / 5
Yes, it's a tower defense game, with level-up elements, but at least for me it's an oddly compelling game while the last 40 tower defense…
★ 3 / 5
Based on the demo (available here, or a more extended version available at kongregate), this game is a lot of fun, even if you're not…
★ 5 / 5
A very well made blend of Tower defense and RPG. This game manages to encapsulate everything that is fun about RPG without bogging you down…
★ 3 / 5
One of main reasons I like GoG is "DRM free" rule. While I absolutely understand that necessity to install Adobe AIR and phone-home/tracking option is…
★ 5 / 5
Are you also tired of games that describe themselves as "tower defense" but somehow require you to manage six cooldown abilities while platforming? This may…

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★ 5 / 5
What you get with this game is a tower defense with a surprising amount of storyline that has a good balance between funny and serious,…
★ 5 / 5
Good story, levels are short and require planning and thinking. The difficulty is mid to low, perfect when you are tired and need just some…
★ 5 / 5
I played it many years ago, and installed it again now. Just needed something simple, entretaining and funny, and it does it perfectly.
★ 2 / 5
This game claims to be both a RPG and a Tower Defense game. It doesn't do either of these particularly well. In the end, Defender's…

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