Set in an alternative universe where the fabric of time must be protected, Defenders of Time is a fast-paced tower defense game for up to eight players. Players must strategically place towers in order to stop wave after wave of alien foes who are seeking to destroy our Time Beacons.
User reviews: Mostly Positive (21 reviews)
Release Date: 4 Nov, 2014
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"A very fast paced Tower Defense game that will keep you on your toes!"
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18 November

Version 1.0.4 is live on PC and Mac!

Patch Notes v1.0.4 (November 18, 2014)
- Added a toggle button for Fullscreen/Windowed mode in the Settings menu.
- Created a way for Demo players to activate the full version of DoT in-game.
- Added colors to chat.
- Misc. bug fixes and optimization.

Known Issues
- Defenders of Time is not compatible with Windows 10 Technical Preview.
- We are working on a fix for our fullscreen issues on Mac OSX. (The stats screen does not update if the game is in fullscreen)

Remember, you can play with up to 7 other players. Add your friends and invite them to a game to get started.

If you run in to any issues let us know!

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14 November

The FREE Defenders of Time Demo is now available!

Our demo for Defenders of Time is now available for free on Steam! Like the main game the demo version supports both PC and Mac. The best part of our demo is anyone that purchased Defenders of Time can invite you to their games and you can check out multiplayer!

The way it works is every person who paid for Defenders of Time can invite up to 3 other players at any time to join their Ranked or Custom matches. Otherwise, demo/free users can only play Single Player.

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Reviews

“Defenders of Time promises to take the Tower Defense genre to a whole new level [...] Unlike every other title out there, Defenders of Time brings something new to the genre.”
IMGMR

“For fans of tower defense, like myself, there is a lot of amazing and cool things in DoT that totally worth checking out.”
Ten Ton Hammer

“It's a tower defense title that's far more open-ended than most in the genre, and, after a few days with the game, I can say it's plenty of fun . . .”
New York Daily News

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About This Game

Grab your friends because we've done something a little different here at Four Lights. This is a Tower Defense but its not your dad's tower defense... well it kind of is but I'll explain that in a moment. The first thing you need to know is that Defenders of time is fast so rule #1 is don't stop spending. Don't ever stop spending. Don't worry if you made a mistake you can always resell your towers and get all of your money back. Yeah every cent. Yes that's 100% resell. Yes its a Tower Defense. No that doesn't make the DoT easy. Hold on; stop asking me questions let me explain.

The Defenders of Time demo gives you unlimited access to try Single Player for free! The best part of our demo is anyone that purchased Defenders of Time can invite you to their games and you can check out multiplayer! The way it works is every person who paid for Defenders of Time can invite up to 3 other players at any time to join their Ranked or Custom matches.

Defenders of Time was developed from the ground up as a multi-player game which means:
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  • As many as 8 players can play 4v4. More importantly only one of you needs to buy the game. everyone else can pitch in for pizza. (WHAT?!)
  • Players all have the same abilities except the commander who focuses on balancing defense and offense.
  • Players win and lose as a team. There is no MVP so don't be selfish. Jimbob42 needs that tower on the right so HELP HIM.
  • The game is fast. Use the 'R' key. Shortcuts are your friends... also they will make you popular... and get you dates.
  • I'm a huge fan of weird food at odd times.
  • There is a lot to do. See fast above and dynamic below.
  • DoT is dynamic. You will be destroyed, annihilated, obliterated and humiliated if you hold onto those green towers as air zips overhead so don't. We already talked about 100% sell.
  • Kittens make up half of the internet, Doge makes up the other half, and rule 34 makes up the other other half.
  • We've got built in mic support and we've got selective mute. Where do you adjust this you ask? In game. You don't have time to dig through menus. well I don't at any rate.
  • Don't forget to draw! Hold shift and move your mouse. Five years from now... Remember you saw it here first.
  • We made sharing money easy. Don't panic. Someone might know what to do.
  • Co-op only is a thing. Just make a team in custom games and don't populate the other side.
  • We've got six insanely repayable multi-player maps right now. That's five more than football has and five more than most mobas have. More are coming soon because the art team wants to explore all of space and time...
  • Don't feel bad about bugging Corey (AKA Dession on Steam). He's our lead tester and he loves talking to you guys. So do I for that matter.
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So, back to the part about this not being your dad's tower defense. That's somewhat true. The less true part of that statement is that we looked long and hard at the old tower defenses like Wintermaul Wars and Ark TD and said we want to make something like that but better balanced , with more maps, and with art that really fits.

If you want to invite someone who doesn't own the game just have them download the demo which will be on steam shortly or directly from our site and have them sign up for an account and in the upper right hand corner of the game just add them as a friend and click invite next to their name and poof they have full access to the game without buying it so long as you're playing with them.

Signed,

-Director Flury / Sir (God I wish my team would just call me John.)

System Requirements

Windows
Mac OS X
    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows Vista
    • Processor: Core 2 Duo
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Geforce GT420m
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Hard Drive: 3 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Any
    • Additional Notes: DoT supports native voice chat if a microphone is plugged in.
    Minimum:
    • OS: OSX 10.7
    • Processor: Core 2 Duo
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Geforce GT320m
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Hard Drive: 3 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Any
    • Additional Notes: DoT supports native voice chat if a microphone is plugged in.
Helpful customer reviews
1 of 1 people (100%) found this review helpful
0.2 hrs on record
Posted: 21 December
nice game but no players and its have some of problems i give it 7/10
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1 of 1 people (100%) found this review helpful
7.2 hrs on record
Posted: 28 December
The idea behind this game is fantastic: A multiplayer (read: classic) towerdefence game. It asks for some multitasking skills but when you master those, it's plain awsome. The ability to play with friends that didn't pay for it is nice tho.

But there are some loose ends here. Sometimes the game bugs when you send stealthed units in-between the normal waves of monsters. And the biggest drawback of this game is the fact that it has a very low player base. I've been in a queue for ages, without any succes.

Unless the low playerbase, i still recommend this game. If you have some friends to play with, it's great!

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11 of 11 people (100%) found this review helpful
4.7 hrs on record
Posted: 16 November
A tower defense game that does it a little different in the way you unlock and build towers, worth a look however it is currently PvP focused which could be a little off putting but there is more single player options in the works as of typing this so could be one to keep watch on.
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11 of 11 people (100%) found this review helpful
232.8 hrs on record
Posted: 20 November
I love this game. Its faster than the other tower defenses out there which is a nice change.
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8 of 8 people (100%) found this review helpful
3.6 hrs on record
Posted: 19 November
This game is simply fantastic and that's coming from someone who doesn't usually enjoy tower defense. The focus of the game seems to be multiplayer, but I've actually had a great time playing it solo too! A great bargain that keeps me coming back for more!
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12 of 18 people (67%) found this review helpful
46.6 hrs on record
Posted: 6 November
I love how invested this game makes me feel. When you start, maybe you feel a little out of your element. Defenders of Time has a much quicker pace than DG2, Bloons, or Dungeon Defenders. Instead of sitting back and watching something happen, you're right there, in the moment, responding to things on the fly.

Here's what I did: I knocked out the tutorials, played a game of single player, then went straight to the ranked queue. The differences between single and multiplayer are huge! Communication was surprisingly easy: I could draw, type, place "ghost" towers, and ping. You can even voice chat if you want to.

All in all, my experience has been a positive one. Indie games sometimes start a bit rocky, but dev-customer relations are almost always better when compared to the big guys. Can't wait to see this community grow!
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17 of 28 people (61%) found this review helpful
29.6 hrs on record
Posted: 5 November
Pretty fun game! It is very fast paced and can be a little complicated but I like that this game does something different. I am used to TD games where I can build my turrets, upgrade them, and watch them kill my enemies. I've noticed in this game I have to constantly pay attention to what I am fighting and change my play style constantly otherwise I will die very quickly. If you like challenging strategic games I would definitely recommend checking this out!
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9 of 14 people (64%) found this review helpful
13.5 hrs on record
Posted: 9 November
I can't wait to come home and play this game some more. When I first started it was a little overwhelming trying to figure out all of the different towers along with their strengths and weaknesses while the game moves so quickly. You have to strategize quickly or else you die, it's not like other tower defense games where you have time to rest between waves. My only issue so far is that it's not possible to pause the game while in single player.
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13 of 22 people (59%) found this review helpful
6.8 hrs on record
Posted: 6 November
2 hours of gameplay and let me just say this game is AMAZING. My internet youth was spent playing maps like Turret Defense in Starcraft & Wintermaul/Wintermaul Wars/Line Tower Wars in Warcraft 3. I am so sick of the flash and mobile TD's of today. This game brings back the idea of hooking and hopefully will expand to bigger maps and allow spiraling. On top of that there is so much freedom in the current state of the game where it allows YOU to manage the creeps, not the other way around like most TD's of today. They have even added much needed improvement to the genre with features like pinging and a seperate flight/ground path system. There are so many improvements and I am just so happy with the purchase.

The community seems to be very friendly and helpful, I totally recommend this for anyone that has loved the original style of TD and if you have never experienced what it was like to play those maps... I am sorry... come, join us!
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3 of 3 people (100%) found this review helpful
6.9 hrs on record
Posted: 27 November
though i'm not usually one for tower defense games, this one has me hooked. it doesn't have a particularly extensive tutorial, but it is easy to learn in multiplayer. two thumbs up.
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10 of 22 people (45%) found this review helpful
8.4 hrs on record
Posted: 6 November
While I enjoyed the single player mode, Defenders Of Time really comes alive in multiplayer. We just started playing together at lunchtime and this is our new favorite. The towers are the coolest looking I've ever seen in tower defense games, the pace is fast and I wish there were more maps. I heard more maps are coming soon. Way-2-Go to all the guys at Four Lights!
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8 of 18 people (44%) found this review helpful
3.4 hrs on record
Posted: 6 November
Really quite enjoying this game so far, it is very intense but I like that, makes a nice change. The pace makes you really pay attention and gives a great feeling of full on war/combat and drives up the competitiveness momentum in multi-player. Definitely recommended.
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7 of 16 people (44%) found this review helpful
0.6 hrs on record
Posted: 6 November
Real Reveiw--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Pros: --------------------------------------------------------
Good Graphics
Can Run on low-end computers.
Servers run perfect
Makes you think hard.
Great with Friends
Teamwork
Good soundtrack


Cons --------------------------------------------------------
It feels very different, could be bad, or good, just takes time to get used to.

This game had very little hype. So there is basicly no one plays it besides a few people. Also the devs

Overall Score

7/10

More people, more hype.

We got to get a famous person to play this game. then its on for real.


Heads Up: For somereason steam dont like counting the hours on this game. Dont judge by hours.

Extras----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I Tested for this game when it was in early alpha. Back then everything was just... Blocky.

I see the game now,
its such a major improvement. It reached above my standards of how i pictured the final to be released.

Give fourlights a thumbs up for teamwork
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0 of 3 people (0%) found this review helpful
0.6 hrs on record
Posted: 11 December
I cant play this game always im making a new account ingame or website the game dont start is like i never create the account and i do... dont even a email or anything... and seems this game have something against amd graphs...
Thank god i get this on a gamespot key or i will be very upset... fix this and ill change my review
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13 of 38 people (34%) found this review helpful
0.3 hrs on record
Posted: 5 November
Way to fast paced and not enough explanation as to whats going on. No pause button, tips or strategy recommendations. Really just feels like peeing in the dark. looked very promising but the reality was not as awesome as the dream. It really just feels as though the monsters become extremely overpowered for no reason and there is no means to decide what will kill them. It's really hard to explain what this game is missing, I cant quite word it. Just doesnt feel like its consistent. Could be promising but it would need a major overhaul.
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41 of 105 people (39%) found this review helpful
1.8 hrs on record
Posted: 4 November
Nice game sadly it's overpriced not enough content ( missing campaign story mode). This game worth free to play

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQVu5ju5Sfs&list=UUjLty5-4xTFtGlx0vlD_SFw
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