Mineral Defense
Fair · Roguelike · 2024
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $14.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 4.1h 22.6h to 100%
- Value
- $3.66/hr
- Reviews
- 91% of 253 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 7 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 9 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
Mineral Defense combines tower defense with roguelite elements and procedural generation. Build paths, unlock upgrades, and unleash powerful synergies to conquer evolving challenges in an ever-expanding world.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 6 GB of memory, 2GB VRAM, 1 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, Linux.
The value story
18 discounts in the 2 years on record, a median of 50 percent off across all of them, roughly 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 9 days ago.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 29 percent on value. It is better reviewed than 72 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Emberward ($19.99, scores 85) beats it on value, while it beats Rogue Tower ($14.99, scores 58).
More about Mineral Defense
Of the 220 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written November 2024 to August 2026.
HowLongToBeat players log 4.1 hours as a typical playtime, and completionists log 23, 5.5 times as much.
The drop-off
100% start to 1% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
6/10 This is a Rogue Tower Defense reskin with some interesting quirks and changes. If you didn't like Rogue TD, you will hate this game. If you love it like I do, this will be your jam. Comparisons from Rogue TD: The Economic Engine is the driving factor of this game, and it starts from Stage 1. Unlike in Rogue, where RNGesus really could make or break your economic engine for the late game, Economic Engine...
2 more reviews
Fun game that helps me relax. If you want a game that is a relaxing tower defense, this is definitely one to consider.
Maaaan, what a game! Bought it, installed it, and played it for 6 hours in a row. Feels like a hidden gem.
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Cite this score
Mineral Defense scores 64/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/3125890/mineral-defenseReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 30, price as of Oct 19. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.