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Gnomes is a turn-based tower defense with deep roguelike progression, set in ever-expanding, procedurally generated biomes. Build, farm and defend your village as you push deeper into goblin-infested territory. Unlock powerful upgrades and craft your environment to survive the endless goblin horde

Gnomes is a tower defense, turn-based and rogue-like game developed by DYSTOPIAN and published by DYSTOPIAN and Gamersky Games.
Released on April 04th 2025 is available only on Windows in 18 languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Thai, Russian, Romanian and Ukrainian.

It has received 784 reviews of which 768 were positive and 16 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam with a 50% discount.

The Steam community has classified Gnomes into these genres:

Tower Defense Turn-Based Rogue-like Procedural Generation Farming Sim Dwarf Economy Survival City Builder Pixel Graphics Base-Building Colony Sim Strategy Atmospheric Colorful Dark Singleplayer Difficult Replay Value Rogue-lite

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System requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10, Windows 11
Processor: 2 Cores / 2.0 GHz+
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 40 MB available space

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March 2026

Pretty fun game but do not expect to 100% it. Very sweaty endgame. Going cross-eyed from planting 10,000 cactuses and then still not beating the level is what it looks like. Edit: Since this review is getting more attention I feel like I have to say this game is pretty awesome! Updated all the time, devs are pretty cool, custom engine, runs on a potato, and the vibes are chill (of course until endgame), Lots of strategies to try out. Absolutely worth a buy at full price and a missed opportunity on sale.

Nov. 2025

This is a very good tower defense game. I was hoping it was just like sunken defense... it's not, but that's okay. Roguelike elements require you to balance growing your economy and army at the same time. Sometimes you can feel a dud run coming, especially if you picked a starting class that might not great for the biome you picked. You can always restart/re-roll. Yes, you can control the path of your enemies.... but not in the same capacity you would funnel your enemies in sunken defense. Would recommend even at full price.

Aug. 2025

This game is a one of a kind roguelite/tower defense. At first, I didn't really understand how to utilize what was given to me in the shop. I also didn't know how to build a strong economy. After 58 hours (at the time of this review) I'm still learning new ways to get into 25+ rounds. The daily challenge is my favorite part, it's legit a puzzle you have to solve everyday to compete for a spot on the leaderboard. This game is a 10/10 in my book. Devs are active. Buy this game if you like roguelite/tower defense and give yourself time to learn how to play this masterpiece.

July 2025

Several things that stand out and might help you decide on a purchase: 1. It feels like a complete game. I think it's finished enough that even if development were to halt today, it'd still be worth it. 2. A sign of good game design is when there's multiple good strategies for taking care of a problem. I found myself using multiple techniques and varieties of tools to play, and I managed to beat the game using a variety of them all. There's probably a META out there but I found the game challenging enough to be fun and frustrating. 3. You'll know whether or not you want to refund it in less than 2 hours, so don't worry. The game's tutorial is only a few minutes long, and it's not super complex. If you wanted a letter grade I'd give it a B, maybe a B+. It's pretty good.

May 2025

Tl;dr: Gnomes is one of the best tower defense games that came out in the last few years. I should start by mentioning that you should not let the roguelike elements fool you if you are a classical tower defense player. The tactical aspects of traditional tower defense games regarding revenue and runway optimization are greatly implemented in Gnomes. It's not just a tower defense game with roguelike mechanics and mazing but a loyal one to older tower defense games in many aspects. In Gnomes, there are various maps and starting builds you can play the game with. Each map has its environmental conditions as well as restrictions, so they present different difficulties to overcome. Your aim is to match an appropriate starting build with these maps and handle them. Maps have unique bosses, so you need to deploy different strategies to be able to defeat them. When it comes to roguelike choices, I must say they are designed in a way that is well above average. You can get roguelike upgrades in Gnomes in two ways: as building choices and as trinkets. Building choices are pretty varied, and each trinket has an appropriate use in the game. I enjoyed both the variety of these choices as well as their designs. There is also an endless mode after you beat the final wave of each map. Monsters get stronger in the endless mode in quite a steep trend, so you must optimize each of your actions to be able to reach up to high waves. Each map lasts 15 waves, and I could only make it to the early 40s in the endless mode. It is quite a challenge for those who seek one. One not-so-great thing about Gnomes is the difficulty scaling of waves in levels. You get used to it after failing a few times, but still, it is frustrating at times. If you are a traditional tower defense player, you may be familiar with the idea of "optimize your revenue until you actually need to spend it," but in Gnomes, you actually need to spend your money regularly so you don't get immediately wiped out because of a sudden harsh wave difficulty increase. Your gnomes also get up to two additional levels as you defeat monsters with them, so it is important to deploy them in advance so they have more damage and attack speed for a future difficulty spike. There are also daily runs that I'm not interested in, but if you are looking for constantly updated challenges to overcome, it might be a nice addition for you. These random daily runs consist of a predetermined map and starting build, and you can compete with others for the leaderboard. Overall, Gnomes is a well-done tower defense game that I'm extremely happy to have played. If you are into tower defense games, you must not miss it!

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Gnomes is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

Gnomes is currently available at a 50% discount. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.

Gnomes received 768 positive votes out of a total of 784 achieving an impressive rating of 9.15.

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Gnomes was developed by DYSTOPIAN and published by DYSTOPIAN and Gamersky Games.

Gnomes is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Gnomes is not playable on MacOS.

Gnomes is not playable on Linux.

Gnomes is a single-player game.

Gnomes does not currently offer any DLC.

Gnomes does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Gnomes does not support Steam Remote Play.

Gnomes is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Gnomes.

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DYSTOPIAN

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DYSTOPIAN, Gamersky Games

Release 04 Apr 2025

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