Choose Shotgun Farmers
Choose Shotgun Farmers if you want the Steam Leaderboards, Online PvP, and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 7,813 Steam reviews back the pick.
Shotgun Farmers vs Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense
Shotgun Farmers and Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense both land in Action, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie on Steam. Shotgun Farmers (2019) is 1 year older than Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense (2020). Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Shotgun Farmers (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense
Choose Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense if you want a Strategy, Adventure, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense launched in 2020.
Both Shotgun Farmers and Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Shotgun Farmers |  Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.3% positive (7,813 reviews) | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Megastorm Games | Yuboy Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Shotgun Farmers (2019) is 1 year older than Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense (2020).
- Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Shotgun Farmers (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Shotgun Farmers is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense has no Deck rating yet.
Shotgun Farmers vs Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense — FAQ
- Should I play Shotgun Farmers or Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense first?
- If you want chronology, Shotgun Farmers (2019) came out before Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense (2020). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Shotgun Farmers and Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Shotgun Farmers and Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Shotgun Farmers ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Shotgun Farmers run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Shotgun Farmers is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.