Choose Defendion
Choose Defendion if you want a Casual experience. Defendion launched in 2019.
Defendion vs Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR
Defendion and Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Indie on Steam. Defendion (2019) is 4 years older than Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR (2023). Defendion is currently ~15% cheaper on Steam than Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR (10.99 USD vs. 12.99 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 Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR
Choose Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR launched in 2023.
Both Defendion and Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR sit in Strategy and Indie on Steam and both list Tracked Controller Support and VR Only, 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
 Defendion |  Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 10.99 USD | 12.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 6 reviews | 90.2% positive (41 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | DillyFrame | Shocktopus Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Defendion (2019) is 4 years older than Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR (2023).
- Defendion is currently ~15% cheaper on Steam than Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR (10.99 USD vs. 12.99 USD).
Defendion vs Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR — FAQ
- Should I play Defendion or Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR first?
- If you want chronology, Defendion (2019) came out before Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR (2023). 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 Defendion and Now There Be Goblins: Tower Defense VR similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.