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Dungeon Defenders II

Dungeon Defenders II

Chromatic Games · released Jun 20, 2017

ActionIndieRPGStrategyFree To PlayPCPlayStation 4Xbox OneiOS (iPhone/iPad)

Dungeon Defenders II is a cooperative Action Tower Defense game packed with roleplaying elements like loot, leveling, and pets.

Steam page ↗Metacritic · users 5.8 ↗
73
VGC Score
▲Improvinghigh confidence

anchored at patch: “The Golden Crusade - Hotfix 3” (2mo ago)

66%
At launch
77%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
42%
Player sentiment
84%
Recent sentiment

PC 73 · Xbox 42

Screenshots & trailers

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)––0
All-time Steam reviews77%721000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)84%7796
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jul 1, 2026) · 92 reviews sampled · 96 total reviews in window · weighted 64.1 up / 12.5 down · computed 6h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (2)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 75
    ZTGDZTGD
    trust 68Aug 23, 2017

    “It’s some decent fun, especially with some friends, but one that players can spend a decent amount of time into but ultimately, get sick of the gameplay loop. Now, that may still be 15-20 hours in, and in many instances, that would be plenty of time for a game you didn’t pay anything for, but for people wanting something deep, they can get it here especially when it comes to the RPG elements. It’s a fun time, and one that you don’t really have to spend money on in order to have fun, but if you want to go a bit deeper than the surface, get ready to grind.”

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  • 50
    TheXboxHubTheXboxHub
    trust 52Jul 27, 2017

    “Dungeon Defenders II is free and when it works it’s pretty darn fun, but the UI, the steep difficulty curve and the online problems make it tough to recommend as the experience is really hindered.”

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Patch history

  1. The Golden Crusade - Hotfix 5
    Jul 14, 2026
  2. The Golden Crusade - Hotfix 4
    Jul 2, 2026
  3. The Golden Crusade - Hotfix 3
    Jul 1, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. The Golden Crusade - Hotfix 2
    Jun 24, 2026
  5. The Golden Crusade - Hotfix 1
    Jun 24, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  6. The Golden Crusade
    Jun 23, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  7. The Festival of Hearts - Hotfix Patch
    Mar 9, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  8. The Festival of Hearts
    Feb 11, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  9. The Fairy Tales Update - Chaos 11 (Hotfix 4)
    Jan 8, 2026
  10. The Fairy Tales Update - Chaos 11 (Hotfix 3)
    Dec 16, 2025
  11. The Fairy Tales Update - Chaos 11 (Hotfix 2)
    Dec 11, 2025
  12. The Fairy Tales Update - Chaos 11 (Hotfix)
    Dec 10, 2025
  13. The Fairy Tales Update - Chaos 11
    Dec 9, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  14. The Harvest Moon Festival is back!
    Sep 16, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  15. Dungeon Defenders 2 - Hotfix 07/16/25
    Jul 16, 2025
  16. Galactic Guardians Pt. 2
    Jul 7, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  17. Dungeon Defenders 2 - Hotfix 05/30/25
    May 30, 2025
  18. Galactic Guardians Part 1
    May 29, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  19. Dungeon Defenders 2 - Hotfix 04/21/25
    Apr 21, 2025
  20. Dungeon Defenders 2 - Hotfix 03/24/25
    Mar 24, 2025
  21. Dungeon Defenders 2 - Hotfix 02/21/25
    Feb 21, 2025
  22. The Festival of Hearts
    Feb 11, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  23. Dungeon Defenders 2 - Hotfix 01/06/25
    Jan 6, 2025
  24. Dungeon Defenders 2 - Hotfix 12/10/24
    Dec 10, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  25. Winter Wonderland Emporium Sale
    Dec 10, 2024
  26. Dungeon Defenders II - Frostbound
    Nov 26, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  27. Dungeon Defenders II - Hotfix 09/25/2024
    Sep 25, 2024
  28. Dungeon Defenders 2 x Wizard101 is Live!
    Sep 24, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  29. Dungeon Defenders II - Hotfix 09/12/2024
    Sep 12, 2024
  30. The Harvest Moon Festival
    Sep 10, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  31. Dungeon Defenders II - Hotfix 08/15/2024
    Aug 15, 2024
  32. Seas of Dragonfall Part III
    Aug 14, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  33. Dungeon Defenders II - Hotfix 06/25/24
    Jun 25, 2024
  34. Dungeon Defenders II - Hotfix 06/19/2024
    Jun 19, 2024
  35. Seas of Dragonfall Part II
    Jun 18, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  36. Dungeon Defenders II - Hotfix 04/30/2024
    Apr 30, 2024
  37. Dungeon Defenders II - Hotfix II 04/10/2024
    Apr 10, 2024
  38. Dungeon Defenders II - Hotfix 04/10/2024
    Apr 10, 2024
  39. Dungeon Defenders II - Hotfix 04/04/2024
    Apr 4, 2024
  40. Dungeon Defenders II - Hotfix 04/03/2024
    Apr 4, 2024

…and 39 earlier patch announcements.