Steam Playtests
Dimension Defenders

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Dimension Defenders playtest

by Chromatik

Compete at your pace in solo or fast-paced PvP tower defense while adapting to ever-changing paths. Survive infinite dimension loops, or defend alongside a friend in online co-op. Build powerful turret combinations, and climb a global ELO ladder.

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Access
By request
On playtest since
May 26, 2026
Released
Sep 1, 2026
Developer
Chromatik
Platforms
Windows
Players
Co-op, Multiplayer, Online co-op, Online PvP, PvP, Single-player
Languages
English, Spanish - Spain

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  3. The developer lets players in, often in batches, so it can take a while. Steam emails you when you're in, and the playtest appears in your library.

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About Dimension Defenders

TOWER DEFENSE REDEFINED

Dimensional rifts are tearing reality apart. Build, defend, and transcend across procedurally-themed worlds where every wave hits harder than the last — and every dimension cycle ramps the stakes.

⚔ THREE WAYS TO PLAY

RANKED 1v1 — Versus Mode

Same seed, same enemies, same starting gold. Whoever survives longer wins. Climb 19 tiers from 'Riftborn' to 'Dimension Sovereign' on a global ELO ladder, no skill filter — pros and rookies share the queue.

CO-OP DEFENSE — 2 Players

One shared base. One shared gold pool. Place turrets together, watch each other's heroes ghost-walk through your shared world, and survive together — because if one of you falls, the other carries the wave alone until the next dimension shift.

STORY MODE — Solo Defense

Five themed dimensions. Five tiers of escalation. Permadeath. Pick your hero, place your turrets, and see how far you can push before the void takes everything.

🎯 THREE HEROES, EIGHT TURRETS, FIVE DIMENSIONS

  • Engineer — heavy damage, methodical pace
  • Skirmisher — rapid-fire, mobile, precision build
  • Commander — frontline tank with crowd-clear AOE

Strategic turret types unlock across dimensions: From Basic to Railgun. Mix them. Upgrade them. Auto-Refund when the dimension shifts.

♾ THE LOOP NEVER ENDS

Reach wave 25 and the world cycles back to Dimension 1 — but enemies hit 50% harder. Reach wave 50, the next cycle hits 125% harder. The ladder is infinite. Your tier name evolves: Tactician → Commander → Vanguard → Warlord → Rift Champion → Void Knight → all the way to Dimension Sovereign at 10,000 ELO.

🏆 PERSISTENT EVERYTHING

  • 30 Steam Achievements track your career milestones
  • Five Steam Leaderboards for solo + co-op runs
  • Tier-based ELO ladder with global rankings
  • CAREER screen tracking every kill, every wave, every dimension
  • HALL OF FAME showing the top 10 players globally
  • Steam Cloud sync across all your machines

⚡ WHAT YOU GET

  • Single-player Story Mode
  • Ranked 1v1 with 19-tier ELO system
  • 2-player Co-op Defense with shared base, shared gold, shared fate
  • Play with a friend or a fellow defender
  • Steam Deck verified controller support
  • Steam Cloud cross-device sync
  • Active dev: rapid post-launch updates planned

🌌 WHAT'S COMING POST-LAUNCH

Macros, Linux, Steam Deck dedicated layout polish, additional dimension themes, daily seeded challenges, and player-requested features. This is the start of the run, not the end.

Built solo by Chromatik Games. Stay sharp, defender — the rifts don't sleep.

From the game's Steam page.

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