Fit check
Is The Defenders: The Second Wave worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Small groups of friends who want shared hack-and-slash battles
- Action players who enjoy defending against escalating enemy waves
- Players who prefer character development with distinct wizard, warrior, or builder roles
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a story-led adventure instead of repeated wave-based battles
- Players looking for slow-paced play with little direct combat
- Players who prefer games without purchasable character-improvement items
Our take on The Defenders: The Second Wave
The defining structure is a 50-wave ghost invasion that combines direct hack-and-slash fighting with character development, spells, tactical placements, and purchasable items across three roles.
What is The Defenders: The Second Wave?
Fight a ghost invasion through 50 waves of increasing danger.
Choose a wizard, warrior, or builder, then develop the character in a chosen direction. Combat includes 12 spells and six tactical placements. More than 10 enemy types and five bosses add different battles. One to four players can take part in the hack-and-slash action. The game also includes 25 items available for purchase to improve the defender, along with unusual elements such as sheep and the ability to bring down the moon.
How The Defenders: The Second Wave plays
- 01Four-player combat
- The hack-and-slash action supports between one and four players.
- 02Fifty enemy waves
- The invasion continues through 50 waves with increasing danger.
- 03Three character roles
- Players can choose a wizard, warrior, or builder and develop the character in a chosen direction.
- 04Enemy variety
- The invasion includes more than 10 enemy types and five bosses.
- 05Combat options
- Twelve spells, six tactical placements, and 25 purchasable items support the defender during battle.
The Defenders: The Second Wave compared to similar games
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened combines cooperative action RPG play with tower defense and includes loot, leveling, pets, and character customization, while The Defenders: The Second Wave focuses on 50 ghost waves, three roles, spells, tactical placements, and purchasable items. Anomaly: Warzone Earth uses a reversed tower-defense structure against an alien onslaught, whereas this game has players fight through waves of enemy types and bosses.
The Defenders: The Second Wave: platforms & release
Is The Defenders: The Second Wave worth it?
It is worth it if: small groups of friends who want shared hack-and-slash battles. Skip it if: players seeking a story-led adventure instead of repeated wave-based battles.
Where can I download The Defenders: The Second Wave?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Defenders: The Second Wave's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Defenders: The Second Wave on?
Windows only.
