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Idle Defense: Dark Forest

Idle Defense · Free + IAP
C Tier
Situational · #20 of 24
64
4.6★2.5K ratings
Free + IAPprice
6.0ysince update
  • iPhone
  • iPad

What is Idle Defense: Dark Forest?

Idle Defense: Dark Forest is a free tower defense strategy game listed under Games. Its story follows a banished wizard intern who defends his village and the world from monsters that pour out of a broken seal stone. Players build and upgrade towers, use elemental skills, research tower improvements and summon ancient demons.

Pricing. Idle Defense: Dark Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.

Good for

  • Players who enjoy tower defense strategy games
  • Players who want to research and upgrade towers over time
  • Players interested in elemental skills and summoning demons

Screenshots

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Why this app is in C tier

Idle Defense: Dark Forest scores 64 out of 100: rating 92, rating count 75, App Store search rank 88, update recency 0. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and C tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.

Description

「Story of the Game」 Because of a major mistake, the intern wizard burned down half of the wizard school. Nobody can forgive this huge error. He was banished from school and returned home. Misfortunes never come singly. The amethyst of ancestral seal was smashed into pieces, and the monsters come swarming from seal stone. The whole world descended into chaos. His father left him alone with only one copy named “Turret Engineering. “Aren’t the papers for my tears? “, he thought. Although he burned the school by accident, he is so confident of his spell. For protecting the muggles of village, for saving his lovely home and for maintaining the peace of the world, he stands up and starts to deploy the defense of dark forest. 「Game Features」 ◆ 10+ Types of towers with different functions: Arrow, Magic, Stone, Poison, and so on. ◆ Upgrade and evolve towers: level up to gain great power. ◆ Use elemental skills to hit the monsters: Lightning, Frost Freeze, Breeze Wind and so on. ◆ Research system to improve tower power: more than 10+ researches. ◆ Summon ancient demons to help you: now 16 demons and more in the future! ◆ Resurrection and get more resources: you will never be defeated! ◆

Compare in Idle Defense

MeasureIdle Defense: Dark ForestWild CastleEternal Cannon Idle Shooting
TierCCC
Score64 / 10069 / 10062 / 100
Rating4.6 ★4.9 ★4.7 ★
Ratings2.5K4.2K4.8K
Latest ratings · 180d—5.0 ★ · 20 reviews—
Last update2207d ago14d ago1519d ago
PriceFree + IAPFree + IAPFree + IAP

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Questions about Idle Defense: Dark Forest

Is the game free to play?

The listing says the game is free to download and that in-app purchases are available. Specific in-app purchase prices are not stated on the App Store.

What kinds of towers and skills are included?

The description lists more than 10 tower types, such as Arrow, Magic, Stone and Poison, plus elemental skills such as Lightning, Frost Freeze and Breeze Wind.

Does the listing mention a story, community or sequel?

The description includes a story about a banished wizard intern and a broken seal stone. It links a Facebook page and a Discord server, and mentions an upcoming game called Idle Defense 2.

Is Idle Defense: Dark Forest free?

Idle Defense: Dark Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases.

What is Idle Defense: Dark Forest good for?

Idle Defense: Dark Forest is built for players who enjoy tower defense strategy games, players who want to research and upgrade towers over time, players interested in elemental skills and summoning demons. It sits in the idle defense list on AppTierList.

Is Idle Defense: Dark Forest worth it?

Idle Defense: Dark Forest is C tier, ranked #20 of 24 idle defense apps with a score of 64 out of 100, from a 4.6 App Store rating across 2,510 ratings. 19 apps rank above it in the same list.

How does Idle Defense: Dark Forest compare to Wild Castle?

Idle Defense: Dark Forest is C tier at 64; Wild Castle is C tier at 69. Wild Castle ranks higher. Idle Defense: Dark Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases, Wild Castle is free to download, with in-app purchases.

How often is Idle Defense: Dark Forest updated?

Idle Defense: Dark Forest was last updated over a year ago, on 2020-10-06, which holds its tier down.

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All the facts

Lists
Idle Defense (C tier, #20) · Idle Games (#304, beyond the tiered top)
Tier
C (Situational)
Score
64 / 100
Rank in list
#20 of 24
Ranking certainty
settled
Price
Free + IAP
App Store rating
4.6 out of 5
Number of ratings
2,510
Current version
(2207 days ago)
App Store data read
App Store category
Games
Good for
Players who enjoy tower defense strategy games, Players who want to research and upgrade towers over time, Players interested in elemental skills and summoning demons
Requires
iOS 11.0 or later
Size
103 MB
Age rating
4+
Languages
3
Runs on
iPhone, iPad
Developer pages
Website · Support · Privacy policy
Maker
unclaimed
As data
JSON · why it ranks here

App Store data read · ranking · how it is computed