What the Legend of Defenders demo included

The demo is closed. The store page no longer offers a demo button, and I will not invent a download. The record that is still public is the news sequence: a playtest, then a demo that did not accept playtest saves, then a full game that did accept demo saves.

Early wave in Legend of Defenders with several hero slots still locked — Store screenshot: an early wave with locked hero slots still on the bar. © KaiPlay Studio.

What the posts actually announced

1 Oct 2026 news: the demo is live, the Black Market opens, and new characters arrive. Playtest saves cannot move forward because the data layout changed. You start the castle again.
2 Oct 2026 news: two guides were added so a captain could be obtained after the captain slot unlocked. Some basic-attack ranges were corrected. An out-of-memory case was fixed. Some damage had been counted on the Dragon Gun. Monster HP growth after wave 200 was adjusted slightly. The post does not print the new formula.
17 Oct 2026 news: the 2 Nov 2026 release date is announced inside a demo update.
28 Oct 2026 news: Auto Battle and a Boss Key that also hides the taskbar icon. Demo progress carries into the full game.
31 Oct 2026 news: gear rolled in the demo is kept. Rift bosses can be farmed and taken to the blacksmith.

A Chinese report (Sohu) says that by 3 Nov 2026 the demo had 104 reviews and an 88% positive rate. That pool is the demo, not the full game. On 5 Nov 2026 the full-game store page showed 87% from 303 reviews. I do not add those two pools together.

Epic weapon panel with affixes in Legend of Defenders — Store screenshot: an epic weapon and its affixes. Numbers are that item, not a global formula. © KaiPlay Studio.

The exact wave cap of the demo, and a complete hero list for each demo build, were not published. Those cells stay empty. The 14 Aug playtest post listed 9 heroes, 4 turrets, and 2 cannons, which is a playtest roster, not a promise about the demo.

TimelinePlaytest, demo, and launch on one table.First wavesHow the full game opens, using the store screenshots.

Legend of Defenders - An idle tower defense that is dangerously addictive. The player loads only after a click.

Questions

Can I still download the Legend of Defenders demo?

Not from the store page checked on 5 Nov 2026. The full game is the current listing. Demo saves were said to carry into that release.

Did playtest progress move into the demo?

No. The 1 Oct 2026 post says playtest saves could not be carried because the data layout changed.

Sources

Steam store page, Legend of Defenders (app 4740930) — checked 2026-11-05
Steam news for app 4740930 — checked 2026-11-05
Sohu report on the Chinese release timeline — checked 2026-11-05