A different series from Dungeon Defenders
Dungeon Defenders (Steam app 65800) released on 18 Oct 2011 from Chromatic Games. The store price read for this guide was $14.99. It is a long-running action tower-defense series with sequels, characters, and a multiplayer history that this page will not summarize from memory. Legend of Defenders shares two English words and almost nothing else in the store record.
| Question | Legend of Defenders | Dungeon Defenders (2011) |
|---|---|---|
| First release | 2 Nov 2026 | 18 Oct 2011 |
| Studio | KaiPlay Studio | Chromatic Games |
| Camera | Side-view pixel castle | The series' own 3D lanes |
| Session | Idle, auto battle, boss key | Not described that way on the KaiPlay page |
| This guide's job | Document the 2026 game | Only to stop the mix-up |

People also ask about Dungeon Defenders because the words "defenders" and "tower defense" sit next to each other in search. Answering those questions with KaiPlay hero names would be a mistake. If you want Eternal, Awakened, or the sequels, use those store pages. If you want the pixel castle with a red End Battle button, you want app 4740930.
I am not writing a feature matrix of pets, towers, and heroes across that series. I have not gathered a second source for each of those systems in this project, and borrowing a wiki of a different game would pretend this site covers it. The useful fact is the split.

Questions
Is Legend of Defenders a Dungeon Defenders spinoff?
No. Different studio, different decade, different store app. KaiPlay's news posts never mention Chromatic Games.
Which one is the idle game?
The 2026 KaiPlay game. Its news posts advertise Auto Battle and a boss key. That pitch is not the 2011 game's.
Sources
- Steam store page, Legend of Defenders (app 4740930) — checked 2026-11-05
- Steam store page, Dungeon Defenders (app 65800) — checked 2026-11-05
- Steam news for app 4740930 — checked 2026-11-05