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.

Why the names collide and the products do not
QuestionLegend of DefendersDungeon Defenders (2011)
First release2 Nov 202618 Oct 2011
StudioKaiPlay StudioChromatic Games
CameraSide-view pixel castleThe series' own 3D lanes
SessionIdle, auto battle, boss keyNot described that way on the KaiPlay page
This guide's jobDocument the 2026 gameOnly to stop the mix-up
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.

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.

Rift Raid fight against Fallen Angel in Legend of Defenders
Store screenshot: Rift Raid against Fallen Angel. The HP shown is that fight, not a fixed boss stat. © KaiPlay Studio.
Closer neighborsIdle and tower-defense games that are actually in the same pitch.Name collisionsMintry and Defenders of Legends.

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.

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