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Chuckwalla Works LLC · Published by Chuckwalla Works LLC
7 user reviews — 100% positive (7 reviews) · 28 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
A tactical dwarven tower defense. Forge runes onto 7 tower types, unlock commander skills, and hold your gates through 12 campaign levels and an endless gauntlet. No ads, no micro-transactions, no always-online. Buy once, play forever.
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Indie, Strategy, Casual · 2026 · More under £5 games
About this game
Command the dwarven defense in a fast-paced tower defense built on tactical depth and brutal fantasy atmosphere. Place towers, forge runes, and unlock commander skills to repel goblin hordes, raised dead, and the Lich King himself across 12 campaign levels and an endless gauntlet that scales without limit.
KEY FEATURES
- 7 distinct tower types — Crossbow, Cannon, Frost, Fire, Tesla, Mine, and War Horn, each with two specialist upgrade paths across three tiers.
- The Forge — slot magical runes into your towers for elemental damage, armor piercing, lifesteal, and dozens of synergies.
- Commander Skills — choose your class and unlock passive bonuses tailored to your strategy.
- Campaign of 12 levels across 4 acts, narrated by Brom the Royal Chronicler.
- Boss encounters — face Grarg the Unbroken, Nightshade, the Iron Twins, and the Lich King, each with unique abilities you must learn to counter.
- Endless Mode — survive escalating waves with random modifiers (Swarm, Ironclad, Phantom, Regen) and chase the local high score.
- Map Editor — design and play your own custom levels.
- Three difficulty modes — Stoneguard, Ironclad, and Dragonfire.
No ads. No micro-transactions. No always-online. Buy once, play forever.
The Deephold remembers every commander who held its gates. Will it remember yours
Deephold is downloadable software. Upon completion of purchase, the game becomes available to download and install via the Steam client.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) or later
- Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz or better
- Memory: 2048 MB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible (integrated graphics OK)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 400 MB available space
- Sound Card: any
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) or later
- Memory: 4096 MB RAM
- Storage: 400 MB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
⚒ Patch Notes — Leaderboard Champions & Fixes
⚒ Deephold — Patch Notes A few days in the forge — leaderboard polish and fixes from your reports. ✨ Improved Endless Champions — the Global leaderboard now crowns the Top 10 Champions on each difficulty, with gold, silver, and bronze for the top three. Ranked further down? Your own placement is called out at the bottom so you always know where you stand. Difficulty boards — the Stoneguard, Ironclad, and Dragonfire tabs now populate instantly. ⚒ Fixes Silenced the echo — achievements you had already earned no longer pop up again mid-run. Leaderboard tabs — fixed the difficulty filters showing an empty board. Thanks, DwarvesRead full article on Community Announcements (hello)Patch NotesOfficial
⚒ Patch Notes — Endless Leaderboard
⚒ Deephold — Patch Notes Hot off the forge — new features and quality-of-life from your feedback. ✨ New Global Endless Leaderboard — your best Endless run now posts to a worldwide board. Check the Endless Scoreboard and switch to the 🌐 Global tab, filter by difficulty, and climb the ranks. Steam players show their Steam name automatically. Thanks, DwarvesRead full article on Community Announcements (hello)Patch NotesOfficial
⚒ Patch Notes — Move Towers & Send Feedback
⚒ Deephold — Patch Notes Hot off the forge — quality-of-life improvements from your feedback. ✨ Quality of Life Move Towers with Right-Click — right-click any placed tower between waves to pick it up and set it down somewhere new. Right-click again, or on empty ground, to cancel. No more selling and rebuilding. Send Feedback — a new button in the main menu and Settings sends your bugs, ideas, and curses straight to the workshop. Thanks, DwarvesRead full article on Community Announcements (hello)Patch NotesOfficial
⚒ Patch Notes — Boot Fix, Quit Button & Speed Revamp
⚒ Deephold — Patch Notes Hot off the forge — fixes and quality-of-life improvements from your feedback. 🛠 Fixes Boot Transition — eliminated the white flash between the studio splash and the main menu. Smooth as freshly-polished mithril. Tower Move Preview — when relocating a tower, its attack range now displays at the target cell. Confirm your coverage before committing. ✨ Quality of Life Quit Game Button — added to the main menu. Tucked safely below Settings so you won't fat-finger it mid-session. Speed Selector Revamp — default game speed is now 2×, with new options at 3×, 5×, and 7×. Tower defense at the pace you want it. Speed Demon Achievement updated — now rewards holding the new 7× max throughout an entire run. Thanks, DwarvesRead full article on Community Announcements (hello)
