Gnomes — Is It Worth Playing?
Gnomes is a turn-based tower defense with deep roguelike progression, set in ever-expanding, procedurally generated biomes.

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About Gnomes
Gnomes: Turn Based, Tower Defense, Roguelike Defend Your Garden From the Goblin Horde Use your gnomes to defend your crops from the goblins on a map that expands every day. On your turn, position your gnomes, prepare your defenses and grow your economy. Test your strategy against endless, procedurally generated encounters and survive long enough to face the goblin king. Every run in Gnomes is created one of a kind and using a carefully crafted combination of bespoke content and procedurally generated elements. Purchase randomly dealt upgrades and create strategic combinations to unlock your build’s potential. As you progress you gain access to more maps and guilds, each with unique gameplay and challenges. Features: Turn Based Tower Defense On your turn, you can move your gnomes as often as you like. Use different combinations of relics and plant abilities to help them survive the night. Relics, Crops and Upgrades Each plant, relic, tool and building creates a different possible synergies. Manipulate your environment an and exploit the resources the map provides you. Grow your economy quickly, but don’t forget to defend it. Diverse Procedurally-Generated Biomes Distinct biomes with procedurally generated environment, map specific enemies, different hazards and resources. Every run is different. Guilds with Unique Starts Each guild stars a different type of gnome accompanied by their own starting economy and a game changing relic. Every guild has different strengths and weaknesses. Some will struggle where others thrive. Endless Mode Test your strategy against randomized waves of enemies that become exponentially more difficult every night. After you defeat the goblin king for the first time, you're given the option to continue your run until the goblins overwhelm you. How many nights can you survive?
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Should You Play Gnomes?
Gnomes: Turn Based, Tower Defense, Roguelike Defend Your Garden From the Goblin Horde Use your gnomes to defend your crops from the goblins on a map that expands every day. On your turn, position your gnomes, prepare your defenses and grow your economy. Test your strategy against endless, procedurally generated encounters and survive long enough to face the goblin king. Every run in Gnomes is created one of a kind and using a carefully crafted combination of bespoke content and procedurally generated elements. Purchase randomly dealt upgrades and create …
Gnomes is single-player on Steam and runs on Windows. It's on our trending radar right now.
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System Requirements & Platforms
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Platforms: Windows
Minimum
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · OS: Windows 10, Windows 11 · Processor: 2 Cores / 2.0 GHz+ · Memory: 2 GB RAM · Storage: 40 MB available space
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · OS: Windows 10, Windows 11 · Processor: 2 Cores / 2.5 GHz+ · Memory: 2 GB RAM · Storage: 40 MB available space
Gnomes — Frequently Asked Questions
- When does Gnomes release?
- Gnomes released on Apr 4, 2025 and is available now on Steam.
- What kind of game is Gnomes?
- Gnomes is a Roguelike game. Gnomes is a turn-based tower defense with deep roguelike progression, set in ever-expanding, procedurally generated biomes.
- Is Gnomes multiplayer or co-op?
- No — Gnomes is listed as single-player only on Steam.
- Is Gnomes on Steam Deck or consoles?
- Gnomes runs on Windows via Steam; Steam Deck compatibility has not been confirmed. No console release has been confirmed.
- How much does Gnomes cost?
- Gnomes is priced at $6.99 on Steam.
- What are Gnomes's system requirements?
- The developer has not published detailed system requirements yet.
- Is Gnomes worth playing in 2026?
- Plenty of players think so — Gnomes peaked at 45 concurrent players on Steam in the last 24 hours as of 2026.
- Who made Gnomes?
- Gnomes is developed by DYSTOPIAN and published by DYSTOPIAN, Gamersky Games.
- What games is Gnomes similar to?
- Gnomes sits alongside Roguelike games such as A Simple Square, Slaughter Horse 2, Rain of Awakening.
- What platforms is Gnomes on?
- Gnomes is available on Windows.
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