It was released digitaIIy on Nintendo DSi in North America, Europe and Australia on July 5, 2010.

The aim of the game is to take down wandering troops of human invaders in their attempt to steal gold from the robots' mining facilities.

To clear a mission, the player must take down waves of human soldiers by building and strategically placing out attack robots with a range of abilities and weapons.

[3] SteamWorld Tower Defense on Nintendo DSi has received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, with a current score of 71/100 on Metacritic.

On their YouTube channel, Image & Form revealed that SteamWorld Tower Defense is the hardest game the studio has created.