Legend of Defenders demo saves, Steam Deck, price and DLC

Does my Legend of Defenders demo save carry over?

Yes. The developers confirmed it before launch, and the 31 October post repeats that demo save data carries over directly, gear included. If nothing carried over:

• Different PC? If you played the demo on one computer and the full game on another, the developer asks you to contact the GM (andaoKing) on the official Discord.
• Steam Deck? It is a known Deck bug with a fix; follow the transfer below.
• Multiple save slots are not in the game yet. Running two copies at once is not possible yet either.

How do I move a demo save to the full game on Steam Deck?

The developer's guide, condensed. It replaces your full-game progress with the demo save; the two can't be merged, so back up both first.

1. Fully close the demo and the full game and turn off Steam Cloud for both in their Steam properties. If you never launched the full game, launch it once with cloud off, reach the main menu and quit, so its folders exist.
2. Steam menu → Power → Switch to Desktop. Open Dolphin and turn on "Show Hidden Files". Make a backup folder, for example Documents/LoD_Save_Backup with Demo and Full inside.
3. Back up the demo (App ID 4880450) folder Legend of Defenders from:
   /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/4880450/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/LocalLow/PressStart/
4. Back up the full game (App ID 4740930) folder from:
   /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/4740930/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/LocalLow/PressStart/
   then rename the original there to Legend of Defenders_before_transfer.
5. Copy the whole demo Legend of Defenders folder into the full game's PressStart folder. Don't paste it inside another folder of the same name, and don't touch the parent folders.
6. Back in Gaming Mode, launch the full game and check your progress. Save, quit, then turn Steam Cloud back on for the full game. If a cloud conflict appears, upload the local save you just checked. Keep the demo's cloud sync off until the full game has synced.

Can't find the folder? Replace /home/deck/.local/share/Steam/ with /home/deck/.steam/steam/, or look in your library's steamapps/compatdata. The Day 1 Hotfix also fixed a separate bug that stopped saving on Deck.

Which platforms and languages does Legend of Defenders support?

• Windows (Windows (64-bit)); no Mac or Linux build.
• Steam Deck: not well supported. Touch controls work; the joysticks don't.
• Languages now: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean.
• Coming: German, Spanish, Russian and French, no date yet.
• Not the iOS app of the same name, which is a different game from another developer.

How much does it cost, and what is in the DLC?

The US list price is $14.00. It is a one-time purchase: you get all content, with no in-app purchases. Regional prices are the publisher's decision; the developer hints at later discounts.

• Supporter Pack (paid): Holy Light castle skin, Witch Hand recruitment skin, 200 diamonds and Mag Ranger as a starting hero; the launch bundle with the base game took an extra 10% off. Mag Ranger is also in the free recruit pool.
• Halloween Castle Skin (free DLC).
• Claim both from the small green button next to Castle Level Up; skins are changed in that panel.

How long is it, and what updates are planned?

• There is no end; seeing all content takes about 500 hours.
• At launch: more than 30 heroes, 5 captains, 12 towers, 16 gems and 90+ pieces of equipment.
• Planned: new characters, DLC and new modes, a Poison cannon in the next big version, and managing upgrades during waves, which is in development.
• Not planned: leaderboards (cheaters would fill them) and guilds.

Is Legend of Defenders like Grow Castle?

Players who know the mobile game Grow Castle say the mechanics are very close: a castle with heroes in its windows, towers in front, talent points and portals to other areas. The question came up in English and in Chinese threads. What Legend of Defenders adds on PC is a gear game on top: Rift Raid drops, a Blacksmith with enchanting and rerolls, the Demon Lord Tower and the Mine. Players asking whether there is enough to do actively, not only idling, are pointed to those systems.

Full guide: Legend of Defenders vs Grow Castle.