Goblin Buster: Incremental Tower Defense

Goblin Buster: Incremental Tower Defense

Released Oct 2025

Goblin Buster is an incremental tower defense game with deep upgrade mechanics. Obliterate annoying goblins, collect materials, discover powerful relics, invest in unique buildings and spend your resources to upgrade towers and magical spells with a massive skill tree!

75% positive · 160 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Evaluation

Goblin Buster launched on October 31, 2025 as a solo developer project by Natrix (developer "Shaimus"). On launch day, the developer committed to releasing at least 2 free content updates with new maps, towers, and relics, and reiterated this in the November 7, 2025 patch notes. On September 29, 2026, the developer shipped the Hellfire Depths update — a major free update adding a new region with three new maps, new enemies, a new boss (Fire Lord Malgaros), three new towers (Meteor, Lightning, and Frost Tornado), new upgrades, and five new relics. This release fulfills the first of the two promised free content updates. Taking stock of the full picture: the developer promised "at least 2" free content updates at launch. One has now shipped (Hellfire Depths). That means at least one more update was originally committed to. However, the launch-day post also noted that content beyond the first two updates would depend on commercial success and player interest — and the developer did not renew or restate any specific outstanding commitment in the September 29, 2026 post. The Hellfire Depths post thanks players and invites feedback, but does not announce or promise a follow-up update by name. The cadence so far shows one major content release roughly 11 months after launch. There is no established multi-release cadence to extrapolate from, and the developer has not announced any specific further content. The original "at least 2 updates" commitment has been partially fulfilled, but the developer's most recent communication does not reaffirm a second update is coming — it reads as a content-shipped announcement rather than a continuation roadmap. With no unreleased DLC on the store, no announced follow-up content, and the developer's most recent post not signaling further planned content, the game is assessed as complete as of the Hellfire Depths release on September 29, 2026.
Evidence
Hellfire Depths major free update shipped: new region with three new maps, new enemies, new boss, three new towers, new upgrades, and five new relics. No further content announced in this post.
news post · Sep 29, 2026 source content shipped
high
Developer reiterated plans for new content (new maps, towers, relics) after completing bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements.
news post · Nov 7, 2025 source content planned
high

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Natrix
Achievements
5
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Goblin Buster is no ordinary tower defense game - it’s an incremental journey where every run makes you stronger, every upgrade changes your strategy, and every goblin wave is an opportunity to experiment with new towers.

Start with basic archer towers, as you crush goblin hordes, gather valuable materials to research unique upgrades that unlock new towers, abilities and resource production. Dive deep into a massive skill tree filled with branching paths and powerful synergies. The more you play, the more tools you’ll unlock to obliterate even the toughest enemies.

Last evaluated Oct 1, 2026
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