Transport Defender
Released Sep 2017
Defend the transport ship from being captured by enemy waves on the way to the jump hole. Upgrade weapons, kill enemies, get cargo, transfer cargo, buy features, repeat.
79% positive · 456 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Transport Defender launched on Steam on September 11, 2017 and received a burst of feature updates over the following months, adding major systems like the Sentinel system (September 25, 2017), the Drone system (October 14, 2017), and several rounds of balancing and new features through early 2018. The developer's last communication, on February 26, 2018, added a Feature Prestige system and included a candid personal note: the developer mentioned health issues, stated they were "working on a new game," and — importantly — said they had "added all big additions I wanted after TD release on Steam (sentinel and drone)" and were "out of ideas right now." This is effectively a developer statement that the planned content for Transport Defender has been delivered. No updates of any kind have been posted since February 26, 2018. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no roadmap commitments, and no announcements of future content. The game is a free-to-play idle/clicker title that launched as a feature-complete product and received its intended post-launch additions within the first few months. Development of new content concluded in early 2018.
Evidence
Final developer post: adds Feature Prestige system, mentions health issues, confirms working on a new game with no ETA. This is the last communication from the developer.
Developer states they added all the big additions they wanted after the Steam release (Sentinel and Drone systems) and are out of ideas, planning to start working on a new game after the new year.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Coconut Shavers
Achievements
362
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Defend the transport ship from being captured by enemy waves on the way to the jump hole. Enemies are not going shoot, they don't want to harm the hookers you have stolen. This is an Idle\Clicker game with the ability to setup configs of auto upgrades, and auto ascension.
Game features:
Game features:
- 1 mouse controlled turret (it can be upgraded to have 6 barrels, and shoot rockets)
- 20+ auto weapons (including some funny weapons, ie. nyan cat launcher)
- 270+ ship features you can buy and upgrade depending on your playstyle (idle or active), ie. money per click, or conversion of mouse controlled turret to auto.
- Sentinel system (full resets for higher bonuses)
- Drone system. Do missions, get items and equip drone to help you in battle. Includes active weapons and passive devices with different bonuses and rarities
- 10 abilities
- Weapons auto upgrade configuration
- Projectile\hit effect colour selection for weapons
- Overdrive system (don't click all the time, fill the bar with extra damage and rest your finger for a minute :) )
- Options to disable projectiles\explosions\floating text\etc if you can't watch 300+ projectiles on the screen.
- Offline progress (money and money\cargo generators)
- No Sound (99.9% of the time, the game is going to be in the background)
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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