Refence is a roguelite based idle defense game, where you can choose heroes and their traits, upgrade your castle, and manage resources to fend off enemies from the Demon Realm who are trying to attack your castle.
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2
24h peak
2
All-time peak
2
SteamScope Score
42.0
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About
Store description and overview from Steam.
Refence -- a roguelite based idle defense game where you can choose heroes and their traits, upgrade your castle, and manage resources to fend off enemies trying to attack your castle.
Travel through timelines to defeat the invading enemies of the Demon Realm one by one and restore peace to the world
Hire heroes to automatically defend against enemy threats, upgrade heroes and choose different traits based on the battlefield and enemies!
Build your castle, unlock upgrades, and summon more heroes!
Conduct research to unlock useful QoL and abilities that will aid you and your heroes in battle!
Craft powerful relics to help you defend against enemies.
Send heroes on quests to make progress while you are away!
Player intelligence
Current activity, peaks, and momentum windows calculated from tracked player metrics.
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Steam reviews
Community sentiment and review volume tracked from the Steam store.
Total reviews
75
Positive
57
Negative
18
Score
76%Mostly Positive
SteamScope Score
How this title ranks for live activity, momentum, and long-term player retention on Steam.
Limited activity
Weighted index from live players, growth, retention, and catalogue age
Popularity
Live concurrent player volume
8
Growth
Recent player trend momentum
50
Retention
Peak-to-current player ratio
100
Longevity
Catalogue age and sustained interest
29
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Guide
Refence is tracked on SteamScope with live Steam concurrent player data, historical charts, and a SteamScope activity score of 42/100. Search for "Refence player count" or "Refence steam charts" to monitor how many people are playing right now and how activity compares with past peaks.
Refence is developed by Muurou Tech, released 4 Mar 2025, a Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy title. Available on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Refence currently reports 2 concurrent Steam players with a 24-hour peak of 2 and an all-time peak of 2.
Among tracked Steam titles, Refence ranks #10608 of 13,187 by momentum score.
Refence has lost momentum recently. Retention sits at 100/100, suggesting fewer players relative to its all-time peak of 2.
Refence has 43 Steam achievements tracked on SteamScope.
The average global unlock rate across all achievements is 47%, giving a baseline for overall completion difficulty.
The most common achievement is "Gain First Scroll" with a 97.7% unlock rate.
The rarest achievement is "420 Tasks Completed" — only 10.2% of players have unlocked it (Hard).
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Steam Features
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Handheld Gaming
Official Steam Deck verification status and test notes from the Steam store.
Deck test results
SteamOS status: Playable
Last checked Aug 3, 2026
Store Details
Steam achievements: 43
Regional ratings
Media
Refence v3
Updates
System requirements
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Store options
Refence - 5,89€
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Refence is currently €5.89 on Steam. The lowest tracked store price is €5.89 (recorded Aug 3, 2026).
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Refence has 76% Steam reviews across 75 user reviews. Steam labels this as "Mostly Positive".
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Achievements
This game
47% avg unlock
40 peer games
19.8% median
Comparison
Easier than peers
Achievements
38 standard · 5 hidden · Updated 2h ago
47%
average global unlock
Most Common
Gain First Scroll
97.7% unlock rate
Rarest Achievement
420 Tasks Completed
10.2% unlock rate
1_SCROLL
97.7%
global unlock
Go summon your heroes!
1K_GOLD
96.6%
global unlock
Go spend your gold
UNLOCK_D_02
96.0%
global unlock
Unlock new difficulty
10_SCROLL
90.2%
global unlock
Go summon your heroes!
1K_PAPER
87.9%
global unlock
Do some research
KILL_BY_SWIPE
86.1%
global unlock
Why not give your heroes a chance?
RETREAT
84.0%
global unlock
Back to castle during battle
UNLOCK_D_03
83.9%
global unlock
Unlock new difficulty
FINISH_FIRST_TASK
77.2%
global unlock
First Task Completed
FOUND_DICE
76.3%
global unlock
No description provided by Steam.
UNLOCK_D_04
72.8%
global unlock
Unlock new difficulty
100_SCROLL
69.2%
global unlock
Go summon your heroes!
DICE_1B
66.7%
global unlock
No description provided by Steam.
UNLOCK_D_05
64.2%
global unlock
Unlock new difficulty
CRAFT_1_RELIC_N
58.6%
global unlock
Is this one good?
UNLOCK_D_06
57.2%
global unlock
Unlock new difficulty
CHARGE_1_RELIC
56.2%
global unlock
Yes, it's good!
UNLOCK_D_07
51.2%
global unlock
Unlock new difficulty
1M_GOLD
49.3%
global unlock
Go spend your gold
UNLOCK_D_08
46.2%
global unlock
Unlock new difficulty
DICE_10B
44.8%
global unlock
No description provided by Steam.
UNLOCK_D_09
42.2%
global unlock
Unlock new difficulty
1000_SCROLL
42.0%
global unlock
Go summon your heroes!
UNLOCK_D_10
38.9%
global unlock
Unlock new difficulty
CRAFT_10_RELIC_N
37.4%
global unlock
Is this one good?
CHARGE_10_RELIC
33.6%
global unlock
Yes, it's good!
1M_PAPER
30.4%
global unlock
Do some research
CRAFT_30_RELIC_N
26.8%
global unlock
Is this one good?
FINISH_100_TASK
23.1%
global unlock
Task Completed
CHARGE_30_RELIC
21.4%
global unlock
Yes, it's good!
BADEGE_GREED
20.9%
global unlock
Defeat Greed
ONLY_ONE
18.9%
global unlock
Win a game using only one hero
BADEGE_ENVY
18.4%
global unlock
Defeat Envy
BADEGE_SLOTH
17.7%
global unlock
Defeat Sloth
BADEGE_WRATH
17.2%
global unlock
Defeat Wrath
BADEGE_PRIDE
16.7%
global unlock
Defeat Pride
BADEGE_GLUTTONY
16.2%
global unlock
Defeat Gluttony
BADEGE_LUST
16.2%
global unlock
Defeat Lust
BADEGE_MAOU
15.5%
global unlock
Defeat Chaos
BADEGE_STW
15.5%
global unlock
What should I do now?
BADEGE_DRAGON
14.0%
global unlock
No description provided by Steam.
FIND_GODOT
11.0%
global unlock
No description provided by Steam.
FINISH_1000_TASK
10.2%
global unlock
Tasks Completed
