94Steam
+2
2015
Top Rated
Mini Metro
MUST PLAY
Strategy·Simulation
Defense Grid: The Awakening is an exceptional Strategy/Indie that raises the bar for the genre.
92
Verdict
96%
Steam
86
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (96% positive from 5.3K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (86/100 critic average)
Below-average player reception
Defense Grid: The Awakening is a tower defense video game developed by Hidden Path Entertainment for Windows and Xbox Live Arcade on the Xbox 360. The game was one of the titles promoted by Microsoft during their Game Developers Conference keynote speech on February 20, 2008. The game was released for Microsoft Windows on December 8, 2008, and for Xbox 360 on September 2, 2009. The OS X version shipped from Virtual Programming on July 7, 2010.
Runs well on modern hardware.
System Requirements
Minimum
Recommended
First Blood
Kill 1 alien.
93.4%
unlocked
Hey! That's mine!
Kill an alien carrying a power core.
92.7%
unlocked
Happy Returns
Recover a loose core.
92.6%
unlocked
Field Promotion
Earn at least one silver medal.
91.2%
unlocked
Leadhead
Build 5 Gun towers.
90.3%
unlocked
Eradicator
Kill 100 aliens.
89.7%
unlocked
Surplus
Win with 1,000 resources remaining.
88.9%
unlocked
Yellow Beats Green
Upgrade a tower.
85.8%
unlocked
Burn Baby Burn
Build 5 Inferno towers.
85.5%
unlocked
Salvage Rights
Destroy at least one boss alien.
85%
unlocked
Defense Grid: The Board Game
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Defense Grid: The Board Game
Want to save the cores on your tabletop? Now's your chance! http://kck.st/2j2D55s
Defense Grid: The Board Game Stream starting Soon!
https://www.twitch.tv/gene_defect Come hang out with the developers of the board game and of the Defense Grid series!
Defense Grid: The Board Game Stream starting Soon!
https://www.twitch.tv/gene_defect Come hang out with the developers of the board game and of the Defense Grid series!
Celebrating Classic Scoring With a Sale
Hidden Path Entertainment released an update to Defense Grid 2 that adds the ability to play with classic scoring. To celebrate this addition Defense
Updated 1d ago
First Blood
Kill 1 alien.
93.4%
unlocked
Hey! That's mine!
Kill an alien carrying a power core.
92.7%
unlocked
Happy Returns
Recover a loose core.
92.6%
unlocked
Field Promotion
Earn at least one silver medal.
91.2%
unlocked
Leadhead
Build 5 Gun towers.
90.3%
unlocked
Eradicator
Kill 100 aliens.
89.7%
unlocked
Surplus
Win with 1,000 resources remaining.
88.9%
unlocked
Yellow Beats Green
Upgrade a tower.
85.8%
unlocked
Burn Baby Burn
Build 5 Inferno towers.
85.5%
unlocked
Salvage Rights
Destroy at least one boss alien.
85%
unlocked
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