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Defense Grid: The Awakening

96% positive of 4,533 Steam reviews

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Released
2008
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam, Epic

Made by Hidden Path Entertainment.

About the game

Defense Grid: The Awakening is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels. A horde of enemies is invading, and it's up to the player to stop them by strategically building fortification towers around their base.

Tagged by players

  • Tower Defense
  • Strategy
  • Sci-fi
  • Aliens
  • Futuristic
  • Touch-Friendly
  • RTS
  • Adventure
  • Action

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Overwhelmingly Positive

What players say

  • Recommended
    This is good stuff. Strikes a great balance between challenge and enjoyment.

    13 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    ok these guys certainly dont need me to jerk them off after 18 years and hundreds of thousands of units sold. I will just say that I was worried that it would be too simple at first. You just get the tower and 3 upgrades. The skill comes in pushing your luck and getting your hole stretched for it like many other TD games. Like some, you get more money the more money you have, which makes it the kind of game where…

    2.4 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    This is an awful Tower Defense game. Some levels are close to impossible to complete on normal mode. There are no external upgrades outside of the levels. It's one of those annoying TD games where you have to place towers to reshape the path. The controls are a bit fidgety. The AI voice is annoying and offers little help.

    5.3 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.

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