Defense Grid: The Awakening
2008 · Isometric
83Recommended
81Metacritic
96Steam
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.
PlatformsPC Xbox One
GenreTower defense Adventure Action
CameraIsometric
ModesSingle-player
EnglishText only
Player score96% · 5 K reviews
Playing now~59 on Steam
Time to beatHowLongToBeat ↗
Release date2008
Steam price$9.99
DeveloperHidden Path Entertainment
PublisherHidden Path Entertainment
Key tagsTower Defense Strategy Sci-fi Indie Singleplayer
System requirements
Minimum 512 MB RAM · 1 GBiSteam Deck PlayableMin & recommended
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows XP, Vista | Windows XP, Vista |
| Processor | 1.8GHz CPU or higher | dual core 2.0GHz CPU or higher |
| Memory | 512 MB | 1GB RAM XP, 1.5GB RAM Vista |
| Graphics | Video: DirectX 9 video card with shader 2 support such as the following: ATI Radeon 9600 or newer (9600-9800, X300-X1950, HD 2400-HD 4870) NVIDIA GeForce 6100 or newer (6100-6800, 7100-7950, 8300-8800, 9600-9800, or GTX 216-280) | DirectX 9 video card with shader 3 support and 256MB VRAM such as the following: ATI Radeon X700 or newer (X700-X1950, HD 2400-HD 4870) NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or newer (7600-7950, 8300-8800, 9600-9800, or GTX 216-280) |
| DirectX | DirectX 9.0c or higher, June 2008 version or later | DirectX 9.0c or higher, June 2008 version or later |
| Storage | 1 GB | 1 GB |
From the game’s Steam store page.
