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Defense Grid: The Awakening
App ID 18500 | Recorded March 16, 2026 at 01:16 AM
Indie, Strategy
Categories: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full Controller Support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
Release date: December 8, 2008
Developer/Publisher: Hidden Path Entertainment / Hidden Path Entertainment
Overwhelmingly Positive 96% · 3,998 reviews
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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.
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After nearly two decades this is still the pinnacle of Tower Defense games in terms of strategy and consistency. Each new wave builds on the last mean...
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I highly recommend this, it's super old but has so much replayability. Tower Defense is never usually this fun, they accomplished something special wi...