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Defense Grid: The Awakening cover
Video game · 2008

Defense Grid: The Awakening

Released 8 December 2008 on PC, Xbox 360, Mac and Xbox One

Developer
Hidden Path Entertainment
Publisher
Hidden Path Entertainment
Made in
Bellevue, United States
Genre
Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Themes
Science fiction
Series
Defense Grid
IGDB CRITICS862 reviews
IGDB PLAYERS7142 ratings

About Defense Grid: The Awakening

A tower defense game where you have to defend Power Cores from being stolen. Tower construction is limited to specified platforms on where you can place 1 out of 10 diffrent upgradeable towers. Towers can not be destroyed by the enemies. Tower placement is key to progress in this game as they each have pros and cons. During the game you battle a variety of 15 diffrent "Insectoid" enemies with various abilitys to handle such as stealth, speed, armor and shields etc. The invaders can carry 1-3 powercores as they reach the powerstations and try to make their escape.

Summary: IGDB.

Release dates

PC8 December 2008
Xbox 3602 September 2009
Mac8 June 2010
Xbox One12 November 2015

Screenshots

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Sources: Wikidata, IGDB, Wikipedia's release lists.