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Defense Grid 2

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App ID 221540
App Type Game
Store Name DG2: Defense Grid 2
Developer
Publisher Hidden Path Entertainment, 505 Games
Franchise Defense Grid
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 28970368
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 23:57:39 UTC ()
Release Date 23 September 2014 – 15:11:00 UTC ()
😎 82.93%
3k reviews
35
In-Game

Setting the bar as the definitive tower defense game, Defense Grid 2 introduces new worlds and threats to test your tower placement strategies. With a bold new look and the addition of new game modes, player-versus-player and multiplayer co-op, every play brings fun new opportunities and challenges.

Additional Information

Developer Hidden Path Entertainment
gamedir ValveTestApp221540
metacritic_name DG2: Defense Grid 2
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controller_support full
metacritic_score 81
NoServers No
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/dg2-defense-grid-2?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
state eStateAvailable
VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed Yes
community_visible_stats Yes
sourcegame Yes
workshop_visible Yes
thirdpartycdkey Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Hidden Path Entertainment
Store Release Date 23 September 2014 – 15:10:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/hiddenpath
https://www.youtube.com/@HiddenpathEnt
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Indie (23), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 23 September 2014 – 15:11:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 28 October 2022 – 23:30:19 UTC () (1666999819)
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Detected Technologies (?) CEF SDK, CRIWARE SDK, FreeImage SDK, Granny_3D SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 2 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 2820709
  • configuration:
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    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-7.0-1
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 4 May 2013 – 21:11:51 UTC (), in changelist #204119

Supported Languages

12 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes

Tags

💡 Strategy 🏰 Tower Defense 🌱 Indie 🚀 Sci-fi 🤝 Co-op 🌠 Space 🕹️ Multiplayer 👤 Singleplayer 🗺️ Adventure 💰 Kickstarter 👥 Local Co-Op 🌐 RTS 👽 Aliens

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Captions available Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Stats Steam Leaderboards Includes level editor Remote Play on TV Remote Play Together Family Sharing Multi-player Co-op Shared/Split Screen

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp15 July 2024 – 16:01:02 UTC
Trailers
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228983 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2010 Redist No size
228990 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist No size
221541 Windows Defense Grid 2 Content 1.40 GiB 1.30 GiB
221542 Linux Defense Grid 2 Content - Linux 2.22 GiB 137.36 GiB
221543 macOS Defense Grid 2 Content - Mac 1.53 GiB 1.44 GiB
267191 DLC 267191Defense Grid 2 - Double-Take (Designer's cut) 71.59 KiB 63.56 KiB
315410 DLC 315410Defense Grid 2 - The Art of Defense Grid (315410) Depot 125.26 MiB 119.00 MiB
315411 DLC 315411Defense Grid 2 - The Art of Defense Grid 2 (315411) Depot 154.41 MiB 16.89 GiB
315412 DLC 315412Defense Grid 2 - The Making of Defense Grid 2 (315412) Depot 50.61 MiB 50.10 MiB
330540 DLC 330540Defense Grid 2 - Alienware: Alien Space Base (330540) Depot No size
267190 DLC 267190Defense Grid 2 - Multiplayer Map 01 - Alienware (267190) Depot No size
1080920 DLC 1080920Defense Grid 2 - Aftermath (1080920) Depot No size

Total size on disk is 5.47 GiB and total download size is 157.16 GiB.

Total size on disk is 1.40 GiB and total download size is 1.30 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 2820709 1 June 2018 – 23:25:56 UTC

Other

Name Value
preloadonly 1
overridescddb 1
baselanguages English, German, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil
privatebranches 1
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