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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 31516173
Last Record Update 6 October 2025 – 23:43:03 UTC ()
Release Date 23 September 2014 – 15:11:00 UTC ()
😎 83.05%
3k reviews
34
In-Game
+6
💡 Strategy 🏰 Tower Defense 🚀 Sci-fi 🤝 Co-op 🌠 Space

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
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ReleaseState released
Publisher Hidden Path Entertainment
Store Release Date 23 September 2014 – 15:10:00 UTC ()
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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
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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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timestamp 12 November 2015 – 21:30:39 UTC

Steam charts

  • 34 players right now
  • 47 24-hour peak
  • 1,331 all-time peak 27 September 2014
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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 3,042 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 83.05% SteamDB Rating
  • 2,781 86.2% positive reviews
  • 444 13.8% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
23 September 2014 Steam Release -
14 October 2024 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Fall Bundle 2024 -
7 May 2025 ⇄ Fanatical: Killer Bundle (BundleFest Spring 2025) -
18 September 2025 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Tower Defense Bundle -

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How many players are playing Defense Grid 2 right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 34 players live playing Defense Grid 2 on Steam.

Defense Grid 2 had an all-time peak of 1331 concurrent players on 27 September 2014.

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