Defense Grid: The Awakening
Game First reported release
Game details
- First release year
- 2008
Platforms
Genres
- tower defense
- science fiction video game
- strategy video game*
Play modes
- single-player video game
- multiplayer video game
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
Content classifications
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
- Classification
- E10+ - Everyone 10+*
Series
- Defense Grid
Engines
- Gamebryo
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux*
- Supported
- No*
- macOS*
- Supported
- No*
Store genres
- Indie*
- Strategy*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing*
Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
Community tags · historical
- Tower Defense*
- Votes · historical
- 490*
- Strategy*
- Votes · historical
- 257*
- Sci-fi*
- Votes · historical
- 171*
- Singleplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 166*
- Indie*
- Votes · historical
- 164*
- Aliens*
- Votes · historical
- 74*
- Futuristic*
- Votes · historical
- 50*
- Addictive*
- Votes · historical
- 32*
- Touch-Friendly*
- Votes · historical
- 29*
- Replay Value*
- Votes · historical
- 24*
- Adventure*
- Votes · historical
- 14*
- Action*
- Votes · historical
- 7*
- Controller*
- Votes · historical
- 6*
System requirements
- Windows · Minimum*
- Processor alternatives
- 1.8GHz CPU or higher*
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM Hard disk space: 1GB available space DirectX version: DirectX 9.0c or higher, June 2008 version or later Video: 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)*
- Conditions
- Supported OS: Windows XP, Vista*
- Windows · Recommended*
- Processor alternatives
- dual core 2.0GHz CPU or higher*
- Memory
- 1 GB*
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
- Memory
- 1 GB*
Compatibility and community reports
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Playable*
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 53*
- Community confidence
- strong*
- Controller support · 2026-06-27*
- Controller support
- Full*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Hidden Path Entertainment
Publishers
- Hidden Path Entertainment
Release history
- 2008-12-08
- Date precision
- Exact date
- 2008-12-08 · Microsoft Windows*
- Release date
- 2008-12-08*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- Dec 8, 2008*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 10 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- 1.8GHz CPU or higher*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 1* GB
- Name
- Defense Grid: The Awakening*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- dual core 2.0GHz CPU or higher*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- 1* GB
- Release year
- 2,008*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- 1.8GHz CPU or higher*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 1 GB*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Processor alternatives
- dual core 2.0GHz CPU or higher*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Memory
- 1 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
- Developers · Microsoft Windows
- Hidden Path Entertainment
- Hidden Path Entertainment*
- ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows
- Classification
- E10+ - Everyone 10+*
- Genres · Microsoft Windows
- strategy video game
- strategy video game*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows*
- Publishers · Microsoft Windows
- Hidden Path Entertainment
- Hidden Path Entertainment*
- Release date · Microsoft Windows
- 2008-12-08 · Microsoft Windows
- Release date
- 2008-12-08*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 33 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 87*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 1,145* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Hidden Path Entertainment*
- DLC count · historical
- 6*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 500000 - 1000000*
- Store genres
- Indie*
- Strategy*
- Linux support · historical
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- No*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 237* min
- Metacritic score
- 81*
- Name
- Defense Grid: The Awakening*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 196*
- Peak ccu
- 55*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 4,946*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 2.49*
- Publishers
- Hidden Path Entertainment*
- Recommendations
- 4,428*
- Store release date · historical
- Dec 8, 2008*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Game website · historical
- https://www.hiddenpath.com/game/defense-grid/*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Remote Play on TV
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Hidden Path Entertainment
- Hidden Path Entertainment*
- Store genres
- Indie
- Indie*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- No*
- Publishers
- Hidden Path Entertainment
- Hidden Path Entertainment*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Dec 8, 2008*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 542* min
- Ccu
- 55*
- Developer
- Hidden Path Entertainment*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- Indie*
- Strategy*
- Historical US original list price
- 999* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 240* min
- Name
- Defense Grid: The Awakening*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 196*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 500,000 .. 1,000,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 4,946*
- Historical US price
- 999* US cents
- Publisher
- Hidden Path Entertainment*
- Community tags · historical
- Tower Defense*
- Strategy*
- Sci-fi*
- Singleplayer*
- Indie*
- Aliens*
- Futuristic*
- Addictive*
- Touch-Friendly*
- Replay Value*
- Adventure*
- Action*
- Controller*
- Store genres
- Indie
- Indie*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Community tags · historical
- Tower Defense
- Tower Defense*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Sci-fi
- Sci-fi*
- Singleplayer
- Singleplayer*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Aliens
- Aliens*
- Futuristic
- Futuristic*
- Addictive
- Addictive*
- Touch-Friendly
- Touch-Friendly*
- Replay Value
- Replay Value*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Action
- Action*
- Controller
- Controller*
- Tags votes
- Tower Defense
- Votes · historical
- 490*
- Strategy
- Votes · historical
- 257*
- Sci-fi
- Votes · historical
- 171*
- Singleplayer
- Votes · historical
- 166*
- Indie
- Votes · historical
- 164*
- Aliens
- Votes · historical
- 74*
- Futuristic
- Votes · historical
- 50*
- Addictive
- Votes · historical
- 32*
- Touch-Friendly
- Votes · historical
- 29*
- Replay Value
- Votes · historical
- 24*
- Adventure
- Votes · historical
- 14*
- Action
- Votes · historical
- 7*
- Controller
- Votes · historical
- 6*
Specifications 5 · 25 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Hidden Path Entertainment*
- Store genres
- Indie*
- Strategy*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- Metacritic score
- 81*
- Name
- Defense Grid: The Awakening*
- Windows requirements
- Minimum: Supported OS: Windows XP, Vista Processor: 1.8GHz CPU or higher Memory: 512 MB RAM Hard disk space: 1GB available space DirectX version: DirectX 9.0c or higher, June 2008 version or later Video: 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) *
- Platforms
- windows*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 0*
- Historical store price
- $9.99*
- Publishers
- Hidden Path Entertainment*
- Recommendations total
- 4,408*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- Dec 8, 2008*
- Interface languages
- English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Trading Cards*
- Remote Play on TV
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Hidden Path Entertainment
- Hidden Path Entertainment*
- Store genres
- Indie
- Indie*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- 1.8GHz CPU or higher*
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM Hard disk space: 1GB available space DirectX version: DirectX 9.0c or higher, June 2008 version or later Video: 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)*
- Conditions
- Supported OS: Windows XP, Vista*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Hidden Path Entertainment
- Hidden Path Entertainment*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Dec 8, 2008*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
Specifications 6 · 19 fields
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- full*
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- playable*
- Store genres
- Indie|Strategy*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 2,048*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- strong*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 53*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- gold*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- 1* GB
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,008*
- Title
- Defense Grid: The Awakening*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support
- Full*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Playable*
- Store genres
- Indie
- Indie*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 53*
- Community confidence
- strong*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
- Memory
- 1 GB*
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