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DG2: Defense Grid 2

DG2: Defense Grid 2

Great strategy is timeless. Build, adapt, and defend across dynamic maps, solo or online - every session brings new strategies, new solutions, and new surprises. Now is the perfect time to enter the grid.

Released Sep 23, 2014 Developer Hidden Path Entertainment Platforms Windows StrategyTower DefenseIndieSci-fiCo-op
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

86.1%positive3,163 reviews
Recommended · 17 found this helpful

“I could and have played this game for hours. I love trying to get better scores. So many different modes and levels. I am addicted haha.”

— a player, Steam review · 2,713 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“It's never too late for a new DLC for a good game. ;)”

— a player, Steam review · 45 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“One of the best tower defense games ever made combined with a good story and some great humor at times.”

— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:56 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

51playing at last check
6124-hour peak
1,315all-time peak
0 250 500 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 308 avg · Oct 2014

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

65achievements
26.3%median completion
2.9%rarest: Master Strategist
86.3% of players 83.9% of players 82.9% of players 81.1% of players 77.5% of players 77.4% of players 77.2% of players 76.4% of players 76.3% of players 73.1% of players 69.7% of players 68.3% of players 67.5% of players 59.2% of players 56.8% of players 55.6% of players 53.4% of players 53.2% of players 48.0% of players 45.2% of players 42.6% of players 41.5% of players 38.5% of players 35.7% of players 34.9% of players 32.3% of players 31.3% of players 29.5% of players 29.4% of players 28.4% of players 27.2% of players 27.2% of players 26.3% of players 25.5% of players 23.9% of players 20.8% of players 20.6% of players 19.8% of players 19.1% of players 17.6% of players 17.6% of players 16.7% of players 16.4% of players 15.8% of players 15.8% of players 15.2% of players 15.1% of players 14.8% of players 14.7% of players 13.5% of players 13.3% of players 12.5% of players 10.8% of players 8.9% of players 8.8% of players 8.5% of players 7.7% of players 7.6% of players 7.3% of players 7.0% of players 86.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
86.3%First Blood — Kill 1 alien.
83.9%Thanks For Playing! — Earn Bronze on a Single Player mission.
82.9%Eradicator — Kill 100 aliens.
Rarest badges of honor
2.9%Master Strategist — Earn 100 Gold Medals on any missions.
4.7%Winning Shots — Earn a Victory in a DG Fighter Multiplayer mission.
6.0%Minimalist — Using only level 1 towers, Win any Chapter 4 (or later) mission.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US9.99 USD
EU9.75 EUR
UK8.50 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada12.99 CAD
Japan1,200 JPY
Brazil28.98 BRL
China42.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.7 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 24, 2026
Defense Grid Game update

A small update addressing a few bugs and usability updates: Cloud save and leaderboard capacity upgraded - leaderboards and cloud saves should now resume working for the players who have played Defens

Mar 08, 2026
Aftermath DLC comes to Defense Grid 2

The first official expansion to Defense Grid 2 is now available - just a few(!) years after DG2's launch! These new advanced levels continue the campaign and begin right after Chapter 5 (which is like

Mar 07, 2026
Defense Grid 2 in 2026!

DG2 got an update today, in 2026.DG2 now has full VO audio for Simplified Chinese, Spanish, and Korean!The DG2 Special Edition now includes the official Soundtrack (you get it automatically if you alr

Sep 12, 2025
WELCOME TO DEFENSE GRID 2

Here are the latest details on Defense Grid 2:DG2's last product update was May 2018 As of April 2023, AMD has updated drivers to fix and support DG2 operationIn addition to the community maps that ca

Apr 27, 2018
DG2 April 2018 Update

PC • Fixed the dreaded crash that could occur when rewinding! • Fixed a bug that prohibited entry into the Custom Levels screen • Fixed a crash involving the Tesla tower • Fixed a crash that could occ

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Tower Defense · Indie · Sci-fi · Co-op · Space · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · Adventure · Kickstarter · Local Co-Op · RTS (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese, Korean * , Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements65
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.hiddenpath.com/games/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 or later Processor: Dual core CPU 2.0Ghz or faster Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 10 video card manufactured after 2006 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 2 GB available space