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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
52 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“Probably the greatest tower defense game imo. could play this for hours and have endless fun. 10/10”
“Defense Grid 2 is just as fun and addictive to play as the first. Had my first taste of the series on the Xbox years ago and loved it. Now i am getting into PC gaming a bit more, i had to experience the game again. I…”
“I loved Defense Grid 1, and Defense Grid 2 turned out to be more of the same and a little better. Good maps, challenges and gameplay. I only played co-op mode as much as necessary for the achievements. It wasn't bad,…”
17 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“Probably the greatest tower defense game imo. could play this for hours and have endless fun. 10/10”
“Defense Grid 2 is just as fun and addictive to play as the first. Had my first taste of the series on the Xbox years ago and loved it. Now i am getting into PC gaming a bit more, i had to experience the game again. I…”
“LOVE THIS GAME Got to be up there with the best tower defense games ive played going sink hours and hours into it. Great variation with towers and pathing the enemy can choose upgrades on towers and co-op as well. Great…”
9 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“Wait what.... Still getting DLC 12 years after the game released.”
“Played it on the XBOX before, nice to see a new DLC after all those years. Had to have it for PC and ... Immediately hooked again :)”
“After all these years, still the best Tower Defense game there is. The new "expansion" is a bit of a dissapointment. 5 new maps to continue the story. Okay, the price is only 5 Euro, but you can get hundreds of really…”
7 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“The GOAT of Tower Defense. Excellent production values, voice acting, a good story, excellent unit balance and challenging maps. Just replayed it now with the release of the Aftermatch DLC and I can't believe I didn't…”
“A step up from the first game "The Awakening" and a really good tower defense game with proper graphics and storyline. It can be pretty challenging and it is very enjoyable. Next to X-Morph this is the best of TD games.”
“I loved the Defense Grid original and the DG 2 did not disapoint same fun more challenging. Great game and great fun.”
5 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“Defense Grid 2 is my favorite tower defense game. It's got a campaign with a voice-acted story, unlockable tower modifications, mazing, a wide range of tower types and enemies, and tools to build your own maps. It's a…”
“The GOAT of Tower Defense. Excellent production values, voice acting, a good story, excellent unit balance and challenging maps. Just replayed it now with the release of the Aftermatch DLC and I can't believe I didn't…”
“A step up from the first game "The Awakening" and a really good tower defense game with proper graphics and storyline. It can be pretty challenging and it is very enjoyable. Next to X-Morph this is the best of TD games.”
8 of the 79 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Towers don't have any priority settings for picking their targets, theres no UI indicator when speed up is turned on, if you defeat a wave early you have to wait for the timer to count down to send the next wave, the…”
“On multiple times I completed the mission and it didn't register. It doesn't have any charm of the original and the voice acting is so annoying.”
“DON'T BUY THIS ♥♥♥♥ , IT IS BROKEN AND STEAM WILL SAY YOU PLAYED AND KEEP YOUR MONEY So I just got told I could not refund the DLC just relased for this game. It says I have played 7 hours. WHere did I PLAY 7 HOURS? i…”
4 of the 79 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Towers don't have any priority settings for picking their targets, theres no UI indicator when speed up is turned on, if you defeat a wave early you have to wait for the timer to count down to send the next wave, the…”
“The maps and game mechanics are very similar but overall slightly inferior to the original Defense Grid (Tesla towers in particular have been dumbed down and lost a lot of tactical relevance). The UI is slightly better,…”
“After all these years, still the best Tower Defense game there is. The new "expansion" is a bit of a dissapointment. 5 new maps to continue the story. Okay, the price is only 5 Euro, but you can get hundreds of really…”
3 of the 79 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“After all these years, still the best Tower Defense game there is. The new "expansion" is a bit of a dissapointment. 5 new maps to continue the story. Okay, the price is only 5 Euro, but you can get hundreds of really…”
“DON'T BUY THIS ♥♥♥♥ , IT IS BROKEN AND STEAM WILL SAY YOU PLAYED AND KEEP YOUR MONEY So I just got told I could not refund the DLC just relased for this game. It says I have played 7 hours. WHere did I PLAY 7 HOURS? i…”
“I fully support this group and this game but I cant help but remind individuals that the new DLC is content that had already been released on Oculus for VR which I already own so I requested a refund. I also highly…”
3 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“idk, it was kind of interesting. I thinkk I find it a bit strange how the achievements are not skill based and can all be achieved playing on Easy difficulty. So it's more a test of patience than actually trying to…”
Counted across 79 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 86.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“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“It's never too late for a new DLC for a good game. ;)”
— a player, Steam review · 45 hrs played“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 playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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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
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
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
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
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 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Tower Defense · Indie · Sci-fi · Co-op · Space · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · Adventure · Kickstarter · Local Co-Op · RTS (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese, Korean * , Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 65 |
| Official site | http://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