Defense Grid 2
Defense Grid 2, DG2, is the highly-anticipated sequel to Hidden Path Entertainment’s 2008 Defense Grid: The Awakening. Setting the bar as the definitive tower defense game, Defense Grid 2 introduces new worlds…
Defense Grid 2 is an indie developed by Hidden Path Entertainment, released 23 September 2014 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Linux.
What Defense Grid 2 is
Defense Grid 2 is an indie game developed by Hidden Path Entertainment and released in 2014. It was published by 505 Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac, Oculus Rift and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Defense Grid 2 is a 2014 tower defense video game developed by Hidden Path Entertainment and published by 505 Games. As a sequel to the 2008 Defense Grid: The Awakening, the game was crowd-funded on Kickstarter in 2012 and released on Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 on September 23, 2014. Linux and OS X versions were released on October 15, 2014, and the Nintendo Switch version was released on February 7, 2019.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 2 players online. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen. There are 65 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Defense Grid 2 holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 62% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 10 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Dual core CPU 2.0Ghz or faster, 3 GB RAM and DirectX 10 video card manufactured after 2006. At 3GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.
What it launched against
Defense Grid 2 launched on 23 September 2014, within three weeks of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Alien: Isolation, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition and Bayonetta 2. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Alien: Isolation, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition, Bayonetta 2.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Defense Grid 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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