

Defense Grid: The Awakening 2008
Developed by Hidden Path Entertainment
- Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
A tower defense game where you have to defend Power Cores from being stolen. Tower construction is limited to specified platforms on where you can place 1 out of 10 diffrent upgradeable towers. Towers can not be destroyed by the enemies. Tower placement is key to progress in this game as they each have pros and cons. During the game you battle a variety of 15 diffrent "Insectoid" enemies with various abilitys to handle such as stealth, speed, armor and shields etc. The invaders can carry 1-3 powercores as they reach the powerstations and try to make their escape.
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategyTacticalIndieScience fictionalienstower defenserobotssteamachievementssteam trading cardssteam achievementsdigital distributionxbox controller support for pcsteam cloudchallengesvoice actingPC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
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Plot-driven, earnest, cool and grave.
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
- Developer
- Hidden Path Entertainment
- Publisher
- Microsoft
- Released
- December 8, 2008
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Engine
- Gamebryo
IGDB rating 7.9/10 from 44 ratings.
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