DG2: Defense Grid 2

Hidden Path Entertainment / Sep 23, 2014 / Indie, Strategy

Singleplayer
Multiplayer
Co-op

windows
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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.

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What's new

Defense Grid Game update

2026-04-24

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 Defense Grid 2 the most • Chapter arrows in the UI have been made more visible and are easier to see • In DG Architect, the two holo skirt brushes are no longer available as those assets were causing a crash • Additional code for internal error checking and verification was added.

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What players say

Very Positive

87% positive, 2,283 reviews

Recommended3,950 hrs played

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.

17 found this helpful, 2026-04-12

Recommended45 hrs played

The sequel to the quintessential tower defense game uses the same formula with new scoring and defense augmentation. I never cared for tower defense games until I played Defense Grid (I tried it after seeing how much fun a tower defense/third-person shooter hybrid was in Dungeon Defenders and Orcs Must Die!). Defense Grid was so great: fun towers, interesting maps, great voice acting, balanced gameplay (not too...

6 found this helpful, 2026-01-21

Recommended22 hrs played

DG2: Defense Grid 2 is an awesome tower defense game! I love the first one and this one just improves upon it! Highly recommended

3 found this helpful, 2026-06-12

Recommended55 hrs played

When I first started playing this game, I was very unhappy with it. I even considered giving it a Not Recommended review. It's got some significant changes from Defense Grid 1, which I got a gold score on every mode of every level of every DLC (so you could say I'm a fan). I eventually came to appreciate Defense Grid 2, and I think I'm likely to beat every aspect of it as well. That being said, I do think it's a...