DG2: Defense Grid 2 Price History and Player Count

DG2: Defense Grid 2

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DG2: Defense Grid 2

Hidden Path EntertainmentMay 1, 2014Indie, Strategy

$9.99 Very PositiveSteam Deck Verified
  • Tower Defense
  • Strategy
  • Action
  • Sci-fi
  • Tactical
  • Base Building
  • RTS
  • Stylized
  • Combat
  • Real Time Tactics
Playing now
50
Updated 3 hours ago
24-hour peak
50
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
1,315
Sep 1, 2014
Steam reviews
86%
Very Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

DG2: Defense Grid 2 player count chart

DG2: Defense Grid 2 has a small but active player base. 50 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (down 5% on the month before).

History from May 1, 2014

DG2: Defense Grid 2 monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026n/a-13-17.11%63
October 202640+1+2.56%76
September 202639+0+0%75
August 2026n/a-7-8.54%75
July 2026n/a+4+5.13%82
June 2026n/a-45-36.59%78
May 2026n/a-56-31.28%123
April 2026n/a-33-15.57%179
March 2026n/a+151+247.54%212
February 2026n/a-16-20.78%61
January 2026n/a+14+22.22%77
December 2025n/a+7+12.5%63
November 2025n/a-7-11.11%56
October 2025n/a+9+16.67%63
September 2025n/a-3-5.26%54
August 2025n/a-6-9.52%57
July 2025n/a+8+14.55%63
June 2025n/a-5-8.33%55
May 2025n/a-9-13.04%60
April 2025n/a+8+13.11%69
March 2025n/a-15-19.74%61
February 2025n/a+12+18.75%76
January 2025n/a-6-8.57%64
December 2024n/a+15+27.27%70
November 2024n/a-5-8.33%55
October 2024n/a+8+15.38%60
September 2024n/a-41-44.09%52
August 2024n/a+28+43.08%93
July 2024n/a+3+4.84%65
June 2024n/a-4-6.06%62
May 2024n/a+2+3.12%66
April 2024n/a-6-8.57%64
March 2024n/a+2+2.94%70
February 2024n/a-1-1.45%68
January 2024n/a-6-8%69
December 2023n/a-4-5.06%75
November 2023n/a+14+21.54%79
October 2023n/a-13-16.67%65
September 2023n/a+7+9.86%78
August 2023n/a+11+18.33%71
July 2023n/a+6+11.11%60
June 2023n/a-6-10%54
May 2023n/a-7-10.45%60
April 2023n/a-7-9.46%67
March 2023n/a+9+13.85%74
February 2023n/a+2+3.17%65
January 2023n/a+1+1.61%63
December 2022n/a-7-10.14%62
November 2022n/a+2+2.99%69
October 2022n/a+6+9.84%67
September 2022n/a-1-1.61%61
August 2022n/a-10-13.89%62
July 2022n/a+12+20%72
June 2022n/a-3-4.76%60
May 2022n/a-18-22.22%63
April 2022n/a+2+2.53%81
March 2022n/a+9+12.86%79
February 2022n/a-13-15.66%70
January 2022n/a+4+5.06%83
December 2021n/a-9-10.23%79
November 2021n/a-1-1.12%88
October 2021n/a+14+18.67%89
September 2021n/a-4-5.06%75
August 2021n/a+4+5.33%79
July 2021n/a+2+2.74%75
June 2021n/a+10+15.87%73
May 2021n/a-4-5.97%63
April 2021n/a-8-10.67%67
March 2021n/a-1-1.32%75
February 2021n/a-22-22.45%76
January 2021n/a+2+2.08%98
December 2020n/a-7-6.8%96
November 2020n/a+21+25.61%103
October 2020n/a+21+34.43%82
September 2020n/a-5-7.58%61
August 2020n/a-3-4.35%66
July 2020n/a-13-15.85%69
June 2020n/a-176-68.22%82
May 2020n/a+158+158%258
April 2020n/a+15+17.65%100
March 2020n/a+8+10.39%85
February 2020n/a-5-6.1%77
January 2020n/a-10-10.87%82
December 2019n/a+3+3.37%92
November 2019n/a+12+15.58%89
October 2019n/a+11+16.67%77
September 2019n/a+3+4.76%66
August 2019n/a-1-1.56%63
July 2019n/a-1-1.54%64
June 2019n/a-5-7.14%65
May 2019n/a+1+1.45%70
April 2019n/a-5-6.76%69
March 2019n/a-13-14.94%74
February 2019n/a+3+3.57%87
January 2019n/a-16-16%84
December 2018n/a+19+23.46%100
November 2018n/a+7+9.46%81
October 2018n/a+1+1.37%74
September 2018n/a+4+5.8%73
August 2018n/a-18-20.69%69
July 2018n/a-3-3.33%87
June 2018n/a+17+23.29%90
May 2018n/a-5-6.41%73
April 2018n/a-1-1.27%78
March 2018n/a-14-15.05%79
February 2018n/a+1+1.09%93
January 2018n/a+3+3.37%92
December 2017n/a+7+8.54%89
November 2017n/a-12-12.77%82
October 2017n/a+4+4.44%94
September 2017n/a+5+5.88%90
August 2017n/a-8-8.6%85
July 2017n/a-11-10.58%93
June 2017n/a+27+35.06%104
May 2017n/a-3-3.75%77
April 2017n/a-4-4.76%80
March 2017n/a-9-9.68%84
February 2017n/a-29-23.77%93
January 2017n/a+13+11.93%122
December 2016n/a+4+3.81%109
November 2016n/a+11+11.7%105
October 2016n/a+5+5.62%94
September 2016n/a+1+1.14%89
August 2016n/a-50-36.23%88
July 2016n/a+0+0%138
June 2016n/a+31+28.97%138
May 2016n/a-4-3.6%107
April 2016n/a-8-6.72%111
March 2016n/a-22-15.6%119
February 2016n/a-92-39.48%141
January 2016n/a-30-11.41%233
December 2015n/a+88+50.29%263
November 2015n/a+9+5.42%175
October 2015n/a-290-63.6%166
September 2015n/a-706-60.76%456
August 2015n/a+993+587.57%1,162
July 2015n/a-304-64.27%169
June 2015n/a+326+221.77%473
May 2015n/a-17-10.37%147
April 2015n/a-319-66.05%164
March 2015n/a+276+133.33%483
February 2015n/a-236-53.27%207
January 2015n/a-341-43.49%443
December 2014n/a+382+95.02%784
November 2014n/a-393-49.43%402
October 2014n/a-520-39.54%795
September 2014n/a+1,255+2091.67%1,315
August 2014n/a-154-71.96%60
July 2014n/a+149+229.23%214
June 2014n/a-9-12.16%65
May 2014n/an/an/a74

How many people play DG2: Defense Grid 2 right now?

At this moment DG2: Defense Grid 2 has 50 concurrent players on Steam. That makes it the #4,176 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 50 players. That is in line with its 30-day average daily peak of 52.

DG2: Defense Grid 2 player count trend

Over the last 30 days DG2: Defense Grid 2 averaged a daily peak of 52 players, down 5% compared with the 30 days before (55). Its highest point this month (69) is 23% above the same period last year (56). In its first month after release (May 1, 2014) it peaked at 74 players. Today's player count is 4% of its all-time peak of 1,315, set on Sep 1, 2014.

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About 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.

Developer
Hidden Path Entertainment
Released
May 1, 2014
Genre
Indie, Strategy
Steam Deck
Verified
Languages
11 languages, 6 with full audio

Screenshots

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DG2: Defense Grid 2 price history

$9.99
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$9.99
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DG2: Defense Grid 2 reviews over time

86% Very Positive86% of 3,163 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

DG2: Defense Grid 2 achievements

DG2: Defense Grid 2 has 65 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 34.0% of them; the rarest, Master Strategist, is held by 2.9% of players.

  • First BloodKill 1 alien.86.2%
  • Thanks For Playing!Earn Bronze on a Single Player mission.83.8%
  • EradicatorKill 100 aliens.82.8%
  • Yellow Beats GreenUpgrade a level 1 tower to a level 2 tower.81.1%
  • Field PromotionEarn a silver (or better) medal.77.4%
  • Flawless VictoryEarn a Gold Medal.77.3%
  • No SaleWin any mission without selling any towers.77.2%
  • Happy ReturnsRecover a loose core.76.3%
  • Hey! That's mine!Kill an alien carrying a power core.76.3%
  • ArsenalBuild 20 towers of any type in one mission.73.0%
  • SurplusWin a mission with at least 1,000 resources remaining.69.6%
  • Close CallSave a core that is less than 10 seconds away from the map's exit point.68.3%
  • ExterminatorKill 1000 aliens.67.4%
  • Death From AboveUse the Orbital Laser Special Weapon (General Cai).59.1%
  • Now With SprinklesEnable a Tower Augmentation item on any tower.56.7%
  • Salvage RightsKill an alien boss creature. (Juggernaut, Rumbler, Turtle, or Crasher)55.5%
  • ConfidentUse the speed up control at 3x for a total of 60 seconds in any mission.53.3%
  • Boot CampFinish all the missions in Chapter 1 in Story Mode.53.1%
  • Full DefenseBuild 50 towers of any type in one mission.48.0%
  • LiquidatorSell 10 towers.45.2%
  • Would You Like a Boost With That?Build 100 Boost towers.42.5%
  • Penny PincherWin a mission with at least 5,000 resources remaining.41.4%
  • More PleaseUse the Resource Reinforcement Special Weapon (Professor Briel).38.4%
  • LeadheadBuild 100 Gun towers.35.7%
  • UntouchableBeat a Chapter 4 mission or higher with zero cores captured.34.9%
  • AnnihilatorKill 10,000 aliens.32.3%
  • DiversityBuild 1 of each tower type in any single mission.31.3%
  • What IS that?Inspect 10 aliens.29.5%
  • Pumped Up TowersUse the Tower Overcharge Special Weapon (Advisor Zacara).29.3%
  • RetryUse the Reload Checkpoint option.28.4%
  • Base DefenderComplete the single player campaign in Story Mode.27.2%
  • Filthy RichWin a mission with at least 10,000 resources remaining.27.1%
  • Kaboom!Build 100 Cannon towers.26.3%
  • The Path Most TraveledWin a Gold medal on mission 19 without using the Command Shuttle.25.5%
  • IndecisiveSell 10 towers or more in a single mission.23.9%
  • If At First You Don't Succeed, Retry AgainUse the reload checkpoint option five times in a single mission.20.8%
  • Planet DefenderEarn a silver medal (or better) on all missions in the Story mode.20.5%
  • Pew PewBuild 100 Laser towers.19.8%
  • Full PotentialWin a chapter 4 (or later) mission with level 3 towers only and no selling.19.1%
  • Tower ExpertBuild every tower and every upgrade for each tower.17.6%
  • Full HouseBuild and fully upgrade each tower type in one mission.17.6%
  • Alien TearsEarn a gold medal on every mission in Story mode.16.7%
  • The Not-So-Friendly SkiesBuild 100 Missile towers.16.4%
  • Burn Baby BurnBuild 100 Inferno towers.15.8%
  • Great Ball of FireBuild 100 Meteor towers.15.8%
  • 10 Items No LessEnable a Tower Augmentation Item on 10 Towers.15.2%
  • No Fast BlastUse the Temporal Cannon Special Weapon (Colonel Rissler).15.1%
  • Master Siege BreakerSurvive 100 waves on any Super Grinder challenge mode.14.8%
  • Siege BreakerSurvive 100 waves on Grinder challenge mode on any mission.14.7%
  • Not So FastBuild 100 Temporal towers.13.6%
  • Head TraumaBuild 100 Concussion towers.13.3%
  • High VoltageBuild 100 Tesla towers.12.5%
  • Shoot That GuyUse the Precision Targeting Special Weapon (Rear Admiral Phillips).10.7%
  • Go To Your HomeUse the Core Teleport special weapon (Professor Taylor).8.9%
  • XenocideKill 50,000 aliens.8.8%
  • Brothers in ArmsEarn Bronze in a Co-Op Multiplayer mission.8.5%
  • Gun CrazyUsing only Gun towers, Win any chapter 4 (or later) mission.7.7%
  • Go Team!Earn Gold in a Co-Op Multiplayer mission.7.6%
  • Master BuilderUse the command shuttle to move 6 map sections in Mission 6.7.3%
  • Shell-shockedUsing only Cannon towers, Win any chapter 4 (or later) mission.6.9%

Showing the 60 most unlocked of 65 achievements.

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

DG2: Defense Grid 2 DLC

DG2: Defense Grid 2 has 2 DLCs and soundtracks on Steam, newest first.

DLCReleasedPrice (US)
Defense Grid 2, Aftermath ↗Mar 8, 2026$4.99
Defense Grid 2 Original Soundtrack ↗Mar 4, 2026$1.99

Latest DG2: Defense Grid 2 news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

DG2: Defense Grid 2 FAQ

Is DG2: Defense Grid 2 dead?

DG2: Defense Grid 2 has a small but active player base. 50 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (down 5% on the month before).

How many people play DG2: Defense Grid 2?

50 people are playing DG2: Defense Grid 2 on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 50 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for DG2: Defense Grid 2?

DG2: Defense Grid 2 reached its all-time Steam peak of 1,315 concurrent players on Sep 1, 2014.

Is DG2: Defense Grid 2 growing or declining?

DG2: Defense Grid 2 is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 52, down 5% compared with the previous 30 days.

How much does DG2: Defense Grid 2 cost?

DG2: Defense Grid 2 costs $9.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price DG2: Defense Grid 2 has been on Steam?

We have not seen DG2: Defense Grid 2 discounted on Steam since October 2026, so the lowest US price we have recorded is its regular $9.99.

Is DG2: Defense Grid 2 on sale right now?

No, DG2: Defense Grid 2 is at its full price of $9.99 on Steam right now.

Is DG2: Defense Grid 2 good?

Steam players rate DG2: Defense Grid 2 Very Positive: 86% of 3,163 reviews are positive.

When did DG2: Defense Grid 2 come out?

DG2: Defense Grid 2 was released on Steam on May 1, 2014.

Who made DG2: Defense Grid 2?

DG2: Defense Grid 2 was developed by Hidden Path Entertainment.

Is DG2: Defense Grid 2 still worth playing?

DG2: Defense Grid 2 has a smaller but active community on Steam today (50 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).

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