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Aliens: Dark Descent vs DG2: Defense Grid 2 Player Count: Which Is More Popular?

Aliens: Dark Descent is more popular right now with 233 players on Steam, 7.8 times as many players as DG2: Defense Grid 2 (30). The highest all-time peak belongs to Aliens: Dark Descent (8,893 players).

Aliens: Dark Descent
233
playing now · 24h peak 286
DG2: Defense Grid 2
30
playing now · 24h peak 57

Aliens: Dark Descent vs DG2: Defense Grid 2 player count chart

  • Aliens: Dark Descent
  • DG2: Defense Grid 2

Concurrent players on Steam. Drag or pinch to zoom; the table below has every number.

Aliens: Dark Descent vs DG2: Defense Grid 2: side by side

StatAliens: Dark DescentDG2: Defense Grid 2
Players right now23330
24-hour peak28657
All-time peak8,893Jun 1, 20231,315Sep 1, 2014
30-day average players172n/a
Steam reviews88.2% positive16k reviews86.1% positive3,163 reviews
Price now (US)-70% $11.99$9.99
Lowest price we have seen$11.99 Oct 27, 2026$9.99 Oct 13, 2026
Twitch viewers now05 on average, 7 daysn/a
Release dateJun 19, 2023May 1, 2014

Green marks the leader in each row (for prices, the cheaper game). Prices are US Steam prices.

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Which is more popular, Aliens: Dark Descent or DG2: Defense Grid 2?

Aliens: Dark Descent is more popular right now with 233 players on Steam, 7.8 times as many players as DG2: Defense Grid 2 (30). The highest all-time peak belongs to Aliens: Dark Descent (8,893 players).

Which has the higher all-time peak on Steam, Aliens: Dark Descent or DG2: Defense Grid 2?

Aliens: Dark Descent peaked at 8,893 concurrent players on June 1, 2023. DG2: Defense Grid 2 peaked at 1,315 concurrent players on September 1, 2014.

Is Aliens: Dark Descent or DG2: Defense Grid 2 cheaper on Steam?

Aliens: Dark Descent costs $11.99 on the US Steam store. DG2: Defense Grid 2 costs $9.99 on the US Steam store.

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