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Defense Grid: The Awakening
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Defense Grid: The Awakening player count chart
Defense Grid: The Awakening has very few players on Steam right now (33). Its all-time peak was 5,658.
History from Sep 22, 2008
Defense Grid: The Awakening monthly player count
| Month | Avg. players | % Gain | Peak players |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | n/a | -25.29% | 65 |
| October 2026 | 49 | +13.95% | 87 |
| September 2026 | 43 | +4.05% | 77 |
| August 2026 | n/a | -16.85% | 74 |
| July 2026 | n/a | -2.2% | 89 |
| June 2026 | n/a | +12.35% | 91 |
| May 2026 | n/a | -16.49% | 81 |
| April 2026 | n/a | -15.65% | 97 |
| March 2026 | n/a | +1.77% | 115 |
| February 2026 | n/a | +0% | 113 |
| January 2026 | n/a | +18.95% | 113 |
| December 2025 | n/a | +0% | 95 |
| November 2025 | n/a | +4.4% | 95 |
| October 2025 | n/a | +3.41% | 91 |
| September 2025 | n/a | -1.12% | 88 |
| August 2025 | n/a | -20.54% | 89 |
| July 2025 | n/a | +6.67% | 112 |
| June 2025 | n/a | +16.67% | 105 |
| May 2025 | n/a | -5.26% | 90 |
| April 2025 | n/a | -12.04% | 95 |
| March 2025 | n/a | +8% | 108 |
| February 2025 | n/a | +0% | 100 |
| January 2025 | n/a | -3.85% | 100 |
| December 2024 | n/a | +5.05% | 104 |
| November 2024 | n/a | -1% | 99 |
| October 2024 | n/a | +9.89% | 100 |
| September 2024 | n/a | -40.52% | 91 |
| August 2024 | n/a | +33.04% | 153 |
| July 2024 | n/a | +18.56% | 115 |
| June 2024 | n/a | +10.23% | 97 |
| May 2024 | n/a | -12.87% | 88 |
| April 2024 | n/a | -10.62% | 101 |
| March 2024 | n/a | +10.78% | 113 |
| February 2024 | n/a | -9.73% | 102 |
| January 2024 | n/a | +21.51% | 113 |
| December 2023 | n/a | -7% | 93 |
| November 2023 | n/a | +1.01% | 100 |
| October 2023 | n/a | -3.88% | 99 |
| September 2023 | n/a | +9.57% | 103 |
| August 2023 | n/a | -16.81% | 94 |
| July 2023 | n/a | +3.67% | 113 |
| June 2023 | n/a | +7.92% | 109 |
| May 2023 | n/a | +0% | 101 |
| April 2023 | n/a | -17.21% | 101 |
| March 2023 | n/a | +0% | 122 |
| February 2023 | n/a | +10.91% | 122 |
| January 2023 | n/a | +12.24% | 110 |
| December 2022 | n/a | -1.01% | 98 |
| November 2022 | n/a | +0% | 99 |
| October 2022 | n/a | +2.06% | 99 |
| September 2022 | n/a | -10.19% | 97 |
| August 2022 | n/a | -5.26% | 108 |
| July 2022 | n/a | -5.79% | 114 |
| June 2022 | n/a | +24.74% | 121 |
| May 2022 | n/a | -14.16% | 97 |
| April 2022 | n/a | +1.8% | 113 |
| March 2022 | n/a | -1.77% | 111 |
| February 2022 | n/a | -12.4% | 113 |
| January 2022 | n/a | +20.56% | 129 |
| December 2021 | n/a | -3.6% | 107 |
| November 2021 | n/a | -4.31% | 111 |
| October 2021 | n/a | +11.54% | 116 |
| September 2021 | n/a | -12.61% | 104 |
| August 2021 | n/a | -16.2% | 119 |
| July 2021 | n/a | +47.92% | 142 |
| June 2021 | n/a | -4% | 96 |
| May 2021 | n/a | -5.66% | 100 |
| April 2021 | n/a | -5.36% | 106 |
| March 2021 | n/a | -8.2% | 112 |
| February 2021 | n/a | -5.43% | 122 |
| January 2021 | n/a | -16.23% | 129 |
| December 2020 | n/a | +13.24% | 154 |
| November 2020 | n/a | +3.03% | 136 |
| October 2020 | n/a | +11.86% | 132 |
| September 2020 | n/a | +3.51% | 118 |
| August 2020 | n/a | +0.88% | 114 |
| July 2020 | n/a | -15.04% | 113 |
| June 2020 | n/a | -46.15% | 133 |
| May 2020 | n/a | +73.94% | 247 |
| April 2020 | n/a | +8.4% | 142 |
| March 2020 | n/a | +11.02% | 131 |
| February 2020 | n/a | -13.87% | 118 |
| January 2020 | n/a | +1.48% | 137 |
| December 2019 | n/a | -3.57% | 135 |
| November 2019 | n/a | +25% | 140 |
| October 2019 | n/a | -4.27% | 112 |
| September 2019 | n/a | +4.46% | 117 |
| August 2019 | n/a | +0.9% | 112 |
| July 2019 | n/a | -10.48% | 111 |
| June 2019 | n/a | -7.46% | 124 |
| May 2019 | n/a | +1.52% | 134 |
| April 2019 | n/a | +6.45% | 132 |
| March 2019 | n/a | -16.78% | 124 |
| February 2019 | n/a | +1.36% | 149 |
| January 2019 | n/a | +0.68% | 147 |
| December 2018 | n/a | -4.58% | 146 |
| November 2018 | n/a | +19.53% | 153 |
| October 2018 | n/a | +0.79% | 128 |
| September 2018 | n/a | +2.42% | 127 |
| August 2018 | n/a | -20% | 124 |
| July 2018 | n/a | +2.65% | 155 |
| June 2018 | n/a | +9.42% | 151 |
| May 2018 | n/a | +15% | 138 |
| April 2018 | n/a | -11.11% | 120 |
| March 2018 | n/a | -1.46% | 135 |
| February 2018 | n/a | -13.84% | 137 |
| January 2018 | n/a | -1.85% | 159 |
| December 2017 | n/a | +2.53% | 162 |
| November 2017 | n/a | -4.24% | 158 |
| October 2017 | n/a | +30.95% | 165 |
| September 2017 | n/a | +7.69% | 126 |
| August 2017 | n/a | -17.61% | 117 |
| July 2017 | n/a | -7.79% | 142 |
| June 2017 | n/a | +37.5% | 154 |
| May 2017 | n/a | -6.67% | 112 |
| April 2017 | n/a | -6.98% | 120 |
| March 2017 | n/a | +2.38% | 129 |
| February 2017 | n/a | -23.64% | 126 |
| January 2017 | n/a | +15.38% | 165 |
| December 2016 | n/a | +8.33% | 143 |
| November 2016 | n/a | +11.86% | 132 |
| October 2016 | n/a | +5.36% | 118 |
| September 2016 | n/a | -1.75% | 112 |
| August 2016 | n/a | -22.45% | 114 |
| July 2016 | n/a | +8.89% | 147 |
| June 2016 | n/a | +10.66% | 135 |
| May 2016 | n/a | +2.52% | 122 |
| April 2016 | n/a | -3.25% | 119 |
| March 2016 | n/a | -15.75% | 123 |
| February 2016 | n/a | -12.05% | 146 |
| January 2016 | n/a | +17.73% | 166 |
| December 2015 | n/a | -1.4% | 141 |
| November 2015 | n/a | +8.33% | 143 |
| October 2015 | n/a | -11.41% | 132 |
| September 2015 | n/a | -34.65% | 149 |
| August 2015 | n/a | +105.41% | 228 |
| July 2015 | n/a | -5.93% | 111 |
| June 2015 | n/a | -11.94% | 118 |
| May 2015 | n/a | -20.71% | 134 |
| April 2015 | n/a | +13.42% | 169 |
| March 2015 | n/a | -5.7% | 149 |
| February 2015 | n/a | -35.77% | 158 |
| January 2015 | n/a | -14.58% | 246 |
| December 2014 | n/a | +42.57% | 288 |
| November 2014 | n/a | -3.81% | 202 |
| October 2014 | n/a | -30.69% | 210 |
| September 2014 | n/a | -5.31% | 303 |
| August 2014 | n/a | +5.26% | 320 |
| July 2014 | n/a | -4.1% | 304 |
| June 2014 | n/a | +56.93% | 317 |
| May 2014 | n/a | -5.61% | 202 |
| April 2014 | n/a | -0.93% | 214 |
| March 2014 | n/a | -21.45% | 216 |
| February 2014 | n/a | -8.33% | 275 |
| January 2014 | n/a | +0% | 300 |
| December 2013 | n/a | -1.96% | 300 |
| November 2013 | n/a | +20.95% | 306 |
| October 2013 | n/a | -15.67% | 253 |
| September 2013 | n/a | -19.35% | 300 |
| August 2013 | n/a | -67.54% | 372 |
| July 2013 | n/a | +141.77% | 1,146 |
| June 2013 | n/a | -42.2% | 474 |
| May 2013 | n/a | -51.76% | 820 |
| April 2013 | n/a | +378.87% | 1,700 |
| March 2013 | n/a | -48.33% | 355 |
| February 2013 | n/a | -29.25% | 687 |
| January 2013 | n/a | +250.54% | 971 |
| December 2012 | n/a | -25.74% | 277 |
| November 2012 | n/a | +78.47% | 373 |
| October 2012 | n/a | -27.43% | 209 |
| September 2012 | n/a | -22.58% | 288 |
| August 2012 | n/a | -56.34% | 372 |
| July 2012 | n/a | +242.17% | 852 |
| February 2012 | n/a | -72.61% | 249 |
| January 2012 | n/a | -83.93% | 909 |
| December 2011 | n/a | +1454.4% | 5,658 |
| September 2011 | n/a | -89.46% | 364 |
| July 2011 | n/a | +1036.18% | 3,454 |
| June 2011 | n/a | -29.3% | 304 |
| May 2011 | n/a | -85.8% | 430 |
| April 2011 | n/a | +923.31% | 3,029 |
| February 2011 | n/a | -56.85% | 296 |
| January 2011 | n/a | -61.83% | 686 |
| December 2010 | n/a | +12.24% | 1,797 |
| November 2010 | n/a | +1004.14% | 1,601 |
| October 2010 | n/a | -42.23% | 145 |
| September 2010 | n/a | -20.82% | 251 |
| August 2010 | n/a | -50.78% | 317 |
| July 2010 | n/a | -11.17% | 644 |
| June 2010 | n/a | +150% | 725 |
| May 2010 | n/a | +3.57% | 290 |
| April 2010 | n/a | -41.05% | 280 |
| March 2010 | n/a | +61.56% | 475 |
| February 2010 | n/a | -82.56% | 294 |
| January 2010 | n/a | +29.2% | 1,686 |
| December 2009 | n/a | +413.78% | 1,305 |
| October 2009 | n/a | +53.94% | 254 |
| September 2009 | n/a | -7.82% | 165 |
| August 2009 | n/a | +5.92% | 179 |
| July 2009 | n/a | -46.01% | 169 |
| June 2009 | n/a | -76.73% | 313 |
| May 2009 | n/a | +465.13% | 1,345 |
| April 2009 | n/a | -27.44% | 238 |
| March 2009 | n/a | -5.75% | 328 |
| February 2009 | n/a | +46.22% | 348 |
| January 2009 | n/a | -19.59% | 238 |
| December 2008 | n/a | +14700% | 296 |
| September 2008 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
How many people play Defense Grid: The Awakening right now?
33 people are playing Defense Grid: The Awakening on Steam right now. That makes it the #4,692 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 60 players. Today's peak is 6% below its 30-day average daily peak of 64.
Is Defense Grid: The Awakening growing or declining?
Over the last 30 days Defense Grid: The Awakening averaged a daily peak of 64 players, up 0% compared with the 30 days before (64). Its highest point this month (85) is 11% below the same period last year (95). In its first month after release (Sep 22, 2008) it peaked at 2 players. Today's player count is 1% of its all-time peak of 5,658, set on Dec 21, 2011.
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About Defense Grid: The Awakening
Defense Grid: The Awakening is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels. A horde of enemies is invading, and it's up to the player to stop them by strategically building fortification towers around their base.
- Developer
- Hidden Path Entertainment
- Released
- Sep 22, 2008
- Genre
- Indie, Strategy
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Languages
- 5 languages
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Defense Grid: The Awakening price history
Good time to buy? No sale seen yet. Defense Grid: The Awakening costs $9.99 and we have not recorded a discount for it so far.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown
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Defense Grid: The Awakening reviews over time
Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.
Defense Grid: The Awakening achievements
Defense Grid: The Awakening has 87 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 34.8% of them; the rarest, Core Container, is held by 1.2% of players.
First BloodKill 1 alien.93.3%
Hey! That's mine!Kill an alien carrying a power core.92.6%
Happy ReturnsRecover a loose core.92.5%
Field PromotionEarn at least one silver medal.91.1%
LeadheadBuild 5 Gun towers.90.2%
EradicatorKill 100 aliens.89.6%
SurplusWin with 1,000 resources remaining.88.8%
Yellow Beats GreenUpgrade a tower.85.7%
Burn Baby BurnBuild 5 Inferno towers.85.4%
Salvage RightsDestroy at least one boss alien.84.9%
Penny PincherWin with 5,000 resources remaining.83.2%
I SpyActivate reconnaissance system.82.4%
Pew PewBuild 5 Laser towers.81.8%
Close CallSave a core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit.80.4%
What IS that?Inspect 10 aliens.79.7%
ArsenalBuild 20 towers in one mission.78.5%
ExterminatorDestroy 1000 aliens.75.7%
Flawless VictoryEarn at least one gold medal.74.4%
ConfidentUse speed up controls for a total of 30 seconds in any one mission.74.2%
Boot CampFinish the first 3 missions.74.2%
Not So FastBuild 5 Temporal towers.71.9%
Great Ball of FireBuild 5 Meteor towers.70.2%
SharpshooterShoot down a flying alien.70.2%
Kaboom!Build 5 Cannon towers.68.6%
No SaleNo towers sold in a single mission.68.5%
LiquidatorSell 5 towers.65.0%
Filthy RichWin with 10,000 resources remaining.61.5%
High VoltageBuild 5 Tesla towers.59.9%
Death From AboveFire the orbital laser.53.9%
The Not-So-Friendly SkiesBuild 5 Missile towers.53.6%
Pyrrhic VictoryShoot down flying alien carrying a core.51.3%
Power BuilderBuild 6 towers within 10 seconds.50.7%
Head TraumaBuild 5 Concussion towers.47.8%
RetryReload an earlier save checkpoint.43.8%
OverseerBuild 5 Command towers.40.8%
AnnihilatorKill 10,000 aliens.36.2%
Full DefenseBuild 50 towers in one mission.33.2%
IndecisiveSell 10 towers in a single mission.28.4%
Tower ExpertBuild every tower and upgrade.25.7%
Base DefenderComplete the Story mode.24.7%
Relay RaceWitness 1 core handed off 10 times within 20 seconds.21.2%
Full PotentialBeat an advanced mission with only level 3 towers and no selling.18.2%
DiversityBuild all tower types in one mission.17.6%
The Long RoadAlien time until exit exceeds 5 minutes.17.1%
FlurryEarn a gold medal on an adrenaline challenge mode.17.0%
If At First You Don't Succeed, Retry AgainReload an earlier save checkpoint five times in a single mission.16.3%
Siege BreakerSurvive 100 waves on the Grinder challenge mode.14.2%
Well InvestedGain 10000 resources from interest in a single mission.13.6%
UntouchableBeat an advanced mission with zero cores captured.13.5%
XenocideKill 50,000 aliens.11.6%
Gun CrazyBeat an advanced mission with only Gun towers.10.4%
MinimalistBeat an advanced mission with only level 1 towers.10.3%
Nail BiterWin mission with the last core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit.9.9%
KickstarterBegin playing any mode of the Containment Campaign.9.5%
Few and ProudEarn at least a silver medal on the Story or Story Challenge mode of Divided Attention.8.5%
Planet DefenderEarn a silver medal on all missions in the Story mode.8.1%
Full HouseBuild all upgrades of all tower types in one mission.7.4%
Shell-shockedBeat an advanced mission with only Cannon towers.7.1%
Foresight is 20/20Earn a Gold medal on any Containment mission without going back to a save checkpoint.6.4%
Out of BulletsBeat all 5 "Out of Bullets" challenge modes without using Gun or Cannon towers.6.3%
Showing the 60 most unlocked of 87 achievements.
Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.
Defense Grid: The Awakening DLC
Defense Grid: The Awakening has 6 DLCs and soundtracks on Steam, newest first.
Latest Defense Grid: The Awakening news and patch notes
- Jan 17, 2017 Defense Grid: The Board Game
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- Aug 3, 2016 Defense Grid: The Board Game Stream starting Soon!
- Aug 3, 2016 Defense Grid: The Board Game Stream starting Soon!
- Mar 26, 2015 Celebrating Classic Scoring With a Sale
- Mar 26, 2015 Celebrating Classic Scoring With a Sale
- Jul 29, 2012 Defense Grid 2 Kickstarter Going on Now!
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Official announcements from the developer on Steam.
Defense Grid: The Awakening FAQ
Is Defense Grid: The Awakening dead?
Defense Grid: The Awakening has very few players on Steam right now (33). Its all-time peak was 5,658.
How many people play Defense Grid: The Awakening?
33 people are playing Defense Grid: The Awakening on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 60 concurrent players.
What is the all-time peak player count for Defense Grid: The Awakening?
Defense Grid: The Awakening reached its all-time Steam peak of 5,658 concurrent players on Dec 21, 2011.
Is Defense Grid: The Awakening growing or declining?
Defense Grid: The Awakening is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 64, about the same compared with the previous 30 days.
How much does Defense Grid: The Awakening cost?
Defense Grid: The Awakening costs $9.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.
What is the lowest price Defense Grid: The Awakening has been on Steam?
We have not seen Defense Grid: The Awakening discounted on Steam since October 2026, so the lowest US price we have recorded is its regular $9.99.
Is Defense Grid: The Awakening on sale right now?
No, Defense Grid: The Awakening is at its full price of $9.99 on Steam right now.
Is Defense Grid: The Awakening good?
Steam players rate Defense Grid: The Awakening Overwhelmingly Positive: 96% of 5,142 reviews are positive.
When did Defense Grid: The Awakening come out?
Defense Grid: The Awakening was released on Steam on Sep 22, 2008.
Who made Defense Grid: The Awakening?
Defense Grid: The Awakening was developed by Hidden Path Entertainment.
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