
Defense Grid: The Awakening
by Hidden Path Entertainment
20082008
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategyTacticalIndie
Sci-Fi
86
Excellent
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategyTacticalIndie
Sci-Fi
86
Excellent
About
- Publisher
- Microsoft
- Engine
- Gamebryo
- Modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Science fiction
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Age Rating
- E10+ — Everyone 10+
Screenshots

1 / 5
Artworks

1 / 1
DLC & Expansions
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Release History
Dec 08, 2008— PC
Sep 02, 2009— Xbox 360
Jun 08, 2010— macOS
Nov 12, 2015— Xbox One
Language Support
5 languages| Language | Audio | Subtitles | Interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| French | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| German | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Italian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Spanish (Spain) | ✓ | — | ✓ |







