Defense Grid: The Awakening
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Developers | |
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Hidden Path Entertainment | |
macOS (OS X) | Virtual Programming[1] |
Engines | |
Gamebryo | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 8, 2008 |
macOS (OS X) | June 18, 2010 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 81 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Genres | Tower defense |
Series | Defense Grid |
Defense Grid | |
---|---|
Defense Grid: The Awakening | 2008 |
Defense Grid 2 | 2014 |
Defense Grid 2: Enhanced VR Edition | 2016 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Does not have online leaderboard and stats features either | |||
Epic Games Store | ||||
Steam | Containment Bundle also available. | |||
Developer website (unavailable) | Activates on Steam, purchased through the Humble Store | |||
Mac App Store (unavailable) |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Borderlands DLC | ||
Containment DLC | ||
You Monster DLC | ||
Resurgence Map Pack 1 | ||
Resurgence Map Pack 2 | ||
Resurgence Map Pack 3 | ||
Resurgence Map Pack 4 |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\config.ini[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/18500/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/18500/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Epic Games Launcher | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse, touch | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Only keyboard. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Touchscreen optimised | [2] | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, effects and voice over. | |
Surround sound | Up to 7.0 output[3] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Spanish | tested on retail |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Nvidia 3D Vision | See Defense Grid The Awakening - 3D Vision Fix. |
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | 2.0 GHz Dual Core |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB (XP) 1.5 GB (Vista) |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon 9600 Nvidia GeForce 6100 DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 2 support |
ATI Radeon X700 Nvidia GeForce 7600 256 MB of VRAM Shader model 3 support |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/18500/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (18500) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ https://www.deliver2.com/products/defensegrid
- ↑ N4G: Defense Grid Update Adds Touchscreen Support - last accessed on 2022-09-19
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up