Fit check
Is DG2: Defense Grid 2 worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Tower-defense fans who want a story campaign with changing maps
- Strategy players who prefer experimenting with several defensive layouts
- Players seeking online co-op or competitive multiplayer in a tower-defense game
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking direct control of individual soldiers rather than defense placement and timing
- Players who prefer short, fixed scenarios over repeated challenge variants and open-ended maps
- Players looking for an RPG focused on character progression, dialogue, or exploration
Our take on DG2: Defense Grid 2
The focus on tower placement and map adaptation gives up direct battlefield control: the main decisions concern defensive setup and timing rather than commanding individual units. Its many challenge variants add replay structure, but the core activity remains centered on defending against attacks.
What is DG2: Defense Grid 2?
Defense Grid 2 is a tower-defense strategy game about placing defenses, adapting to changing maps, and timing decisions across a 21-map story campaign.
Aftermath adds five story missions involving enemies that can control attackers. The campaign can be played solo, while online co-op and competitive multiplayer provide additional modes. Hundreds of challenge variants change the rules for replay sessions. Large, open-ended levels support multiple strategic solutions. Steam Workshop support and level-creation tools add user-created content. Voice localization is available in Simplified Chinese, Korean, Spanish, English, French, and German. The game also includes improved widescreen support, stability, and performance.
How DG2: Defense Grid 2 plays
- 01Aftermath Campaign
- The additional chapter contains five story missions and includes a voiced opening cinematic.
- 02Online Multiplayer
- Online modes support cooperative play and competition against other players.
- 03Challenge Variants
- Hundreds of replayable scenarios alter the rules for different tactical tests.
- 04Open-Ended Levels
- Large maps allow multiple approaches to defensive placement and enemy response.
- 05Level Creation Tools
- Steam Workshop support accompanies tools for creating levels.
- 06Voice Localization
- Voice work is available in Simplified Chinese, Korean, Spanish, English, French, and German.
DG2: Defense Grid 2 compared to similar games
DG2: Defense Grid 2 centers on placing defenses across dynamic maps, with a 21-map campaign, online co-op, competitive multiplayer, and challenge variants. Men of War: Assault Squad instead focuses on commanding units in large-scale World War II battles with direct combat. Xenonauts uses turn-based small-squad operations against an alien invasion, including persistent soldiers and technology recovery, rather than tower-defense placement.
DG2: Defense Grid 2: platforms & release
Is DG2: Defense Grid 2 worth it?
It is worth it if: tower-defense fans who want a story campaign with changing maps. Skip it if: players seeking direct control of individual soldiers rather than defense placement and timing.
Where can I download DG2: Defense Grid 2?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens DG2: Defense Grid 2's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is DG2: Defense Grid 2 on?
Windows only.
