# Games like Defense Grid: The Awakening

> The closest matches to Defense Grid: The Awakening: DG2: Defense Grid 2, Anomaly: Warzone Earth, X-Morph: Defense, Sanctum, and Super Sanctum TD. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [DG2: Defense Grid 2](https://imho.run/games/221540/dg2-defense-grid-2) — Also Aliens and Tower Defense, like Defense Grid: The Awakening. 1,787 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221540/)
2. [Anomaly: Warzone Earth](https://imho.run/games/91200/anomaly-warzone-earth) — Also Touch-Friendly and Aliens, like Defense Grid: The Awakening. 561 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/91200/)
3. [X-Morph: Defense](https://imho.run/games/408410/x-morph-defense) — Shares maze building with Defense Grid: The Awakening. 1,142 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/408410/)
4. [Sanctum](https://imho.run/games/91600/sanctum) — Also Tower Defense, like Defense Grid: The Awakening. 1,335 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/91600/)
5. [Super Sanctum TD](https://imho.run/games/235250/super-sanctum-td) — A frequent pick in Defense Grid: The Awakening players' libraries, and another Strategy. 620 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/235250/)
6. [Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/2296550/axon-td-uprising-tower-defense) — Shares maze building with Defense Grid: The Awakening. 445 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2296550/)
7. [Revenge of the Titans](https://imho.run/games/93200/revenge-of-the-titans) — A frequent pick in Defense Grid: The Awakening players' libraries, and another Action. 452 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/93200/)
8. [Unstoppable Gorg](https://imho.run/games/18120/unstoppable-gorg) — Also Touch-Friendly and Aliens, like Defense Grid: The Awakening. 137 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/18120/)
9. [Colony Siege](https://imho.run/games/1198740/colony-siege) — Shares maze building with Defense Grid: The Awakening. 140 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1198740/)
10. [Anomaly Defenders](https://imho.run/games/294750/anomaly-defenders) — Also Tower Defense, like Defense Grid: The Awakening. 170 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294750/)
11. [Infested Planet](https://imho.run/games/204530/infested-planet) — Also Aliens and Tower Defense, like Defense Grid: The Awakening. 1,860 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/204530/)
12. [ Fieldrunners 2](https://imho.run/games/215710/fieldrunners-2) — Also Touch-Friendly and Tower Defense, like Defense Grid: The Awakening. 198 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215710/)
13. [Halo: Spartan Assault](https://imho.run/games/277430/halo-spartan-assault) — Also Touch-Friendly and Aliens, like Defense Grid: The Awakening. 2,369 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/277430/)
14. [Dungeon Defenders: Awakened](https://imho.run/games/1101190/dungeon-defenders-awakened) — Also Tower Defense, like Defense Grid: The Awakening. 2,272 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1101190/)
15. [Sol Survivor](https://imho.run/games/45000/sol-survivor) — Also Tower Defense, like Defense Grid: The Awakening. 252 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/45000/)
16. [The Riftbreaker](https://imho.run/games/780310/the-riftbreaker) — Also Tower Defense, like Defense Grid: The Awakening. 9,079 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/780310/)
17. [Protolife](https://imho.run/games/809440/protolife) — Also Aliens and Tower Defense, like Defense Grid: The Awakening. 303 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/809440/)
18. [Refactor](https://imho.run/games/1664670/refactor) — Shares maze building with Defense Grid: The Awakening. 92 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1664670/)
19. [Orcs Must Die! 2](https://imho.run/games/201790/orcs-must-die-2) — Also Tower Defense, like Defense Grid: The Awakening. 6,027 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/201790/)
20. [Nordhold](https://imho.run/games/3028310/nordhold) — Also Tower Defense, like Defense Grid: The Awakening. 1,392 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3028310/)
21. [Taur](https://imho.run/games/1227780/taur) — Also Tower Defense and Futuristic, like Defense Grid: The Awakening. 1,193 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1227780/)
22. [Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)](https://imho.run/games/15620/warhammer-40-000-dawn-of-war-ii-anniversary-edition-classic) — Also Futuristic, like Defense Grid: The Awakening. 4,542 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/15620/)
23. [SENTRY](https://imho.run/games/1252680/sentry) — Also Aliens and Tower Defense, like Defense Grid: The Awakening. 656 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1252680/)
24. [Cartridge Defense](https://imho.run/games/1291540/cartridge-defense) — Shares maze building with Defense Grid: The Awakening. 73 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1291540/)

## Machine-readable

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- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/18500
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## About Defense Grid: The Awakening

Defense Grid: The Awakening is a strategy game developed by Hidden Path Entertainment and released in 2008. Players construct and upgrade tower defenses around their base to stop waves of alien invaders, with maze-building and path-alteration mechanics allowing significant strategic customization. The game features challenge modes that twist the core gameplay, and a medal system where gold-medal runs test player skill as resource-accumulation can snowball into powerful advantages. Reviewers note the voice-acting is memorable, and players describe the experience as intense, contemplative, and nostalgic with high replay value. The game carries a 96% positive rating from over 3,300 Steam reviews and is playable on Steam Deck, priced at $9.99.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 18500
- **Developer:** Hidden Path Entertainment
- **Publisher:** Hidden Path Entertainment
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Dec 8, 2008
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 81
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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