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95BANG SCORE
Defense Grid: The Awakening
BANGER · Strategy · 2008
A lot of game for the money: about 11.3h, $3.99 (~$0.35/hr), 96% positive.
The verdict
−60%95 is the sale score. Normally
92
at full price.Already a BANGER at $3.99.
Buy it. The price is already a steal.
$0.35/hr over the 11.3h main story, $0.04/hr if you 100% it (103.7h).
Better value than 100% of Strategy games
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.
Length
11.3h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
103.7h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr
$0.35/h
price ÷ main-story length
Price
$3.99
Reviews
96%
5,344 reviews
Metacritic
81
critic score
Players
750K
owners (estimate)
Released
2008
What drives the score
Value$0.35/hr
Price per hour of game, the biggest driver
Length11 hours
How much game you get. Hours feed the value per dollar
Reviews96% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Reach750K+ players
How many own it, a popularity + confidence signal
Engagement25% finish
How far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
Monetization✓ None
No microtransactions, nothing drags the score down
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Critics vs players+15
Player favorite. The critics underrated it.
Metacritic critics · 5,344 Steam player reviews
The drop-off
93% start to 25% finish25% of players see it through, a normal fall-off for a game this long. Steam global achievements
Price history
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DeveloperHidden Path Entertainment
PublisherHidden Path Entertainment
GenreStrategy
Achievements87
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