Defense Grid: The Awakening
Live player count and Steam charts
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.
Player history
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 14, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 44 | -2 | -4.3% | 89 |
| Jun 2026 | 46 | -1 | -2.1% | 91 |
| May 2026 | 47 | -6 | -11.3% | 81 |
| Apr 2026 | 53 | -3 | -5.4% | 97 |
| Mar 2026 | 56 | +2 | +3.7% | 115 |
| Feb 2026 | 54 | -7 | -11.5% | 113 |
| Jan 2026 | 61 | +6 | +10.9% | 113 |
| Dec 2025 | 55 | +1 | +1.9% | 95 |
| Nov 2025 | 54 | 0 | 0.0% | 95 |
| Oct 2025 | 54 | +3 | +5.9% | 91 |
| Sep 2025 | 51 | -2 | -3.8% | 88 |
| Aug 2025 | 53 | -7 | -11.7% | 89 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Jan 17, 2017Defense Grid: The Board Game
- Jan 17, 2017Defense Grid: The Board Game
- Aug 3, 2016Defense Grid: The Board Game Stream starting Soon!
- Aug 3, 2016Defense Grid: The Board Game Stream starting Soon!
- Mar 26, 2015Celebrating Classic Scoring With a Sale
- Mar 26, 2015Celebrating Classic Scoring With a Sale
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 15 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 21:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in the Americas. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 184 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
Achievements
Every achievement in the game, ordered from most to least earned (#1 is the one the most players have). Height is the share of all players who have it; the dashed line is the median. Global rates from Steam.
