DG2: Defense Grid 2
Live player count and Steam charts
Great strategy is timeless. Build, adapt, and defend across dynamic maps, solo or online - every session brings new strategies, new solutions, and new surprises. Now is the perfect time to enter the grid.
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 * | 47 | +2 | +4.4% | 82 |
| Jun 2026 | 45 | -13 | -22.4% | 78 |
| May 2026 | 58 | -15 | -20.5% | 123 |
| Apr 2026 | 73 | -20 | -21.5% | 179 |
| Mar 2026 | 93 | +60 | +181.8% | 212 |
| Feb 2026 | 33 | -4 | -10.8% | 61 |
| Jan 2026 | 37 | +3 | +8.8% | 77 |
| Dec 2025 | 34 | +3 | +9.7% | 63 |
| Nov 2025 | 31 | -2 | -6.1% | 56 |
| Oct 2025 | 33 | +2 | +6.5% | 63 |
| Sep 2025 | 31 | -1 | -3.1% | 54 |
| Aug 2025 | 32 | -1 | -3.0% | 57 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Apr 24, 2026Defense Grid Game update
- Mar 8, 2026Aftermath DLC comes to Defense Grid 2
- Mar 7, 2026Defense Grid 2 in 2026!
- Sep 12, 2025WELCOME TO DEFENSE GRID 2
- Apr 27, 2018DG2 April 2018 Update
- Jan 17, 2017Defense Grid: The Board Game available on Kickstarter!
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 124 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.
