Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Interface: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 3k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise25% are divided17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In addition to the high quality of the gameplay, the music, sound and speech are all equally excellent.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Luckily the Fast-forward option doesn't impact this, so the story is told just as effectively whether you're truly speed running the missions or not.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-They kept everything that was great about the original: nice visuals, fun gameplay, a score to prove you mastered the level, great voice acting, etc.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Defense Grid 2 stays close to the core gameplay of the original (perhaps too close) and, like the original, can easily become boring and repetitive despite its numerous difficulty levels and gameplay modes.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
DG2 adds a some truly interesting co-op and competitive multiplayer, including modes with shared and separate scores and resource pools.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There are plenty of maps, modes, and modifiers to keep you engaged for hours and hours, and the campaign is even co-op.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay63 reviews
Story54 reviews
Graphics35 reviews
Difficulty33 reviews
Multiplayer20 reviews
Co-op19 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat80% still recommend
Controls100% still recommend
Monetization67% still recommend
Players complain
Interface89% still recommend
Crashes50% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- Multi-player
- Online Co-op
- Online PvP
- PvP
- Shared/Split Screen
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Captions available
- Family Sharing
- Includes level editor
- Remote Play Together
- Remote Play on TV
- Stats
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$3.99$9.99−60%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
5 points recordedtoday · $3.99
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