Defense Grid 2 brings fans new strategies within dynamic and evolving battlescapes that can be played in single-player or co-op and competitive MP. Dynamic, constantly evolving battlescapes ups the challenge, offering DG2 players endless ways to tap into resources and build towers in order to defend against waves of incoming enemies. The controls are intuitive while the gameplay is deep.

In DG2, players must protect human colonies by taking their prowess and skills to other planets where they soon come upon alien invaders on an asteroid outpost.  The Asteroid Surface level gives players an opportunity to guard their cores on a pre-set path map, offering a few alien redirection options along with new game lighting, visual effects and a new level of detail that will immerse players in the experience.

After successfully protecting the cores found on the Asteroids, players journey to several planets. Upon arrival on Garesh, the population needs help to keep their cores and society intact. The Derrick facility rises out of the ocean amongst an atoll of islands, giving players an opportunity to significantly redirect the aliens from platform to platform so their arsenal of short and long range towers can repeatedly prevent invaders from reaching the cores. The Derrick facility also demonstrates how levels change dynamically, adding new places to build and new ways for players to adapt their strategy.

Aliens Are Invading Again, Protect Your Power Cores

In addition to receiving 10% off of the launch price, consumers who pre-purchase Defense Grid 2 on Steam now will receive immediate access to the beta (currently only for PC users). As more people pre-order, additional incentive tiers will be unlocked, including the original Defense Grid digital art book, a free copy of the Containment expansion to Defense Grid: The Awakening (requires Defense Grid: The Awakening to play), and much more.

A special edition of Defense Grid 2 will be available for purchase that includes all unlocked pre-order incentive items, an exclusive digital Defense Grid 2 art book and the e-book, The Making of Defense Grid 2: The Complete Story Behind the Game, by Russ Pitts.

Key Features:

• Individualize The Experience – Upgrades and power ups allow gamers to enhance and customize their strategy as they play in order to react quickly to new challenges.
• All-New Features – The game features a new engine, maps, campaign, characters, enemies, towers and more.
• Multiplayer – All-new to the Defense Grid universe, DG2 features two-player co-op and competitive MP modes. Players can work with or against other players to evolve strategies.  Co-op mode allows players to work with a friend to build towers and defend power cores. Competitive mode allows players to compete and modify each other’s gameplay experience while interacting.
• User Created Content – PC players will be able to design and share their own battlescapes online.