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Dungeon Defenders: Awakened

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Genre: RPG/Strategy
Developer: Trendy Entertainment
Release Date: May 28, 2020

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'Dungeon Defenders: Awakened' (ALL) Announced, Kickstarter Launched - Trailer

by Rainier on March 4, 2019 @ 5:58 p.m. PST

Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is a complete re-imagining of the 2011 indie title that combined third-person combat, action-RPG mechanics and tower defense strategy.

Made with Unreal Engine 4, Dungeon Defenders: Awakened returns players to the world of Etheria, hot on the trail of the evil Harbinger. Defend the castle against the invading hordes as you revisit familiar locations with terrible new enemies and shocking surprises. Awakened features gorgeous graphics, polished controls, clean menus and a refined core Dungeon Defenders gameplay experience.

Travel back in time to when and where it all began: with the four young heroes banding together in their parents' castle — only this time, they face a time-altering menace who could reshape the past, present, and future of Dungeon Defenders.

With upgraded visuals, updated mechanics, and locations both new and old, this is the awakening of the franchise we feel it deserves.

To support the development of Dungeon Defenders: Awakened, Chromatic Games has launched a Kickstarter campaign (looking for $250,000) allowing fans to get involved and show their support with exclusive content and early access only available to backers.

Augi Lye, one of the original co-founders of Trendy Entertainment, is now the CEO of Chromatic Games. Shortly after becoming CEO, Mr. Lye and Colin Fisher, a key Dungeon Defenders developer and new Creative Director, established a new vision for the studio and a reinvigoration of their popular Dungeon Defenders franchise.  As part of their new vision, Colin Fisher says: “I want to refocus the franchise on maintaining a player-first mentality and delivering games that we know our audience wants.”

Key Features:

  • UNREAL ENGINE 4:   WE CURRENT GEN NOW, DEFENDERS! This opens up the possibility for unparalleled visuals, cross-platform support and faster development! 
  • FOUR PLAYER SPLIT SCREEN LOCAL MULTIPLAYER: This needs no description!
  • NINTENDO SWITCH:  Not only released on PC, but also Nintendo!  Joy-Cons! Motion controls! Portability! Huzzah!
  • NEW STORY:  Travel back in time as our young Apprentice, Squire, Huntress and Monk thwart the Old Ones’ latest scheme! 
  • NEW BOSSES:  Sharpen your blades and magi-fy your staves, you’re going to need it!
  • IMPROVED ATTACKS:  Slashing, slamming and shooting animations that pack a punch!
  • BUTTERY SMOOTH MOVEMENT:  Slide and glide with great finesse as you defeat the hordes you doth protest! WE RHYME GEN NOW!
  • BEAUTIFUL USER INTERFACES:  Be in awe of ALL the menus!
  • VISUAL FIDELITY++:  Think Dungeon Defenders II, but on steroids.
  • STAT IMPROVEMENTS:  Understand how gear affects your gameplay with greater clarity!
  • VASTLY BETTER INVENTORY:  Organization never looked so good!
  • GAMEPAD ACTUALLY BEING GREAT: A more responsive and modernized control scheme that also takes full advantage of the Nintendo Switch.
  • ACCESS INVENTORY ANYWHERE:  The power of the Forge is in your pocket!
  • TACTICAL MAP OVERHAUL:  Get all the information you need to be a legendary tactician!
  • TWITCH INTEGRATION:  With a seamless chat overlay and the ability to vote on game-changing mutators, Twitch viewers will influence the fate of streamers and potentially spawn their doom. 
  • BETTER CHAT FUNCTIONALITY:   Communicate strategies on slaying the armies that await!
  • TONS OF QUALITY OF LIFE:  Mini-map improvements, mana acquisition, lane wisps, multi-hero experience — there’s so much quality of life it’ll affect you IRL!
  • AND SO MUCH MORE!  (NEW HEROES? TOWERS? PLEDGE NOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN!)

Dungeon Defenders: Awakened will launch on Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox One and PS4 later this year.


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