Venture back to the vibrant land of Etheria on a mission to stop the evil Old Ones’ time-traveling plot to undo the heroes’ hard-fought victories in the original Dungeon Defenders. Take up arms once again as a scrappy, young band of warriors, repelling relentless hordes of dark forces from beloved reimagined locations and explosive new battlefields. Join the fray in action-packed combat and construct devilish defenses, all while hatching strategies to vanquish enemies alone or as a team of up to four heroes in chaotic local or online co-op multiplayer matches!

With four characters (and more to come), Dungeon Defenders: Awakened features a variety of playstyles for dispatching orcs, ogres, dark elves, wyverns, spiders, skeletons, and other vicious foes. Go toe-to-toe with enemies as the brave, melee-oriented Squire or skirmish at range as the magical Apprentice. Provide support as the dynamic Monk or spring traps as the agile Huntress while guarding the Eternia Crystals across 15 maps and five game modes that hearken back to the series’ roots while building and improving upon them in every way.

Gather loot, upgrade equipment, acquire pets, and more to prepare for the fights to come, including showdowns with massive bosses spanning everything from dragons to goblin mechs. Each battle develops heroes with new gear and customization options, allowing them to form unique arsenals to enjoy across countless hours of fast-paced medieval fantasy action.

Forge a unique arsenal and enjoy countless hours of fast-paced medieval fantasy action across online and local co-op multiplayer matches spanning a legendary campaign with a new story, the progressively challenging Survival Mode, a tactical Pure Strategy Mode, the no-respawns Hardcore Mode, and a chaotic Mixed Mode sure to keep even veteran players on their toes.

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

Dungeon Defenders: Awakened’s “Summoning the Demon Lord” update, its first major content drop since Early Access started in February, is available now.

Prepare to tackle new challenges, defend the Eternia crystals across more difficulty levels, and face off against a fearsome boss -- all on top of visual enhancements, gameplay tweaks, and other improvements to make this the co-op tower defense action RPG of your dreams.

A breakdown of the new content and features:

• New Map: Magus Quarters
• New Difficulty Setting: Nightmare Mode
• New Game Type: Hardcore Mode
• New Trials to Master: Act 1 Challenge Maps
• New Pet to Collect: The Monkey King
• First Boss Encounter: The Demon Lord

Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is available through Steam Early Access for $39.99.

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 supports cross-saves and features English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese language options.

Dungeon Defenders: Awakened deploys for Nintendo Switch and PC with a Q2 2020 release, followed by PS4 and Xbox One later this year.