Action · May 28, 2020

Dungeon Defenders: Awakened (2020)

trophy95 achievementsextension7 DLCgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend3.2k recommendations
That’s right; it’s back! The Dungeon Defenders franchise is finally making its glorious return with Dungeon Defenders: Awakened from Chromatic Games. Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is a cooperative Action RPG/Tower Defense game that brings loot, leveling, pets, and character customization to a legendary 4 player co-op experience. The past has been altered! Team up with up to four players as you level up, claim legendary loot, and take on the armies of enemies that await you! Choose your hero and construct an epic defense to fight off hordes of enemies while you jump into the fray to protect Etheria. Protect your Eternia Crystal! Master the Squire, Huntress, Apprentice, and Monk to fight off hundreds of minions bent on mayhem!. Build and utilize your arsenal of blockades, towers, traps, and auras to keep the Eternia Crystals safe. The only requirement is to win, but it’s up to you to choose how! Party Up Defending Etheria is better with friends! Bring three of your friends online to jump into the fray with you! Make It Rain Loot Gain a plethora of loot while fighting off waves of foes that approach! Swords, crossbows, staves, polearms, axes, grenade launchers, beam sabers, and so much more are yours for the taking. Customize Customize Customize Everything about Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is chosen by you. The gear you use, the way your hero looks, where you build your defenses, which defenses you build — you are the master of your destiny in Etheria!

Action releases from 2020

236 Action titles launched in 2020 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Multiplayer · 639
  • Online Co-Op · 625
  • Singleplayer · 589
  • Co-op · 580
  • Tower Defense · 565
  • Strategy · 494
  • Action RPG · 473
  • Character Customization · 467
  • Tactical · 466
  • Family Friendly · 463
  • Survival · 461
  • Funny · 456
  • Building · 450
  • Third Person · 438
  • Cartoony · 429

Peer Action titles

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume4.7k Steam reviewsTop 61% in Action
Positive rating66% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 91%
Metacritic74/100Genre average 77 — top 69% of Action titles
Engagement hours19 h averageTop 27% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

66%Mixed · 4.7k reviews

3.1k positive · 1.6k negative

Metacritic

74/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.3/10

Curator recommendations

3.2k

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Remote Play Together

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (7)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Portuguese - Portugal
  • Russian volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Russian

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

19h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

11h

Typical completion time

Achievements

95

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateMay 28, 2020
DeveloperChromatic Games
Base price$5.99
DLC / Add-ons7 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksMetacritic page · Support

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Editions & Packages

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