Action · May 28, 2020
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened (2020)
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
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Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 4.7k Steam reviews | Top 61% in Action |
| Positive rating | 66% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 91% |
| Metacritic | 74/100 | Genre average 77 — top 69% of Action titles |
| Engagement hours | 19 h average | Top 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
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 date | May 28, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Chromatic Games |
| Base price | $5.99 |
| DLC / Add-ons | 7 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Metacritic page · Support |
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