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Dungeon Defenders: Awakened

Dungeon Defenders: Awakened

Released: 5/28/2020

Join forces with up to three friends and co-operatively fight off wave after wave of enemy hordes and epic bosses in the ultimate action role-playing tower defence adventure! Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is the newest instalment in the popular Dungeon Defenders franchise, with gameplay that's the ultimate combination of an action role-playing experience and rich tower defence strategy. Choose between four unique heroes and join forces with friends in up to four-player split-screen co-operative play, fighting off wave after wave of enemy hordes and epic bosses with an assortment of weapons, abilities, towers, barricades, traps, and auras! The spoils of battle offer persistent character progression and loads of epic loot! - 15 unique maps, 10+ enemies, three epic bosses and hundreds of hours of gameplay! - Play with your friends – up to four-player split-screen action with four unique heroes! - Take your heroes and troves of loot anywhere with cross save support!

Join forces with up to three friends and co-operatively fight off wave after wave of enemy hordes and epic bosses in the ultimate action role-playing tower defence adventure! Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is the newest instalment in the popular Dungeon Defenders franchise, with gameplay that's the ultimate combination of an action role-playing experience and rich tower defence strategy. Choose between four unique heroes and join forces with friends in up to four-player split-screen co-operative play, fighting off wave after wave of enemy hordes and epic bosses with an assortment of weapons, abilities, towers, barricades, traps, and auras! The spoils of battle offer persistent character progression and loads of epic loot! - 15 unique maps, 10+ enemies, three epic bosses and hundreds of hours of gameplay! - Play with your friends – up to four-player split-screen action with four unique heroes! - Take your heroes and troves of loot anywhere with cross save support!

Join forces with up to three friends and co-operatively fight off wave after wave of enemy hordes and epic bosses in the ultimate action role-playing tower defence adventure! Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is the newest instalment in the popular Dungeon Defenders franchise, with gameplay that's the ultimate combination of an action role-playing experience and rich tower defence strategy. Choose between four unique heroes and join forces with friends in up to four-player split-screen co-operative play, fighting off wave after wave of enemy hordes and epic bosses with an assortment of weapons, abilities, towers, barricades, traps, and auras! The spoils of battle offer persistent character progression and loads of epic loot! - 15 unique maps, 10+ enemies, three epic bosses and hundreds of hours of gameplay! - Play with your friends – up to four-player split-screen action with four unique heroes! - Take your heroes and troves of loot anywhere with cross save support!

Critics
70
Steam
66

Score Breakdown

69.9

Critic Average

15 reviews

66

Steam User Score

4,804 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
+3.9
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
+3.9

Average of both sources

Review Timing

2 early (13%)7 launch window (47%)6 late (40%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 15 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 69.9/100. Critics score this game 3.9 points higher than Steam users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 15)+
  1. Bruno Henrique VinhadelviaPSX Brasil
    Jul 1, 2022·Late review
    65/100View review
    Steam 66.0/100 · -1.0 pts
  2. Adam BrasherviaMKAU Gaming
    Jun 1, 2022·Late review
    70/100View review
    Steam 66.0/100 · +4.0 pts
  3. Adrian RuizviaBut Why Tho?
    Aug 9, 2021·Late review
    70/100View review
    Steam 66.0/100 · +4.0 pts
  4. Justin NationviaNindie Spotlight
    Aug 4, 2021·Late review
    64/100View review
    Steam 66.0/100 · -2.0 pts
  5. Joseph RositanoviaRocket Chainsaw
    May 5, 2021·Late review
    60/100View review
    Steam 66.0/100 · -6.0 pts