Can I Run Defense Grid 2?
Released in 2014, Defense Grid 2 is an indie strategy game built by Hidden Path Entertainment. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. Cloud saves are enabled. A gamepad works without remapping, since controller support is complete. Metacritic places it at 81. There are 65 achievements to chase. Steam Workshop support means community content is part of the picture, and a heavy mod load can push the real requirements past anything the publisher lists. Steam lists support for 11 languages. It is old enough that no current GPU generation existed when it shipped, so modern hardware tends to be far past what it can use. With more than 2 thousand player reviews on Steam, its behaviour on real hardware is well documented. It is a Windows title, so the requirements below are the Windows ones. Two players can share one screen on a single machine, which is rare enough now to be worth noting.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Dual core CPU 2.0Ghz or faster |
|---|---|
| GPU | DirectX 10 video card manufactured after 2006 |
| RAM | 3 GB |
| Storage | 2 GB HDD |
| OS | Windows 10 or later |
| DirectX | Version 10 |
Recommended requirements
Single source, verify with the publisher source
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Setting and environment
Players spend their time in a science fiction setting, moving through fixed lanes the player fortifies. There are 7 official screenshots to judge the look from.
Why Defense Grid 2 is demanding
At 3 GB, system memory is undemanding. The DirectX requirement is undemanding, at version 10. The install is small at roughly 2 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Defense Grid 2?
Defense Grid 2 targets a mainstream modern PC: DirectX 10 video card manufactured after 2006 and 3 GB of RAM for the minimum. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.
Bottleneck: CPU
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run Defense Grid 2?
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What are the minimum system requirements for Defense Grid 2?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Dual core CPU 2.0Ghz or faster; GPU: DirectX 10 video card manufactured after 2006; 3 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10 or later.
How much storage does Defense Grid 2 need?
Defense Grid 2 needs about 2 GB of HDD storage.
What is the bottleneck for Defense Grid 2?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Defense Grid 2 is the CPU.