Defense Grid: The Awakening
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A tower defense game where you have to defend Power Cores from being stolen. Tower construction is limited to specified platforms on where you can place 1 out of 10 diffrent upgradeable towers. Towers can not be destroyed by the enemies. Tower placement is key to progress in this game as they each have pros and cons. During the game you battle a variety of 15 diffrent "Insectoid" enemies with various abilitys to handle such as stealth, speed, armor and shields etc. The invaders can carry 1-3 powercores as they reach the powerstations and try to make their escape.
First Blood
Very common93.1%Kill 1 alien.
Hey! That's mine!
Very common92.4%Kill an alien carrying a power core.
Happy Returns
Very common92.3%Recover a loose core.
Field Promotion
Very common91.0%Earn at least one silver medal.
Leadhead
Very common90.0%Build 5 Gun towers.
Eradicator
Very common89.5%Kill 100 aliens.
Surplus
Very common88.7%Win with 1,000 resources remaining.
Yellow Beats Green
Very common85.7%Upgrade a tower.
Burn Baby Burn
Very common85.2%Build 5 Inferno towers.
Salvage Rights
Very common85.0%Destroy at least one boss alien.
Penny Pincher
Very common83.4%Win with 5,000 resources remaining.
Pew Pew
Very common81.7%Build 5 Laser towers.
I Spy
Very common81.6%Activate reconnaissance system.
Close Call
Very common80.3%Save a core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit.
What IS that?
Very common80.0%Inspect 10 aliens.
Arsenal
Very common78.7%Build 20 towers in one mission.
Exterminator
Very common75.9%Destroy 1000 aliens.
Flawless Victory
Very common74.3%Earn at least one gold medal.
Confident
Very common74.1%Use speed up controls for a total of 30 seconds in any one mission.
Boot Camp
Very common73.6%Finish the first 3 missions.
Not So Fast
Very common72.0%Build 5 Temporal towers.
Great Ball of Fire
Very common70.3%Build 5 Meteor towers.
Sharpshooter
Very common70.1%Shoot down a flying alien.
Kaboom!
Common68.7%Build 5 Cannon towers.
No Sale
Common68.5%No towers sold in a single mission.
Liquidator
Common65.0%Sell 5 towers.
Filthy Rich
Common62.1%Win with 10,000 resources remaining.
High Voltage
Common59.9%Build 5 Tesla towers.
Death From Above
Common54.1%Fire the orbital laser.
The Not-So-Friendly Skies
Common53.6%Build 5 Missile towers.
Pyrrhic Victory
Common51.2%Shoot down flying alien carrying a core.
Power Builder
Common50.7%Build 6 towers within 10 seconds.
Head Trauma
Common48.1%Build 5 Concussion towers.
Retry
Common43.7%Reload an earlier save checkpoint.
Overseer
Common40.9%Build 5 Command towers.
Annihilator
Uncommon35.7%Kill 10,000 aliens.
Full Defense
Uncommon32.9%Build 50 towers in one mission.
Indecisive
Uncommon28.1%Sell 10 towers in a single mission.
Tower Expert
Uncommon25.5%Build every tower and upgrade.
Base Defender
Uncommon24.3%Complete the Story mode.
Relay Race
Uncommon20.7%Witness 1 core handed off 10 times within 20 seconds.
Full Potential
Uncommon17.8%Beat an advanced mission with only level 3 towers and no selling.
Flurry
Uncommon17.7%Earn a gold medal on an adrenaline challenge mode.
Diversity
Uncommon17.2%Build all tower types in one mission.
The Long Road
Uncommon16.7%Alien time until exit exceeds 5 minutes.
Siege Breaker
Uncommon13.9%Survive 100 waves on the Grinder challenge mode.
If At First You Don't Succeed, Retry Again
Uncommon13.6%Reload an earlier save checkpoint five times in a single mission.
Well Invested
Uncommon13.4%Gain 10000 resources from interest in a single mission.
Untouchable
Uncommon12.9%Beat an advanced mission with zero cores captured.
Xenocide
Uncommon10.9%Kill 50,000 aliens.
Gun Crazy
Uncommon10.4%Beat an advanced mission with only Gun towers.
Minimalist
Uncommon10.0%Beat an advanced mission with only level 1 towers.
Nail Biter
Rare9.6%Win mission with the last core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit.
Few and Proud
Rare8.2%Earn at least a silver medal on the Story or Story Challenge mode of Divided Attention.
Kickstarter
Rare8.2%Begin playing any mode of the Containment Campaign.
Planet Defender
Rare7.7%Earn a silver medal on all missions in the Story mode.
Full House
Rare7.3%Build all upgrades of all tower types in one mission.
Shell-shocked
Rare6.9%Beat an advanced mission with only Cannon towers.
Out of Bullets
Rare6.4%Beat all 5 "Out of Bullets" challenge modes without using Gun or Cannon towers.
Alien Tears
Rare5.8%Earn a gold medal on all missions in the Story mode.
Foresight is 20/20
Rare5.5%Earn a Gold medal on any Containment mission without going back to a save checkpoint.
Majestic Pony
Rare5.1%Earn a bronze medal on all story missions in the You Monster campaign.
Savant Genius
Very rare4.5%Earn a gold medal on any story mission past 'Divided Attention' in the You Monster campaign.
Master Siege Breaker
Very rare4.3%Survive 100 waves on any Super Grinder challenge mode.
The Container
Very rare4.3%Earn at least a Bronze medal on all eight Story modes in the Containment campaign.
Regional Deluge
Very rare3.8%Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Kill Zone and Overflow.
Combat Turmoil
Very rare3.6%Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Service Interruption and Height of Confusion.
Civil Divergence
Very rare3.5%Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Urban Planning and Tactical Diversion.
Firebug
Very rare3.4%Beat an advanced mission with only Inferno towers.
Circular Hazard
Very rare3.3%Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Risk Exposure and Roundabout.
Mostly Dead
Very rare2.7%Earn a silver medal on all story missions in the You Monster campaign.
Contains Trace Amounts of Gold
Very rare2.4%Earn a Gold medal on all eight Story modes in the Containment campaign.
Top of the Class
Very rare2.0%Earn a gold medal on the Story and Story Challenge modes of Ghost in the Machine and Divided Attention.
Overflowing
Very rare1.9%Earn a gold medal on all the modes of Overflow.
Master Strategist
Very rare1.8%Earn a gold medal on any 100 missions in The Awakening campaign.
You Monster
Very rare1.8%Earn a gold medal on all story missions in the You Monster campaign.
A Temporal Would've Been Nice
Very rare1.7%Earn at least a Bronze medal on the Story or Story Challenge mode of Occupation using only Gun, Inferno, and Laser towers.
Faithful Companion
Very rare1.4%Earn a gold medal on 10 challenge modes in the You Monster campaign.
Clean Getaway
Very rare1.3%Prevent the aliens from stealing a core until they have arrived safely at the second core housing in the Story or Story Challenge mode of Auger.
So Many Spaces to Build On, So Little Time
Very rare1.2%Earn at least a Bronze medal on the Story or Story Challenge mode of Foothold building ten towers or less without selling.
Best Friends Forever
Very rare1.1%Earn a gold medal on all story challenge missions in the You Monster campaign.
This is…spartan.
Very rare1.1%Earn a Gold medal on the Story or Story Challenge mode of Volition building fifteen towers or less without selling.
Beating A Dead Potato
Very rare1.0%Earn a gold medal on any 35 missions in the You Monster campaign.
Clear Skies
Very rare1.0%Earn a Gold medal in the Campaign Reversed mode of Passage without building any Meteor or Missile towers or using the Orbital Laser.
Fully Contained
Very rare1.0%Earn at least a Bronze medal on all 40 modes in the Containment campaign.
Supreme Strategist
Very rare1.0%Earn a gold medal on any 150 missions in The Awakening campaign.
Core Container
Ultra rare0.9%Earn a Gold medal on all 40 modes in the Containment campaign.
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