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Defense Grid: The Awakening

Achievement guide · roadmap · tracker

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.

Real Time Strategy (RTS) Simulator Strategy Tactical Indie Science fiction
2008 ★ 79 87 achievements Guide 0%
87 achievements
First Blood

First Blood

Kill 1 alien.

Hey! That's mine!

Hey! That's mine!

Kill an alien carrying a power core.

Happy Returns

Happy Returns

Recover a loose core.

Field Promotion

Field Promotion

Earn at least one silver medal.

Leadhead

Leadhead

Build 5 Gun towers.

Eradicator

Eradicator

Kill 100 aliens.

Surplus

Surplus

Win with 1,000 resources remaining.

Yellow Beats Green

Yellow Beats Green

Upgrade a tower.

Burn Baby Burn

Burn Baby Burn

Build 5 Inferno towers.

Salvage Rights

Salvage Rights

Destroy at least one boss alien.

Penny Pincher

Penny Pincher

Win with 5,000 resources remaining.

Pew Pew

Pew Pew

Build 5 Laser towers.

I Spy

I Spy

Activate reconnaissance system.

Close Call

Close Call

Save a core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit.

What IS that?

What IS that?

Inspect 10 aliens.

Arsenal

Arsenal

Build 20 towers in one mission.

Exterminator

Exterminator

Destroy 1000 aliens.

Flawless Victory

Flawless Victory

Earn at least one gold medal.

Confident

Confident

Use speed up controls for a total of 30 seconds in any one mission.

Boot Camp

Boot Camp

Finish the first 3 missions.

Not So Fast

Not So Fast

Build 5 Temporal towers.

Great Ball of Fire

Great Ball of Fire

Build 5 Meteor towers.

Sharpshooter

Sharpshooter

Shoot down a flying alien.

Kaboom!

Kaboom!

Build 5 Cannon towers.

No Sale

No Sale

No towers sold in a single mission.

Liquidator

Liquidator

Sell 5 towers.

Filthy Rich

Filthy Rich

Win with 10,000 resources remaining.

High Voltage

High Voltage

Build 5 Tesla towers.

Death From Above

Death From Above

Fire the orbital laser.

The Not-So-Friendly Skies

The Not-So-Friendly Skies

Build 5 Missile towers.

Pyrrhic Victory

Pyrrhic Victory

Shoot down flying alien carrying a core.

Power Builder

Power Builder

Build 6 towers within 10 seconds.

Head Trauma

Head Trauma

Build 5 Concussion towers.

Retry

Retry

Reload an earlier save checkpoint.

Overseer

Overseer

Build 5 Command towers.

Annihilator

Annihilator

Kill 10,000 aliens.

Full Defense

Full Defense

Build 50 towers in one mission.

Indecisive

Indecisive

Sell 10 towers in a single mission.

Tower Expert

Tower Expert

Build every tower and upgrade.

Base Defender

Base Defender

Complete the Story mode.

Relay Race

Relay Race

Witness 1 core handed off 10 times within 20 seconds.

Full Potential

Full Potential

Beat an advanced mission with only level 3 towers and no selling.

Flurry

Flurry

Earn a gold medal on an adrenaline challenge mode.

Diversity

Diversity

Build all tower types in one mission.

The Long Road

The Long Road

Alien time until exit exceeds 5 minutes.

Siege Breaker

Siege Breaker

Survive 100 waves on the Grinder challenge mode.

If At First You Don't Succeed, Retry Again

If At First You Don't Succeed, Retry Again

Reload an earlier save checkpoint five times in a single mission.

Well Invested

Well Invested

Gain 10000 resources from interest in a single mission.

Untouchable

Untouchable

Beat an advanced mission with zero cores captured.

Xenocide

Xenocide

Kill 50,000 aliens.

Gun Crazy

Gun Crazy

Beat an advanced mission with only Gun towers.

Minimalist

Minimalist

Beat an advanced mission with only level 1 towers.

Nail Biter

Nail Biter

Win mission with the last core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit.

Few and Proud

Few and Proud

Earn at least a silver medal on the Story or Story Challenge mode of Divided Attention.

Kickstarter

Kickstarter

Begin playing any mode of the Containment Campaign.

Planet Defender

Planet Defender

Earn a silver medal on all missions in the Story mode.

Full House

Full House

Build all upgrades of all tower types in one mission.

Shell-shocked

Shell-shocked

Beat an advanced mission with only Cannon towers.

Out of Bullets

Out of Bullets

Beat all 5 "Out of Bullets" challenge modes without using Gun or Cannon towers.

Alien Tears

Alien Tears

Earn a gold medal on all missions in the Story mode.

Foresight is 20/20

Foresight is 20/20

Earn a Gold medal on any Containment mission without going back to a save checkpoint.

Majestic Pony

Majestic Pony

Earn a bronze medal on all story missions in the You Monster campaign.

Savant Genius

Savant Genius

Earn a gold medal on any story mission past 'Divided Attention' in the You Monster campaign.

Master Siege Breaker

Master Siege Breaker

Survive 100 waves on any Super Grinder challenge mode.

The Container

The Container

Earn at least a Bronze medal on all eight Story modes in the Containment campaign.

Regional Deluge

Regional Deluge

Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Kill Zone and Overflow.

Combat Turmoil

Combat Turmoil

Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Service Interruption and Height of Confusion.

Civil Divergence

Civil Divergence

Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Urban Planning and Tactical Diversion.

Firebug

Firebug

Beat an advanced mission with only Inferno towers.

Circular Hazard

Circular Hazard

Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Risk Exposure and Roundabout.

Mostly Dead

Mostly Dead

Earn a silver medal on all story missions in the You Monster campaign.

Contains Trace Amounts of Gold

Contains Trace Amounts of Gold

Earn a Gold medal on all eight Story modes in the Containment campaign.

Top of the Class

Top of the Class

Earn a gold medal on the Story and Story Challenge modes of Ghost in the Machine and Divided Attention.

Overflowing

Overflowing

Earn a gold medal on all the modes of Overflow.

Master Strategist

Master Strategist

Earn a gold medal on any 100 missions in The Awakening campaign.

You Monster

You Monster

Earn a gold medal on all story missions in the You Monster campaign.

A Temporal Would've Been Nice

A Temporal Would've Been Nice

Earn at least a Bronze medal on the Story or Story Challenge mode of Occupation using only Gun, Inferno, and Laser towers.

Faithful Companion

Faithful Companion

Earn a gold medal on 10 challenge modes in the You Monster campaign.

Clean Getaway

Clean Getaway

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

So Many Spaces to Build On, So Little Time

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

Best Friends Forever

Earn a gold medal on all story challenge missions in the You Monster campaign.

This is…spartan.

This is…spartan.

Earn a Gold medal on the Story or Story Challenge mode of Volition building fifteen towers or less without selling.

Beating A Dead Potato

Beating A Dead Potato

Earn a gold medal on any 35 missions in the You Monster campaign.

Clear Skies

Clear Skies

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

Fully Contained

Earn at least a Bronze medal on all 40 modes in the Containment campaign.

Supreme Strategist

Supreme Strategist

Earn a gold medal on any 150 missions in The Awakening campaign.

Core Container

Core Container

Earn a Gold medal on all 40 modes in the Containment campaign.

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