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The Steam Special Edition includes additional content by expanding on both the in-game and behind-the-scenes stories of Defense Grid 2, offering a visual novel experience that extends the campaign's narrative as well as art, soundtrack and making of insights.

Reviews: Mostly Negative — 21% — of 28 reviews
Released: 2014-09-22
Developer: Hidden Path Entertainment
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 0 min
Mean playtime: 24 min
Players ≥ 1 hr: 5%

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