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Dungeon Defenders

Dungeon Defenders is a Tower Defense Action-RPG where you must save the land of Etheria from an Ancient Evil! Create a hero from one of four distinct classes to fight back wave after wave of enemies by…

78 15 December 2010

Dungeon Defenders is an adventure developed by Trendy Entertainment, released 15 December 2010 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android and iOS. The main story takes about 200 hrs to finish.

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What Dungeon Defenders is

Dungeon Defenders is an adventure game developed by Trendy Entertainment and released in 2010. It was published by Reverb Communications. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 3.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Long Ago, Etheria was once a land of living legends… Throughout the ages, brave warriors across the realm stood together against the forces of evil, led by immortal beings known as the Old Ones… After a titanic struggle, these champions locked away the power of the Old Ones, inside Eternia Crystals… These legendary heroes have recently left their younger kin in charge of the common castle chores… Bored with their dreary duties, the inexperienced pupils decide to play… And accidentally unleash an ancient force that has long been dormant!
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen. There are 118 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Dungeon Defenders holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 8 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 74, across 75 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 200 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1 Ghz Dual-Core CPU, 1 GB RAM and Graphics Card with Shader Model 3 support, 256 MB video memory. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Dungeon Defenders launched on 15 December 2010, within three weeks of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, Gran Turismo 5 and Dead Nation. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, Gran Turismo 5, Dead Nation.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Dungeon Defenders — frequently asked questions

When did Dungeon Defenders come out?
Dungeon Defenders was released on 15 December 2010 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Dungeon Defenders?
At minimum, Dungeon Defenders needs 1 Ghz Dual-Core CPU, 1 GB RAM, Graphics Card with Shader Model 3 support, 256 MB video memory graphics, 2GB of storage.
How long does it take to beat Dungeon Defenders?
The main story of Dungeon Defenders takes around 200 hrs.
How many GB is Dungeon Defenders?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2GB"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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