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Defense Grid: The Awakening Cheats For Xbox 360

  1. Cheat Codes

    Click and hold the right analog stick and press the following directions on the D-pad. A confirmation message will appear in the bottom-right of the screen. Warning: Entering any of these cheats will disable the ability to earn medals.

    Effect Effect
    Right, Right, Right, Right 100,000 resources
    Up, Left, Down, Right Cores cannot be taken
    Down, Up, Down, Down Free camera mode
    Up, Up, Up, Up Instant victory
    Left, Right, Left, Right Kill all aliens
    Up, Down, Down, Up Kill all aliens carrying cores
    Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right Level select
    Down, Down, Down, Down Self-destruct (instant defeat)
    Down, Up, Down, Up Toggle target reticle
    Up, Down, Left, Right Unlock all tower types

    Contributed by: obcity 

  2. Achievements

    Complete each achievement to receive the allotted gamerscore.

    Achievement Achievement
    Earn at least a gold medal on all Story mode missions in The Awakening campaign. Alien Tears (20)
    Complete the Story mode in The Awakening campaign. Base Defender (20)
    Fire the orbital laser. Death From Above (10)
    Destroy 1000 aliens. Exterminator (20)
    Earn at least one silver medal in any mission after The Awakening. Field Promotion (10)
    Earn at least one gold medal in any mission after The Awakening. Flawless Victory (15)
    Earn a gold medal on at least 40 Story or Challenge mode missions in any campaign. Master Strategist (30)
    Win a mission with the last remaining core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit. Nail Biter (15)
    Earn at least a silver medal on all Story mode missions in The Awakening campaign. Planet Defender (20)
    Destroy at least one boss alien. Salvage Rights (5)
    Survive all 99 waves on any Grinder challenge mode. Siege Breaker (25)
    Build at least one of every tower type and available upgrade. Tower Expert (10)

    Contributed by: Guard Master 

  3. Map Pack 2 DLC Achievement

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

    Contributed by: Guard Master 

  4. Map Pack 3 DLC Achievement

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

    Contributed by: Guard Master 

  5. Map Pack 1 DLC Achievement

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

    Contributed by: Guard Master 

  6. Defense Grid Gamer Picture

    Downloaded Defense Grid: The Awakening and went to the main menu and unlocked Defense Grid Gamer Picture.

    Unlockable Unlockable
    Go to the main menu. Defense Grid Gamer Picture

    Contributed by: SpartanBlueFour 

  7. Map Pack 4 DLC Achievements

    Achievement Achievement
    Earn a gold medal on all the modes of Overflow. Overflowing
    Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Kill Zone and Overflow. Regional Deluge

    Contributed by: Guard Master 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
General FAQs FAQ by Brixx79 42K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by unboundbraniac 27K

Defense Grid: The Awakening Cheats For PC

  1. Steam Achievements

    Complete each condition to get the allotted achievements.

    Achievement Achievement
    Earn a gold medal on all missions in the Story mode. Alien Tears
    Kill 10,000 aliens. Annihilator
    Build 20 towers in one mission. Arsenal
    Complete the Story mode. Base Defender
    Finish the first 3 missions. Boot Camp
    Build 5 Inferno towers. Burn Baby Burn
    Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Risk Exposure and Roundabout. Circular Hazard
    Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Urban Planning and Tactical Diversion. Civil Divergence
    Save a core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit. Close Call
    Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Service Interruption and Height of Confusion. Combat Turmoil
    Use speed up controls for a total of 30 seconds in any one mission. Confident
    Fire the orbital laser. Death From Above
    Build all tower types in one mission. Diversity
    Kill 100 aliens. Eradicator
    Destroy 1000 aliens. Exterminator
    Volunteered to take part and completed the mission! You may now recruit another group. Few and Proud
    Earn at least one silver medal. Field Promotion
    Earn at least one silver medal. Field Promotion
    Win with 10,000 resources remaining. Filthy Rich
    Beat an advanced mission with only Inferno towers. Firebug
    Kill 1 alien. First Blood
    Earn at least one gold medal. Flawless Victory
    Earn a gold medal on an adrenaline challenge mode. Flurry
    Build 50 towers in one mission. Full Defense
    Build all upgrades of all tower types in one mission. Full House
    Beat an advanced mission with only level 3 towers and no selling. Full Potential
    Build 5 Meteor towers. Great Ball of Fire
    Beat an advanced mission with only Gun towers. Gun Crazy
    Recover a loose core. Happy Returns
    Build 5 Concussion towers. Head Trauma
    Kill an alien carrying a power core. Hey! That's mine!
    Build 5 Tesla towers. High Voltage
    Activate reconnaissance system. I Spy
    Sell 10 towers in a single mission. Indecisive
    Build 5 Cannon towers. Kaboom!
    Build 5 Gun towers. Leadhead
    Sell 5 towers. Liquidator
    Earn a gold medal on all Challenge modes. Master Strategist
    Beat an advanced mission with only level 1 towers. Minimalist
    Win mission with the last core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit. Nail Biter
    No towers sold in a single mission. No Sale
    Build 5 Temporal towers. Not So Fast
    Beat all 5 "Out of Bullets" challenge modes without using Gun or Cannon towers. Out of Bullets
    Earn a gold medal on all the modes of Overflow. Overflowing
    Build 5 Command towers. Overseer
    Win with 5,000 resources remaining. Penny Pincher
    Build 5 Laser towers. Pew Pew
    Earn a silver medal on all missions in the Story mode. Planet Defender
    Build 6 towers within 10 seconds. Power Builder
    Shoot down flying alien carrying a core. Pyrrhic Victory
    Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Kill Zone and Overflow. Regional Deluge
    Witness 1 core handed off 10 times within 20 seconds. Relay Race
    Reload an earlier save checkpoint. Retry
    Destroy at least one boss alien. Salvage Rights
    Shoot down a flying alien. Sharpshooter
    Beat an advanced mission with only Cannon towers. Shell-shocked
    Survive 100 waves on the Grinder challenge mode. Siege Breaker
    Earn a gold medal on any 150 missions in The Awakening campaign. Supreme Strategist
    Win with 1,000 resources remaining. Surplus
    Alien time until exit exceeds 5 minutes. The Long Road
    Build 5 Missile towers. The Not-So-Friendly Skies
    Earn a gold medal on all the modes of Tony's Training and C.H.A.S. Top of the Class
    Build every tower and upgrade. Tower Expert
    Beat an advanced mission with zero cores captured. Untouchable
    Gain 10000 resources from interest in a single mission. Well Invested
    Inspect 10 aliens. What IS that?
    Kill 50,000 aliens. Xenocide
    Upgrade a tower. Yellow Beats Green

    Contributed by: Guard Master, th3l3fty 

  2. Steam Achievements - Demo

    This title has a total of 58 Steam Achievements. Meet the specified conditions, where applicable, to receive the Achievement.

    Achievement
    Earn a gold medal on all missions in the Story mode. Alien Tears
    Kill 10,000 aliens. Annihilator
    Build 20 towers in one mission. Arsenal
    Complete the Story mode. Base Defender
    Finish the first 3 missions. Boot Camp
    Play at least 10 online games. Bring It On
    Build 5 Inferno towers. Burn Baby Burn
    Save a core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit. Close Call
    Use speed up controls for a total of 30 seconds in any one mission. Confident
    Fire the orbital laser. Death From Above
    Build all tower types in one mission. Diversity
    Kill 100 aliens. Eradicator
    Destroy 1000 aliens. Exterminator
    Earn at least one silver medal. Field Promotion
    Win with 10,000 resources remaining. Filthy Rich
    Beat an advanced mission with only Inferno towers. Firebug
    Kill 1 alien. First Blood
    Earn at least one gold medal. Flawless Victory
    Build 50 towers in one mission. Full Defense
    Build all upgrades of all tower types in one mission. Full House
    Beat an advanced mission with only level 3 towers and no selling. Full Potential
    Build 5 Meteor towers. Great Ball of Fire
    Beat an advanced mission with only Gun towers. Gun Crazy
    Recover a loose core. Happy Returns
    Build 5 Concussion towers. Head Trauma
    Kill an alien carrying a power core. Hey! That's mine!
    Build 5 Tesla towers. High Voltage
    Activate reconnaissance system. I Spy
    Sell 10 towers in a single mission. Indecisive
    Build 5 Cannon towers. Kaboom!
    Build 5 Gun towers. Leadhead
    Sell 5 towers. Liquidator
    Earn a gold medal on all Challenge modes. Master Strategist
    Beat an advanced mission with only level 1 towers. Minimalist
    Win mission with the last core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit. Nail Biter
    No towers sold in a single mission. No Sale
    Build 5 Temporal towers. Not So Fast
    Build 5 Command towers. Overseer
    Win with 5,000 resources remaining. Penny Pincher
    Build 5 Laser towers. Pew Pew
    Earn a silver medal on all missions in the Story mode. Planet Defender
    Build 6 towers within 10 seconds. Power Builder
    Shoot down flying alien carrying a core. Pyrrhic Victory
    Witness 1 core handed off 10 times within 20 seconds. Relay Race
    Reload an earlier save checkpoint. Retry
    Destroy at least one boss alien. Salvage Rights
    Shoot down a flying alien. Sharpshooter
    Beat an advanced mission with only Cannon towers. Shell-shocked
    Survive 100 waves on the Grinder challenge mode. Siege Breaker
    Win with 1,000 resources remaining. Surplus
    Alien time until exit exceeds 5 minutes. The Long Road
    Build 5 Missile towers. The Not-So-Friendly Skies
    Build every tower and upgrade. Tower Expert
    Beat an advanced mission with zero cores captured. Untouchable
    Gain 10000 resources from interest in a single mission. Well Invested
    Inspect 10 aliens. What IS that?
    Kill 50,000 aliens. Xenocide
    Upgrade a tower. Yellow Beats Green

    Contributed by: Eevee-Trainer 

  3. Cheat Codes of Various Effect

    (This text was lifted from the developer's website) All cheat codes start with '=' or '4' (if = doesn't work, try 4), and can be typed in anywhere. (Type them slowly if you are having trouble getting them to show up) Many of the cheat codes mark you as having cheated. Your save games will be marked as 'cheated' and you will be will be unable to post to leaderboards or get achievements. If you restart the game and don't load any cheated save games, you will be able to post to leaderboards and get achievements again. There's a hidden cheat code in the last level - watch the waves of flyers, they'll spell out something special..

    Effect Effect
    =dnamuse Gives 100k resources
    =chezanator Kills all aliens on the map
    =kristalithan Kills all aliens with cores
    =indesilvermoon The tides are turned on aliens who try to pick up cores
    =jeanmarie Turns on/off the ability for aliens to pick up cores

    Contributed by: Fozzibab 

  4. Unlock all levels

    Enter on the main menu and you should hear a beep when it is fully entered.

    Effect Effect
    =enzyme Unlock all levels

    Contributed by: MixMastaMetal 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
General FAQs FAQ by Brixx79 42K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by unboundbraniac 27K

Defense Grid: The Awakening Cheats For Macintosh

  1. Steam Achievements - Demo

    This title has a total of 58 Steam Achievements. Meet the specified conditions, where applicable, to receive the Achievement.

    Achievement
    Earn a gold medal on all missions in the Story mode. Alien Tears
    Kill 10,000 aliens. Annihilator
    Build 20 towers in one mission. Arsenal
    Complete the Story mode. Base Defender
    Finish the first 3 missions. Boot Camp
    Play at least 10 online games. Bring It On
    Build 5 Inferno towers. Burn Baby Burn
    Save a core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit. Close Call
    Use speed up controls for a total of 30 seconds in any one mission. Confident
    Fire the orbital laser. Death From Above
    Build all tower types in one mission. Diversity
    Kill 100 aliens. Eradicator
    Destroy 1000 aliens. Exterminator
    Earn at least one silver medal. Field Promotion
    Win with 10,000 resources remaining. Filthy Rich
    Beat an advanced mission with only Inferno towers. Firebug
    Kill 1 alien. First Blood
    Earn at least one gold medal. Flawless Victory
    Build 50 towers in one mission. Full Defense
    Build all upgrades of all tower types in one mission. Full House
    Beat an advanced mission with only level 3 towers and no selling. Full Potential
    Build 5 Meteor towers. Great Ball of Fire
    Beat an advanced mission with only Gun towers. Gun Crazy
    Recover a loose core. Happy Returns
    Build 5 Concussion towers. Head Trauma
    Kill an alien carrying a power core. Hey! That's mine!
    Build 5 Tesla towers. High Voltage
    Activate reconnaissance system. I Spy
    Sell 10 towers in a single mission. Indecisive
    Build 5 Cannon towers. Kaboom!
    Build 5 Gun towers. Leadhead
    Sell 5 towers. Liquidator
    Earn a gold medal on all Challenge modes. Master Strategist
    Beat an advanced mission with only level 1 towers. Minimalist
    Win mission with the last core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit. Nail Biter
    No towers sold in a single mission. No Sale
    Build 5 Temporal towers. Not So Fast
    Build 5 Command towers. Overseer
    Win with 5,000 resources remaining. Penny Pincher
    Build 5 Laser towers. Pew Pew
    Earn a silver medal on all missions in the Story mode. Planet Defender
    Build 6 towers within 10 seconds. Power Builder
    Shoot down flying alien carrying a core. Pyrrhic Victory
    Witness 1 core handed off 10 times within 20 seconds. Relay Race
    Reload an earlier save checkpoint. Retry
    Destroy at least one boss alien. Salvage Rights
    Shoot down a flying alien. Sharpshooter
    Beat an advanced mission with only Cannon towers. Shell-shocked
    Survive 100 waves on the Grinder challenge mode. Siege Breaker
    Win with 1,000 resources remaining. Surplus
    Alien time until exit exceeds 5 minutes. The Long Road
    Build 5 Missile towers. The Not-So-Friendly Skies
    Build every tower and upgrade. Tower Expert
    Beat an advanced mission with zero cores captured. Untouchable
    Gain 10000 resources from interest in a single mission. Well Invested
    Inspect 10 aliens. What IS that?
    Kill 50,000 aliens. Xenocide
    Upgrade a tower. Yellow Beats Green

    Contributed by: Eevee-Trainer 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by unboundbraniac 27K

Defense Grid: You Monster Cheats For Xbox 360

  1. You Monster DLC Achievements

    Achievement Achievement
    Earn a gold medal on any 35 missions in the You Monster campaign. Beating a Dead Potato
    Earn a gold medal on all story challenge missions in the You Monster campaign. Best Friends Forever
    Earn a bronze medal on all story missions in the You Monster campaign. Majestic Pony
    Earn a gold medal on any story mission past 'Divided Attention' in the You Monster campaign. Savant Genius
    Earn a gold medal on all story missions in the You Monster campaign. You Monster

    Contributed by: MLBloomy 

Defense Grid: The Awakening - You Monster Cheats For PC

  1. Steam Achievements

    Achievement Achievement
    Earn a gold medal on any 35 missions in the You Monster campaign. Beating A Dead Potato
    Earn a gold medal on all story challenge missions in the You Monster campaign. Best Friends Forever
    Earn a gold medal on 10 challenge modes in the You Monster campaign. Faithful Companion
    Earn a bronze medal on all story missions in the You Monster campaign. Majestic Pony
    Earn a silver medal on all story missions in the You Monster campaign. Mostly Dead
    Earn a gold medal on any story mission past 'Divided Attention' in the You Monster campaign. Savant Genius
    Earn a gold medal on all story missions in the You Monster campaign. You Monster

    Contributed by: th3l3fty