# Defense Grid: The Awakening

> Probable indie-scope game profile, served by indielist (https://indielist.games). Sales estimate uses a transparent Boxleiter-derived heuristic; its fixed display range is not a statistically validated confidence interval.

## Snapshot
- **Indie scope**: probable
- **Classification reason**: steam_store_genre:Indie
- **Classification evidence**: https://store.steampowered.com/app/18500/
- **Primary genre**: Indie
- **Release year**: 2008
- **Release date**: Dec 8, 2008
- **Platforms**: windows
- **Genres**: Indie, Strategy
- **Launch price**: $9.99 USD
- **Steam reviews**: 4,521
- **Positive review %**: 96%
- **Steam app**: https://store.steampowered.com/app/18500

## Developer
- **Studio**: [Hidden Path Entertainment](https://indielist.games/studios/hidden-path-entertainment)

## Publisher
- **Name**: [Hidden Path Entertainment](https://indielist.games/publishers/hidden-path-entertainment)

## Sales estimate (white-box, version v1.0)

- **Units (median)**: 384,285 (range 230,571 – 537,999)
- **Net revenue (median)**: $2,192,841 USD
- **Boxleiter NB used**: 85
- **Algorithm version**: v1.0

### NB breakdown
- `base`: +50
- `year_2008`: +30
- `price_$10`: -5
- `positive_96%`: +10

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Source: indielist (https://indielist.games/games/defense-grid-the-awakening-18500)
Estimates are not official sales data. Methodology: docs/sales-algorithm.md. Always verify large numbers with official sources before citing.