<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Defenders	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hybrid	O
multiplayer	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Trendy	O
Entertainment	O
that	O
combines	O
the	O
genres	O
of	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
and	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Defenders	I-Application
II	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Defenders	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
,	O
role-playing	O
,	O
and	O
action-adventure	O
where	O
one	O
to	O
four	O
(	O
sometimes	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
)	O
players	O
work	O
together	O
to	O
protect	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
Eternia	O
Crystals	O
from	O
being	O
destroyed	O
by	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	O
which	O
include	O
goblins	O
,	O
orcs	O
,	O
kobolds	O
,	O
ogres	O
and	O
other	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
can	O
be	O
damaged	O
by	O
enemy	O
attacks	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
killed	O
in	O
battle	O
but	O
will	O
respawn	O
after	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
,	O
unless	O
hardcore	B-Application
mode	I-Application
is	O
selected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
additional	O
options	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
hardcore	B-Application
mode	I-Application
which	O
improves	O
rewards	O
,	O
but	O
prevents	O
players	O
from	O
respawning	O
during	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
manage	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
finite	O
number	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
with	O
40	O
being	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
's	O
limit	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
are	O
kept	O
separate	O
between	O
Trendy	O
's	O
ranked	O
servers	O
and	O
for	O
unranked	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
override	O
their	O
unranked	O
characters	O
with	O
their	O
ranked	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
are	O
selected	O
from	O
the	O
available	O
character	O
classes	O
:	O
four	O
were	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
eight	O
additional	O
classes	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
on	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Defenders	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
PC	B-Device
in	O
October	O
and	O
December	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
the	O
Move	B-Device
accessory	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
cross	O
platform	O
play	O
between	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
development	O
kit	O
"	O
released	O
as	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
which	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Defenders	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
attained	O
overall	O
scores	O
of	O
81	O
,	O
80	O
and	O
77	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Defenders	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
250,000	O
copies	O
in	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
release	O
and	O
over	O
600,000	O
copies	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publisher	O
reported	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
sales	O
across	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
Wave	O
is	O
the	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Defenders	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
games	O
available	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
first	O
available	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
recent	O
patch	O
allowing	O
cross-platform	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
mobile	O
operating	O
systems	O
via	O
GameSpy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Second	O
Wave	O
was	O
a	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Defenders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dungeon	B-Application
Defenders	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
July	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
rebalanced	O
the	O
heroes	O
and	O
enemies	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Defenders	I-Application
and	O
redesigned	O
the	O
loot	O
system	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
an	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
Playverse	O
,	O
the	O
server	O
system	O
designed	O
for	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Defenders	I-Application
2	O
to	O
improve	O
cross-platform	O
support	O
and	O
discourage	O
hacking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
predominantly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
customers	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
game	O
and	O
inclusion	O
of	O
micro-transactions	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternity	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redux	O
is	O
a	O
community-developed	O
expansion	O
mod	O
for	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Defenders	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
distributed	O
through	O
Discord	B-Application
until	O
it	O
got	O
official	O
Steam	B-Application
branch	O
support	O
from	O
Chromatic	O
Games	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mod	O
is	O
accessible	O
to	O
all	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
users	O
who	O
own	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
a	O
'	O
beta	O
 '	O
branch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Defenders	I-Application
II	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
beta	O
period	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
PlayStation	O
4	O
at	O
the	O
2013	O
PAX	O
East	O
convention	O
,	O
featuring	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
early	O
access	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
PlayStation	O
4	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
fully	O
released	O
alongside	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Defenders	I-Application
:	O
Awakened	O
was	O
unveiled	O
by	O
Chromatic	O
Games	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
formerly	O
Trendy	O
Entertainment	O
before	O
corporate	O
restructuring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
,	O
while	O
set	O
after	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Defenders	I-Application
II	O
,	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
gameplay	O
established	O
by	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
several	O
additional	O
gameplay	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
that	O
pre-ordered	O
Awakened	O
for	O
any	O
platform	O
gained	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
which	O
launched	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2019	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
launched	O
in	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
and	O
was	O
fully	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
another	O
releasing	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
roguelite	O
spin-off	O
titled	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Defenders	I-Application
:	I-Application
Going	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Chromatic	O
Games	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation4	O
,	O
PlayStation	O
5	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
