- #1 The Runics
78% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Alexa Gaming
Windows
The Runics is a tower defense game with auto chess, Rougelite and incremental flavors. Deploy "Runics" as defenders, best infinite enemies, gathering resources to upgrade your base and gigantic technology tree.
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.4%, Roguelite 18.1%, Strategy 17.5%, Top-Down 12.3%, Combat 7.3%
- #2 Doodle Defense
76% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: TimesIllusionGames
Windows
Doodle: Defense is an exciting roguelite tower defense game in which you play as a mining vessel defending yourself against the planets inhabitants! Use ink to fire bullets and level up to upgrade yourself and add defenses! Extraction will take 20 minutes, good luck!
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.4%, Roguelite 21.4%, Shooter 10.3%, Top-Down 9.1%, Top-Down Shooter 8.4%
- #3 Hold The Mine
73% matchVery Positive85% of 247 reviews2026
Dev: Hookaria GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters in this innovative roguelike survival game! Collect and manage your resources, discover buildings with unique effects and unleash mighty heroes to hold monsters out of the mine until the sun rises.
Why similar: Dwarf 41% ★, Mining 21.7% ★, Tower Defense 20.8%, Roguelite 8.1%, Strategy 6.2%
- #4 Warf
74% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Warf Team
Windows · Mac
Unleash strategic survival in Warf, where you guide Warf through relentless hordes, deploy towers, and engage in thrilling combat. Defend against the horde and emerge as the ultimate survivor in this innovative fusion of survival action and tower defense
Why similar: Dwarf 38.3% ★, Tower Defense 19.5%, Mining 11.2% ★, Top-Down 6.2%, Stylized 5.9%
- #5 300 Dwarves
75% matchMixed53% of 78 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex MundiPub: Viva Media, Inc
Windows · Mac
The Kingdom of Fairbridge is under attack by Goblins, Orcs and Trolls. Use your towers weapons and command your warriors to push the invading Goblins lead troops out of the kingdom. Take the battle from the castle walls to the mountains, caves and desert valleys that surround the kingdom.
Why similar: Dwarf 69.1% ★, Tower Defense 25.9%, Casual 5%
- #6 Defense Golem
73% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: LodisGame
Windows
Defense Golem is a tower defense game that supports random evolution.
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.2%, Roguelite 24.5%, Top-Down 8%, Casual 7.1%, Strategy 7%
- #7 Dwarfs - F2P
72% matchVery Positive86% of 1,692 reviews2012
Dev: Power of 2Pub: Tripwire Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Dwarfs!? is an addictive, fast paced arcade-like experience, with plenty of difficulty levels and game modes, in the tradition of great games such as “Lemmings” and “Dwarf Fortress”.
Why similar: Dwarf 66.3% ★, Mining 11.7% ★, Strategy 11.5%, Casual 5.6%, Top-Down 2%
- #8 Gem Miner TD
69% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: iFeral Games
Windows
Mine. Maze. Merge. Survive. Dig for powerful gems, merge them into game-breaking towers, stack buffs, and pick roguelike perks to build wild synergies. Do not let enemies drag your miner to the lava!
Why similar: Dwarf 35.9% ★, Tower Defense 22.8%, Mining 18.2% ★, Roguelite 11.6%, Strategy 5.9%
- #9 Champi
70% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: Lucas François
Windows
Prepare to defend your village in Champi, a captivating Tower-Defense where your mission is to repel a invasion of mutated mushrooms.
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.5%, Strategy 19.9%, Roguelite 18.8%, Top-Down 12.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #10 Guardian Grids 2
68% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: YogurtGames
Windows
A super casual and relaxing tower defense game, fully upgraded from the previous generation! Light roguelike elements — click to choose your card each round!
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.7%, Roguelite 20.1%, Stylized 13.5%, Strategy 11.8%, Casual 7.5%
- #11 Dwarven Village TD
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MetalStick
Windows
Dwarven Village is a tower defense game that you place your units to enemy paths and towers to the sides to support, Open chests, Unlock new troops & towers and use synergies between them
Why similar: Dwarf 48.2% ★, Tower Defense 29.5%, Roguelite 10.2%, Strategy 7%, Casual 2.6%
- #12 SWT: Survivor With Towers
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: chosimgames
Windows
Fusion of Vampire Survivors Like and Tower Defense! Survive with Towers against waves of enemies. Build towers by day, survive endless enemy waves by night. Expand your territory, gain experience, and grow stronger with each battle. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.7%, Top-Down Shooter 14.4%, Roguelite 13.9%, Strategy 9.2%, Shooter 8.3%
- #13 Shroom & Doom
68% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: Whole Hearted GamesPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
A top-down tower-defense game where you play as a little robot that has crash landed on an alien planet. Defend yourself against waves of bug-like enemies using towers made from the local mushrooms. Find a way to repair your ship and escape the planet!
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.8%, Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Top-Down 11.9%, Shooter 10.9%, Casual 6.8%
- #14 Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
64% matchVery Positive87% of 46,465 reviews2025
Dev: Funday GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!
Why similar: Dwarf 74.5% ★, Roguelite 8.7%, Top-Down Shooter 8.5%, Top-Down 4.6%, Combat 1.6%
- #15 Hallway Defender
67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Jorrit Van de Velde
Windows
Hallway Defender is a roguelite tower defense where you defend your base from an endless wave of fellow classmates. With over 25 different towers and even more upgrades and effects there are infinite ways to set up your own defenses.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.2%, Roguelite 18.1%, Stylized 10.4%, Strategy 10%, Top-Down 9.3%
- #16 Serendia - Random Equip Draw Defense
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: zeroinmars
Windows
Defend your crystal tower against increasingly powerful waves of enemies. Collect gear materials, upgrade your equipment, and mine resources during downtime to enhance your character. Every 10 rounds, a powerful boss appears, and without specialized gear or skills, defeating it may prove difficult.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.3%, Roguelite 17.3%, Strategy 16.2%, Mining 12.7% ★, Top-Down 9.2%
- #17 Dwarfs!?
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,066 reviews2011
Dev: Power of 2Pub: Tripwire Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Dig! Dig! Dig! Manage the small underground Dwarf base and make it as rich as possible before they meet their inevitable doom. Purchase before May 11th and save!
Why similar: Dwarf 40.7% ★, Tower Defense 20.8%, Mining 16.8% ★, Top-Down 8.3%, Strategy 5%
- #18 There Are Millions of Goblins
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BiG INC. CO. LLC.
Windows
Fight gigantic hordes of goblins with a supercharged vehicle and arsenal of crazy weapons, in a chaotic physics-based battle for survival
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.1%, Strategy 13.4%, Shooter 9.9%, Stylized 7.8%
- #19 D.P.S: Weapons Testing Facility 2
65% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Cool Smithy Games
Windows
Find the best combinations of projectiles and components to create the ultimate weapon. Mutate and upgrade your components to create stronger weapons. Fight wave after wave of monsters to reach the top.
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.3%, Strategy 18.4%, Roguelite 17.2%, Top-Down 9%, Combat 6.8%
- #20 溯源之塔/Tower of Traceability
68% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: 予以清风明月
Windows
You control a magic tower floating in the sky, falling from the sky against enemies coming from all sides, choosing the right weapon mix for different enemies, using health and mana in a planned way, reducing their wear and gain more rewards.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.6%, Strategy 17.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Shooter 10%, Casual 9.2%
- #21 Dwarven Defense Prologue
65% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Darwin ZebandtPub: BrutalHack
Windows · Linux
Dwarven Defense Prologue is a grid based tower defense game. You build towers during the day and defend against the undead during the night.
Why similar: Dwarf 48% ★, Tower Defense 28.5%, Stylized 9%, Strategy 8.4%, Minimalist 4%
- #22 Digs TD
65% matchMostly Positive70% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: Catchy
Windows · Mac
Take on the ultimate tower defense challenge in Digs, a roguelike game where you shape the battlefield, mine resources, and strategize against a variety of enemies. Manage your actions, customize your arsenal with upgrade cards, and explore diverse levels. Can you dig in and emerge victorious?
Why similar: Dwarf 37.6% ★, Tower Defense 22.5%, Mining 16.9% ★, Roguelite 10.9%, Strategy 6%
- #23 Cluckmech Oasis
64% matchVery Positive88% of 3,459 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cluckmech Oasis, a top-down shooting Roguelike tower defense game. Play as the Warcluck and lead your team of animal heroes in a fight for survival. Collect, build and upgrade defenses, and engage in intense battle against waves of plant enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.8%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Roguelite 14.4%, Strategy 9.1%, Top-Down 8%
- #24 Gemini
66% matchVery Positive84% of 152 reviews2020
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Gemini is an action tower defense game, where your goal is to protect the crystal and stay alive.
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.9%, Roguelite 20.4%, Combat 10.5%, Strategy 9.2%, Action 8.5%
- #25 Y.M.C.A.背包射手的日常
64% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: BoldBoltStudio
Windows
Aliens are invading! Load up your guns and eliminate them with the help of ancient indigenous equipment in your backpack!
Why similar: Tower Defense 42%, Top-Down Shooter 21.4%, Strategy 18.9%, Combat 8%, Casual 3.7%
- #26 Solar Defense
64% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ballant Studios
Windows
Solar Defense is a Military Sci-Fi inspired Tower Defense game focused heavily on strategy and decision making. Defend key locations and repel the Pilakarr forces back to their home world to end their attack and bring an end to this war.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Strategy 14.8%, Top-Down 9.3%, Casual 8.9%
- #27 SHOOPER NOVA
63% matchVery Positive85% of 612 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Craft Your Ultimate Circular Fortress! Dive into SHOOPER NOVA, where you choose props and components to build a unique fortress. Unlock combos to shape your strategy and battle style. Become an unstoppable barrage machine and obliterate waves of enemies from all directions!
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.7%, Roguelite 20.2%, Strategy 12.1%, Top-Down 8.2%, Top-Down Shooter 8.1%
- #28 Dwarf Defense
64% matchMixed66% of 41 reviews2024
Dev: Heavy Safe Studios
Windows
Dwarf Defense! An RTS Tower Defense game where you play as a dwarf trying to defend a brewery from thirsty invaders by using magical towers and spells.
Why similar: Dwarf 84% ★, Tower Defense 8.8%, Strategy 4.4%, Action 2.1%, Indie 0.8%
- #29 Rune Defender
64% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Darwin ZebandtPub: BrutalHack
Windows · Linux
Rune Defender is a grid based tower defense game. You build towers during the day and defend against the undead during the night.
Why similar: Dwarf 48.5% ★, Tower Defense 28.8%, Strategy 7.4%, Minimalist 6.3%, Stylized 5.4%
- #30 Gnomed
64% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Moon Sword Games
Windows
Gnomed is a roguelite clicker base defence game where your humble home is the last line of defense. Hold out against 20 chaotic waves of enemies, unlock new abilities, and grow stronger each run!
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.1%, Roguelite 19%, Top-Down 15.6%, Top-Down Shooter 8.9%, Stylized 8.6%
- #31 Midnight Tower Defense
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moss
Windows
Midnight Tower Defense is a roguelite tower defense strategy game, where you must fight endless waves of enemies either by hand with melee, or by purchasing towers and upgrades to fight from a distance. Every wave the can enemies grow stronger, with every 10 waves being a boss wave.
Why similar: Tower Defense 45.2%, Roguelite 17.8%, Strategy 16%, Casual 8.9%, Action 5.4%
- #32 Enemy at the Gates:Commander
64% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Dawn Studio
Windows
Commander is a war strategy tower defense game. You will play the role of a commander, constantly recruit soldiers to improve the defensive strength, match the appropriate lineup, and finally defeat the enemy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 45.1%, Strategy 21%, Roguelite 19.2%, Top-Down 10.5%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #33 Dracula Defense!
63% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: StarSystemStudiosPub: HOGuru Games!
Windows
Dracula Defense is a top down 2D tower defense game where the player will need to act strategically to survive an onslaught of enemies trying to attack a base. Only you can Defend Dracula!
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.7%, Strategy 15.7%, Top-Down Shooter 15.5%, Casual 9.6%, Action 9.2%
- #34 Together, Against Mork
63% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aquila Games
Windows
Together, Against Mork is a fast-paced single-player game that combines action-roguelike combat with tower-defense strategy. Slay the hordes, build smart defenses, and protect The Crystal at all costs. With every weapon, every hero, every defense—against Mork.
Why similar: Tower Defense 24%, Top-Down Shooter 12.9%, Top-Down 12.4%, Roguelite 12.3%, Stylized 12%
- #35 Heroes Suck
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dawning Light
Windows
Defend your dungeon against an onslaught of heroes in this physics-enabled tower defense. Build your dungeon tile by tile, placing deadly traps to protect your loot. Upgrade your defenses and powers as you amass wealth and unleash havoc on these cheese wheel-stealing 'heroes'.
Why similar: Dwarf 38.8% ★, Tower Defense 29.4%, Top-Down 10.1%, Roguelite 10%, Strategy 4.8%
- #36 Tower Defense: The Envoy's Gambit
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Day 1 to 100
Windows
The kingdoms have sent for you. Place towers strategically, upgrade. Choose perks and modifiers. Defend each region against as many waves as you can, which synergies will be your gambit?
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.7%, Roguelite 17.1%, Strategy 14.3%, Stylized 8%, Casual 7.9%
- #37 The Defender: Farm and Castle
62% matchVery Positive89% of 1,091 reviews2019
Dev: Kobsoft Kitti
Windows
You are an archer tasked with defending a castle from invading monsters. Inside the castle, you can manage resources and harvest crops, gather experience points to level up, and learn new skills and abilities to face stronger enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 63.8%, Strategy 16%, Shooter 8.7%, Action 8.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #38 WarShape
62% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: João Capobianco
Windows
WarShape is a "Top Down Shooter" where you face growing hordes of enemies. As you progress, the weapons and defenses of everyone in the arena evolve, starting from primitive equipment to technological weapons. Build, find weapons, recruit allies and buy upgrades to survive the attacks.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.9%, Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Strategy 9.6%, Combat 9.2%, Top-Down 8.4%
- #39 Defenders of Asteria
62% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Bastian Germer
Windows
Asteria is under siege! Take up arms as the commander and find the perfect strategy in this hero filled tower defense game. Will you become a Defender of Asteria or fall short?
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.1%, Strategy 20.4%, Top-Down 16.9%, Fantasy 3.7%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #40 CreateDun
61% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: obscure
Windows
Your Dungeon, Built by You [CreateDun]A new kind of roguelike tower defense where you reshape routes with walls.Place allies, collect relics, and complete your build.From path design to combat, the dungeon you create becomes your strategy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 47%, Roguelite 18.7%, Strategy 16.8%, Top-Down 8.2%, Combat 4.9%
- #41 Idle Zombie Wave: Premium
61% matchMixed59% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Ryki Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A thrilling tower defense survival game where you lead a team of survivors against relentless zombie hordes. Deploy unique fighters, strategize with adjutants, and adapt using roguelike upgrades. Defend your home, battle epic bosses, and survive the apocalypse!
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.2%, Strategy 15.4%, Top-Down Shooter 13.6%, Roguelite 10.3%, Casual 9.9%
- #42 Tired of Being the Hero
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tired Hero Games
Windows
As a retired hero, lead and train your villagers to stand against relentless monster attacks. Assign roles, motivate your team, upgrade townsfolk, unlock powerful abilities, and adapt your strategy to outlast the next assault. TBH is a first-person fantasy action RPG with a strategy twist.
Why similar: Tower Defense 54.2%, Strategy 13.9%, Combat 10.1%, Stylized 7%, Action 6.8%
- #43 Tac Tower
61% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: A4C Studios
Windows
Build, defend and conquer in a strategic 3D tower defense game filled with unique enemies and challenging maps!
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.1%, Stylized 14.9%, Top-Down 14.6%, Strategy 13.2%, Casual 8.8%
- #44 天灾:防御 THE TROUBLE:DEFENSE
63% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: FLYBUTTER
Windows
This is an ordinary tower defense game. If you are not satisfied with the existing content, you can leave a message in the comment area or our QQ group. We will try our best to make this game better.
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.5%, Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Top-Down 12%, Shooter 10.9%, Casual 7%
- #45 Rags to Liches
61% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Louis BuiPub: Neumont College of Computer Science
Windows
A small, third-person, action, tower defense game where you play as a peasant who gets tired of adventurers breaking into his house. Place down towers and fight off waves and waves of "enemies." Progress through the story and see just how far one man will go to protect his beloved llama.
Why similar: Tower Defense 49.6%, Strategy 16.9%, Stylized 12.6%, Action 9.1%, Combat 6.5%
- #46 Slime Siege
63% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Press F
Windows
Level up, find perfect item combinations, mow down hordes of slimes or fail trying! Slime Siege is a vibrant tower defense with rogue-lite elements. Strategize and create unique item builds for every map to endure the onslaught. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.2%, Roguelite 26.4%, Strategy 11.3%, Stylized 6.1%, Combat 4.1%
- #47 Endless TD
60% matchMixed46% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: INFINITE RETRY STUDIO
Windows
Endless TD: online co-op and PvP tower defense for 1–4 players. Build wild damage types + talent combos, merge towers into monsters, and survive evolving maps, weather, and bosses in endless waves. Climb leaderboards for highest wave (solo & team).
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.8%, Strategy 16.7%, Stylized 9.2%, Top-Down 9.1%, Top-Down Shooter 6.9%
- #48 My Hero After the Fall
61% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: DAYAStudio
Windows · Mac
This is a pixel tower defense game that combines light Rogue and lawn mowing! Dozens of heroes for you to choose from, and hundreds of blessings randomly appear, forming the strongest team to protect the crystal from monsters!
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.8%, Strategy 17.9%, Roguelite 16.7%, Top-Down 9.9%, Minimalist 5.1%
- #49 Defend the ship, bot !
60% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Cheasy Easy
Windows
4 turrets, a ship in peril, and waves of enemies. Hold the line and defend the ship, robot.
Why similar: Tower Defense 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.2%, Strategy 18.3%, Shooter 11.1%, Top-Down 11.1%
- #50 Below the Stone
60% matchVery Positive85% of 431 reviews2023
Dev: StrollartPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Below the Stone is an extraction roguelike about dwarves on the quest for the deepest depths. A place where each and every descent will lead to new adventures -- and where only the most determined dwarves with many lost lives will be rewarded by the hidden world lying below the stone.
Why similar: Dwarf 54.4% ★, Mining 17.7% ★, Roguelite 10.3%, Top-Down 7.4%, Combat 5.7%
- #51 Blade vs Undead
60% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: 0cd studio
Windows
This is a top-down survival shooter game where players must fight for survival on a battlefield filled with skeleton soldiers.
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.7%, Top-Down Shooter 20.4%, Strategy 11.5%, Top-Down 10.8%, Casual 10.7%
- #52 Desk Defense
59% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Woodcraft Sounds
Windows · Mac
A cozy & chaotic tower defense game where you place cleaning towers to combo through desk messes. ILLUMINATE, WET WIPE, and ZAP STICK your way to sparkling while facing down CAT MAYHEM!
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.2%, Strategy 17.1%, Top-Down 14.4%, Casual 7.7%, Action 4.9%
- #53 Celestial Wardens
61% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Crimson Mantis Interactive
Windows
Celestial Wardens is a sci-fi tower defense game where you command a lone spaceship to defend a planet under siege. Survive waves of enemies, build turrets, upgrade your ship, and manage your planet to prevent total annihilation.
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Strategy 11.3%, Shooter 8.8%, Top-Down 8.8%
- #54 Kooky Kids Fort Defense
59% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: BlackRice Studio
Windows
Tower Defense x Roguelite! Recruit Kids with branching Elite paths, use powerful Items, and gain randomized strategic Perks to defend your Fort against the Brats! Various challenging environments, Brats, and Bosses await you and the Kooky Kids.
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.9%, Roguelite 20%, Top-Down 12.2%, Strategy 10.7%, Casual 6.1%
- #55 Defense of the Dauntless
60% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: THREESIDED POLYGON
Windows · Mac
Fend off endless hordes of enemies in this roguelite tower defense. Build your own path to maximize carnage. Unleash devastating hero abilities to turn the tide of battle. Upgrade your arsenal with dozens of new towers and heroes to keep your castle from oblivion. Survive and become dauntless.
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.5%, Roguelite 20.4%, Strategy 17.3%, Top-Down 8.7%, Fantasy 3.2%
- #56 Terminal Defense
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: David Cardenas
Windows
The only tower defense game in the world that is played in the terminal. I didn't make this game because it was a good idea, I made it because I thought it was cool.
Why similar: Tower Defense 53.2%, Strategy 19.6%, Top-Down 16.4%, Minimalist 9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #57 Teryndor: Caelorn’s Quest
60% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JD Roods
Windows
An Action game with Tower Defense elements where you defend the Protective Crystals of Teryndor! As Prince Caelorn, fight against hordes of creatures to save your kingdom from destruction.
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.9%, Roguelite 20.6%, Strategy 13.8%, Action 8.6%, Casual 6.5%
- #58 Swamped!
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chaudron Studio
Windows
Discover a Tower Defense as cute as it is addictive. Collect funny hats, magical equipment, and special powers to create the ultimate defense build. Explore an enchanted world filled with charming characters and challenges to overcome!
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.2%, Strategy 15.2%, Top-Down Shooter 10.5%, Action 8.6%, Top-Down 5.8%
- #59 Old School Tower Defense
59% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Gökhan Kahraman
Windows
Build and upgrade towers with unique abilities to stop waves of enemies. With the advanced augment system, every 3 rounds you can boost your defenses and create strategies that fit your playstyle.
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.2%, Strategy 19.3%, Stylized 13.6%, Top-Down 13.3%, Casual 6.6%
- #60 GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
59% matchVery Positive95% of 4,328 reviews2015
Dev: Game in a BottlePub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
An epic, challenging tower defense game with an emphasis on strategy and replayability. Summon gems of immense magical potency and harness their unique abilities against a seemingly endless horde of monsters. The archdemon seeks to swallow the world, and you must journey to stand against her.
Why similar: Tower Defense 73.9%, Strategy 13.2%, Top-Down 5.9%, Action 2.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%