Games Like Abyss Raiders: Uncharted

Anomaly Defenders is the closing installment of the Anomaly series. The original incarnation of the Tower Offense sub-genre had players controlling humans fighting alien invaders. Now, the tables have turned. The human counterattack is underway and the alien homeworld is under threat.

Why similar: Tower Defense 49.5%, Strategy 34.8%, Action 9.5%, Indie 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the exact sci-fi, tower-defense, and action-oriented DNA of the seed game while offering high-quality production values.

Defense Grid: The Awakening is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels. A horde of enemies is invading, and it's up to the player to stop them by strategically building fortification towers around their base.

Why similar: Tower Defense 71.8%, Strategy 24.1%, Indie 3.7%, Adventure 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered a gold standard in the genre, it offers the same strategic depth and sci-fi atmosphere found in Abyss Raiders.

Unique fusion of a top-down shooter and tower defense strategy. You are the invader! Use destructive weapons or lead your enemies into a maze of towers. Strategize in the build mode by carefully selecting various types of alien towers or throw yourself right into the heat of the battle.

Why similar: Tower Defense 56.4%, Strategy 28.8%, Action 8.8%, Indie 6%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly blends top-down shooter action with tower defense mechanics in a futuristic setting.

Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.

Why similar: Tower Defense 68%, Strategy 22%, Action 6.6%, Indie 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a unique hybrid of first-person shooter action and tower defense strategy, perfect for those who want more direct control.

Epic sci-fi tower defense action with 16-bit era look and feel, pitching your colonists against an almost endless horde of hostile alien robots who strongly oppose your attempts of colonizing their planet! Deluxe version includes the soundtrack!

Why similar: Strategy 39.9%, Tower Defense 37.1%, Action 13.7%, Indie 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on retro-inspired sci-fi tower defense against waves of robotic enemies.

"Age of Steel: Recharge" is a 2D strategy with a view from the side. You're taking the role of commander, who was entrusted the management of the military base. Your mission is to defend a base from the waves of enemies at any price.

Why similar: Strategy 52%, Tower Defense 25.5%, Action 13.4%, Indie 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar gritty, sci-fi aesthetic and focuses on surviving relentless waves of mechanical foes.

Artificial Defense is a one man made, real time strategy game combining orbital shooter and tower defense components within an electrifying, virtual reality setting. You are the machine, a mighty computer-system defending its servers against swarms of intruding creeps.

Why similar: Strategy 46.9%, Tower Defense 26.6%, Action 14.8%, Indie 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the indie, action-focused spirit of the seed game with a strong emphasis on tactical tower placement.

Real-time strategy battles in amazing sci-fi worlds! Command brave soldiers, mighty mechas and powerful aliens to face the greatest challenges in hostile alien worlds. The galaxy needs you!

Why similar: Strategy 57.9%, Action 17.4%, Adventure 15.6%, Indie 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced sci-fi real-time strategy game that incorporates tower defense elements and hero units for an action-packed experience.

You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.

Why similar: Tower Defense 62.7%, Strategy 21.5%, Action 8.5%, Adventure 4.1%, Indie 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at mixing third-person action combat with complex trap-based defense strategies.

Create a hero from one of four classes to save Etheria in this 4-player coop Tower Defense Action-RPG. Includes Steam exclusive Portal gun & TF2 familiars!

Why similar: Tower Defense 69.2%, Strategy 30.8%

Why You'll Like It: It combines action-RPG elements with tower defense, allowing for deep customization and active participation in combat.

Get ready for the ULTIMATE tower defense onslaught. Build, deploy, research and upgrade your defenses in this epic, old school RTS inspired sci-fi adventure.

Why similar: Tower Defense 55.5%, Strategy 34%, Action 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A modern, high-quality tower defense game that emphasizes survival and tactical decision-making in a sci-fi setting.

Infinitode 2 - a strategy in the Tower Defense genre, in which the player will have to build towers to protect his base from endless waves of enemies. The game features huge maps, lots of towers, resource miners, upgrade tree and map editor.

Why similar: Tower Defense 62.3%, Strategy 37.7%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist but incredibly deep tower defense game that focuses on complex upgrade trees and strategic wave management.

Element TD 2 sees you combine powerful elements to create unique towers. Prove your defenses against challenging foes, and compete or cooperate with others to determine who has mastered the elements.

Why similar: Tower Defense 62.4%, Strategy 33.8%, Indie 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a highly polished competitive tower defense experience with a focus on elemental synergy and strategic planning.

Defense Technica is the next evolution in hardcore tower defense strategy games. Protect the core from an onslaught of unrelenting biomechanical terrors with a powerful range of tower defense units – each with their own upgradable features and methods of attacks.

Why similar: Tower Defense 68.9%, Strategy 25.8%, Indie 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic tower defense experience that emphasizes map navigation and strategic tower positioning in a futuristic world.

Creeper World 3 is what happens when cellular automata takes over a strategy simulation. Instead of discrete units that attack your base, a fluid-like substance spreads over the terraformable terrain. Your base, your weapons, your strategy... you must adapt them all.

Why similar: Tower Defense 69.6%, Strategy 26.8%, Indie 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a unique take on the genre where you must defend against a fluid, encroaching enemy across vast maps.

You have 9 days to find a safe place on the planet. Your ship is low on fuel and you have to land. Setup sentry guns around you to defend yourself while you collect more fuel for the ship. AI controlled Drones and Tanks attack you trying to find weaknesses in your defenses.

Why similar: Tower Defense 42.6%, Strategy 29.7%, Action 10.8%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It blends tower defense with survival elements, forcing players to manage their base while fighting off robotic threats.

Mechs V Kaijus is an addictive hardcore tower defense gameplay. In Mechs V Kaijus you take on the role of Commander of a powerful Mechs squadron. Improve your Mech, strategically place towers and factories on the battlefield. Deploy support units on the battlefield, and save our civilization.

Why similar: Tower Defense 70.3%, Strategy 19.5%, Indie 5.2%, Action 5%

Why You'll Like It: This title adds a layer of mech-based action to the traditional tower defense formula, creating a dynamic combat experience.

Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!

Why similar: Strategy 47.3%, Tower Defense 38.1%, Action 8%, Indie 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It flips the traditional tower defense script by having you lead a convoy through enemy towers, maintaining the sci-fi action vibe.

M.A.C.E. Tower Defense is a classic tower defense game with unique towers and enemies and an ingame shop system for getting better towers, upgrade existing towers and buy special items.

Why similar: Strategy 40.6%, Tower Defense 36.7%, Action 13.5%, Indie 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, action-packed tower defense game that mirrors the core loop of the seed game.

We fused deck-building roguelikes and tower defenses in a way never seen before - deploy your towers, collect valuable trinkets and cast powerful spells to defend yourself against the Salkoth!

Why similar: Tower Defense 64.6%, Strategy 30.8%, Indie 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game adds roguelike elements to the tower defense genre, providing high replayability and strategic variety.

The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

Why similar: Tower Defense 63.8%, Strategy 33.5%, Action 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: An incredibly deep and content-rich tower defense game that offers endless strategic possibilities for fans of the genre.

Ancient Planet is classic tower defense game. The stronghold of an ancient civilization has been invaded by hordes of alien raiders. Use powerful technologies of the Ancient and repel the attack of the enemy's armies!

Why similar: Tower Defense 68.7%, Strategy 25.8%, Indie 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric tower defense game that captures the same indie charm and strategic focus as the seed game.

The ultimate mash-up of Real-time Strategy and Tower Defense!

Why similar: Tower Defense 60.3%, Strategy 28.3%, Indie 5.9%, Action 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled sci-fi tower defense game that focuses on base building and resource management under pressure.

Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command!Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations!

Why similar: Tower Defense 61.8%, Strategy 24.7%, Action 5.3%, Adventure 4.9%, Indie 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: While fantasy-themed, it is the benchmark for action-oriented tower defense and shares the same addictive gameplay loop.

An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.

Why similar: Tower Defense 60.4%, Strategy 34.5%, Indie 2.7%, Action 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A complex game that combines tower defense with resource management and factory automation in a sci-fi setting.

Get ready to DEFEND THE WORLD! The biggest sequel in tower defense history is finally here: Fieldrunners 2 has arrived! From Subatomic Studios, creators of the award winning classic strategy game comes an all new adventure that was years in the making.

Why similar: Tower Defense 67.9%, Strategy 25.3%, Action 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic of the genre that offers deep strategic variety and high-quality visuals in a fast-paced environment.

The biggest installment of the award winning Sentinel sci-fi tower defense series now on PC!Take the fight to the alien homeworld and unleash a massive arsenal of weaponry. Get up close and personal on the battlefield in your power armor to execute devastating attacks and support your defenses! * An epic campaign across 20 levels.

Why similar: Tower Defense 67.8%, Strategy 27.2%, Indie 5%

Why You'll Like It: A polished sci-fi tower defense game that emphasizes unit upgrades and tactical deployment against waves of enemies.

The replicator robots are back! It's 2528. The machines are increasingly infecting the planets with genetically modified monsters. Challenge them and try to stop the onslaught. Upgrade buildings and heroes, mine resources, discover technology and fight to save humanity!

Why similar: Tower Defense 57.6%, Strategy 34.1%, Action 3.2%, Adventure 3%, Indie 2.2%

PixelJunk™ Monsters is back with the simple, yet highly strategic real-time tower defense gameplay gameplay of the original title, now with updated graphics and brand new multiplayer modes!

Why similar: Tower Defense 68.3%, Action 31.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on active movement and tower management, providing a more hands-on approach to the tower defense genre.

Rescue your fellow Hunters, and with their help locate and destroy Dracula!

Why similar: Strategy 48.8%, Tower Defense 40.3%, Indie 10.9%

Space Raiders in Space is a wave defense roguelike mixing squad management and tower defence mechanics. Command your almost competent crew to loot weapons and supplies, build defenses, and fight their way through the Bugpocalypse.

Why similar: Tower Defense 47.8%, Strategy 33.3%, Action 11%, Indie 7.9%

The Last Tower is an Arcade tower defense infinite runner game, your job is to prevent the invading alien armies from destroying mankinds last stronghold, the goal of The Last Tower is to get the highest score possible

Why similar: Strategy 60.6%, Action 24%, Indie 15.4%

PolyCore Defense is a tower defense game where you have to raise your defenses in order to defend your core. Build unique turrets, upgrade them with special effects and use abilities to survive waves of enemies that are trying to destroy your core!

Why similar: Tower Defense 53.6%, Strategy 31.3%, Action 9%, Adventure 6.1%

Get ready for modern battles! Defend your islands against evil invaders in jungles! Your team will consist of modern snipers, gunners, rockets, ice towers and other great things. A deep conflict has been brewing between you and the evil invaders. Fight to protect your freedom and liberty.

Why similar: Tower Defense 43.4%, Strategy 40.8%, Action 9.1%, Indie 6.7%

Zero Zone 2020 is a classic Tower defense game where you will need to defend a home base from swarms of enemies

Why similar: Tower Defense 53.9%, Strategy 34.3%, Action 11.8%

Magic Quest is a tower defense game with towers, mighty enemies, bosses and heroes with unique abilities.

Why similar: Tower Defense 43.5%, Strategy 41.6%, Action 8.7%, Indie 6.2%

Rush for Glory is featuring challenging and rewarding Tower Defense battles, in which players are defending their base against an alien invasion. By strategically building towers and upgrading them, the player can keep his base safely and further progress through the extensive singleplayer campaign.

Why similar: Tower Defense 53.7%, Strategy 36.4%, Action 9.9%

ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure, set in a lethal future earth, ravaged by a mysterious mechanized threat known as ARC.

Why similar: Action 100%

Dust Raiders is a management strategy game, set in a lawless wasteland. Upgrade your vehicles, engage in tactical fights against raiders hunting for your resources and gather a crew to rule the area.

Why similar: Strategy 53.4%, Adventure 17.8%, Action 15.2%, Indie 13.6%

Play as an Octopus scientist fighting off sunken skeletons in this frantic aquatic Tower Defense! Discover sea life turrets from unique biomes: Pistol Shrimp! Navy Seal! Death Ray! Deploy turrets whilst dodging enemy bullets as you venture the seven seas!

Why similar: Tower Defense 51.3%, Strategy 30.8%, Action 7%, Indie 6.2%, Adventure 4.8%

Defend against thousands of enemies in this explosive tower defense game. Deploy upgradable towers and unleash powerful orbital abilities as you try to protect Earth's first colony world from destruction.

Why similar: Tower Defense 56.9%, Strategy 33.2%, Action 9.9%

Spoids is a challenging throwback to the original brand of tower defense games. Command the Remote Defense Space Station and respond to distress calls of those who are being attacked by the invaders. Travel from planet to planet using your powerful arsenal to hold back the Spoids.

Why similar: Strategy 41.6%, Tower Defense 37.4%, Action 10.9%, Indie 10.1%

Cyber Tower 2048 is an action tower defense game where players fight insectoids by building defenses and developing tactics.

Why similar: Tower Defense 63.9%, Action 16.7%, Strategy 14.3%, Adventure 5.2%

iBomber Defense combines classic tower defense gameplay with intense action and strategy. Keep enemies at bay all over the world using a variety of weapons and tactics, from rattling Machine guns, explosive cannons and awesome anti-aircraft artillery!

Why similar: Tower Defense 56.6%, Strategy 36.1%, Indie 7.3%

Cosmic Dust & Rust is a tower defence game set in space. Upgrade your ship, build turrets and defence systems, undergo side missions and take control of your ship manually and use its cannons and super weapons to destroy your enemies.

Why similar: Tower Defense 47.6%, Strategy 37.4%, Action 8.3%, Indie 6.6%

Kittypocalypse is an in-depth, strategic tower defense game. Across a diverse range of environments, defeat the hordes of evil alien kitties and salvage what's left of your home planet.

Why similar: Strategy 63.5%, Action 21.8%, Indie 14.7%

Loot. Craft. Build. Defend. Fight. Survive

Why similar: Action 39.2%, Adventure 35.4%, Indie 25.4%

Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the homeworld of the Tauron droids against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine?

Why similar: Tower Defense 55.1%, Strategy 32.3%, Action 7.6%, Indie 4.9%

A tower defense action roguelike where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.

Why similar: Tower Defense 54.4%, Strategy 34.4%, Action 11.2%

Ruin Raiders is a turn-based tactical roguelike where you command customizable squads on a one-way journey into the ruins of an ancient civilization. Master turn-based combat, craft new technologies, and dive into ever-changing ruins to unveil the past!

Why similar: Strategy 75.9%, Action 24.1%

TOWER ▪ DEFENSE ▪ STRATEGY. Control Vessels. Utilize their uniquely deep set of towers. Create an everchanging defense. Play with friends. Protect your Basin at all costs. An absolute Tower Defense, Real-Time Strategy Hybrid

Why similar: Tower Defense 73.5%, Strategy 20.9%, Indie 5.5%

Command Mobile Outpost and take XEN Firearm to venture deep into the Signet surveillance off-limit area. Collect unique Weapon Units. Amp up the firepower of the Outpost that fights with you. This is an FTD game - FPS, Tower Defense, Base Building and much more all at the same time.

Why similar: Tower Defense 57.6%, Strategy 32.7%, Action 9.7%

Craft in Abyss is a tower defense rogue-lite game. It allow players to design their own mechanical fortress, gather resources and continuously strengthen the fortress facilities within a sci-fi world.

Why similar: Tower Defense 46.2%, Strategy 33.9%, Action 11.3%, Indie 8.6%

Battle hordes of monsters in Goblin Defenders: Steel 'n' Wood!

Why similar: Strategy 43.1%, Tower Defense 42.3%, Adventure 12.5%, Indie 2.2%

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 54.5%, Strategy 35.8%, Action 9.7%

Fight against the robots and reclaim the land! Attempt to survive in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, where it seems like everything wants you dead! Tactical stealth action in a post-apocalyptic settings!

Why similar: Indie 62.5%, Strategy 28.5%, Action 9%

Explore alien planets to mine resources, kill alien insects, build defense turrets, and survive waves of insect attacks across the galactic frontier. Astro Looter combines elements of survival, roguelike, and tower defense in a top-down shooter.

Why similar: Tower Defense 70.5%, Action 14.8%, Adventure 14.7%

Machine Tower 2984 is a top-down mechanical fantasy style Roguelike game. You will embark on an adventure in a tower filled with mechanical mechanisms, challenging the five robots that control the machine tower and searching for the huge secrets behind the entire tower.

Why similar: Adventure 44.1%, Action 43.4%, Indie 12.5%