Games Like Age of Darkness: Final Stand

They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?

Why similar: Base Building 27.4%, RTS 22%, Tower Defense 18.4%, Survival 10.9%, Strategy 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive survival RTS that pioneered the massive-swarm base defense genre that Age of Darkness inhabits.

Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?

Why similar: Action RTS 17% ★, Base Building 16.5%, Medieval 13.2%, RTS 11%, Tower Defense 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features physics-based combat and massive-scale wave defense that perfectly mirrors the desperate survival feel of the seed game.

Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.

Why similar: RTS 19%, Tower Defense 19%, Base Building 15.8%, Building 11.2%, Tactical 11%

Why You'll Like It: Combines intricate base-building with tactical defense against waves of enemies in a dark, atmospheric setting.

From Glory To Goo is a Sci-Fi survival RTS set on an alien world. Serve as humanity's bulwark by establishing a colony and supporting your colonists still in orbit. But beware, for The Goo, a relentless and shape-shifting force approaches from all sides, even above and below.

Why similar: Action RTS 26.7% ★, Tower Defense 18.9%, RTS 18.6%, Base Building 15.6%, Resource Management 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the core loop of survival RTS gameplay where you must expand your base while constantly fending off massive, encroaching swarms.

Build a castle by day and defend it by night. Becastled blends cozy city-building with challenging tower defense strategy. Lead the Sun Kingdom’s last stand against the Moon Beasts and end the ancient conflict between light and darkness!

Why similar: Base Building 26.6%, RTS 19.8%, Medieval 13.2%, Building 12.1%, Strategy 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the core fantasy of building a castle and defending it against waves of enemies during the night cycle.

From the Command & Conquer veterans at Petroglyph comes the first ever survival RTS set in the savage world of Conan the Barbarian. Play solo or team up in multiplayer in Conan Unconquered’s action-packed co-op Mode where you build a shared stronghold and fend off the hordes together.

Why similar: RTS 30.4%, Tower Defense 16.3%, Strategy 15.1%, Base Building 12.2%, Co-op 11%

Why You'll Like It: A direct survival RTS competitor that focuses on building a fortress and surviving increasingly difficult waves of enemies.

The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.

Why similar: Base Building 21.8%, Tower Defense 21.5%, RTS 17%, Building 10.6%, Survival 10%

Why You'll Like It: Blends base-building, survival, and action-oriented combat against thousands of aliens in a hostile environment.

A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.4%, Action RTS 22.7% ★, Medieval 12.2%, Base Building 10.6%, Building 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist but highly effective take on the base-defense genre that emphasizes tactical positioning and wave survival.

Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.

Why similar: Tower Defense 25.7%, Tactical 19.9%, Dark Fantasy 19.3%, Base Building 18.6%, Strategy 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: While turn-based, it captures the exact same 'last stand' atmosphere and desperate defense against endless hordes.

Warlords Under Siege is a mix of RTS and Roguelike genre, where you build a small city and defend it against continuous waves of enemies. Improve your assortment of weapons with each playthrough, unlocking new possibilities to beat the ever-increasing threat.

Why similar: Action RTS 30.2% ★, RTS 14.9%, Base Building 12.8%, Building 10.6%, Medieval 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A hybrid of RTS and tower defense that forces players to manage resources while defending against persistent enemy swarms.

A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.

Why similar: Base Building 30.5%, Building 22.3%, Resource Management 18.8%, Survival 17.3%, Strategy 11%

Why You'll Like It: A unique roguelite city-builder that forces you to manage resources and survive in a hostile, ever-changing fantasy world.

Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.

Why similar: RTS 55.8%, Base Building 15%, Strategy 14.9%, Action RTS 8.6% ★, Multiplayer 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A traditional RTS that focuses on base building and tactical combat, appealing to fans of the genre's mechanics.

Gord is a single-player adventure strategy. To survive, you must build, but to prevail, you must conquer the darkness beyond the gates. In this dark fantasy world, you must complete quests while managing a populace whose personal stories and well-being decide the fate of your tribe.

Why similar: Action RTS 29.4% ★, RTS 21.5%, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Survival 11.3%, Resource Management 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy survival city-builder that emphasizes hero management and defending your settlement from supernatural threats.

Your village must survive for 13 days! Gather resources, expand, explore the underground for riches, and train soldiers to defend against hordes of the undead.

Why similar: Tower Defense 24.1%, Base Building 18.2%, RTS 17.7%, Survival 10.9%, Building 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D survival base-builder that emphasizes the tension of preparing your defenses during the day to survive the night.

The Absolute Evil and its trusted *cough* servant, the Dark Elf Thalya, return in Dungeons 4 after the events of its fabulous predecessor to bring about their triumph over the forces of good once more.

Why similar: RTS 33.4%, PvE 16.1%, Co-op 15%, Strategy 9.9%, Fantasy 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a dark fantasy base-building experience with RTS combat elements and a focus on managing your dungeon against invaders.

Play as mythological Gods and smite your enemies in this award-winning, mythological Real-Time Strategy classic given new life. Wage war across timeless campaigns, fierce skirmishes, and god-powered multiplayer modes.

Why similar: Action RTS 23.1% ★, RTS 19.2%, Base Building 14.5%, Resource Management 8.8%, PvE 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS that features fantasy units and hero-led combat, providing a more traditional strategic experience.

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 24.9%, RTS 17.3%, PvE 10.2%, Tactical 9.8%, Building 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, complex tower defense mechanics for players who enjoy the defensive planning aspect of the seed game.

SpellForce 3 - The perfect blend between RTS and RPG!

Why similar: RTS 42.5%, Strategy 13.1%, Fantasy 11.6%, Co-op 9%, Multiplayer 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Blends traditional RTS base-building with hero-led RPG combat in a rich dark fantasy setting.

The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run

Why similar: RTS 17.6%, Tower Defense 17.1%, Base Building 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, Medieval 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike RTS that tasks you with managing a base and defending it against waves of enemies.

Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy.

Why similar: Tower Defense 38.9%, RTS 34.6%, Strategy 16.6%, Tactical 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical RTS combat where you must overcome overwhelming enemy numbers through positioning and base expansion.

Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!

Why similar: RTS 29.9%, Base Building 14.1%, Tactical 9.8%, Building 9.7%, Strategy 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused RTS where managing resources and surviving harsh environmental threats is just as important as combat.

Build and design the terrain while defending your stronghold against alien invasion in this unique Roguelike tower defense. Choose from 30 heroes, survive enemy waves, and upgrade a variety of destructive towers to hold the line!

Why similar: Tower Defense 25%, RTS 19.3%, Base Building 16.7%, Tactical 11.5%, Building 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A hybrid of tower defense and base building that emphasizes strategic placement and resource management.

Creeping Dusk is a tower defense game. Build a town around an abandoned gold mine and defend against monsters that swarm the area. Fortify your defenses, and prepare for the increasingly challenging nights. Will you be able to protect your town from the encroaching darkness?

Why similar: Tower Defense 25.6%, Base Building 18.3%, Building 13.1%, Tactical 12%, Resource Management 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite base-building game that focuses on defending against waves of enemies in a dark, atmospheric world.

Little Kingdom RTS is an indie real-time strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Gather resources, build settlements, raise walls, and grow your small kingdom. Command an army of knights, archers, and mages to fight off rival kingdoms, orcs, and undead.

Why similar: Action RTS 19.5% ★, Tower Defense 16.3%, RTS 16.1%, Base Building 13%, Medieval 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A smaller-scale RTS that incorporates tower defense elements to protect your kingdom from invaders.

A brutal godlike village sim that melds the god game, management, and tower defense genres! Fight off hoards of monsters at night, and expand your village in the day time. Inspired by games like Black and White, Rimworld, and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them.

Why similar: Tower Defense 44.5%, Base Building 22.8%, Survival 15.6%, Strategy 10%, Resource Management 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A survival city-builder that integrates constant tower defense mechanics to protect your village from nightly attacks.

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: Action RTS 19.6% ★, Tower Defense 17%, RTS 16.6%, Building 8.4%, Base Building 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op focused game that blends tower defense and RTS mechanics for a collaborative survival experience.

Last Outpost is a minimalist Base Building & Strategy game where you build and defend your outpost in zombie apocalypse. Choose your vehicle and loadout before embarking on your adventure. Use your abilities and control your units to eliminate all threats. Will you manage to defend your outpost?

Why similar: Tower Defense 21.5%, Action RTS 20.9% ★, RTS 19.1%, Base Building 14.8%, Tactical 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A survival RTS that combines base building and tower defense in a high-stakes environment.

Enemies are coming! Every decision matters: build your city, grow the economy, and prepare for enemy waves. Strengthen your defenses, adapt your strategy, and unleash your hero’s full potential. This unique Tower Defense will test your skills – are you worthy to claim a place at Valhalla?

Why similar: Tower Defense 25.1%, Base Building 16.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, RTS 13.3%, Medieval 8.2%

The epic tower defense dark fantasy journey continues! Create powerful gems with various abilities and take on the battle against an endlessly flowing army of monsters, and face the growing darkness as you fight your way back towards the Spiritforge.

Why similar: Tower Defense 20%, RTS 18.9%, Medieval 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%, Tactical 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, strategy-heavy tower defense game with dark fantasy themes and complex upgrade systems.

A defense RTS where you can move turrets at will. Extract resources, upgrade technology, and defend against enemy swarms in a gripping space campaign. Hold the line, set up your turrets, and brace for screen-filling hordes!

Why similar: Tower Defense 20.7%, RTS 19.9%, Building 15.9%, Base Building 15.8%, Survival 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused wargame that emphasizes base building and defensive strategy against incoming threats.

Retreating ends here. Defend Bastion against evil hordes, reclaim lost powers, rebuild ancient ruins, and adapt your tactics to reverse the siege. Shape your playstyle in this hero-strategy rogue-lite solo or co-op up to 3 players.

Why similar: Action RTS 27.1% ★, Tower Defense 15.7%, RTS 14.8%, PvE 8.4%, Tactical 8%

It's payback time! Lead your mighty dark army and make the Kingdom tremble with every step. Build powerful towers, choose your arsenal for destruction, and find the deadliest combination - train legendary heroes and lead them to victory!

Why similar: Tower Defense 48.5%, Medieval 21.6%, Strategy 11.9%, Dark 9.6%, Fantasy 8.4%

The Scouring is an RTS with fast pace, high attention to detail and next generation experience. Lead humans or orcs in a Classic Mode or use one of powerful Heroes to fight for victory! Play alone or with friends. Use our modding tools to create maps and custom game modes! Join The Scouring!

Why similar: Action RTS 25.3% ★, RTS 17%, Base Building 11.5%, Tactical 10.6%, Building 10.2%

Artisan TD is a puzzle-oriented Tower Defense game where you must survive by building mazes.

Why similar: Tower Defense 36.7%, Building 17.3%, Tactical 17.1%, Strategy 10.1%, Stylized 7.6%

An infinitely replayable multiplayer and single-player tower defense. Defend against waves of enemies and destroy the enemy's king before they destroy yours. Legion TD 2 is a one-of-a-kind game of tactics, teamwork, and prediction. Party as 1-8 players.

Why similar: Tower Defense 27.3%, Base Building 13%, PvE 9%, Co-op 8.2%, Resource Management 7.9%

Choose any real region from the world. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected!

Why similar: Base Building 36.1%, RTS 26.8%, Survival 13.3%, Strategy 10.3%, Dark 5.6%

"Last Stand:Defense" is a tower defense-themed Rogue-like game. Players need to defend against waves of enemies by building bases, matching talents, and performing delicate operations during battles. Remember, every choice you make will affect the final outcome of the battle!

Why similar: Tower Defense 24%, RTS 23.1%, Building 13.6%, Medieval 7.6%, Strategy 7%

Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.

Why similar: RTS 26.7%, Base Building 17.5%, Action RTS 14.5% ★, Medieval 10.3%, Strategy 9.7%

Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.4%, Base Building 14.4%, Building 11.6%, Medieval 11.4%, Survival 8.3%

Until We Die is a side-scrolling strategy game about defending your base where you have to run around as Ivan, assign tasks to people, and fight mutants in the post-apocalyptic subway!

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.2%, Base Building 23.8%, Survival 16.6%, Building 11.8%, Strategy 9.3%

Employ lethal turrets, traps, and gadgets to defend against an onslaught of evolving creeps! Step into a twisted, hyper 3D, mind bending realm. Upgrade and adapt your defenses. Become a master maze crafter. Collect bizarre artifacts. Rush creeps for lucrative rewards, and succumb to greed!

Why similar: Action RTS 28.1% ★, Tower Defense 26.9%, Building 8.5%, Survival 8.4%, Tactical 8%

Command your elven army and defend mystical lands from sea serpents, evil sorcerers, and wave after wave of gnoll tribesman, all with the help of brand-spankin’ new towers, heroes, and spells to fend off every last baddie.

Why similar: Tower Defense 36.8%, Tactical 14.4%, Building 14.2%, Medieval 14%, Strategy 8.2%

The SpellForce 3: Versus Edition gives you the chance to enter the battlefields of Eo for free, letting you test your RTS skills against AI opponents or even other human players.

Why similar: RTS 22.5%, Building 15.9%, Action RTS 13.8% ★, Base Building 12.5%, Strategy 10.5%

An intense real-time strategy game set in a dark fantasy world of Orcs, Elves and Dragons. Kingdom Wars 2 combines the best of Zombie survival and crafting with complex fast-paced city building. Fight massive siege battles that turn beautiful landscapes into gory blood-soaked battlefields.

Why similar: Action RTS 23.4% ★, RTS 15.8%, Base Building 11.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%, Building 9.4%

A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+

Why similar: RTS 44.7%, Base Building 27.2%, Strategy 11.5%, Co-op 9.1%, Multiplayer 7.6%

Darfall is a hero-based RPG city-building game that puts you in the role of a hero who must protect their home and help it grow! During the day, grow your hero’s might, find epic loot, master new abilities, and fortify your settlement. At night, survive the hordes of undead, until you triumph.

Why similar: Action RTS 22% ★, RTS 19.8%, Base Building 16.6%, Building 10.4%, Survival 9.3%

Stormgate is a free-to-play real-time strategy game with a full single-player campaign, 3-player co-op, and PvP versus modes on over 60 maps. Our Editor is also freely available for you to craft just about any custom game mode you can imagine. Join our development journey today!

Why similar: RTS 26.6%, Base Building 21.2%, Building 12.3%, Multiplayer 8.2%, PvE 7.8%

Age of Undead is a multi-genre game (turn-based, RTS, FPS) that allows you to face the frightful Zombie Apocalypse with 3 unique factions: the Army, the Infected, and the Survivors. Make strategic choices in the Campaign, then go into battle and fight to survive!

Why similar: Action RTS 27.7% ★, RTS 24.9%, Base Building 16.5%, Tactical 10.4%, Resource Management 8.2%

Risen Kingdom is a real-time strategy game. Build and fortify your settlements to survive and push back armies of the undead.

Why similar: RTS 27.7%, Tower Defense 26.9%, Base Building 22.2%, Strategy 16.4%, Fantasy 6.8%

Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!

Why similar: Tower Defense 59.6%, Fantasy 21.2%, Strategy 19.1%

Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive? Build your base by day, defend it by night. Play in online or local co-op. Stay alive as long as you can.

Why similar: Tower Defense 35.2%, Survival 24.7%, Co-op 19.6%, Multiplayer 14%, Strategy 6.5%

An RTS-Roguelike hybrid with auto-battling troops. Master building placement, swarm your enemies, and smash their defenses with unit-commander combos!

Why similar: RTS 29.1%, Tower Defense 28%, Base Building 18.4%, Medieval 12.1%, Strategy 6.7%

Danger, death, and despair define Black Forest. As the chief of an unlucky village, your goal is to survive. Gather resources, shore up the village, then survive the terrifying night. Maybe you'll hold out long enough for relief to arrive. Maybe not. Are you up to the challenge?

Why similar: RTS 21.6%, Base Building 16.8%, Resource Management 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, Medieval 9.6%

Collect resources and establish a defense line before dark And then Facing countless enemies

Why similar: Tower Defense 36.6%, Base Building 20%, Survival 10.5%, Resource Management 10.4%, Strategy 9.4%

Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance is not just a game; it's an adrenaline-fueled journey where your strategic prowess decides the fate of mankind against the machines. After the machines took over, the greatest threats may not come from the machines but rather from other human survivors.

Why similar: RTS 48.7%, Dark 16.6%, Strategy 14%, Atmospheric 11.4%, 3D 9.4%

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition is the ultimate Dawn of War experience, featuring the original Dawn of War and all its expansions, along with enhanced visuals, an improved camera, and 64-bit platform support.

Why similar: RTS 24.4%, Action RTS 21.1% ★, Base Building 14%, Tactical 8.2%, PvE 7.8%

Survival strategy game set in a world inspired by Slavic mythology and the nature of Eastern Europe. Build your settlement, protect its dwellers, and help them prepare for the coming Darkness.

Why similar: RTS 22.4%, Tower Defense 18.2%, Base Building 16.1%, Building 12%, Tactical 11.8%

Conquer the realm in this strategic tower defense game. Build unique towers, unlock powerful upgrades, and master new tactics to overpower your enemies and vanquish the fallen gods.

Why similar: Tower Defense 23.2%, Tactical 11.7%, Resource Management 11.6%, Building 11.1%, PvE 10.7%

Command the Trolls and lead them on an epic journey across the wild continent of Urgath. As Chieftain of the Moonkin, a tribe driven from its home by tusk hunters and disease, their survival is in your hands.

Why similar: RTS 46.9%, Strategy 18.6%, Co-op 12.3%, Fantasy 10.4%, Multiplayer 6.6%