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Games Like Armed to the Gears

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Tower Defense, Singleplayer, Top-Down.

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Control a fully armed Mech and fight through cyberpunk cities, military bases and industrial ruins. Capture and defend territories, build turrets and structures, and wage war against powerful enemies!

Reviews: Mixed — 63% — of 212 reviews
Released: 2020-04-08
Developer: Deonn Games
Genres: Action, Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.3 hrs
Mean playtime: 3.8 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 94%

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  4. #4 Mechs V Kaijus - Tower Defense
    95% matchVery Positive84% of 529 reviews2022
    Dev: Doble Punch Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    94% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,078 reviews2020
    Dev: Echo Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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    Dev: 中子星游戏研究所Pub: OKJOY
    Windows
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    92% matchVery Positive85% of 216 reviews2026
    Dev: Some Sugar Studio
    Windows

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    91% matchVery Positive87% of 101 reviews2025
    Dev: Galactic Geckon
    Windows

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    91% matchMostly Positive73% of 292 reviews2025
    Dev: BruceGalaxy
    Windows

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    Windows

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    89% matchMixed66% of 13,528 reviews2024
    Dev: Team RangerPub: Lightning Games
    Windows
    Median: 16.2 hrsMean: 41.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    88% matchVery Positive92% of 4,073 reviews2017
    Dev: EXOR Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    89% matchMixed46% of 292 reviews2014
    Dev: N-Game Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%

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    87% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2019
    Dev: Falkenbrew
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Windows

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    Dev: Mini Fun Games
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    79% matchMostly Positive79% of 578 reviews2016
    Dev: DiezelPower
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    Windows
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    Dev: Mini Fun Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive92% of 226 reviews2025
    Dev: kido
    Windows

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    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%

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    76% matchMixed59% of 333 reviews2019
    Dev: Richard EastPub: Volcanic Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    70% matchVery Positive96% of 339 reviews2025
    Dev: wootusart Industries
    Windows

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  39. #39 CARNAGE OFFERING Tower Defense
    72% matchVery Positive90% of 306 reviews2023
    Dev: FuturtechPub: Nova's Army
    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive81% of 58 reviews2023
    Dev: Terryble Interactive
    Windows

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    74% matchVery Positive82% of 210 reviews2016
    Dev: Thiemo Bolder, ONEMANGAMES
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%

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    72% matchVery Positive84% of 159 reviews2023
    Dev: Minicactus Games
    Windows
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    Dev: Siege Camp
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    73% matchMostly Positive77% of 269 reviews2022
    Dev: Foolish Mortals Games
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    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%

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    71% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2024
    Dev: MothCat
    Windows

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  46. #46 Mech Havoc
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 562 reviews2025
    Dev: Mid DevelopmentPub: Pretty Soon
    Windows

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    71% matchVery Positive85% of 1,455 reviews2015
    Dev: Hesketh Studios Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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  48. #48 Castle Of Alchemists
    68% matchVery Positive83% of 731 reviews2025
    Dev: Team Machiavelli
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Defend your castle in this fast-paced tower defense/action hybrid game with stunning pixel art graphics! Play as alchemically enhanced warrior Bellator, set traps, build towers, craft powerful weapons, and defend your home! The fate of the castle lies in your hands!

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    69% matchVery Positive85% of 14,430 reviews2015
    Dev: Planetary Annihilation Inc
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    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%

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  50. #50 Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 722 reviews2024
    Dev: Element Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%

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    68% matchMostly Positive76% of 117 reviews2024
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    Windows

    ReEarth is an exciting TD & (RTS) indie game. Here, you will play as humanity's last hope. You will fend off the oncoming swarms by continuously building your base and dispatching various types of units. Prepare for the challenge and save the future of humanity!

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    71% matchMixed70% of 405 reviews2018
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    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    66% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,398 reviews2024
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    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%

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    Dev: Galactic Geckon
    Windows

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    69% matchVery Positive85% of 124 reviews2015
    Dev: Kraftix Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%

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    66% matchVery Positive87% of 4,668 reviews2011
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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

    Why similar: Tower Defense 53.2%, RTS 18.8%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Strategy 7.6%, Top-Down 6.3%

  57. #57 Destropolis
    65% matchVery Positive87% of 287 reviews2020
    Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Games Incubator
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...

    Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 45.1%, Cyberpunk 29.3%, Top-Down 15%, Twin Stick Shooter 5.3%, Sci-fi 3.3%

  58. #58 Last Outpost
    63% matchMostly Positive78% of 78 reviews2025
    Dev: Troyd Games
    Windows

    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 34.3%, RTS 30.7%, Base Building 18.2%, Isometric 14.1%, Strategy 2.4%

  59. #59 Firebase Defence
    67% matchMostly Positive75% of 61 reviews2019
    Dev: Rasmus Agergaard
    Windows

    Firebase Defence is a new spin on the traditional tower defence gameplay. You have to defend yourself from the waves upon waves of incoming enemies. You are free to build, place and manage your available resources and units in any way you want. But failing to balance those will result in defeat!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 40.9%, Base Building 19.1%, RTS 19%, Top-Down 9.3%, Violent 4.2%

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