- #1 Asmodeus
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lake Land Studio
Windows
Embark on an adventure and build your village into a fortified stronghold against invaders. Defense isn't enough—venture beyond to uncover the secrets behind these attacks. Traverse perilous landscapes, battle formidable foes, and discover the dark force driving the onslaught—your destiny awaits!
Why similar: Archery 26% ★, Colony Sim 17.9% ★, Tower Defense 14.1%, Base Building 9.8%, Roguelite 8.2%
- #2 FloraHive
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stranded Ocean
Windows
Build, Upgrade, and then Move your Towers in this unique twist on the Tower Defence genre. With Rogue-Lite mechanics every run offers new strategies, and every death unlocks new upgrades. Grow. Evolve. Destroy the Robots!
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.2%, Procedural Generation 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Roguelite 14.7%, Roguelike 10.5%
- #3 Skully Seas
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Keyes Bros. Inc.
Windows
A pirate-themed tower defense roguelite where players build their crew to take on the Skully Seas, liberating islands, finding helpful treasures, and encountering new pirates to add to the adventure along the way!
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.6%, Roguelite 17.3%, Roguelike 12.9%, Procedural Generation 12.3%, PvE 12.1%
- #4 Crystal Guardians Prologue
95% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Green Pine Studios
Windows
Crystal Guardians prologue (small slice of the full game) is a tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Fight off waves and defend the base crystal. Gear up your towers with a powerful combination of items for your personal strategy. In a procedural map, find hidden powers and conquer the enemy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.9%, Procedural Generation 15.5%, Roguelite 13.4%, Roguelike 13.2%, Base Building 12.6%
- #5 Rogue Tower
94% matchVery Positive82% of 5,842 reviews2022
Dev: Die of Death Games
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rogue Tower is a tower defense game with roguelike elements and a continuously expanding path which you can influence. Unlock, build, upgrade, expand, defend.
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.8%, Roguelike 15%, Procedural Generation 12%, Base Building 9.7%, Strategy 8.3%
- #6 Wastelander
94% matchPositive89% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: Appstronaut Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wastelander is a turn-based strategy game where you must survive and escape from a desolate planet ravaged by powerful storms. Build a colony from nothing, find and unlock unique buildings and re-activate powerful relics to protect yourself. Will you survive and get off the planet?
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Roguelite 11.7%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Roguelike 9.2%
- #7 Astro company
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Elephant Arts
Windows
Defend your Core in an endless tower defense where every decision matters. Build too slow and you’re overrun. Build too fast and chaos breaks your defenses.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.6%, Roguelite 17.7%, Roguelike 12.8%, PvE 12%, Base Building 11.2%
- #8 Stronghold Defenders
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 44 reviews2024
Dev: August Lewen
Windows · Mac
Gather and manage resources, defend your stronghold, explore and expand your kingdom and fight back against corruption.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.7%, Roguelite 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Roguelike 11.6%
- #9 Star TD
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Viktor Martynovsky
Windows
Command your defense in an ever-changing roguelite TD. Harvest resources from mine nodes, explore the fog of war, and repel alien waves. With a deep branching tech tree and permanent progression, every defeat is just a step toward ultimate power. Build. Die. Research. Repeat.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.8%, Roguelike 15.4%, Strategy 13.4%, Procedural Generation 10%
- #10 Twisted Tower Tactics
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Sämst
Windows
You have awoken from your century long slumber only to find out your domain has been occupied by invading forces. Drive these invaders out and reclaim what is rightfully yours in this roguelike tower defense game.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.5%, Roguelike 17.1%, Roguelite 15.4%, Strategy 13.8%, Procedural Generation 11.4%
- #11 Trailblazers: Into the March
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StrangersPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Embark on a thrilling adventure in this roguelite colony-sim strategy game. Command your Landship in tactical battles, care for a crew composed of all sorts of characters, shape your home, manage resources, and lead expeditions into the March. Discover what lies at its heart... and in yours.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.7% ★, Dynamic Narration 17.1% ★, Roguelike 13%, Procedural Generation 10.7%, Base Building 9.4%
- #12 Rivet & Ruin
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gargantua Interactive
Windows
A procedurally generated tower defense game. Shape creep pathing with defenses and buildings. Gather enough resources to keep up with increasingly powerful waves of creeps.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.8%, Procedural Generation 19.6%, Roguelike 13.4%, Base Building 10.7%, Strategy 10.5%
- #13 Checkmate Defence
89% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Checkmate Defence
Windows
“Checkmate Defence” is a strategic auto-battle tower defence game. Summon and merge units from ★1 to ★6 to stop incoming enemy waves. Every decision you make during battle—merging, selling, placing, and upgrading—becomes a decisive move that can turn the tide of the battlefield.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.8%, Roguelite 17.9%, Roguelike 14.6%, PvE 13.7%, Cartoony 6.4%
- #14 Card Conquest
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YaxWorks
Windows
Card Conquest is a Tower Defense game with Deckbuilding and Roguelite elements. Combine spells, towers and units to create a deck and defeat your enemies. Spend your resources wisely and find balance between offense and defense. Gather powerful relics that will enhance your cards.
Why similar: Tower Defense 22.3%, Roguelite 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Procedural Generation 11%, PvE 10.2%
- #15 Dungeon Bomber
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TUKUCHAU-OJISAN
Windows
Dungeon Bomber is a chain-reaction roguelite where you place bombs and blow through the dungeon. Drop a bomb each turn, earn coins, and upgrade your deck. Fuse bombs to boost range and effects. Defeat advancing monsters and destroy the required blocks before your HP runs out.
Why similar: Tower Defense 19.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, Roguelite 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #16 Drill Core
85% matchVery Positive85% of 2,264 reviews2025
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.6% ★, Tower Defense 22%, Roguelite 13%, Base Building 12.2%, Roguelike 10.9%
- #17 RealmGuard
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: aGameDeathStudio
Windows
Realmguard is a rogue-like tower defense where every run is a strategic balancing act of expansion and elemental strategy. Expand the map tile by tile, uncover random encounters and hidden rewards, upgrade weapons and combine elemental effects for powerful synergies to survive.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.6%, Roguelite 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Roguelike 8.6%, Strategy 8.5%
- #18 Another TD
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: LazyDogs
Windows
You're the Tower Marshal at the Elderglen kingdom, and you have a terrible job. Your king really likes to send letters to neighbours. Ones that make them offended enough to send armies at your castle. They're already on the way, so get back to work!
Why similar: Tower Defense 28%, Roguelite 17.7%, Roguelike 14.2%, Base Building 13.5%, PvE 13%
- #19 Wander Vyrosa
86% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Pumpkin House GamesPub: MAGIC Spell Studios
Windows
A tower-defense game with roguelite elements on fully explorable mini planets! Travel the galaxy of Vyrosa, land on planets, and defend your drilling equipment while mining fuel to continue your journey throughout the galaxy!
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.3%, Procedural Generation 13.4%, Base Building 12.7%, Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelite 12.2%
- #20 Sushi Cat - Tower Defense
81% matchPositive84% of 36 reviews2026
Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Battle back waves of rogue sushi in this cute-but-chaotic roguelite tower defense! Build, upgrade, and reshape the battlefield each run.
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.3%, Roguelite 14.4%, Base Building 13.5%, Roguelike 12.7%, Procedural Generation 11.8%
- #21 Exponent: The Scaling Tower Defense
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Retromagine
Windows
A roguelite incremental tower defense where expansion is survival. Execute Command Cards from your expanding deck, build towers, and create land tile by tile to defend the last Node in your dimensional bubble. Grow strong enough to find your kin in the void… and merge into higher dimensions.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.8%, Roguelike 15%, Base Building 13.6%, Procedural Generation 13.3%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #22 What The Fortress!?
84% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Adam Cs
Windows
A Tower Defense game where YOU carve the path for your enemies and YOU form the terrain. Unlock 20+ Towers, fight against 30 types of enemies and choose from 5 different ground tiles.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.9%, Roguelite 16.1%, Strategy 10.9%, Cartoony 7.8%
- #23 Boxed Tower: Actual Tower Defense
83% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: boxedworks
Windows · Linux
Defend your tower against never-ending waves of enemies. Survive the horde.
Why similar: Archery 42% ★, Tower Defense 22.1%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 9.1%, PvE 6.9%
- #24 Tower of Grimoiria
82% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Tree Tap Games LLC
Windows
Tower of Grimoiria is a unique blend of tower defense and first-person magic casting with roguelike elements. Defend your wizard tower against hordes of fantastical creatures by strategically placing magical turrets and unleashing powerful spells.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.5%, Procedural Generation 16%, Roguelike 11.8%, Roguelite 11.2%, Base Building 9.9%
- #25 One More Tower
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KlartPub: Spelkollektivet
Windows
One More Tower is a horde survival TD set in a medieval fantasy world. Pioneer an unexplored forest, build your town and defenses, and hold out against the onslaught of enemies. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.2%, Procedural Generation 15%, Roguelite 13.9%, Base Building 11.4%, Roguelike 11%
- #26 The Lizard Problem
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NitramiuZ
Windows
Defend against the ongoing lizard problem in this dynamic tower defense where procedural, level-deforming earthquakes expand the available play area each wave. React to nature's forces and adapt to the changing terrain in order to survive.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.6%, Procedural Generation 18.1%, Roguelite 14.8%, PvE 11.4%, Base Building 8.4%
- #27 The Monarch: First Light
78% matchMixed66% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Citadel Games
Windows
Will you be the savior to purify this land? The Monarch is a lane-defense game where you control a monarch, expand your kingdom, and defend against evil by strategically managing gold resources, recruiting diverse units, and exploring a world filled with mythical threats.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.4%, Colony Sim 22.6% ★, Base Building 14.6%, Roguelite 12.3%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #28 PalWar
77% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Fish Game Studio
Windows
Welcome to "PalWar"! This is a relaxing 2D casual game that combines upgrades, card draws, synthesis, tower defense and other elements. You can summon dozens of cute pets, arrange your best defense lineup, freely customize the tower defense route, and then beat up the invading slimes!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.9%, Roguelite 20.9%, Cartoony 13.8%, Strategy 10.6%, Cute 8.5%
- #29 Eye of the Void: Unleashed - Tower Defense
80% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: PerpetualOOMM
Windows · Mac
The goblin tribes of the realm have united against you and the power of the Eye of the Void. Build towers, fortify walls, construct gold mines to gather resources, and cast powerful spells to fend off waves of determined goblins and their allies who seek to destroy you.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.7% ★, Tower Defense 26.2%, Base Building 16.9%, Strategy 8.6%, Procedural Generation 6.6%
- #30 Tower Command
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RILE Games
Windows
Tower Command is a roguelike tower defense with high level of strategy and tactics. Build towers to maximize bonuses and synergies to stop the endless horde of demons, beasts and undead. Unlock new commanders, towers, traits and maps. Employ endless strategies to reach as far as you can.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelite 15.3%, Strategy 9.5%
- #31 Dawnhelm Defense
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: DeckTronic
Windows
Dawnhelm Defense is a strategic tower defense game set in a medieval-fantasy world where players must defend the mighty fortress of Dawnhelm from relentless waves of enemy invaders. You will build and upgrade powerful towers and deploy magical abilities to stop hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Archery 34.9% ★, Tower Defense 28.4%, Roguelite 15.1%, Strategy 8.2%, Base Building 4.9%
- #32 Plumpy Uprising
77% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Mr. Baby Games
Windows
Plumpy Uprising is a roguelite tower defense game featuring unique elders, random upgrade choices and a constantly shifting map. The difficulty increases every time you beat the game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.6%, Roguelite 22.5%, Roguelike 16.5%, Strategy 11.9%, Cute 6.2%
- #33 Milord Idle Defense
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Urban Isotope
Windows · Mac
Defend your tower against enemies and survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Archery 40.4% ★, Tower Defense 28%, Roguelite 8.5%, Strategy 7.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.8%
- #34 Children of Mare
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starfall Games
Windows
Venture into the host's mind and extracts all its fears to feed Mare. Build, explore, mine and conquer ruins to please the goddess of nightmares.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.3% ★, Base Building 16%, Roguelite 12.7%, Procedural Generation 11.3%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #35 Guns, Princess and Braves
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cryotrix Games
Windows
Fast-paced Roguelike: inventory management meets tower defense. As a princess in love with a dragon, strategically layout weapons in limited space. Take direct control in battle to crush "righteous" braves with flashy bullet-hell!
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Roguelite 15.7%, Roguelike 12.9%, Base Building 11.1%
- #36 BEACONFALL
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Game Dynasty
Windows
A fast-paced tower defense strategy with settlement management. Build, assign villagers, empower the lighthouse, and keep the light alive until the final wave.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.1%, Colony Sim 28.8% ★, Roguelite 12.2%, Base Building 11%, Strategy 9%
- #37 Wage Slave TD
74% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: 努力的社畜
Windows · Mac
Place more than a dozen kinds of wage slaves with special skills to eliminate weird bosses. In addition to classic tower defense elements, you will also encounter various events in the workplace, and different decisions can form unique attack styles. There is also a random mode for unlimited play.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32%, Procedural Generation 19.5%, Roguelite 17.5%, Roguelike 16%, Strategy 5.2%
- #38 改名師 -Kaimeishi-
73% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: gMarks
Windows · Mac
あなたは、珍しい名前への嫉妬心から生まれた妖怪を名前の力で祓う『改名師』です。次々と現れる妖怪たちを珍しい名前に改名して祓い、朝まで生き延びることを目指します。
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27.3%, Roguelite 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Strategy 10.9%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #39 The Wild Age
76% matchMixed65% of 295 reviews2020
Dev: McMagic Productions
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
The Wild Age is a micromanagement strategy game with tower defense gameplay mechanics. The game is designed mainly for a peaceful and relaxed gaming experience that offers a break from the busy realities of life.
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.9% ★, Tower Defense 22.7%, Base Building 17%, Strategy 7.8%, Roguelike 6.9%
- #40 Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: voxelay
Windows · Linux
Commander, we need you to prepare for a new conquest! Set up your base, gather resources and build a defensive perimeter with walls and towers to protect your outpost from incoming waves of enemies. Then gather your forces and send your units and mini-units to annihilate the enemy.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.7% ★, Tower Defense 20%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Base Building 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%
- #41 Gunpowder and Blood
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tree Games Studios
Windows
16th century, demonic forces invade the world. Lead unique heroes from different regions, each with their own roles and abilities. Strategic battles where every decision matters. Only your experience and period technology against hell. Will you save humanity?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Roguelite 15.4%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Roguelike 12.8%
- #42 Cropisle TD
73% matchPositive87% of 45 reviews2023
Dev: Buffelo Games
Windows
After an earthquake, you're sent to an island for rebuilding. Face nightly critter attacks, set up towers, and farm. Your mission is to seal the island or secure crops before defenses are breached. Now, grab your shovel and hammer, and enter the defensive battle!
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.8%, Roguelite 14.5%, Roguelike 11.8%, Procedural Generation 9.3%, Relaxing 7.9%
- #43 Guards New Sequel
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Battlecruiser Games
Windows
New no-announcement yet game is going to be here.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Roguelike 14.2%, Strategy 9.9%
- #44 Time Wars
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sugar Mummy Productions
Windows
Go on a journey through more then 30 levels traveling from prehistoric caves all the way to futuristic lunar bases. Along the way; upgrade, level up, and unlock cosmetics for your Hero. Adapt your strategy to whatever the level requires with more than 100 defense variations & Slay epic bosses!
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.3%, Roguelite 19.3%, Cartoony 11.5%, Strategy 10.9%, Base Building 10.3%
- #45 AstroScaper
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fun Fortress
Windows
A relaxing puzzle city builder where you expand colonies on all sides of asteroids. Balance three core stats while placing buildings with proximity synergies. Plan efficient layouts, build train networks, and watch your settlements bloom in space.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Base Building 13.1%, Procedural Generation 12.9%, Relaxing 8.9%
- #46 Emberward
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,607 reviews2024
Dev: Refic Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.5%, Base Building 17.1%, Roguelite 16%, Roguelike 11.9%, Procedural Generation 8.1%
- #47 Escape the Desert
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: grassblooder
Windows
So you're stuck in a middle of a desert with a single flask of water... how do you escape? Do you stare at the sun long enough for it to stare at you back? Well, that might not be the worst idea. Try it out in Escape the Desert, a strand-type roguelike strategy game!
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.7% ★, Base Building 15.3%, Roguelike 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%
- #48 Crystal Guardians TD
70% matchVery Positive89% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: Green Pine Studios
Windows
Crystal Guardians is a tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Fight of waves and defend the world crystal. Gear up your towers with a powerful combination of items for your strategy. In an ever expanding map, find hidden powers and conquer the enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.8%, Roguelite 15%, Procedural Generation 14.2%, Roguelike 13.7%, Base Building 9.8%
- #49 The Monarch
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: Citadel Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Will you be the savior to purify this land? The Monarch is a lane-defense game where you control a monarch, expand your kingdom, and defend against evil by strategically managing gold resources, recruiting diverse units, and exploring a world filled with mythical threats.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23% ★, Tower Defense 22%, Base Building 13.9%, Roguelite 11.5%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #50 Rogue Cube Defense
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: aurimas.dev
Windows
Rogue Cube Defense is a minimalist roguelite tower defense game with procedurally generated path that you gradually build up. Each run is different as the upgrades you get from leveling up are random. Pick your towers loadout and come up with the best strategy to beat the hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.5%, Procedural Generation 15.8%, Base Building 13.9%, Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 11.9%
- #51 破碎原像
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: INK IMAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Windows
"Broken Preimage" is a challenging exploration of light rogue game. You need to shuttle between double parallel worlds, while focus on the team's health, mental state, the supply stock. Use variable strategies and find the truth.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.3%, Roguelite 17.7%, Roguelike 13.9%, Alternate History 10.3%
- #52 Slot Adventure
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: M&SG Studio
Windows
Are you lucky or bad? 2D turn-based action adventure game. Defeat the monster with the hit rate you get by turning the slot. You can also get the character's stat, various items, and good ability buffs all at random. Trust your luck and go on an adventure rather than a high-level strategy.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Roguelite 17.3%, Roguelike 14.7%, Exploration 9.6%
- #53 Yavalanche
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Decent Salad Games
Windows
Yavalanche is a tower defense game in which you take control of a courageous yeti that lives on top of the mountain to repel waves of the sinister goblins coming to get you. Place your pins, strategize your attacks, upgrade your fortifications, and send those pesky green goblins down!
Why similar: Tower Defense 45.2%, Base Building 16.9%, Strategy 11.5%, Cartoony 9.1%, Relaxing 9%
- #54 TEOM: The Enemy Of Mine
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Voxel Studios
Windows · Mac
TEOM is a roguelite strategy game that draws inspiration from the tower defense genre to innovate it through dynamic levels, interactive elements, and high replayability. Follow Aiden and his friends on an unexpected journey through this vibrant world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.3%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Base Building 14.1%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 12.7%
- #55 Archipelago
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 38 reviews2022
Dev: Isaac Lee
Windows
Archipelago is a roguelike tower defense game about defending randomly generated islands. Setup your defenses, manage your income, and find powerful charms to repel the enemy. Archipelago introduces tension and strategy to the tower defense genre.
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.6%, Roguelite 21.5%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Base Building 12%, Strategy 8.9%
- #56 Planet Pioneers
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Desert Dev
Windows
Planet Pioneers is a relaxing building and puzzle game where you prepare new planets for settlers. Build tiles strategically, fulfill quests for your settlers, keep pollution low and enable new buildings along the way. Shape the planet as you wish until it’s time to move on to your next challenge.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.9% ★, Procedural Generation 18.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Relaxing 8.7%
- #57 Uphold The Realm
70% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: Alkaline Development LLC
Windows
Uphold The Realm is a VR Tower Defense game that lets you take command of your wargames style campaign map to interact with levels and manage towers. When your ready - Shrink down onto the table and use your archery skills to defend against the oncoming hordes.
Why similar: Archery 46.5% ★, Tower Defense 26.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Strategy 7.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.3%
- #58 Orrin's Chessboard
64% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: YogurtGames
Windows
Alter the terrain to change your fate. In this roguelite tower defense game, the board expands every turn. Use cards to reshape paths and defend your castle.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Roguelite 13.9%, Strategy 8.2%
- #59 Gem Wizard
67% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: EasterGoblinGames
Windows
Gem Wizard: Match gems, cast spells, and collect relics as you venture through a perilous dungeon. Battle fierce foes, build your wizard's power, and face the ultimate boss to save the realm. A fusion of puzzle-solving and RPG action!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.4%, Roguelite 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, PvE 13.5%, Roguelike 13.2%