- #1 Drill Core
97% 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 22.2% ★, Tower Defense 16.5%, Base Building 11.6%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Roguelite 9.8%
- #2 Villagedom
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dazar
Windows
Are you worthy of being a king? Test your mettle in this city-builder and resource management game as you develop your kingdom. Face challenges at every turn and transform your village into something mighty. Protect your subjects. Slay your enemies. Be a king!
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.1% ★, Base Building 16.2%, Tower Defense 15.8%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Exploration 5.6%
- #3 Artillis
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CallMeClever
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead your caravan across a series of eye-catching, procedurally generated islands. A Roguelike - Tower Defense mashup that challenges both your creativity and your wits. Can you grow your tribe and confront the corporations poisoning the seas you call home?
Why similar: Archery 26% ★, Colony Sim 17.9% ★, Tower Defense 14.1%, Base Building 9.8%, Roguelite 8.2%
- #4 The Paths We Cross
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crimson Nook
Windows
Explore Lavyn and its surroundings in this mix between Metroidvania and Tower Defense / RTS. Fight various enemies, unlock new abilities, activate and defend stone cores, build mighty towers and meet unique characters who might help you on your mission.
Why similar: Metroidvania 16.7%, Tower Defense 16%, Base Building 13.1%, 2.5D 12.3%, Side Scroller 11.9%
- #5 Kingdom: New Lands
94% matchVery Positive86% of 12,165 reviews2016
Dev: NoioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Kingdom: New Lands builds upon the award-winning gameplay and mystery of Kingdom by introducing an abundance of new content to the IGF-nominated title while maintaining the simplicity and depth that legions of monarchs have come to experience and enjoy.
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.8% ★, Tower Defense 16.8%, Base Building 14.3%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #6 Another TD
93% 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 24%, Roguelite 15.3%, Base Building 14.7%, Roguelike 12.9%, PvE 12.1%
- #7 Eye of the Void: Unleashed - Tower Defense
94% 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 25% ★, Tower Defense 21.9%, Base Building 18.1%, Fantasy 7.3%, Strategy 7.2%
- #8 The Monarch: First Light
92% 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: Colony Sim 19.9% ★, Tower Defense 19.8%, Base Building 15.8%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Roguelite 10.6%
- #9 Until We Die
91% matchMixed64% of 4,581 reviews2021
Dev: Pixeye Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Colony Sim 21.8% ★, Tower Defense 18.4%, Base Building 17.9%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Management 8.6%
- #10 Zombie Warz
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GobiGD
Windows · Mac
Zombie Warz is a strategy survivor RTS with rogue-lite gameplay elements. Play as the king of a kingdom under siege by zombies and survive to discover their origins.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.6% ★, Tower Defense 21.2%, Base Building 14.8%, Roguelite 11.2%, Management 10.4%
- #11 Cat Caravans
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Barış Mert KösePub: MildGames
Windows
You set off with a caravan full of cats to find a safe place to settle! Gather resources, set up a base, defenses, give your cats work to do! Manage your base, expand, defend it from monsters and make it a nice place for your fellow cats!
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.3%, Base Building 21.4%, Colony Sim 14.1% ★, Side Scroller 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #12 Hive and Seek
89% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Hive and Seek is a side-scrolling strategy base-building game where you clear space stations infested with monsters. By rallying robots and clearing rooms from all kinds of danger, you will be able to destroy hives and recapture the station piece by piece.
Why similar: Colony Sim 19.3% ★, Tower Defense 17.3%, Base Building 13.5%, Metroidvania 13.4%, Side Scroller 13.2%
- #13 The Monarch
89% 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 20.4% ★, Tower Defense 18.7%, Base Building 15.1%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #14 30 Days of Tower
88% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: DiogoCTXPub: Notório Gamer
Windows
By managing your tower during the day you prepare yourself for the dangers of the night, the king depends on you to dominate this territory. Will you be able to survive 30 days in this distant land?
Why similar: Archery 32.6% ★, Tower Defense 23.9%, Management 12.1%, Fantasy 8.2%, PvE 7.7%
- #15 Milord Idle Defense
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Urban Isotope
Windows · Mac
Defend your tower against enemies and survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Archery 39.2% ★, Tower Defense 24.8%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Roguelite 7.6%, Strategy 6.6%
- #16 Wave of Elms
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ENELM
Windows
Combination of roguelike and strategy in one side view game. Defend yourself against constantly attacking Elms while researching procedural research branches. Destroy the enemy or lose
Why similar: Tower Defense 16.7%, Base Building 13.4%, Roguelike 11.8%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Management 8.7%
- #17 Twisted Tower Tactics
86% 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 27.8%, Roguelike 17.7%, Roguelite 15.2%, Strategy 13.4%, Magic 9.2%
- #18 Another Reigny Day
85% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Mega Cat Studios
Windows
Take up your trusty bow and siege weapons to repel a fairy tale assault in fully immersive VR! Did the enemies smash down your gate with their battering ram? Quick-throw your hip axes to keep them from mounting the stairs! Spend your gold wisely and you can even DUAL WIELD MAGIC STAFFS!
Why similar: Archery 45.5% ★, Tower Defense 24.3%, PvE 12.2%, Magic 8.2%, Fantasy 6.8%
- #19 Elis in Winterland
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Team Epilogue
Windows · Mac
In Winterland, everyone is in a winter slumber, but summer has arrived. Can Elis, the only one to wake up, save Winterland?
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.8%, Base Building 22.6%, Fantasy 11.3%, PvE 10%, RPG 9.5%
- #20 Portal Sentinels
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Astrow Games
Windows · Linux
Portal Sentinels is a pixel-art, grid-based tower defense blending labyrinthine strategy and rich tower evolution. Play solo or with friends to thin out the army of the void before the horde reaches its destination.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.3%, Base Building 19.7%, PvE 13.8%, Strategy 11.7%, Magic 8.3%
- #21 Castle Formers
84% matchPositive96% of 47 reviews2021
Dev: Fernando AraujoPub: INK EYE Games
Windows
Defend your castle from the attacks of the night creatures. Collect coins, interact with the elements of the game, discover, explore, learn and survive for 30 days or try again.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30% ★, Tower Defense 19.7%, Base Building 18%, Side Scroller 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #22 Checkmate Defence
81% 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%, Roguelite 17.7%, Roguelike 15.1%, PvE 14.5%, Action 5.2%
- #23 Defense of the Dauntless
82% 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 34.4%, Roguelite 16.3%, Strategy 11.9%, Roguelike 10.5%, Fantasy 8.9%
- #24 Boxed Tower: Actual Tower Defense
82% 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 43.2% ★, Tower Defense 20.7%, Roguelite 13.1%, Roguelike 9.1%, PvE 7%
- #25 Dawnhelm Defense
81% 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 35% ★, Tower Defense 25.9%, Roguelite 14%, Strategy 7.5%, Magic 7.1%
- #26 CreateDun
78% 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 33.9%, Roguelike 16.3%, Roguelite 15.2%, Strategy 11.8%, Fantasy 6.7%
- #27 Tower Command
79% 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 29.8%, Roguelike 16.9%, Roguelite 14.2%, Strategy 8.7%, Base Building 7.7%
- #28 Archipelago
79% 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 34.1%, Roguelite 19.2%, Base Building 13.5%, 2.5D 11.3%, Strategy 7.9%
- #29 The Wild Age
80% 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 32.3% ★, Tower Defense 20.8%, Base Building 19.8%, Strategy 7.1%, Roguelike 6.6%
- #30 Save The Castle!
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Endless Path Studios
Windows
Save the Castle is an action packed VR tower defense that places you on the field of battle. Build your army, take over any tower and turn the tide of the war!
Why similar: Archery 41.7% ★, Tower Defense 24.1%, Magic 9.1%, Strategy 7.8%, Fantasy 6.8%
- #31 Fort Laboratory
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sofa-Games
Windows
Fort Laboratory is a 2D tower defense game with elements of roguelike gameplay. Players must build bases, weapons, and factories to defend against hordes of enemies. Collect a variety of items and structures to create a unique defense system and protect the core of the base until the attack is over.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.4%, Base Building 28.1%, Roguelike 15.5%, Strategy 10.3%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #32 Phoenix Hope
78% matchMixed61% of 170 reviews2021
Dev: Honorable Pixel
Windows
Phoenix Hope is a pixel art 2D real-time, side-view strategy game in which you must develop your colony during the day and repel waves of monsters at night.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.5% ★, Tower Defense 19.8%, Base Building 18.2%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Strategy 7%
- #33 Artificer's Tower
76% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: RodentGames
Windows · Linux
Are you a master of the magical arts? Prove it in this cozy colony-sim wizard tower defense game. Curl up and build your base, keep your mages happy, craft recipes, research new magic spells, and defend your wizard's keep. Will your Artificer's Tower be the envy of all your magical friends?
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.3% ★, Tower Defense 20.3%, Base Building 16%, 2.5D 13.3%, Management 7.8%
- #34 ReVamp
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Digital Sun
Windows
Rule as Dracula in this castle-defense roguelite. Shape your fortress room by room, command an army of monsters, and step into battle yourself to protect your throne from relentless mortal invaders. A war waged for eternity, for the love you couldn’t save.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.3%, Base Building 18.1%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 10%
- #35 Shrouded Siege
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Larus Ludens
Windows · Mac
Lure enemies through traps and defend your shrines in this maze-building roguelike tower defense—play solo or with 4 players in co-op. Set in Irish mythology, each campaign brings endless upgrades to combine and randomized tactical challenges that keep every run a new maze to master.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.8%, Roguelite 14.2%, 2.5D 13.9%, Roguelike 10.7%, Strategy 9.3%
- #36 Robin Hood: Sherwood Defenders
75% matchMixed47% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: MeanAstronautsPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
As the legendary Robin Hood, fight the Sheriff's forces in the open field by defending the Merry Men's allies from invasions in this tower defense game. Produce resources, build up your fortifications, place units, and then join in the battle yourself!
Why similar: Archery 42.1% ★, Tower Defense 21.3%, Base Building 15.8%, PvE 10.8%, Management 7.1%
- #37 Crashbound
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Foolhardy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, expand and survive in a magical hand-painted world filled with friends and foes. Grow and manage your settlement in the day, defend it through the night, and rebuild your broken airship to claim your escape!
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.9% ★, Side Scroller 18%, Base Building 15%, Tower Defense 14%, Strategy 8.5%
- #38 Horizon 1990
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Gather exotic resources, build defenses, research new technologies, and explore the mysteries of the void, all while being chased by the darkness from the end of time.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.9% ★, Tower Defense 22.2%, Base Building 20.5%, Strategy 10.2%, Management 9.6%
- #39 Demon Castle Story
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 142 reviews2026
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Demon Castle Building Dungeon Management Simulation
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.9% ★, Tower Defense 20.9%, 2.5D 14.6%, RPG 11.9%, Strategy 8.9%
- #40 CitaDrill
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio Moka
Windows
Captain a giant drill-city in this roguelite citybuilder. Dig deep into an infested planet, collect resources, expand your city under the dome, upgrade your drill, and protect yourself against waves of fearsome creatures together with your mettle and paw-some cat crew.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.8% ★, Tower Defense 16.7%, Base Building 13.4%, Roguelite 10.7%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #41 Isekai Mining Defense
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: DevNeo
Windows
Carve your own path underground in this roguelike tower defense adventure! Mine resources, build your defense, and survive against waves of monsters every night. Explore, grow stronger, and Survive
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.1%, Roguelite 15.2%, Side Scroller 8.6%, Fantasy 8.4%, Strategy 8.1%
- #42 Planet Barren Objective
74% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Kaan Özgül
Windows
Fight, upgrade, explore, and build your way out of a dangerous planet in this 2D pixel art side scroller. Stream of foes will keep you on your toes while beating them will reward you with much needed resources.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.7% ★, Tower Defense 18.8%, Base Building 15.3%, Side Scroller 15%, Management 8.4%
- #43 Tower Field
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: shooQrow
Windows
Tower Field is a roguelike tower defense game with a random generated world to explore and modular towers that you can customize and adapt to protect yourself from the dangers you discover.
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.4%, Base Building 14.3%, Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelite 13.1%, Magic 7.6%
- #44 Dimension Core
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RV7
Windows
Dimension Core is a tower defense game set in a collapsing multiverse. Defend the Dimensional Core across unique worlds by deploying strategic towers. Unlock powerful abilities and uncover cosmic truths to save all realities.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.1%, Base Building 21.6%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 12.6%, RPG 7.8%
- #45 Astro company
72% 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 28.2%, Roguelite 19%, Base Building 15.1%, Roguelike 14.4%, PvE 13.8%
- #46 Halftime Builders
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bigboot Studios
Windows · Linux
Halftime Builders is a game that mixes Tower Defense, Horde Survivor, RTS and Roguelike elements. Pick your defenses, build them up, collect scrap, level up and kill an endless amounts of mobs. Once you die use your hard earned gold to improve your chances and start again!
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.1%, Base Building 21.2%, Roguelike 12.7%, PvE 9.8%, RPG 7.7%
- #47 BrainRot Battle
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Tykanoid Games
Windows
Goofy animals decided to start a battle! Defend your towers with brilliant gold management for sending animal units fight for you. Then collect more units to fill your deck and beat every level on the map!
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.3%, Roguelike 15.3%, Strategy 11.4%, Management 10.2%, Side Scroller 9.8%
- #48 Binary Barrier
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Upgraded Studio
Windows
Defend your AI capital against endless alien invasions in this space shmup-inspired tower defense with roguelite randomness. Dissect bodies and ships to unlock weirdly powerful tech. Upgrade your base with turrets, turning your screen into a symphony of perfect destruction!
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.9% ★, Tower Defense 22%, Base Building 18.3%, Roguelite 12.8%, Roguelike 8%
- #49 Kingdom Eighties
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,163 reviews2023
Dev: Fury StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Kingdom Eighties is a short story-based standalone expansion set in the Kingdom universe. A rad adventure of micro-strategy and base building in vivid ‘80s neon. Defend your town against the mysterious Greed and discover the secrets of your family lineage!
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.4% ★, Tower Defense 18.8%, Base Building 16.1%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Exploration 6%
- #50 Tower of Grimoiria
70% 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 22.8%, Base Building 12.3%, Roguelike 12.2%, Roguelite 11%, Magic 10.5%
- #51 The Crow King
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amanita Games
Windows
The Crow King is a 2D side-scrolling action-strategy with a unique Handmade style, where you have to explore and gather resources to improve your strength until you lead your army to victory.
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.4% ★, Tower Defense 25%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Strategy 11%, Exploration 6%
- #52 Oroborys
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: All in Studios
Windows
A fast-paced 2.5D FPS roguelite with survivor-style difficulty scaling, procedurally generated levels, and deep build crafting through unique bullet types, items, and permanent skill upgrades.
Why similar: 2.5D 28.4%, Roguelike 21.2%, Roguelite 19.7%, PvE 10.4%, Fantasy 10.2%
- #53 Feluna Base
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LiberaByte
Windows · Mac · Linux
A tiny base builder roguelite where the only enemy is time. Provide food and shelter for your growing outpost. Produce advanced resources for your home station. Discover the mysteries of Feluna with every new run.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.6% ★, Base Building 21.5%, Roguelite 14.4%, Roguelike 10.6%, Management 7.4%
- #54 Bite the Crown
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nyra Games
Windows · Mac
In a world ruled by sugary tyrants, an unlikely hero rises from the shadows: Pom the Mold. Build your secret guild, gather rogue treats, lead the rebellion and battle through candy-coated chaos to topple the Candy Kingdom. The Sweet Revolution begins—bite back!
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.1% ★, Base Building 20.2%, Roguelite 12.4%, 2.5D 11.4%, Management 10.7%
- #55 Rogue Tower
67% 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 40.8%, Roguelike 17.1%, Base Building 13.3%, Roguelite 8.9%, Strategy 8.9%
- #56 Faraway Lands: Rise of Yokai
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ufuk Yurtman
Windows
A side-view colony sim set in feudal Japan, shaped by myth and folklore. Take on the role of a local lord as you build a lively village, explore faraway lands, trade across the world, and defend your people from the Yokai lurking in the dark.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.3% ★, Tower Defense 17.7%, Base Building 16.5%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Management 9.5%
- #57 BEACONFALL
67% 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 34.4%, Colony Sim 28.6% ★, Base Building 13.4%, Roguelite 11.7%, Strategy 8.5%
- #58 Hold & Advance
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BaltaZar
Windows
2D action sandbox about exploring an underground world, crafting and tactically defending alien stations. Build turrets, combine modules and repel enemy waves to unlock powerful upgrades that radically change your playstyle.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.4%, Metroidvania 24.5%, Base Building 19%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Exploration 5.9%
- #59 One More Tower
66% 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 24.8%, Base Building 14.3%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 11.5%, PvE 9.4%
- #60 Zenatria
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KC Embers
Windows
It's time to answer the call, go into battle against the forces of Yurmim to defend the town from the onslaught of enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.4%, PvE 17.5%, Strategy 12.9%, Magic 9.3%, Fantasy 7.1%