- #1 Nuclear Dawn
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,489 reviews2011
Dev: GameConnectPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Explore war-torn post-apocalyptic landscapes and take fight against enemies using various weapons in this FPS/RTS hybrid.
Why similar: Real-Time 21% ★, FPS 12.6%, Real Time Tactics 11%, Team-Based 10.4%, Post-apocalyptic 9.2%
- #2 Block Fortress 2
96% matchVery Positive82% of 265 reviews2025
Dev: Foursaken Media
Windows · Mac
Choose a planet, build your fortress, and prepare for war. Arm yourself with powerful weapons, deploy troops, and defend your stronghold against relentless attacks. In this action-packed block-builder, survival is earned, and only the strongest will remain.
Why similar: Base Building 22.3%, Tower Defense 22.3%, FPS 16.9%, Sandbox 14.1%, Shooter 7.9%
- #3 Blood Waves
96% matchMixed68% of 197 reviews2018
Dev: Light Road Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 196.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Hardcore and bloody shooter where you will have to repel the attacks of the living dead using the destroying traps, defensive barricades and also weapon of close and long-range combat.
Why similar: Tower Defense 21%, Base Building 19.9%, Building 11.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.6%, Shooter 10.3%
- #4 Ultimate Zombie Defense 2
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 705 reviews2025
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
4-player co-op, zombie slaying, base building, boss battling mayhem! Cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses in Ultimate Zombie Defense 2!
Why similar: FPS 14.5%, Post-apocalyptic 13.2%, Base Building 12.8%, Team-Based 11.7%, Building 10.9%
- #5 Bunker Punks
95% matchMostly Positive72% of 437 reviews2018
Dev: Ninja Robot Dinosaur
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Bunker Punks is a fast paced rogue-light FPS set in a dystopian future. Run a group of revolutionaries and raid corporate strongholds for supplies, weapons and armor. Customize your bunker, train your gang and tear down the corporate government.
Why similar: FPS 51.7%, Base Building 26.7%, First-Person 11.3%, Action 10.3%
- #6 Blood And Zombies
94% matchMixed52% of 458 reviews2022
Dev: Wild MonkeyPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Blood, guts, meat. Humanity's waging total war against a horrific zombie apocalypse. Lead one of four of humanity's deadliest survivors against the horde in this first person, wave defense shooter. Load up your guns, set up turrets, sharpen your skills, and maybe you'll make it through the night.
Why similar: Base Building 25.5%, FPS 23.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Building 14%, Shooter 12.5%
- #7 Siege of Centauri
93% matchMixed66% of 450 reviews2019
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
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: Real-Time 29.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.1%, Tower Defense 17.1%, Base Building 12.1%, PvE 7.7%
- #8 Sanctum 2
92% matchVery Positive90% of 14,381 reviews2013
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 50.5%, FPS 24%, Strategy 6.2%, Sci-fi 6%, Shooter 4.1%
- #9 Outpost: Infinity Siege
91% matchMixed65% of 13,583 reviews2024
Dev: Team RangerPub: Lightning Games
Windows
Median: 16.5 hrsMean: 41.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 21.1%, Base Building 17.4%, FPS 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Military 13.2%
- #10 Zombie Builder Defense 2
90% matchVery Positive85% of 233 reviews2023
Dev: Noham Games
Windows
Defend against hordes of zombies in this fun filled top-down shooter. Build and upgrade your base, unlock powerful guns, and take on challenging bosses with up to 4 players in online co-op. Play minigames to earn bonuses and survive the zombie apocalypse one night at a time!
Why similar: Base Building 23.8%, Post-apocalyptic 22%, Building 21.2%, Shooter 16.5%, PvE 10.7%
- #11 Out of Ammo
91% matchVery Positive84% of 740 reviews2016
Dev: RocketWerkz
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Out of Ammo is an intense VR Tower Defense / FPS hybrid strategy game that will have you constructing defenses, calling in artillery, issuing orders, and taking direct control of your soldiers in order to survive a relentless enemy onslaught.
Why similar: Tower Defense 18.4%, Real Time Tactics 18%, Base Building 14.1%, FPS 12.4%, Military 11.6%
- #12 Badlands Crew - Drive, Command, Conquer
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,199 reviews2025
Dev: Runner DuckPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Create, customize and command your battle wagon to conquer crazed enemy factions and save innocent survivors scattered throughout the lawless Badlands in the aftermath of a devastating apocalypse. Do you have what it takes to Build, Evolve and Fight to survive?
Why similar: Wargame 21.8%, Real Time Tactics 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Building 13.1%, Sandbox 10.7%
- #13 Sanctum
89% matchVery Positive89% of 3,349 reviews2011
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.
Why similar: Tower Defense 50.1%, FPS 19.5%, Strategy 6.7%, Sci-fi 5.4%, Female Protagonist 5.2%
- #14 Night of the Dead
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 11,799 reviews2024
Dev: Jackto Studios
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 32.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.1%, Base Building 24.6%, Sandbox 17.9%, Building 17.6%, First-Person 7.8%
- #15 VERSUS SQUAD
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 581 reviews2016
Dev: DiezelPower
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Versus Squad is a fast action twin-stick shooter from the creator of Nation Red. Build your own sandbox defense and battle thousands of zombie mutants in top down combat! Face up to a dozen bosses. Simultaneously. Collect loot, build and repair. Play single player, on-line or local coop!
Why similar: Tower Defense 50.6%, Base Building 23.9%, Shooter 9.5%, Action 9%, Strategy 7%
- #16 Meet Your Maker
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,441 reviews2023
Dev: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Meet Your Maker is a building game of brutal expression and conquest. Unleash your inner evil genius in co-op or single-player to build the ultimate fortress of devious deathtraps, or take on those built by others in a high-stakes heist to steal resources essential for your survival.
Why similar: Base Building 24%, FPS 14.5%, Building 13.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13.8%, Tactical 8.6%
- #17 Zombie Builder Defense
87% matchMixed67% of 510 reviews2018
Dev: Noham Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Top down, action packed, multiplayer, zombie shooter. Build your base with friends and see how long you can survive the endless horde of zombies. Level up with friends, or alone, how you die is up to you.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.9%, Base Building 38.5%, Building 10.7%, Action 6.3%, Strategy 3.5%
- #18 Sineus Arena Survivors
84% matchNo user reviews65% of 291 reviews2026
Dev: Sineus Games
Windows
Fight hordes and defend your Stronghold in a bullet heaven survivor-like with co-op and tower defense. Gain power-ups every level, collect random artifacts from chests and grow stronger to survive, defeat the boss and claim a top spot on the Sineus Arena leaderboards!
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.2%, Base Building 28.7%, Real Time Tactics 28.2%, Action 4.9%
- #19 Dungeon Defenders
85% matchVery Positive93% of 18,884 reviews2011
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 42.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 32.1%, Team-Based 17.4%, Building 12.8%, Character Customization 11.3%, Tactical 11%
- #20 Guardians of the Sanctree
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 370 reviews2024
Dev: HuCang Studio
Windows
You and allies, avian inhabitants of Sanctree City, build structures and production lines on the tree, crafting weapons to fend off subterranean insects. Defense is just the start—dig deeper, destroy nests, fortify new defenses against escalating threats for an impregnable stronghold.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.2%, Base Building 28.6%, Sandbox 17%, Building 16.7%, Strategy 6.5%
- #21 Squad
82% matchVery Positive81% of 238,913 reviews2020
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 112.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Squad is a tactical FPS that provides authentic combat experiences through teamwork, communication, and realistic combat. It bridges the gap between arcade shooter and military realism with 100-player battles, combined-arms warfare, and base building.
Why similar: Wargame 18.1%, Military 16.7%, Team-Based 13.8%, FPS 13%, Tactical 8.4%
- #22 Artificial Extinction 2
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: 100Hr Games Inc
Windows
A Tower Defense hybrid where survival depends on strategy and firepower. Build turrets, mine resources, and hold the line against relentless AI swarms. Switch instantly between commanding the battlefield in RTS view or fighting on the ground in FPS combat.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.5%, Military 16%, FPS 15.9%, Building 13.8%, Sandbox 13.8%
- #23 The Riftbreaker
81% matchVery Positive90% of 24,087 reviews2021
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 32%, Tower Defense 30.9%, Sandbox 16.2%, Building 15.3%, Strategy 5.6%
- #24 The Wall
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 386 reviews2018
Dev: Aero Games
Windows
[Servers Temporarily Shut Down!] Build. Gather. Breach. The Wall is a never-before seen mix of genres, where dynamic maps, slick combat, base building, and economy management all come together.
Why similar: Wargame 20%, FPS 12.4%, Base Building 12.3%, Sandbox 10.3%, Military 9.3%
- #25 No Creeps Were Harmed TD
80% matchVery Positive89% of 488 reviews2024
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Tower Defense 32.7%, Real Time Tactics 19.2%, Post-apocalyptic 10.9%, Building 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.6%
- #26 Ultimate Zombie Defense
79% matchVery Positive85% of 4,729 reviews2020
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them?
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.2%, Base Building 17.2%, Team-Based 13.5%, Shooter 9.5%, Action 8.8%
- #27 Hell Warders
81% matchMixed56% of 172 reviews2019
Dev: Anti Gravity Game StudiosPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Face the gates of Hell in a fusion of third-person action, RPG and Tower Defence. Repel the demons alone or in co-op by building defences. Upgrade powerful units to help you in battle, before jumping into the fight yourself, with an arsenal of skills and weapons to rip apart the oncoming swarm.
Why similar: Tower Defense 72.4%, Strategy 18.1%, Action 9.5%
- #28 Decision: Red Daze
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 885 reviews2022
Dev: FlyAnvilPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Decision: Red Daze is an action RPG with a unique mix of survival and tower defense mechanics. Explore an apocalyptic wasteland, build a safe haven, and lead your team of specialists in a hopeless world, searching for a cure for the infectious disease that turns people into monsters.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.4%, Base Building 25.2%, Post-apocalyptic 19.8%, Building 15.5%, Action 4.8%
- #29 Armed to the Gears
79% matchMixed63% of 215 reviews2020
Dev: Deonn Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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!
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.1%, Base Building 21.6%, Post-apocalyptic 18.9%, Shooter 13.8%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #30 Volcanoids
77% matchVery Positive83% of 9,287 reviews2019
Dev: Volcanoid
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.
Why similar: Base Building 24.3%, FPS 18.6%, Sandbox 17.4%, Building 17.1%, Shooter 11.4%
- #31 Machine Mind
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 505 reviews2026
Dev: Chudo-Yudo GamesPub: Targem Games
Windows · Mac
Machine Mind is an action game in a post-apocalyptic setting with elements of survival and RTS. You will fight, craft modules, build your transport, develop and protect your base. You can control other vehicles to automate operations. Discover all the secrets of the destroyed world!
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.9%, Base Building 22.8%, Building 15.2%, Post-apocalyptic 14.8%, Sandbox 14.1%
- #32 After Long Night
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 445 reviews2025
Dev: 疯狗工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
After Long Night is a sandbox survival RTS. Build and fortify your base, scavenge every corner for vital resources, craft deadly weapons, and raise a militia to fight off relentless zombie hordes that strike every night. In this world, scavenging isn't just survival—it's strategy, power and war.
Why similar: Base Building 16.3%, Wargame 15.2%, Tower Defense 12.8%, Real Time Tactics 12.2%, Sandbox 10.7%
- #33 Raise Your Tribe
76% matchMixed57% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Primeval Forest Studios
Windows
A hardcore tactical shooter with horror elements. Battle Machines and Mutants, and build your legacy on a deadly post-apocalyptic Cyberpunk Island. Explore dangerous zones, craft powerful gear, and shape your Cyberware build. Uncover secrets and fight to survive in a brutal, immersive world!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.3%, FPS 21.7%, Base Building 18.7%, Building 15%, PvE 12%
- #34 Executive Assault
77% matchVery Positive85% of 1,457 reviews2015
Dev: Hesketh Studios Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Executive Assault is an indie real-time strategy/first-person shooter where you can not only build your base and create armies, but also take control of your units and fight as one of them.
Why similar: Real-Time 29.4% ★, FPS 19.9%, Base Building 16.7%, Strategy 10%, Shooter 7.2%
- #35 Last Outpost
75% 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 44.7%, Base Building 30.6%, Tactical 15%, Strategy 9.7%
- #36 Keep Keepers
73% matchVery Positive88% of 154 reviews2024
Dev: Thunderrock Innovations
Windows
Tower Defense meets Base Management. Strategically place your defenses. Craft wacky ammunition like fiery peppers and boomerang bananas. Discover amazing weapons and automate your economy while defending against waves of enemies. Can you handle the chaos?
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.7%, Base Building 32.8%, Building 14%, Strategy 5.8%, Action 3.5%
- #37 Minimalist Tower Defense
72% matchVery Positive95% of 1,773 reviews2024
Dev: Happy213
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Collect resources and establish a defense line before dark And then Facing countless enemies
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.7%, Real Time Tactics 21.3%, Wargame 18.7%, Base Building 13.7%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%
- #38 Ruins To Fortress
73% matchMixed64% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: NimbleBeasts
Windows · Linux
Explore a post-apocalyptic island, craft, build, tear down enemy bases, defend and nuke your rivals! Life's about surviving in this multiplayer game, no matter what it takes!
Why similar: Base Building 39.9%, Post-apocalyptic 20.4%, PvE 19.3%, Shooter 15.9%, Action 4.6%
- #39 Citywars Tower Defense
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,126 reviews2022
Dev: 01 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Citywars TD is a cute multiplayer third person Survival Tower Defense. Build towers, gather resources, craft tools, upgrade weapons, level up buildings, expand your city with your friends and work under pressure before the next incoming wave of monsters.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.8%, Base Building 21.5%, Building 13.8%, Character Customization 13.1%, PvE 12.1%
- #40 Last Hope - Tower Defense
74% matchVery Positive83% of 459 reviews2016
Dev: JE Software
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Zombie Tower Defense: Join the ongoing war, in an open world, against the undead zombie horde. Choose between multiple powerful heroes all with unique epic gear and skills! With the wide variety of towers you can create your own perfect strategy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 76.9%, Strategy 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
- #41 Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
72% matchVery Positive84% of 3,039 reviews2017
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Top-down zombie shooter with tower defense elements featuring up to 4 players local and online co-op. Build your base by day, defend it by night, put your skills to the test to stay alive as long as possible! Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive?
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.6%, Base Building 28.9%, Shooter 15.2%, Strategy 9.6%, Action 3.7%
- #42 Outpost Zero
74% matchMixed49% of 850 reviews2019
Dev: Symmetric GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Outpost Zero blends the genres of Multiplayer Base Building Survival and Simulation games in a Sci-Fi universe. On a lawless alien world, robotic scouts are tasked with building an Outpost for human colonists. Command AI minions, colonize the planet, and survive the perils of Gaiya.
Why similar: Base Building 45%, Sandbox 18.5%, Building 16%, Action 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #43 Post-Apo Builder
71% matchMixed43% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Septarian GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Build your own city in a post-apocalyptic future. Scavenge and fight for resources, everything counts! Restore civilization on the ashes of the fallen world! Explore wastelands to gather resources, protect and take care of your people! Fight off raiders, wild tribesman and natural disasters.
Why similar: Base Building 21.6%, Real Time Tactics 19.8%, Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Building 15.2%, Sandbox 14.7%
- #44 Age of Darkness: Final Stand
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 10,542 reviews2025
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29%, Base Building 22.9%, Building 15.2%, PvE 13.1%, Tactical 13%
- #45 XERA: Survival
70% matchMixed66% of 7,928 reviews2021
Dev: Spotted Kiwi Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…
Why similar: Base Building 25.8%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, FPS 13.4%, Building 12.9%, Sandbox 12.3%
- #46 A ARMY BASE
71% matchMixed54% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: Andy Law
Windows
2D side-scrolling shooting, 5-player local cooperative combat, base defense, zombie survival, firearms, melee weapons, vehicles, and mechs.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 36.1%, Military 32%, Building 25.6%, Action 6.3%
- #47 Dysterra
69% matchMixed56% of 766 reviews2025
Dev: Reality MagiQ
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
On a future post-apocalyptic Earth, build, craft, and loot other players’ bases to survive long enough to board the rocket and escape the dangerous robots and mercenaries that inhabit Ararat Island. Manipulate the weather and use earthquakes to change when the server wipe occurs in DYSTERRA!
Why similar: Base Building 17.3%, PvE 15.2%, FPS 14.3%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Sandbox 12.2%
- #48 Stellar Survivor
71% matchMixed66% of 175 reviews2019
Dev: Sticks & Stones
Windows
Stranded on an alien planet, you must defend your Powercore! Use your weapons to fight hordes of alien enemies and strategically use traps in this new FPS tower-defense survival game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.3%, FPS 15.5%, Strategy 11.6%, Shooter 9.8%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #49 Bloodsports.TV
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 675 reviews2015
Dev: Toadman InteractivePub: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Co-Op Hero Defense set in a deadly post-apocalyptic Sweden. Team up with your friends and protect the Missile Silo against horrific beasts and outlaws.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 33.2%, Tower Defense 30.1%, PvE 20.1%, Strategy 9.7%, Action 7%
- #50 Eximius: Seize the Frontline
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 740 reviews2021
Dev: Ammobox Studios
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
EXIMIUS is a FPS/RTS hybrid that focuses on squad-based combat. The game features an intense 5v5 multiplayer experience with each team comprising of 4 Squad Officers and one Commander.
Why similar: Team-Based 15.6%, Real Time Tactics 15.5%, Base Building 13.3%, FPS 11.3%, Military 10.9%
- #51 Bish Bash Bots
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 209 reviews2023
Dev: CATASTROPHIC_OVERLOADPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Bish Bash Bots is a unique mix of casual tower defense strategy and all-out brawling action. Team up in couch co-op / online play or go it alone and fight to save the world by building upgradable turrets, unlocking gadgets and bashing bots with giant hammers.
Why similar: Tower Defense 68.7%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Strategy 9.9%, Action 7.2%
- #52 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival
67% matchVery Positive87% of 438 reviews2023
Dev: Refinery Games
Windows
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 35%, Tactical 14.8%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, PvE 12.3%, Sci-fi 11.5%
- #53 Dark Prospect
69% matchMixed69% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: CashcowGames
Windows
Dark Prospect is an asymmetrical FPSvsRTS multiplayer game. FPS players must survive by gathering resources, building defenses and fighting against a player or AI who summons, commands, upgrades monsters and casts spells from an RTS perspective.
Why similar: FPS 23.2%, Team-Based 19.8%, Tactical 16.9%, Shooter 12.3%, PvE 9.7%
- #54 AI Olympius
67% matchVery Positive90% of 154 reviews2023
Dev: Lion's Shade
Windows
Join the rebels in a third-person shooter with RPG elements and base-building mode. Fight against various combat drone models under the control of the supreme AI.
Why similar: Base Building 21.9%, Post-apocalyptic 18.7%, Character Customization 17.4%, PvE 16.8%, Shooter 14.2%
- #55 Black blood
70% matchMixed66% of 58 reviews2020
Dev: Arcane Games
Windows
Black blood is a mix of hardcore Tower Defense strategy and top-down shooter. Act as a defender against alien invaders, attack and destroy all their insidious plans...
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.7%, Building 24.4%, Shooter 17.1%, Strategy 10.2%, Action 4.7%
- #56 The Front
65% matchMixed67% of 10,771 reviews2025
Dev: Samar Studio
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 44.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Front is a survival open-world crafting sandbox game. You are a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.2%, Base Building 23.7%, Building 17.4%, Sandbox 15.9%, Shooter 10.6%
- #57 Colony Siege
67% matchVery Positive93% of 258 reviews2020
Dev: Finifugal Games
Windows
Colony Siege combines the best of RTS and tower defense, including base building, mazing, and unit physics. Defend Earth's remaining colonies using an arsenal of deadly weapons to torch, slice, throw, and impale swarms of alien invaders.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.8%, Real-Time 22.7% ★, Strategy 21.8%, Base Building 11.7%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #58 Dungeon Defenders II
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 22,094 reviews2017
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Dungeon Defenders II is a cooperative Action Tower Defense game packed with roleplaying elements like loot, leveling, and pets.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.5%, Team-Based 22.5%, Building 16%, Character Customization 13.7%, Tactical 13.3%