- #1 Grim Nights
97% matchVery Positive88% of 1,539 reviews2018
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 26.3%, Base Building 19.5%, Zombies 17%, Building 10.3%, Survival 10%
- #2 City Defense Z
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 312 reviews2025
Dev: Good Mood Games
Windows · Linux
City Defense Z combines base-building and base defense in a roguelite progression loop. Build by day, defend by night, and face a growing zombie threat. Every defeat unlocks permanent upgrades, helping you rebuild smarter and push further each time. See how many days you can last.
Why similar: Tower Defense 18.7%, Zombies 16.8%, Base Building 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.6%, Resource Management 11.6%
- #3 MarZ: Tactical Base Defense
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 890 reviews2019
Dev: Giant Grey
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Build your defense base to fight back the undead hordes of Mars and secure the future of the red planet. MarZ is a game of strategy and tactical defense where you must carefully manage your crew and resources as you try to uncover the terrible secrets of the undead.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.4%, Zombies 19.1%, Base Building 13.8%, Tactical 12%, Strategy 9.3%
- #4 YORG.io
95% matchVery Positive90% of 741 reviews2019
Dev: Tobias SpringerPub: tobspr Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
YORG.io is a game with an original twist on supply chains and zombies. Your goal is to build a base which survives the night which is when zombies attack. Build and upgrade defensive towers to protect your base and try to survive as long as possible.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.6%, Zombies 21.3%, Strategy 15.4%, Base Building 12.2%, Resource Management 9.3%
- #5 Minimalist Tower Defense
94% matchVery Positive95% of 1,746 reviews2024
Dev: Happy213
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Collect resources and establish a defense line before dark And then Facing countless enemies
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.7%, Base Building 16.2%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Resource Management 10.8%, Strategy 8.4%
- #6 Creeping Dusk
94% matchMixed67% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: PolyShroom
Windows · Linux
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 25.9%, Base Building 18.1%, Building 13.5%, Resource Management 12.9%, Tactical 10.2%
- #7 Signal Zone
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: Norafox Studio
Windows
Defend your base against increasingly dangerous enemy waves each night in this minimalist survival strategy. Mine resources, build and repair defenses, and upgrade your structures, tools, and abilities to survive in this harsh world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.3%, Base Building 17.4%, Mining 16.6% ★, Resource Management 13.3%, Strategy 10.4%
- #8 Cataclismo
92% matchVery Positive89% of 4,143 reviews2025
Dev: Digital SunPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Real-Time with Pause 22.7% ★, Tower Defense 13%, Zombies 11.6%, Base Building 10.5%, Post-apocalyptic 8.5%
- #9 Mob Factory
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 477 reviews2023
Dev: LiterallyEveryone Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Mob factory is an tower defense and automation game for the lazy adventurer. Smelt down enemy loot into turrets & factories to automate an ever expanding dungeon from the comfort of your tower.
Why similar: Tower Defense 22.8%, Automation 22.1%, Base Building 16%, Resource Management 13.8%, Crafting 10.1%
- #10 They Are Billions
91% matchVery Positive85% of 50,888 reviews2019
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 56.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 23.2%, Zombies 17.6%, Tower Defense 16.1%, Real-Time with Pause 10.3% ★, Survival 7.9%
- #11 After Long Night
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 442 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: Zombies 19.1%, Base Building 16.7%, Tower Defense 13.9%, Resource Management 12.9%, Building 11.2%
- #12 Zombie Cure Lab
89% matchMixed69% of 455 reviews2025
Dev: Thera Bytes GmbHPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
In a world overrun by the undead, build a lab to fight back with science. Manage survivors, gather vital resources, and turn zombies into allies. Defend your base and research the cure to reclaim humanity.
Why similar: Tower Defense 17.8%, Base Building 15.8%, Zombies 15.4%, Resource Management 12.5%, Building 11.9%
- #13 Defence to death
89% matchMixed55% of 275 reviews2017
Dev: Laush Dmitriy SergeevichPub: Laush Studio
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
"Defence to death" - game in genre "Tower Defence". Defend Your castle from monster! Show Your's strength and wisdom.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.5% ★, Tower Defense 21%, Zombies 13.8%, Base Building 8.4%, Building 7%
- #14 Illuminaria
88% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Selva Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Command a swarm of intelligent robots in their quest to save the world. Mine resources, manage, and defend multiple bases. Go on expeditions, fight in auto-battles, research new technologies, and create your army of golems to bring back the light.
Why similar: Tower Defense 16.6%, Mining 16.3% ★, Base Building 15%, Automation 12.6%, Resource Management 11.2%
- #15 Final Outpost: Definitive Edition
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 198 reviews2025
Dev: Exabyte Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Final Outpost is a survival strategy base-builder. You lead the last survivors of the apocalypse. Assign roles, craft tools, and manage resources carefully. Construct buildings, level up your citizens, and fortify your town against hordes of zombies. How many days can you survive?
Why similar: Base Building 17.5%, Zombies 17.3%, Tower Defense 16.8%, Resource Management 13.2%, Survival 9.3%
- #16 Frontline Zed
87% matchMixed59% of 336 reviews2019
Dev: Richard EastPub: Volcanic Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Defend your fortified barricade by night, collect weapons and conduct repairs by day. Survive long enough to make your way through America and towards rescue.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.3%, Zombies 26.8%, Post-apocalyptic 18%, Survival 11.6%, Strategy 9.3%
- #17 Decision: Red Daze
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 880 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: Zombies 22.7%, Tower Defense 20.5%, Base Building 16%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Survival 10.7%
- #18 Tower Factory
83% matchVery Positive89% of 1,199 reviews2024
Dev: Gius Caminiti
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Tower Factory is a tower defense and automation game with roguelite elements. Optimize resource production using conveyor systems while defending against monster waves. Can you find and destroy the enemy tower before it's too late?
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.3%, Automation 19.1%, Base Building 16.7%, Resource Management 12.5%, Crafting 11.4%
- #19 Yet Another Zombie Defense
84% matchVery Positive87% of 12,360 reviews2014
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Zombies 87.4%, Tower Defense 6.6%, Survival 3.9%, Strategy 1.3%, Indie 0.7%
- #20 Craft In Abyss
85% matchVery Positive83% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: FirePillar2
Windows
Craft in Abyss is a tower defense rogue-lite game. It allow players to design their own mechanical fortress, gather resources and continuously strengthen the fortress facilities within a sci-fi world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.2%, Crafting 17.1%, Base Building 15.2%, Building 14.8%, Survival 10.7%
- #21 Mindustry
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 26,625 reviews2019
Dev: AnukenDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.8%, Base Building 20.3%, Automation 20.1%, Resource Management 14.9%, Building 8.8%
- #22 Beacon of Neyda
82% matchVery Positive90% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Ghost Creative Studio
Windows · Linux
In a world where a robot revolution failed, the last humans search for a way to survive and escape. Beacon of Neyda is a side-scrolling action-strategy game where you must survive waves of enemies while creating and upgrading your base as you explore a world in ruins.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.9%, Post-apocalyptic 21.2%, Building 12.1%, Crafting 10.6%, Strategy 10.3%
- #23 Survival Vacancy
84% matchMixed64% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: Mind Leak
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a nuclear apocalypse, you have to use your engineering skills to save as many survivors as possible. Defending, mining, crafting, creating production lines, and building an underground city for the survivors is your goal in this 2d side-scrolling automation game.
Why similar: Automation 16.9%, Base Building 14.8%, Mining 14% ★, Building 12.2%, Crafting 12%
- #24 Last Outpost
81% 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%, Base Building 22.2%, Zombies 21.7%, Tactical 11%, Strategy 9.6%
- #25 They Are Coming
79% matchVery Positive90% of 564 reviews2023
Dev: OnHit Developments
Windows
They Are Coming is a hybrid game that combines roguelike, tower defense, and base building in a side-scrolling shooter format. It offers a straightforward gaming experience for pure enjoyment.
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.4%, Zombies 18.2%, Base Building 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%, Survival 7.9%
- #26 Golemworks
79% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: evilalbert
Windows · Mac · Linux
A strategic fusion of automation game and tower defense
Why similar: Tower Defense 22.2%, Experimental 20.9%, Automation 19.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Resource Management 9.3%
- #27 Defensurvivor
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: SignatureGamez
Windows
DEFENSURVIVOR is a strategy game where you build obstacles and place and move units to block zombies. There are various units with unique characteristics and powerful high-level units that can be obtained through combination. Use randomly given units to survive until the end!
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.6%, Base Building 26.4%, Zombies 13.7%, Strategy 9.1%, Tactical 8.3%
- #28 YORG.io 3
81% matchMixed68% of 336 reviews2019
Dev: Tobias SpringerPub: tobspr Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Defend, Attack, Survive! Build up your base and defeat the zombies with this unique combination of tower defense, base building and supply chain management. Now with multiplayer, mods and loads of new content!
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.9%, Zombies 19.8%, Crafting 14.1%, Strategy 12.7%, Resource Management 12.3%
- #29 Zombo Buster Advance
78% matchVery Positive83% of 244 reviews2020
Dev: FIREBEAST
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Zombo Buster Advance is a tower defense game taking place inside buildings with interchangeable elevators. Deploy, swap and shoot like a boss!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.7%, Zombies 25.7%, Strategy 10.2%, Survival 8.2%, Tactical 8%
- #30 Until We Die
78% matchMixed64% of 4,594 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: Tower Defense 25%, Base Building 22.1%, Post-apocalyptic 14.5%, Survival 13.3%, Building 11.5%
- #31 Broken Universe - Tower Defense
76% matchVery Positive91% of 312 reviews2023
Dev: Jinthree Studio
Windows
Get ready to rethink all your defense strategies! Build barricades to stop monsters, or lure them into a maze and attack. A variety of stages that change each time depending on how you play them.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32%, Base Building 20.3%, Building 17.5%, Survival 11.1%, Strategy 9.7%
- #32 The Spotter: Dig or Die
74% matchVery Positive87% of 1,459 reviews2026
Dev: Puppyroar GamesPub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Dig by day, fight by night in this blend of mining and Tower Defense. As the last Spotter at a ruined gas station, hold back mutant hordes, scavenge the wasteland, and repair your receiver to capture the President’s vital message and humanity’s last hope.
Why similar: Mining 20.3% ★, Tower Defense 19.1%, Zombies 16.7%, Base Building 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.2%
- #33 The Last Haven
77% matchMixed61% of 1,529 reviews2023
Dev: Thunder Devs.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The world after a nuclear war. Manage the settlement, learn technology, make decisions, produce weapons, ammunition, organize defense, raid for supplies on other areas, do not let residents die, survive the nuclear winter.
Why similar: Base Building 24.7%, Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Strategy 12.8%, Resource Management 9.1%, Survival 8.6%
- #34 Hold The Mine
74% matchVery Positive85% of 311 reviews2026
Dev: Hookaria GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters in this innovative roguelike survival game! Collect and manage your resources, discover buildings with unique effects and unleash mighty heroes to hold monsters out of the mine until the sun rises.
Why similar: Mining 28.4% ★, Tower Defense 21.6%, Base Building 17.4%, Building 7.8%, Resource Management 7.7%
- #35 Lumencraft
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,273 reviews2023
Dev: 2Dynamic GamesPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Lumencraft is a unique combination of a top-down, rogue-like shooter and base building with tower defense elements. Dig and light up dark halls of a fully destructible environment on procedurally generated maps and campaign levels to find precious Lumen - humanity's only chance for survival.
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.4%, Base Building 28.7%, Survival 14.1%, Strategy 11.1%, 2D 4.7%
- #36 Project Astra Dominium
75% matchVery Positive90% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Snob Entertainment UG
Windows · Mac · Linux
Project Astra Dominium is a Tower Defense game with Basebuilding and Automation elements. Build up your base to become a supply hub for Earth's desperately needed materials, gather resources while defending against an unknown alien threat and improve your tower's and AI capabilities.
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.4%, Automation 20.6%, Base Building 17.9%, Crafting 14.6%, Resource Management 11.8%
- #37 Infection Free Zone
73% matchVery Positive81% of 17,669 reviews2024
Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 28.9%, Zombies 28.6%, Post-apocalyptic 23.1%, Survival 9.2%, Strategy 9%
- #38 Infectonator: Survivors
77% matchMixed67% of 1,157 reviews2016
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Infectonator : Survivors" is a Randomized Permadeath Survival Simulator that combines RTS, Tower Defense, Roguelike, and Management-Simulation gameplay. The goal is to lead a group of survivors in a struggle to stay alive and find rescue in a zombie apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Zombies 39.8%, Tower Defense 26.4%, Survival 14.6%, Strategy 13.2%, Indie 4.2%
- #39 Deep Among the Swarm
73% matchVery Positive88% of 138 reviews2024
Dev: Pebble Mountain Games
Windows
Deep Among the Swarm is a challenging survival RTS roguelite about surviving against thousands of enemies. Drill ever deeper underground while fighting the endless onslaught of the Swarm. Can you save humanity?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 26.1% ★, Tower Defense 17.7%, Base Building 14.2%, Resource Management 10.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.1%
- #40 DREADZONE
73% matchMixed52% of 1,188 reviews2025
Dev: Eshed
Windows
Dreadzone is a survival game set in a deadly quarantine zone. Scavenge for resources, craft tools, build shelter, and survive against dangerous animals, zombies, mutants, and other survivors. Explore the zone where desperation drives everyone to do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Base Building 21.1%, Zombies 20.3%, Crafting 15.8%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, Building 14.2%
- #41 Survival Machine
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 687 reviews2025
Dev: Grape PickersPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.8%, Zombies 20.1%, Base Building 18.3%, Crafting 15%, Resource Management 14.3%
- #42 Bee Island
70% matchVery Positive86% of 1,613 reviews2023
Dev: Lemma Arts
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Take control of the hive and protect it from enemies. Build factories and defence, research technologies and, if necessary, use nuclear weapons, but do not let the enemies harm the queen!
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.1%, Base Building 15.9%, Resource Management 15.5%, Building 12.9%, Tactical 12.1%
- #43 Becastled
68% matchVery Positive82% of 5,534 reviews2025
Dev: Mana Potion Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 41.1%, Building 19.7%, Strategy 14.9%, Tactical 8%, Tower Defense 7.5%
- #44 ZED ZONE
70% matchVery Positive80% of 3,558 reviews2023
Dev: Leven LiuPub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A great catastrophe has come, and you, who are on duty, crash and trapped in a Zed Zone. There are zombies and monsters everywhere, In order to escape, by collecting materials, upgrading skills, building shelters, defeating zombie waves and mysterious mechs, chasing a glimmer of hope.
Why similar: Zombies 28.9%, Post-apocalyptic 20.9%, Building 16.9%, Crafting 16.7%, Survival 13.6%
- #45 Islets Defense
69% matchVery Positive93% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: MiniGoofPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Islets Defense is a turn-based tower defense game in which you build a small village to gather resources and defend your castle. Carefully plan your actions, as each move brings the enemy waves closer! Strategize building placements and play your cards wisely, as timing and order are key.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.1%, Base Building 20.6%, Resource Management 17%, Building 15%, Strategy 8.8%
- #46 Forsaken Fortress Strategy
75% matchMostly Negative34% of 197 reviews2015
Dev: Photon ArenaPub: KISS ltd
Windows
Forsaken Fortress Strategy is a squad based, survival strategy game focused on base building and scavenging.
Why similar: Strategy 75.8%, Indie 24.2%
- #47 Zombie Defense
71% matchVery Positive84% of 2,168 reviews2016
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A modern hybrid of the classic RTS and modern Tower Defense. Recruit soldiers, place them on slots and let them shoot incoming waves of zombies by their own. Order supplies, throw grenades, order airstrikes and many more... Perfect mix of strategy, tactics and micromanagement.
Why similar: Zombies 42.5%, Tower Defense 36.4%, Survival 10.1%, Strategy 7.9%, Indie 1.9%
- #48 Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
71% matchVery Positive81% of 2,253 reviews2018
Dev: Suncrash
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 22.9% ★, Base Building 19.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Survival 10.5%, Crafting 8.7%
- #49 First Day: Home Defender
72% matchMixed65% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: BadWolf GamesPub: HandMade Games
Windows · Linux
Build and protect your home after a nuclear apocalypse!
Why similar: Strategy 45.8%, Tower Defense 33.3%, Indie 18.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #50 Flesh Eaters
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,351 reviews2016
Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Flesh Eaters is retro style single player RTS zombie survival game with resource gathering and crafting. Zombies are everywhere! You must gather resources to build barricades, upgrade weapons and armour and explore the city under the siege of the dead
Why similar: Zombies 58.6%, Indie 21.1%, Survival 10.8%, Tactical 9.5%
- #51 After the Collapse
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 209 reviews2022
Dev: Anarkis Gaming
Windows
ATC is a base building game set in a post-apocalyptic world featuring urban environments. Build a base across several layers with dozens of survivors. Fight other factions for the control of the remaining production centers and explore the world to find long forgotten resources and technologies.
Why similar: Base Building 27.3%, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, Crafting 14.8%, Survival 13.7%, Resource Management 11.5%
- #52 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival
68% matchVery Positive88% of 435 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 30.5%, Zombies 18.7%, Tactical 12.9%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Survival 11.1%
- #53 Factorio
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 229,554 reviews2020
Dev: Wube Software LTD.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 44.9 hrsMean: 190.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
Why similar: Automation 28.4%, Base Building 23.4%, Resource Management 16.3%, Crafting 11.6%, Building 6.9%
- #54 From Glory To Goo
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,633 reviews2024
Dev: Stratagem Blue
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Real-Time with Pause 29.7% ★, Tower Defense 17%, Base Building 13.7%, Zombies 11.9%, Resource Management 9.8%
- #55 Everwarder
67% matchVery Positive88% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: qLatePub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Everwarder is a refreshing take on the tower defense genre, blending roguelite mechanics with a time-based survival concept. Fight against the encroaching darkness and fend off emerging enemies. Collect artifacts, buy upgrades, discover ancient structures, unlock new units and more!
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.3%, Building 20.5%, Survival 14.2%, Tactical 12.5%, Strategy 10.4%
- #56 Rise to Ruins
67% matchVery Positive88% of 7,745 reviews2019
Dev: Raymond DoerrPub: SixtyGig Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 42.4%, Base Building 21.1%, Survival 12.4%, Strategy 10.1%, Resource Management 8.5%
- #57 Cartridge Defense
67% matchVery Positive92% of 100 reviews2022
Dev: Out Gaming
Windows
Cartridge Defense is a tower defense game with over 300 distinct collectible cards that you will use to create your own decks to defend against robots in the cyberpunk inspired future. Play cards (cartridges) to spawn towers, upgrades, special abilities and more in a campaign or rogue-like mode.
Why similar: Tower Defense 71.7%, Strategy 18.1%, Indie 5.7%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #58 Wireworks
64% matchVery Positive89% of 393 reviews2026
Dev: JJJ
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Design your defenses, build your module board, and manage your wires. Combine signals and create synergies to empower your weapons and survive in this base-defense roguelike auto-battler.
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.4%, Automation 34.6%, Strategy 11.7%, Survival 4.7%, Indie 2.4%
- #59 Desperate Place
66% matchMostly Positive72% of 297 reviews2025
Dev: BruceGalaxy
Windows
Desperate Place is a strategic tower defense game where you play as a crew member who wakes up early on a damaged colonization starship. Stranded on an unknown planet, you must gather resources, repair the ship, and defend against alien monsters to survive and escape.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31%, Base Building 22.4%, Building 17%, Survival 11.1%, Strategy 9.3%
- #60 World Crafter TD
68% matchMixed46% of 623 reviews2024
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 32%
A highly addictive survival crafting tower defense game! Gather, craft, build turrets, shoot guns, and expand the land to defend against waves of enemies in World Crafter TD!
Why similar: Tower Defense 23%, Automation 17.8%, Base Building 16.6%, Crafting 13.8%, Resource Management 13.8%