- #1 Bloons TD Battles 2
97% matchVery Positive84% of 34,244 reviews2021
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
From the creators of Bloons TD6... Bloons TD Battles 2 is a brand new installment of the top-rated head-to-head tower defense game. Gather your Hero, choose your team of powerful Monkey Towers, and prepare to battle one on one against other players and relentless waves of Bloons!
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.9%, Competitive 24.2%, Multiplayer 13.2%, PvP 8.4%, Strategy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is the direct modern sequel, retaining the same live PvP formula of defending your side while sending increasingly dangerous Bloons at an opponent.
- #2 Minion Masters
96% matchVery Positive89% of 65,305 reviews2019
Dev: BetaDwarf
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.3%, Multiplayer 21.4%, PvP 14.2%, Strategy 13.7%, Co-op 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its real-time PvP lanes combine deckbuilding, defensive positioning, and timing attacks to overwhelm an opposing player’s base.
- #3 Tower Wars
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,755 reviews2012
Dev: SuperVillain Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Tower Wars combines elements of tower defense, RTS, and all-out multi-player mayhem to bring you a completely unique experience, delivered with a fun and funny not-so-old world style!
Why similar: Tower Defense 72.5%, Strategy 11.2%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Co-op 3.6%, Action 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: This multiplayer tower-defense game is built around the same core push-and-defend tension, with players constructing defenses while dispatching waves toward each other.
- #4 Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense
94% matchVery Positive86% of 15,319 reviews2021
Dev: AutoAttack Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 43.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
An infinitely replayable multiplayer and single-player tower defense. Defend against waves of enemies and destroy the enemy's king before they destroy yours. Legion TD 2 is a one-of-a-kind game of tactics, teamwork, and prediction. Party as 1-8 players.
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.9%, Competitive 20.6%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Strategy 8.5%, PvP 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers deep competitive tower-defense matches where building an economical defense and choosing when to send enemy waves are equally important.
- #5 Bloons TD 6
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 395,697 reviews2018
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.6 hrsMean: 78.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.8%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Strategy 11.6%, Co-op 5.9%, Family Friendly 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: Although its focus is co-op and solo play rather than versus matches, it has the richest version of the familiar Bloons tower roster, upgrades, and popping strategy.
- #6 Fire With Fire Tower Attack and Defense
95% matchMixed47% of 233 reviews2016
Dev: Theory Georgiou
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Fire with Fire is an online player vs player tower defense strategy game about ascendant fireball creatures fighting over the last remaining fuel sources of a dying planet. Save the trees and rise up the leader boards. New unique towers, creeps and arenas in development.
Why similar: Tower Defense 65.3%, Strategy 15.3%, Multiplayer 9.2%, PvP 7.5%, Casual 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: It directly centers on the Battles-style idea of constructing towers while launching units through the enemy’s defensive layout.
- #7 Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
93% matchVery Positive90% of 3,234 reviews2021
Dev: Element Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Element TD 2 sees you combine powerful elements to create unique towers. Prove your defenses against challenging foes, and compete or cooperate with others to determine who has mastered the elements.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.8%, Competitive 21.8%, Multiplayer 14%, Strategy 8.7%, PvP 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its elemental tower combinations, maze building, and multiplayer modes make it a strong fit for players who enjoy optimizing defenses under pressure.
- #8 Bloons TD 5
92% matchVery Positive95% of 11,985 reviews2014
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 38.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Five-star tower defense with unrivaled depth and replayability. The Bloons are back in full HD glory and this time they mean business! Build awesome towers, choose your favorite upgrades, hire new Special Agents, and pop every last invading Bloon in the most popular tower defense series in history.
Why similar: Tower Defense 61.1%, Strategy 11.8%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Co-op 6%, Family Friendly 4%
Why You'll Like It: It preserves the classic accessible Bloons formula of placing specialized monkey towers and refining defenses against large rushes.
- #9 Bloons Monkey City
90% matchVery Positive91% of 6,800 reviews2020
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 34.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Create, upgrade, and customize your very own Bloons Monkey City in this groundbreaking blend of city building and tower defense awesomeness!
Why similar: Tower Defense 59.7%, Strategy 20.4%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Action 5.1%, Co-op 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines Bloons tower defense with map expansion and city management, giving the series’ defensive gameplay a longer-term strategic layer.
- #10 Battle Brawlers
91% matchMixed58% of 199 reviews2018
Dev: Suzhou DaYu Network Technology Co., Ltd.
Windows
Battle Brawlers is a fast-paced, globally served RTS game. In 1v1, 2v2 battles, only goal is to strategically place troops and flexibly cast magic spells to defeat enemy's War Gods!
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.3%, Competitive 31.2%, Strategy 16.1%, PvP 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its competitive strategy battles emphasize deploying defenses and offensive forces against other players in short, direct encounters.
- #11 Bloons Card Storm
89% matchMixed56% of 1,590 reviews2024
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Collectible card game set in the Bloons universe, featuring unique play mechanics, distinct hero abilities, PvP and PvE modes. Download now and join the Card Storm!
Why similar: Strategy 34.6%, Multiplayer 32.8%, PvP 25.2%, Family Friendly 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: It trades towers for cards, but keeps the Bloons theme and head-to-head mind games of choosing when to defend, develop, and pressure an enemy.
- #12 One Troll Army
89% matchVery Positive86% of 1,496 reviews2016
Dev: FlyAnvilPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Play as a giant troll in One Troll Army - a defense game about building forts, upgrading your troll, and fighting off waves of enemies. Play Against The Twitch Chat!
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.9%, Strategy 43%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Casual 1.9%, Action 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a light, accessible free-to-play tower-defense experience focused on holding lines against steadily escalating attackers.
- #13 Crystal Clash
88% matchVery Positive83% of 1,380 reviews2022
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Crystal Clash is a mix of Lane Battles and Deckbuilding - with action-packed tug-of-war strategy, just like your favorite RTS mods from back in the day! :) Play 2v2 or co-op with a friend, or pair up with new allies and enemies! Collect cards, build your decks and have fun crushing your enemies!
Why similar: Tower Defense 50.8%, Multiplayer 19.2%, Strategy 11.3%, PvP 10.4%, Sandbox 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: It is a free-to-play real-time PvP strategy game where players assemble defenses and armies to break through an opponent’s side.
- #14 Mindustry
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 28,247 reviews2019
Dev: AnukenDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.3%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Strategy 12.4%, Co-op 5.2%, PvP 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: This multiplayer-friendly defense sandbox lets players build production chains, fortifications, and armies to survive waves or battle other bases.
- #15 Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD
85% matchVery Positive88% of 11,856 reviews2024
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
While a formidable evil emerges, an unexpected alliance is taking shape! It will take the finest warriors of Linirea and the relentless Dark Army to stop it. Beware! Though they may journey side by side the ever-changing winds of fate could swiftly alter their course.
Why similar: Tower Defense 71.2%, Strategy 19%, Funny 3%, 2D 2.4%, Building 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers polished, colorful lane defense with varied hero powers and towers, making it ideal for the tower-building side of Bloons.
- #16 Mushroom Wars
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 579 reviews2016
Dev: Zillion WhalesPub: Azur Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Mushroom Wars is a dynamic real-time strategy game, where smart strategy meets furious action in epic PvP and PvE battles.
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.4%, Multiplayer 20.9%, Strategy 19.4%, Action 5.6%, 2D 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its fast multiplayer matches revolve around capturing territory, reinforcing defenses, and sending troops through vulnerable enemy routes.
- #17 Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,896 reviews2016
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Command your troops through an epic (mis)adventure as you defend exotic lands from dragons, man-eating plants, and ghastly denizens of the underworld -all with flashy new towers, levels, heroes, and more goodies to help you crush your foes in this Fantasy Action Tower Defense game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 67.4%, Strategy 13.5%, Funny 4.8%, Difficult 3.6%, Building 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers tightly designed fantasy defense maps with clear tower synergies, powerful abilities, and escalating waves.
- #18 Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense
84% matchVery Positive94% of 10,948 reviews2020
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
It's payback time! Lead your mighty dark army and make the Kingdom tremble with every step. Build powerful towers, choose your arsenal for destruction, and find the deadliest combination - train legendary heroes and lead them to victory!
Why similar: Tower Defense 67.7%, Strategy 14.9%, Difficult 4.8%, Family Friendly 4.4%, Action 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its flexible tower loadouts and humorous fantasy presentation provide a strategic but approachable alternative to Bloons’ defensive planning.
- #19 Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,818 reviews2014
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command!Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations!
Why similar: Tower Defense 75.8%, Strategy 11.9%, Funny 3.8%, Action 2.4%, 2D 2%
Why You'll Like It: Its simple-to-learn but tactical lane-defense design captures the accessible, cartoon-styled appeal of classic Bloons gameplay.
- #20 Orcs Must Die! 3
82% matchVery Positive86% of 14,930 reviews2021
Dev: Robot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.
Why similar: Tower Defense 63.1%, Multiplayer 11%, Strategy 10.2%, Co-op 9.7%, Funny 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: It adds third-person action to trap-heavy tower defense, letting players actively help their defenses stop huge enemy waves.
- #21 Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 156,281 reviews2009
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 41.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Why similar: Tower Defense 75.9%, Strategy 13.5%, Family Friendly 3%, Funny 2.9%, Casual 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: This classic uses a similarly readable, colorful lane-defense setup where economical placement and counters matter more than complex controls.
- #22 Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
81% matchVery Positive91% of 4,247 reviews2021
Dev: Prineside
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 45.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Infinitode 2 - a strategy in the Tower Defense genre, in which the player will have to build towers to protect his base from endless waves of enemies. The game features huge maps, lots of towers, resource miners, upgrade tree and map editor.
Why similar: Tower Defense 69.4%, Strategy 16.7%, Building 5.8%, 2D 3.9%, Casual 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an endlessly replayable minimalist tower-defense experience centered on upgrade choices, efficient layouts, and massive waves.
- #23 Sanctum 2
82% matchVery Positive90% of 14,391 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 70.8%, Strategy 9.1%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Co-op 7.7%, Action 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person tower-defense hybrid combines building maze-like defenses with personally shooting down enemies during each wave.
- #24 Rogue Tower
80% matchVery Positive83% of 5,929 reviews2022
Dev: Die of Death Games
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 20.3 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 79.5%, Strategy 16%, Casual 2.4%, Building 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelite tower-defense game adds randomized upgrades and route choices to the familiar challenge of surviving escalating waves.
- #25 X-Morph: Defense
81% matchVery Positive91% of 4,244 reviews2017
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Unique fusion of a top-down shooter and tower defense strategy. You are the invader! Use destructive weapons or lead your enemies into a maze of towers. Strategize in the build mode by carefully selecting various types of alien towers or throw yourself right into the heat of the battle.
Why similar: Tower Defense 69.8%, Strategy 14.1%, Co-op 7.8%, Action 4%, Difficult 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: It blends twin-stick combat with flexible alien tower placement, rewarding creative pathing and active defense during invasions.
- #26 GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath
79% matchVery Positive89% of 2,876 reviews2020
Dev: Game in a Bottle
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 38.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The epic tower defense dark fantasy journey continues! Create powerful gems with various abilities and take on the battle against an endlessly flowing army of monsters, and face the growing darkness as you fight your way back towards the Spiritforge.
Why similar: Tower Defense 65.7%, Strategy 15.4%, Difficult 5.8%, Action 4.7%, Building 4%
Why You'll Like It: Its deep gem-combining systems offer a more intricate take on building devastating towers and adapting to difficult enemy waves.
- #27 Ninja Kiwi Archive
78% matchVery Positive93% of 5,830 reviews2020
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Enjoy some of the best loved Flash games of the past in this awesome time capsule of over 60 Ninja Kiwi classics. Experience a piece of history and play the original Flash games that spawned the worldwide phenomenon of Bloons TD.
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.2%, Multiplayer 15.8%, Strategy 11.8%, PvP 9.9%, Co-op 7.3%
- #28 Warstone TD
79% matchVery Positive82% of 3,892 reviews2018
Dev: Battlecruiser Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Warstone is a Tower Defense game, with RPG, Strategy, and even city building elements. Detailed Hi-res graphics and beautiful illustrations combine with a deep storyline to draw you into the world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 68.5%, Strategy 16%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Co-op 5.6%, Indie 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its hero units, collectible upgrades, and colorful fantasy maps make for a more expansive but still approachable tower-defense alternative.
- #29 Bloons Adventure Time TD
78% matchVery Positive87% of 4,801 reviews2019
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Defend Ooo from the Bloon invasion in this epic tower defense crossover.
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.4%, Strategy 20.9%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Action 6%, Family Friendly 3.5%
- #30 ShellShock Live
77% matchVery Positive93% of 35,623 reviews2020
Dev: kChamp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 30.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Demolish your friends with hundreds of upgradable weapons shot from your customizable tank in this action-packed online multiplayer tanks game. Earn XP to level up and unlock new tanks, weapons, and gear. Fight against or alongside your friends for strategic team or free-for-all matches.
Why similar: Multiplayer 43%, Strategy 21.2%, Massively Multiplayer 9%, Co-op 6.2%, Action 5.6%
- #31 Super Auto Pets
75% matchVery Positive90% of 36,218 reviews2021
Dev: Team Wood Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Build the strongest team of pets and tussle with your friends!
Why similar: Multiplayer 38.7%, Strategy 28.2%, PvP 20.6%, Family Friendly 6%, 2D 3.7%
- #32 Bombergrounds: Reborn
74% matchVery Positive86% of 8,410 reviews2022
Dev: Gigantic Duck Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
BOMBERGROUNDS: Immerse in a free-to-play massive multiplayer action-packed arena inspired by classic bomber games. Dash, bomb, bat, and explode your way to victory. Your realm of relentless arcade action is just a click away—dive in and rule the grounds!
Why similar: Multiplayer 26.8%, PvP 14.5%, Massively Multiplayer 13.7%, Strategy 11.1%, Co-op 9.8%
- #33 Dungeon Defenders II
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 22,184 reviews2017
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.7 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 58.6%, Multiplayer 31.2%, Family Friendly 5.6%, Building 3.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #34 Bopl Battle
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,940 reviews2023
Dev: Johan GrönvallPub: Zapray Games
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A couch/online game where you battle your friends with unique and wild abilities. There are many choices such as a shrink ray, creating black holes, stopping time and attaching a rocket engine to the stage to send it flying. Choose a combination that synergizes well to win the round!
Why similar: Multiplayer 39.1%, Strategy 17.2%, Co-op 11.3%, PvP 11.2%, Funny 9.9%
- #35 Learn to Fly 3
73% matchVery Positive95% of 11,333 reviews2017
Dev: Light Bringer Games inc.
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Build your spaceship from scratch, earn funds and invest them into building a bigger, better spaceship as you try and fly your way up to space!
Why similar: Strategy 44.4%, Family Friendly 18.7%, Sandbox 12.3%, Casual 10%, 2D 9.8%
- #36 They Can't Stop All Of Us
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,639 reviews2019
Dev: B Michael BPub: ChainWave Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 33%
D.A.B. Your foes in co-op & PvP battles. (D)efend bases with weapons and skill. (A)ttack with clever AI armies. (B)uild amazingly creative defenses.
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.3%, Multiplayer 19.5%, Strategy 12.6%, Co-op 8.1%, Funny 5.7%
- #37 Battle Islands
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,471 reviews2014
Dev: DR StudiosPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Battle friends over air, land and sea in this epic WW2-themed battle strategy game.
Why similar: Strategy 31.9%, Tower Defense 30.5%, Multiplayer 25.3%, Co-op 3.7%, Action 3.1%
- #38 Topple Tactics
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,559 reviews2023
Dev: Braian StrakPub: Tewtiy
Windows
Topple Tactics is a physics-based multiplayer tower defense game where one huge player controls the map by placing towers and using abilities, whilst the little players level up their stats and equipment to reach the end of the map and defeat the huge player!
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.4%, Multiplayer 15.5%, PvP 10.2%, Strategy 9.6%, Co-op 6.6%
- #39 Worm.is: The Game
73% matchVery Positive81% of 4,726 reviews2016
Dev: Freakinware Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Unleash the apex worm in you! Join a world where you eat to grow and aim to become the largest worm around. Dodge viruses, cut off enemy paths, and indulge in addictive multiplayer action. Custom skins, game modes, and more await!
Why similar: Multiplayer 42.2%, Competitive 16.9%, Strategy 14.1%, Funny 8.8%, Casual 5%
- #40 Bean Battles
71% matchVery Positive94% of 10,134 reviews2018
Dev: Gupa Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A unique take on the popular genre of battle royales. Multiple fast pace rounds that rewards kills just as much as being the last alive. Team up, take revenge, and be the last bean standing.
Why similar: Multiplayer 67.6%, Action 14%, Funny 7%, Family Friendly 6.2%, Difficult 3.6%
- #41 BombTag
73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,521 reviews2018
Dev: David Schneider
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
BombTag is an online multiplayer Bomberman-inspired game for up to 8 players. Drop bombs, blow up crates, collect powerups, and blow up your friends - but be careful not to get blown up first!
Why similar: Multiplayer 75%, Strategy 11.4%, Casual 9%, Action 2.8%, Indie 1.7%
- #42 Teeworlds
72% matchVery Positive89% of 4,371 reviews2015
Dev: Teeworlds Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Teeworlds is a free online multiplayer game, available for all major operating systems. Battle with up to 16 players in a variety of game modes, including Team Deathmatch and Capture The Flag. You can even design your own maps!
Why similar: Multiplayer 50.5%, Action 9%, Co-op 8.5%, PvP 7%, 2D 6.9%
- #43 FPS Chess
67% matchVery Positive84% of 44,331 reviews2022
Dev: Meta ForkPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Battle a friend in this fast paced 1v1 class-based first-person shooter. Chess takes a back-seat to FPS as you win duel after duel and capture the opponent's pieces until you've beaten their king and won the game.
Why similar: Multiplayer 35%, PvP 24.4%, Strategy 19.6%, Funny 8.9%, Action 5%
- #44 RISK: Global Domination
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 41,707 reviews2020
Dev: SMG Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Take over the world in RISK: Global Domination, the iconic strategy board game with 100+ original and classic maps and millions of players
Why similar: Multiplayer 57.9%, Strategy 35.7%, Massively Multiplayer 2.6%, Casual 2.5%, Singleplayer 1%
- #45 Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
68% matchVery Positive88% of 87,797 reviews2018
Dev: Landfall
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Grab your balloon crossbow and trusty inflatable hammer, because things are about to get wobbly! Be the last weirdo standing in the world-leading physics-based Battle Royale game.
Why similar: Multiplayer 33.4%, Strategy 19.1%, Massively Multiplayer 18.5%, Family Friendly 9.9%, PvP 8.2%
- #46 Bot Battles
70% matchMixed70% of 50 reviews2019
Dev: Superstruct
Windows · Mac
Build your bot and battle against other players. Be the last bot standing to win the game.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #47 Battle Nations
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,900 reviews2014
Dev: Madrona Games Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 27.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Battle Nations is back! Build your empire and lead your armies to victory! Choose from traditional troops and vehicles or unleash exotic forces like mammoths, velociraptors, sandworms, and futuristic plasma units!
Why similar: Multiplayer 38.3%, Strategy 28.4%, Funny 10.3%, Action 7.6%, Sandbox 5.6%
- #48 Bish Bash Bots
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 211 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 50.3%, Multiplayer 17.8%, Co-op 8.9%, Strategy 7.6%, Family Friendly 5.4%
- #49 Project RTD: Random Tower Defense PvP
70% matchMixed48% of 913 reviews2020
Dev: NGELGAMES
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Project RTD is a Random Tower Defense PVP Game. Players will compete against each other, defending with randomly built towers or attacking other players by summoning monsters to become the “Final Winner”. The thrill of randomness and Strategic Tech Tree. Experience both in one game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.7%, Strategy 24.4%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Competitive 13.1%, PvP 5.9%
- #50 Goo Gladiators
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: SFS Studios
Windows
Mutate and battle a collection of super cute goos in Goo Gladiators. Grow your team and fight others online in strategic auto-battling arenas. Form 'Goo Gangs' with your friends and rise up the leaderboards to become a 'Goo Master'.
Why similar: Strategy 44%, PvP 29.1%, Multiplayer 22.5%, 2D 4.1%, Indie 0.3%
- #51 Zombie Defense
68% matchVery Positive84% of 2,178 reviews2016
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.9 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: Tower Defense 63.6%, Multiplayer 17.8%, Strategy 11.6%, Action 3.1%, Co-op 1.7%
- #52 Strike.is: The Game
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,242 reviews2016
Dev: Freakinware Limited
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Load your gun and dominate the best multiplayer mobile shooter game!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 32.5%, Multiplayer 28.9%, Strategy 16.2%, Action 10.6%, PvP 6.9%
- #53 AdVenture Capitalist
67% matchVery Positive88% of 60,434 reviews2015
Dev: Hyper Hippo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 68.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Welcome, eager young investor, to AdVenture Capitalist! Arguably the world's greatest Capitalism simulator!
Why similar: Funny 35.6%, Family Friendly 34.6%, 2D 16.1%, Casual 13.7%
- #54 Mushroom Wars 2
69% matchMixed62% of 977 reviews2017
Dev: Zillion WhalesPub: Azur Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Mushroom Wars 2, enemy tribes of feisty mushroom creatures face off in short but fierce RTS battles. Step into the shoes of a fearless Mushroom Commander, choose a hero to lead your army, and take control of the battlefield in a variety of multiplayer modes or challenging story campaign.
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.2%, Multiplayer 23.9%, Strategy 23.4%, Action 4.3%, 2D 1.6%
- #55 Fortress Fury
63% matchMixed63% of 112 reviews2026
Dev: Kervado
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fortress Fury is a survivor multiplayer tower defense roguelite. Endless hordes of enemies want to crush your tower! Buy weapons and upgrades to craft an array of overpowering builds. Will you be able to survive all waves and be the last tower?
Why similar: Tower Defense 54%, Strategy 15.6%, PvP 9%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Action 4.4%