Games Like Border Pioneer

A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.

Why similar: Tower Defense 30.5%, City Builder 25.5%, Medieval 13.2%, Base Building 11.4%, Strategy 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the minimalist medieval base-building and tower defense loop found in Border Pioneer.

Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.

Why similar: Tower Defense 30.6%, City Builder 24.5%, Base Building 15.6%, Medieval 12.3%, Strategy 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling masterpiece that emphasizes base expansion, resource management, and defending your kingdom from nightly waves of enemies.

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: City Builder 26.7%, Base Building 26.5%, RTS 16.9%, Medieval 13.1%, Strategy 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the medieval base-building and defensive siege mechanics that define the core gameplay of the seed game.

Warlords Under Siege is a mix of RTS and Roguelike genre, where you build a small city and defend it against continuous waves of enemies. Improve your assortment of weapons with each playthrough, unlocking new possibilities to beat the ever-increasing threat.

Why similar: City Builder 20%, Wargame 15.7%, Base Building 12.8%, RTS 12.8%, Medieval 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Blends action-RTS elements with tower defense, focusing on the same combat-heavy base protection as the seed game.

Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!

Why similar: Tower Defense 33.8%, Base Building 22.4%, Roguelite 13.2%, Strategy 8.9%, Deckbuilding 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A creative roguelite tower defense game that emphasizes strategic pathing and base fortification.

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 30.8%, Tower Defense 22.1%, RTS 21.2%, City Builder 15.2%, Strategy 8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a more intense, large-scale take on the base-building and survival defense mechanics present in the seed game.

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: Tower Defense 24.3%, City Builder 24.3%, RTS 19.5%, Base Building 18.9%, Strategy 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines intricate castle-building with tactical tower defense, mirroring the structural and defensive focus of Border Pioneer.

Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?

Why similar: Base Building 28.1%, Medieval 22.4%, Tower Defense 19.7%, RTS 16.1%, Resource Management 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features large-scale base construction and massive defensive battles against thousands of enemies, perfect for fans of the genre.

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 25.7%, RTS 20%, Base Building 18.5%, Medieval 13.5%, Strategy 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging RTS survival game that tasks you with building a base and defending it against massive swarms of enemies.

Enemies are coming! Every decision matters: build your city, grow the economy, and prepare for enemy waves. Strengthen your defenses, adapt your strategy, and unleash your hero’s full potential. This unique Tower Defense will test your skills – are you worthy to claim a place at Valhalla?

Why similar: Tower Defense 22.3%, City Builder 18.8%, Base Building 14%, RTS 9.4%, Roguelite 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy strategy game that leans into the tower defense and base-building aspects of the frontier experience.

Hexguardian is a roguelite, tower defense game where you build your own maps with hexagonal tiles! Build and upgrade towers, recruit armies, learn spells, construct wonders and place hexagonal tiles to create a path to enhance your defenses. With plenty of game modes and talents to unlock!

Why similar: Tower Defense 25.9%, RTS 18.8%, City Builder 16.8%, Roguelite 10.4%, Strategy 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines roguelite mechanics with tower defense in a way that feels both fresh and familiar to fans of the genre.

Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!

Why similar: Tower Defense 33.7%, Card Game 16.9%, Roguelite 15.4%, Strategy 10.4%, Fantasy 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the fantasy aesthetic and strategic base-building elements while introducing roguelite progression.

A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.

Why similar: City Builder 37.8%, Base Building 27.8%, Roguelite 14.4%, Strategy 10.4%, Resource Management 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A unique roguelite city-builder that requires constant adaptation and resource management in a fantasy frontier setting.

Harvest cards to raise land from the sea, build settlements and rain fire upon invaders in this survival city-builder with roguelike deckbuilding mechanics. Choose from 4 gods with unique cards, playstyles and abilities to lead their civilisations to victory in strategic run-based gameplay!

Why similar: City Builder 23.4%, Tower Defense 22.2%, Base Building 14.3%, Card Game 8.6%, Strategy 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A survival city-builder that incorporates tower defense elements and roguelike deckbuilding for a unique strategic experience.

The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run

Why similar: Tower Defense 17.6%, City Builder 16.2%, RTS 14.5%, Base Building 13.7%, Medieval 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike RTS that emphasizes base-building and defensive management in a dark fantasy setting.

Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.

Why similar: Tower Defense 27.9%, Base Building 18.9%, Roguelite 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Strategy 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical turn-based defense game that requires careful base management and positioning to survive waves of monsters.

Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.

Why similar: City Builder 26.5%, Tower Defense 18.3%, RTS 15.8%, Base Building 14.2%, Medieval 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: The classic medieval castle-builder that provides the foundation for the base-building and siege defense mechanics seen in modern titles.

An RTS-Roguelike hybrid with auto-battling troops. Master building placement, swarm your enemies, and smash their defenses with unit-commander combos!

Why similar: Tower Defense 17.2%, City Builder 16.6%, RTS 14.3%, Wargame 10.9%, Base Building 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A hybrid of RTS and tower defense that utilizes card mechanics to manage your defenses and economy.

We fused deck-building roguelikes and tower defenses in a way never seen before - deploy your towers, collect valuable trinkets and cast powerful spells to defend yourself against the Salkoth!

Why similar: Tower Defense 40.5%, Card Game 16.2%, Roguelite 11.6%, Strategy 8.3%, Deckbuilding 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Integrates card-based strategy with tower defense, offering a deep tactical layer to your defensive setups.

A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!

Why similar: Tower Defense 22.9%, City Builder 15.7%, Card Game 15.2%, Roguelite 14.6%, Strategy 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced card-based city-builder that forces players to balance economic growth with defensive survival.

A unique roguelike deckbuilder + base-building tower defense game. Build powerful defenses in the last bastion of light, fend off relentless waves of darkness, and protect the final goddess!

Why similar: Tower Defense 18%, City Builder 16.4%, Base Building 13.2%, RTS 12.6%, Card Game 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic roguelike that focuses on base-building and tower placement to survive increasingly difficult waves.

Build by day, defend by night! Kingdom's Deck is a card-based city builder where you build and protect your Kingdom from the enemy siege. Build your deck, deploy your cards wisely, defend your walls, manage your resources, and respond to various events that will shape your Kingdom!

Why similar: City Builder 21.3%, Tower Defense 17.1%, Base Building 15.6%, Wargame 12.8%, Card Game 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines city-building and base-building with card-based mechanics for a unique strategic twist on the genre.

Little Kingdom RTS is an indie real-time strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Gather resources, build settlements, raise walls, and grow your small kingdom. Command an army of knights, archers, and mages to fight off rival kingdoms, orcs, and undead.

Why similar: Tower Defense 22.7%, RTS 18%, Base Building 16.9%, Medieval 12.2%, Strategy 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the pixel-graphics aesthetic and the core loop of base-building and tower defense in a compact package.

Cluckmech Oasis, a top-down shooting Roguelike tower defense game. Play as the Warcluck and lead your team of animal heroes in a fight for survival. Collect, build and upgrade defenses, and engage in intense battle against waves of plant enemies.

Why similar: Tower Defense 42.1%, Roguelite 14.9%, Strategy 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Top-Down 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A quirky, pixel-art strategy game that blends roguelike elements with tower defense and top-down combat.

Command your elven army and defend mystical lands from sea serpents, evil sorcerers, and wave after wave of gnoll tribesman, all with the help of brand-spankin’ new towers, heroes, and spells to fend off every last baddie.

Why similar: Tower Defense 49%, Medieval 17.4%, Strategy 10.6%, Fantasy 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential tower defense experience that shares the fantasy charm and strategic depth of the seed game.

Build and design the terrain while defending your stronghold against alien invasion in this unique Roguelike tower defense. Choose from 30 heroes, survive enemy waves, and upgrade a variety of destructive towers to hold the line!

Why similar: Tower Defense 33.6%, Base Building 21.1%, RTS 20.8%, Roguelite 10.3%, Strategy 8%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward tower defense and base-building game that captures the essence of frontier survival.

A light Rogue strategy game centered on building and defense. Build your territory, recruit soldiers to fend off enemies. 9 maps, 6 weapons (30 talents), 40 monsters, 30 units/buildings. Plan your pace, control soldiers, choose abilities—enjoy command and strategy.

Why similar: Tower Defense 21.9%, City Builder 21.3%, Wargame 15.5%, Base Building 12.4%, Medieval 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time tactics game that incorporates city-building and tower defense in a wargame setting.

Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.

Why similar: City Builder 44%, Base Building 32.6%, Strategy 12%, Resource Management 9%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, realistic medieval city-building experience with tactical combat and defensive considerations.

"Last Stand:Defense" is a tower defense-themed Rogue-like game. Players need to defend against waves of enemies by building bases, matching talents, and performing delicate operations during battles. Remember, every choice you make will affect the final outcome of the battle!

Why similar: Tower Defense 22.1%, City Builder 17.3%, RTS 17.1%, Wargame 12.3%, Roguelite 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the RTS and base-building elements with a heavy emphasis on magical combat and defensive structures.

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 24.4%, City Builder 23.7%, Base Building 16.6%, Medieval 9.2%, Strategy 6.7%

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 69.5%, Strategy 12.3%, Combat 6.5%, Fantasy 6.5%, Action 4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the action-oriented side of tower defense, allowing you to participate directly in the combat alongside your traps.

Beware, Monsters are Coming! In this Tower-Survivor rogue-lite, you protect an ever-moving city from unrelenting hordes. Gather resources, fortify defences, and survive for as long as you can. Will you reach the Ark?

Why similar: Tower Defense 23.7%, City Builder 22.2%, Base Building 17.2%, Roguelite 9.8%, Combat 7%

A unique roguelike card-based tower defense game. Strategically place cards, manage resource transport, balance production with combat, and craft distinctive decks to claim victory.

Why similar: Tower Defense 30.1%, Card Game 15.9%, Strategy 15.1%, Medieval 11.6%, Roguelite 11.4%

FrostBound is a roguelike deck-building tower defense set in an endless winter. Build your base, master 500+ cards, and withstand relentless waves to end the eternal frost.

Why similar: Card Game 26.3%, Medieval 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Strategy 13.6%, Deckbuilding 13%

clickyland is a tower defense village builder where clicks are your main resource. Use clicks to harvest resources, fight enemies and manage your village, but use them wisely as you only get 20 clicks every day! Can you reach day 100?

Why similar: Tower Defense 27.7%, City Builder 20.6%, Base Building 19.1%, RTS 12.4%, Strategy 11.5%

Collect resources and establish a defense line before dark And then Facing countless enemies

Why similar: Tower Defense 35.1%, Base Building 17.8%, Wargame 17.3%, Strategy 8.8%, Top-Down 6.7%

A light city-building game that combines elements of card games and tower defense, where players must survive daily enemy attacks and gradually grow their strength to ultimately defeat powerful invaders.

Why similar: Tower Defense 20.5%, City Builder 18.3%, Wargame 10.8%, Medieval 10.1%, Base Building 9.6%

Craft Your Ultimate Circular Fortress! Dive into SHOOPER NOVA, where you choose props and components to build a unique fortress. Unlock combos to shape your strategy and battle style. Become an unstoppable barrage machine and obliterate waves of enemies from all directions!

Why similar: Tower Defense 44.7%, Roguelite 20.2%, Strategy 15.2%, Top-Down 6.5%, Action 5.6%

Become the hero who protects the fantasy world and stop the monster invasion! 'Legacy of Defense' combines defense with deck-building. Build your deck, use powerful skills, gain experience, upgrade, clear stages, and defeat the final boss. Ready to test your strategy and luck?

Why similar: Tower Defense 42%, Roguelite 15.2%, Medieval 13.3%, Strategy 10.1%, Deckbuilding 8.2%

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 25.1%, City Builder 20.1%, RTS 18.2%, Base Building 17.8%, Roguelite 8.8%

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 24.4%, City Builder 22.4%, RTS 17.3%, Base Building 15.7%, Strategy 6.2%

Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures. 🃏 For example, dragging a Villager card on top of a Berry Bush card will spawn Berry cards which the villagers can eat to survive. 🃏 Play your cards right and expand your village!

Why similar: City Builder 35.9%, Card Game 22.6%, Roguelite 16.3%, Strategy 9.5%, Deckbuilding 5.5%

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 54.5%, Strategy 11.8%, RTS 10.3%, Fantasy 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%

A minimalist tactical base defense game where you play as a powerful hero, command troops, and harness class synergies inspired by auto-battlers. Fortify your city’s defenses to withstand hordes of enraged sheep, plan your tactics, and lead epic battles in a thrilling cycle of strategy and combat.

Why similar: Tower Defense 27.3%, City Builder 24.5%, Medieval 13.3%, Base Building 12.5%, Strategy 6.9%

From a small village of a dozen people to a small kingdom of thousands of people. Arrange for residents to work, gathering, fishing and hunting, farming and mining, processing and manufacturing. Trade, accumulate supplies, increase your strength, and fight evil forces and monsters.

Why similar: City Builder 28%, Base Building 21.3%, RTS 17.2%, Strategy 7.2%, Medieval 7.2%

Mineral Defense combines tower defense with roguelite elements and procedural generation. Build paths, unlock upgrades, and unleash powerful synergies to conquer evolving challenges in an ever-expanding world.

Why similar: Tower Defense 30.7%, Base Building 20.1%, Card Game 13.7%, Roguelite 12.7%, Strategy 8.4%

Here is Scarecropia! Lead at most 400 people to build a settlement. Arm your village to fight against the Goblin army, or invest limited resources in yourself to become unparalleled! Take every cost to survive!

Why similar: Tower Defense 19.3%, City Builder 18.5%, Wargame 14.9%, RTS 13.6%, Base Building 12.8%

Gnomes is a turn-based tower defense with deep roguelike progression, set in ever-expanding, procedurally generated biomes. Build, farm and defend your village as you push deeper into goblin-infested territory. Unlock powerful upgrades and craft your environment to survive the endless goblin horde

Why similar: Tower Defense 32.6%, City Builder 24.2%, Base Building 17.6%, Roguelite 8.1%, Strategy 6.4%

Flocking Hell is a deeply strategic roguelite where you defend your pasture from demonic invasion. It blends calm exploration with auto-battler combat, offering a mix of easy-to-learn mechanics and thought-provoking gameplay. It also has a LOT of sheep 🐑😈

Why similar: City Builder 28.3%, Base Building 12.9%, Roguelite 10.1%, Medieval 9.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%

A hardcore roguelite card game where deck-building strategies are at the core of everything! With a vast array of cards, random dungeons, a wealth of encounter events, and diverse enemies, it awaits your exploration and challenge.

Why similar: Card Game 30.7%, Strategy 18.9%, Deckbuilding 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Fantasy 7.2%

"Relic Guardian" is a fantasy style strategy tower defense game. As the builder on the battlefield, summon a variety of defense towers and spells with reliable hero companions to complete this epic and guarding adventure!

Why similar: Tower Defense 49.4%, Strategy 14%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Fantasy 12.2%, 2D 5.4%

Build the perfect kingdom in this turn-based strategy game that combines elements of automation, board games, and city builders. Keep your kingdom happy, endure hostile Challenges, and unlock new cards as your kingdom becomes more prosperous.

Why similar: City Builder 24.5%, Medieval 17.4%, Base Building 14.4%, Card Game 14%, Strategy 8.9%

Block Tower TD is a roguelike tower defense strategy game with interesting innovations. Build a world out of blocks, choose random upgrades to make every run unique.

Why similar: Tower Defense 27.2%, City Builder 26.9%, Base Building 11.4%, Roguelite 10.1%, Strategy 7.9%

In "Kingdom Monarch", you are a monarch and can build the kingdom of your dreams! You need to build city walls, assign jobs to villagers, recruit soldiers, repel hordes of monsters at night, and expand your village during the day.

Why similar: City Builder 21.9%, Base Building 17.9%, RTS 15%, Medieval 12.4%, Tower Defense 11.7%

Build your duchy piece by piece in this refreshing hybrid rogue-lite game. Use block-dropping mechanics to collect resources, recruit troops to fight against belligerent armies, and let every block shape your realm, leading your path to victory!

Why similar: Medieval 38.7%, Roguelite 28.2%, Strategy 20.8%, Colorful 6.3%, Singleplayer 4.2%

From cropland to forest, from academy to conqueror's guild, expand territory of your kingdom. As the kingdom grows, crises will quietly arise. No worries: prepare to use the resource cards to train a group of powerful guardians to eliminate enemies and protect your kingdom.

Why similar: Card Game 29.2%, Strategy 27.7%, Roguelite 16.5%, Top-Down 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 8%

Conquer the realm in this strategic tower defense game. Build unique towers, unlock powerful upgrades, and master new tactics to overpower your enemies and vanquish the fallen gods.

Why similar: Tower Defense 29.4%, Roguelite 11.6%, Medieval 10.1%, Strategy 8.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%

The best elements of Real-Time Strategy (RTS) and Tower Defense genres combined into a new Base Defense game. Defend against countless waves of enemies while you expand your base, gather resources, and research technologies to defeat the ever strengthening enemy units.

Why similar: Tower Defense 22.1%, City Builder 21.6%, Wargame 16.5%, RTS 16.4%, Base Building 10.4%

Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.

Why similar: City Builder 29.8%, RTS 19.4%, Base Building 18.1%, Medieval 14.8%, Strategy 7.1%