- #1 Thronefall
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,552 reviews2024
Dev: GrizzlyGamesPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.6%, City Builder 25.6%, Medieval 13.1%, Base Building 11.5%, Strategy 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the minimalist medieval base-building and tower defense loop found in Border Pioneer.
- #2 Kingdom Two Crowns
96% matchVery Positive90% of 39,408 reviews2018
Dev: Fury StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 30.5%, City Builder 24.7%, Base Building 15.5%, Medieval 12.2%, Strategy 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling masterpiece that emphasizes base expansion, resource management, and defending your kingdom from nightly waves of enemies.
- #3 Becastled
96% matchVery Positive82% of 5,597 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: City Builder 26.8%, Base Building 26.5%, RTS 17%, Medieval 13%, Strategy 9%
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.
- #4 They Are Billions
95% matchVery Positive85% of 51,351 reviews2019
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 56.6 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 30.7%, Tower Defense 22.1%, RTS 21.3%, City Builder 15.4%, Strategy 7.9%
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.
- #5 Warlords Under Siege
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 478 reviews2025
Dev: RedKar Devs
Windows
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 20.4%, Wargame 15.8%, RTS 13%, Base Building 12.8%, Medieval 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Blends action-RTS elements with tower defense, focusing on the same combat-heavy base protection as the seed game.
- #6 Cataclismo
94% matchVery Positive89% of 4,300 reviews2025
Dev: Digital SunPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 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: City Builder 34.4%, Base Building 24.9%, RTS 23.4%, Strategy 9.3%, Resource Management 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines intricate castle-building with tactical tower defense, mirroring the structural and defensive focus of Border Pioneer.
- #7 Diplomacy is Not an Option
93% matchVery Positive86% of 12,512 reviews2024
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 26.2%, Medieval 22.4%, Tower Defense 20.9%, RTS 17.1%, Resource Management 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features large-scale base construction and massive defensive battles against thousands of enemies, perfect for fans of the genre.
- #8 Hexguardian
92% matchMostly Positive80% of 700 reviews2024
Dev: Split Second GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 19%, City Builder 17.1%, Roguelite 9.9%, 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.
- #9 Age of Darkness: Final Stand
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 10,619 reviews2025
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 25.8%, RTS 20.2%, Base Building 18.5%, Medieval 13.5%, Strategy 6.8%
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.
- #10 Nordhold
91% matchVery Positive87% of 3,330 reviews2025
Dev: StunForgePub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 22.4%, City Builder 19.2%, Base Building 14%, RTS 9.6%, Roguelite 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy strategy game that leans into the tower defense and base-building aspects of the frontier experience.
- #11 Emberward
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,818 reviews2024
Dev: Refic Games
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.5%, Base Building 20.5%, Roguelite 11.8%, Strategy 8.5%, Fantasy 6%
Why You'll Like It: A creative roguelite tower defense game that emphasizes strategic pathing and base fortification.
- #12 Against the Storm
89% matchVery Positive94% of 37,259 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 32.2%, Base Building 22.7%, Medieval 17.4%, Roguelite 11.7%, Strategy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A unique roguelite city-builder that requires constant adaptation and resource management in a fantasy frontier setting.
- #13 Super Fantasy Kingdom
89% matchVery Positive87% of 5,926 reviews2025
Dev: Super Fantasy GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Medieval 25.4%, Card Game 18.6%, Roguelite 17.2%, Strategy 12.3%, Fantasy 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the fantasy aesthetic and strategic base-building elements while introducing roguelite progression.
- #14 The King is Watching
87% matchVery Positive89% of 10,374 reviews2025
Dev: HypnoheadPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 17.9%, City Builder 16.3%, RTS 14.5%, Base Building 13.8%, Medieval 9%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike RTS that emphasizes base-building and defensive management in a dark fantasy setting.
- #15 These Doomed Isles
88% matchMostly Positive71% of 232 reviews2024
Dev: Triplevision Games LimitedPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 23.9%, Tower Defense 22.2%, Base Building 14.3%, Card Game 8.5%, Strategy 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A survival city-builder that incorporates tower defense elements and roguelike deckbuilding for a unique strategic experience.
- #16 The Last Spell
86% matchVery Positive91% of 13,615 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 28.2%, Base Building 19%, Roguelite 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, 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.
- #17 There Are No Orcs
85% matchVery Positive93% of 1,211 reviews2025
Dev: BaseTrade StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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%, City Builder 16.9%, RTS 14.5%, Wargame 10.8%, Base Building 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A hybrid of RTS and tower defense that utilizes card mechanics to manage your defenses and economy.
- #18 Stronghold: Definitive Edition
86% matchVery Positive86% of 10,331 reviews2023
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 27%, Tower Defense 18%, RTS 16.1%, Base Building 14%, Medieval 13.2%
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.
- #19 Tower Tactics: Liberation
84% matchVery Positive88% of 1,252 reviews2023
Dev: asraworks
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 41%, Card Game 16%, Roguelite 11.2%, Strategy 8.4%, Deckbuilding 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Integrates card-based strategy with tower defense, offering a deep tactical layer to your defensive setups.
- #20 Aurora Defense
84% matchMixed62% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Moka Games
Windows
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 18.1%, City Builder 16.7%, Base Building 13.2%, RTS 12.8%, Card Game 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic roguelike that focuses on base-building and tower placement to survive increasingly difficult waves.
- #21 Little Kingdom RTS
82% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
Windows
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 18.2%, Base Building 16.9%, Medieval 12.3%, Strategy 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the pixel-graphics aesthetic and the core loop of base-building and tower defense in a compact package.
- #22 Ratropolis
83% matchVery Positive88% of 5,510 reviews2020
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 23.2%, City Builder 16.2%, Card Game 15.1%, Roguelite 14.1%, Strategy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced card-based city-builder that forces players to balance economic growth with defensive survival.
- #23 Kingdom's Deck
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 517 reviews2025
Dev: Ivan AcoPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 21.8%, Tower Defense 17.3%, Base Building 15.5%, Wargame 12.8%, Card Game 9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines city-building and base-building with card-based mechanics for a unique strategic twist on the genre.
- #24 Tower Dominion
80% matchVery Positive86% of 5,489 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 34.5%, Base Building 21.1%, RTS 20.8%, Roguelite 9.8%, Strategy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward tower defense and base-building game that captures the essence of frontier survival.
- #25 Cluckmech Oasis
81% matchVery Positive88% of 3,609 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 42.3%, Roguelite 14.3%, Strategy 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Top-Down 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, pixel-art strategy game that blends roguelike elements with tower defense and top-down combat.
- #26 Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,009 reviews2018
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 17.5%, Strategy 10.5%, Fantasy 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 6%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential tower defense experience that shares the fantasy charm and strategic depth of the seed game.
- #27 Sunbreak War
79% matchVery Positive84% of 151 reviews2026
Dev: Candlelight Studio
Windows
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 21.6%, Wargame 15.5%, Base Building 12.4%, Medieval 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A real-time tactics game that incorporates city-building and tower defense in a wargame setting.
- #28 Manor Lords
78% matchVery Positive84% of 90,512 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 38.2%, Base Building 26.8%, Medieval 21.3%, Strategy 10%, Resource Management 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, realistic medieval city-building experience with tactical combat and defensive considerations.
- #29 Last Stand: Defense
79% matchVery Positive84% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: ZiiTech Games
Windows · Mac
"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 17.6%, RTS 17.2%, Wargame 12.3%, Roguelite 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the RTS and base-building elements with a heavy emphasis on magical combat and defensive structures.
- #30 Monsters are Coming!
77% matchVery Positive80% of 2,808 reviews2025
Dev: LudogramPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 23.9%, City Builder 22.7%, Base Building 17.2%, Roguelite 9.4%, Combat 7%
- #31 Orcs Must Die! 3
78% matchVery Positive86% of 14,886 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 69.5%, Strategy 12.3%, Fantasy 6.5%, Combat 6.4%, Action 4.1%
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.
- #32 Islets Defense
76% matchVery Positive94% of 191 reviews2025
Dev: MiniGoofPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 24.5%, City Builder 24.1%, Base Building 16.5%, Medieval 9.3%, Strategy 6.7%
- #33 Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: YogurtGames
Windows
Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids is a medieval fantasy blend of tower defense and roguelike progression. Build defenses on a grid, manage resources, and survive ever-evolving enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.7%, Roguelite 12.5%, Base Building 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Strategy 8.1%
- #34 Ash & Adam's Existential Treads
73% matchVery Positive92% of 380 reviews2026
Dev: Ash & Adam's Games
Windows · Mac
A mini action city-builder in a post-post-apocalyptic world. Grow your settlement. Fend off waves of enemies. Restore nature.
Why similar: City Builder 30.2%, Tower Defense 30.1%, Base Building 18%, Strategy 8.6%, Top-Down 5.2%
- #35 Kingdoms vs Zombies
74% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
Windows
Kingdoms vs Zombies is a blend of strategy, tower defense, and roguelike gameplay, where you must defend your kingdom against endless hordes of the undead.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.7%, Base Building 22.8%, Strategy 13.3%, RTS 12.4%, Medieval 10.1%
- #36 Transport Legion
75% matchVery Positive86% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: 喜人一个
Windows · Linux
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 30.9%, Card Game 15.6%, Strategy 15.1%, Medieval 11.7%, Roguelite 11.2%
- #37 FrostBound
74% matchVery Positive82% of 1,270 reviews2025
Dev: Lyra StudioPub: Samar Studio
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 19.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Strategy 13.9%, Deckbuilding 12.6%
- #38 希望之城 The City Of Hope
76% matchMixed67% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: 家里蹲工作室
Windows
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 18.7%, Wargame 10.9%, Medieval 10.2%, Base Building 9.6%
- #39 坍塌世界
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: a1
Windows
"Collapsing World" is an innovative tower defense game blending deck-building and roguelike mechanics. Recruit unique companions, craft powerful skill decks, and tackle randomized stages. Deep strategy breaks the traditional TD mold—every run is a fresh challenge!
Why similar: Tower Defense 19.3%, City Builder 18.9%, RTS 13.7%, Base Building 13.3%, Medieval 10%
- #40 clickyland
73% matchVery Positive85% of 650 reviews2024
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 27.5%, City Builder 20.9%, Base Building 18.9%, RTS 12.5%, Strategy 11.4%
- #41 Minimalist Tower Defense
72% matchVery Positive95% of 1,841 reviews2024
Dev: Happy213
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Collect resources and establish a defense line before dark And then Facing countless enemies
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.9%, Base Building 17.7%, Wargame 17.3%, Strategy 8.9%, Top-Down 6.5%
- #42 Wool at the Gates
71% matchVery Positive92% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: Okay Creature
Windows
A minimalist tactical base defense game where you fight as a hero, command troops, and build powerful class synergies while fortifying your city against relentless waves of invading sheep.
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.7%, City Builder 24.8%, Base Building 15.5%, Medieval 13.7%, Strategy 6.7%
- #43 SHOOPER NOVA
71% matchVery Positive85% of 656 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 45.4%, Roguelite 19.6%, Strategy 15.3%, Top-Down 6.3%, Action 5.8%
- #44 The Gate Must Stand
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 221 reviews2026
Dev: Senmu StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Fend off brutal waves of demonic hordes in this epic fantasy tower defense survivors like! Hack and slash among the action or zoom to strategically control the battlefield. You are the city’s last line of defense, build your base, defend the gate!
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.2%, RTS 19.3%, Base Building 17%, Roguelite 10.2%, Medieval 8%
- #45 Stacklands
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 30,157 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 36.5%, Card Game 22.6%, Roguelite 15.7%, Strategy 9.6%, Deckbuilding 5.4%
- #46 Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,748 reviews2016
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 21.0 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 54.6%, Strategy 11.8%, RTS 10.3%, Fantasy 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%
- #47 Territory: Farming and Warfare
69% matchVery Positive85% of 755 reviews2026
Dev: Wit Studio
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 28.4%, Base Building 21.1%, RTS 17.1%, Strategy 7.3%, Medieval 7.2%
- #48 Gnomes
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,808 reviews2025
Dev: DYSTOPIAN
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 33.3%, City Builder 23.9%, Base Building 17.4%, Roguelite 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #49 Scarecropia
70% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: JYP Studio
Windows
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 19.1%, City Builder 18.7%, Wargame 14.8%, RTS 13.7%, Base Building 12.7%
- #50 Tower Factory
68% matchVery Positive89% of 1,247 reviews2024
Dev: Gius Caminiti
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.4 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 23.9%, City Builder 19.1%, RTS 18.7%, Base Building 15.6%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #51 Legacy of Defense
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 539 reviews2026
Dev: Enter the Game Studios
Windows
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 44.6%, Roguelite 15.4%, Strategy 10.4%, Medieval 9.6%, Deckbuilding 8.2%
- #52 Block Tower TD
69% matchVery Positive86% of 97 reviews2023
Dev: MyDreamForever
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: City Builder 27.4%, Tower Defense 27.2%, Base Building 11.4%, Roguelite 9.7%, Strategy 7.9%
- #53 Relic Guardian - Tower Defense
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,113 reviews2025
Dev: Mystrigger
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
"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 12.4%, Fantasy 12.3%, 2D 5.3%
- #54 Flocking Hell
67% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Sextant Studios
Windows
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 28.9%, Base Building 12.9%, Roguelite 9.6%, Medieval 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%
- #55 Automatic Kingdom
66% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Matthew Pontarolo
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 25.1%, Medieval 17.6%, Base Building 14.4%, Card Game 13.7%, Strategy 8.9%
- #56 Settler's Domain
67% matchMixed63% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: rick
Windows
Settler's Domain is a strategy game about building a new settlement in unknown lands. Grow your population, explore the map, and contend with other settlements while keeping your settlers alive.
Why similar: City Builder 40.2%, Base Building 17.7%, Medieval 14.1%, Strategy 9.8%, Resource Management 7.4%
- #57 Siegebreaker
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Immortal ForgePub: indie.io
Windows
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 29.9%, Roguelite 11.3%, Medieval 10.4%, Strategy 8.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%
- #58 Miracle Brave
65% matchVery Positive89% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: 1029studio
Windows
Miracle Brave blends inventory management, deck-building, tower defense, and shooter combat! Strategize your gear, forge your unique build from countless progression paths, take control of your hero, and hold back endless waves of beasts. Carve out your path to victory and forge your own legend!
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.4%, Roguelite 14.2%, Card Game 12.9%, Strategy 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #59 Grim Nights
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,550 reviews2018
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 32.3%, Base Building 23%, RTS 19.2%, Strategy 9.5%, Medieval 6.1%