- #1 Marfusha:Sentinel Girls
97% matchVery Positive94% of 3,130 reviews2021
Dev: hinyari9
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A high-tempo shooting game with simple controls! Upgrade your character with cards and defend the gates from your enemies.
Why similar: Dystopian 24.8%, Tower Defense 19.8%, Anime 18.1%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Shooter 15%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core loop of defending a position with anime-style characters and intense, fast-paced shooting mechanics.
- #2 Snezhinka:Sentinel Girls2
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,364 reviews2024
Dev: hinyari9
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A fast-paced shooter with simple controls. Enhance your character by purchasing cards and hold the line against waves of hostile mechs as an employee of a private military company.
Why similar: Dystopian 30.2%, Anime 26.3%, Shooter 19.8%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, 2D 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: As the sequel to Marfusha, it refines the defensive shooting gameplay and character-focused progression found in the original.
- #3 Frontline Crisis
95% matchVery Positive89% of 370 reviews2024
Dev: BCQTPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Defend humanity's last hope, pilot a powerful mech, in Frontlines Crisis! A battlefield swarming with insects makes strategic and combat decisions crucial. Each decision will determine your fate. Defend humanity's last sanctuary, fight fiercely, and uphold human honor with wits and courage!
Why similar: Mechs 30.2% ★, Top-Down Shooter 23.3%, Tower Defense 21.1%, RTS 19.7%, Strategy 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on real-time strategy and tower defense mechanics, requiring careful unit deployment to repel waves of enemies.
- #4 Armed to the Gears
96% matchMixed63% of 212 reviews2020
Dev: Deonn Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Control a fully armed Mech and fight through cyberpunk cities, military bases and industrial ruins. Capture and defend territories, build turrets and structures, and wage war against powerful enemies!
Why similar: Mechs 25.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 18.8%, RTS 15.4%, Tower Defense 15.2%, Dystopian 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines top-down shooting with tower defense elements, directly mirroring the hybrid genre gameplay of the seed game.
- #5 Multi Turret Academy
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,589 reviews2024
Dev: Yulia Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Multi Turret Academy is a top-down tank action game with roguelike elements. Select your vehicle from a growing list of historical models, then equip dozens of weapons and upgrades to lead your local tank club to victory!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 39.8%, Anime 19%, Shooter 14%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Top-Down 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features anime-style aesthetics and tank-based combat that aligns well with the military-themed, tactical nature of the seed game.
- #6 DAEMON X MACHINA
94% matchVery Positive85% of 6,755 reviews2020
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Pilot your fully customizable Arsenal mech and join your fellow mercenaries in defending humanity from the corrupted machines and gigantic robots in this post-apocalyptic action game!
Why similar: Mechs 79% ★, Anime 10.1%, Sci-fi 6.3%, Co-op 2%, Shooter 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers deep mech customization and high-octane anime-style action that perfectly mirrors the mechanical focus of Cavalry Girls.
- #7 Cluckmech Oasis
93% matchVery Positive88% of 3,463 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Top-Down Shooter 35.1%, Tower Defense 31.7%, Shooter 13.1%, Top-Down 8.1%, Strategy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title blends tower defense and strategy with a unique mechanical theme, providing a similar tactical challenge.
- #8 Touhou Monster TD ~ 幻想乡妖怪塔防
92% matchVery Positive91% of 986 reviews2021
Dev: MyACG Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Easy to learn but hard to master, Touhou Monster TD is a unique Tower defense Game. Control your character, level up and unlock tower skills and character talents, use your wisdom to defeat incoming enemies. Travel the Gensokyo, find out why the “Incident” happened this time.
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.2%, RTS 20%, Real Time Tactics 19.9%, Anime 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is a robust tower defense game that utilizes anime-style characters and tactical positioning to defend against incoming threats.
- #9 Phantom Brigade
91% matchVery Positive80% of 4,177 reviews2023
Dev: Brace Yourself Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Phantom Brigade 2.0 is a cinematic, tactical mech strategy game with a revolutionary timeline-based command system. See the future, predict enemy actions, and plot your counterattack on the timeline! Recruit and level up your squad of rebels to retake war-torn Fyrland from the Kaskad occupation.
Why similar: Mechs 59.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 22.7%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Strategy 6.3%, Singleplayer 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title features intricate mech customization and tactical, turn-based combat that rewards strategic planning similar to real-time tactics games.
- #10 Gensokyo Defenders
90% matchVery Positive93% of 135 reviews2019
Dev: NeetpiaPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Use Traps and Spell Cards to fight back the magical masses! Blistering shoot-em-up action meets tactical tower defense as you choose from almost 20 popular characters to stop the fairy onslaught! Take advantage of their unique powers and tricky Traps to freeze, fry, and blow your enemies away!
Why similar: Tower Defense 34%, Strategy 20.3%, Anime 17.9%, Co-op 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is an action-strategy hybrid that uses tower defense mechanics to protect territory, much like the defensive goals in Cavalry Girls.
- #11 Wing of Darkness
91% matchMixed41% of 237 reviews2021
Dev: Production ExabilitiesPub: Clouded Leopard Entertainment
Windows
This high-speed 3D shooting game allows players to experience exhilarating battles in the sky, as well as a series of cutscenes depicting the growth of the main characters throughout the story.
Why similar: Mechs 77.5% ★, Anime 22.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game features anime-style pilots in high-tech mechanical suits engaging in aerial combat, matching the thematic core of the seed.
- #12 Bullet Girls Phantasia
89% matchVery Positive81% of 843 reviews2020
Dev: SHADE Inc.Pub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Bullet Girls Phantasia" is the latest installment of the all-female third person shooter "Bullet Girls" series. This game is a thrilling action-packed game where cute girls shoot assault rifles and bazookas in a world filled with slimes, orcs, and dragons.
Why similar: JRPG 35.1%, Female Protagonist 23%, Shooter 21.8%, Anime 17.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a female-led squad in a shooter environment, capturing the character-focused action of the seed game.
- #13 Panzer Knights
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,948 reviews2021
Dev: 樂磚Joy BrickPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Lead a German panzer platoon through the chaos of World War II in this intense, anime-inspired tank simulation. Assemble an elite crew, deploy legendary tanks, and survive fierce engagements where cunning and skill will decide victory or defeat.
Why similar: Anime 43.4%, Shooter 28.4%, Female Protagonist 23.8%, Singleplayer 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on tank warfare with an anime aesthetic, appealing to players who enjoy the military-mech theme.
- #14 GUNDAM BREAKER 4
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,077 reviews2024
Dev: CRAFTS & MEISTER Co., Ltd.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Median: 20.7 hrsMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Create your own ultimate Gundam in the newest Gundam Breaker! With more customizable parts than ever before, you finally have the freedom to build your perfect Gunpla. Test it in battle using the brand new dual-weapon system and break parts off of your enemies and add them to your collection.
Why similar: Mechs 68.1% ★, Co-op 13.3%, Anime 11.3%, RPG 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the most comprehensive mech customization experience available, allowing players to build and pilot their own unique war machines.
- #15 BLUE WISH DESIRE
87% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: xxgameroom
Windows
BLUW WISH DESIRE is 2D veritically scrolling shmup. Go through the barrage and destroy the oncoming enemies. In addition, this game is equipped with an auto guard system that automatically prevents mistakes. So even those who are not good at barrage STG are safe.
Why similar: Mechs 46.6% ★, Shooter 13.1%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Co-op 8.9%, Arcade 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers fast-paced mech-based shooting action with a distinct anime aesthetic and bullet-hell influences.
- #16 Super Robot Wars 30
85% matchVery Positive86% of 6,369 reviews2021
Dev: Bandai Namco Forge Digitals Inc.Pub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 58.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
30 years on, the battle for our world's future continues. Super Robot Wars is a tactical RPG that brings characters and robots from a variety of mecha anime together to battle their mutual foes.
Why similar: Mechs 47.7% ★, JRPG 19.6%, Anime 11.3%, RPG 6.4%, Strategy 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical RPG brings together various mechs in an anime-style setting, focusing on strategic unit management and combat.
- #17 Graze Counter
86% matchVery Positive96% of 313 reviews2017
Dev: Bikkuri SoftwarePub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Graze the enemy’s bullets, Charge them head-on, and Wreak Havoc!!An exhilarating and dangerous shoot-em-up! This is a game for those with courage and survival instinct!
Why similar: Mechs 39% ★, Anime 15.8%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Arcade 10.1%, Shooter 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This bullet-hell shooter captures the intense, high-stakes action and anime visuals found in the seed game's combat sequences.
- #18 Mech Fortress
84% matchVery Positive85% of 216 reviews2026
Dev: Some Sugar Studio
Windows
Mech Fortress is a sci-fi tower defense game where each turret has unique mechanics. You can freely place them on a 5×5 grid, and your goal is to eliminate all enemies!
Why similar: Mechs 44% ★, Tower Defense 34.5%, Sci-fi 7%, Strategy 6.7%, Top-Down 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on building and defending mechanical structures, aligning with the tower defense and mech-building aspects of the seed.
- #19 SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS
83% matchVery Positive83% of 8,090 reviews2019
Dev: TOM CREATEPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 52.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Beyond creation, four eras come together as one! Discover the latest entry in this iconic Tactical RPG series. Form your own team of SD Gundams and deploy for battle -- with units from Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, SEED, 00, and Iron-Blooded Orphans!
Why similar: Mechs 48.2% ★, JRPG 16.8%, Anime 12%, Top-Down 6.5%, Sci-fi 6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep tactical experience with a heavy emphasis on squad management and anime-inspired mech warfare.
- #20 Girls of The Tower
82% matchVery Positive85% of 604 reviews2024
Dev: Robo CatPub: OKJOY
Windows
This is a Rogue-like game with a combination of JRPG, auto chess, and galgame elements. Players can choose from two different female protagonists to embark on a unique adventure. Additionally, players can recruit followers, strategize their formations, and develop their town!
Why similar: JRPG 37.1%, Female Protagonist 28.7%, Strategy 12.9%, RPG 12%, 2D 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on tactical squad management and tower defense mechanics, fitting the theme of defending a position with female protagonists.
- #21 TurretGirls
81% matchVery Positive84% of 1,531 reviews2025
Dev: NANAIRO ENTERPRISEPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Grody extraterrestrials are pouring through a space-time rift, and only one girl and her turret stand in their way! Lock, load, and blast them to oblivion. Because if she doesn’t survive today, there’s no ‘omurice’ tomorrow! Earth depends on her!
Why similar: Gun Customization 36.7% ★, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Shooter 18.2%, Anime 18.1%, Sci-fi 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game centers on turret-based defense and shooter mechanics, directly echoing the defensive gameplay of the seed.
- #22 Winged Sakura: Mindy's Arc
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 187 reviews2014
Dev: WINGED SAKURA GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Unlock 16 characters, expand your shop, enchant your gears, and defend against waves of enemies in a brand new, fast-paced, anime-themed Strategy Defense Game! Become Mindy's savior and help her end her never ending nightmare.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.5%, Anime 24.1%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, RPG 10.3%, Strategy 9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines tower defense and strategy with anime-style storytelling, providing a similar blend of genres.
- #23 Rabat Protocol:Metal Rhapsody
82% matchVery Positive87% of 125 reviews2023
Dev: What‘s Up Labs
Windows
Join the guerrilla and take down the enemies on your vehicle in this 3D third-person shooting game! Gain EXP and upgrades by defeating enemies, choose new weapons and combat skills. Use gold gained from battles to buy tactical packs and combine !
Why similar: Gun Customization 36.3% ★, Shooter 17.6%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Arcade 12.6%, Anime 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a twin-stick shooter experience with a focus on mechanical warfare and tactical movement.
- #24 HSS:Reload
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 209 reviews2024
Dev: SmokingBear Studio
Windows
This is a very fast God's perspective roguelike shooter, the player will pilot the mech, explore the alien frontier, enjoy the "Crimsonland + Vampire Survivors (Vampire Survivors)" endless killing!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.7%, Mechs 29.2% ★, Anime 18%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: This action-heavy game features anime-style characters and fast-paced combat that complements the feel of the seed game.
- #25 Mystery Of Dust
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Pink Rabbit
Windows
A sudden mechanical rebellion. An ordinary girl who has gained power. Faced with a "world-class" crisis. Is there a secret behind the rebellion? Is the power gained safe? Can a few people's journey save the world? Find out in our Tower Defense game-- Mystery of the Dust!
Why similar: Tower Defense 36%, RTS 16.7%, Anime 11%, RPG 10.7%, Strategy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It incorporates tower defense and tactical RPG elements, providing a strategic experience in a sci-fi setting.
- #26 Gunner-chan!
77% matchVery Positive92% of 226 reviews2025
Dev: kido
Windows
A 2.5D top-down, roguelike shooter set in a base that has been taken over by a revolt of robots.
Why similar: Mechs 37.4% ★, Top-Down Shooter 32.3%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Sci-fi 5.8%, Top-Down 5.1%
- #27 Miko Sniper
77% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: さめGamesPub: holo Indie
Windows
Sakura Miko and 35P are ready for battle! Miko Sniper is a chaotic shooting game where you get to shoot, burn and explode your enemies!
Why similar: Gun Customization 36.3% ★, Tower Defense 27.1%, Shooter 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Strategy 4.8%
- #28 Replik Survivors
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Sea Cat
Windows
This game is a time survival game with role-playing and roguelite elements. Through the choice of upgrades in battle to make the character stronger and stronger, defeat the oncoming enemies.
Why similar: Mechs 36.7% ★, Top-Down Shooter 22.3%, Anime 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12%, Sci-fi 5.9%
- #29 TINY METAL: FULL METAL RUMBLE
79% matchVery Positive81% of 183 reviews2019
Dev: AREA 35, Inc.Pub: AREA 34, Inc.
Windows
The world of TINY METAL expands! Command Wolfram & the White Fangs against the mysterious Dinoldan forces. 77 skirmish maps, 21+ diverse units, 39 challenging campaigns. Stop the ancient tech excavation. Turn-based Japanese storytelling meets intense tactical warfare. All skill levels welcome.
Why similar: Mechs 75.4% ★, Strategy 12.6%, 2D 6.9%, Singleplayer 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical strategy game features military units and anime-inspired art, emphasizing careful positioning and unit management.
- #30 Fort Defense
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 421 reviews2015
Dev: CreobitPub: 8Floor
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
All hands on deck! Pirate armada dead ahead! Take part in an uncompromising struggle repelling freebooters' assaults. Watch out, the enemy may catch the tide for ruining your fortress. Build towers, collect crystals, upgrade spells and believe in your victory!
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.4%, Shooter 11.3%, Anime 10.2%, Arcade 8.6%, RPG 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is a straightforward tower defense game that focuses on protecting a base from waves of enemies, similar to the core objective of the seed.
- #31 Nitro Express
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,065 reviews2025
Dev: Grayfax SoftwarePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Nitro Express is a 2D side-view gun action game where cute pixel-art girls shoot assault weapons with 360° free aiming in the streets of Japan!
Why similar: Mechs 47.1% ★, Shooter 15.3%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Arcade 10.2%, Anime 9%
- #32 Little Witch Survivors
74% matchVery Positive89% of 557 reviews2025
Dev: 四月二酱
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
"Little Witch Survivors" is a magic pigeon barrage shooting game. You will play as a little witch, summoning and commanding eight unique magic guardians to fight side by side! Each guardian has dual skills, and you can switch strategies freely in the equipment slots - weave your own magic miracle!
Why similar: Shooter 55.7%, RPG 17%, Strategy 13.9%, 2D 9.9%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #33 Sierra Ops - Space Strategy Visual Novel
76% matchVery Positive88% of 378 reviews2020
Dev: Innomen TeamPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 16.2 hrsMean: 54.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Woefully ill-prepared, play as Captain Fahrenheit as they uncover long-lost secrets new and old, while fighting in an impossible war between Earth and Mars.
Why similar: Mechs 25.4% ★, Top-Down Shooter 17.5%, Real Time Tactics 14.8%, Tower Defense 14.2%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
- #34 Front Mission Evolved
78% matchMixed62% of 1,204 reviews2010
Dev: Double Helix GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Experience piloting and customizing massive armored units called Wanzers while engaging in high-intensity battles driven by a compelling story. The battle begins now!
Why similar: Mechs 86.7% ★, Shooter 9.6%, Sci-fi 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a third-person perspective on mech combat with significant customization options for various mission types.
- #35 Unconventional Warfare
75% matchVery Positive87% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Nightlife Strangers
Windows · Linux
In this top-down tactical shooter RPG, guide a band of cute soldiers through a warzone to safety. Rescue, train and manage your squad for the upcoming war of survival.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 31.7%, RTS 20.2%, Anime 18.6%, RPG 9.4%, Shooter 8.9%
- #36 Maid Survivors : Little Angels
72% matchVery Positive93% of 227 reviews2025
Dev: MilkEmpirePub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
[Maid Survivors : Little Angels] is a roguelite arena shooter game where various lovely maid-warriors battle waves of enemies and powerful bosses. Upgrade the maid-warriors, choose from a variety of weapons and items to create your own build and protect Earth's peace from enemies!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 49.5%, Anime 24.9%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, 2D 6.2%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #37 Affogato
73% matchVery Positive83% of 1,101 reviews2023
Dev: Befun StudioPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Affogato is a RPG featuring a unique 'reverse tower defense' mechanic. Play as a sorceress managing a café in Arorua. Meet customers from all walks of life, hear their stories and travel into their minds to help them defeat their inner demons. Experience a city life that exudes magic and excitement.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.2%, JRPG 25.7%, Anime 17.7%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, RPG 5.9%
- #38 SHOOPER NOVA
71% matchVery Positive85% of 616 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 37.9%, Top-Down Shooter 18.3%, Strategy 10.6%, Arcade 10.5%, Top-Down 9.1%
- #39 Project Beril / 贝丽尔养成计划
73% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: SlimeSmile
Windows
This is an AI game.
Why similar: Mechs 34.1% ★, Top-Down Shooter 23.5%, Anime 15%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Shooter 9.8%
- #40 Valkyrie Squad: Siege Breakers
73% matchMixed69% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Crafter
Windows
"Valkyrie Squad: Siege Breakers" is an exhilarating top-down shooter survival game. The mission is to break through the enemy's fortified defenses and face extreme survival conditions. you will lead this brave squad, utilizing each member's unique skills and defeat powerful enemies!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 45.2%, Female Protagonist 19%, Arcade 13.8%, Top-Down 11.4%, RPG 8.5%
- #41 Cyberpunk Girls
75% matchMixed58% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Romantic Room
Windows
Cyberpunk Girl is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2169 in the cyber metropolis Oplot. The city of the future, which has become a save heaven for thugs, hackers, and gold diggers. Win the most breathtaking battles. And remember that everything comes with a price.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.8%, Shooter 16%, Anime 15.7%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Top-Down 10.4%
- #42 Maid of the Dead
72% matchVery Positive82% of 159 reviews2024
Dev: qureate
Windows
Zombies left, right and center!! Will the maids be able to bring peace back to Akiba?! A shooting game aimed at restoring peace to Akiba by controlling gun-slinging maids and defeating zombies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 50%, Shooter 20.1%, Anime 17.7%, Female Protagonist 6%, 2D 5.4%
- #43 Touhou Endless Dream
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,872 reviews2021
Dev: a10a010Pub: MyACG Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A bullet hell roguelike game. Players can utilize characters with different abilities, collect and assemble powerful items. Dance through an unending barrage of bullets to save both yourself and Touhou Gensokyo from the darkness that is engulfing everything.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 42.8%, Anime 25.3%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, 2D 6%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #44 Holo vs Robo
68% matchVery Positive97% of 473 reviews2026
Dev: Pompmaker1Pub: holo Indie
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build a strong defense of hololive dolls to defeat a robot army in this exciting hololive-themed tower defense game!!
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.5%, Anime 17.8%, Strategy 16.7%, Sci-fi 7.7%, 2D 5.9%
- #45 Girl Frame
70% matchVery Positive84% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: Meow Run
Windows
A sci-fi Vampire Survivors-like shooter. Control mecha girls to fight terrifying bug swarms. 40+ unique weapons & hundreds of passive skills for diverse Builds. Features space base management, mecha girl development, Live2D healing massages, and 4-player co-op. Enjoy interstellar survival adventures
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.7%, Sci-fi 18.7%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Shooter 13.8%, RPG 8.6%
- #46 打炮的女孩
69% matchVery Positive96% of 231 reviews2025
Dev: Another FirePub: HighSpeed Games
Windows
This is a relaxing casual desktop shooting game.You can command five girls to defeat monsters through intelligence.
Why similar: Shooter 39%, Anime 34.4%, RPG 13.6%, 2D 9.9%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #47 Catapult Girls
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Another FirePub: HighSpeed Games
Windows
This is a slow-paced casual game. Meet five beautiful girls from another world with distinct personalities. Control them, fire off weapons, and deepen your bonds as you battle your way through levels. Enjoy a moment of peace and quiet.
Why similar: Anime 33.2%, Shooter 28%, Female Protagonist 24.4%, RPG 12%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #48 Science Girls
74% matchMixed67% of 164 reviews2014
Dev: Spiky CaterpillarPub: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Schoolgirls fight aliens with the power of science! Gather a team of science-themed specialists and defend your homeworld in classic turn-based combat.
Why similar: JRPG 34.5%, Anime 21.5%, Female Protagonist 21%, Sci-fi 13.3%, RPG 8.3%
- #49 Graze Counter GM
69% matchVery Positive97% of 183 reviews2023
Dev: Bikkuri SoftwarePub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
A refreshing and highly re-playable bullet hell style shooter that WANTS you to play dangerously! Ride the razor's edge of life and death in this high-risk high-reward danger oriented arcade style shooting game.
Why similar: Mechs 41.1% ★, Anime 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Shooter 10.1%, Arcade 9.5%
- #50 GIRLS' FRONTLINE 2: EXILIUM
69% matchMixed67% of 2,909 reviews2025
Dev: SUNBORN Information Co., Ltd.Pub: Darkwinter Software Limited
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 69.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Continuing the legacy of the Girls' Frontline world, this all-new adventure casts you as the Commander, challenging you to lead your squad of Tactical Dolls deep into perilous contamination zones and overcome enemies with tactical prowess.
Why similar: Gun Customization 29% ★, Anime 27.3%, RPG 12.1%, Strategy 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #51 Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,975 reviews2024
Dev: Shanghai Sunborn Network Technology Co., Ltd.Pub: XD
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 30.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Experience the newest tactical RPG from the creators of Girls’ Frontline. Some 30 years in the future, AU agent Mendo and the mysterious girl Jefuty find themselves in gruesome battles against armed URNC forces…
Why similar: Anime 28.4%, Top-Down 20.5%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Strategy 11.4%, RPG 9.2%
- #52 Iron Brigade
71% matchVery Positive86% of 1,208 reviews2012
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Join The Mobile Trench Brigade and protect humanity from the evil Monovision menace!
Why similar: Mechs 51.4% ★, Tower Defense 29.7%, Co-op 10.3%, Strategy 6.9%, Sci-fi 1.8%
- #53 Hentai Killer: Girls & Chess
70% matchMixed69% of 107 reviews2021
Dev: PlatSTUDIO
Windows
Game in which you have to assemble your beautiful team of girls and put them on the battlefield in a strategic autobattler.
Why similar: Anime 45.4%, Arcade 25.1%, Top-Down 20.9%, 2D 8.6%
- #54 Dolls Nest
65% matchVery Positive88% of 2,187 reviews2025
Dev: NITRO PLUS
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Dolls Nest is a 3D action game where you can customize mecha girls and explore a ruined world. As a Frame Unit, your adventure will pit you against the gigantic autonomous factory world of Hod. Overcome obstacles using the parts at your disposal and uncover the mysteries that lie at its center.
Why similar: Mechs 70.7% ★, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Anime 9%, Shooter 5.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #55 Beyond Citadel
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,971 reviews2025
Dev: doekuramori
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Beyond Citadel is an anime style retro throwback shooter inspired by the classics of the 90's, with realistic gunplay mechanics, anime violence and fast paced combat. Fight your way through the heavily armed mechanical fortress and discover the secret that lies beneath.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.5%, Anime 29.1%, Shooter 27.1%, Sci-fi 13.3%
- #56 Touhou Big Big Battle
68% matchVery Positive80% of 4,023 reviews2018
Dev: MyACG Studio
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
just a touhou rts game
Why similar: Strategy 29.6%, RTS 22%, Anime 19.3%, Tower Defense 17.4%, RPG 6.5%
- #57 Mechs V Kaijus - Tower Defense
67% matchVery Positive84% of 529 reviews2022
Dev: Doble Punch Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Mechs V Kaijus is an addictive hardcore tower defense gameplay. In Mechs V Kaijus you take on the role of Commander of a powerful Mechs squadron. Improve your Mech, strategically place towers and factories on the battlefield. Deploy support units on the battlefield, and save our civilization.
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.6%, Mechs 37.9% ★, Strategy 5.5%, Singleplayer 1%
- #58 Mecharashi
65% matchMixed69% of 1,359 reviews2025
Dev: BlackJack StudioPub: HK TEN TREE LIMITED
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 43.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Mecharashi is a mecha-themed tactical turn-based game. The game adopts a unique part-destruction combat system, where you can assemble mechas however you want, equip a wide selection of weapons, and choose your favorite pilots to engage in battle.
Why similar: Mechs 62.1% ★, Top-Down 8.8%, Strategy 8.4%, Anime 7.9%, Co-op 6.4%
- #59 Raifu Wars
66% matchVery Positive90% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: Yotis StudiosPub: Schneewolf Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Strategize and battle for victory in this cute multiplayer turn-based strategy featuring bolt-action rifle girls!
Why similar: Anime 63.5%, Strategy 24.3%, 2D 6.8%, Singleplayer 5.5%