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Games Like Citywars Tower Defense

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Tower Defense, Multiplayer, Online Co-Op, Strategy.

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Citywars TD is a cute multiplayer third person Survival Tower Defense. Build towers, gather resources, craft tools, upgrade weapons, level up buildings, expand your city with your friends and work under pressure before the next incoming wave of monsters.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 80% — of 1,122 reviews
Released: 2022-03-03
Developer: 01 Studio
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Massively Multiplayer, Strategy, Free To Play, Early Access
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

Overview

Citywars Tower Defense stands out for its unique blend of third-person action, cooperative survival, and base-building mechanics. These recommendations focus on titles that emphasize the 'action-tower defense' hybrid genre, where players must actively participate in combat and resource gathering alongside strategic structure placement.

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  1. #1 Dungeon Defenders
    97% matchVery Positive93% of 18,745 reviews2011
    Dev: Chromatic Games
    Windows
    Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 42.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Create a hero from one of four classes to save Etheria in this 4-player coop Tower Defense Action-RPG. Includes Steam exclusive Portal gun & TF2 familiars!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 25.7%, Online Co-Op 19.1%, Survival 9.8%, Character Customization 9.1%, Building 8.8%

    Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive third-person action-tower defense game that perfectly matches the cooperative and strategic gameplay of the seed.

  2. #2 Dungeon Defenders: Awakened
    96% matchMixed66% of 4,793 reviews2020
    Dev: Chromatic Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 40.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is co-op Tower Defense combined with epic Action RPG combat. You’re able to join forces with up to four players to take on a never-ending army of orcs, demons, and dragons! Are your defenses strong enough to save the world of Etheria?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 25.2%, Online Co-Op 18.8%, Survival 11.3%, Character Customization 10.9%, Building 10.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A modern reimagining of the classic action-tower defense formula with updated graphics and refined cooperative mechanics.

  3. #3 Dungeon Defenders II
    96% matchMostly Positive77% of 22,057 reviews2017
    Dev: Chromatic Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Dungeon Defenders II is a cooperative Action Tower Defense game packed with roleplaying elements like loot, leveling, and pets.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 26.4%, Online Co-Op 23.7%, Survival 11.3%, Building 10.5%, Character Customization 10.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play entry in the series that emphasizes cooperative hero-based combat and tower defense strategy.

  4. #4 Hell Warders
    95% matchMixed56% of 171 reviews2019
    Dev: Anti Gravity Game StudiosPub: PQube
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Face the gates of Hell in a fusion of third-person action, RPG and Tower Defence. Repel the demons alone or in co-op by building defences. Upgrade powerful units to help you in battle, before jumping into the fight yourself, with an arsenal of skills and weapons to rip apart the oncoming swarm.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 42.1%, Online Co-Op 25.8%, Strategy 13.1%, Fantasy 9.1%, 3D 5.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Combines action-RPG combat with tower defense, allowing players to fight directly on the front lines alongside their structures.

  5. #5 Tavernacle!
    94% matchMixed59% of 59 reviews2023
    Dev: Dama Dama GamesPub: indie.io
    Windows

    Grab your hammers and start to craft in this co-op Tavern Defense for one to four players. As a team of Dwarves, you must gather supplies and build towers to protect your beloved brewery. Learn to cooperate to achieve victory in this chaotic multiplayer game!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 34%, Online Co-Op 16.9%, PvE 13.4%, Third Person 11.7%, Strategy 9.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A cooperative third-person shooter that forces players to manage tower defenses while fending off waves of enemies.

  6. #6 Orcs Must Die! 2
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 19,505 reviews2012
    Dev: Robot Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 57.9%, Online Co-Op 16.2%, Strategy 9.4%, Third Person 8.5%, Fantasy 4.5%

    Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for action-tower defense, offering intense cooperative gameplay and a wide variety of traps and weapons.

  7. #7 The Riftbreaker
    93% matchVery Positive90% of 23,181 reviews2021
    Dev: EXOR Studios
    Windows
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 22.2%, Base Building 20.5%, Online Co-Op 18.8%, Crafting 12%, Survival 11.9%

    Why You'll Like It: Features a strong focus on base building, resource management, and defending against massive waves of enemies in a hostile environment.

  8. #8 Orcs Must Die! 3
    92% matchVery Positive86% of 14,664 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 47.3%, Online Co-Op 13%, PvE 11.7%, Strategy 9.2%, Third Person 8.7%

    Why You'll Like It: The latest evolution of the series, featuring massive scale battles and improved physics-based tower defense mechanics.

  9. #9 Eden Rising
    91% matchMixed64% of 1,447 reviews2019
    Dev: The Wall Productions Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    Brace yourself for a brand new action-packed Open World. Explore a huge world to gather materials for gear and defenses. Use everything at your disposal to defend your bases and defeat hordes of hostile monsters. Play solo or up to 8-player online!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 36%, Crafting 19.3%, Survival 14.5%, Online Co-Op 12%, Strategy 9.3%

    Why You'll Like It: An open-world adventure that integrates tower defense mechanics into exploration and cooperative survival.

  10. #10 Zombie Builder Defense
    91% matchMixed67% of 509 reviews2018
    Dev: Noham Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    Top down, action packed, multiplayer, zombie shooter. Build your base with friends and see how long you can survive the endless horde of zombies. Level up with friends, or alone, how you die is up to you.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 25.9%, Base Building 21.6%, Online Co-Op 20.4%, Survival 15.2%, Building 5.9%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the base-building and survival aspects of defending against waves of zombies with friends.

  11. #11 Monster Outbreak
    90% matchMixed67% of 102 reviews2022
    Dev: GameMunchersPub: indie.io
    Windows

    The King's dimensional orb has malfunctioned, bringing hordes of monsters into the Kingdom. Defend your safeground against the monsters by gathering resources, building defenses, upgrading your arsenal, and surviving long enough to find the source of monsters and destroy it.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 20.2%, Split Screen 16.4%, Base Building 14.8%, Crafting 13.4%, Survival 11.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A survival and crafting game that requires players to build defenses to withstand waves of monsters.

  12. #12 Night of the Dead
    89% matchMostly Positive77% of 11,732 reviews2024
    Dev: Jackto Studios
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 32.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 23.2%, Base Building 15.6%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Crafting 14.1%, Survival 11.8%

    Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that centers on building elaborate defenses to survive nightly zombie hordes.

  13. #13 Sanctum 2
    89% matchVery Positive90% of 14,356 reviews2013
    Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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 66.7%, Online Co-Op 15%, Strategy 10.1%, Survival 5.3%, Action 2.9%

    Why You'll Like It: Successfully blends first-person shooter mechanics with deep tower defense strategy in a cooperative setting.

  14. #14 No Creeps Were Harmed TD
    88% matchVery Positive89% of 482 reviews2024
    Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Employ lethal turrets, traps, and gadgets to defend against an onslaught of evolving creeps! Step into a twisted, hyper 3D, mind bending realm. Upgrade and adapt your defenses. Become a master maze crafter. Collect bizarre artifacts. Rush creeps for lucrative rewards, and succumb to greed!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 30.8%, Action RTS 19.3%, Online Co-Op 15.9%, Survival 11%, Building 8.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A 3D tower defense game that emphasizes strategic placement and pathing.

  15. #15 Kingdom Two Crowns
    87% matchVery Positive90% of 37,612 reviews2018
    Dev: Stumpy🐙SquidPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 18.6 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 33.1%, Base Building 16.4%, Online Co-Op 13.2%, Building 12.8%, Survival 11.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling strategy game that emphasizes base building and defending your realm against nightly threats.

  16. #16 Keep Keepers
    86% matchVery Positive88% of 150 reviews2024
    Dev: Thunderrock Innovations
    Windows

    Tower Defense meets Base Management. Strategically place your defenses. Craft wacky ammunition like fiery peppers and boomerang bananas. Discover amazing weapons and automate your economy while defending against waves of enemies. Can you handle the chaos?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 25.3%, Online Co-Op 18.3%, Base Building 16.8%, Crafting 14.2%, Roguelike 9.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Combines automation and tower defense in a cooperative environment that requires team coordination.

  17. #17 Tower Factory
    86% matchVery Positive89% of 1,139 reviews2024
    Dev: Gius Caminiti
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.8 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 26.2%, Action RTS 18.7%, Base Building 18.1%, Crafting 14.4%, Roguelike 10.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Integrates automation and base building into the tower defense loop, requiring efficient resource management.

  18. #18 Mindustry
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 25,660 reviews2019
    Dev: AnukenDev
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 33.9%, Base Building 27%, Building 10.7%, Strategy 9.1%, Online Co-Op 8%

    Why You'll Like It: Combines base building and resource management with tower defense, focusing on supply chain logistics.

  19. #19 Deathtrap
    85% matchVery Positive84% of 2,246 reviews2015
    Dev: NeocoreGames
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Deathtrap is a Tower Defense game with strong action-RPG elements, a game of vicious tricks, killing machines, rotating blades and splattering blood.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 49.5%, Online Co-Op 14.8%, Crafting 12.6%, Strategy 10.9%, Fantasy 8.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Blends action-RPG combat with deep, tactical tower defense strategy in a dark fantasy setting.

  20. #20 Rogue Tower
    84% matchVery Positive82% of 5,842 reviews2022
    Dev: Die of Death Games
    Windows
    Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 20.2 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 47%, Roguelike 16.3%, Base Building 13%, Strategy 11.4%, Building 6.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A pure tower defense experience with roguelite progression that keeps the gameplay loop fresh.

  21. #21 Stellarcraft The Prologue
    83% matchVery Positive91% of 76 reviews2024
    Dev: DreamStudios
    Windows

    Stellarcraft is a thrilling sci-fi tower defense game where you explore planets, gather resources, and fend off enemy threats—solo or in 4-player co-op. Play the free demo now! 🚀

    Why similar: Tower Defense 25.2%, Action RTS 20.8%, Base Building 15.7%, Survival 13.6%, Crafting 13.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Shares the survival and tower defense focus in a 3D environment with a sci-fi aesthetic.

  22. #22 Defender Bros
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 104 reviews2024
    Dev: Lucky DartPub: The Bueno Interactive
    Windows

    Prepare your defenses during the day and survive until dawn. Defender Bros is a Top-Down Tower Defense Roguelike where you play as a Soldier defending your Base. Pick between multiple abilities as you level up to increase you power, then after each run buy perks and get stronger

    Why similar: Tower Defense 28.7%, Base Building 15.2%, Online Co-Op 13.6%, PvE 11%, Character Customization 10.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A tactical tower defense game designed specifically for cooperative play.

  23. #23 Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense
    81% matchVery Positive86% of 14,799 reviews2021
    Dev: AutoAttack Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 42.5 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 34.5%, Online Co-Op 15%, Base Building 14.9%, PvE 10.1%, Survival 9.1%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the competitive and strategic multiplayer aspects of tower defense.

  24. #24 Core Keeper
    79% matchVery Positive93% of 63,205 reviews2024
    Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.

    Why similar: Base Building 22.2%, Crafting 20.5%, Online Co-Op 19.9%, Survival 18.2%, Building 16.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A cooperative survival and crafting game that allows for creative base building and defensive strategies.

  25. #25 7 Days to Die
    78% matchVery Positive87% of 396,805 reviews2024
    Dev: The Fun PimpsPub: The Fun Pimps Entertainment LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 107.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!

    Why similar: Survival 20.4%, Tower Defense 19%, Base Building 17.1%, Online Co-Op 14.9%, Building 11.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Offers deep survival and base-building mechanics with a critical focus on defending against weekly horde attacks.

  26. #26 Toy Soldiers
    82% matchVery Positive89% of 1,485 reviews2012
    Dev: Signal Studios
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    Command your TOY SOLDIERS in epic, action-packed battles.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 68.2%, Strategy 25.1%, Action 6.7%

    Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented tower defense game that lets players take direct control of units and turrets during combat.

  27. #27 Creeping Dusk
    81% matchMixed67% of 94 reviews2024
    Dev: PolyShroom
    Windows · Linux

    Creeping Dusk is a tower defense game. Build a town around an abandoned gold mine and defend against monsters that swarm the area. Fortify your defenses, and prepare for the increasingly challenging nights. Will you be able to protect your town from the encroaching darkness?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 34.7%, Base Building 22.7%, Building 15.6%, PvE 11.5%, Strategy 11%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the intersection of base building and tower defense strategy.

  28. #28 Fortress Fury
    79% matchMostly Positive72% of 94 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 46.2%, Strategy 15.8%, Character Customization 13.6%, Massively Multiplayer 8.1%, Fantasy 7.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Combines action and tower defense with roguelite mechanics for a fast-paced experience.

  29. #29 Trial Of Empires TD
    80% matchMixed69% of 70 reviews2022
    Dev: Mustafa YILMAZER
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Trial of Empires TD, is a Free to Play 3D tower defense game. Pick your ally and build your strategy with different combinations. Compete with other players on the Leaderboards with Single-Player or CO-OP game modes

    Why similar: Tower Defense 42.9%, Online Co-Op 34.4%, Strategy 12%, Action 5.5%, 3D 5.2%

    Why You'll Like It: An indie tower defense game that features cooperative multiplayer and action elements.

  30. #30 Crystal Guardians TD
    78% matchVery Positive89% of 114 reviews2024
    Dev: Green Pine Studios
    Windows

    Crystal Guardians is a tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Fight of waves and defend the world crystal. Gear up your towers with a powerful combination of items for your strategy. In an ever expanding map, find hidden powers and conquer the enemies.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 36.3%, Roguelike 16.2%, Base Building 14.4%, Strategy 9.8%, Building 9.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A 3D tower defense game that incorporates roguelite elements for varied playthroughs.

  31. #31 TDS - Tower Defense Strategy
    77% matchVery Positive81% of 354 reviews2025
    Dev: Blockage
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    TOWER ▪ DEFENSE ▪ STRATEGY. Control Vessels. Utilize their uniquely deep set of towers. Create an everchanging defense. Play with friends. Protect your Basin at all costs. An absolute Tower Defense, Real-Time Strategy Hybrid

    Why similar: Tower Defense 26.2%, Action RTS 18%, Online Co-Op 13%, Building 11.3%, Base Building 10.9%

  32. #32 Tangy TD
    74% matchVery Positive92% of 1,121 reviews2026
    Dev: Cakez
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Strategic tower defense where you play a witch, place class-based towers, equip them with items that grant powerful abilities, combine them, create unique builds & deal ridiculous amounts of damage! Customize your builds with a deep stat system and giant skill tree!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 42.5%, Roguelike 18.1%, Crafting 12.8%, Strategy 11.7%, Survival 11.2%

  33. #33 Planetaries
    77% matchMixed59% of 222 reviews2024
    Dev: EY-Studio
    Windows

    Experience a vast Sci-fi open-world survival TD game set on a distant planet deep in the universe. Craft, build, mine, trade, explore, and survive in this alien world. Collect Data and defend against waves of enemies seeking to banish you. Enjoy the adventure in Singleplayer or Multiplayer.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 18.8%, Online Co-Op 14.9%, Base Building 14.6%, Crafting 13.7%, Survival 12.3%

  34. #34 Stellarcraft
    74% matchVery Positive91% of 99 reviews2026
    Dev: DreamStudios
    Windows

    Stellarcraft is a sci-fi tower defense adventure: explore alien planets, gather resources, build defenses, and fend off waves of enemies, solo or in 4-player co-op. 🚀

    Why similar: Action RTS 26.7%, Base Building 22.2%, Online Co-Op 22%, Survival 14.9%, Strategy 10.2%

  35. #35 Monster Tiles TD: Tower Wars
    75% matchVery Positive82% of 494 reviews2024
    Dev: Swell Games LLC
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Free Tower Defense game with unique roguelike elements. Custom base building mechanics allow you to create your own base and maze with tiles earned after each wave. Unleash a variety of monsters, each with its own evolution path and unique skills, and evolve them into legendary creatures.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 34.9%, Roguelike 16.4%, Building 13.4%, Base Building 12.4%, Strategy 11.3%

  36. #36 Throbax TD
    76% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2022
    Dev: Unterrainer Informatik OG
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Throbax TD is the "Tower Defense" game you are looking for: Help Ughlar fight his way through 50 levels, buy over 100 upgrades and get all of the 50+ achievements.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 29.2%, Base Building 18.3%, Action RTS 17.5%, Online Co-Op 13.2%, PvE 12.1%

  37. #37 Craft In Abyss
    76% matchVery Positive83% of 54 reviews2021
    Dev: FirePillar2
    Windows

    Craft in Abyss is a tower defense rogue-lite game. It allow players to design their own mechanical fortress, gather resources and continuously strengthen the fortress facilities within a sci-fi world.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 22.2%, Crafting 15.4%, Survival 12.4%, Base Building 12.1%, Building 10.9%

  38. #38 Cultivation Tales
    75% matchMostly Negative38% of 13,640 reviews2024
    Dev: Ac Games
    Windows
    Median: 23.8 hrsMean: 66.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Cultivation Tales is an open world survival craft online game. You will experience collecting, crafting, hunting, fighting, building, researching, in a wild mythical world. Fight for your clan and yourself, from mortal to divinity!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 20.9%, Online Co-Op 17.8%, Massively Multiplayer 16.6%, Building 14.3%, Survival 14.2%

  39. #39 Outpost
    73% matchVery Positive87% of 780 reviews2020
    Dev: Open Mid Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Outpost brings the perfect mix between survival and roguelite gameplay. Start the game in a randomly generated environment and try to adapt, and make it through as many nights as possible. How long can you survive?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 26.5%, Base Building 15%, Survival 14%, Roguelike 11.5%, Building 11.2%

  40. #40 Vectorio
    73% matchVery Positive81% of 388 reviews2023
    Dev: BN Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Build. Automate. Defend.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 28.4%, Base Building 21.2%, Online Co-Op 18.4%, Survival 11.5%, PvE 10.4%

  41. #41 Survivor Challenge TD
    71% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2025
    Dev: SQRT Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Survivor Challenge TD - is a Tower Defense game where you manage a single tower and add upgrades to it. Buy abilities, enhance upgrades, and defeat the boss!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 58.5%, PvE 14%, Strategy 13.2%, 3D 8.5%, Action 2.9%

  42. #42 They Can't Stop All Of Us
    72% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,639 reviews2019
    Dev: B Michael BPub: ChainWave Games
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.1 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 29.4%, Base Building 19.4%, Online Co-Op 16.8%, Building 11.3%, Third Person 10.7%

  43. #43 The Riftbreaker: Prologue
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,121 reviews2020
    Dev: EXOR Studios
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 20.2%, Base Building 19.3%, Online Co-Op 18.7%, Survival 13.6%, Crafting 12.3%

  44. #44 World Crafter TD
    71% matchMixed46% of 556 reviews2024
    Dev: Tbjbu2
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 29%

    A highly addictive survival crafting tower defense game! Gather, craft, build turrets, shoot guns, and expand the land to defend against waves of enemies in World Crafter TD!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 31.3%, Base Building 21.2%, Crafting 19.9%, Survival 14.3%, Third Person 6.7%

  45. #45 Acid Planet
    71% matchMostly Positive80% of 69 reviews2024
    Dev: Adam Travers
    Windows

    Acid Planet is a caustic blend of horde-survival, tower-defense and strategy. Build, fight and evolve to survive against rampaging swarms of monsters and fearsome Kaiju.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 26.1%, Action RTS 20.9%, Base Building 17.9%, Building 10.1%, Survival 9.7%

  46. #46 Towers Together: Beginnings
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 80 reviews2023
    Dev: Vagabond.studio
    Windows · Mac

    Towers together is a cooperative tower defense game with cards. Combine your cards with your friends’ cards to achieve powerful combo, but get ready to fail and laugh together. Build towers, cast spells, have fun with friends!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 37%, Base Building 25.4%, PvE 20.2%, Strategy 10.7%, 3D 6.7%

  47. #47 World Crafter TD: Prologue
    69% matchMostly Positive75% of 99 reviews2024
    Dev: Tbjbu2
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    A highly addictive survival crafting tower defense game! Gather, craft, build turrets, shoot guns, and expand the land to defend against waves of enemies! The prologue for the full game, World Crafter TD!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 31.8%, Base Building 22%, Crafting 20.5%, Survival 14.2%, Strategy 6.8%

  48. #48 Tower Wars
    72% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,753 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 79.6%, Strategy 14.5%, Online Co-Op 4.4%, Action 1.5%

  49. #49 Broken Universe - Tower Defense
    68% matchVery Positive91% of 311 reviews2023
    Dev: Jinthree Studio
    Windows

    Get ready to rethink all your defense strategies! Build barricades to stop monsters, or lure them into a maze and attack. A variety of stages that change each time depending on how you play them.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 31%, Base Building 18.5%, Survival 14.7%, Building 14.7%, PvE 11.8%

  50. #50 Crystal Guardians Prologue
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2024
    Dev: Green Pine Studios
    Windows

    Crystal Guardians prologue (small slice of the full game) is a tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Fight off waves and defend the base crystal. Gear up your towers with a powerful combination of items for your personal strategy. In a procedural map, find hidden powers and conquer the enemy.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 36.8%, Base Building 20.2%, Roguelike 17%, Strategy 10.2%, 3D 5.9%

  51. #51 Block Tower TD
    69% matchVery Positive82% of 76 reviews2023
    Dev: MyDreamForever
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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 32.4%, Roguelike 15%, Base Building 13.2%, Survival 13.1%, Strategy 10.4%

  52. #52 Prime World: Defenders 2
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,171 reviews2018
    Dev: Nival
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Defenders 2, - an exciting hybrid of Tower Defense and CCG, - is now available on Steam! Challenge endless hordes of monsters: build an impassable defense on their path and protect your mines. Collect all the unique towers and prove that even a tornado is not an obstacle for you.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 49.9%, Massively Multiplayer 27%, Strategy 12.1%, Survival 7.2%, Fantasy 3.9%

  53. #53 Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 3,152 reviews2021
    Dev: Element Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.2 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 33.8%, Character Customization 12.5%, PvE 12.4%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, Building 9.9%

  54. #54 Tempest Tower
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2025
    Dev: Half Past Yellow
    Windows

    Tempest Tower is an action packed tower defense platformer where you must brawl with incoming hordes of Creepers while herding the local critters to safety. Build, fight, upgrade, overcome.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 34.1%, Action RTS 24.1%, Base Building 23.7%, Strategy 9.3%, Arcade 6.4%

  55. #55 Gods Of Defense
    68% matchMostly Positive70% of 50 reviews2023
    Dev: Blue Math
    Windows

    Tower Defense Rogue-like. Defend a temple on a procedural map with variety of towers. Craft your strategy through Boon and Curse cards. With every run earn faith to upgrade the weapons. Many progression paths keep you engaged and entertained without getting stuck.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 37.8%, Roguelike 19.4%, Action RTS 14.6%, Strategy 10.4%, Base Building 9.2%

  56. #56 Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense
    65% matchVery Positive83% of 1,068 reviews2024
    Dev: Swell Games LLC
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 169.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Endless idle tower defense game full of deep strategy and combat mechanics. Unlock and upgrade dozens of epic fantasy heroes to defeat an infinite swarm of enemy monsters. Strategize hero positions, synergies, and skills for an effective defense, then sit back and let the auto-battler do its thing!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 58.4%, Strategy 17.6%, Fantasy 9.7%, Building 7.8%, 3D 6.5%

  57. #57 Emberward
    63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,607 reviews2024
    Dev: Refic Games
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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

    Why similar: Tower Defense 35%, Base Building 22.7%, Roguelike 12.7%, Strategy 10.1%, Building 9.8%

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