- #1 Thronefall
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,974 reviews2024
Dev: GrizzlyGamesPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.6%, City Builder 23.9%, Strategy 14.6%, Base Building 13.8%, Medieval 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, medieval tower defense game that perfectly captures the strategic base-building and defensive tension found in Clickyland.
- #2 Kingdom Two Crowns
96% matchVery Positive90% of 38,241 reviews2018
Dev: Stumpy🐙SquidPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 18.9 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 34.2%, City Builder 21.9%, Base Building 17.8%, Strategy 10.3%, Medieval 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This side-scrolling strategy game shares the minimalist aesthetic and the core loop of building and defending a kingdom against nightly waves of enemies.
- #3 Luckitown
96% matchVery Positive84% of 264 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Luckitown is a turn-based tower defense where you roll dice to build new structures and cast spells to defend your town.
Why similar: Tower Defense 49.4%, City Builder 29.6%, Strategy 20.2%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines turn-based strategy with resource management and tower defense, mirroring the deliberate planning required in Clickyland.
- #4 Grim Nights
95% matchVery Positive88% of 1,539 reviews2018
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 32.8%, Base Building 23.9%, Strategy 15.6%, RTS 14%, Survival 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D survival strategy game that emphasizes base-building and defending against nightly monster attacks.
- #5 Hexguardian
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 692 reviews2024
Dev: Split Second GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 34%, RTS 17.9%, City Builder 17.7%, Strategy 14.3%, Base Building 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite tower defense game that focuses on strategic placement and base expansion, offering a similar depth of tactical decision-making.
- #6 Becastled
94% matchVery Positive82% of 5,534 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: Base Building 29.7%, City Builder 23.4%, Strategy 16.1%, RTS 13.4%, Medieval 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on building and defending a medieval castle, providing a similar satisfying loop of expansion and fortification.
- #7 Nordhold
93% matchVery Positive87% of 3,149 reviews2025
Dev: StunForgePub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 30.5%, City Builder 20.6%, Base Building 19.7%, Strategy 13.5%, RTS 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite tower defense game that emphasizes strategic planning and dark fantasy aesthetics.
- #8 Microcivilization
92% matchVery Positive80% of 1,383 reviews2026
Dev: Ondrej Homola
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Incremental clicker strategy, where you expand, construct, research, fight, collect heroes and make choices between good and evil. Ascend through difficulty tiers by playing through challenge campaign going back and forth through history. Mammoths included.
Why similar: Base Building 41.8%, City Builder 35.7%, Strategy 20.6%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: An incremental strategy game that uses clicker mechanics to manage the growth and survival of a civilization.
- #9 Border Pioneer
91% matchVery Positive87% of 1,822 reviews2025
Dev: Yahzj GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
As the kingdom's most promising pioneer, embark on a legendary journey to tame the frontier! Build thriving towns across various landscapes, fending off waves of diverse enemies until you establish a firm foothold and have explored everything the eye can see!
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.4%, City Builder 20.8%, Base Building 19.1%, RTS 12.5%, Strategy 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A city-builder that incorporates tower defense mechanics, focusing on expanding your territory while defending against threats.
- #10 Bad North: Jotunn Edition
90% matchVery Positive93% of 13,754 reviews2018
Dev: Plausible ConceptPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island.
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.7%, RTS 24.1%, Strategy 16.9%, Survival 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, real-time tactical defense game where you must manage limited units to protect your island settlements.
- #11 ValeGuard
91% matchMixed68% of 174 reviews2018
Dev: Lost Tower Games
Windows
ValeGuard is an RTS, Town-Management hybrid game that combines Turn-Based City-Building with Real-Time Combat. Each day you construct your defenses, train troops, and prepare for attack. When enemies come in the night, you defend with towers, troops, and heroes with powerful abilities.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.7%, Base Building 19.2%, City Builder 18.9%, RTS 11.9%, Strategy 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tower defense game that requires careful base-building and unit management to survive waves of enemies.
- #12 MIGLORN
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: WuzzyWizard
Windows
Gather resources and strategically build up your Viking settlement by day, fortifying it to withstand the relentless onslaught of skeletons by night
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.4%, City Builder 22.4%, Base Building 16.8%, Strategy 14.7%, RTS 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines action-RTS elements with city-building and tower defense, offering a more active take on the genre.
- #13 Islets Defense
88% matchVery Positive93% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: MiniGoofPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 31.5%, City Builder 24.5%, Base Building 22%, Strategy 14.1%, Medieval 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tower defense game that integrates city-building and resource management, similar to the core loop of Clickyland.
- #14 Ratropolis
89% matchVery Positive88% of 5,498 reviews2020
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.2 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 37.9%, Strategy 25.4%, City Builder 20.8%, Survival 12.7%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Blends card-based city building with tower defense, requiring players to manage resources efficiently under constant threat.
- #15 Little Kingdom RTS
87% matchVery Positive87% of 68 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 32.2%, Base Building 24.7%, RTS 18.5%, Strategy 14.6%, Medieval 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art strategy game that blends base-building and tower defense in a compact, manageable format.
- #16 Last Outpost
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Troyd Games
Windows
Last Outpost is a minimalist Base Building & Strategy game where you build and defend your outpost in zombie apocalypse. Choose your vehicle and loadout before embarking on your adventure. Use your abilities and control your units to eliminate all threats. Will you manage to defend your outpost?
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.1%, City Builder 21.4%, Base Building 18.6%, RTS 14.9%, Strategy 12%
Why You'll Like It: An RTS-focused city builder that tasks you with managing resources and building defenses to survive.
- #17 pyramida
86% matchVery Positive84% of 746 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A village builder / survival game. Expand your village by day and fight monsters at night. Learn how to survive, and try to prevent your imminent demise . . .
Why similar: City Builder 35.7%, Strategy 35.3%, RTS 15.9%, Survival 13%
Why You'll Like It: A survival city-builder that challenges you to manage resources while defending your colony.
- #18 Defense Clicker
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 171 reviews2017
Dev: Albatros Softworks
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 101.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Defense Clicker is an clicker game which will be soon F2P, with an tower defense theme and a few twists which make it very unique. You have to build an defense line with towers and upgrade them to stay alive as long as possible. when you die the map resets but you get a few special points depending on how long you survived.
Why similar: Tower Defense 62.2%, Strategy 37.8%
Why You'll Like It: A direct take on the clicker-defense genre, focusing on simple, satisfying progression and defensive upgrades.
- #19 Minimalist Tower Defense
83% matchVery Positive95% of 1,746 reviews2024
Dev: Happy213
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Collect resources and establish a defense line before dark And then Facing countless enemies
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.9%, Base Building 24.5%, Strategy 19%, Survival 8.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: A stripped-back tower defense experience that focuses on pure strategy and real-time tactics.
- #20 Feudal Baron: King's Land
84% matchMixed42% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Sim Farm S.A.
Windows
Feudal Baron: King’s Land is classic-style city-builder. Turn a humble settlement into a medieval town, build workshops and churches, repel raids, and manage your subjects. Ensure steady supplies – or squeeze every last penny from the people.
Why similar: City Builder 29%, Base Building 22.1%, RTS 18.8%, Strategy 14.9%, Medieval 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval city-builder that emphasizes resource management and strategic expansion.
- #21 Diplomacy is Not an Option
82% matchVery Positive85% of 11,951 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 30.5%, Tower Defense 23.6%, Medieval 14.4%, RTS 13.9%, Strategy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A large-scale base-building and tower defense game that emphasizes managing resources to survive massive sieges.
- #22 Goblin Buster: Incremental Tower Defense
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 155 reviews2025
Dev: Natrix
Windows
Goblin Buster is an incremental tower defense game with deep upgrade mechanics. Obliterate annoying goblins, collect materials, discover powerful relics, invest in unique buildings and spend your resources to upgrade towers and magical spells with a massive skill tree!
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.9%, Strategy 27.2%, Medieval 14.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines incremental clicker mechanics with tower defense, perfect for fans of the progression style in Clickyland.
- #23 Castle Clicker : Idle City Tycoon
84% matchMixed67% of 703 reviews2017
Dev: Autotelic Games LLC
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 75.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Castle Clicker is a more strategy focused clicking game that required you to think about how to manage your resources and build your city. If you're looking for a more in depth but still casual clicking game, this is for you!
Why similar: Strategy 53.5%, City Builder 46.5%
Why You'll Like It: An idle simulation game that focuses on the click-based growth of a medieval city.
- #24 Click Mage
80% matchVery Positive92% of 2,477 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Crow Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Click Mage is a unique 2D resource gatherer and building game. Mine and process resources, upgrade your clicking power and construct buildings on an idyllic island with beautiful pixel art graphics.
Why similar: Medieval 85.5%, Singleplayer 14.5%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation game focused on clicker mechanics and resource management in a fantasy setting.
- #25 Color Defense
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 54 reviews2020
Dev: BUG DUCK GAMES
Windows
Color Defense is an idle/clicker game with a tower defense theme. You can choose between different towers and upgrades to survive as long as you can.....
Why similar: Strategy 54.3%, Tower Defense 43.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: A casual strategy game that uses simple mechanics to create a challenging tower defense experience.
- #26 Tower Lords
81% matchMixed47% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Final Arcade
Windows
Become a Tower Lord! Build and upgrade your tower in this incremental idle game. Fight off the forces of the Dark Lord, conquer new lands, and challenge his dominion with the power of your dragon.
Why similar: Strategy 92.9%, Singleplayer 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: An idler-strategy game that focuses on resource management and fantasy-themed tower defense.
- #27 Against the Storm
78% matchVery Positive95% of 35,994 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 30.4%, Base Building 28.4%, Strategy 16.8%, Medieval 12.2%, Survival 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite city-builder that forces you to manage resources under pressure, sharing the strategic intensity of Clickyland.
- #28 The Last Spell
78% matchVery Positive91% of 13,289 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 42.9%, Base Building 29.7%, Strategy 24.3%, Singleplayer 3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, turn-based defense game that requires careful resource management to survive against overwhelming odds.
- #29 This Isn't Just Tower Defense
79% matchMixed61% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Pri Games
Windows
Defend your base with placeable towers that can be upgraded endlessly. Automate your production and make sure there's enough power to keep everything running.
Why similar: Tower Defense 58.2%, Strategy 22.6%, Base Building 13.4%, 3D 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: A casual tower defense game with idler elements that focuses on voxel-based building and strategy.
- #30 Refence
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: Muurou Tech
Windows · Mac · Linux
Refence is a roguelite based idle defense game, where you can choose heroes and their traits, upgrade your castle, and manage resources to fend off enemies from the Demon Realm who are trying to attack your castle.
Why similar: Tower Defense 57.7%, Strategy 23.6%, Medieval 16.4%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite clicker game that incorporates tower defense elements for a fast-paced, incremental experience.
- #31 Stacklands
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,480 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.9 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 48.8%, Strategy 26.4%, Survival 22.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #32 The King is Watching
76% matchVery Positive89% of 9,652 reviews2025
Dev: HypnoheadPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 26.1%, Base Building 20.8%, City Builder 19.1%, RTS 15.4%, Strategy 11%
- #33 Gnomes
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,709 reviews2025
Dev: DYSTOPIAN
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 37.1%, City Builder 21.5%, Base Building 20.2%, Strategy 11.7%, Survival 8.2%
- #34 Rise to Ruins
77% matchVery Positive88% of 7,745 reviews2019
Dev: Raymond DoerrPub: SixtyGig Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A brutal godlike village sim that melds the god game, management, and tower defense genres! Fight off hoards of monsters at night, and expand your village in the day time. Inspired by games like Black and White, Rimworld, and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.3%, City Builder 26.7%, Base Building 17.3%, Strategy 12.4%, Survival 7.6%
- #35 Tower Dominion
74% matchVery Positive86% of 5,010 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 38.6%, Base Building 24.7%, RTS 17.2%, Strategy 14.9%, 3D 3.3%
- #36 Outpath
74% matchVery Positive93% of 2,948 reviews2023
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
Why similar: Base Building 56.6%, Strategy 30%, 3D 10.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #37 Cataclismo
73% matchVery Positive89% of 4,143 reviews2025
Dev: Digital SunPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.7 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: Tower Defense 25.1%, City Builder 20.1%, Base Building 20%, RTS 14.6%, Strategy 11.3%
- #38 Rogue Tower
75% matchVery Positive83% of 5,872 reviews2022
Dev: Die of Death Games
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rogue Tower is a tower defense game with roguelike elements and a continuously expanding path which you can influence. Unlock, build, upgrade, expand, defend.
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.8%, Strategy 19.8%, Base Building 16.1%, Medieval 3.8%, 3D 3.5%
- #39 Territory: Farming and Warfare
73% matchVery Positive85% of 715 reviews2026
Dev: Wit Studio
Windows
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 30.2%, Base Building 29.3%, RTS 16.8%, Strategy 15.8%, Medieval 5.6%
- #40 They Are Billions
72% matchVery Positive85% of 50,888 reviews2019
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 56.2 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 21.6%, RTS 14.9%, Strategy 12.6%, City Builder 11.8%
- #41 Final Outpost: Definitive Edition
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 198 reviews2025
Dev: Exabyte Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Final Outpost is a survival strategy base-builder. You lead the last survivors of the apocalypse. Assign roles, craft tools, and manage resources carefully. Construct buildings, level up your citizens, and fortify your town against hordes of zombies. How many days can you survive?
Why similar: Base Building 22.6%, Tower Defense 22%, City Builder 19.1%, Strategy 13.6%, RTS 13.4%
- #42 Kingdoms and Castles
71% matchVery Positive94% of 31,097 reviews2017
Dev: Lion Shield, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.
Why similar: City Builder 39.9%, Strategy 15.6%, Base Building 14.9%, Medieval 12.1%, RTS 11%
- #43 Last Stand: Defense
71% 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 32.3%, City Builder 20.3%, RTS 18.1%, Strategy 14.9%, Medieval 5.4%
- #44 Tower Wizard
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,199 reviews2025
Dev: Barribob
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.
Why similar: Strategy 96.1%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #45 Civitatem
73% matchMixed63% of 133 reviews2022
Dev: LW Games
Windows
Civitatem is a medieval city builder where you help your villagers raise a new settlement in dangerous lands by making use of their skills and available world resources.
Why similar: City Builder 36.4%, Strategy 24.2%, Base Building 21%, Medieval 9.6%, Survival 7.7%
- #46 Tangy TD
67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,348 reviews2026
Dev: Cakez
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 59.9%, Strategy 23.7%, Survival 8.1%, Medieval 5.5%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #47 Mindustry
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 26,625 reviews2019
Dev: AnukenDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.5%, Base Building 32.4%, Strategy 15.4%, RTS 9.4%, Survival 3.6%
- #48 Castle Craft
68% matchVery Positive82% of 464 reviews2026
Dev: Twin EarthPub: Astra Logical
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Will your castle survive the relentless onslaught, or collapse under pressure? Build, manage resources, and outsmart your foes in a world where everything can be destroyed. Use strategy and creativity to turn the chaos into your greatest advantage!
Why similar: City Builder 25.5%, Tower Defense 23.6%, Base Building 18.5%, Survival 11.2%, Strategy 10.4%
- #49 Arrow Spire: Tower Defense
69% matchNo user reviews65% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Kettle Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A roguelite tower defense where every defeat makes you stronger. Spend gold on powerful temporary boosts, invest gems in permanent upgrades, and push your tower higher each attempt as you fight to survive all 100 waves.
Why similar: Tower Defense 65.2%, Strategy 24.6%, Medieval 9.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #50 Mob Factory
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 477 reviews2023
Dev: LiterallyEveryone Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Mob factory is an tower defense and automation game for the lazy adventurer. Smelt down enemy loot into turrets & factories to automate an ever expanding dungeon from the comfort of your tower.
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.8%, Base Building 29.7%, Strategy 14.3%, RTS 12.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #51 Crafting Town
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Musa GUNGOR
Windows
Crafting Town Is : A Crafting game with Simulation&Building where you can Craft and Develop your Village, Source Management and Quests.
Why similar: Base Building 45.9%, Medieval 30.3%, Strategy 21.2%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #52 Going Medieval
64% matchVery Positive89% of 20,881 reviews2026
Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 31.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.
Why similar: City Builder 31.8%, Base Building 31%, Strategy 17.7%, Survival 11.8%, 3D 5.6%
- #53 Orcdom
66% matchVery Positive90% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: GAGAPub: OKJOY
Windows
Orcdom is a minimalist tower defense game with full freedom in tower placement. Defend your crystal from waves of orcs attacking from all directions. Plan your layout, time your spells, and unlock new strategy modes in this fast-paced tactical challenge!
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.9%, Base Building 23.6%, Strategy 17.5%, RTS 15.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #54 First Feudal
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 634 reviews2021
Dev: Harpoon Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle. You will have to repel enemy raids: hide behind thick walls, lure your enemies into strategically placed traps, and even lead your loyal peasants into battle.
Why similar: Base Building 32.4%, City Builder 29%, Strategy 16.1%, Medieval 13.1%, Survival 8.4%
- #55 Firebase Defence
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 61 reviews2019
Dev: Rasmus Agergaard
Windows
Firebase Defence is a new spin on the traditional tower defence gameplay. You have to defend yourself from the waves upon waves of incoming enemies. You are free to build, place and manage your available resources and units in any way you want. But failing to balance those will result in defeat!
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.7%, Strategy 24%, Base Building 23.4%, RTS 10.9%, Singleplayer 1%
- #56 Defence to death
70% matchMixed55% of 275 reviews2017
Dev: Laush Dmitriy SergeevichPub: Laush Studio
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
"Defence to death" - game in genre "Tower Defence". Defend Your castle from monster! Show Your's strength and wisdom.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.1%, Strategy 18.5%, Base Building 15.9%, RTS 13.1%, Survival 7.2%
- #57 Craft Hero
67% matchVery Positive83% of 399 reviews2022
Dev: PandaCat 熊喵独立游戏Pub: OKJOY
Windows
Gather resources by day, build and recruit by noon, defend your village by night! A new minimalism sandbox survival with countless new ideas – Craft Hero
Why similar: Base Building 53.5%, Strategy 25.8%, Survival 19.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #58 Bastide
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 350 reviews2020
Dev: MedievalNexus
Windows
Build. Survive. Thrive. Bastide is a 13th-century city-building strategy game where you transform a vulnerable peasant village into a fortified town. Manage your workforce and protect your people from the constant threats of starvation, disease, winter, and bandits.
Why similar: City Builder 52.5%, Strategy 47.5%
- #59 Farm Defense
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 96 reviews2022
Dev: Rightize
Windows
Farm Defense pits you against waves of increasingly difficult enemies in a Tower Defense environment. Mitigate the random elements to defend the farm. Conquer all 40 waves to live and fight another day.
Why similar: Tower Defense 49.2%, Strategy 23.4%, RTS 23.3%, 3D 2.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%