Games Like Cosmic Dust & Rust

Space Run is a «real-time spaceship construction strategy game». Space Run takes the well-known Tower Defense-style gameplay and twists it, challenging you to manage and protect a spaceship and its cargo against the hazards of deep space!

Why similar: Tower Defense 74.1%, Strategy 20.6%, Indie 3.9%, Action 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the active ship-defense gameplay by requiring you to manage turrets and ship systems while navigating through space.

Stellar Initiative is a roguelike tower defense game where you land on the planet and use your orbit ship to deliver buildings and support you with fire. Complete missions, install new upgrades, discover powerful artifacts, and find the best strategy!

Why similar: Tower Defense 53.3%, Strategy 17.2%, Difficult 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines roguelike elements with tactical tower defense in a space setting, requiring careful positioning and resource management.

Defense Grid: The Awakening is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels. A horde of enemies is invading, and it's up to the player to stop them by strategically building fortification towers around their base.

Why similar: Tower Defense 81.5%, Strategy 15.5%, Indie 3%

Why You'll Like It: Considered a gold standard for space-themed tower defense, offering deep tactical planning and satisfying turret placement.

SENTRY is an action-defense first person shooter where you defend your spaceship against invading aliens. Plot an escape route through hostile space and battle the enemy across your vessel with the support of traps, turrets and environmental destruction.

Why similar: Tower Defense 62.7%, Strategy 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane FPS and tower defense hybrid that focuses on defending your ship from boarding parties.

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 78.5%, Strategy 14.4%, Action 4.3%, Indie 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title blends first-person shooter mechanics with tower defense, allowing you to actively participate in the combat just like in the seed game.

Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!

Why similar: Tower Defense 51.5%, Strategy 36.2%, Indie 6.1%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features a reverse tower defense mechanic where you actively lead a squad through enemy defenses, providing a similar high-action tactical feel.

Create the most powerful ship in the galaxy piece by piece, take it into battle and then lose your ship to a traitorous crew in an endless cycle of punishment and revenge.

Why similar: Strategy 68.7%, Action 16.8%, Indie 14.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on building and upgrading ships to survive, capturing the ship-centric progression of the seed game.

Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!

Why similar: Strategy 34%, Difficult 31.4%, Pixel Graphics 23.9%, Indie 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep ship-building mechanics and tactical combat that will appeal to anyone who enjoys customizing their vessel for defense.

"Age of Steel: Recharge" is a 2D strategy with a view from the side. You're taking the role of commander, who was entrusted the management of the military base. Your mission is to defend a base from the waves of enemies at any price.

Why similar: Strategy 30.1%, Casual 29.6%, Tower Defense 26.1%, Action 7.8%, Indie 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy tower defense game that keeps the pace fast and the combat intense.

Super Sanctum TD is a retro-styled Tower Defense game that focuses on strategy, customization and replayability. Build advanced mazes and construct powerful towers to prevent alien hordes from reaching the Core!

Why similar: Tower Defense 49.9%, Casual 14.1%, Strategy 11.5%, Difficult 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a classic isometric tower defense experience with a retro aesthetic that fits the pixel-graphics appeal of the seed.

MILLIONS OF ALIENS WILL DIE!Radiant Defense is a tower defense game set in a vibrant universe invaded by countless alien hordes.Build your space fortress any way you wish, set up wide variety of weapons and traps and let the invasions begin!

Why similar: Tower Defense 40.5%, Casual 18.9%, Strategy 15.4%, Difficult 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful and highly polished tower defense game that offers a similar strategic challenge to the seed game.

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 76.5%, Strategy 14.9%, Action 5.9%, Indie 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: While fantasy-themed, it excels at the active character-combat-meets-tower-defense formula found in the seed game.

Defend the solar system from fearsome aliens by sending satellites into orbit in revolutionary tower defense action!

Why similar: Tower Defense 65.2%, Strategy 14.7%, Casual 13.7%, Action 3.2%, Indie 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A unique tower defense game with a sci-fi B-movie theme that requires rotating your defenses to meet incoming threats.

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 79.8%, Strategy 20.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic hybrid that allows you to build defenses while actively fighting alongside your turrets to protect your base.

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 52%, Casual 23.8%, Strategy 18.9%, Indie 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A modern 2D tower defense game that focuses on strategic placement and managing limited resources in space.

M.A.C.E. Tower Defense is a classic tower defense game with unique towers and enemies and an ingame shop system for getting better towers, upgrade existing towers and buy special items.

Why similar: Tower Defense 49.7%, Strategy 31.2%, Action 10.4%, Indie 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward and challenging tower defense game that captures the classic arcade feel of the genre.

"Forbidden Planet" is a Space Strategy and Tower Defence like Game. You control a small spaceship and your main goal is to protect your own home planet. Explore the universe for resources. Colonize other planets. Defend from the asteroids.

Why similar: Indie 45.4%, Tower Defense 34.8%, Strategy 19.8%

Why You'll Like It: A space-themed tower defense game that emphasizes strategic base building and wave management.

A tower defense action roguelike where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.

Why similar: Tower Defense 51.9%, Casual 23.5%, Strategy 18.6%, Action 6%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that integrates bullet-hell mechanics into a tower defense framework.

Space Raiders in Space is a wave defense roguelike mixing squad management and tower defence mechanics. Command your almost competent crew to loot weapons and supplies, build defenses, and fight their way through the Bugpocalypse.

Why similar: Tower Defense 61%, Strategy 24%, Action 8%, Indie 7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines strategy and action with a comic-book aesthetic, focusing on defending against waves of aliens.

Space resources are the battleground for warring factions. As a Space Defense Officer, protect your faction's assets in a vast, hostile universe. Allocate resources, upgrade defenses, and repel relentless enemy attacks! With over 50 unique units and deep strategy, experience real-time tower defense!

Why similar: Tower Defense 61.4%, Strategy 21.2%, Casual 12.7%, Indie 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite tower defense game that adds variety to each run through randomized upgrades and ship configurations.

Real-time strategy battles in amazing sci-fi worlds! Command brave soldiers, mighty mechas and powerful aliens to face the greatest challenges in hostile alien worlds. The galaxy needs you!

Why similar: Strategy 45.2%, Casual 32.5%, Action 13.6%, Indie 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A blend of real-time strategy and tower defense that features diverse units and active hero abilities.

Iron Armada is a multiplayer, space-faring combat game where players must team up to build a fleet of ships in order to survive the perils of space and defeat the opposing player faction. Build ships of all shapes and sizes, mine resources, and scavenge parts with friends to conquer the universe!

Why similar: Casual 48.6%, Strategy 35.4%, Action 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 2.4%, Indie 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on space-based action and adventure, providing a similar thematic experience to the seed game.

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

Why similar: Tower Defense 56.1%, Casual 23.5%, Strategy 20.4%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite tower defense game that incorporates card-based mechanics to keep the strategy fresh.

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 46.1%, Casual 24.2%, Strategy 20.7%, Action 5.8%, Indie 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented tower defense game that emphasizes fast-paced combat and strategic turret placement.

Refactor is a hard-core tower defense game that combines modular building, route planning, and element composition.

Why similar: Tower Defense 51.1%, Strategy 16.1%, Casual 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Indie 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A unique take on the genre that blends building mechanics with turn-based tactical defense.

Want a tactical and strategic tower defense challenge that's packed with options and upgrades? Take command of the dropship Sentinel and do battle across a vibrant sci-fi world.

Why similar: Tower Defense 49.3%, Strategy 39.1%, Indie 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A well-regarded tower defense title that offers a variety of turrets and upgrades for space-based combat.

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 51.3%, Casual 21.8%, Strategy 18.8%, Indie 5.8%, Action 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A casual tower defense game that incorporates shoot-em-up elements for a more active experience.

Galactic Missile Defense is a shooter and tower defense game, where you must protect Earth from the invading Martians that declared war on our planet just because a space rover accidentally ruined their picnic!

Why similar: Tower Defense 53.9%, Casual 18.6%, Strategy 17.4%, Action 5.8%, Indie 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style shooter and tower defense hybrid that focuses on intercepting incoming threats.

Gemini is an action tower defense game, where your goal is to protect the crystal and stay alive.

Why similar: Tower Defense 39%, Casual 25.8%, Strategy 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Action 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-tower defense hybrid that focuses on quick reflexes and defensive positioning.

this is a tower defence game,we need upgrade our weapons to fight waves of enemies,robots can mining diamonds,and we need spent those in many aspect，features of this game: 1 return back before dager comes,2tempory upgrade are important but permanent upgrade are better

Why similar: Tower Defense 58.9%, Casual 41.1%

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 68.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Strategy 11.1%, Indie 3.6%

Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.

Why similar: Casual 37.9%, Pixel Graphics 25%, Difficult 19.2%, Indie 10%, Action 7.9%

Luminosity is a fast paced arcade game. You take the control of a space ship and your objective is to close off the enemy drones and conquer a certain percent of the map in order to blow them up. Things quickly escalate and you face an increasing number of unique and challenging enemies and environments all trying to destroy your laser...

Why similar: Casual 88.4%, Strategy 6.8%, Action 2.6%, Indie 2.1%

Star Drifter is a super hard and hectic space shooter, inspired by classics such as R Type, Xenon, Galaxian, Moon Cresta and Gradius.

Why similar: Casual 54%, Indie 31.8%, Action 14.1%

[MYTD] is a tower defense strategy game, Unlike traditional tower defense.[MYTD] has added a lot of fresh play.[MYTD] is a pixel tower game strategy placed through games, with endless defense mode, character upgrades, defensive towers skills to choose, turret and changeful, one thousand kinds of style let you challenge without limit, the...

Why similar: Tower Defense 37.2%, Casual 32.2%, Strategy 23.5%, Indie 7%

Master the magic of Elements. Defend your tower against sneaky goblins using magic attacks. Upgrade the Tower to earn more mana points and Gems! Compare with your friends in versus mode or fight together in coop mode. Try to become the best on the Steam leaderboards and collect all the Achievements!

Why similar: Indie 88.6%, Action 11.4%

PolyCore Defense is a tower defense game where you have to raise your defenses in order to defend your core. Build unique turrets, upgrade them with special effects and use abilities to survive waves of enemies that are trying to destroy your core!

Why similar: Tower Defense 48.4%, Strategy 16%, Difficult 15.6%, Casual 15.4%, Action 4.6%

Ancient Planet is classic tower defense game. The stronghold of an ancient civilization has been invaded by hordes of alien raiders. Use powerful technologies of the Ancient and repel the attack of the enemy's armies!

Why similar: Tower Defense 62.4%, Casual 16.4%, Strategy 13.3%, Difficult 4.4%, Indie 3.5%

Get ready for the ULTIMATE tower defense onslaught. Build, deploy, research and upgrade your defenses in this epic, old school RTS inspired sci-fi adventure.

Why similar: Tower Defense 68.8%, Strategy 23.9%, Action 7.4%

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: Casual 37.5%, Strategy 27.4%, Tower Defense 27.1%, Indie 8%

A completely different take on the tower defense genre. Combining it with the Puzzle genre, making for a difficult game. Buy traps, bombs, turrets and walls and place them in optimal positions to defend against enemies.

Why similar: Tower Defense 35.8%, Strategy 30.4%, Casual 27.8%, Indie 6%

'Galaxy Defense War' is a roguelike tower defense game where you need to select suitable galactic principles from randomly dropped heroes and equipment to form a combat-ready team to resist alien invaders.

Why similar: Tower Defense 57.2%, Strategy 27.8%, Casual 12.3%, Indie 2.7%

Project Astra Dominium is a Tower Defense game with Basebuilding and Automation elements. Build up your base to become a supply hub for Earth's desperately needed materials, gather resources while defending against an unknown alien threat and improve your tower's and AI capabilities.

Why similar: Tower Defense 70.8%, Strategy 21.6%, Indie 7.5%

Explore a random generated space. Find artifacts and treasure maps. Build and develop your base on a flying platform. Attack or defend against enemies and save the universe!

Why similar: Strategy 64.8%, Action 19.2%, Indie 16%

Build and design your own fleets and stand opposed to the Particulate in this physics/strategy/RTS/fleet hybrid. Build partially destructible and self repairing ships that interact with enemies less controlled by some scripted logic and more driven by a real time massive physics particle simulation.

Why similar: Strategy 53.2%, Tower Defense 25.4%, Indie 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%

An indie story-driven space shooter with intense battles, escalating enemy waves, and massive boss fights. Choose and upgrade ships, unlock powerful weapons, and protect your allies. Upgrade your base and construct a battleship to take on even stronger enemies. All set to a rock & synth soundtrack.

Why similar: Casual 34.7%, Difficult 32%, Pixel Graphics 24.1%, Action 9.2%

Evil Defenders is a fun, frenetic defense game: build and upgrade your towers, сast spells to repel enemy forces, use special landmarks and defend the Lands of Evil from invaders! Feel free to play the game in many different ways through unique tower upgrades, a deep skill tree and 100 in-game achievements.

Why similar: Tower Defense 59.6%, Casual 19.4%, Strategy 17%, Indie 4%

Stellar 2D is a retro style space arcade game, it's a 2D game in a 3D world. With an addictive, fast paced, casual game-play style.

Why similar: Casual 53.9%, Indie 33.1%, Action 13%

Planetoid is a physics based building game in which you construct facilities and protect humanoids on the planetoid. Build a facilities which can defeat the enemies on your way.

Why similar: Tower Defense 46.3%, Strategy 27.5%, Indie 16.7%, Action 9.4%

Protect vehicles on the road and survive! Road Defense: Outsiders is a game that combines elements of the 'roguelike' and 'tower defense' genres. Upgrade the towers and your own skills to be able to annihilate all the life around you!

Why similar: Tower Defense 44.1%, Casual 24.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Action 6.7%, Indie 6.6%

Epic sci-fi tower defense action with 16-bit era look and feel, pitching your colonists against an almost endless horde of hostile alien robots who strongly oppose your attempts of colonizing their planet! Deluxe version includes the soundtrack!

Why similar: Tower Defense 50.1%, Strategy 30.6%, Action 10.5%, Indie 8.7%

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 54.3%, Casual 23.9%, Strategy 16.9%, Indie 4.8%

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 54.2%, Casual 30%, Strategy 15.8%

Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!

Why similar: Tower Defense 67.2%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Action 12.3%

Defend your castle in this fast-paced tower defense/action hybrid game with stunning pixel art graphics! Play as alchemically enhanced warrior Bellator, set traps, build towers, craft powerful weapons, and defend your home! The fate of the castle lies in your hands!

Why similar: Tower Defense 58%, Strategy 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Action 5.8%, Indie 4.9%

A roguelike tower defense where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and unique effect items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.

Why similar: Tower Defense 56.7%, Casual 20.8%, Strategy 17.5%, Action 5%

Artificial Defense is a one man made, real time strategy game combining orbital shooter and tower defense components within an electrifying, virtual reality setting. You are the machine, a mighty computer-system defending its servers against swarms of intruding creeps.

Why similar: Tower Defense 38.2%, Strategy 38.1%, Action 12%, Indie 11.7%

iBomber Defense combines classic tower defense gameplay with intense action and strategy. Keep enemies at bay all over the world using a variety of weapons and tactics, from rattling Machine guns, explosive cannons and awesome anti-aircraft artillery!

Why similar: Tower Defense 63%, Strategy 22.7%, Casual 8.6%, Indie 5.6%

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 74.6%, Strategy 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Indie 3.8%, Action 3%