- #1 Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,818 reviews2014
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command!Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations!
Why similar: Tower Defense 41%, Tactical 10.9%, Medieval 8.5%, Strategy 7.6%, Funny 5.6%
- #2 Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,099 reviews2018
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Command your elven army and defend mystical lands from sea serpents, evil sorcerers, and wave after wave of gnoll tribesman, all with the help of brand-spankin’ new towers, heroes, and spells to fend off every last baddie.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31%, Tactical 12.6%, Medieval 10.2%, Difficult 8.3%, Strategy 7.3%
- #3 Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense
96% matchVery Positive94% of 10,948 reviews2020
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
It's payback time! Lead your mighty dark army and make the Kingdom tremble with every step. Build powerful towers, choose your arsenal for destruction, and find the deadliest combination - train legendary heroes and lead them to victory!
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.3%, Medieval 13.2%, Difficult 10.4%, Strategy 9%, Tactical RPG 8%
- #4 Cursed Treasure 2 Ultimate Edition - Tower Defense
95% matchMostly Positive80% of 376 reviews2022
Dev: IriySoftPub: Surefire.Games
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Why be good when you can be... bad? Cursed Treasure 2 is a classic tower-defense game, remastered and carefully re-balanced. Build towers of powerful orcs, demons, and undead, and master powerful spells, to protect your precious hoard from all manner of no-good do-gooders.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35%, Medieval 17%, Funny 9.4%, Fantasy 8.6%, Strategy 6.1%
- #5 Castle Doombad Classic
94% matchVery Positive93% of 198 reviews2024
Dev: Grumpyface Studios
Windows · Mac
BE THE VILLAIN and slay any hero who dares enter your dark domain! Deck out your castle with traps and minions as the ultimate diabolical dungeon keeper in this strategy / TD puzzler. Includes the original Castle Doombad game, rebuilt and remastered, plus brand new content.
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.8%, Strategy 13.4%, Medieval 12.2%, Fantasy 10.9%, Funny 9.1%
- #6 Oh My Gore!
94% matchVery Positive87% of 547 reviews2016
Dev: bumblebee.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Control the Powers of Evil to crush the Good Guys! Take control of the revived God of War Raelius, recruit evil minions, build bastions of doom and command your groveling servants.
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.9%, Strategy 27.8%, Fantasy 13.8%, Indie 9.5%
- #7 Tangy TD
92% matchVery Positive90% of 1,546 reviews2026
Dev: Cakez
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 35.3%, Tactical 15.2%, Strategy 9.5%, Funny 9.1%, Difficult 7%
- #8 Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,896 reviews2016
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Command your troops through an epic (mis)adventure as you defend exotic lands from dragons, man-eating plants, and ghastly denizens of the underworld -all with flashy new towers, levels, heroes, and more goodies to help you crush your foes in this Fantasy Action Tower Defense game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 44%, Strategy 10.5%, Difficult 10.1%, Funny 8.5%, Fantasy 7.6%
- #9 Medieval Defenders
93% matchMostly Negative36% of 256 reviews2016
Dev: CreobitPub: 8Floor
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Defend your ancestral castle – show the invader who the master is! Build towers, save money, train your spells, and your enemy will be vanquished.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.3%, Medieval 17.6%, Strategy 11.1%, Funny 6.7%, Fantasy 6.4%
- #10 HERO DEFENSE
91% matchMixed63% of 774 reviews2016
Dev: Happy TuesdayPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
CREEPS CRUMBLE. HEROES RISE. Command a team of renegade heroes and impale, slash, tear and burn through legions of undead hell-bent on world domination. Your mission: to defeat the world’s most powerful vampire, Count Necrosis.
Why similar: Tower Defense 62.5%, Strategy 10.6%, RPG 5.8%, Action 4%, Difficult 3.8%
- #11 Cursed Treasure 2
90% matchVery Positive82% of 589 reviews2017
Dev: IriySoftPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Why be good when you can be... bad? Cursed Treasure 2 is an addictive tower-defense game that puts the power of darkness at your fingertips. Build towers of powerful orcs, demons, and undead, and master powerful spells, to protect your precious hoard from all manner of no-good do-gooders.
Why similar: Tower Defense 61.5%, Strategy 18.5%, 2D 5.5%, Indie 5.4%, Fantasy 4.5%
- #12 Dungeon Warfare
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,023 reviews2015
Dev: Valsar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dungeon Warfare is a challenging tower defense strategy game where you become a dungeon lord to defend your dungeons with deadliest of traps and insidious contraptions against greedy adventurers and wanna-be heroes.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.9%, Tactical 16.2%, Medieval 12.8%, Strategy 9.5%, Fantasy 8.1%
- #13 Reverse Crawl
89% matchVery Positive89% of 578 reviews2015
Dev: Nerdook Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
A dungeon crawl where YOU are the dungeon! Lead your minions in tactical turn-based combat against the pesky heroes, and unlock a variety of evil Powers. With a dynamic campaign system and a branching storyline, "Reverse Crawl" lets you experience an RPG from a whole new angle!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.1%, Tactical 18.1%, Fantasy 13.9%, Strategy 12.2%, RPG 7.7%
- #14 Mostly Intense Monster Defense
88% matchVery Positive90% of 67 reviews2019
Dev: Patsui Games
Windows
Defend your dungeon against a bunch of impolite humans in this humorous tower/lane defense game. Summon monsters, change tactics on the fly & skip funny dialogue to defeat waves and waves of the most generic heroes mankind has ever seen!
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.4%, Funny 14.4%, Tactical 11.7%, Strategy 11.3%, Fantasy 6%
- #15 Dungeon Warfare 2
86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,160 reviews2018
Dev: Valsar
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Become a dungeon lord to defend your dungeons with the deadliest of traps and insidious contraptions against greedy adventurers and wannabe heroes.
Why similar: Tower Defense 58%, Strategy 27.5%, Indie 7.6%, 2D 4%, Pixel Graphics 3%
- #16 Age of Defense
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 723 reviews2024
Dev: Battlecruiser GamesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Age of Defense is a tower defense game full of mind-blowing mayhem. There are tons of monsters and tough defenders in the game each of which fits perfectly into a funny cartoonish setting.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.5%, Tactical 10.4%, Funny 8.7%, Strategy 8.2%, Fantasy 8.2%
- #17 Tomb of Tyrants
87% matchVery Positive81% of 329 reviews2015
Dev: Jake Huhman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Claim and defend the Tomb of Tyrants against greedy adventurers by matching tiles to build a deadly dungeon full of traps, minions, and more!
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.1%, Strategy 19.7%, Fantasy 12.5%, Medieval 10%, Casual 7.9%
- #18 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
84% matchVery Positive86% of 8,273 reviews2020
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Why similar: Strategy 36.6%, RPG 26.4%, Difficult 11.4%, Fantasy 10.1%, Indie 10%
- #19 Death Crown
85% matchVery Positive89% of 595 reviews2019
Dev: 5WORD Team
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Death Crown is a minimalist real time strategy game in a 1bit style, where you will be play Death herself, commanding her legions of death, and punishing humanity's Kingdom for its overconfidence.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.1%, Tactical 14.8%, Medieval 14.8%, Difficult 10.1%, War 8.3%
- #20 Orc Incremental
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 570 reviews2026
Dev: Nice RidePub: Playsaurus
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Start with a single orc and build an unstoppable dark army to conquer the realms in this incremental auto battler. Perfect your formation, summon mighty beasts, unlock powerful upgrades, and grow stronger with each rebirth.
Why similar: Tactical 22.2%, Medieval 19.4%, Strategy 15.2%, RPG 10.5%, 2D 8.4%
- #21 GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath
83% matchVery Positive89% of 2,876 reviews2020
Dev: Game in a Bottle
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 38.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The epic tower defense dark fantasy journey continues! Create powerful gems with various abilities and take on the battle against an endlessly flowing army of monsters, and face the growing darkness as you fight your way back towards the Spiritforge.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.7%, Tactical 14.5%, Medieval 13.1%, Difficult 11.1%, Strategy 8.2%
- #22 Evil Defenders
84% matchVery Positive82% of 406 reviews2015
Dev: CP Decision
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 72.3%, Strategy 17.1%, Casual 6.3%, Indie 4.3%
- #23 Kingdoms vs Zombies
81% matchVery Positive85% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
Windows
Kingdoms vs Zombies is a blend of strategy, tower defense, and roguelike gameplay, where you must defend your kingdom against endless hordes of the undead.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.1%, Strategy 19.8%, Medieval 12.7%, Action 8.3%, Fantasy 7.8%
- #24 Underworld Overseer
82% matchVery Positive91% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Myron Games
Windows
Build your dungeon, command demons, set traps, and slay invading adventurers with powerful spells.
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.7%, Medieval 18.7%, Strategy 13.6%, Difficult 10.7%, Top-Down 4.5%
- #25 Dungeon Warfare 3
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 689 reviews2025
Dev: Excidium Inc.
Windows · Mac
Forge invincible defenses with lethal traps and devious machines, and crush relentless waves of adventurers in the ultimate tower defense showdown!
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.3%, Medieval 15.2%, Strategy 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%, Fantasy 4%
- #26 Land of the Mage Lords
80% matchVery Positive89% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: Rafe's Games
Windows
Summon troops and use magic to defeat mage lords and other foes while surviving attacks from their followers. Learn new spells and recruit troops with unique powers. Venture across the land, battling ever stronger enemies until reaching the evil Mage King.
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.2%, Strategy 14.6%, Medieval 8.5%, Tactical 7.4%, Fantasy 7.3%
- #27 Undead Horde
79% matchVery Positive87% of 1,400 reviews2019
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Become a necromancer and raise the dead - Undead Horde is a necromantic action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Maraud through the lands of the living, raze their villages and steal their treasures. Ultimately you'll take over the whole kingdom of the living!
Why similar: Fantasy 19.7%, Funny 17.1%, RPG 16.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Action 11%
- #28 Broken Banners
79% matchVery Positive81% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Eirik Wiklund
Windows
Defend your kingdom from evil monsters in this combination of Tower Defense and Auto Battle. Place your defenses and stop the forces of evil from reaching your kingdom.
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.4%, Strategy 17.3%, Tactical 15.9%, Fantasy 10.7%, 2D 3.7%
- #29 Moonlight Chess
78% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
Windows
Moonlight Chess is a turn-based tactical auto-battler where you must assemble your own army, defeat waves of enemies, and vanquish the evil ravaging the kingdom!
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.6%, Tactical 21.1%, Strategy 11%, Fantasy 9%, 2D 4.9%
- #30 Secrets of Magonia
77% matchVery Positive92% of 100 reviews2024
Dev: Elixion
Windows
In this tower defence game, you enter the world of Magonia and defend it against hordes of humans, orcs, ogres and other evil forces. Fight in different areas and adapt your strategy to the terrain and the enemy forces.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.4%, Medieval 13.8%, Strategy 12.8%, Fantasy 7.7%, RPG 5.8%
- #31 Relic Guardian - Tower Defense
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,144 reviews2025
Dev: Mystrigger
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
"Relic Guardian" is a fantasy style strategy tower defense game. As the builder on the battlefield, summon a variety of defense towers and spells with reliable hero companions to complete this epic and guarding adventure!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.2%, Tactical 16%, Strategy 9.7%, Fantasy 9.3%, Funny 7.9%
- #32 My Infamous Dungeon
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: BoxFox Studios
Windows
Be evil. Build your dungeon and grow your empire in this roguelite dungeon builder. Hire monsters, set traps, battle heroes, and conquer the overworld with an ever expanding legion of evil.
Why similar: Tower Defense 54.2%, Strategy 19.2%, Fantasy 12%, RPG 9.6%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #33 Undead Horde 2: Necropolis
77% matchVery Positive82% of 500 reviews2023
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
As a powerful necromancer you have the ability to raise the dead and command them in battle. With each victory, your army will grow stronger and your city will become more powerful. Undead Horde 2 is an action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Rise from the crypt and rebuild!
Why similar: Fantasy 23.4%, Strategy 21%, RPG 15.1%, Top-Down 11.9%, Action 11.1%
- #34 Necronator: Dead Wrong
78% matchMixed68% of 526 reviews2020
Dev: Toge ProductionsPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Necronator: Dead Wrong is a deck-building roguelike with an RTS twist. Build a powerful deck. Collect and deploy undead units and raise a unique army. Master each commander’s playstyle and conquer the world. Change the game with rule-bending relics. Unlock new decks and do it all again.
Why similar: Tower Defense 45.9%, Funny 14.4%, Strategy 12.6%, Fantasy 11.1%, Casual 5.6%
- #35 Abyss Horde
75% matchVery Positive85% of 96 reviews2026
Dev: Solo Gaming
Windows
Darkness tears reality apart. Hordes of beasts, monsters, and abyssal demons surge from the depths mindless, driven only by destruction. Adventurer, the line needs you! In 《Abyss Horde》, defend against ever-stronger waves. Every run builds a new defense; every upgrade shifts the tide.
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.6%, Medieval 12.5%, Strategy 10.2%, Fantasy 9.4%, RPG 5.7%
- #36 Necro Rumble
74% matchVery Positive81% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: TesepaPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Master the dark art of necromancy in a 2D top-down strategy game. Unleash and lead your undead legions to defeat and dominate enemy waves in this action-packed adventure.
Why similar: Medieval 18.5%, Casual 15.2%, Fantasy 14.6%, 2D 13%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
- #37 Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD
71% matchVery Positive88% of 11,856 reviews2024
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
While a formidable evil emerges, an unexpected alliance is taking shape! It will take the finest warriors of Linirea and the relentless Dark Army to stop it. Beware! Though they may journey side by side the ever-changing winds of fate could swiftly alter their course.
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.1%, Strategy 16.2%, Medieval 8.2%, Fantasy 6.8%, Funny 5.9%
- #38 OTTTD
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 360 reviews2014
Dev: SMG Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Take command of HEROCORP™ and launch a Preemptive Defence Campaign™ against parallel dimensions in OTTTD, the most outrageous Tower Defence title around.
Why similar: Tower Defense 49.1%, Funny 14.8%, Strategy 14%, RPG 8.7%, Action 5.4%
- #39 Praise Dead
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 129 reviews2023
Dev: Intrepid Marmot
Windows
Praise Dead is a roguelike auto-battler where you create zombies from the parts of dead villagers and monsters. Use your zombies to defeat waves of demons, and to harvest resources to improve and upgrade your village.
Why similar: Tactical 36.5%, Strategy 21.9%, RPG 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, 2D 7.2%
- #40 Swarm the City: Zombie Evolved
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 222 reviews2022
Dev: Seasun Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Swarm the City: Zombie Evolved is a villain protagonist real-time strategy game. You will play as the King of the Dead and rule the world once again by creating zombie legions and destroying human cities. As the King of the Dead, you can infect humans, turn them into zombies and rule the world!
Why similar: Tactical 38.1%, Difficult 24.4%, Strategy 18.4%, Casual 7.9%, Singleplayer 5.9%
- #41 None Shall Intrude
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,016 reviews2025
Dev: Aeterna LudiPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Venture into None Shall Intrude, a roguelite deck-builder with tile-based combat where you become a powerful Raid Boss. Epic battles, intricate strategies, and the ever-present threat of heroic challengers seeking to vanquish your reign. Will you conquer all or fall to valiant heroes?
Why similar: Strategy 28.6%, Medieval 24.6%, Tactical 16%, Fantasy 15.6%, 2D 10.4%
- #42 Sir, We Have an Orc Problem
68% matchVery Positive87% of 4,406 reviews2026
Dev: Mumpitz Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Sir, We Have an Orc Problem is an incremental-style tower defense game where you face an overwhelming number of orcs. Greet them with even more bullets, bombs and lasers!
Why similar: Tower Defense 56%, War 12.6%, Strategy 11.2%, 2D 6.2%, Fantasy 6.1%
- #43 Rats, Bats, and Bones
73% matchVery Positive90% of 99 reviews2019
Dev: Smallfry Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The undead have awakened! You must build clever mazes of traps if you wish to defeat them in this challenging trap defense game. Travel across the land battling a host of creepy monsters, unlocking new traps and upgrades, and finally finding the source of the evil and stopping it once and for all.
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.9%, Strategy 27.9%, Indie 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #44 One Troll Army
71% matchVery Positive86% of 1,496 reviews2016
Dev: FlyAnvilPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Play as a giant troll in One Troll Army - a defense game about building forts, upgrading your troll, and fighting off waves of enemies. Play Against The Twitch Chat!
Why similar: Strategy 44.5%, Tower Defense 39.3%, Fantasy 5.8%, Casual 4.3%, Indie 3.2%
- #45 Siegebreaker
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Immortal ForgePub: indie.io
Windows
Conquer the realm in this strategic tower defense game. Build unique towers, unlock powerful upgrades, and master new tactics to overpower your enemies and vanquish the fallen gods.
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.1%, Tactical 19.6%, Medieval 11.9%, Strategy 11.5%, Fantasy 8.6%
- #46 Fortify
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: Holgersson Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Fortify is a real-time strategy game with a tower defense twist. Defend your castle from attacking monsters and siege weapons by using ranged and melee defenders, catapults, cannons, oil fields and more. You start at the iron age, advancing to the medieval age, and later, the imperial age.
Why similar: Strategy 58.1%, Action 24.4%, Indie 17.5%
- #47 Runeomicon
67% matchVery Positive87% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: TLR GamesPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows
Perform a dark ritual with your own hands under relentless pressure. Draw runes in real time, defend the ritual from enemies trying to stop it, and upgrade your skills to unleash devastating magic. Summon ancient eldritch gods in this dark fantasy game driven by skill, strategy and constant tension.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.7%, Tactical 15%, Medieval 13.3%, Difficult 10.6%, Strategy 8.6%
- #48 Infectonator 3: Apocalypse
70% matchVery Positive83% of 1,379 reviews2018
Dev: Toge ProductionsPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A campy, crazy pixelart zombie apocalypse arcade sim where you're the bad guy. Drop your virus and spread it across the globe while you unlock a whole horde of bizarre undead to do your bidding.
Why similar: Strategy 21.4%, Difficult 20%, Tactical 18.3%, Funny 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #49 There Are No Orcs
66% matchVery Positive93% of 1,235 reviews2025
Dev: BaseTrade StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An RTS-Roguelike hybrid with auto-battling troops. Master building placement, swarm your enemies, and smash their defenses with unit-commander combos!
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.4%, Medieval 16.8%, Strategy 11.4%, Fantasy 8.9%, Funny 6.3%
- #50 Swords and Soldiers HD
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,059 reviews2010
Dev: Ronimo GamesPub: Atari
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Rewrite history as you take control of the brutal Vikings, the devious Aztecs or the crafty Chinese in their global quest to win the favour of the Gods! Swords & Soldiers is a side-scrolling strategy game that lets you control an entire army and lets you wield devastating magical abilities.
Why similar: Strategy 80.5%, Tower Defense 11.1%, 2D 2.5%, Casual 2.4%, Action 1.8%
- #51 Battle Time
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 223 reviews2016
Dev: FoggybusPub: Jetdogs Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take a role of a true general of a real army. Join the battle, capture enemies’ castles and raise the power of your army. Lead your clan to the victory!
Why similar: Strategy 57.4%, Action 21.7%, Adventure 20.9%
- #52 Ash Warden
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 123 reviews2026
Dev: Mgfa StudioPub: Molter Games
Windows
Survive waves of enemies in Ash Warden, an incremental tower defense where you slowly become overpowered. Unlock new abilities, fight against powerful bosses, and evolve into an unstoppable force against the endless Redgaze hordes.
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.9%, Strategy 12.8%, Fantasy 11.3%, RPG 5.6%, Top-Down 5.5%
- #53 Spirits of the Hellements - TD
67% matchVery Positive93% of 340 reviews2022
Dev: Hippo Rider Games
Windows
Assemble legendary Spirits and defend against the endless hordes of Hell. A tower defense where you must shape the battlefield and create a maze using the three Hellements. Use Fire, Lightning, and Wind tiles to trap your enemies, or augment your defenses.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.9%, Tactical 15.7%, Medieval 10.5%, Strategy 10.5%, Difficult 9.1%
- #54 Conquest Tactics : Realm of Sin
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 221 reviews2026
Dev: Singular Sunshine Studios
Windows · Mac
Conquest Tactics: Realm of Sin is a dark-fantasy roguelite tactics game. Command your army and engage in turn-based battles on a hex-based board as you advance step by step to conquer a land shrouded in sin. Your choices carry weight: will you restore order… or allow eternal darkness to reign?
Why similar: Tactical 35.9%, Tactical RPG 24.3%, Strategy 18.7%, Fantasy 18.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #55 Boneraiser Minions
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,369 reviews2023
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!
Why similar: 2D 20.2%, RPG 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Casual 13.4%, Action 12.9%
- #56 Rising Army
66% matchMixed70% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Arkbits
Windows
Rising Army is a strategy auto-battler game where you can train and equip every single troop, upgrade your camp, and recruit new warriors. Experience a campaign in an open world and take on epic battles.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 27.1%, Funny 18.6%, Strategy 18%, Medieval 15.8%, War 8%
- #57 Goblin Defenders: Steel‘n’ Wood
69% matchMixed68% of 151 reviews2015
Dev: Alawar Casual
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Battle hordes of monsters in Goblin Defenders: Steel 'n' Wood!
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.4%, Strategy 24.7%, Adventure 10.2%, Casual 10.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%