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  1. #1 Here Comes The Swarm
    97% matchVery Positive88% of 161 reviews2026
    Dev: CableHook Games
    Windows

    Here Comes the Swarm is a survival RTS with a pause button! Create your strategy, build, manage, and defend your settlements at your own pace. Take the fight to the hive mind and lead expeditions to deliver a deadly blow and eradicate your foes. Will you reclaim Ulora from the relentless Swarm?

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 21%, RTS 14.1%, Base Building 11.6%, Tower Defense 11.5%, Action RTS 9.3%

  2. #2 Cataclismo
    96% matchVery Positive89% of 4,077 reviews2025
    Dev: Digital SunPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.6 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: Real-Time with Pause 21.8%, RTS 14.2%, Tower Defense 13%, Base Building 11.6%, Resource Management 8.4%

  3. #3 They Are Billions
    96% matchVery Positive85% of 50,609 reviews2019
    Dev: Numantian Games
    Windows
    Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 56.0 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 24.1%, RTS 19.8%, Tower Defense 15.1%, Survival 10.5%, Real-Time with Pause 9.3%

  4. #4 From Glory To Goo
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,455 reviews2024
    Dev: Stratagem Blue
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    From Glory To Goo is a Sci-Fi survival RTS set on an alien world. Serve as humanity's bulwark by establishing a colony and supporting your colonists still in orbit. But beware, for The Goo, a relentless and shape-shifting force approaches from all sides, even above and below.

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 20.8%, RTS 13.4%, Tower Defense 12.4%, Base Building 11%, Action RTS 8.8%

  5. #5 Tower Dominion
    94% matchVery Positive86% of 4,827 reviews2025
    Dev: Parallel 45 Games
    Windows
    Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 20.4%, RTS 17.3%, Base Building 14.6%, Procedural Generation 9.4%, Resource Management 9.4%

  6. #6 Drill Core
    94% matchVery Positive85% of 2,264 reviews2025
    Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
    Windows
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 28.9%, Base Building 20.3%, Roguelite 17.1%, Roguelike 11.3%, Strategy 9%

  7. #7 Nordhold
    93% matchVery Positive88% of 3,019 reviews2025
    Dev: StunForgePub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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 21.9%, Base Building 15.7%, Roguelite 12.8%, RTS 12.6%, Roguelike 8.5%

  8. #8 Minimalist Tower Defense
    92% matchVery Positive95% of 1,706 reviews2024
    Dev: Happy213
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Collect resources and establish a defense line before dark And then Facing countless enemies

    Why similar: Tower Defense 28.3%, Base Building 16.5%, Post-apocalyptic 12.3%, Resource Management 10.6%, Survival 9.5%

  9. #9 Monsters are Coming! Rock & Road
    91% matchVery Positive80% of 2,247 reviews2025
    Dev: LudogramPub: Raw Fury
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Beware, Monsters are Coming! In this Tower-Survivor rogue-lite, you protect an ever-moving city from unrelenting hordes. Gather resources, fortify defences, and survive for as long as you can. Will you reach the Ark?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 21.3%, Base Building 17.7%, Resource Management 12.7%, Roguelite 12.6%, Survival 11.4%

  10. #10 Acid Planet
    91% 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 17.3%, RTS 15.7%, Base Building 13.9%, Action RTS 11.5%, Post-apocalyptic 7.8%

  11. #11 Age of Darkness: Final Stand
    90% matchMostly Positive75% of 10,403 reviews2025
    Dev: PlaySide
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.

    Why similar: RTS 20.1%, Tower Defense 18.9%, Base Building 15.5%, Action RTS 14.3%, Survival 9.1%

  12. #12 After Long Night
    89% matchMostly Positive79% of 434 reviews2025
    Dev: 疯狗工作室Pub: OKJOY
    Windows

    After Long Night is a sandbox survival RTS. Build and fortify your base, scavenge every corner for vital resources, craft deadly weapons, and raise a militia to fight off relentless zombie hordes that strike every night. In this world, scavenging isn't just survival—it's strategy, power and war.

    Why similar: RTS 20.9%, Base Building 15.9%, Tower Defense 12%, Resource Management 11.9%, Survival 9.3%

  13. #13 Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,761 reviews2014
    Dev: Knuckle Cracker
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 77.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Creeper World 3 is what happens when cellular automata takes over a strategy simulation. Instead of discrete units that attack your base, a fluid-like substance spreads over the terraformable terrain. Your base, your weapons, your strategy... you must adapt them all.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 43.5%, Real-Time with Pause 19.5%, RTS 14.5%, Strategy 7.3%, Base Building 5.7%

  14. #14 Tower Factory
    87% 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 17%, RTS 16.8%, Base Building 13.8%, Action RTS 10.1%, Resource Management 9.9%

  15. #15 Grim Nights
    88% matchVery Positive88% of 1,530 reviews2018
    Dev: Edym Pixels
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 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 25.3%, Base Building 20.4%, RTS 20.3%, Survival 13.5%, Building 7.9%

  16. #16 Artisan TD
    85% matchVery Positive89% of 2,252 reviews2024
    Dev: 4rtisansPub: Unexpected
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Artisan TD is a puzzle-oriented Tower Defense game where you must survive by building mazes.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 47%, Building 18%, Strategy 12.8%, Difficult 12.2%, Top-Down 6.6%

  17. #17 Void War
    84% matchVery Positive94% of 3,537 reviews2025
    Dev: Tundra
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 33.8%, Roguelite 14.7%, Resource Management 13.2%, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Roguelike 8.7%

  18. #18 Infested Planet
    86% matchVery Positive94% of 3,014 reviews2014
    Dev: Rocket Bear Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 33.3%, RTS 32.4%, Strategy 14%, Real-Time with Pause 8.1%, Top-Down 7.8%

  19. #19 Alien Marauder
    86% matchMixed63% of 341 reviews2021
    Dev: Vexan Studio
    Windows

    “Alien Marauder” is a real-time strategy game with survival and confrontation theme. In this game, you will be the leader to a treacherous alien planet, build and defend base to survive against the vexan waves. Make the right decision!

    Why similar: RTS 20.4%, Base Building 15.2%, Tower Defense 15.1%, Resource Management 11.4%, Survival 10.4%

  20. #20 Protolife
    84% matchVery Positive86% of 465 reviews2018
    Dev: Volcanic Giraffe
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Protolife is an unique tower-based strategy game which gives you a direct control over the builder robot in a struggle against the hungry proto-life organism.

    Why similar: RTS 31%, Tower Defense 29.8%, Base Building 23.6%, Strategy 7.7%, Top-Down 4.6%

  21. #21 Gnomes
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,634 reviews2025
    Dev: DYSTOPIAN
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.5 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 26.2%, Base Building 16.2%, Procedural Generation 15.5%, Survival 11.3%, Roguelike 10.2%

  22. #22 Final Outpost: Definitive Edition
    82% matchMostly Positive77% of 193 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 16.2%, RTS 16.2%, Tower Defense 14.1%, Resource Management 11.8%, Survival 10.9%

  23. #23 Last Outpost
    82% 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 23.4%, RTS 22.6%, Base Building 17.1%, Action RTS 11.3%, Roguelike 8.1%

  24. #24 Dome Keeper
    80% matchVery Positive92% of 19,233 reviews2022
    Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 24.5%, Post-apocalyptic 23.7%, Resource Management 16.8%, Roguelike 16.1%, Procedural Generation 15.9%

  25. #25 The Hive
    83% matchMostly Positive73% of 417 reviews2016
    Dev: Skydome Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    The Hive is a strategy game with RPG elements where you assume command as the insectoid hivemind. Build and expand your underground colony, harvest resources, and evolve your swarm using DNA. Will you survive in this hostile yet beautiful underworld?

    Why similar: RTS 26.3%, Underground 18.7%, Base Building 17.3%, Action RTS 13.6%, Resource Management 13.2%

  26. #26 Diplomacy is Not an Option
    79% matchVery Positive85% of 11,517 reviews2024
    Dev: Door 407
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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: Real-Time with Pause 19.6%, Base Building 18.1%, Resource Management 14.6%, RTS 12.3%, Tower Defense 11%

  27. #27 MarZ: Tactical Base Defense
    81% matchMostly Positive78% of 885 reviews2019
    Dev: Giant Grey
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Build your defense base to fight back the undead hordes of Mars and secure the future of the red planet. MarZ is a game of strategy and tactical defense where you must carefully manage your crew and resources as you try to uncover the terrible secrets of the undead.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 30.3%, RTS 26.3%, Base Building 15.7%, Strategy 8.9%, Resource Management 7.3%

  28. #28 Digs TD
    79% matchMostly Positive70% of 104 reviews2023
    Dev: Catchy
    Windows · Mac

    Take on the ultimate tower defense challenge in Digs, a roguelike game where you shape the battlefield, mine resources, and strategize against a variety of enemies. Manage your actions, customize your arsenal with upgrade cards, and explore diverse levels. Can you dig in and emerge victorious?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 30.1%, Roguelite 16.3%, Procedural Generation 15.6%, Building 10.3%, Roguelike 10.1%

  29. #29 Outpost
    78% 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 21.3%, Base Building 14.1%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, Survival 11.5%, Roguelite 10.9%

  30. #30 ReEarth
    78% matchMostly Positive76% of 117 reviews2024
    Dev: Jiangzuogongfang Shanghai Game Co.,Ltd
    Windows

    ReEarth is an exciting TD & (RTS) indie game. Here, you will play as humanity's last hope. You will fend off the oncoming swarms by continuously building your base and dispatching various types of units. Prepare for the challenge and save the future of humanity!

    Why similar: RTS 30.3%, Tower Defense 25.9%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Roguelike 11.6%, Building 9.6%

  31. #31 Mech Armada
    77% matchVery Positive81% of 679 reviews2022
    Dev: Lioncode Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Create and command custom Mechs to outmaneuver The Swarm in this post-apocalyptic tactical turn-based rogue-lite. Leverage the terrain, learn each Mech's unique skills and use strategy and resources to survive an ever-changing series of battles to give humanity hope.

    Why similar: Procedural Generation 25%, Post-apocalyptic 24%, Roguelite 23.9%, Roguelike 13.9%, Strategy 10.9%

  32. #32 Rogue Command
    75% matchVery Positive92% of 546 reviews2024
    Dev: feneq
    Windows

    Classic RTS gameplay fused with a modern roguelite. Shape your build each run by assembling an evolving arsenal of powerful units and facilities. Harvest resources, build out your base. Raise your army and call down orbital strikes to overcome the forces threatening your survival.

    Why similar: RTS 21.6%, Base Building 15.8%, Action RTS 14.8%, Resource Management 12.4%, Roguelite 11.5%

  33. #33 Swarm Grinder
    76% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,171 reviews2024
    Dev: Last Bite GamesPub: Null State Protocol
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.

    Why similar: Roguelite 32.1%, Procedural Generation 30.4%, Roguelike 24.5%, Top-Down 9.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%

  34. #34 Creeper World 2: Anniversary Edition
    77% matchVery Positive90% of 497 reviews2016
    Dev: Knuckle Cracker
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Deceptively simple... amazingly deep. Creeper World 2 thrusts you into the 14th millennium fighting and enemy that flows and oozes through the terrain. Employ advanced weapons,gravity manipulating repulsors, wormhole like rifts, and your own wit against this never yielding enemy.

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 36.3%, Strategy 21.8%, Tower Defense 20.5%, Simulation 16.1%, Indie 5.3%

  35. #35 Creeping Dusk
    76% 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 27.4%, Base Building 21%, Roguelite 15.3%, Resource Management 14.6%, Building 11.4%

  36. #36 Gem Miner TD
    74% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2026
    Dev: iFeral Games
    Windows

    Mine. Maze. Merge. Survive. Dig for powerful gems, merge them into game-breaking towers, stack buffs, and pick roguelike perks to build wild synergies. Do not let enemies drag your miner to the lava!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 27.4%, Underground 16.8%, Roguelite 15.6%, Base Building 14.8%, Roguelike 8.9%

  37. #37 Rogue Station
    75% matchMostly Positive78% of 228 reviews2023
    Dev: Quint Studio
    Windows

    This "space station builder simulation roguelite" puts you in charge of a space station. Fight off enemy ships, fleets and rival stations to dominate your corner of space. Build and upgrade your station, hire and manage your crew. Survive as long as you can.

    Why similar: Base Building 21.5%, Time Management 17.6%, Roguelite 15.2%, Building 11.7%, Survival 11.6%

  38. #38 Lumencraft
    74% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,264 reviews2023
    Dev: 2Dynamic GamesPub: Star Drifters
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Lumencraft is a unique combination of a top-down, rogue-like shooter and base building with tower defense elements. Dig and light up dark halls of a fully destructible environment on procedurally generated maps and campaign levels to find precious Lumen - humanity's only chance for survival.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 36.8%, Base Building 31.1%, Survival 19.5%, Strategy 10.1%, Indie 2.5%

  39. #39 Against the Storm
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 35,504 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: Base Building 23.1%, Resource Management 17.7%, Roguelite 15%, Survival 14.5%, Building 12.9%

  40. #40 Everwarder
    72% matchVery Positive88% of 81 reviews2025
    Dev: qLatePub: indie.io
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Everwarder is a refreshing take on the tower defense genre, blending roguelite mechanics with a time-based survival concept. Fight against the encroaching darkness and fend off emerging enemies. Collect artifacts, buy upgrades, discover ancient structures, unlock new units and more!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 23.4%, Procedural Generation 13.8%, Roguelite 13.1%, Survival 12.8%, Building 10.6%

  41. #41 Until We Die
    73% matchMixed64% of 4,581 reviews2021
    Dev: Pixeye Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Until We Die is a side-scrolling strategy game about defending your base where you have to run around as Ivan, assign tasks to people, and fight mutants in the post-apocalyptic subway!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 21.9%, Base Building 21.2%, Survival 16.3%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Underground 8.8%

  42. #42 IDUN - Frontline Survival
    71% matchMostly Positive79% of 671 reviews2025
    Dev: IDUN InteractivePub: Surefire.Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    A defense RTS where you can move turrets at will. Extract resources, upgrade technology, and defend against enemy swarms in a gripping space campaign. Hold the line, set up your turrets, and brace for screen-filling hordes!

    Why similar: RTS 19.6%, Tower Defense 18.6%, Base Building 15.2%, Building 11.6%, Survival 10.1%

  43. #43 Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
    73% matchVery Positive85% of 13,956 reviews2014
    Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...

    Why similar: Tower Defense 29.1%, Roguelike 17.3%, Procedural Generation 10.9%, Resource Management 10%, Strategy 9.4%

  44. #44 Surviving the Aftermath
    72% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,513 reviews2021
    Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Survive and thrive in a post-apocalyptic future — resources are scarce, but opportunity calls! Build the ultimate disaster proof colony, protect your colonists, and restore civilization to a devastated world.

    Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.9%, Base Building 20.4%, Survival 19.1%, Strategy 12.3%, Simulation 10.6%

  45. #45 Depth of Extinction
    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 209 reviews2018
    Dev: HOF Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Explore a flooded world and save humanity from a terrible threat in this turn based, tactical RPG with roguelike elements

    Why similar: Roguelite 36.7%, Post-apocalyptic 22.4%, Procedural Generation 19.5%, Strategy 17.6%, Singleplayer 3.8%

  46. #46 GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 2,818 reviews2020
    Dev: Game in a Bottle
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 38.1 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: RTS 32%, Tower Defense 31%, Building 10.8%, Difficult 8.4%, Strategy 7.9%

  47. #47 Rogue Tower
    69% 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 39.5%, Base Building 12.8%, Roguelike 12.4%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Strategy 8.9%

  48. #48 Ascent of Ashes
    69% matchMostly Positive71% of 294 reviews2025
    Dev: Vivid Storm Interactive
    Windows

    A colony sim set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Build and defend your base. Manage your survivors. Engage raiders, aliens, Remnant soldiers and other factions in real-time-with-pause combat. Or use stealth to outwit them. Explore the massive world. Survive at all costs

    Why similar: Base Building 35.7%, Survival 23.5%, Building 18.8%, Strategy 11.8%, Simulation 10.2%

  49. #49 Bees vs Zombees
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 99 reviews2024
    Dev: DeadpixelPub: Nuntius Games
    Windows

    A fast-paced roguelike tower defense where you choose your Queen Bee with unique skills and the Artisan to build turrets and cast powerful spells to defend your hive through regions infested with zombees. Face bosses with insane mechanics and survive the Zumbeecalypse!

    Why similar: RTS 30.6%, Tower Defense 28.8%, Roguelite 16.5%, Roguelike 12.5%, Strategy 7.8%

  50. #50 BARRICADEZ
    70% matchMostly Positive80% of 144 reviews2021
    Dev: Fly Penguin inc.
    Windows · Mac

    Barricadez is a mix of tower defense and survival game. Take on your care robot and explore the underground, find new blueprints, gather resources and build your defenses and traps to survive through the night against a myriad of zombie-like creatures. Your goal: to defend the defenseless cradle.

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 25.8%, Tower Defense 17.7%, Base Building 14.2%, Resource Management 10.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9%

  51. #51 Drone Swarm
    71% matchMixed63% of 334 reviews2020
    Dev: stillalive studiosPub: astragon Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Drone Swarm is a very unique take on tactical games. Control 32,000 drones in quick, fast-paced fights. Combine your swarm abilities and counter constantly evolving attacks of your opponents. Survive varying enemy waves, get upgrades to your swarm, and make it to the next system alive!

    Why similar: RTS 65%, Strategy 16.9%, Indie 6.9%, Singleplayer 6.3%, Top-Down 4.8%

  52. #52 Empires of the Undergrowth
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 17,329 reviews2024
    Dev: Slug DiscoPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.

    Why similar: Base Building 27.7%, Resource Management 20.3%, Survival 16.8%, Building 15.3%, Strategy 9.2%

  53. #53 City Defense Z
    68% matchMostly Positive77% of 300 reviews2025
    Dev: Good Mood Games
    Windows · Linux

    City Defense Z combines base-building and base defense in a roguelite progression loop. Build by day, defend by night, and face a growing zombie threat. Every defeat unlocks permanent upgrades, helping you rebuild smarter and push further each time. See how many days you can last.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 16.6%, Base Building 13.9%, Time Management 13.5%, Resource Management 11%, Post-apocalyptic 10.6%

  54. #54 Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
    70% matchVery Positive81% of 2,242 reviews2018
    Dev: Suncrash
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?

    Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 21.2%, Base Building 20.1%, Survival 14.1%, Post-apocalyptic 14%, Resource Management 8.4%

  55. #55 dotAGE
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,581 reviews2023
    Dev: Michele Pirovano
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Village elder, help us! The Apocalypse is approaching, and we need your guidance to survive. Assign your workers and build a thriving village against the pending doom. DotAGE is the merciless survival roguelite turn-based city builder. Will you fulfill the Prophecy?

    Why similar: Resource Management 26.2%, Roguelite 19.8%, Survival 17.1%, Building 13.4%, Roguelike 10.6%

  56. #56 Chromosome Evil
    69% matchVery Positive83% of 348 reviews2022
    Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Dive deep into this Lovecraft-inspired RTS survival. Assemble your team using different classes, skills, and weaponry. It's up to your squad to survive the onslaught of nightmares that are surely coming your way. Will you find the source of the darkness?

    Why similar: RTS 28.4%, Resource Management 17.7%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, Survival 14.2%, Strategy 8%

  57. #57 Buggos
    68% matchVery Positive88% of 1,349 reviews2022
    Dev: Intrepid Marmot
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Lead your hive to victory in 'Buggos', an RTS Auto Battler! Customize your swarm with 120+ evolutions and conquer humanity. Strategy meets bug chaos!

    Why similar: RTS 26.8%, Base Building 25.7%, Building 13.5%, Resource Management 13.3%, Strategy 9.5%

  58. #58 Frontline Crisis
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 370 reviews2024
    Dev: BCQTPub: Gamersky Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    Defend humanity's last hope, pilot a powerful mech, in Frontlines Crisis! A battlefield swarming with insects makes strategic and combat decisions crucial. Each decision will determine your fate. Defend humanity's last sanctuary, fight fiercely, and uphold human honor with wits and courage!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 28.9%, RTS 28.7%, Action RTS 14.6%, Resource Management 11.2%, Base Building 9.1%

  59. #59 IDUN Prologue - Frontline Survival
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 81 reviews2025
    Dev: IDUN InteractivePub: Surefire.Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Step into the arena with IDUN: Prologue, a thrilling slice of our full-length defense RTS where real-time strategy meets rogue-lite chaos. Fight your way through unique mission objectives with overwhelming swarms of enemies.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 27.4%, RTS 23.6%, Base Building 17.4%, Survival 11.1%, Strategy 7.8%

  60. #60 As We Descend
    65% matchVery Positive87% of 1,106 reviews2025
    Dev: Box DragonPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    The apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder with squad sculpting and deep tactics. Recruit the right units and outmaneuver titanic foes on dangerous expeditions. Build up allies and resources in the feudal Vault-City. Can you survive all the perils that await the last bastion of humanity?

    Why similar: Roguelite 27.9%, Roguelike 22.3%, Post-apocalyptic 18.2%, Procedural Generation 13.9%, Strategy 12.7%

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