- #1 Gem Miner TD
97% matchVery Positive97% of 78 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: Dwarves 35% ★, Mining 21.4% ★, Tower Defense 17%, Roguelite 8.6%, Difficult 8.2%
- #2 Hold The Mine
96% matchVery Positive84% of 398 reviews2026
Dev: Hookaria GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters in this innovative roguelike survival game! Collect and manage your resources, discover buildings with unique effects and unleash mighty heroes to hold monsters out of the mine until the sun rises.
Why similar: Dwarves 41.1% ★, Mining 20.5% ★, Tower Defense 13.3%, Roguelite 7.5%, Strategy 4.5%
- #3 Gnomes
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,846 reviews2025
Dev: DYSTOPIAN
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: Dwarves 39.3% ★, Tower Defense 21.4%, Procedural Generation 10.7%, Difficult 8.7%, Roguelike 8.1%
- #4 Shapebreaker - Tower Defense Deckbuilder
95% matchVery Positive80% of 65 reviews2023
Dev: Alexander Van den Bulck
Windows
A fusion of tower defense games and roguelike deckbuilders. Use your cards to build towers and to upgrade them in unique ways. Gain rewards to customize your deck, defense and playstyle. Break the shapes before they break you!
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.5%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.9% ★, Deckbuilding 12.2%, Procedural Generation 9.8%, Roguelite 9.6%
- #5 Mineral Defense
94% matchVery Positive90% of 253 reviews2024
Dev: Corestone Games
Windows · Linux
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 26.2%, Deckbuilding 15.1%, Roguelite 13.9%, Procedural Generation 12%, Roguelike 10.8%
- #6 Emberward
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,310 reviews2026
Dev: Refic Games
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.5%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 19% ★, Deckbuilding 13%, Roguelite 10.6%, Procedural Generation 8%
- #7 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 241 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 28.3%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.8% ★, Deckbuilding 16.9%, Roguelite 14.3%, Strategy 6.9%
- #8 Tower Tactics: Liberation
92% matchVery Positive88% of 1,259 reviews2023
Dev: asraworks
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
We fused deck-building roguelikes and tower defenses in a way never seen before - deploy your towers, collect valuable trinkets and cast powerful spells to defend yourself against the Salkoth!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.6% ★, Tower Defense 25.5%, Deckbuilding 13.6%, Roguelike 9.4%, Roguelite 9.3%
- #9 Tower Dominion
91% matchVery Positive86% of 5,610 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 35.8%, Procedural Generation 13.8%, Roguelite 13.6%, Roguelike 12.5%, Building 11.4%
- #10 Deepstone Rift
91% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Northend Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fight big battles in the mines, get to mining and collecting gold and minerals. build and upgrade your towers, power up with treasure chests. Defend your base from looting goblins! using variety of weapons and tower, from RPG, ak47, canons towers, to sawblade towers and more!
Why similar: Dwarves 37.7% ★, Tower Defense 22.9%, Mining 16.8% ★, Roguelite 10.6%, Strategy 6%
- #11 Rogue Tower
90% matchVery Positive83% of 5,929 reviews2022
Dev: Die of Death Games
Windows
Median: 10.8 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 45.8%, Roguelike 14.3%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, Strategy 10%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #12 Artisan TD
89% matchVery Positive87% of 2,531 reviews2024
Dev: 4rtisansPub: Unexpected
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Artisan TD is a puzzle-oriented Tower Defense game where you must survive by building mazes.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.1%, Difficult 20.4%, Building 13.1%, Strategy 9.2%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #13 Villages & Dungeons
86% matchVery Positive91% of 1,170 reviews2025
Dev: CaCaFrog StudioPub: Morax Games
Windows · Mac
A hardcore roguelite card game where deck-building strategies are at the core of everything! With a vast array of cards, random dungeons, a wealth of encounter events, and diverse enemies, it awaits your exploration and challenge.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 35.7%, Deckbuilding 29.2%, Roguelike 17.4%, Strategy 9.6%, Exploration 6.1%
- #14 Core Defense
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 369 reviews2020
Dev: ehmprahPub: Sonderland
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A roguelike tower defense game with a dash of deckbuilding. Choose a reward, improve your build, survive the next wave, repeat. Highly replayable, difficult, and addictive. You'll want just one more wave, just one more run!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.3%, Difficult 18.1%, Deckbuilding 17.7%, Roguelike 9.5%, Procedural Generation 8.9%
- #15 Forgotten Mines
87% matchVery Positive80% of 333 reviews2024
Dev: Cannibal GoosePub: Ishtar Games
Windows
Wreak vengeance and retake lost mines from goblins, orcs, skeletons, and demons in this small-scale tactical roguelite RPG. Build the perfect expedition team and turn the underworld red with each challenging, fast-paced run.
Why similar: Dwarves 52.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Roguelite 11.3%, Procedural Generation 8.7%, Roguelike 8.4%
- #16 Gods Of Defense
88% matchMostly Positive71% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Blue Math
Windows
Tower Defense Rogue-like. Defend a temple on a procedural map with variety of towers. Craft your strategy through Boon and Curse cards. With every run earn faith to upgrade the weapons. Many progression paths keep you engaged and entertained without getting stuck.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.3%, Procedural Generation 21.2%, Roguelike 18.4%, Strategy 10.1%, Building 5.5%
- #17 Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 120 reviews2026
Dev: YogurtGames
Windows
Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids is a medieval fantasy blend of tower defense and roguelike progression. Build defenses on a grid, manage resources, and survive ever-evolving enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.5%, Roguelite 21.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Strategy 10.5%, Roguelike 6.4%
- #18 Repel The Rifts
84% matchVery Positive85% of 373 reviews2025
Dev: RefinedBearGamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Linux
Repel the Rifts is a roguelite tower defense game where you lead a commander through an alien world, uncovering new terrain each wave, drafting powerful upgrades, and constructing defenses to hold back the chaos.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.9%, Roguelite 16.1%, Roguelike 16%, Strategy 7.5%
- #19 Nordhold
83% matchVery Positive87% of 3,393 reviews2025
Dev: StunForgePub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 39.8%, Roguelite 20.9%, Roguelike 15.2%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Strategy 10.9%
- #20 Castle Morihisa
84% matchMixed67% of 454 reviews2022
Dev: Smokingbear StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
"Castle Morihisa" is a roguelike featuring strategic deckbuilder. You need to build up your deck through constant battles, acquire powerful talents, and wield the power of the Fallen Heroes to unveil the truth behind the rebellion in Castle Morihisa.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.5% ★, Difficult 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Deckbuilding 13.2%, Procedural Generation 11%
- #21 Union of Gnomes
82% matchVery Positive81% of 362 reviews2025
Dev: HoolignomesPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Onwards to revolution in this challenging deck-building roguelite. Free your gnome comrades, assemble your squad, mind wieners (supplies), slay the slavers, and take down the fiercest of them all – Snow White! FREEDOM TO GNOMES!
Why similar: Dwarves 43.2% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.7% ★, Deckbuilding 12.3%, Roguelite 8.9%, Roguelike 8%
- #22 Block Tower TD
82% matchVery Positive86% of 105 reviews2023
Dev: MyDreamForever
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Block Tower TD is a roguelike tower defense strategy game with interesting innovations. Build a world out of blocks, choose random upgrades to make every run unique.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.5%, Roguelite 14.5%, Grid-Based Movement 14.5%, Roguelike 12.6%, Procedural Generation 11.3%
- #23 Everwarder
81% matchVery Positive88% of 85 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 27.7%, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Roguelite 13.9%, Difficult 13%, Building 12.7%
- #24 Refactor
80% matchVery Positive84% of 469 reviews2022
Dev: GAGAPub: LightOn Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 36.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Refactor is a hard-core tower defense game that combines modular building, route planning, and element composition.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.1%, Roguelite 16.1%, Building 14.7%, Roguelike 8.5%
- #25 ORX
81% matchMixed69% of 684 reviews2022
Dev: johnbellPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A new take on tower-defence and deckbuilding roguelike genres. ORX is like playing Carcassonne with your table on fire. Build your perfect deck, use powerful artefacts, master 3 unique factions. Prove that you are the King of your castle!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.4% ★, Tower Defense 19.5%, Deckbuilding 11.9%, Difficult 11.4%, Building 9.3%
- #26 Hexguardian
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 707 reviews2024
Dev: Split Second GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 31.8%, Procedural Generation 16.6%, Roguelite 16.4%, Roguelike 13.3%, Strategy 8.3%
- #27 Defend the Rook
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 244 reviews2021
Dev: One Up PlusPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A roguelike tactics board combat combined with tower defense elements. Defeat the invading hordes to stay alive and save the land! Enjoy more tactics than a normal TD game, combined with the added challenge of building towers and fighting off waves of enemies!
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.3%, Difficult 22.4%, Roguelite 18.1%, Roguelike 14.4%, Strategy 9.1%
- #28 Overdungeon
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,108 reviews2019
Dev: Pocketpair
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A completely new style real-time card battle "Overdungeon" Overdungeon combines rogue-like, tower defense and card games. More than 100 cards are Attack, Animal, Building, Spell, Trap, etc..Build your creative and crazy deck!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.4% ★, Deckbuilding 17.3%, Tower Defense 16.8%, Roguelite 13.2%, Strategy 8.5%
- #29 Hexagonal Tower
79% matchMixed52% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: Z.F. Gams
Windows
[Hexagonal Tower] is a tower defense game with cards and roguelike random elements. Try to deploy your turrets and various reinforcement components in the dungeon to form a unique and powerful defense. Darkness is coming. Guard the last fortress of mankind with your wisdom!
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.8%, Roguelite 22.5%, Deckbuilding 18%, Strategy 14.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #30 Demonlore
78% matchVery Positive84% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: Barrel Smash Studios
Windows
A rogue-lite action strategy game with deck building. Fight the undead legion, forge your path, and gain powerful permanent progression. Godlike difficulty modes, mutators, heroic units, elite enemies, and unlockable rewards - endless replayability awaits!
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.5%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.1% ★, Deckbuilding 14.8%, Roguelite 12.5%, Difficult 11.6%
- #31 Transport Legion
75% matchVery Positive86% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: 喜人一个
Windows · Linux
A unique roguelike card-based tower defense game. Strategically place cards, manage resource transport, balance production with combat, and craft distinctive decks to claim victory.
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.6%, Strategy 21.6%, Roguelite 21.2%, Building 12.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #32 Isle of Arrows
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,109 reviews2022
Dev: Gridpop
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Isle of Arrows is a Puzzle Tower Defense game in which you build a fortress in the sky. Place towers, expand the isle, and build your own paths. Can you find the perfect spot for each tile to beat the RNG and defend against waves of invaders?
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.9%, Procedural Generation 13.9%, Roguelite 13.4%, Roguelike 13.1%, Puzzle 8.5%
- #33 Wildfrost
75% matchVery Positive83% of 8,859 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.5% ★, Difficult 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #34 Spirits of the Hellements - TD
76% 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 51.3%, Difficult 23.5%, Strategy 14.6%, 3D 7.5%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #35 Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot
72% matchVery Positive82% of 2,718 reviews2026
Dev: Hamma StudiosPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build and command your own party of Dwarves in a chaotic mix of Auto Battler, Strategy, and RPG. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid party through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!
Why similar: Dwarves 79.3% ★, Procedural Generation 5.7%, Roguelike 5.6%, Roguelite 5.4%, Strategy 3.4%
- #36 Towerful Defense: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive88% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 40.6%, Deckbuilding 25.5%, Roguelite 21%, Strategy 11.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #37 Wireworks
71% matchVery Positive89% of 633 reviews2026
Dev: JJJ
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Design your defenses, build your module board, and manage your wires. Combine signals and create synergies to empower your weapons and survive in this base-defense roguelike auto-battler.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.2% ★, Tower Defense 27.3%, Deckbuilding 14.6%, Roguelite 9.6%, Roguelike 8.4%
- #38 Tower Escape
74% matchVery Positive84% of 415 reviews2023
Dev: Final Screw
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Tower Escape is a reverse tower defense game, where instead of defending against incoming enemies, you play the baddies and guide your minions to the exit. Recruit a team of minions, and collect powerful gems and relics that make each run unique.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.5% ★, Tower Defense 25.2%, Roguelite 14%, Procedural Generation 9.8%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #39 Dwarfs!?
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,082 reviews2011
Dev: Power of 2Pub: Tripwire Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Dig! Dig! Dig! Manage the small underground Dwarf base and make it as rich as possible before they meet their inevitable doom. Purchase before May 11th and save!
Why similar: Dwarves 51.4% ★, Mining 21.1% ★, Tower Defense 16.3%, Procedural Generation 6.3%, Strategy 3.9%
- #40 Stellar Initiative
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 414 reviews2024
Dev: Five Head Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 37.7%, Difficult 21.1%, Roguelike 14.7%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Strategy 9.2%
- #41 Tinker Shot
70% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: CodeRedPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
A turn-based skill-crafting dungeon crawler roguelike, where you combine crazy effects and upgrades for your skills and use them on enemies. With a strategic physics-based gameplay, unlock and grow your arsenal of spells and items to overcome the challenging dungeon of Underground Ruins!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 39.4% ★, Deckbuilding 22%, Roguelite 16.2%, Roguelike 13.3%, Strategy 9.2%
- #42 Tangy TD
69% 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 49.8%, Roguelike 18.1%, Difficult 16.9%, Strategy 12.4%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #43 Aurora Defense
73% matchMixed61% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Moka Games
Windows
A unique roguelike deckbuilder + base-building tower defense game. Build powerful defenses in the last bastion of light, fend off relentless waves of darkness, and protect the final goddess!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.9% ★, Tower Defense 24.9%, Deckbuilding 15%, Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 12.1%
- #44 Dwerve
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 552 reviews2022
Dev: Half Human Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An epic action-adventure with tower defense combat! Dungeon crawl through a ruined kingdom, fending off hordes with turrets and traps! Punch them into pits! Pull them into spinblades! Zap and burn them!
Why similar: Tower Defense 65.7%, Difficult 22.3%, Strategy 12.1%
- #45 Siegebreaker
72% 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 34.7%, Deckbuilding 22.4%, Roguelite 17.6%, Building 13.6%, Strategy 9.9%
- #46 Golemworks
68% matchVery Positive90% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: evilalbert
Windows · Mac · Linux
Assemble a factory, manufacture golems, and defend yourself from ruin in this strategic automation roguelike.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.1%, Difficult 27.7%, Roguelike 18.6%, Strategy 12.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #47 FrankenStorm TD: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive88% of 357 reviews2021
Dev: Doodad Games
Windows
Roguelite TD: all towers & enemies start the same, but you have 1 choice per wave affecting BOTH and stacking up for dramatic variance. Gradually salvage and make some choices permanent to build deeper strategies. Also a unique mazing challenge where wires and towers must be linked to a power source
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.8%, Grid-Based Movement 16%, Roguelite 13.6%, Old School 13.1%, Building 11.8%
- #48 Crystal Guardians TD
70% matchVery Positive88% of 116 reviews2024
Dev: Green Pine Studios
Windows
Crystal Guardians is a tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Fight of waves and defend the world crystal. Gear up your towers with a powerful combination of items for your strategy. In an ever expanding map, find hidden powers and conquer the enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.3%, Roguelite 16.7%, Procedural Generation 14.2%, Roguelike 13.3%, Building 8.4%
- #49 Dome Keeper
67% matchVery Positive92% of 22,498 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.7 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 39.3%, Roguelike 25.3%, Procedural Generation 21.9%, Exploration 9.8%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #50 CD 2: Trap Master
69% matchVery Positive80% of 372 reviews2024
Dev: ACE ENTERTAINMENT
Windows · Mac
Become THE Trap Master - play your deck of lethal traps to mow down waves of bizarre creatures and protect your altars! Craft a unique deck of traps and powers, discover treasure of surprise effects, and guard a different base each time until you are ready for the unforgiving boss.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.1%, Deckbuilding 18.4%, Procedural Generation 14.7%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 11.6%
- #51 Dimwood
67% matchVery Positive100% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Inkspun LLC
Windows · Linux
A roguelike deck builder where you venture into the Dimwood, armed with unique modal cards. Rendered in dense 1-Bit pixel art, carefully build your deck and modify your cards to balance offense and utility. Battle your way past increasingly fearsome enemies and defeat the Beast at its heart.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 32.5%, Roguelite 24%, Roguelike 19.7%, Puzzle 10.7%, Strategy 7.2%
- #52 Legacy of Defense
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 570 reviews2026
Dev: Enter the Game Studios
Windows
Become the hero who protects the fantasy world and stop the monster invasion! 'Legacy of Defense' combines defense with deck-building. Build your deck, use powerful skills, gain experience, upgrade, clear stages, and defeat the final boss. Ready to test your strategy and luck?
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.9%, Mystery Dungeon 20.9%, Deckbuilding 18.9%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 8.4%
- #53 Creeping Dusk
69% matchMixed67% of 97 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 42.5%, Roguelite 21.2%, Building 17.9%, Strategy 12.3%, 3D 4.9%
- #54 Maze Keeper
70% matchMixed49% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Spaceward Games
Windows
You are the guardian of a cursed labyrinth and must prevent an adventurer from escaping with the help of your monsters. But the adventurer keeps trying again and again, accumulating levels and getting stronger... Survive to the highest possible level !
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.9% ★, Tower Defense 25%, Grid-Based Movement 12%, Roguelike 10.4%, Procedural Generation 8.6%
- #55 Drill Core
65% matchVery Positive85% of 2,478 reviews2025
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 35%, Roguelite 18.5%, Roguelike 13.5%, Strategy 10.8%, Exploration 8.6%
- #56 Guardians of Holme
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 165 reviews2023
Dev: MossTech StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac · Linux
Guardians of Holme is a tower defense game with deckbuilding and roguelite elements. Players must use the terrain to their advantage and formulate defensive tactics by strategically placing powerful traps to repel endless waves of enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.1%, Deckbuilding 30%, Strategy 20.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #57 Dwarf Tower
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 281 reviews2014
Dev: iosoftware
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dwarf Tower is a turn-based tactics game of tower building and spellcasting. Each turn you develop your tower by placing blocks, constructing rooms, and play various spells. Your tower can have Libraries (store spells), Crystals (generate mana), Dwarf Dwellings (give you dwarves to repair the tower) and some other rooms.
Why similar: Dwarves 79.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 6.8%, Building 6.3%, Strategy 3.8%, Tower Defense 3.6%
- #58 Tendryll
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Brute Farce
Windows
Delve into grid-based tactical combat in this roguelike deckbuilder. Coordinate your heroes, modify your cards with unique runes, construct powerful item builds, and sidestep card-corrupting terrain to survive a gauntlet of befouled enemies.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34.4% ★, Deckbuilding 18.7%, Grid-Based Movement 14.8%, Difficult 13.7%, Roguelike 10.7%
- #59 Cluckmech Oasis
64% matchVery Positive88% of 3,638 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cluckmech Oasis, a top-down shooting Roguelike tower defense game. Play as the Warcluck and lead your team of animal heroes in a fight for survival. Collect, build and upgrade defenses, and engage in intense battle against waves of plant enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.2%, Roguelite 16.5%, Roguelike 15.9%, Building 15.2%, Strategy 10.3%