Games Like Emberward

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 23.5%, Roguelite 13.2%, Tactical 10%, Roguelike 9.9%, Cartoony 7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the core loop of building mazes to funnel enemies through defensive structures in a roguelite tower defense setting.

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 35.7%, Roguelite 15.9%, Roguelike 14.4%, Strategy 8.9%, Procedural Generation 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Like Emberward, this game focuses on tile-placement and strategic maze construction within a roguelike framework.

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: Tower Defense 26.5%, Deckbuilding 16.5%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.3% ★, Roguelite 10.5%, Roguelike 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It combines traditional tower defense with a robust card-based progression system similar to the deckbuilding elements in Emberward.

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: Tower Defense 25.4%, Deckbuilding 18.2%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.1% ★, Roguelite 12.2%, Roguelike 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title masterfully blends deckbuilding with tile-based castle and maze construction to defend against waves of enemies.

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 39.1%, Roguelike 12.3%, Base Building 11%, Strategy 8.9%, Roguelite 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A pure roguelite tower defense experience that focuses on procedural map generation and strategic tower placement.

In ShapeHero Factory, you’re the engineer of an ever-evolving paint-fuelled factory that spits out magical, shape-based warriors. Send them into battle - to death or glory - then build an even better factory on your next run.

Why similar: Tower Defense 25%, Base Building 19%, Roguelite 14.1%, Deckbuilding 8.2%, Resource Management 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It introduces automation and base-building elements into the tower defense genre, offering a fresh take on the roguelite experience.

A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!

Why similar: Deckbuilding 24.8%, Tower Defense 19.3%, Roguelite 17.2%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 12.3% ★, Roguelike 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game successfully merges real-time strategy with deckbuilding, requiring quick thinking to defend your base.

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 26.9%, Base Building 16.7%, Roguelite 15.3%, Roguelike 10.5%, Strategy 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark-fantasy strategy game that incorporates tower defense and roguelite elements for a challenging tactical experience.

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 39.7%, Tactical 14%, Building 10.5%, Strategy 10.4%, Magic 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic in the genre, it provides the deep maze-building complexity and strategic depth that fans of Emberward's pathing mechanics will appreciate.

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 24.2%, Roguelite 13.2%, Roguelike 9.8%, Base Building 9.7%, Tactical 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a 3D tower defense experience with roguelite progression and strategic depth.

Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!

Why similar: Tower Defense 21.7%, Deckbuilding 18.9%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 13.5% ★, Roguelike 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on strategic unit placement and roguelike progression, appealing to fans of tactical defense games.

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: Tower Defense 27.7%, Roguelite 16.8%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.4% ★, Roguelike 10.4%, Deckbuilding 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game flips the script by focusing on roguelite elements and deckbuilding within a tower defense context.

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 28.9%, Roguelite 15.7%, Roguelike 10.5%, Building 9.9%, Tactical 9%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-oriented tower defense game that emphasizes building and roguelite upgrades.

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 37.3%, Roguelike 17.4%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Strategy 9.6%, Base Building 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features procedural generation and strategic tower placement that mirrors the roguelite progression found in Emberward.

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 22.6%, Deckbuilding 15.3%, Base Building 14.7%, Roguelite 13.1%, Roguelike 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It uses card-based mechanics to enhance tower defense gameplay in a roguelite environment.

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 37.8%, Roguelike 22.5%, Strategy 12.4%, Roguelite 10.2%, Resource Management 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A unique hybrid that blends roguelike exploration with tower defense mechanics to protect your crystal from waves of enemies.

Tiny Tactics is a Tower Defense game with a heavy focus on mazing, with mechanics inspired by the Auto Chess genre.

Why similar: Tower Defense 33.5%, Tactical 13.2%, Strategy 9.7%, Cartoony 9.3%, Building 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D tower defense game that focuses on tactical positioning and strategic enemy management.

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 24%, Deckbuilding 18.1%, Roguelite 13.2%, Tactical 9.1%, Resource Management 8%

Why You'll Like It: This game integrates resource management and deckbuilding into a tower defense structure.

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: Tower Defense 22.2%, Base Building 16.1%, Deckbuilding 15.6%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 12.4% ★, Roguelike 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike strategy game that centers on base-building and tower defense mechanics.

Form your own genre with skills in different elements, use building rewards to build your own unique maze in randomly generated levels, and fight to survive waves of monsters to win

Why similar: Tower Defense 30.4%, Deckbuilding 17.7%, Roguelite 13.6%, Base Building 13%, Roguelike 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends auto-battler mechanics with tower defense and deckbuilding for a unique strategic challenge.

The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run

Why similar: Tower Defense 22.5%, Base Building 17.3%, Deckbuilding 12%, Roguelite 11.5%, Roguelike 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines real-time strategy and tower defense with a dark fantasy aesthetic.

As the kingdom's most promising pioneer, embark on a legendary journey to tame the frontier! Build thriving towns across various landscapes, fending off waves of diverse enemies until you establish a firm foothold and have explored everything the eye can see!

Why similar: Tower Defense 33.8%, Base Building 22.4%, Roguelite 13.2%, Strategy 8.9%, Deckbuilding 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A medieval-themed tower defense game that incorporates city-building and base management.

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 29.1%, Deckbuilding 18%, Base Building 17.6%, Building 9.7%, Strategy 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward yet challenging tower defense game with roguelite progression.

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 27.8%, Roguelite 14.4%, Roguelike 11.7%, Base Building 11.5%, Tactical 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It features city-building and sandbox elements within a tower defense framework.

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 35.8%, Base Building 16.4%, Tactical 11.9%, Strategy 10.5%, 3D 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a sandbox-style tower defense experience with 3D visuals and strategic depth.

Vault of the Void is a fast-paced roguelike deckbuilder where the power is in your hands. Continuously customise your deck, crafting powerful combos and ingenious strategies. Upgrade your cards with Void Stones, infusing them with new abilities to help defeat the minions of The Void!

Why similar: Deckbuilding 25.1%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.5% ★, Roguelite 16.3%, Roguelike 12%, Strategy 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: While not a tower defense game, its deep deckbuilding mechanics will appeal to fans of Emberward's card-based strategy.

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 26.1%, Base Building 16.2%, Roguelite 11.2%, Roguelike 9.5%, Tactical 9.1%

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 25.9%, Deckbuilding 19.1%, Roguelite 15%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 12.1% ★, Roguelike 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite tower defense game that pits players against waves of zombies.

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 42.4%, Roguelike 16.4%, Tactical 13.5%, Strategy 11%, Cartoony 8.3%

Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.

Why similar: Tower Defense 72.1%, Strategy 13.2%, 3D 5.2%, Fantasy 4.5%, Cartoony 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented tower defense game that emphasizes trap placement and maze-like combat arenas.

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: Deckbuilding 24%, Tower Defense 19.9%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 19.7% ★, Roguelite 17.2%, Strategy 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced deckbuilder that incorporates tower defense elements for a chaotic and fun experience.

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 28.6%, Base Building 20%, Roguelite 14%, Roguelike 10.1%, Resource Management 8.5%

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 49.1%, Tactical 15.2%, Building 11.9%, Strategy 9.7%, Fantasy 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic action-tower defense hybrid that focuses on character progression and strategic defense building.

Crystal Guardians prologue (small slice of the full game) is a tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Fight off waves and defend the base crystal. Gear up your towers with a powerful combination of items for your personal strategy. In a procedural map, find hidden powers and conquer the enemy.

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.2%, Base Building 14.6%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 11%, Strategy 6.9%

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

Why similar: Tower Defense 43.6%, Tactical 15.3%, Building 12.7%, Strategy 12.1%, Fantasy 4.7%

This is a strategy game that combines tower defense with Roguelike. Unlike traditional tower defense game, the towers in the game are vehicles that move along ‘loops’.You need to create defense loop and build battle trains to defend against enemy attacks.

Why similar: Tower Defense 31.5%, Base Building 16.5%, Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 12.3% ★, Strategy 9.3%

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 25.5%, Deckbuilding 14.8%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 12.9% ★, Roguelite 10.8%, Tactical 9.3%

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 31.9%, Deckbuilding 23.7%, Roguelite 16.1%, Roguelike 9.1%, Strategy 7.9%

Cross Blitz is a unique RPG deckbuilder featuring fast-paced tactical combat with loads of cards to collect and synergies to wield. Explore, level up, craft new cards and build the perfect decks as you carve your own path to victory!

Why similar: Deckbuilding 33.1%, Roguelite 23.7%, Tactical 11.2%, Roguelike 10.5%, Strategy 10.4%

Grid management roguelike tower defense that emphasizes mechanics and features dazzling visual effects. Don't overthink it, just stack and play! Enhancement modules boost your attributes, affix modules change the mechanics, and more... all within the grid. Time to create a new and improved build!

Why similar: Tower Defense 28.1%, Deckbuilding 16.9%, Roguelite 16.7%, Roguelike 10.6%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 8.8% ★

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 38%, Roguelite 16.4%, Roguelike 15.2%, Tactical 14.4%, Strategy 7.2%

Build your duchy piece by piece in this refreshing hybrid rogue-lite game. Use block-dropping mechanics to collect resources, recruit troops to fight against belligerent armies, and let every block shape your realm, leading your path to victory!

Why similar: Roguelite 30.5%, Roguelike 25.3%, Strategy 16.6%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Colorful 5.3%

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 18.1%, Roguelite 14.8%, Tactical 9.7%, Building 8.6%

"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 40.4%, Tactical 15%, Strategy 11.9%, Cartoony 11.4%, Fantasy 6.7%

Epic Auto Towers is a turn-based strategy game combining elements of autobattler, deckbuilder and roguelike. Purchase uncommon and rare Towers and build the strongest combo to withstand the monster assault! Discover unusual new Tower combinations as you come back for more.

Why similar: Deckbuilding 32.7%, Tower Defense 16.6%, Roguelike 16.5%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.2% ★, Strategy 10.9%

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: Deckbuilding 21.8%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.2% ★, Roguelite 15.7%, Base Building 11.9%, Roguelike 11.8%

Cube Chaos is a complex strategy roguelike about placing units to create giant armies, factories, combos, or self replicating murder crabs, overwhelming and outsmarting your opponents. Build and adapt new strategies each run using a ludicrous variety of units, perks and more.

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.7% ★, Base Building 16.3%, Roguelite 16%, Roguelike 11.3%, Tower Defense 8.3%

A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!

Why similar: Roguelite 23.9%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.2% ★, Deckbuilding 20.9%, Roguelike 14%, Strategy 8.4%

Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!

Why similar: Deckbuilding 24.8%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 19.8% ★, Roguelite 17.4%, Roguelike 14.2%, Strategy 8.2%

Free Tower Defense game with unique roguelike elements. Custom base building mechanics allow you to create your own base and maze with tiles earned after each wave. Unleash a variety of monsters, each with its own evolution path and unique skills, and evolve them into legendary creatures.

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.7%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 11.4%, Base Building 9.6%, Strategy 8.2%

DICEOMANCER is a roguelike deck-building game. Though you long for a peaceful life, you're forced to embark on an adventure. In this world of swords, magic, and guns, make good use of your dice and deck to find a way back to tranquility! What can the dice be used for? To change... anything.

Why similar: Deckbuilding 27.6%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.2% ★, Strategy 19.9%, Roguelike 15.9%, Colorful 6.9%

FrostBound is a roguelike deck-building tower defense set in an endless winter. Build your base, master 500+ cards, and withstand relentless waves to end the eternal frost.

Why similar: Deckbuilding 45.5%, Roguelike 21.2%, Roguelite 15.7%, Strategy 12.9%, Indie 2.5%

A turn-based tactical roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Play solo or co-op, create powerful builds, and save the Atheneum.

Why similar: Roguelite 25.4%, Roguelike 18.5%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Strategy 11.8%, Magic 11.4%

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 24.9%, Deckbuilding 19.7%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 10.8%, Procedural Generation 7%

Classic Warcraft III TD customs meet roguelike strategy. Summon and merge units to evolve them into legendary figures like Joan of Arc, Guan Yu, and Lovecraft—Legendary heroes from across time and space await! Prove your ultimate synergy against endless waves of enemies.

Why similar: Tower Defense 27.2%, Deckbuilding 17.5%, Tactical 13.3%, Roguelike 11.1%, Roguelite 10.6%

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 34.5%, Base Building 18.5%, Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 12%, Procedural Generation 9.1%

Farm, sell, learn, repeat. Terracards is a tactical roguelike-deckbuilder where you manage your own farm, You'll utilize animals, crops, and structures through cards, transforming them into valuable resources and wealth with each turn. But beware - deplete your funds, and it's game over.

Why similar: Deckbuilding 21%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.9% ★, Base Building 15.5%, Roguelite 15%, Roguelike 8.5%

Islets Defense is a turn-based tower defense game in which you build a small village to gather resources and defend your castle. Carefully plan your actions, as each move brings the enemy waves closer! Strategize building placements and play your cards wisely, as timing and order are key.

Why similar: Tower Defense 32.8%, Base Building 22.1%, Resource Management 10.4%, Building 10.2%, Strategy 9.4%

A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.

Why similar: Tower Defense 47.5%, Base Building 17.6%, Strategy 12.5%, Building 8.7%, 3D 4.1%