- #1 Infested Planet
97% 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 43.1%, RTS 22.5%, Strategy 11.1%, Tactical 7.4%, Sci-fi 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features intense real-time tactical combat against overwhelming alien swarms that require careful positioning and strategy.
- #2 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: Tower Defense 30.5%, Zombies 22.9%, RTS 21.3%, Survival 13.5%, Strategy 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game is the gold standard for massive-scale zombie horde survival and tactical base building.
- #3 MarZ: Tactical Base Defense
96% 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 33.9%, RTS 15.8%, Zombies 15.1%, Tactical 11.2%, Gore 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similar focus on base management and tactical tower placement to defend against waves of undead.
- #4 Zombie Night Terror
95% matchVery Positive93% of 3,910 reviews2016
Dev: NoClipPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Prepare yourself for the most thrilling night of your life! Something strange has happened and people everywhere are turning into blood thirsty walking corpses. But guess who’s the brains behind this hungry undead army? YOU! So spread this pandemic and wipe humanity off the planet.
Why similar: Zombies 55.5%, Strategy 12.8%, Gore 12.2%, Action 5.2%, Comedy 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical game where you manage a horde of zombies, offering a unique perspective on the survival-strategy genre.
- #5 Sanctum 2
94% matchVery Positive90% of 14,356 reviews2013
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.
Why similar: Tower Defense 75.2%, Sci-fi 6.7%, Strategy 6.5%, Survival 3.9%, Action 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly blends first-person shooter action with tower defense mechanics, mirroring the active defense style of Endless Horde.
- #6 Infectonator: Survivors
94% matchMixed67% of 1,151 reviews2016
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Infectonator : Survivors" is a Randomized Permadeath Survival Simulator that combines RTS, Tower Defense, Roguelike, and Management-Simulation gameplay. The goal is to lead a group of survivors in a struggle to stay alive and find rescue in a zombie apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Zombies 29.7%, Tower Defense 28.9%, Survival 14.3%, Strategy 8.2%, Gore 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends survival and strategy, forcing players to manage a group of survivors against a relentless zombie horde.
- #7 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival
93% matchVery Positive88% of 428 reviews2023
Dev: Refinery Games
Windows
Get ready for the ULTIMATE tower defense onslaught. Build, deploy, research and upgrade your defenses in this epic, old school RTS inspired sci-fi adventure.
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.1%, Zombies 15.9%, Tactical 13%, Survival 12.4%, Sci-fi 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A polished tower defense experience that emphasizes tactical placement and survival against futuristic threats.
- #8 Ultimate Zombie Defense
92% matchVery Positive85% of 4,653 reviews2020
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them?
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.7%, Zombies 26.9%, Gore 11.4%, Survival 9.2%, Violent 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This top-down shooter features base building and trap mechanics specifically designed for surviving endless waves of zombies.
- #9 Last Hope - Tower Defense
91% matchVery Positive83% of 456 reviews2016
Dev: JE Software
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Zombie Tower Defense: Join the ongoing war, in an open world, against the undead zombie horde. Choose between multiple powerful heroes all with unique epic gear and skills! With the wide variety of towers you can create your own perfect strategy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 63%, Zombies 27.4%, Strategy 6.7%, Indie 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the classic tower defense loop of upgrading defenses and managing resources to survive zombie onslaughts.
- #10 Grim Nights
91% 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 39.2%, Zombies 17.1%, RTS 16.8%, Survival 13.3%, Strategy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D strategy game that combines base building and tower defense with a constant threat of nightly zombie attacks.
- #11 Diplomacy is Not an Option
89% 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: Zombies 27.4%, Tower Defense 23.6%, RTS 14.1%, War 12.3%, Tactical 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on building and defending a base against thousands of enemies, providing a similar sense of scale and urgency.
- #12 Orcs Must Die! 2
90% matchVery Positive92% of 19,505 reviews2012
Dev: Robot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.
Why similar: Tower Defense 74.6%, Comedy 6.9%, Strategy 6.8%, Action 4.4%, Funny 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes active combat and creative trap placement to stop waves of enemies from breaching your base.
- #13 The Last Stand: Aftermath
89% matchVery Positive81% of 6,552 reviews2021
Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
From the creators of The Last Stand: Union City and Dead Zone comes an all-new singleplayer rogue-lite action adventure. After you become infected by the zombie virus, you set out to explore the post-apocalypse and find hope for your fellow survivors. You can still make a difference. Don't give up.
Why similar: Zombies 49.7%, Survival 27.3%, Violent 15.7%, Action 4.3%, Singleplayer 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the gritty, survival-focused atmosphere of fighting through zombie-infested environments with limited resources.
- #14 GROSS
88% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2023
Dev: hangry owl games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
GROSS is a unique twist on the classic tower defense genre. After building your defenses, you will jump into the action to take on enemies head-on. Make sure to collect as much cash as possible to upgrade your defenses and stay ahead of the game. Can you outlast the waves of enemies?
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.5%, Gore 14.7%, Zombies 14.7%, Dark Humor 13.3%, Strategy 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This unique title combines first-person shooter action with tower defense, requiring players to build traps between waves.
- #15 Defense: Abominations
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: Ominous Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defense: Abominations is a first person tower defense game where you try to survive the abominations stored in the laboratory, as long as you can.
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.8%, Gore 20.3%, Violent 18%, Zombies 10%, Survival 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A direct take on the tower defense genre that focuses on gore and survival against grotesque monsters.
- #16 Frontline Zed
86% matchMixed59% of 333 reviews2019
Dev: Richard EastPub: Volcanic Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Defend your fortified barricade by night, collect weapons and conduct repairs by day. Survive long enough to make your way through America and towards rescue.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30%, Zombies 19.3%, Gore 14.1%, Violent 12.8%, Survival 11%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced survival game where you must repair barricades and manage ammunition to survive the night.
- #17 Oh My Gore!
86% matchVery Positive87% of 537 reviews2016
Dev: bumblebee.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 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 29.1%, Gore 28.5%, Violent 13.3%, Dark Humor 10.5%, Strategy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the violent, tactical nature of tower defense with a focus on dark, gory themes.
- #18 Yet Another Zombie Defense
84% matchVery Positive87% of 12,360 reviews2014
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive? Build your base by day, defend it by night. Play in online or local co-op. Stay alive as long as you can.
Why similar: Zombies 82.3%, Tower Defense 9.1%, Survival 4.8%, Strategy 1%, Action 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: A simple yet addictive survival game focused on building defensive structures and holding out against waves of zombies.
- #19 Mostly Intense Monster Defense
85% matchVery Positive91% of 65 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 29.1%, Real Time Tactics 16.2%, RTS 14.5%, Dark Humor 10.5%, Zombies 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a humorous but challenging take on real-time tactical defense against monster hordes.
- #20 No Creeps Were Harmed TD
81% matchVery Positive89% of 482 reviews2024
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Employ lethal turrets, traps, and gadgets to defend against an onslaught of evolving creeps! Step into a twisted, hyper 3D, mind bending realm. Upgrade and adapt your defenses. Become a master maze crafter. Collect bizarre artifacts. Rush creeps for lucrative rewards, and succumb to greed!
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.5%, Real Time Tactics 15.2%, Survival 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Tactical 9%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D tower defense game that focuses on complex pathing and strategic defense placement.
- #21 OTTTD
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 356 reviews2014
Dev: SMG Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.8 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 30.9%, RTS 16.5%, Gore 12.8%, Real Time Tactics 11.7%, Violent 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic tower defense game that features heavy gore and action-oriented gameplay similar to the seed game.
- #22 Zombie Builder Defense
83% matchMixed67% of 509 reviews2018
Dev: Noham Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Top down, action packed, multiplayer, zombie shooter. Build your base with friends and see how long you can survive the endless horde of zombies. Level up with friends, or alone, how you die is up to you.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.8%, Zombies 24.2%, Survival 12.6%, Gore 11.4%, Violent 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It allows for deep base customization and cooperative defense against increasingly difficult zombie waves.
- #23 Defend Your Life: TD
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,092 reviews2015
Dev: Alda Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Defend Your Life! Is tower defense set in human body where players are fighting against villain hordes of viruses and bacteria. Levels and units correspond to reality of human anatomy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.5%, RTS 15.8%, Real Time Tactics 15.1%, Survival 9.5%, Tactical 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tower defense experience that emphasizes strategic placement to protect against invading forces.
- #24 Tower Survivors
82% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Final Screw
Windows · Linux
Fight an endless horde of evil minions and survive as long as you can. Collect loot and purchase new upgrades and magic abilities. Summon allies to stand along side you and survive the horde!
Why similar: Tower Defense 59.7%, Zombies 23.4%, Strategy 5.3%, Action 5%, Casual 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game adds rogue-lite elements to the tower defense genre, offering a fresh take on survival mechanics.
- #25 Minimalist Tower Defense
78% 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 50.2%, Real Time Tactics 25.2%, Survival 10.7%, Strategy 7.8%, Casual 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A clean, tactical approach to the tower defense genre that focuses on pure strategy and real-time decision making.
- #26 Countless Army
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Dos Estrellas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become the villain and raise an army of undead in this real-time reverse tower defense strategy game. Send waves of monsters to battle and aid them with your evil magic until they break your enemies’ defenses. It’s time for you to rule over the continent with an iron fist as its Dark Lord!
Why similar: Tower Defense 46%, Tactical 17.7%, Funny 8.6%, Strategy 8.1%, War 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the tactical placement of units to hold back an endless tide of enemies.
- #27 Dungeon Defenders
78% matchVery Positive93% of 18,745 reviews2011
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 42.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 54.1%, Tactical 15%, Survival 13.4%, Funny 8.1%, Strategy 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic action-RPG tower defense game that allows for deep character customization and strategic base building.
- #28 SwarmZ
79% matchMixed66% of 401 reviews2019
Dev: Mutiny Software
Windows
Face massive zombie swarms in this funny post-apocalyptic tactical sandbox! Do you know what it's like to be surrounded by 100,000 zombies? Well, you're about to find out!
Why similar: Zombies 35%, Strategy 19.3%, Tactical 18.7%, Action 9.4%, Funny 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy game that focuses on the sheer scale of zombie swarms and how to manage them strategically.
- #29 Firebase Defence
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 61 reviews2019
Dev: Rasmus Agergaard
Windows
Firebase Defence is a new spin on the traditional tower defence gameplay. You have to defend yourself from the waves upon waves of incoming enemies. You are free to build, place and manage your available resources and units in any way you want. But failing to balance those will result in defeat!
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.2%, Gore 16.2%, Violent 14.3%, RTS 7.9%, Real Time Tactics 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, action-oriented defense game that focuses on holding a single position against waves of enemies.
- #30 Dead Horde
81% matchMostly Negative34% of 658 reviews2011
Dev: DnS Development
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
As a survivor of the mutant virus, make your way through the city and wipe out the hordes of flesh eating mutants. Teamwork is the key to survive the DEAD HORDE...
Why similar: Zombies 69%, Survival 13.4%, Action 10.8%, Indie 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy survival game that pits players against massive zombie swarms in a desperate fight for survival.
- #31 They Are Coming!
77% matchMixed47% of 53 reviews2022
Dev: Wild Pepper GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
They are coming! Ravenous, insatiable, and absolutely unstoppable zombies, a Wunderwaffe that went horribly wrong. It’s up to you to usher in the age of the zombie, by munching on every brain in sight! Build up a horde, dodge enemy weapons, and gnaw a mark on human history!
Why similar: Zombies 42.4%, Destruction 23.1%, Survival 15.1%, Strategy 8.4%, Action 7%
- #32 Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
75% matchVery Positive84% of 3,026 reviews2017
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Top-down zombie shooter with tower defense elements featuring up to 4 players local and online co-op. Build your base by day, defend it by night, put your skills to the test to stay alive as long as possible! Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive?
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.3%, Zombies 22.2%, Gore 13.9%, Violent 12.9%, Survival 8.8%
- #33 Defence to death
77% matchMixed55% of 272 reviews2017
Dev: Laush Dmitriy SergeevichPub: Laush Studio
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
"Defence to death" - game in genre "Tower Defence". Defend Your castle from monster! Show Your's strength and wisdom.
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.3%, Zombies 17.6%, RTS 12.9%, Real Time Tactics 10.9%, Survival 8.6%
- #34 Age of Darkness: Final Stand
70% 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: Tower Defense 41.6%, RTS 23.7%, Tactical 15.2%, Survival 12.7%, Strategy 6.8%
- #35 Zombie Simulator
74% matchVery Positive81% of 133 reviews2021
Dev: ZHANG FANPub: SHEN JIAWEI
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Huge Wave of Zombies Are Coming! Control hundreds of swarming zombies to conquer the entire city!
Why similar: Zombies 24.6%, Survival 17.5%, Destruction 15.7%, Gore 12.2%, Dark Humor 10.5%
- #36 Candy Disaster - Tower Defense
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 336 reviews2021
Dev: ACE Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Candy Disaster is 3D trap-style tower defense game where you guard candies against alien thieves! Unlock powerful and clever traps, choose your arsenal for different bases, and find the deadliest trap combination - then watch those space goons walk into their death!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.9%, Zombies 19%, Survival 16.9%, Funny 10.9%, Comedy 9.2%
- #37 CARNAGE OFFERING Tower Defense
72% matchVery Positive90% of 306 reviews2023
Dev: FuturtechPub: Nova's Army
Windows
The replicator robots are back! It's 2528. The machines are increasingly infecting the planets with genetically modified monsters. Challenge them and try to stop the onslaught. Upgrade buildings and heroes, mine resources, discover technology and fight to save humanity!
Why similar: Tower Defense 59.5%, RTS 28.7%, Strategy 9.4%, Action 1.4%, Indie 1.1%
- #38 Atom Zombie Smasher
74% matchVery Positive90% of 2,085 reviews2011
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
The zombie apocalypse is upon us and it's up to you to evacuate everyone before they fall prey to the undead. Conduct massive rescue operations with a helping hand from snipers, artillery crews, orbital bombardments, and more.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.4%, Real Time Tactics 17.8%, Zombies 17.8%, RTS 15.6%, Tactical 9.7%
- #39 YORG.io
73% matchVery Positive90% of 730 reviews2019
Dev: Tobias SpringerPub: tobspr Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
YORG.io is a game with an original twist on supply chains and zombies. Your goal is to build a base which survives the night which is when zombies attack. Build and upgrade defensive towers to protect your base and try to survive as long as possible.
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.1%, Zombies 21.9%, Strategy 13.1%, Casual 5.1%, Indie 4.8%
- #40 Spartans Vs Zombies Defense
76% matchMixed47% of 756 reviews2015
Dev: Lei
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
In this tug-of-war, casual defense game， you play Leonidas who is the hero-king of Sparta, against hordes of attacking zombies in Thermopylae. Recruit allies and build defenses to stop them!
Why similar: Tower Defense 52.8%, Zombies 22%, Strategy 10.5%, Casual 6.2%, Indie 5.7%
- #41 Defend Your Castle
76% matchMixed55% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: XGen Studios
Windows
Defend your Castle against the relentless army of crayon invaders! Those crafty barbarian hordes have amassed their forces once again to challenge your domain. Will you and your court rise to the challenge, or stand aside as they raze your Castle to the ground?
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.1%, Gore 12.9%, Survival 12.1%, Strategy 10.9%, Comedy 9.9%
- #42 Northend Tower Defense
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,398 reviews2024
Dev: Northend Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Jump into a realtime strategy, action filled battlefield, deploy relentless soldiers, unlock powerful troops and vehicles, upgrade your army, decimate the enemy. If that's not enough, jump into a chaotic Zombie mode, with traps, fun upgrades, and a new gameplay!
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.5%, Real Time Tactics 19.8%, War 17.4%, Tactical 12.9%, Strategy 6.2%
- #43 Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,302 reviews2014
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 64.9%, Tactical 11.2%, Strategy 6.9%, Funny 5.7%, Comedy 3.3%
- #44 DEADCRAFT
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 153 reviews2022
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Farm the dead to stay alive in DEADCRAFT, a new twist on the zombie survival-action genre! As a half-zombie, grow an army of loyal undead followers and build an arsenal to equip them to take revenge on the rulers of humanity's last city.
Why similar: Zombies 33.8%, Survival 21.5%, Dark Humor 20.1%, Funny 9.8%, Tower Defense 6.9%
- #45 Fiery Disaster
75% matchMixed54% of 56 reviews2016
Dev: Vogelfänger
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Test your mind with this twist on a Tower Defense genre, wrapped up in a deep, dark story! Play as a scientist punishing ignorant peasants with burning balls of lava!
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.7%, Tactical 15.3%, Survival 13.2%, Strategy 10.7%, Action 6.1%
- #46 Last Outpost
69% 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 41.5%, RTS 21.5%, Zombies 18.3%, Tactical 9.5%, Strategy 6.6%
- #47 Necrosmith
67% matchVery Positive86% of 5,302 reviews2022
Dev: Alawar
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A necromancer simulator. Assemble the dead using different body parts while upgrading your tower, combine the abilities of the different fantastic races to fight your way through the hordes of enemies and overrun the ’chosen ones’. To tell the truth, the dead are pretty, uhm, dumb.
Why similar: Tower Defense 54.1%, Zombies 34.5%, Strategy 8.9%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #48 Zombo Buster Advance
70% matchVery Positive83% of 242 reviews2020
Dev: FIREBEAST
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Zombo Buster Advance is a tower defense game taking place inside buildings with interchangeable elevators. Deploy, swap and shoot like a boss!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31%, Zombies 17.1%, RTS 14.7%, Real Time Tactics 14.1%, Survival 7.2%
- #49 Zombie City Defense 2
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 208 reviews2016
Dev: Mozg Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In a near future, the world has been devastated by a virus turning humanity into zombies. You are Iron Corps, the last defense of civilization traveling the world to find resources, help people and find answers. Will you survive long enough?
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.5%, Zombies 25%, Strategy 10.4%, Tactical 10.1%, War 8.8%
- #50 Evolit
67% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: Steel Heart GamesPub: Teneke Kafalar Spotlight
Windows
Take charge of the galaxy's defense! With strategic moves, stop waves of cute yet dangerous enemies and prevent them from reaching the end of the road. Enhance your tactics with a variety of cards and unique towers, and stand against Evo! Strategy and infinity await here.
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.1%, Survival 10.7%, Comedy 10.4%, Tactical 7.6%, Funny 7.6%
- #51 Utopia Must Fall
66% matchVery Positive95% of 1,042 reviews2024
Dev: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Defend humanity's last surviving metropolis from mysterious alien machinations in this challenging base-defense arcade shooter. Featuring rapid upgrade progression, procedurally generated attack waves, dark humor and laser-sharp aesthetics.
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.9%, Dark Comedy 24.5%, Dark Humor 16.8%, Sci-fi 9%, Funny 6.7%
- #52 First Day: Home Defender
71% matchMixed66% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: BadWolf GamesPub: HandMade Games
Windows · Linux
Build and protect your home after a nuclear apocalypse!
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.9%, Strategy 23.3%, Gore 23.2%, Casual 12.1%, Indie 9.9%
- #53 Cataclismo
63% 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: Tower Defense 27.1%, Zombies 16.5%, RTS 15.9%, War 12.3%, Tactical 10.6%
- #54 Survivor
69% matchMixed55% of 223 reviews2021
Dev: kolacape
Windows
Get ready for an intense survival battle against an ever-growing horde of zombies. Play solo or co-op with friends, test your shooting skills and luck in this relentless combat and see how long you can stay alive.
Why similar: Zombies 56.1%, Survival 23.4%, Action 6.7%, Casual 5.3%, Indie 4.6%
- #55 Radiant Defense
69% matchVery Positive83% of 146 reviews2014
Dev: Hexage
Windows
MILLIONS OF ALIENS WILL DIE!Radiant Defense is a tower defense game set in a vibrant universe invaded by countless alien hordes.Build your space fortress any way you wish, set up wide variety of weapons and traps and let the invasions begin!
Why similar: Tower Defense 53.3%, Real Time Tactics 20.2%, Strategy 9.5%, Sci-fi 5.1%, Casual 4.4%
- #56 Zombie Gunship Survival
67% matchMixed50% of 2,199 reviews2021
Dev: Flaregames
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
The Apocalypse came and went. All we have left is our will to survive, the endless hordes of zombies, and enough bullets to rip them all to shreds.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.3%, Zombies 19.5%, Real Time Tactics 18.7%, War 15.2%, Survival 11.2%
- #57 Flesh Eaters
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,351 reviews2016
Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Flesh Eaters is retro style single player RTS zombie survival game with resource gathering and crafting. Zombies are everywhere! You must gather resources to build barricades, upgrade weapons and armour and explore the city under the siege of the dead
Why similar: Zombies 39.4%, RTS 13%, Indie 12.4%, Real Time Tactics 10.7%, Survival 9.5%
- #58 WAR RATS: The Rat em Up
61% matchVery Positive96% of 339 reviews2025
Dev: wootusart Industries
Windows
The rats told me to make this game. Run and gun alongside your troops in the Great Rat War against the vile TechnoRat armies. Recruit units, build structures, collect gear and upgrade your weapons to turn the tide of battle in your favor. The TechnoRat is all consuming!
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.4%, Dark Humor 18.9%, Funny 12.2%, Strategy 7.2%, Action 6.3%
- #59 Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 150,567 reviews2009
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.2%, Zombies 26.1%, Strategy 5.8%, Comedy 4.9%, Survival 3.8%
