- #1 Dungeon Village
97% matchVery Positive89% of 794 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Build a heroic hamlet that warriors and merchants can call home!
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.6%, Building 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Fantasy 13.5%, Simulation 8.5%
- #2 Kingdom's Deck
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 469 reviews2025
Dev: Ivan AcoPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Build by day, defend by night! Kingdom's Deck is a card-based city builder where you build and protect your Kingdom from the enemy siege. Build your deck, deploy your cards wisely, defend your walls, manage your resources, and respond to various events that will shape your Kingdom!
Why similar: Base Building 22.2%, Colony Sim 18.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Card Game 10.9%, Roguelike 9.6%
- #3 Stacklands
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,480 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures. 🃏 For example, dragging a Villager card on top of a Berry Bush card will spawn Berry cards which the villagers can eat to survive. 🃏 Play your cards right and expand your village!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 22.7%, Roguelite 21.7%, Card Game 19.9%, Building 13%, Strategy 10.6%
- #4 Founders' Fortune
96% matchVery Positive80% of 2,181 reviews2020
Dev: Dionic Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A fantasy village builder focusing on creative building, colonist psychology and base defense. Handle resources, farming, production, tools, diplomacy, families, trading, defense, and research, as well as the wishes, expectations, thoughts, and equipment of every villager.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39%, Base Building 29.8%, Building 12.4%, Simulation 9.5%, Strategy 9%
- #5 Super Fantasy Kingdom
94% matchVery Positive87% of 5,669 reviews2025
Dev: Super Fantasy GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Deckbuilding 28.5%, Roguelite 19.1%, Roguelike 16.4%, Card Game 13.4%, Strategy 10.9%
- #6 Dungeon Village 2
94% matchVery Positive87% of 660 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Recruit adventurers and monsters to create your own RRG-style town!
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.5%, Real Time Tactics 21.1%, Simulation 12.9%, Strategy 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
- #7 These Doomed Isles
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 223 reviews2024
Dev: Triplevision Games LimitedPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Harvest cards to raise land from the sea, build settlements and rain fire upon invaders in this survival city-builder with roguelike deckbuilding mechanics. Choose from 4 gods with unique cards, playstyles and abilities to lead their civilisations to victory in strategic run-based gameplay!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 16.9%, Colony Sim 15.5%, Base Building 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Roguelike 9%
- #8 Phoenix Hope
92% matchMixed61% of 170 reviews2021
Dev: Honorable Pixel
Windows
Phoenix Hope is a pixel art 2D real-time, side-view strategy game in which you must develop your colony during the day and repel waves of monsters at night.
Why similar: Base Building 22.8%, Colony Sim 20.3%, Simulation 10.8%, Strategy 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #9 Castle Cardians
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 133 reviews2021
Dev: 风宇冲
Windows
Castle Cardians fused card games,roguelike and real time colony defense together. Build your powerful deck, defend the castle and beat invaders.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 28.8%, Real Time Tactics 16.7%, Card Game 13%, Roguelike 13%, Strategy 10.6%
- #10 The King is Watching
89% matchVery Positive89% of 9,652 reviews2025
Dev: HypnoheadPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Base Building 19.7%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Real Time Tactics 13%, Roguelike 11.7%, Roguelite 11.7%
- #11 Ratropolis
90% matchVery Positive88% of 5,498 reviews2020
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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%, Real Time Tactics 17.3%, Roguelite 14.8%, Card Game 10.2%, Roguelike 10.1%
- #12 Fantasy Town Regional Manager
91% matchVery Positive80% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Caps Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run a fantasy town for adventurers. Save it from monsters. Save it from itself. Watch it crumble to dust. Do it all again.
Why similar: Roguelite 27.9%, Card Game 19.8%, Building 15%, Fantasy 13.8%, Strategy 13.1%
- #13 Demon Castle Story
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 164 reviews2026
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Demon Castle Building Dungeon Management Simulation
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.2%, Simulation 22.1%, Strategy 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Building 6.4%
- #14 The Lost Village
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,097 reviews2024
Dev: FunYoo Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 39.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Once there was a prosperous village of Martials, now none of it remains. As the son of the former Master, you will lead your followers to rebuild this village. Recruit followers and enter the mysterious illusional domain, acquire lost wonders. Will you see the rebirth of ancestors’ glory again?
Why similar: Base Building 23.6%, Real Time Tactics 15.8%, Roguelite 14.3%, Roguelike 9.5%, Colony Sim 9%
- #15 Territory: Farming and Warfare
86% matchVery Positive85% of 715 reviews2026
Dev: Wit Studio
Windows
From a small village of a dozen people to a small kingdom of thousands of people. Arrange for residents to work, gathering, fishing and hunting, farming and mining, processing and manufacturing. Trade, accumulate supplies, increase your strength, and fight evil forces and monsters.
Why similar: Base Building 23.5%, Real Time Tactics 17%, Colony Sim 15.2%, Building 9.6%, Simulation 9.5%
- #16 Aurora Defense
87% matchMixed63% of 97 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: Base Building 18.8%, Deckbuilding 18.4%, Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 12.2%, RTS 8.9%
- #17 Gnomes
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,709 reviews2025
Dev: DYSTOPIAN
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 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: Base Building 25%, Colony Sim 21.5%, Roguelike 18.1%, Roguelite 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #18 Crafting Town
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Musa GUNGOR
Windows
Crafting Town Is : A Crafting game with Simulation&Building where you can Craft and Develop your Village, Source Management and Quests.
Why similar: Base Building 25.8%, Immersive Sim 16.6%, Simulation 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Building 11.9%
- #19 Incremental Town RPG
84% matchMixed60% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Overaction Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Incremental Town RPG lets you build and manage a thriving village. Master resource management, develop a robust economy, and enjoy a relaxing experience as you equip your settlement to conquer new lands and challenges!
Why similar: Base Building 33.4%, Colony Sim 29.5%, Simulation 13.6%, Building 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%
- #20 Kaya's Prophecy
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 231 reviews2025
Dev: Jérémie & ThibautPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Kaya’s Prophecy is a unique card based village builder! establish your village, gather resources, and craft tools and buildings in a vibrant world. Explore and combat various challenges and other groups in this colourful, deck-builder while appeasing your god to earn his favour.
Why similar: Colony Sim 23.9%, Deckbuilding 15%, Roguelite 15%, Roguelike 13.8%, Card Game 13%
- #21 Lords and Villeins
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 966 reviews2022
Dev: Honestly GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Build a prosperous settlement in a unique simulation of a feudal economy - each family runs their shop, owns their goods, and trades with other villagers in a free market. You will manage the land, build houses, organise events, set taxes, and balance supply and demand while engaging in diplomacy!
Why similar: Colony Sim 38.3%, Building 17.1%, Strategy 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Simulation 13.6%
- #22 Fantasy Kingdom Simulator
86% matchMixed47% of 210 reviews2016
Dev: SimProse StudiosPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Fantasy Kingdom Simulator transports you into a medieval realm where you reign as King of four villages, and your duty is to help them grow and blossom into fully developed cities. You'll be making meaningful choices, important decisions and face the consequences if you plan poorly.
Why similar: Strategy 50.4%, Simulation 49.6%
- #23 Odd Realm
81% matchVery Positive85% of 996 reviews2024
Dev: Unknown Origin Games Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Forge a new kingdom in a land recovering from the Fracture. Which of the surviving races will you lead to rebuild, explore, and conquer the unknown? The dwindling yet immortal Ancients? The bold and resourceful Humans? The life stealing Ardyn? Or the secretive Gwdir who shape living groves?
Why similar: Base Building 26.9%, Colony Sim 25.6%, Building 11.8%, Simulation 10%, Strategy 9.6%
- #24 Kainga: Seeds of Civilization
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 764 reviews2022
Dev: Erik RempenPub: Silk Softworks
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Welcome to the mystical world of Kainga, an unusual roguelite village-builder! Take control of a Thinker and, with the help of your people, grow a unique town to complete short challenges while discovering the world and adapting to the pressures of the environment, beasts and other tribes.
Why similar: Roguelite 38.6%, Strategy 17.6%, Base Building 13.6%, Deckbuilding 12.3%, Fantasy 10.1%
- #25 Warlords Under Siege
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 471 reviews2025
Dev: RedKar Devs
Windows
Warlords Under Siege is a mix of RTS and Roguelike genre, where you build a small city and defend it against continuous waves of enemies. Improve your assortment of weapons with each playthrough, unlocking new possibilities to beat the ever-increasing threat.
Why similar: Base Building 18.4%, Roguelite 15.3%, Deckbuilding 13.4%, Building 10.7%, Roguelike 9.6%
- #26 Neon Village
79% matchVery Positive89% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: Encraft
Windows
This game is a fusion of a "roguelike deck-builder" and "match-3 puzzle". Collect unique residents to create explosive synergies and develop a village glittering with neon!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 27.7%, Roguelike 18.8%, Roguelite 16.5%, Strategy 11.7%, Card Game 11.5%
- #27 Craft Hero
79% matchVery Positive83% of 399 reviews2022
Dev: PandaCat 熊喵独立游戏Pub: OKJOY
Windows
Gather resources by day, build and recruit by noon, defend your village by night! A new minimalism sandbox survival with countless new ideas – Craft Hero
Why similar: Base Building 28.8%, Roguelite 13.3%, Building 12.9%, Roguelike 12.1%, Simulation 9.8%
- #28 Gnomoria
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,535 reviews2016
Dev: Robotronic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Gnomoria is a sandbox village management game where you help lead a small group of gnomes, who have set out on their own, to thrive into a bustling kingdom! Anything you see can be broken down and rebuilt elsewhere.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.3%, Building 14.6%, Strategy 14.4%, Simulation 13.3%, Base Building 7.3%
- #29 Iron Village
77% matchVery Positive89% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar Chippy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
With the help of your railway, build houses, farms, warehouses, and more to create your village. Trade what your people make for other resources and gold to grow your village into a prospering town, and grow the railway into a powerhouse.
Why similar: Building 35.4%, Pixel Graphics 24.1%, Strategy 15.8%, Simulation 14.1%, Fantasy 7.6%
- #30 Desktopia: A Desktop Village Simulator
78% matchMostly Positive70% of 216 reviews2022
Dev: The Evergloom Team
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Desktopia is a city-builder game which simulates an evolving, medieval-esque village along the bottom of your desktop, allowing you to work, watch, or browse something else while you play.
Why similar: Simulation 30.9%, Strategy 13.3%, Immersive Sim 13%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Base Building 11.5%
- #31 Mountaincore
77% matchMixed65% of 261 reviews2025
Dev: Rocket Jump Technology
Windows · Mac · Linux
Settle an untamed wilderness with the might of Dwarven engineering and thoughtful planning! Design and build your colony towards fame and fortune in a deeply-simulated fantasy world. Chill out in peaceful mode with a bustling settlement, or fight for survival against monsters and invasions!
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.5%, Base Building 27%, Building 13.5%, Strategy 12.4%, Simulation 11.9%
- #32 Dungeon Tycoon
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,830 reviews2024
Dev: Lunheim StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm! Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?
Why similar: Base Building 26.9%, Building 16.9%, Strategy 14.7%, Fantasy 14.4%, Simulation 14.1%
- #33 Civitatem
78% matchMixed63% of 133 reviews2022
Dev: LW Games
Windows
Civitatem is a medieval city builder where you help your villagers raise a new settlement in dangerous lands by making use of their skills and available world resources.
Why similar: Base Building 34.7%, Strategy 26.6%, Simulation 23.6%, Building 13.5%, 2D 1.6%
- #34 Village Tale
73% matchVery Positive84% of 306 reviews2025
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Median: 20.7 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A relaxing idle village-building simulator nestled in the corner of your screen! Build, Craft, and Trade to guide your village from humble beginnings to a thriving trading hub, it's time to write your own Village Tale!
Why similar: Building 27.6%, Pixel Graphics 22.1%, Strategy 21.7%, Simulation 21.6%, Colorful 3.8%
- #35 Rise to Ruins
75% matchVery Positive88% of 7,745 reviews2019
Dev: Raymond DoerrPub: SixtyGig Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A brutal godlike village sim that melds the god game, management, and tower defense genres! Fight off hoards of monsters at night, and expand your village in the day time. Inspired by games like Black and White, Rimworld, and Dwarf Fortress but not quite like any of them.
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.8%, Base Building 25.7%, Strategy 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Simulation 8.8%
- #36 City idle
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 219 reviews2023
Dev: Grest Games OÜ
Windows
Experience a city-building game, where the citizens are fully simulated and every decision you make impacts their lives. From the Stone Age to the Iron Age and beyond, watch your civilization evolve and progress under your guidance.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.8%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Simulation 13.5%, Strategy 13.4%, Building 11.6%
- #37 Dwarf Fortress
72% matchVery Positive95% of 31,055 reviews2022
Dev: Bay 12 GamesPub: Kitfox Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 38.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
Why similar: Base Building 29.6%, Colony Sim 27.4%, Building 15.2%, Strategy 11.3%, Simulation 11.1%
- #38 Slimeward
71% matchVery Positive94% of 218 reviews2026
Dev: ByeolGamesPub: ByeolByte
Windows
Slimeward is an idle game where players build and upgrade a village, recruit heroes, and defeat Monster 'Slime' that fell in front of the house one day,
Why similar: Base Building 28.3%, Building 20.9%, Strategy 18.3%, Simulation 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #39 Flocking Hell
73% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Sextant Studios
Windows
Flocking Hell is a deeply strategic roguelite where you defend your pasture from demonic invasion. It blends calm exploration with auto-battler combat, offering a mix of easy-to-learn mechanics and thought-provoking gameplay. It also has a LOT of sheep 🐑😈
Why similar: Deckbuilding 26.2%, Base Building 14.9%, Roguelite 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Strategy 9.5%
- #40 Lucky Mayor
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 102 reviews2023
Dev: MadGoat Game Studio
Windows · Mac
This is a Rogue Deck-building game where you play as a mayor, recruit various citizens to earn coins, meet their needs, and submit enough coins by the deadline to complete challenges.
Why similar: Roguelite 22.8%, Deckbuilding 18.4%, Roguelike 15.6%, Card Game 15.2%, Strategy 14.9%
- #41 Edge Islands
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: LS Games
Windows
Discover a unique blend of Colony Sim and Tactical RPG. Recruit and train your heroes, build your outpost, explore dungeons and engage in turn-based strategic battles to protect and expand your domain. Shape your stories by managing moods, relationships, ambitions and more!
Why similar: Base Building 29.8%, Colony Sim 26.7%, Building 14.5%, Strategy 12.3%, Simulation 9.6%
- #42 Automatic Kingdom
71% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Matthew Pontarolo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build the perfect kingdom in this turn-based strategy game that combines elements of automation, board games, and city builders. Keep your kingdom happy, endure hostile Challenges, and unlock new cards as your kingdom becomes more prosperous.
Why similar: Base Building 33.2%, Card Game 27%, Strategy 21.6%, Fantasy 9.8%, Building 5.7%
- #43 Ninja Village
71% matchVery Positive94% of 519 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Lead a ninja clan in the war to unify feudal Japan!
Why similar: Colony Sim 34%, Building 18%, Strategy RPG 13.6%, Strategy 13.4%, Simulation 11%
- #44 Seeds of Resilience
74% matchMixed70% of 367 reviews2019
Dev: Subtle GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Ready to start anew? Build a village from scratch in Seeds of Resilience. Learn to choose the right items, understand nature's patterns, use real life-based constructions and craft techniques in this turn-based tycoon game.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.9%, Base Building 26%, Roguelite 14.8%, Building 14.7%, Strategy 8.6%
- #45 Pixel Survivors
74% matchMixed65% of 293 reviews2016
Dev: Patagoniart
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Pixel Survivors is a god management game. Create some land and build structures to keep your small society settled. See how long you can keep your village alive!
Why similar: Simulation 48.9%, Strategy 27.4%, Fantasy 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%
- #46 Little Kingdom RTS
69% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
Windows
Little Kingdom RTS is an indie real-time strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Gather resources, build settlements, raise walls, and grow your small kingdom. Command an army of knights, archers, and mages to fight off rival kingdoms, orcs, and undead.
Why similar: Base Building 25.4%, Real Time Tactics 20.5%, RTS 13.3%, Strategy 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #47 Factory Town Idle
69% matchVery Positive91% of 1,215 reviews2024
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 73.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
An entire town builder experience packed into a living spreadsheet. Build housing, assign workers, then craft and sell a huge variety of items to level up your town and expand your civilization across the world!
Why similar: Colony Sim 54.9%, Fantasy 24.5%, Simulation 13.7%, 2D 4.3%, Colorful 2.6%
- #48 A Hero's Rest: An RPG Town Simulator
70% matchMixed70% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: Vanargand Games
Windows
Build shops, craft items with hundreds of customization options, and manage your resources wisely to lead your Heroes to success. Immerse yourself as proprietor of a medieval fantasy town in a world abounding with Heroes and Monsters.
Why similar: Base Building 26%, CRPG 19.4%, Building 12.9%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Strategy RPG 11.2%
- #49 Grim Realms
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 425 reviews2024
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
A dark fantasy colony sim - will your colony end the Dread Storm and redeem mankind, or will they harness the dark powers for themselves? Guide your villagers as they struggle to stay alive in a world overrun by the undead.
Why similar: Base Building 27.5%, Colony Sim 27.4%, Building 11.3%, Strategy 10%, Simulation 8.9%
- #50 HEXAROMA: Village Builder
68% matchVery Positive82% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Almost a Game CompanyPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
HEXAROMA is a charming village builder set on a tiny island village where you start your Hexling colony! Place your buildings, and manage Hexling villagers on a hexagonal island. Plan your placements wisely, grow your settlement, optimize your colony and help your villagers thrive.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.8%, Deckbuilding 27.2%, Building 12.6%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Strategy 10%
- #51 Block Tower TD
70% matchVery Positive82% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: MyDreamForever
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.0 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: Roguelite 20.1%, Roguelike 18.1%, Base Building 17.9%, Strategy 13.1%, Fantasy 10.4%
- #52 Villages & Dungeons
66% matchVery Positive92% of 1,111 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: Deckbuilding 39.1%, Roguelike 19.9%, Card Game 14.6%, Strategy 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #53 First Feudal
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 634 reviews2021
Dev: Harpoon Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become a real medieval feudal lord: start with a small village and build it up into an enormous impenetrable castle. You will have to repel enemy raids: hide behind thick walls, lure your enemies into strategically placed traps, and even lead your loyal peasants into battle.
Why similar: Base Building 29.9%, Colony Sim 28.7%, Building 14.9%, Simulation 10.6%, Strategy 9.9%
- #54 Islets Defense
66% matchVery Positive93% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: MiniGoofPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Base Building 40.4%, Building 19.6%, Strategy 17.2%, Fantasy 9.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%
- #55 Mineral Defense
67% matchVery Positive90% of 241 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: Deckbuilding 20.5%, Base Building 19.6%, Roguelite 15.6%, Roguelike 12.5%, Card Game 11.1%
- #56 Mistward
67% matchMixed63% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Mistward is a survival city-builder set on a mysterious island enshrouded in a poisonous mist! Create light sources to keep the mist at bay, build houses and command humans to gather resources. Explore the island and find a way out!
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.4%, Base Building 18.2%, Strategy 14.3%, Simulation 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
- #57 Gold Gold Adventure Gold
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 624 reviews2026
Dev: Can Can Can a Man
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this world, it’s all about the gold! Use it to build up a fantasy town, recruit heroes, give quests, raise a Godbeast, cast powerful spells, and expand your influence—all one gold coin at a time.
Why similar: Base Building 28.3%, Colony Sim 26.1%, RTS 15.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Simulation 10.7%
- #58 Border Pioneer
63% matchVery Positive87% of 1,822 reviews2025
Dev: Yahzj GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Base Building 27.4%, Roguelite 14.3%, RTS 12.5%, Strategy 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #59 Dwarven Skykeep
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 136 reviews2022
Dev: Hack The PublisherPub: Ravenage Games
Windows · Mac
A unique blend of base- and deckbuilding wrapped in a medieval fantasy universe and humorous plot. Build and defend your towers using magical cards. Win artifacts to obtain immense power. Complete challenges, adapt to RNG and conditions of five worlds to become a master wizard!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 26.9%, Base Building 25.1%, Building 10.8%, Card Game 10.5%, Strategy 9.4%