- #1 Kingdom Of Force
97% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Razer TeamPub: Hydra Game Studio
Windows
KOF is a magic background real-time strategy game, which is based on the method of dispatching troops to occupy the city, and combines the elements of resource collection, construction, upgrading, tower defense and so on.
Why similar: RTS 17.8%, Tower Defense 15.5%, Base Building 12.9%, City Builder 12.1%, Wargame 11.4%
- #2 CastleArena
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MysticWave
Windows
Castle Arena is a classic real-time strategy (RTS) game where you defend your own castle while aiming to conquer the enemy's. Master the rock-paper-scissors dynamics between Warriors, Mages, and Knights, and command your troops with intuitive tap-and-drag controls.
Why similar: RTS 25.6%, Tower Defense 20.6%, Real Time Tactics 12.2%, PvP 9.9%, Wargame 8.8%
- #3 Border Pioneer
96% matchVery Positive87% of 1,928 reviews2025
Dev: Yahzj GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.7 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: Tower Defense 19.7%, RTS 16.8%, City Builder 15.4%, Base Building 14.4%, Wargame 10.6%
- #4 Close the Sky
95% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Iron Trident Games
Windows
A real-time war of air defence and industry. Build the economy, bury it, and layer SAMs over what you cannot hide. Read a fading intel picture of the enemy base and aim every missile yourself. Break their will to fight before they break yours.
Why similar: RTS 22.1%, Tower Defense 17%, Wargame 13.2%, Base Building 12.3%, Real Time Tactics 12.2%
- #5 Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition
94% matchVery Positive92% of 11,793 reviews2025
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 34.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Gird your loins and sharpen your steel! Besiege 20 unique enemy lords and battle friends online, in this expanded remaster of the classic 'castle sim'. Relive history with new units, opponents, visuals, audio, campaigns, skirmish trails, co-op and larger maps.
Why similar: City Builder 14.6%, RTS 14.1%, Tower Defense 12.8%, Real Time Tactics 10.7%, Base Building 10.4%
- #6 Warwolf Project
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silas Santos
Windows
A medieval real-time strategy game focused on castle building, medieval warfare, and economy.
Why similar: RTS 21.2%, City Builder 17%, Tower Defense 13.5%, Wargame 9.9%, Real Time Tactics 7.7%
- #7 Castle Combat
93% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Pixel Fox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
RTS, but the soldiers will act automatically: Each soldier has different characteristics/attribute values/action methods. Choose the appropriate soldiers and buildings according to the battlefield situation, and destroy the opponent's castle only through your strategy rather than operation!
Why similar: RTS 24%, Tower Defense 14%, Wargame 12.6%, Real Time Tactics 10.8%, PvP 10.7%
- #8 Stronghold 4
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Wood needed! Return to the green roots of Stronghold in this narrative prequel to the original 'castle sim'. Immerse yourself in a cinematic campaign, hone your siegecraft with new mechanics in skirmish mode and customise your castles with a wide selection of castle pieces and cosmetics.
Why similar: RTS 17.4%, Tower Defense 14.7%, City Builder 13.9%, Wargame 11.3%, Real Time Tactics 9.6%
- #9 Mini Warrior Defense
91% matchMostly Negative38% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: Playonesoft
Windows
Lead your warriors on an epic adventure to defend your kingdom from invaders - in this action tower defense game, you can use various defense towers, levels, heroes, and many good things to help you destroy enemies!
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.5%, RTS 20.6%, Wargame 14.3%, Real Time Tactics 12%, Top-Down 6.4%
- #10 Ironwood Conquest
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: MrMero
Windows
Medieval RTS game with building, management, and online multiplayer battles. Climb the ranks, play casual games, or create custom matches. Battle against computer opponents or challenge friends and foes in thrilling multiplayer battles.
Why similar: RTS 30.6%, City Builder 16.1%, Real Time Tactics 9.9%, PvP 9.4%, Top-Down 9%
- #11 水浒英雄传:八幕战役
90% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: dztdashPub: gaojing
Windows
Lead the heroes of Water Margin through eight missions in this 2D isometric RTS. Rescue allies, build camps and command troops, then defend Liangshan or battle the AI in single-player skirmishes. Includes a level editor. Game interface: Simplified Chinese.
Why similar: RTS 21.6%, Tower Defense 17%, City Builder 15.4%, Wargame 11.3%, Real Time Tactics 9.8%
- #12 Dawnkeep
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zang
Windows
Raise a fallen keep by day, and hold it through the dark. Villagers with names and tempers fell timber and work the fields — then take up spears when night comes. A dark fantasy settlement-builder defense game.
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.9%, City Builder 19%, Real Time Tactics 13.2%, RTS 10.6%, Strategy 7.6%
- #13 Nine Marches
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 先胜工作室
Windows
A single-player tower defense game across the vast Ming frontier. Serve as a garrison commander, earn military promotions and take charge of greater forces. Build your defenses and withstand massed Later Jin Eight Banner assaults in one continuous world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.1%, RTS 23.5%, Base Building 16.2%, Wargame 13.9%, Real Time Tactics 9.4%
- #14 Bergfried
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quid Pro Games
Windows
Build realistic medieval castles and defend them against rival knights. Bergfried is a strategy game featuring organic castle building and tactical siege battles. Manage your lands, plan your defenses and lead your troops to victory!
Why similar: RTS 17.5%, City Builder 15.1%, Tower Defense 14.7%, Wargame 11.5%, Real Time Tactics 9.7%
- #15 Final War: Frozen Defense
87% matchMixed47% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: HaoPlay Limited
Windows
Strategy Tower Defense, RTS Battles on the World Map
Why similar: RTS 20.9%, Tower Defense 19.1%, Wargame 14.2%, City Builder 12.3%, Real Time Tactics 9.4%
- #16 玩具帝国 Toy Empires
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 二维公民
Windows
Toy Empires is a unique fast-paced, micro-management-free real-time strategy game. All you have to do is make the purest decisions and games!
Why similar: RTS 22.1%, Tower Defense 19.4%, Wargame 15.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.3%, Top-Down 7%
- #17 Towered
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Towered Game
Windows
Defend the Nexus, run after run. Build under population limits, balance gold and mana, draft augments as you level, and spend gems on a permanent power-up tree in this pixel-art tower defense roguelite.
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.6%, RTS 15.1%, Base Building 12.3%, Real Time Tactics 8.8%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #18 Skyline Defense: Legends of the Aether
85% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Ghost Starship
Windows
Build an unparalleled tower defense kingdom in "Skyline Defense"! With your strategic wisdom, construct defense towers, develop the economy, and withstand the fierce attacks of the enemies. Multiple difficulty levels of battle modes. Join now and start your sky island tower defense journey!
Why similar: RTS 20.8%, Tower Defense 19.9%, City Builder 14.9%, Economy 13.3%, Base Building 7.8%
- #19 Ordinary Defenders
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HondongStudio
Windows
Three experts must cooperate to save the village. One player can control three characters simultaneously. You can summon powerful units by spending large amounts of resources. Gather resources to continue your defense. Construct buildings to slow down the enemy's advance.
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.7%, RTS 23.5%, Economy 17.1%, Base Building 16.1%, Medieval 5.6%
- #20 Stronghold HD (2012)
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,454 reviews2013
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.
Why similar: RTS 17.2%, Tower Defense 15.9%, City Builder 14.3%, Base Building 12.8%, Economy 12%
- #21 Defender's Dynasty
82% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Hyper Cloud Games
Windows · Mac
A 2D Strategic Base Defender game set in Medieval times. As relentless Waves of enemy forces threaten your Stronghold, you must gather Resources, Fortify your Defenses and lead your Rebellion. Prepare to strengthen your Base and manage your Resources. But beaware of the Storms!
Why similar: Tower Defense 19.1%, City Builder 16.4%, Base Building 15.3%, RTS 13.2%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%
- #22 Save and Conquer : 8 Years
83% matchPositive85% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Moglax Studios
Windows
This is a 2D defense game that depicts the near future that may arise from climate change. Unlike the defense game, which is automatically attacked by traditional turrets, it is an attractive game that requires you to defeat the enemy by operating the turret directly with limited power.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.2%, RTS 27.1%, Wargame 13.5%, Real Time Tactics 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #23 Little Kingdom RTS
81% matchVery Positive87% of 82 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: RTS 20.6%, Tower Defense 18.8%, Base Building 15.3%, Real Time Tactics 10.8%, Medieval 6.3%
- #24 Dawn of Embers
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: DTX Studios
Windows
Dawn of Embers is a real-time strategy game in development by DTX Studios. Build a walled town, gather and trade, command armies of soldiers and siege engines, and master four schools of magic against AI commanders or other players.
Why similar: RTS 26.8%, Base Building 17.2%, City Builder 16.8%, PvP 8.1%, Economy 7.4%
- #25 Von Neumann Project
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TimesIllusionGames
Windows
Von Neumann Project is a space based RTS where you build, mine, and expand across the universe in an attempt to find your creator's equals. Play across 4 different sectors with 28 handcrafted missions, with each sector introducing unique enemies, buildings, and missions.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.6%, RTS 27.9%, Base Building 13.6%, Top-Down 8.6%, Strategy 8%
- #26 clickyland
79% matchVery Positive85% of 660 reviews2024
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
clickyland is a tower defense village builder where clicks are your main resource. Use clicks to harvest resources, fight enemies and manage your village, but use them wisely as you only get 20 clicks every day! Can you reach day 100?
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.3%, Base Building 21.3%, City Builder 17.6%, RTS 17.6%, Strategy 10%
- #27 Color Tower Defence
79% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: 和光同尘
Windows
All kinds of enemies entered the battlefield! Build your defenses against hordes of enemies!
Why similar: RTS 27.4%, Tower Defense 22.9%, Real Time Tactics 11.8%, Strategy 8.9%, Base Building 7.4%
- #28 Ignis Corruption
80% match7 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Anderson Marques
Windows
In this Procedural City-Building and Survival game, you must manage your resources, expand your village, assemble an army and destroy the source of evil, which changed the entire eco system of a land that was once prosperous and peaceful.
Why similar: RTS 20.8%, Tower Defense 18%, Base Building 14.9%, City Builder 14.7%, Economy 9.7%
- #29 Total Tower Engine
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RubyRTS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tired of RNG and card draws? Experience a "Plan first, pay later" economy where construction scales with your income in real time. As the map grows massive, only careful planning. Not a lucky roll, will keep you alive.
Why similar: RTS 29%, Tower Defense 28.5%, Base Building 18.5%, Economy 7.5%, Building 6.3%
- #30 Biletide
76% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: Formic Games
Windows · Mac
An atmospheric tower-defence strategy game about holding back an oozing toxic Tide. A distant mining colony has awakened a living flood that seeps from breaches in the ground. Dig for resources, raise defensive terrain, and burn your way to seal the breaches. Can you survive the Biletide?
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.3%, RTS 21.8%, Base Building 14.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.5%, Economy 10.7%
- #31 Not My Base!
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Hyper Cloud Games
Windows · Mac
Build, defend, adapt… or just watch your base burn. Not My Base! is a Tower Defense game where you build up your defenses and fight through various levels. Strengthen your fortifications, choose your upgrades, and craft new strategies to withstand the chaos and havoc unleashed by angry armies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.8%, Base Building 18.1%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Wargame 9.7%, Strategy 7.8%
- #32 The Extinction Directive
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: CustomBit
Windows
A single-player sci-fi strategy game set in a future where humankind has made the first leap to a distant star system
Why similar: RTS 26.3%, Tower Defense 22.1%, Wargame 15.6%, Real Time Tactics 13.9%, Strategy 8.6%
- #33 Mawang: Dark Lord Defense
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SANDY FLOOR
Windows · Mac
Mawang: Dark Lord Defense is a real-time tactical tower defense game. As Princess Lua, defend the demon realm against the hero alliance. Build unique towers, manage unit morale, and use tactical pauses to repel invasions. Your strategy decides the demon realm's fate.
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.4%, Base Building 15.8%, City Builder 15%, RTS 13.6%, Real Time Tactics 6.4%
- #34 Orcdom
75% matchVery Positive88% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: GAGAPub: OKJOY
Windows
Orcdom is a minimalist tower defense game with full freedom in tower placement. Defend your crystal from waves of orcs attacking from all directions. Plan your layout, time your spells, and unlock new strategy modes in this fast-paced tactical challenge!
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.3%, RTS 16.2%, Real Time Tactics 14.4%, Base Building 13.8%, Top-Down 7.9%
- #35 Stronghold: Definitive Edition
75% matchVery Positive87% of 10,396 reviews2023
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
Why similar: City Builder 16.9%, RTS 16.7%, Tower Defense 13.7%, Real Time Tactics 12.3%, Base Building 11.7%
- #36 Slimeball Castle Wars
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Renno EastPub: ChatMachine
Windows
Slimeball Castle Wars is a 2D 6v6 multiplayer game inspired by the Warcraft 3 Castle Fight mod. Build structures that continuously spawn units, which automatically march toward the enemy base. The goal is to destroy the enemy castle. Now has Bullet Heaven and Tower Defence mods!
Why similar: RTS 26.9%, Tower Defense 22.3%, City Builder 22.2%, Strategy 10.1%, PvP 8.8%
- #37 Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand
74% matchPositive87% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Axella Games
Windows
Build towers, manage resources, and lead units to defend your kingdom against goblins. Every decision you make determines your kingdom's fate.
Why similar: RTS 20.1%, Tower Defense 19.6%, Base Building 15.2%, City Builder 14.8%, Real Time Tactics 9.3%
- #38 There Are No Orcs
72% matchVery Positive93% of 1,235 reviews2025
Dev: BaseTrade StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An RTS-Roguelike hybrid with auto-battling troops. Master building placement, swarm your enemies, and smash their defenses with unit-commander combos!
Why similar: RTS 22.5%, Tower Defense 19.3%, City Builder 15.7%, Wargame 13.5%, Base Building 13.2%
- #39 CROST : Crown, Coin & Steel
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: IDB WORKS
Windows
권력은 왕관에, 살림은 금화에, 힘은 강철에 있다. 왕관 없는 왕국 아르덴의 지휘관이 되어 부대를 이끌고 곳간을 채워라. 마법 없는 사실적인 후기 중세 전쟁 전략 게임.
Why similar: RTS 25.2%, Wargame 22.8%, Real Time Tactics 16.5%, Economy 9.6%, Strategy 7.4%
- #40 We Are The Wall
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NorthWall Studio
Windows · Mac
We Are The Wall is a city-builder / RTS where you lead a hardy dwarf settlement fighting to protect their mountain home. Train armies, gather vital resources, explore the surrounding lands, and defend the Heart of the Mountain at all costs. We Are The Wall!
Why similar: RTS 22.7%, Base Building 21.5%, City Builder 19.7%, Tower Defense 15.3%, Real Time Tactics 9%
- #41 Palisade
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aulot Games
Windows · Linux
Build a kingdom, connect its towns, and fight for every border. Palisade is a real time strategy game where you command territory directly, with no squads to micromanage. Play five campaigns, set up your own Skirmishes, or face friends online.
Why similar: RTS 23.9%, Wargame 16%, Real Time Tactics 13.6%, Economy 12.1%, PvP 8.7%
- #42 Knights Of Four Kingdoms
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 二十五
Windows
Defend a besieged kingdom in a real-time tactical strategy game. Build walls, towers and traps, command heroes and specialized troops, manage scarce resources, and adapt your defenses against raiders, monsters and siege engines across handcrafted battlefields.
Why similar: RTS 24.5%, Tower Defense 20.7%, Wargame 12.8%, Real Time Tactics 11.1%, Strategy 8.2%
- #43 Next Level: Tower Defense
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RonniePub: Next Level
Windows · Mac · Linux
Race-based tower defense. Build your army, defend your king, and send waves at your rivals. Up to 8-player FFA, 2v2 & 4v4 teams, and singleplayer. Crossplay on Windows, Linux, macOS & Steam Deck.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.9%, Real Time Tactics 15.3%, PvP 12.6%, Base Building 12.5%, Strategy 7.7%
- #44 Dwarven Rampart
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Alaabale
Windows
Raise massive armies and fight thousands of enemies. Dwarven Rampart is a fantasy roguelite strategy game where you build dwarven cities and fight massive fights. How long can you survive?
Why similar: RTS 18.9%, Tower Defense 17.7%, Base Building 13.8%, City Builder 12.5%, Wargame 9.5%
- #45 Broken Crown
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: WasdLab
Windows
Broken Crown is a fantasy RTS where you build a settlement, gather resources, research powerful upgrades, and command hundreds of units in formation-based battles. Advance troops through five visual tiers, preserve Bronze-to-Gold veterans, and conquer tactical maps shaped by Fog of War.
Why similar: RTS 23.4%, Base Building 15.8%, City Builder 15.8%, Wargame 14.9%, Real Time Tactics 11.2%
- #46 Break The Line
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Break Point Studio
Windows
| Rogue elements + Free Layout + BattleMastery + Turn-based March | What kind of different experience will it bring ? Will you be able to hold on to a tower caught in a tidal wave of enemy attacks ? May be this is the answer you're looking for.
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.9%, City Builder 17.8%, Base Building 14.3%, Real Time Tactics 11.4%, Medieval 6.8%
- #47 Geo Defense
70% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: NIKEBA
Windows
Geometry Defense is a fast-paced geometric shooter where every level brings a new choice. Choose from random upgrade gates, combine powerful abilities, and evolve your strategy as enemies grow stronger. Experience simple controls, endless combinations, and satisfying progression.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27%, RTS 23.5%, Real Time Tactics 16.3%, Base Building 10.7%, Top-Down 6.9%
- #48 Open The Gates!
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: Robin van der Horst
Windows
Build, manage and defend your medieval castle in this crazy sidescroller RTS game. Build walls, towers and traps to protect your fortress from enemy sieges before launching your own. Command powerful siege weapons and design the perfect strategy to take back the empire.
Why similar: RTS 22.7%, Base Building 16.3%, City Builder 14.6%, Real Time Tactics 12.7%, Economy 9.1%
- #49 Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware
68% matchVery Positive92% of 828 reviews2025
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware is a free prequel to the original game. In a medieval fantasy world, you are to build settlements, raise huge armies, and defend against massive hordes of enemies. Learn how Ironbrow clan shaped the world's map the first time - if you survive, that is.
Why similar: RTS 20%, Tower Defense 18.5%, City Builder 17.3%, Base Building 14.2%, Economy 8.6%
- #50 Our War: The Strongest Shield
70% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Chengdu Old Man
Windows
A grand and intense tower defense science fiction game, where you only need to purchase once to enjoy all the content of the game.
Why similar: RTS 23.3%, Tower Defense 20.7%, Wargame 16%, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #51 This Is Not A Dungeon
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Paper Kite Games
Windows
TINAD is a unique tower defense game where you defend your retirement home from overeager heroes. Play as the dungeon itself. Deploy traps, summon minions, and prove you’re just trying to enjoy your golden years in peace against heroes who can’t read the sign and assume every dungeon is evil.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.7%, Base Building 21.7%, Real Time Tactics 14.2%, Top-Down 10.4%, RTS 9.5%
- #52 Before the Walls Break
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: NyxoraPixel Studio
Windows
Build your village, fortify your walls, and survive relentless waves of enemies in this strategy tower defense game with resource management and active battlefield abilities.
Why similar: RTS 38.3%, Tower Defense 8.6%, Building 7.3%, City Builder 7.3%, Base Building 7.1%
- #53 The Last Fortress
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Alvarobando
Windows
Simple strategy game in which you must build and expand your kingdom while defending it from waves of enemies. You will be able to recruit allies and raise defenses, while adversaries become more numerous and evolve over time.
Why similar: Tower Defense 19.1%, City Builder 15.6%, Base Building 15.4%, Wargame 12.5%, Real Time Tactics 11.8%
- #54 Becastled
66% matchVery Positive82% of 5,625 reviews2025
Dev: Mana Potion Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build a castle by day and defend it by night. Becastled blends cozy city-building with challenging tower defense strategy. Lead the Sun Kingdom’s last stand against the Moon Beasts and end the ancient conflict between light and darkness!
Why similar: Base Building 24.8%, RTS 19.8%, City Builder 18.7%, Medieval 6.9%, Strategy 6.5%
- #55 Afterglow Fortress
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blacksword Studio
Windows · Linux
A cute hand-drawn 2D medieval RTS game. Gather resources, build your base, develop by day, and defend against monster hordes at night to protect your realm.
Why similar: Tower Defense 18.6%, RTS 17.6%, City Builder 16.8%, Real Time Tactics 14.4%, Base Building 9.3%
- #56 Atahion - Tower Defense
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: EhtChaos
Windows
Build your defense base to repel alien invaders. Atahion is a strategy and tactical defense game in which you have to extract resources, build defense towers and use bonuses to complete the mission.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.6%, RTS 29%, Base Building 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Strategy 6.3%
- #57 Sunbreak War
65% matchVery Positive84% of 155 reviews2026
Dev: Candlelight Studio
Windows
A light Rogue strategy game centered on building and defense. Build your territory, recruit soldiers to fend off enemies. 9 maps, 6 weapons (30 talents), 40 monsters, 30 units/buildings. Plan your pace, control soldiers, choose abilities—enjoy command and strategy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 19.3%, City Builder 15.6%, Wargame 15%, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, Base Building 12%
- #58 Lord of the Wilds
67% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: AuroraDawnGames
Windows
Lord of the Wilds is a strategy game where you build and defend your territory in a wild land. Gather resources, train armies, and face threats from rival lords, orcs, and undead. Strategize to conquer the wilderness.
Why similar: Wargame 15.9%, City Builder 15.5%, RTS 14.5%, Base Building 14.3%, Real Time Tactics 12.7%
- #59 Lords of Solgrund
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Sillylas
Windows
Lords of Solgrund combines elements of real time strategy, city building and other unique additions. The game features detailed animations, complex gameplay systems inspired by the early middle ages and elements of fantasy.
Why similar: RTS 18.8%, City Builder 16.6%, Base Building 14.4%, Economy 14%, PvP 10.4%
- #60 Paddle Protectors
66% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Huhi Games
Windows
Paddle Protectors is an mix of tower defense, real-time strategy and city-building. You will fight against crabs. Establish farms and factories to produce ammunition and resources, fortify your land, lead your soldiers and tanks.
Why similar: Tower Defense 22.1%, RTS 20.5%, City Builder 17.1%, Real Time Tactics 11%, Base Building 9.2%