- #1 FrankenStorm TD: Prologue
97% matchVery Positive88% of 355 reviews2021
Dev: Doodad Games
Windows
Roguelite TD: all towers & enemies start the same, but you have 1 choice per wave affecting BOTH and stacking up for dramatic variance. Gradually salvage and make some choices permanent to build deeper strategies. Also a unique mazing challenge where wires and towers must be linked to a power source
Why similar: Tower Defense 14.4%, Steampunk 12.9% ★, Base Building 12.3%, Dark Comedy 10.2%, Grid-Based Movement 10%
- #2 Circle TD:Defence War
96% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: 小东马
Windows
A tower defense game.In the wave after wave of enemy attacks like a tide, constantly configure defense tower ties, player talents, props and equipment, build a powerful defense position, and eliminate the enemy before they fill the map!
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.2%, Base Building 15.8%, Roguelite 12.3%, Roguelike 12.3%, Building 11%
- #3 Outpost
96% matchVery Positive87% of 780 reviews2020
Dev: Open Mid Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Outpost brings the perfect mix between survival and roguelite gameplay. Start the game in a randomly generated environment and try to adapt, and make it through as many nights as possible. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.1%, Base Building 14.6%, Roguelite 10.8%, Roguelike 10.8%, Building 9.2%
- #4 HexDefense
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Glovebox Software
Windows · Linux
HexDefense is a roguelike tower defense with an emphasis on constant action with little to no downtime. Defend your city by building towers, upgrading them with money from your fallen foes, and equipping them with strange items you find out in the world!
Why similar: Tower Defense 18.9%, Steampunk 17.3% ★, Roguelike 10.8%, Roguelite 10.5%, Cartoony 7.5%
- #5 Rogue Cube Defense
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: aurimas.dev
Windows
Rogue Cube Defense is a minimalist roguelite tower defense game with procedurally generated path that you gradually build up. Each run is different as the upgrades you get from leveling up are random. Pick your towers loadout and come up with the best strategy to beat the hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.3%, Base Building 15.4%, Roguelike 11.6%, Roguelite 10%, Building 8.5%
- #6 Emberward
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,607 reviews2024
Dev: Refic Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.9%, Base Building 18.9%, Roguelite 13.5%, Roguelike 10.2%, Building 6.9%
- #7 Aetherbound TD
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Peepod Inc.
Windows
Aetherbound TD is a run-based tower defense roguelike where every choice matters. Draft powerful towers and upgrades, adapt to escalating enemy threats, and hold the line before the battlefield crumbles beneath you!
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.7%, Roguelike 14.3%, Roguelite 14.2%, Grid-Based Movement 13.1%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #8 Sushi Cat - Tower Defense
92% matchPositive84% of 36 reviews2026
Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Battle back waves of rogue sushi in this cute-but-chaotic roguelite tower defense! Build, upgrade, and reshape the battlefield each run.
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.8%, Base Building 16%, Roguelite 13.1%, Roguelike 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #9 Astro company
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Elephant Arts
Windows
Defend your Core in an endless tower defense where every decision matters. Build too slow and you’re overrun. Build too fast and chaos breaks your defenses.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.6%, Roguelite 17.9%, Base Building 14.9%, Roguelike 13.2%, Strategy 9.4%
- #10 Rogue Tower
91% matchVery Positive82% of 5,842 reviews2022
Dev: Die of Death Games
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rogue Tower is a tower defense game with roguelike elements and a continuously expanding path which you can influence. Unlock, build, upgrade, expand, defend.
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.7%, Roguelike 15.7%, Base Building 13.1%, Strategy 8.8%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #11 Crystal Guardians Prologue
89% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Green Pine Studios
Windows
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%, Base Building 17.5%, Roguelite 14.2%, Roguelike 14.1%, Cartoony 8.2%
- #12 Craft In Abyss
90% matchVery Positive83% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: FirePillar2
Windows
Craft in Abyss is a tower defense rogue-lite game. It allow players to design their own mechanical fortress, gather resources and continuously strengthen the fortress facilities within a sci-fi world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.7%, Base Building 13.9%, Roguelite 12.1%, Building 10.5%, Crafting 10.4%
- #13 Crystal Tower Defense
89% matchMixed70% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: Hot Roof Studios
Windows
Stop an endless hoard of crystal-type enemies, with different attributes, from reaching the portal to earth! You can build your own labyrinths, unlock new turrets, upgrade them, unlock abilities, and also gather permanent bonuses.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.5%, Base Building 16.1%, Roguelite 14.2%, Building 8.2%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #14 Layered Loop层叠环道
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Zack
Windows
Layered Loop is a minimalist tower defense game built on stacking & evolution. Towers auto-level to boost damage/production, evolve via devouring key structures for new abilities or stat boosts. Stack towers with full effects retained, unlock global buffs at 5 layers.
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.1%, Roguelike 13%, Base Building 12.7%, Roguelite 12.6%, Strategy 9.9%
- #15 Shape Warzone
87% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Pavel Herberger
Windows · Mac
Defend your base from all directions in this no-path tower defense. Build, upgrade, and adapt to unpredictable enemy waves, survive unique boss fights and unleash the Quantum Decimator when things get overwhelming.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.4%, Base Building 20%, Grid-Based Movement 18.1%, Roguelite 10.1%, Top-Down 9.7%
- #16 Time Wars
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sugar Mummy Productions
Windows
Go on a journey through more then 30 levels traveling from prehistoric caves all the way to futuristic lunar bases. Along the way; upgrade, level up, and unlock cosmetics for your Hero. Adapt your strategy to whatever the level requires with more than 100 defense variations & Slay epic bosses!
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.2%, Roguelite 17.7%, Base Building 12.4%, Cartoony 11.4%, Strategy 10.3%
- #17 Gattai TD
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Benign Games
Windows
Gattai TD is a roguelike, mazing tower defense in which you merge towers and gain ancient wonders to hold back waves of cursed keepsakes.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.9%, Base Building 21.7%, Roguelike 13.1%, Roguelite 9.8%, Top-Down 9.7%
- #18 Jarred Defense
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jarred Cat Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mazing tower defense where tower placement is everything. Force enemies the long way around, build choke points, push through lava, and adapt as levels change beneath you. No spells, no card modifiers. Just planning, placement, and a cat stuck in a jar.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.2%, Base Building 14.7%, Strategy 14.5%, Grid-Based Movement 14%, Building 13.1%
- #19 Another TD
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: LazyDogs
Windows
You're the Tower Marshal at the Elderglen kingdom, and you have a terrible job. Your king really likes to send letters to neighbours. Ones that make them offended enough to send armies at your castle. They're already on the way, so get back to work!
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.5%, Base Building 17.5%, Roguelite 17.5%, Roguelike 14.3%, Strategy 6.8%
- #20 Hallway Defender
84% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Jorrit Van de Velde
Windows
Hallway Defender is a roguelite tower defense where you defend your base from an endless wave of fellow classmates. With over 25 different towers and even more upgrades and effects there are infinite ways to set up your own defenses.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.5%, Roguelite 16.4%, Roguelike 14.2%, Building 9.3%, Top-Down 8.5%
- #21 BootUp! TD
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phierfih
Windows · Linux
Create your own path, set up turrets, craft and automate to keep your defenses up, and adapt your strategy as enemies evolve. Play solo or team up with fellow Tinkerbots for chaotic co-op action!
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.1%, Base Building 19.4%, Roguelite 15.2%, Building 8.8%, Cartoony 8.4%
- #22 Robugs
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Marcin Rodzon
Windows
Build your tower floor by floor and face the mechanical bugs attacking your stronghold! Add, upgrade and synergize floors of your tower to adapt to the expanding enemy paths, spanning many regions of this tower defense game.
Why similar: Steampunk 27.3% ★, Tower Defense 22.5%, Base Building 17.2%, Roguelike 12.5%, Strategy 6.6%
- #23 ArcaneOutpost
82% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: VortexRingGame
Windows
A strategy game that combines MOBA and Tower Defence, You would control guardians with different skills,building your outpost to fend off enemy attacks.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.8%, Base Building 24.8%, Strategy 13.2%, Building 12.9%, Top-Down 8.1%
- #24 Tower Command
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RILE Games
Windows
Tower Command is a roguelike tower defense with high level of strategy and tactics. Build towers to maximize bonuses and synergies to stop the endless horde of demons, beasts and undead. Unlock new commanders, towers, traits and maps. Employ endless strategies to reach as far as you can.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.5%, Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelite 14.9%, Strategy 9.6%, Top-Down 9.3%
- #25 Block Tower TD 2: Prologue
81% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: MyDreamForever
Windows
Block Tower TD 2 is a strategic game in the roguelike style with original innovations. Build worlds from blocks, choose random upgrades, each game will be unique.
Why similar: Tower Defense 24%, Base Building 14.1%, Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 12.6%, Building 8.4%
- #26 Galaxy Defense War
78% matchVery Positive97% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Zero Space
Windows
'Galaxy Defense War' is a roguelike tower defense game where you need to select suitable galactic principles from randomly dropped heroes and equipment to form a combat-ready team to resist alien invaders.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.7%, Base Building 22.2%, Roguelite 20.8%, Strategy 12.1%, Building 11.3%
- #27 Fort Laboratory
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sofa-Games
Windows
Fort Laboratory is a 2D tower defense game with elements of roguelike gameplay. Players must build bases, weapons, and factories to defend against hordes of enemies. Collect a variety of items and structures to create a unique defense system and protect the core of the base until the attack is over.
Why similar: Base Building 30.8%, Tower Defense 29.9%, Roguelike 15.8%, Strategy 11.4%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #28 CreateDun
78% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: obscure
Windows
Your Dungeon, Built by You [CreateDun]A new kind of roguelike tower defense where you reshape routes with walls.Place allies, collect relics, and complete your build.From path design to combat, the dungeon you create becomes your strategy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.5%, Roguelike 17%, Roguelite 16.3%, Strategy 13.3%, Building 8.1%
- #29 Citadelic
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Keyreal
Windows
Citadelic is a base building and defending strategy game with roguelite elements. Survive against waves of constantly evolving enemies while expanding your base and managing resources.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.2%, Base Building 20.1%, Roguelite 13.1%, Roguelike 10.4%, Survival 9.3%
- #30 Project VTS
79% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: DT3 Digital
Windows
Project VTS is a real-time TD game. You'll need to build your defence around your base and defend against different enemies from all directions in various terrains of the alien planet.Use your turrets, obstacles, power supply, resource facillities to defend your base.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.8%, Base Building 23.2%, Building 15.3%, Top-Down 13.4%, Strategy 7.9%
- #31 Defense of the Offensive King
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YawningCat Games
Windows
Save the king from hordes of angry orcs, elves, and various other fantasy races in this castle-building tower defense game. Build a maze of walls using tetromino-shaped pieces and fortify it with loyal soldiers, powerful mages, and defensive siege weapons. Can your fortress withstand the onslaught?
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.8%, Base Building 21.9%, Roguelite 18.8%, Strategy 10.2%, Top-Down 8%
- #32 Plumpy Uprising
77% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Mr. Baby Games
Windows
Plumpy Uprising is a roguelite tower defense game featuring unique elders, random upgrade choices and a constantly shifting map. The difficulty increases every time you beat the game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.2%, Roguelite 22.4%, Roguelike 16.7%, Strategy 12.2%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #33 Method to Madness
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jörn Lindner
Windows · Mac
Defend against waves of enemies with a strategic mix of spellcasting and tower defense. Explore new spells, towers, and artifacts in each run and discover your own playstyle in this rougelike Tower Defense game.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.5%, Base Building 22.5%, Roguelike 14.8%, Top-Down 9.5%, Strategy 8.7%
- #34 Tower Arena Survive
74% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: RawDex
Windows
Tower Arena Survive (TAS) is a dynamic mix of roguelike and tower defense, where your castle becomes an impregnable fortress. Use 80+ weapons and 88 upgrades to balance income, damage, and defense against up to 7 foes. Buy monsters to disrupt enemy waves and change the tide of battle!
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.5%, Roguelite 17.1%, Base Building 16.4%, Roguelike 13.1%, Strategy 8.5%
- #35 Dark Gem Tower Defense
76% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Lukas Haupt
Windows · Mac
Atmospheric tower defense. How many waves can YOU defend? Basic tower defense in a fantasy setting with gems.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.3%, Strategy 15.4%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Roguelite 11.3%, Building 9.6%
- #36 Scrap Bulwark Guide
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CrazyDream Game
Windows
"Scrap Bulwark Guide" is a tower defense game blending exploration and RPG mechanics. As a survivor in a post-apocalyptic city, you must recruit others, scavenge building materials from ruins, build street barricades, and fend off nightly zombie hordes to ultimately lead your group to safety.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.4%, Base Building 20.7%, Building 14.9%, Survival 9.2%, Top-Down 9%
- #37 GEODE
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PhD
Windows
In this top-down, multiplayer, co-op game, you must protect your Core Crystal by any means necessary. Build up your defenses, explore, refine, and upgrade to reach your goal. Play alone or with up to 8 people.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31%, Roguelite 13.6%, Strategy 13.2%, Base Building 10.9%, Building 8.8%
- #38 Steampunk Tower 2
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 360 reviews2018
Dev: DreamGate
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Steampunk Tower 2 is an action-strategy game set in the alternative Steampunk universe. In Lord Bingham’s military service there is a new secret weapon under your command, the gigantic aircraft Carrier transporting the Battle Tower.
Why similar: Steampunk 45.7% ★, Tower Defense 31.7%, Base Building 12.2%, Strategy 7.7%, Indie 1.8%
- #39 Yavalanche
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Decent Salad Games
Windows
Yavalanche is a tower defense game in which you take control of a courageous yeti that lives on top of the mountain to repel waves of the sinister goblins coming to get you. Place your pins, strategize your attacks, upgrade your fortifications, and send those pesky green goblins down!
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.1%, Base Building 21.9%, Strategy 11.7%, Building 11.4%, Cartoony 9.7%
- #40 Creeping Dusk
72% matchMixed67% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: PolyShroom
Windows · Linux
Creeping Dusk is a tower defense game. Build a town around an abandoned gold mine and defend against monsters that swarm the area. Fortify your defenses, and prepare for the increasingly challenging nights. Will you be able to protect your town from the encroaching darkness?
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.9%, Base Building 23.9%, Roguelite 16.7%, Building 13.9%, Strategy 8.9%
- #41 Castles on Clouds
72% matchPositive100% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: TJPub: Memori Studios
Windows
A Roguelike Tower Defense game set on a user controlled procedurally generated island. Select unique cards and relics that enhance your towers abilities, crafting powerful builds to defend against the growing hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.1%, Base Building 20.3%, Roguelite 15.9%, Roguelike 14.1%, Building 8.7%
- #42 SUPRACORE
73% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: ZokerinoDev
Windows
SUPRACORE is a roguelike base building game. Build your base, upgrade it and defend against ongoing waves of enemies to gather more resources and expand your Core!
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.5%, Base Building 21.7%, Roguelike 14.4%, Roguelite 10.7%, Building 9.7%
- #43 0 World TD
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lunar Madcap
Windows
0 World TD is a 2d tower defence game with deep combat system, highly adjustable difficulty settings and many more features!
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.5%, Base Building 26.2%, Grid-Based Movement 21.6%, Strategy 11.7%, Top-Down 6.3%
- #44 Ruins of Majika
71% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Ariel EstipularPub: Gears2Game
Windows
Strategically build impenetrable towers & defenses, to endure the endless foes that emerge in the shroud of night. Each passing day is an opportunity to grow stronger. so take what you need from the environment. Gather, Craft, Survive, Defend, Thrive!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31%, Base Building 25%, Survival 11.2%, Building 10.2%, Crafting 10.2%
- #45 Kingdom's Path
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sönmez Cankurt
Windows
In Kingdom’s Path, each battle is your own living battlefield. Every zone you place shifts enemy flow, pushing you to adapt and outsmart them. Towers rise, leaders guide, and no run plays the same. Build, defend, and carve victory from chaos.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.8%, Base Building 18.4%, Roguelike 12.4%, Roguelite 11.5%, Building 10.1%
- #46 The Territory of Egg 2
70% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: ZGameStudioPub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
The Territory of Egg 2 is an unique tower defense indie game. Place Egg Towers, choose evolution branches, combine skills and build defenses. The souls of Heroic Eggs await your awakening! Explore and gather resources in the dark forest, unlock the technology tree, and defeat even stronger enemies!
Why similar: Tower Defense 25%, Roguelite 13.8%, Building 12.3%, Roguelike 11.6%, Cartoony 9.3%
- #47 Electromaze Tower Defense
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 42 reviews2018
Dev: Baronnerie Games
Windows
Electromaze Defense is a classic tower defense game where you create your own maze. With a wide variety of maps, towers and upgrades, Electromaze Defense will keep you hooked for hours on end! Can you build the perfect maze?
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.1%, Base Building 23.3%, Grid-Based Movement 17%, Building 13.5%, Strategy 6.8%
- #48 Tile Tactics
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: depmots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, gamble, and most of all survive in this roguelike tower defense where everything is a tile. Use the slot shop to draft towers and physical upgrade tiles to buff your grid. With hundreds of unique synergies, will you hit the jackpot or let the enemies break your base? Play the odds today!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.5%, Base Building 16.8%, Roguelike 15.1%, Strategy 10.1%, Top-Down 8.8%
- #49 Crystal Guardians TD
69% matchVery Positive89% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: Green Pine Studios
Windows
Crystal Guardians is a tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Fight of waves and defend the world crystal. Gear up your towers with a powerful combination of items for your strategy. In an ever expanding map, find hidden powers and conquer the enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.8%, Roguelite 15.1%, Roguelike 14.1%, Base Building 13%, Building 7.5%
- #50 Slime Pandemic TD
71% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2020
Dev: Christoffer Tornell
Windows
Defend the galaxy against a slimey pandemic in this classic Tower Defence game. Build towers to defend these planets and strategize against the infection.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.7%, Base Building 16.8%, Strategy 15.7%, Cartoony 13.1%, Top-Down 9.4%
- #51 Diffusion
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: R.C.
Windows
Tower defense / Roguelike / Sci-Fi / Pixel Art game with boomer games aesthetics. Mine resources and shoot those disgusting aliens right in their faces. Unlock new technology, develop new strategies and explore the planet. A modern old-school Pixel Art experience with the vibe of 90s classics.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.7%, Base Building 17.8%, Building 14.5%, Top-Down 12.7%, Old School 11.5%
- #52 Overheat
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meboxen Studio
Windows
Overheat is a factory-rouge-like game. Build factory pipelines and defenses, with a variety of unique plugins, carefully deploy buildings to avoid overheating and face a series of enemy attacks!
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.8%, Roguelike 18.8%, Strategy 16.9%, Base Building 16.4%, Cartoony 9.8%
- #53 Arcane Rings
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GameTide
Windows
Defend your imperial cities against the invasion of underworld mages! Rally survivors, mages and soldiers, strengthen your defenses and fight for survival in this epic tower defense fantasy.
Why similar: Steampunk 25.4% ★, Tower Defense 21.6%, Base Building 18.7%, Building 10.4%, Top-Down 7.6%
- #54 BattlePlatform
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 瞧瞧乔乔
Windows
A 2D meat pigeon game featuring a moveable platform, place your turrets and buildings on a moveable and expandable platform, buy props from merchants and choose exclusive enhancements to create an impenetrable fortress and repel zombie attacks.
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.5%, Roguelike 15.5%, Roguelite 15.4%, Building 11%, Top-Down 9.4%
- #55 Bug Bait
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Chimera Unchained
Windows · Linux
Defend your base against relentless hordes of bugs in this single-player survival tower defense game. Strategically build and upgrade your defenses, manage vital resources, and adapt to ever-evolving threats. Can you outsmart the infestation and survive the chaos?
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.7%, Base Building 16.4%, Survival 12.8%, Building 10.5%, Strategy 10%
- #56 OBA DOBA
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Brian Calland
Windows
OBA DOBA is a Roguelike RTS/Tower Defense that is fast, funny, and frantic. Defend your base with towers and fighters while managing your resources and upgrades. Build up your arsenal of structures, abilities, and passives to defeat the evils that await. Build, rebuild, and survive! (hopefully)
Why similar: Base Building 20.4%, Tower Defense 20.3%, Roguelite 13.1%, Roguelike 11.2%, Building 9.9%
- #57 Chrysalis
66% matchVery Positive85% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: Metamorph Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defend your Chrysalis from growing hordes of monsters in this hybrid game that combines elements of tower defense, survival, and roguelike RPGs. Explore procedurally generated levels, possess and control animals, and grow deadly gardens. How far can you get before the next wave of monsters?
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.8%, Base Building 16.1%, Roguelike 12.8%, Grid-Based Movement 12.2%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #58 Porta-Tower
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Novadisc Games Inc.
Windows
Porta-Tower is a roguelike tower defense game where you can pick up and move your towers when their position becomes suboptimal. Relocate, upgrade, and unlock towers to defend your portal until the very end.
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.3%, Roguelite 19.3%, Roguelike 17.3%, Strategy 11.6%, Top-Down 5.4%
- #59 Monsters Hate Only the Princess
65% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: H3
Windows
To the monsters, you don’t even exist. Their eyes are fixed only on the Princess. Protect her no matter what! Even when you feel like running away from her yourself.
Why similar: Base Building 22%, Tower Defense 20.4%, Roguelite 16.4%, Roguelike 14.9%, Building 10%
- #60 Tower Alchemy
69% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Mischief & Mayhem Studios
Windows
Tower Alchemy is a classic Tower Defense game with a twist. Mix and match your basic towers to unlock new powerful combinations from laser cannons and rail guns to meteor swarms and lightning bolts!
Why similar: Steampunk 29.4% ★, Tower Defense 24.8%, Crafting 11.4%, Building 9%, Grid-Based Movement 8%