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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Tower Defense, Strategy, Singleplayer.

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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?

Reviews: Very Positive — 80% — of 296 reviews
Released: 2023-01-11
Developer: hangry owl games
Publisher: Hawthorn Games
Genres: Action, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 1.2 hrs
Mean playtime: 10.1 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 51%

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    97% matchVery Positive85% of 4,703 reviews2020
    Dev: Terror Dog Studio
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    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.1 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 28%, Zombies 25.1%, Gore 15.2%, Base Building 8.2%, Action 6.4%

  2. #2 VERSUS SQUAD
    96% matchMostly Positive79% of 578 reviews2016
    Dev: DiezelPower
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Versus Squad is a fast action twin-stick shooter from the creator of Nation Red. Build your own sandbox defense and battle thousands of zombie mutants in top down combat! Face up to a dozen bosses. Simultaneously. Collect loot, build and repair. Play single player, on-line or local coop!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 27%, Gore 24.9%, Zombies 18.1%, Base Building 9.6%, Survival 6.6%

  3. #3 Defender Bros
    96% matchVery Positive88% of 104 reviews2024
    Dev: Lucky DartPub: The Bueno Interactive
    Windows

    Prepare your defenses during the day and survive until dawn. Defender Bros is a Top-Down Tower Defense Roguelike where you play as a Soldier defending your Base. Pick between multiple abilities as you level up to increase you power, then after each run buy perks and get stronger

    Why similar: Tower Defense 29.7%, Gore 27.2%, Base Building 13.4%, PvE 10.3%, Funny 8.1%

  4. #4 Northend Tower Defense
    95% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,417 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 49.8%, Base Building 21.7%, Strategy 12.3%, Stylized 7.7%, Action 4.7%

  5. #5 X-Morph: Defense
    94% matchVery Positive91% of 4,115 reviews2017
    Dev: EXOR Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Unique fusion of a top-down shooter and tower defense strategy. You are the invader! Use destructive weapons or lead your enemies into a maze of towers. Strategize in the build mode by carefully selecting various types of alien towers or throw yourself right into the heat of the battle.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 64.4%, Shooter 13.4%, Strategy 13.4%, Action 6.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%

  6. #6 Blood Waves
    94% matchMixed68% of 197 reviews2018
    Dev: Light Road Games
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 196.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    Hardcore and bloody shooter where you will have to repel the attacks of the living dead using the destroying traps, defensive barricades and also weapon of close and long-range combat.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 22.5%, Zombies 16.4%, Base Building 16%, Gore 14%, Shooter 9.7%

  7. #7 Out of Ammo: Death Drive
    93% matchMostly Positive71% of 96 reviews2017
    Dev: RocketWerkz
    Windows

    Death Drive is the apocalyptic sequel to Out of Ammo, a hybrid VR Tower Defense / FPS strategy game. Embark on a wild road trip developed exclusively for VR. Build defenses, scavenge scrap and and kill undead zombie hordes using an arsenal of firearms, melee weapons and mounted defenses.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 21%, FPS 12.7%, Zombies 12%, Dark Humor 11.1%, Base Building 11%

  8. #8 Defense: Abominations
    92% 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: Gore 33.8%, Tower Defense 22.4%, Strategy 12.5%, Zombies 11.7%, Action 6.8%

  9. #9 Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
    91% matchVery Positive84% of 3,028 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 26.9%, Zombies 19.4%, Gore 17.6%, Base Building 13.8%, Shooter 8.5%

  10. #10 OTTTD
    91% matchMostly Positive75% of 359 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 39.4%, Gore 25.4%, Funny 9.8%, Strategy 9.8%, Stylized 9%

  11. #11 Firebase Defence
    90% 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 34.6%, Gore 29.7%, Base Building 16.1%, Strategy 12%, Action 6.4%

  12. #12 Zombie Defense
    89% matchVery Positive84% of 2,168 reviews2016
    Dev: Home Net Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    A modern hybrid of the classic RTS and modern Tower Defense. Recruit soldiers, place them on slots and let them shoot incoming waves of zombies by their own. Order supplies, throw grenades, order airstrikes and many more... Perfect mix of strategy, tactics and micromanagement.

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  13. #13 Waves of Rotting Flesh
    89% matchVery Positive82% of 71 reviews2020
    Dev: Chim Ruoi Games
    Windows

    A wave based FPS where you defend a barricaded house against increasing hordes of the dead.

    Why similar: FPS 30%, Shooter 14.8%, Zombies 14.6%, Gore 13.4%, First-Person 8.6%

  14. #14 Gore Storm
    87% matchVery Positive94% of 70 reviews2023
    Dev: Gundorado
    Windows

    Battle massive hordes of alien monsters to secure humanity's presence on planet Gore. Upgrade your base, hire troops, and install turrets to fight back the ever growing waves of aliens.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 36.8%, Score Attack 18.6%, Gore 14.3%, Shooter 13.8%, Survival 8.1%

  15. #15 Endless Horde
    88% matchMixed66% of 196 reviews2017
    Dev: Ominous Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    The horde is here to eat your brain and murder every single one of your scientists. Gather your forces, this is the last stand before we lose the facility! Place guards, close doors, and position traps. Survive as long as you can!

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  16. #16 Yet Another Zombie Defense
    86% 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 82.4%, Tower Defense 8.5%, Survival 2.9%, Shooter 2.2%, Strategy 1.4%

  17. #17 Ultimate Zombie Defense 2
    84% matchMostly Positive79% of 702 reviews2025
    Dev: Terror Dog Studio
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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  18. #18 Zombie Builder Defense
    86% 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 27.8%, Zombies 22.2%, Base Building 19.7%, Gore 15%, Survival 7.1%

  19. #19 Let Them Come
    84% matchVery Positive84% of 1,358 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Let Them Come is a fast paced pixel art shoot ‘em up. Twitchy trigger fingers and focused battle tactics are the order of the day as wave after wave of alien-like creatures try to take you down.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 42.4%, Gore 22.6%, Shooter 13.3%, Survival 7.5%, Strategy 6.1%

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    82% matchVery Positive88% of 435 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 39.1%, Zombies 17.7%, PvE 12%, Strategy 9.8%, Survival 8.4%

  21. #21 MarZ: Tactical Base Defense
    82% matchMostly Positive78% of 890 reviews2019
    Dev: Giant Grey
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 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 37.6%, Gore 19%, Zombies 18%, Base Building 14.1%, Strategy 10.4%

  22. #22 Frontline Zed
    83% matchMixed59% of 336 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 28.1%, Gore 20.5%, Zombies 19.6%, Strategy 8%, Shooter 7.7%

  23. #23 Slaycation Paradise
    81% matchMostly Positive78% of 185 reviews2022
    Dev: Affordable AcquisitionPub: Silver Lining Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    Are you tired of the same boring old vacations? Then boy have we got the tonic for you! Slaycation Paradise offers the ultimate in multi-dimensional apocalyptic tours. Slay away your worries with Twin-Stick action mixed with Tower Defence as you visit the end-of-world scenarios of your dreams!

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  24. #24 Black blood
    81% matchMixed66% of 58 reviews2020
    Dev: Arcane Games
    Windows

    Black blood is a mix of hardcore Tower Defense strategy and top-down shooter. Act as a defender against alien invaders, attack and destroy all their insidious plans...

    Why similar: Tower Defense 38.1%, Gun Customization 24.4%, Shooter 13.1%, Strategy 9.6%, Survival 8.2%

  25. #25 PolyCore Defense
    79% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2022
    Dev: TorksGame
    Windows

    PolyCore Defense is a tower defense game where you have to raise your defenses in order to defend your core. Build unique turrets, upgrade them with special effects and use abilities to survive waves of enemies that are trying to destroy your core!

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  26. #26 SENTRY
    77% matchVery Positive82% of 882 reviews2024
    Dev: Fireblade Software
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    SENTRY is an action-defense first person shooter where you defend your spaceship against invading aliens. Plot an escape route through hostile space and battle the enemy across your vessel with the support of traps, turrets and environmental destruction.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 35.2%, FPS 20.7%, Strategy 8.9%, Survival 7.3%, Stylized 7.1%

  27. #27 McDROID
    80% matchMostly Positive73% of 215 reviews2014
    Dev: Elefantopia
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Farm, Build, Defend, in the Galaxy's only Arcade-Tower-Defense.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 38.5%, Base Building 23%, Shooter 9.3%, Strategy 8.7%, Funny 7.4%

  28. #28 Last Hope - Tower Defense
    79% matchVery Positive83% of 458 reviews2016
    Dev: JE Software
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 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 61.2%, Zombies 28.8%, Strategy 10%

  29. #29 No Creeps Were Harmed TD
    76% matchVery Positive89% of 485 reviews2024
    Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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 60.8%, Strategy 13.8%, Survival 9.3%, 3D 7.3%, Action 4.8%

  30. #30 Necrosmith
    74% matchVery Positive86% of 5,314 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 49.9%, Zombies 34.4%, Strategy 12.5%, Singleplayer 3.1%

  31. #31 The Culling Of The Cows
    77% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,450 reviews2014
    Dev: DL Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    The Culling Of The Cows is a side-scrolling shooter / tower defence game. You will take the role of Sammy, a soliloquizing schizophrenic farmer with a self prophesied mission to lay waste to the disease spreading over his farm.

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  32. #32 Rush for Glory
    78% matchMixed61% of 149 reviews2014
    Dev: Parseh Game StudioPub: KATNAPPE SP. Z O. O.
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    Rush for Glory is featuring challenging and rewarding Tower Defense battles, in which players are defending their base against an alien invasion. By strategically building towers and upgrading them, the player can keep his base safely and further progress through the extensive singleplayer campaign.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 71.9%, Strategy 20%, Action 8.1%

  33. #33 Dead Ground
    78% matchMixed61% of 115 reviews2018
    Dev: Shotx
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 30%

    Tower defense reimagined! Dead Ground is a procedurally generated tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Each playthrough will offer randomly generated guns, skills and augments. You'll have to travel, collect scrap, water, manage your inventory and upgrade your base to survive!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 77.5%, Strategy 10.6%, Action 5.6%, Shooter 5.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  34. #34 CARNAGE OFFERING
    76% matchMostly Positive75% of 207 reviews2022
    Dev: FuturtechPub: Nova's Army
    Windows

    Ultra fast-paced sci-fi FPS where you battle waves of robots and genetically engineered creatures. Upgrade your arsenal, unleash explosive physics, and survive relentless combat.

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  35. #35 Grim Nights
    75% matchVery Positive88% of 1,539 reviews2018
    Dev: Edym Pixels
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.1 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 38.2%, Base Building 22.6%, Zombies 18.2%, Strategy 10.7%, Survival 8.6%

  36. #36 Survivor Challenge TD
    74% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2025
    Dev: SQRT Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Survivor Challenge TD - is a Tower Defense game where you manage a single tower and add upgrades to it. Buy abilities, enhance upgrades, and defeat the boss!

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  37. #37 Tangy TD
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 1,348 reviews2026
    Dev: Cakez
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Strategic tower defense where you play a witch, place class-based towers, equip them with items that grant powerful abilities, combine them, create unique builds & deal ridiculous amounts of damage! Customize your builds with a deep stat system and giant skill tree!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 57.7%, Strategy 13.4%, Funny 12.2%, Action 6.7%, Survival 6.3%

  38. #38 Monsters are Coming!
    72% matchVery Positive80% of 2,489 reviews2025
    Dev: LudogramPub: Raw Fury
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Beware, Monsters are Coming! In this Tower-Survivor rogue-lite, you protect an ever-moving city from unrelenting hordes. Gather resources, fortify defences, and survive for as long as you can. Will you reach the Ark?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 33%, Score Attack 25.3%, Base Building 19.8%, Strategy 7.8%, Survival 7.4%

  39. #39 Out of Ammo
    75% matchVery Positive84% of 740 reviews2016
    Dev: RocketWerkz
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Out of Ammo is an intense VR Tower Defense / FPS hybrid strategy game that will have you constructing defenses, calling in artillery, issuing orders, and taking direct control of your soldiers in order to survive a relentless enemy onslaught.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 26.5%, FPS 16.1%, Base Building 15.2%, PvE 9.7%, Shooter 8.8%

  40. #40 Block Fortress 2
    73% matchVery Positive82% of 263 reviews2025
    Dev: Foursaken Media
    Windows · Mac

    Choose a planet, build your fortress, and prepare for war. Arm yourself with powerful weapons, deploy troops, and defend your stronghold against relentless attacks. In this action-packed block-builder, survival is earned, and only the strongest will remain.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 29%, Base Building 21.8%, FPS 19.8%, Shooter 9.1%, PvE 5.3%

  41. #41 FrankenStorm TD: Prologue
    73% 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 54.5%, Base Building 32.3%, Strategy 10.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%

  42. #42 WAR RATS: The Rat em Up
    70% matchVery Positive96% of 362 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 30.5%, Base Building 15.3%, Dark Humor 13.9%, Shooter 11.8%, PvE 9%

  43. #43 In Your Face TD
    73% matchVery Positive95% of 158 reviews2017
    Dev: BitBreak I/S
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    In Your Face TD is a Tower Defense, which utilises room scale VR to give a new dimension to a classic genre. Fight the invading monsters face-to-face using a laser minigun, or even an exploding sawblade frisbee and build towers to stand your ground.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 59.1%, Strategy 27%, Action 13.9%

  44. #44 Towerful Defense: Prologue
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 75 reviews2024
    Dev: Mini Fun Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A tower defense action roguelike where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 62.1%, Strategy 16.1%, Survival 10.9%, Action 7.8%, Singleplayer 3.1%

  45. #45 Neural Shock
    71% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2024
    Dev: Hardwired Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Control your Hero to aid your Turrets and Traps in battle in this grim, dark Tower Defense & Action RPG with a scifi-grindhouse aesthetic. Create deadly weapon barrages and fuse together Bleed, Burn, Shock, Freeze, Stun and many more elements to annihilate your enemies.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 71%, Strategy 20.2%, Action 5%, Singleplayer 3.7%

  46. #46 Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship
    70% matchVery Positive83% of 198 reviews2025
    Dev: Zing Games Inc.Pub: Wandering Wizard
    Windows

    Build turrets, lead your crew, and upgrade the ship while gathering loot in this exciting "Tower Defense-on-wheels zombie survival roguelite" game.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 40.6%, Zombies 20.8%, PvE 16.1%, Strategy 9.8%, 3D 5.5%

  47. #47 Utopia Must Fall
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,082 reviews2024
    Dev: Pixeljam
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    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 34.8%, Base Building 19.8%, Dark Humor 19.5%, Shooter 9.6%, Funny 7.5%

  48. #48 Blood And Zombies
    72% matchMixed53% of 453 reviews2022
    Dev: Wild MonkeyPub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Blood, guts, meat. Humanity's waging total war against a horrific zombie apocalypse. Lead one of four of humanity's deadliest survivors against the horde in this first person, wave defense shooter. Load up your guns, set up turrets, sharpen your skills, and maybe you'll make it through the night.

    Why similar: FPS 19.8%, Zombies 19.5%, Base Building 18.1%, Gore 15.6%, Shooter 10.4%

  49. #49 Zombie Builder Defense 2
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 233 reviews2023
    Dev: Noham Games
    Windows

    Defend against hordes of zombies in this fun filled top-down shooter. Build and upgrade your base, unlock powerful guns, and take on challenging bosses with up to 4 players in online co-op. Play minigames to earn bonuses and survive the zombie apocalypse one night at a time!

    Why similar: Zombies 23.8%, Base Building 19.6%, Gun Customization 18.8%, Shooter 16%, PvE 10.3%

  50. #50 Grumpy Gaffer
    69% matchVery Positive94% of 123 reviews2024
    Dev: RC Games Studio
    Windows

    Join Mr. Gaffer on his mission to protect the peace of his home in this dynamic strategy game. Test your wits and reflexes as you face intense waves of enemies, and compete in thrilling mini-games against other players.

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  51. #51 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
    69% matchMostly Positive73% of 227 reviews2024
    Dev: Mini Fun Games
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    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    A roguelike tower defense where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and unique effect items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 65.3%, Strategy 15.1%, Survival 14%, Action 5.5%

  52. #52 Defense Grid: The Awakening
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,324 reviews2008
    Dev: Hidden Path Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Defense Grid: The Awakening is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels. A horde of enemies is invading, and it's up to the player to stop them by strategically building fortification towers around their base.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 86%, Strategy 11.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%

  53. #53 Rift Riff
    67% matchVery Positive96% of 376 reviews2025
    Dev: Adriaan de Jongh
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Jump a rift, fight off monsters, plunder their world. A strategic mix of juicy tower loadouts, varied monster behaviors, and forgiving mechanics.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 41.6%, Base Building 21.9%, PvE 14.1%, Strategy 9.6%, Survival 6.3%

  54. #54 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 13,222 reviews2023
    Dev: Awesome Games Studio
    Windows
    Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.

    Why similar: Score Attack 38.5%, Zombies 34.1%, Survival 11.5%, 3D 7.4%, Action 4.7%

  55. #55 Broken Universe - Tower Defense
    68% matchVery Positive91% of 312 reviews2023
    Dev: Jinthree Studio
    Windows

    Get ready to rethink all your defense strategies! Build barricades to stop monsters, or lure them into a maze and attack. A variety of stages that change each time depending on how you play them.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 35.3%, Base Building 17.9%, Score Attack 16.5%, PvE 12.1%, Strategy 9.3%

  56. #56 TDS - Tower Defense Strategy
    66% matchVery Positive81% of 363 reviews2025
    Dev: Blockage
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    TOWER ▪ DEFENSE ▪ STRATEGY. Control Vessels. Utilize their uniquely deep set of towers. Create an everchanging defense. Play with friends. Protect your Basin at all costs. An absolute Tower Defense, Real-Time Strategy Hybrid

    Why similar: Tower Defense 51.6%, Base Building 18.3%, PvE 16.4%, Strategy 6%, 3D 5.3%

  57. #57 League TD
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 79 reviews2023
    Dev: Wondarabyte
    Windows

    "League Tower Defense" is a strategy tower defense game that combines unique defense towers and various upgradeable components to unleash different attack effects. Come and build your perfect defense line.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 41.6%, Gun Customization 26.1%, Base Building 11.3%, Strategy 10.8%, 3D 5.1%

  58. #58 KUNKUN Defender
    64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 994 reviews2024
    Dev: Seal
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    KUNKUN Defender is an FPS + tower defense game where players need to resist zombie invasions in different regions affected by a virus outbreak until a helicopter comes for rescue.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 30.2%, FPS 28.4%, Zombies 16.4%, Shooter 10.2%, Survival 5.4%

  59. #59 Bug Heroes: Tower Defense
    66% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2024
    Dev: Foursaken Media
    Windows · Mac

    Help the Bug Heroes defend their food stash from hordes of enemies! Control powerful heroes, build your defenses, level up your heroes and towers, equip upgrades, and more!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 54.3%, Strategy 21.3%, Action 12.1%, PvE 5.6%, 3D 5.4%

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