- #1 Guardians of Holme
97% matchMostly Positive76% of 165 reviews2023
Dev: MossTech StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac · Linux
Guardians of Holme is a tower defense game with deckbuilding and roguelite elements. Players must use the terrain to their advantage and formulate defensive tactics by strategically placing powerful traps to repel endless waves of enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.4%, RTS 34.8%, Strategy 16.7%, Fantasy 4.6%, 2D 3.4%
- #2 Operation: Polygon Storm
96% matchMixed70% of 292 reviews2024
Dev: Toxic Studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
A fastpaced, military tug-of-war game with minimal micromanagement. Choose and deploy from a mix of specialized military units to overwhelm the enemy. Experiment with a huge variety of unit compositions, synergies, abilities, and upgrades to lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Action RTS 25.1% ★, Wargame 18.9%, Auto Battler 17.3%, RTS 15.6%, Tower Defense 14.8%
- #3 Hero's Warband
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: J.A.P Studio
Windows
Embark on an epic journey in Hero’s Warband, a captivating 2D Survival Autobattler. Recruit and manage a diverse array of heroes with unique classes and skills. Discover the perfect synergy between classes to suit your strategic vision. Lead your heroes to greatness and conquer the land of Astoria!
Why similar: Auto Battler 36%, Survival 15.9%, Management 11.6%, Cartoony 9.6%, Combat 9.4%
- #4 Land of the Mage Lords
95% matchVery Positive89% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: Rafe's Games
Windows
Summon troops and use magic to defeat mage lords and other foes while surviving attacks from their followers. Learn new spells and recruit troops with unique powers. Venture across the land, battling ever stronger enemies until reaching the evil Mage King.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.2%, Auto Battler 28.1%, Strategy 9.5%, Arcade 8.9%, Magic 6.2%
- #5 Hexguardian
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 707 reviews2024
Dev: Split Second GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Hexguardian is a roguelite, tower defense game where you build your own maps with hexagonal tiles! Build and upgrade towers, recruit armies, learn spells, construct wonders and place hexagonal tiles to create a path to enhance your defenses. With plenty of game modes and talents to unlock!
Why similar: RTS 29.5%, Tower Defense 29.3%, Cartoony 11.7%, Magic 10.3%, Strategy 7.4%
- #6 Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,099 reviews2018
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Command your elven army and defend mystical lands from sea serpents, evil sorcerers, and wave after wave of gnoll tribesman, all with the help of brand-spankin’ new towers, heroes, and spells to fend off every last baddie.
Why similar: Tower Defense 54.9%, Cartoony 13.2%, Strategy 11.4%, Fantasy 7.9%, 2D 5.7%
- #7 Spirits of the Hellements - TD
93% matchVery Positive93% of 340 reviews2022
Dev: Hippo Rider Games
Windows
Assemble legendary Spirits and defend against the endless hordes of Hell. A tower defense where you must shape the battlefield and create a maze using the three Hellements. Use Fire, Lightning, and Wind tiles to trap your enemies, or augment your defenses.
Why similar: Tower Defense 50.4%, Strategy 13.8%, Fantasy 10.7%, Cartoony 10.1%, Colorful 8.3%
- #8 Northend Tower Defense
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,461 reviews2024
Dev: Northend Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 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: Action RTS 28.3% ★, Auto Battler 21.6%, Tower Defense 21.3%, War 9%, Management 6.7%
- #9 Girls vs Goblins
91% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Maiden Realm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spend Magic Stones to summon elf girls with unique abilities and fight back the invading goblin army. Defeat goblins to earn more Magic Stones, upgrade your defense towers, and strengthen your power. Lead your girls to cast powerful magic, defeat the Goblin King, and save the fantasy world!
Why similar: Action RTS 27.5% ★, Tower Defense 23.3%, RTS 19.3%, Survival 8.1%, Strategy 5.7%
- #10 There Are No Orcs
89% 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 23.1%, Auto Battler 22.1%, Wargame 19.9%, Tower Defense 19.7%, War 4.5%
- #11 Yokai Art: Survival Prologue
90% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Secret Labo
Windows
Strategically position units on a chess-based battlefield, defending territories while earning roguelike upgrade-items for leveling up. Discover over 30 unique equipment pieces that modify units, allowing for exciting customization and ensuring endless excitement and replayability.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.6%, RTS 20%, Wargame 19.5%, Survival 16%, Strategy 6.9%
- #12 Little Kingdom RTS
89% 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: Action RTS 25.3% ★, RTS 23.4%, Tower Defense 21.3%, War 8.3%, Strategy 5.8%
- #13 Relic Guardian - Tower Defense
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,144 reviews2025
Dev: Mystrigger
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
"Relic Guardian" is a fantasy style strategy tower defense game. As the builder on the battlefield, summon a variety of defense towers and spells with reliable hero companions to complete this epic and guarding adventure!
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.7%, Cartoony 16.8%, Strategy 12.3%, Fantasy 10.6%, 2D 6.1%
- #14 Mage and Monsters II
88% matchVery Positive83% of 376 reviews2025
Dev: Lasse Zacho Malver
Windows
Recruit a hero to lead your army, and use spells while they fight for you. Mage & Monsters 2 is an active auto battler, where you choose to either enhance the strength of your hero, reinforce the might of your army, or increase the power of your spells.
Why similar: Auto Battler 44%, Magic 10.7%, Wargame 10.6%, War 8.9%, Strategy 8.3%
- #15 Knightica
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,204 reviews2025
Dev: Mad Mango GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Recruit powerful units, place them strategically and find the best synergies in this Roguelike Autobattler! Knightica lets you guide a warband through many challenges to free the Kingdoms. Discover optimal combinations, weave powerful enchants, face dangerous monsters and lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Auto Battler 29.2%, Tower Defense 25.6%, Inventory Management 10.7%, Management 8%, Combat 7.7%
- #16 Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,896 reviews2016
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Command your troops through an epic (mis)adventure as you defend exotic lands from dragons, man-eating plants, and ghastly denizens of the underworld -all with flashy new towers, levels, heroes, and more goodies to help you crush your foes in this Fantasy Action Tower Defense game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.2%, RTS 12.5%, Magic 10.3%, Strategy 10.1%, Fantasy 6.7%
- #17 Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense RPG
85% matchVery Positive83% of 1,322 reviews2024
Dev: Swell Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 207.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Endless Idle Tower Defense with deep strategy and RPG progression and combat mechanics. Recruit, upgrade, and position powerful fantasy heroes, discover game-changing synergies, and survive infinite monster waves. Grow stronger every run with literally millions of upgrades and endless auto battles.
Why similar: Auto Battler 32.1%, Tower Defense 31.7%, Combat 9.9%, Strategy 8.7%, Management 7.4%
- #18 D.O.T. Defence
84% matchVery Positive85% of 223 reviews2026
Dev: Rattleaxe Games
Windows · Linux
Welcome to the frontlines! Build towers, muster armies, and conquer the map. Challenge yourself in the single-player campaign following the Chroma Wars, survive relentless waves in solo defense, or battle it out in local matches against friends and AI bots. Victory comes with the last HQ standing!
Why similar: Action RTS 21% ★, Wargame 16.2%, Auto Battler 15.3%, RTS 15.1%, Tower Defense 13.7%
- #19 Towerful Defense: Prologue
84% 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: Action RTS 22.6% ★, Auto Battler 20.9%, Tower Defense 19.5%, RTS 17.2%, Survival 8.4%
- #20 Crystal Guardians TD
83% matchVery Positive88% of 116 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 47.3%, Cartoony 11.3%, Strategy 11.2%, Magic 10.5%, Fantasy 6.6%
- #21 Age of Goblins
82% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Bruno Valla
Windows
AoG is a real-time strategy game (RTS) with simplified mechanics and cute visuals, but VERY challenging at times. Lead your goblin tribe into what they do best: expand, conquer, and exterminate each other. Any resemblance to humans is purely coincidental.
Why similar: Action RTS 28.2% ★, RTS 25.4%, Tower Defense 17%, Management 7.4%, Cartoony 6.3%
- #22 Mage and Monsters
82% matchVery Positive89% of 922 reviews2022
Dev: Lasse Zacho Malver
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Create an army and use spells while it fights for you. Mage & Monsters is an active auto battler, where you must choose wisely between upgrading the might of your army, or increasing the power of your spells.
Why similar: Auto Battler 32.9%, Wargame 15.7%, Magic 11.1%, War 10.9%, Combat 8.6%
- #23 MoeArmy vs SuArmy
81% matchVery Positive85% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: KumiLGames
Windows
MoeArmy vs SuArmy is a 2D auto-battle strategy game. Choose the Moe or Su faction, build structures to deploy formations, combine cards, gear, and commander skills to power up your troops, exploit armor counters in automatic combat, and destroy the enemy base to claim victory!
Why similar: RTS 22.5%, Auto Battler 21%, Wargame 19.7%, Tower Defense 19.1%, War 5.8%
- #24 Sunbreak War
79% 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: Wargame 37.3%, Tower Defense 33.3%, War 12.2%, Magic 7%, Strategy 6.5%
- #25 WARCANA
80% matchMixed63% of 508 reviews2024
Dev: 1000 OrksPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
WARCANA is a fantasy inspired base defence, RTS game with a deck-building mechanic. Face hundreds of thousands of unrelenting monsters in a battle royale between 30 other mighty magicians. Build your deck. Prepare your defences. Summon your armies. Survive the onslaught. Be the last one standing.
Why similar: Action RTS 31.5% ★, Tower Defense 23.5%, Auto Battler 21.2%, Magic 8.6%, Strategy 7%
- #26 Hold The Fort
81% matchVery Positive81% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Monster Tooth Studios
Windows
Dive into intense, fantasy, tower defense action! Using turrets, spells, and your cunning, you must defend your kingdom against an onslaught of enemies launching a surprise attack while the king is away.
Why similar: Tower Defense 47%, Strategy 23.4%, Management 10.7%, Arcade 9.2%, Fantasy 6.9%
- #27 Castle Of Alchemists
78% matchVery Positive81% of 774 reviews2025
Dev: Team Machiavelli
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Defend your castle in this fast-paced tower defense/action hybrid game with stunning pixel art graphics! Play as alchemically enhanced warrior Bellator, set traps, build towers, craft powerful weapons, and defend your home! The fate of the castle lies in your hands!
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.7%, War 16.3%, Combat 14.6%, Strategy 9.3%, Fantasy 8.7%
- #28 Legendary Hoplite
79% matchMixed64% of 383 reviews2024
Dev: TripleBricksGamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A combination of Action RPG and Tower Defense: slay monsters, find weapons, upgrade your armies, defend your base… Prevent humanity from extinction at the hands of monsters from Greek mythology and ancient tribes. Don't let them cross the gate, commander!
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.1%, Survival 23.3%, Management 13.7%, Strategy 8.9%, Fantasy 7.4%
- #29 Crown Siege
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 335 reviews2026
Dev: JOrbits GamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short incremental siege game centered around growing and strengthening an army to defend your kingdom. Seize the crown from an endless wave of enemies for your best chance at survival!
Why similar: Auto Battler 27.7%, Tower Defense 24.2%, Combat 8.5%, Management 7.8%, Arcade 6.2%
- #30 Sunstone War
77% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Blukulélé
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sunstone War is a unique Action game with Tower Defense element where you can carry EVERYTHING! Move towers, toss away enemies, carry obstacles, upgrade skills and journey through lands to protect your village from calamity!
Why similar: Action RTS 31.9% ★, RTS 24.9%, Tower Defense 23.3%, Arcade 7.2%, Strategy 6%
- #31 Arcane Tower Survivors
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: Red Horde Games
Windows
Survive waves of enemies in this horde survival roguelite. Unleash devastating spells, master unique skills, and craft unstoppable builds. Between battles, fortify your tower and unlock powerful upgrades in a strategic meta-game. Will your magic outlast the chaos?
Why similar: 2D 28.4%, Combat 26.4%, Action 19.4%, Casual 13.1%, Fantasy 12.8%
- #32 Abyss Horde
75% matchVery Positive85% of 96 reviews2026
Dev: Solo Gaming
Windows
Darkness tears reality apart. Hordes of beasts, monsters, and abyssal demons surge from the depths mindless, driven only by destruction. Adventurer, the line needs you! In 《Abyss Horde》, defend against ever-stronger waves. Every run builds a new defense; every upgrade shifts the tide.
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.2%, Magic 17.1%, Combat 9.9%, Strategy 9.7%, Fantasy 8.1%
- #33 Poly TD
74% matchVery Positive82% of 592 reviews2026
Dev: Naroot
Windows
Classic Warcraft III TD customs meet roguelike strategy. Summon and merge units to evolve them into legendary figures like Joan of Arc, Guan Yu, and Lovecraft—Legendary heroes from across time and space await! Prove your ultimate synergy against endless waves of enemies.
Why similar: Auto Battler 32.7%, Tower Defense 30.1%, Survival 14.6%, Management 8.7%, Strategy 7.1%
- #34 Warpips
74% matchVery Positive87% of 5,222 reviews2022
Dev: Skirmish Mode GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Warpips is the ultimate quick to learn but amazingly deep tug-of-war strategy game. Deploy the right composition of soldiers, tanks, helicopters and planes in this tight, streamlined strategy-focused war game. Compose the best army, research the right tech; overwhelm your enemy!
Why similar: RTS 23.4%, Tower Defense 21.5%, Auto Battler 21.4%, Wargame 13.3%, War 9.1%
- #35 Polygon Fantasy Battle Simulator
76% matchVery Positive88% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Aerilon Studios
Windows
Welcome to Polygon Fantasy Battle Simulator, the most colorful medieval fantasy battle simulator in existence! Throw tens of thousands of soldiers into battle, enjoy the show, or take direct control of one of them to prove your valor!
Why similar: Auto Battler 32.1%, RTS 28.3%, Strategy 8.8%, War 7.6%, Fantasy 4.6%
- #36 Forest Heroes
73% matchVery Positive85% of 297 reviews2025
Dev: Hoochoo Game Studios
Windows · Mac
Forest Heroes combines defense gameplay with roguelike deck-building. Enjoy intense battles and diverse strategies with simple controls!
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.9%, Action RTS 26.8% ★, RTS 19.9%, Combat 9.5%, Strategy 7.5%
- #37 Wartorn
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 154 reviews2025
Dev: Stray Kite Studios
Windows
Harness the elements in fierce real-time battles while gathering and upgrading a crew of fantasy creatures in this rogue-lite adventure across a world torn apart by war.
Why similar: RTS 63.2%, Strategy 16.5%, Fantasy 14.8%, Action 5.5%
- #38 ValeGuard
75% matchMixed68% of 174 reviews2018
Dev: Lost Tower Games
Windows
ValeGuard is an RTS, Town-Management hybrid game that combines Turn-Based City-Building with Real-Time Combat. Each day you construct your defenses, train troops, and prepare for attack. When enemies come in the night, you defend with towers, troops, and heroes with powerful abilities.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.8%, RTS 29.8%, Management 11.1%, Magic 9.6%, Strategy 8.8%
- #39 Toy Shire: Room One
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,275 reviews2024
Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Are you prepared for a thrilling toy army tower defense adventure? Welcome to the Toy Shire! Battle diverse foes in various locations, defend your family, and repel foes from your area. Save the world by strengthening your defense with toy towers! FULL GAME AVAILABLE NOW!
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.3%, RTS 25.3%, Wargame 19.6%, War 7.2%, Strategy 6.5%
- #40 Refence
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Muurou Tech
Windows · Mac · Linux
Refence is a roguelite based idle defense game, where you can choose heroes and their traits, upgrade your castle, and manage resources to fend off enemies from the Demon Realm who are trying to attack your castle.
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.1%, Magic 13.7%, Management 13%, Combat 9.8%, Strategy 9.8%
- #41 Survivor Challenge TD
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 60 reviews2026
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!
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.3%, Combat 17.3%, Magic 14.4%, Strategy 10%, Colorful 7.9%
- #42 Castle Warriors
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 106 reviews2023
Dev: Cluck Games, LLC
Windows
Castle Warriors is a rogue like auto battler with a strategy twist. Build your army one card at a time!
Why similar: Auto Battler 45.9%, Magic 13.2%, War 10.7%, Strategy 10.2%, Fantasy 8.1%
- #43 DEFENDUN : Hero Defense
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 182 reviews2024
Dev: MYMEStudioPub: Link Compass
Windows
Summon and merge to stop incoming waves of monsters. Use over 100 different units to defend against over 200 monsters. Utilize each unit's unique traits and skills to create your own combinations of units and move them around to clear the stage while avoiding the boss's skills.
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.1%, Strategy 10.3%, Fantasy 9.4%, Combat 7.9%, Magic 6.9%
- #44 ELARIENNE
71% matchMixed62% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: JDL
Windows
ELARIENNE is a defense game built on meticulous calculation and hardcore strategy. A single stroke of luck may shift the tide, but it is the carefully constructed strategy that ultimately decides the battle. Withstand relentless waves and protect the heart of the world of ELARIENNE.
Why similar: Auto Battler 26.5%, Tower Defense 24.8%, RTS 19.7%, Survival 11.2%, Strategy 6.4%
- #45 Firebase Defence
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 63 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 44.2%, RTS 22.6%, Strategy 15.6%, War 8.8%, Action 5.6%
- #46 Ash Warden
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 123 reviews2026
Dev: Mgfa StudioPub: Molter Games
Windows
Survive waves of enemies in Ash Warden, an incremental tower defense where you slowly become overpowered. Unlock new abilities, fight against powerful bosses, and evolve into an unstoppable force against the endless Redgaze hordes.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.8%, Survival 18.1%, Management 10.8%, Combat 9.7%, Strategy 8%
- #47 Legionbound
68% matchVery Positive83% of 693 reviews2026
Dev: Spicy Garlic Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Turn a handful of heroes into a massive legion! Legionbound is a casual retro RPG autobattler where you recruit heroes, discover class synergies, forge powerful Ascensions, and battle through hordes of enemies across replayable roguelite runs.
Why similar: Auto Battler 61.5%, Combat 15.3%, Fantasy 8.5%, Strategy 8.4%, 2D 4.3%
- #48 Toy Shire
69% matchVery Positive87% of 741 reviews2024
Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Catoptric Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Are you prepared for a thrilling toy army tower defense adventure? Welcome to the Toy Shire! Battle diverse foes in various locations, defend your family, and repel foes from your area. Save the world by strengthening your defense with toy towers!
Why similar: RTS 25.8%, Wargame 25%, Tower Defense 23.7%, War 9.6%, Cartoony 7.7%
- #49 Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 120 reviews2026
Dev: YogurtGames
Windows
Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids is a medieval fantasy blend of tower defense and roguelike progression. Build defenses on a grid, manage resources, and survive ever-evolving enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 68.8%, Strategy 15.5%, Magic 7.7%, Fantasy 5.1%, Casual 2.9%
- #50 Tangy TD
66% matchVery Positive90% of 1,546 reviews2026
Dev: Cakez
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 46.9%, Survival 12.6%, Cartoony 12%, Strategy 11.2%, Colorful 5.3%
- #51 Idle Monster TD
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 856 reviews2021
Dev: Swell Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 162.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
An endless Tower Defense game of epic Monsters vs evil War Machines. Unlock and upgrade tons of unique elemental Monsters (Water, Air, Earth, and Fire) to defend your home from an infinite swarm of robots. Strategize the most effective placement of Monsters to synergize their elemental abilities.
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.4%, Combat 14.7%, Strategy 11.9%, Fantasy 9.4%, Management 7.8%
- #52 Crystal Guardians Prologue
68% matchVery Positive94% of 79 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 48.9%, Cartoony 14.2%, Strategy 12%, Magic 7.7%, Colorful 6.9%
- #53 Demonlore
69% matchVery Positive84% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: Barrel Smash Studios
Windows
A rogue-lite action strategy game with deck building. Fight the undead legion, forge your path, and gain powerful permanent progression. Godlike difficulty modes, mutators, heroic units, elite enemies, and unlockable rewards - endless replayability awaits!
Why similar: Tower Defense 54.2%, Magic 15.1%, Strategy 14.9%, Fantasy 12.3%, Casual 3.5%
- #54 Fantasy of Expedition
69% matchVery Positive80% of 689 reviews2020
Dev: LW.C
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Fantasy of Expedition is a Roguelike Strategy Adventure Game where players lead their own army on an expedition mandated by the Heavens. Be careful what choices you make on our randomized maps! Recruit, purchase, and gather relics to win battles and solve events. Your destiny awaits!
Why similar: Auto Battler 55.1%, Strategy 25.5%, Casual 10.7%, Action 8.7%
- #55 Tabletop Tavern
63% matchVery Positive90% of 2,141 reviews2026
Dev: TJPub: Frostbloom
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Tabletop Tavern is a roguelike RTS where you build an army from scratch and command them across a brutal campaign. Recruit diverse units, create devastating synergies, and make tactical choices that shape the fate of every run.
Why similar: Wargame 32.4%, RTS 30.7%, War 11.6%, Strategy 7.6%, Combat 7%
- #56 Stick Infinite Kingdom
67% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Arckon Arts
Windows
Master strategic gameplay as you build, train, and upgrade units to protect your base. With an immersive storyline, stunning visuals, and easy controls, it's an epic battle for survival!
Why similar: Action RTS 35% ★, RTS 24.2%, Tower Defense 22.5%, Strategy 6.2%, Magic 5.5%
- #57 Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,818 reviews2014
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command!Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations!
Why similar: Tower Defense 62.8%, Strategy 10.3%, Cartoony 9.4%, Fantasy 6.4%, 2D 3.9%
- #58 Border Pioneer
64% 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 27.4%, RTS 23.6%, Wargame 21.4%, Combat 8.1%, Strategy 6.8%