Games Like HERO DEFENSE

Deathtrap is a Tower Defense game with strong action-RPG elements, a game of vicious tricks, killing machines, rotating blades and splattering blood.

Why similar: Tower Defense 64.7%, Strategy 7.8%, RPG 7.2%, Co-op 5.9%, Multiplayer 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty action-RPG that integrates tower defense mechanics, focusing heavily on hero progression and managing waves of monsters.

You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.

Why similar: Tower Defense 72.1%, Strategy 6.4%, Co-op 6.3%, RPG 3.3%, Action 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features the same core loop of setting traps while actively fighting off hordes of enemies in a fantasy setting.

Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.

Why similar: Tower Defense 77.8%, Strategy 6.5%, Co-op 6%, Action 2.5%, Multiplayer 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly blends first-person shooter action with tower defense, requiring active combat participation similar to Hero Defense.

Create a hero from one of four classes to save Etheria in this 4-player coop Tower Defense Action-RPG. Includes Steam exclusive Portal gun & TF2 familiars!

Why similar: Tower Defense 70.3%, Strategy 8.1%, Multiplayer 7.9%, RPG 6.2%, Funny 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic hybrid that combines RPG character building with tower defense strategy and cooperative multiplayer.

Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.

Why similar: Tower Defense 73.6%, Co-op 8%, Strategy 7.9%, Multiplayer 3.3%, Action 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' tradition of high-action tower defense with improved physics and massive scale battles.

An epic, challenging tower defense game with an emphasis on strategy and replayability. Summon gems of immense magical potency and harness their unique abilities against a seemingly endless horde of monsters. The archdemon seeks to swallow the world, and you must journey to stand against her.

Why similar: Tower Defense 84%, Strategy 8.8%, Indie 2.3%, Action 1.5%, Difficult 1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides deep strategic complexity through its unique gem-crafting system, appealing to those who enjoy the tactical side of Hero Defense.

Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is co-op Tower Defense combined with epic Action RPG combat. You’re able to join forces with up to four players to take on a never-ending army of orcs, demons, and dragons! Are your defenses strong enough to save the world of Etheria?

Why similar: Tower Defense 66.1%, Strategy 9.5%, Co-op 8.7%, Multiplayer 7.5%, Funny 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A modern remake that brings the classic RPG-tower defense hybrid experience to current hardware with updated visuals.

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 72.8%, Strategy 9.6%, Co-op 5.7%, Difficult 3.9%, Action 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A unique fusion of top-down shooter and tower defense that demands active participation in combat to survive.

Fight off hordes of monstrous mutants created from a strange cataclysmic event in the new tower defense game, Prime World: Defenders. Join a group of exile treasure hunters who have ventured into the capital of an ancient empire, vast with mystery and danger.

Why similar: Tower Defense 81.5%, Strategy 7.9%, RPG 2.6%, Indie 2.4%, Great Soundtrack 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: Integrates card-based RPG elements into the tower defense genre, allowing for deep customization of your defensive arsenal.

The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.

Why similar: Tower Defense 79.4%, Strategy 9.9%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines base building and tower defense with intense top-down action, offering a modern take on defending against massive waves.

Warstone is a Tower Defense game, with RPG, Strategy, and even city building elements. Detailed Hi-res graphics and beautiful illustrations combine with a deep storyline to draw you into the world.

Why similar: Tower Defense 72.5%, Strategy 11%, Co-op 4.3%, Great Soundtrack 3.8%, Indie 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines traditional tower defense with RPG elements and a unique stone-based upgrade system.

Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy.

Why similar: Tower Defense 71.7%, Strategy 17.9%, Action 5.1%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical squad control against overwhelming alien hordes, mirroring the intense combat feel of Hero Defense.

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 67.6%, Strategy 10.6%, RPG 8.6%, Indie 4.4%, Action 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, gore-filled tower defense game that emphasizes active hero management and high-octane action.

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 87.5%, Strategy 7.6%, Addictive 2.3% ★, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential tower defense experience that focuses on precise placement and strategic planning.

Evil Defenders is a fun, frenetic defense game: build and upgrade your towers, сast spells to repel enemy forces, use special landmarks and defend the Lands of Evil from invaders! Feel free to play the game in many different ways through unique tower upgrades, a deep skill tree and 100 in-game achievements.

Why similar: Tower Defense 85.3%, Strategy 11.1%, Indie 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a dark fantasy theme and a variety of upgradeable towers that feel right at home with the Hero Defense aesthetic.

Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...

Why similar: Tower Defense 62.6%, Strategy 12%, RPG 8.1%, Co-op 4.4%, Great Soundtrack 4%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike-tower defense hybrid that requires careful resource management and character placement to survive dungeon floors.

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 77.1%, Zombies 10.3%, Strategy 8%, Indie 3.3%, Adventure 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: A zombie-themed tower defense game that focuses on hero units and special abilities to turn the tide of battle.

Tower Wars combines elements of tower defense, RTS, and all-out multi-player mayhem to bring you a completely unique experience, delivered with a fun and funny not-so-old world style!

Why similar: Tower Defense 82.2%, Strategy 8.2%, Multiplayer 3.2%, Co-op 2.9%, Indie 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A competitive multiplayer tower defense game that allows you to build defenses while sending units to attack your opponent.

The ultimate mash-up of Real-time Strategy and Tower Defense!

Why similar: Tower Defense 81.7%, Strategy 9.9%, Indie 3.5%, Action 2.5%, Difficult 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy tower defense game with a deep tech tree and retro-inspired aesthetic.

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 56.9%, Zombies 14.8%, Strategy 7.2%, Action 7.2%, Co-op 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival game that heavily incorporates tower defense mechanics to hold off waves of zombies.

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.

Why similar: Tower Defense 65.1%, Zombies 15.9%, Strategy 7.8%, Multiplayer 4.7%, Action 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play title that emphasizes squad management and defensive positioning against relentless undead swarms.

Become the villain and raise an army of undead in this real-time reverse tower defense strategy game. Send waves of monsters to battle and aid them with your evil magic until they break your enemies’ defenses. It’s time for you to rule over the continent with an iron fist as its Dark Lord!

Why similar: Tower Defense 62.9%, Strategy 10.8%, RPG 5.6%, Action 3.8%, Difficult 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical tower defense game that emphasizes managing large-scale encounters with a variety of defensive units.

Terrorhedron is the 3D, cooperative tower defense game for the PC. Unmatched challenge and complexity is introduced to the genre through 3 dimensional gameplay, micro-strategy through programmable turrets and 'edge of seat' gameplay is extended to multiplayer with up to 8 players online co-op.

Why similar: Tower Defense 83.3%, Strategy 7.8%, Indie 4%, Great Soundtrack 3.3%, Multiplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, abstract tower defense game that rewards quick thinking and strategic placement.

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 72.1%, Strategy 9.4%, Difficult 4.5%, Fantasy 2.7%, Funny 2.6%

Rescue your fellow Hunters, and with their help locate and destroy Dracula!

Why similar: Tower Defense 57%, Strategy 17.8%, Zombies 9.5%, Indie 6.7%, RPG 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Blends RPG elements with zombie-themed tower defense, focusing on character growth and survival.

The castle needs a hero – hordes of trolls are surrounding it! Build towers, save money, learn spells - don't let the enemy in! Follow the exciting story of the dwarven kingdom's eternal struggle against the troll hordes, who want only to crush the dwarves and claim their territory.

Why similar: Tower Defense 68.5%, Strategy 15%, Indie 4.9%, Fantasy 3.3%, Great Soundtrack 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A casual but challenging tower defense game that focuses on resource management and strategic tower placement.

Slice them, burn them, skewer them, and launch them - no matter how you get it done, orcs must die in this fantasy action-strategy game from Robot Entertainment.

Why similar: Tower Defense 78.6%, Strategy 6.7%, Action 3.4%, Addictive 2.8% ★, Fantasy 1.9%

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 78.7%, Strategy 8.2%, Action 2.2%, Fantasy 2.2%, Funny 2%

It's payback time! Lead your mighty dark army and make the Kingdom tremble with every step. Build powerful towers, choose your arsenal for destruction, and find the deadliest combination - train legendary heroes and lead them to victory!

Why similar: Tower Defense 74.4%, Strategy 10.7%, Difficult 6.2%, Action 3.3%, Fantasy 2.7%

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 71%, Strategy 9.2%, Difficult 5.3%, RPG 4.1%, Action 2.9%

Age of Defense is a tower defense game full of mind-blowing mayhem. There are tons of monsters and tough defenders in the game each of which fits perfectly into a funny cartoonish setting.

Why similar: Tower Defense 63.6%, Strategy 10.1%, RPG 5.8%, Difficult 4.4%, Action 4%

Rocked by an explosive soundtrack, choose your band, place your equipments and defend the Rock 'N' Roll from everyone and everything who try to pull it down, on a totally hardcore tower defense!

Why similar: Tower Defense 84.6%, Strategy 6.3%, Great Soundtrack 4%, Action 2.2%, Indie 1.2%

Five-star tower defense with unrivaled depth and replayability. The Bloons are back in full HD glory and this time they mean business! Build awesome towers, choose your favorite upgrades, hire new Special Agents, and pop every last invading Bloon in the most popular tower defense series in history.

Why similar: Tower Defense 75.8%, Strategy 9.6%, Co-op 5.2%, Multiplayer 2.9%, Action 2.5%

Why be good when you can be... bad? Cursed Treasure 2 is an addictive tower-defense game that puts the power of darkness at your fingertips. Build towers of powerful orcs, demons, and undead, and master powerful spells, to protect your precious hoard from all manner of no-good do-gooders.

Why similar: Tower Defense 80.1%, Strategy 13.2%, Indie 5%, Fantasy 1.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Dungeon Defenders II is a cooperative Action Tower Defense game packed with roleplaying elements like loot, leveling, and pets.

Why similar: Tower Defense 83.1%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Fantasy 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%

The undead have awakened! You must build clever mazes of traps if you wish to defeat them in this challenging trap defense game. Travel across the land battling a host of creepy monsters, unlocking new traps and upgrades, and finally finding the source of the evil and stopping it once and for all.

Why similar: Tower Defense 66.6%, Strategy 18.3%, Indie 8.2%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%

Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap combines chaotic third-person combat with devious trap-laying strategy. Enjoy endless replayability as your War Mage grows stronger through roguelite progression. Repel relentless orc hordes solo or with up to 4 players.

Why similar: Tower Defense 62.3%, Strategy 9.3%, Co-op 7.8%, Multiplayer 5.2%, Action 4.3%

Four heroes are facing a horde of evil! Ultimate abilities, magic artifacts, hero upgrades and clever tactics... All these will help to defeat the Boss.

Why similar: Tower Defense 54.1%, Strategy 27.4%, Indie 9.8%, Fantasy 4.7%, Adventure 4%

Defender's Quest is a Tower-Defense/RPG Hybrid tightly focuses on three things: tactical depth, customization, and story

Why similar: Tower Defense 58%, Addictive 12.4% ★, Zombies 7.1%, Strategy 6.8%, RPG 5.8%

Tikiman the Forest Defender is in trouble. Hordes of monsters are sweeping through his realm, hoping to chow down on his offspring – and it’s up to you to defend them. By placing weapon towers at strategic points around the landscape, you can destroy the invaders and save the little ones.

Why similar: Tower Defense 86.4%, Strategy 10.2%, Co-op 2.4%, Indie 0.7%, Singleplayer 0.3%

Take on wild beasts, ruthless soldiers, and ancient gods in this 2D Action-Platformer inspired by Tower-Defense combat.

Why similar: Tower Defense 65.1%, Strategy 9.1%, RPG 7.4%, Co-op 4.8%, Action 4.4%

Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

Why similar: Tower Defense 67.4%, Zombies 11.2%, Strategy 7.8%, Addictive 6.2% ★, Great Soundtrack 4.2%

Defend your dungeon against a bunch of impolite humans in this humorous tower/lane defense game. Summon monsters, change tactics on the fly & skip funny dialogue to defeat waves and waves of the most generic heroes mankind has ever seen!

Why similar: Tower Defense 73.2%, Strategy 10.9%, Zombies 5.3%, Funny 4.8%, Action 3.5%

The most addicting tower defense game, packed with monsters and tough defenders, all of which fit perfectly into the cartoonish environment. Prehistory is a prologue for the main story Age of Defense.

Why similar: Tower Defense 65.2%, Strategy 10.2%, RPG 4.7%, Difficult 3.8%, Action 3.7%

Face the gates of Hell in a fusion of third-person action, RPG and Tower Defence. Repel the demons alone or in co-op by building defences. Upgrade powerful units to help you in battle, before jumping into the fight yourself, with an arsenal of skills and weapons to rip apart the oncoming swarm.

Why similar: Tower Defense 59.3%, Strategy 10.1%, RPG 8.6%, Co-op 7%, Multiplayer 5.4%

In this tug-of-war, casual defense game， you play Leonidas who is the hero-king of Sparta, against hordes of attacking zombies in Thermopylae. Recruit allies and build defenses to stop them!

Why similar: Tower Defense 69.4%, Strategy 13.4%, Zombies 8.9%, Indie 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%

You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.

Why similar: Tower Defense 78.7%, Strategy 7.2%, Co-op 4.9%, Action 2.7%, Indie 2.1%

Co-Op Hero Defense set in a deadly post-apocalyptic Sweden. Team up with your friends and protect the Missile Silo against horrific beasts and outlaws.

Why similar: Tower Defense 52.5%, Strategy 11.5%, Co-op 10.9%, Action 7.2%, Indie 6.2%

Dungeon Warfare is a challenging tower defense strategy game where you become a dungeon lord to defend your dungeons with deadliest of traps and insidious contraptions against greedy adventurers and wanna-be heroes.

Why similar: Tower Defense 72.7%, Strategy 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%, Indie 4.5%, Fantasy 3.8%

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 52.1%, Strategy 16.1%, Addictive 11.7% ★, Indie 6.4%, Great Soundtrack 5.2%

Magic Quest is a tower defense game with towers, mighty enemies, bosses and heroes with unique abilities.

Why similar: Tower Defense 70.4%, Strategy 17.4%, Action 4.7%, Indie 4.3%, Fantasy 3.1%

Take command of mighty Vikings, sly Persians or brutish Demons! Destroy your opponent’s base while defending your own in this action-packed side-scrolling RTS!

Why similar: Strategy 40.7%, Action 17.6%, Indie 14.2%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%

Become a necromancer and raise the dead - Undead Horde is a necromantic action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Maraud through the lands of the living, raze their villages and steal their treasures. Ultimately you'll take over the whole kingdom of the living!

Why similar: Zombies 29.3%, RPG 24.4%, Action 12.1%, Indie 11%, Fantasy 8.7%

Welcome to the world of CastleStorm, a super genre mashup of 2D physics destruction mashed with tower defense brawler! CastleStorm was born out of the fond childhood memory of building and destroying LEGO castles.

Why similar: Tower Defense 65.5%, Strategy 9.7%, Action 4.7%, Co-op 4.7%, Indie 4.7%

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 73%, Strategy 11.1%, Action 4.8%, Difficult 4.2%, Funny 3.6%

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 71.9%, Strategy 17.8%, Action 8.7%, Indie 1.2%, Singleplayer 0.4%