
This game is a brutally hardcore sci-fi tower defense, featuring BBS-era and ASCII graphics. You are a commander who must use everything at your disposal to stop the AI horde from opening the rift, and unleashing a cosmic horror upon the earth.
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This game is a brutally hardcore sci-fi tower defense, featuring BBS-era and ASCII graphics. You are a commander who must use everything at your disposal to stop the AI horde from opening the rift, and unleashing a cosmic horror upon the earth.

Anomaly Defenders
Anomaly Defenders is the closing installment of the Anomaly series. The original incarnation of the Tower Offense sub-genre had players controlling humans fighting alien invaders. Now, the tables have turned. The human counterattack is underway and the alien homeworld is under threat.

Rush for Glory
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.
Anomaly Defenders is the closing installment of the Anomaly series. The original incarnation of the Tower Offense sub-genre had players controlling humans fighting alien invaders. Now, the tables have turned. The human counterattack is underway and the alien homeworld is under threat.
Why similar: Tower Defense 67.8%, Strategy 19.9%, Action 8%, Sci-fi 2.5%, Indie 1.8%
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 71.6%, Strategy 20.3%, Action 8%
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Why similar: Tower Defense 58.1%, Action Roguelike 16.4%, Action 9.2%, Tactical 8%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
The ultimate mash-up of Real-time Strategy and Tower Defense!
Why similar: Tower Defense 69.9%, Strategy 13.7%, Sci-fi 4.7%, Action 3.9%, Pixel Graphics 2.7%
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 77.9%, Strategy 13.2%, Action 2.5%, Tactical 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Hold the Core is a roguelite tower defense game about trading safety for power. Draft Risk Cards, shape enemy routes, evolve towers, and survive deadly enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.6%, Roguelite 12.4%, Strategy 11%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Action 6.1%
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 67.4%, Action Roguelike 10.2%, Strategy 9.4%, Action 4.9%, Roguelite 4.2%
In this uniqueTower Defense you will travel through William’s mind in a colored and dreamlike universe.
Why similar: Tower Defense 71.3%, Strategy 18.4%, Action 7.6%, Indie 2.7%
Defend the solar system from fearsome aliens by sending satellites into orbit in revolutionary tower defense action!
Why similar: Tower Defense 77.6%, Strategy 13%, Sci-fi 4.2%, Action 4.1%, Indie 1.1%
The biggest installment of the award winning Sentinel sci-fi tower defense series now on PC!Take the fight to the alien homeworld and unleash a massive arsenal of weaponry. Get up close and personal on the battlefield in your power armor to execute devastating attacks and support your defenses! * An epic campaign across 20 levels.
Why similar: Tower Defense 82.1%, Strategy 13.8%, Sci-fi 2.8%, Indie 1.3%
Harvest: Massive Encounter is an award-winning real-time strategy game with battles of epic proportions and a unique style of resource management and exploration. Build power plants, mineral harvesters and defense towers and make sure they have sufficient energy to fend off endless hordes of evil aliens.
Why similar: Tower Defense 70%, Strategy 21.5%, Sci-fi 4.7%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Selknam Defense is more than an exceptional strategy game. It’s a gateway to the past that puts a nation’s destiny into your control. Do you have the skills to alter history and save the Selknam?
Why similar: Tower Defense 69.8%, Strategy 21.8%, Action 5.7%, Indie 2.6%
Get ready to DEFEND THE WORLD! The biggest sequel in tower defense history is finally here: Fieldrunners 2 has arrived! From Subatomic Studios, creators of the award winning classic strategy game comes an all new adventure that was years in the making.
Why similar: Tower Defense 82.1%, Strategy 12.8%, Action 5.1%
You play as Brad the barbarian, who is awoken to the sounds of his town under siege. Today is different though; Brad has grown tired of fighting all the time. The usual grind for XP has grown dull, and he has decided to pursue his dreams of making music instead of shedding blood.
Why similar: Tower Defense 62.1%, Strategy 16%, Action Roguelike 9.2%, Action 6%, Roguelite 3.3%
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 81.3%, Strategy 11.4%, Sci-fi 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%, Indie 0.9%
Defend a salvaged power core with linked tower networks on handcrafted scrapyard maps.
Why similar: Tower Defense 58.4%, Strategy 20.6%, Sci-fi 6.5%, Tactical 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
Hold the line alone. Fight waves, build elevated cover, and unlock permanent tech in this action tower defense. 30 waves. 3 bosses. One heroic last stand.
Why similar: Tower Defense 41%, Strategy 16.9%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Action 9.3%, Roguelite 9.2%
A minimalist game of building and defending an isolated island after a nuclear apocalypse
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.9%, Strategy 18.2%, Minimalist 10.8%, Roguelite 9.9%, Base Building 7.9%
You are an archer tasked with defending a castle from invading monsters. Inside the castle, you can manage resources and harvest crops, gather experience points to level up, and learn new skills and abilities to face stronger enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 71.4%, Strategy 17.2%, Action 8.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%, Indie 0.6%
A tactical defense game where you build the battlefield itself. Lure enemies through your maze using traps, towers, and godly powers.
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.4%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Strategy 13.5%, Action 7.3%, Roguelite 4.8%
Stunning detail of levels, in-depth gameplay, finely tuned balance of all levels and turrets. The new, engaging levels are even more stunning and impressive.
Why similar: Tower Defense 79.6%, Strategy 18.4%, Indie 2%
Porta-Tower is a roguelike tower defense game where you can pick up and move your towers. Relocate and upgrade your towers to defend your portal until the end.
Why similar: Tower Defense 50.8%, Strategy 14.9%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Roguelite 11.7%, Action 6.6%
Defense Technica is the next evolution in hardcore tower defense strategy games. Protect the core from an onslaught of unrelenting biomechanical terrors with a powerful range of tower defense units – each with their own upgradable features and methods of attacks.
Why similar: Tower Defense 85.3%, Strategy 13.4%, Indie 1.4%
Midnight Tower Defense is a roguelite tower defense strategy game, where you must fight endless waves of enemies either by hand with melee, or by purchasing towers and upgrades to fight from a distance. Every wave the can enemies grow stronger, with every 10 waves being a boss wave.
Why similar: Tower Defense 52.6%, Strategy 17.8%, Roguelite 10.3%, Survival 7.1%, Action 5.8%
Build your towers of paper before they get out of the box and make a big mess in the room. Manage the turrets, upgrade and be careful where you put them... every decision can be fatal! Watch out for the air units, they have a different route!
Why similar: Tower Defense 77.2%, Strategy 20.6%, Indie 2.3%
M.A.C.E. Tower Defense is a classic tower defense game with unique towers and enemies and an ingame shop system for getting better towers, upgrade existing towers and buy special items.
Why similar: Tower Defense 54.4%, Strategy 25.2%, Action 12.2%, Sci-fi 5.4%, Indie 2.9%
iBomber Defense combines classic tower defense gameplay with intense action and strategy. Keep enemies at bay all over the world using a variety of weapons and tactics, from rattling Machine guns, explosive cannons and awesome anti-aircraft artillery!
Why similar: Tower Defense 77.3%, Strategy 20.6%, Indie 2.1%
Stunning detail of levels, in-depth gameplay, finely tuned balance of all levels and turrets. During the game you will hold your defense with your turrets against the massive hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 75.7%, Strategy 21.9%, Indie 2.4%
Sheepdog is a cheeky micro-strategy roguelite about herding magical sheep by day and defending them from the forest by night.
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.7%, Strategy 21.7%, Action 9.9%, Survival 8.2%, Minimalist 5.3%
Defeat hordes of imps in the very first Tower Defence game about the order of monks! All this to defend humankind from hordes of demons!
Why similar: Tower Defense 72.8%, Strategy 27.2%
Modo Defense is a strategy tower defense game. Spin yut, similar to dice, to obtain various resources and summon or strengthen towers. You can customize your tower however you like. Specialize in multi-attack or strong one-by-one! And we have to stop the demons coming in. How far can you stop it?
Why similar: Tower Defense 68.4%, Strategy 23%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.8%
Towerbit8 is a tower defense game with platformer mechanics, where you must defeat waves of enemies to build your defenses using directional turrets and defeat the 8 bosses that rule the invading monsters.
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.1%, Strategy 18.5%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Action 10.2%, Minimalist 7.5%
- Objective defended the Core from endless waves of enemy's, level-up, collect resources and data, to research and upgrade your chance of survivability...
Why similar: Tower Defense 58.2%, Strategy 14.8%, Action Roguelike 13.1%, Action 8.5%, Sci-fi 4.2%
Anomaly 2 is a sequel to the critically acclaimed Anomaly Warzone Earth. Maintaining the core elements of the original, Anomaly 2 adds plenty of new features: unit morphing, over million tactical combinations, post-apo world and tower defense vs tower offense multiplayer mode.
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.8%, Strategy 26.1%, Action 9.2%, Sci-fi 5.3%, Indie 2.3%
Get ready for modern battles! Defend your islands against evil invaders in jungles! Your team will consist of modern snipers, gunners, rockets, ice towers and other great things. A deep conflict has been brewing between you and the evil invaders. Fight to protect your freedom and liberty.
Why similar: Tower Defense 64.3%, Strategy 25.4%, Action 8.2%, Indie 2.1%
This is a classic tower defense game. The alien ship is ready to invade this lovely planet. We need to use various weapons to prevent them from reaching the destination.
Why similar: Tower Defense 64%, Strategy 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Action 5.9%, Survival 4.6%
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 81.2%, Strategy 17.1%, Indie 1.7%
Defend tiny planets by rotating them under enemy attacks. Build towers, smash meteors, unlock new mechanics, and grow stronger after every defeat. A cozy roguelite tower defense focused on fun, experimentation, and satisfying progression.
Why similar: Tower Defense 54.2%, Strategy 15.9%, Roguelite 12.5%, Base Building 7.3%, Tactical 4.9%
Tiestru offers a new perspective to strategy games. The player has control all over the map and defines his strategy with the structures that he builds. Each structure, each connection, each location offer new and enhanced powers. In this deep and complex game everything is up to you! Define your strategy!
Why similar: Tower Defense 59.5%, Strategy 24.3%, Action 13.2%, Indie 3%
Just Updated! Version 1.1 now has 6 New online Mayhem levels, Character Customization, 35 Defense levels, 25 Skirmish levels, and more!
Why similar: Tower Defense 76.4%, Strategy 20%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 54.1%, Strategy 28.3%, Action 7%, Sci-fi 6.8%, Indie 2%
Fieldrunners is now available on Steam! Download it now to play the hit tower defense game critics and fans have been raving about. Descend into the world of Fieldrunners, the most anticipated and visually stunning game in tower defense history!
Why similar: Tower Defense 83.4%, Strategy 14.8%, Indie 1.7%
Tiny Toyfare is a Tower Defense/FPS hybrid with a focus on strategic calm followed by twitch action. Construct powerful towers, recruit adorable squads and fight off the Dino invasion!
Why similar: Tower Defense 59%, Strategy 25.2%, Action 12.6%, Indie 3.2%
A hybrid card game and tower defence where the hands you play become the towers you build. Defeat the enemies approaching the bear's den and find modifiers that support the elements of your defensive strategy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 90%, Strategy 5.3%, Roguelite 1.8%, Action 1.8%, Indie 0.7%
Epic sci-fi tower defense action with 16-bit era look and feel, pitching your colonists against an almost endless horde of hostile alien robots who strongly oppose your attempts of colonizing their planet! Deluxe version includes the soundtrack!
Why similar: Tower Defense 57.8%, Strategy 26.1%, Action 13.1%, Indie 3.1%
A tower defense game with roguelite elements, where you build wooden rafts, summon beaver warriors, and strategically control enemy paths to lead them into traps. Gather resources, upgrade your base, unlock powerful skills, and adapt to chaotic enemy waves to survive as long as possible!
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.8%, Strategy 18.7%, Roguelite 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Tactical 6.4%
Become a dungeon lord to defend your dungeons with the deadliest of traps and insidious contraptions against greedy adventurers and wannabe heroes.
Why similar: Tower Defense 65.9%, Strategy 27.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.3%, Indie 3%
Prophour23 is a fast-paced, replayable real-time strategy. It's designed for short, quick plays. A single playthrough will take you about 15 minutes, if you're good. But the next one will be different. And another one as well.
Why similar: Tower Defense 60.2%, Strategy 21.8%, Action 6%, Roguelite 5.6%, Difficult 4.8%
A wild mix of action and classic Tower Defense formula. Plan your defenses and dive directly into battle.
Why similar: Tower Defense 68.5%, Strategy 15.8%, Action 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 5%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Exclusively brought to Steam for PC, Mac and Linux in Anomaly Bundle, Anomaly Korea is an expansion campaign to Anomaly Warzone Earth. The alien robots are back and this time they’ve got Korea in their sights. It’s your job to lead a squad into fierce fire-fights and fend off the alien invasion.
Why similar: Tower Defense 47%, Strategy 32.3%, Action 12.9%, Sci-fi 6.1%, Indie 1.1%
A Tower Defence game, that actually allows you to sit inside the turret and come face-to-face with the enemies! Addictive strategy - action game, with loads of shooting and explosions! Nearing 2 MILLION DOWNLOADS!
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.8%, Strategy 29.8%, Action 11.7%, Indie 2.7%
Zero Zone 2020 is a classic Tower defense game where you will need to defend a home base from swarms of enemies
Why similar: Tower Defense 71.4%, Strategy 19%, Action 9.5%
This is a casual game that combines tower defense and survival, constantly gaining strength in a tidal wave of monsters. Combine tower defense trap river players to swim and survive.
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.1%, Strategy 23.1%, Action Roguelike 18.7%, Survival 7.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Anomaly Warzone Earth Mobile Campaign continues Steam's Anomaly Warzone Earth in an extra 15-level campaign. Originally released on mobile devices, the campaign is brought to Steam for PC, Mac and Linux exclusively in Anomaly Bundle. AWE Mobile Campaign turns tower defense on its head.
Why similar: Tower Defense 45.5%, Strategy 32.4%, Action 14.4%, Sci-fi 5.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
The sequel to the hit strategy game, with new weapons, landscapes, and options.
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.2%, Strategy 28.6%, Action 13.2%, Indie 3%
Alien Worms Invasion is a game of futuristic exploration and tower defense. In the game, you can explore unknown areas and build bases and units to defense the attack of the worms which would be killed in the end。
Why similar: Tower Defense 59.3%, Strategy 25%, Survival 9.4%, Indie 3.2%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Ancient Planet is classic tower defense game. The stronghold of an ancient civilization has been invaded by hordes of alien raiders. Use powerful technologies of the Ancient and repel the attack of the enemy's armies!
Why similar: Tower Defense 83%, Strategy 13.2%, Difficult 2.4%, Indie 1.4%
Spoids is a challenging throwback to the original brand of tower defense games. Command the Remote Defense Space Station and respond to distress calls of those who are being attacked by the invaders. Travel from planet to planet using your powerful arsenal to hold back the Spoids.
Why similar: Tower Defense 56%, Strategy 26.1%, Action 10%, Sci-fi 4.8%, Indie 3.2%