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Games Like Hordeguard: Winds of the North

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

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Gather resources, fortify your village, recruit your warband, and defend against waves of monsters. With the clock ticking, every decision counts – strategize quickly and act swiftly to ensure the survival of your village. Play solo or team up with a friend in local co-op mode.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: To be announced
Developer: Black Deer Games
Publisher: Daedalic Entertainment
Genres: Action, Indie, RPG, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Galoya Games
    Windows · Mac

    Haamupeli: Wrath of the Iku-Turso is a fantasy-themed action RPG adventure game about vanquishing an ancient threat. Recruit allies, find powerful items, develop your character and interact with the game world and its inhabitants to archieve your goals.

    Why similar: Split Screen 19.9%, Hack and Slash 16.3%, Local Co-Op 14.1%, Action RPG 13.2%, Top-Down 8.4%

  2. #2 Legendary Hoplite: Arachne’s Trial
    96% matchMostly Positive75% of 261 reviews2024
    Dev: TripleBricksGamesPub: Ravenage Games
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    Legendary Hoplite: Arachne’s Trial is a combination of Tower Defense and Action RPG. Upgrade your army, get the best gear, and craft unique strategies across 10 levels. Face Arachne, and seamlessly transfer progress to the main game.

    Why similar: Action RTS 26.8%, Tower Defense 22%, Hack and Slash 15.4%, Action RPG 12.9%, RPG 6.8%

  3. #3 Ajax’s Trial
    96% matchVery Positive82% of 328 reviews2023
    Dev: TripleBricksGamesPub: Ravenage Games
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 25%

    Legendary Hoplite: Ajax's Trial is the prologue version of Legendary Hoplite, a game that combines Tower Defense and Action RPG genres. In this game, you'll need to build fortifications, upgrade your army, and create your own unique strategy to fight off hordes of monsters across 7 levels.

    Why similar: Action RTS 26.5%, Tower Defense 22.7%, Hack and Slash 15.8%, Action RPG 13.2%, RPG 6.5%

  4. #4 R.A.W. Realms of Ancient War
    95% matchMixed51% of 822 reviews2012
    Dev: WizarboxPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    Do you have what it takes to survive the Realms of Ancient War?Take control of a fearsome Warrior, a powerful Wizard or a Rogue, and plunge into a grand quest full of action!Key Features:The explosive Hack’n’Slash (action/role-playing game) R.A.

    Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.6%, Local Co-Op 19.3%, RPG 16.2%, Action RPG 12.8%, Co-op 10.3%

  5. #5 Darksiders Genesis
    94% matchVery Positive82% of 13,218 reviews2019
    Dev: Airship SyndicatePub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    DARKSIDERS: GENESIS gives players their first look at the world of DARKSIDERS before the events of the original game. Furthermore, it introduces the fourth and last horseman STRIFE, as well as Co-op gameplay for the first time in the history of the franchise.

    Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.4%, Hack and Slash 22.8%, Co-op 19.7%, Split Screen 8.1%, Action RPG 7.6%

  6. #6 Against Wokou Frontline
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: YiXia Studio
    Windows

    Amidst the Wokou raids along the southeast coast of China during the Ming Dynasty (1552–1565), lead your troops, fortify your line, and repel the brutal invaders in this heroic tower defense game. Defend the common people and secure the shore!

    Why similar: Action RTS 47.8%, Tower Defense 27%, Strategy 11.4%, Top-Down 10.2%, Combat 3.2%

  7. #7 Jungle Resistance
    93% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2022
    Dev: CRX Entertainment Pte LtdPub: Favour Toys Studios
    Windows

    Jungle Resistance is an isometric Tower Defense game with Kingdom Rush Upgrade Style, with branching Tower Types. This will give a new Vibe and Mechanic to the Tower Defense game.

    Why similar: Action RTS 40.8%, Tower Defense 29%, Strategy 13.8%, Top-Down 11.1%, Fantasy 4.9%

  8. #8 Defense Of Fort Burton
    92% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2025
    Dev: Ledx
    Windows

    Master legendary heroes in intense top-down combat while commanding strategic tower defenses. Control your champion directly, build and upgrade persistent towers that provide covering fire, then face powerful bosses and massive hordes. Use magic to empower your strategy and turn the tide of battle.

    Why similar: Action RTS 28.8%, Tower Defense 21%, Hack and Slash 14.8%, Action RPG 12.3%, Top-Down 9.1%

  9. #9 Monster Outbreak
    91% matchMixed67% of 102 reviews2022
    Dev: GameMunchersPub: indie.io
    Windows

    The King's dimensional orb has malfunctioned, bringing hordes of monsters into the Kingdom. Defend your safeground against the monsters by gathering resources, building defenses, upgrading your arsenal, and surviving long enough to find the source of monsters and destroy it.

    Why similar: Split Screen 24.5%, Tower Defense 19.8%, Hack and Slash 15.5%, Local Co-Op 13.5%, Co-op 13.4%

  10. #10 Aegis Defenders
    91% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,807 reviews2018
    Dev: GUTS DepartmentPub: Balor Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 18 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 30%

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

    Why similar: Tower Defense 33.4%, Local Co-Op 21.4%, Co-op 12.5%, Split Screen 11.8%, Strategy 8.3%

  11. #11 Wavecrashers
    90% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Eightfold Interactive
    Windows

    Wavecrashers is a 3-player co-op strategy game where heroes unite to fend off relentless waves of enemies. Master unique heroes and dive into a deeply replayable experience built for teamwork. Play solo with bot players or team up with friends.

    Why similar: Action RTS 27.6%, Tower Defense 23.9%, Co-op 14.5%, Action RPG 10.2%, Strategy 6.3%

  12. #12 Fight The Dragon
    89% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,337 reviews2014
    Dev: 3 Sprockets
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    A COMMUNITY CREATED Hack'n Slash RPG where players can team up and tackle exciting adventures made by other community members in our in-game Adventure Construction Kit - It's DIABLO meets LITTLE BIG PLANET!

    Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.6%, Local Co-Op 18.5%, Co-op 17%, Split Screen 16.9%, RPG 11.5%

  13. #13 Hexabot Stranded: Defend Or Die
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: rockingprojects
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Action tower defense with physics & couch co-op: carry your turrets, hurl objects, and survive swarm attacks.

    Why similar: Split Screen 24.1%, Tower Defense 21.5%, Local Co-Op 19%, Hack and Slash 11.1%, Top-Down 9.2%

  14. #14 Zofia
    88% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2024
    Dev: 74 Ninjas, LLC
    Windows · Linux

    Zofia is a first person RPG. Branded as a heretic and an outcast, you manage to escape the northern empire and take up work as a Seeker. Make your character with a light character creator. Utilize surface-based magic, grapplehooks, and a variety of weapons to stop a corruption called the blight.

    Why similar: Split Screen 26.8%, Local Co-Op 15%, Co-op 11.4%, Hack and Slash 10.9%, Action RPG 9.7%

  15. #15 Calorie Defenders
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Barret Vasilchik
    Windows

    Join the Calorie Defenders, brave veggies defending inside the body against the Candy Army using tower defense combat and Metroidvania-style exploration. Strategically place defenses to defeat enemies and unlock new powers. For fans of action defense games like Orcs Must Die and Dungeon Defenders.

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  16. #16 Pixel Defender
    85% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: pbd
    Windows

    Pixel Defender is a 2D tower defense game with retro pixel aesthetics and direct character control.

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  17. #17 Domain Defense
    86% matchMixed60% of 42 reviews2016
    Dev: Inclusion Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Domain Defense focuses on what makes Tower Defense Great! Unique towers, distinct enemies, and up to four players in versus or cooperative modes.

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    83% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: John ZyskiPub: Trickster Forge Studios
    Windows

    The roads are under siege. Command a knight, wizard, and druid to stop waves of monsters in this fantasy strategy defense game. Save gold between missions, plan your defenses carefully, and survive 8 escalating levels where enemies grow stronger and attack from multiple paths.

    Why similar: Action RTS 51.1%, Tower Defense 29.1%, Strategy 12%, Fantasy 5.5%, 3D 1.8%

  19. #19 Halloween Defense
    84% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2023
    Dev: MoonlightGames
    Windows

    The top of strategy battle game! Build villages and train units to defeat ghouls

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    82% matchMostly Positive72% of 25 reviews2025
    Dev: Dex Games Studio
    Windows

    Fast-paced isometric action game with melee, firearms, and puzzles. Battle alone or in local co-op, collect relics, and blast your way through a cursed dungeon.

    Why similar: Hack and Slash 19.9%, Local Co-Op 17.7%, Action RPG 16.6%, Co-op 12.6%, Top-Down 10.2%

  21. #21 Forsaking Valhalla
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Stemmlar Technologies
    Windows

    A survival RTS game where you defend your village against relentless waves of Norse mythological creatures. Build defenses, train warriors, and gather resources to survive as long as possible. If your Town Hall falls, it's game over. How long will you last?

    Why similar: Action RTS 40.8%, Tower Defense 25.9%, Top-Down 9.5%, Strategy 7.7%, Mythology 5.5%

  22. #22 Olivia's World: Crystal Keep
    81% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: Chasing Magic Studios
    Windows

    Olivia’s World: Crystal Keep is a story-driven tower defense RPG where elemental Guardians defend a peaceful world on the brink of war. Build spires, survive escalating waves, fight in real-time combat, and uncover a hidden mystery. A bootstrapped solo-dev project made for my daughter.

    Why similar: Action RTS 35.3%, Tower Defense 24.6%, Action RPG 12.3%, Top-Down 8.7%, Strategy 6.8%

  23. #23 Joy Guardians TD
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Oldman Games
    Windows

    A lighthearted tower defense game where everyday people fight back against hustle culture. Place and upgrade offbeat heroes like pillow-throwing grannies and wheelchair slingshot kids to stop workers zombified by an energy drink corp. Use philosophy and paint to remind humanity how to enjoy life.

    Why similar: Action RTS 46.1%, Tower Defense 38.5%, Strategy 14.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  24. #24 Unravel Two
    79% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,641 reviews2020
    Dev: Coldwood InteractivePub: Electronic Arts
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    When you cut ties to the past, new bonds form. Build relationships with other Yarnys in local co-op or as a single player, fostering friendship and support as you journey together.

    Why similar: Split Screen 32.1%, Co-op 30.7%, Local Co-Op 30%, Multiplayer 3.5%, Action 1.9%

  25. #25 Little Keepers
    79% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2024
    Dev: Atabey Creations
    Windows

    What are friends for if not to defend each other from mutant plants that want to hurt you? Build your enemies, destroy your defenses and restore chaos in the garden! ... Wait, it was the other way around.

    Why similar: Split Screen 28.5%, Local Co-Op 23.6%, Tower Defense 21.6%, Co-op 15.6%, Strategy 5.6%

  26. #26 Witch Way
    78% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2025
    Dev: e-sheep
    Windows

    Assemble your army, build your village, manage your villagers, and survive the night's monster attacks until dawn.

    Why similar: Action RTS 47.9%, Tower Defense 29.9%, Strategy 8.4%, Top-Down 4%, Fantasy 3.7%

  27. #27 Operation Sheep Defense
    80% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2017
    Dev: spdr870
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Operation Sheep Defense is a fast paced tower defense game. Featuring dynamic levels and intelligent enemy behavior. Shape the enemy path or defend maze-like levels. Levels are short and intense.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 50.8%, Local Co-Op 25.6%, Strategy 13.3%, Top-Down 9.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  28. #28 Skeleton Scramble Deluxe
    78% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2022
    Dev: Chris Turd Boomerang Armstrong
    Windows

    Skeleton Scramble Deluxe is a fast-paced, head-to-head real-time strategy game. Play as a necromancer, summon an army of relentless skeleton warriors, and frantically build a gauntlet of turrets to hold off your opponent's forces.

    Why similar: Action RTS 42.9%, Tower Defense 26.9%, Top-Down 9.6%, Strategy 8.1%, Mythology 7.2%

  29. #29 LowPoly Towerdefense
    77% match8 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: Holger Trampe
    Windows

    You play in a SciFi environment with LowPoly graphics, engaging in Tower Defense. Manage resources! Each round introduces more enemies that you must defeat. Build resource ships in the factory and simultaneously construct towers on the platforms to fend off the adversaries.

    Why similar: Action RTS 46.5%, Tower Defense 33.2%, Strategy 16.2%, 3D 3.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  30. #30 High Spirits
    76% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Petri Dish Studios
    Windows

    Drink potions while you banish ancient spirits and recover your memories of the night before. In this RPG you'll recruit dysfunctional companions, collect strange ingredients, and concoct wicked brews.

    Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.2%, Hack and Slash 19%, Action RPG 16.1%, Co-op 12.6%, Co-op Campaign 8.8%

  31. #31 Starfall Defenders
    76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: EntwicklerX
    Windows

    Starfall Defenders is a classic tower defense game that features unique towers and enemies. It also has an in-game shop system that allows players to purchase better towers, upgrade existing ones, and buy special items like the Atom Bomb, Splash Bomb, and Air Supply.

    Why similar: Action RTS 45.1%, Tower Defense 31%, Strategy 12.9%, Top-Down 6.7%, Action 3.9%

  32. #32 It Takes Two
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 256,472 reviews2021
    Dev: Hazelight StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
    Windows
    Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Winner of GAME OF THE YEAR at the Game Awards 2021.

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  33. #33 Minion Slayer
    77% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2022
    Dev: TansanGames
    Windows

    Prevent the invasion of the minions that stimulate the desire for challenge and prove that you are a slayer physically and mentally.

    Why similar: Action RTS 41%, Tower Defense 33.4%, Strategy 11%, Hack and Slash 8.5%, Fantasy 3.3%

  34. #34 It Takes Two Friend's Pass
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 256,494 reviews2021
    Dev: Hazelight StudioPub: Electronic Arts
    Windows

    Download Friend's Pass* and play It Takes Two with a friend for free. Just grab a friend who owns the full game, download Friend's Pass for free, and play together!

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  35. #35 Penalty
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Howling Beast Entertainment
    Windows

    Penalty is a 2D open-world fantasy RPG where you create your own story. Become a beggar, a king, a god, or live as a worker, merchant, or farmer in harmony with nature. Shape your path, gain unimaginable power, and explore a world full of freedom and adventure.

    Why similar: Local Co-Op 20.1%, Hack and Slash 19.5%, Action RPG 16.1%, Co-op 13.7%, RPG 7.5%

  36. #36 Ant Guardians Prologue
    73% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: JCGames
    Windows

    It’s a defense game where you create your own strategy, grow your units, and defend against enemies.

    Why similar: Action RTS 38.2%, Tower Defense 26.9%, Hack and Slash 15.6%, Strategy 8.1%, Fantasy 5%

  37. #37 Random Realms Hero Under Siege
    74% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: KizerGraphics
    Windows

    Random Realms Hero Under Siege is a fast-paced single player tower defense RTS where every match is a fresh roll of the dice. Build bases from randomized building options, lead a leveling hero and their army, and hold the line against escalating enemy waves.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 29.6%, Action RTS 29.4%, Top-Down 14%, Strategy 9.3%, RPG 6.8%

  38. #38 Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition
    73% matchVery Positive82% of 10,196 reviews2014
    Dev: Arrowhead Game StudiosPub: WB Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    The classic Gauntlet 4-player co-op action gameplay returns in a completely new experience! Battle the endless hordes of foes as you and your friends fight for treasure and glory via both local and online co-op multiplayer. Invade the Darkness!

    Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.5%, Co-op 25.2%, Hack and Slash 21.2%, Top-Down 7.4%, RPG 6.6%

  39. #39 Misty Land
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Branches GamesPub: The Bueno Interactive
    Windows

    Develop and expand your town as you fend off eerie creatures from the mist. Choose from a variety of buildings and strategies, make tactical decisions, join defensive battles personally, protect your town and fulfill your ultimate goals.

    Why similar: Action RTS 33.7%, Tower Defense 28.1%, Hack and Slash 13.8%, Strategy 9.8%, Top-Down 6.7%

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    73% matchVery Positive81% of 1,280 reviews2013
    Dev: Double Eleven
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    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 59.6%, Local Co-Op 19.4%, Strategy 12.3%, Co-op 8.5%, Singleplayer 0.2%

  41. #41 Victor Vran ARPG
    72% matchVery Positive86% of 6,421 reviews2015
    Dev: Haemimont Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Victor Vran is the isometric action-RPG where your skill is just as essential as your character build and gear. Experience intense combat action: dodge, jump and unleash powerful skills to finish off your enemies!

    Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.6%, Action RPG 26.6%, Co-op 15.5%, Local Co-Op 11.4%, RPG 9.1%

  42. #42 Protect Pine Valley
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: BoomTown Snipes
    Windows

    Defend Pine Valley against invading enemy armies! Switch between tactical command and third-person combat as you lead your troops through dynamic battles, changing terrain, and fierce weather.

    Why similar: Action RTS 35.3%, Hack and Slash 21.5%, Action RPG 18.2%, Strategy 9.5%, Combat 4.9%

  43. #43 Split Fiction
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 117,078 reviews2025
    Dev: Hazelight StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
    Windows
    Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Embrace mind-blowing moments as you’re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op adventure.

    Why similar: Split Screen 39.9%, Local Co-Op 22.9%, Co-op 22.6%, Co-op Campaign 6.7%, Fantasy 4.2%

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    71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Scott CanoniPub: Doom Labs
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A tower defense game filled with 12 varied levels across 7 biomes and 14 unique monsters with 3 increasingly harder difficulties to challenge even the most experienced of tower defense gamers lurking in their strongholds.

    Why similar: Action RTS 44.7%, Tower Defense 30.5%, Top-Down 11%, Strategy 9.5%, Combat 2.2%

  45. #45 Hero Siege
    71% matchMixed68% of 45,134 reviews2014
    Dev: Panic Art Studios Ltd
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Hero Siege is a fast paced Pixel Art ARPG featuring an expansive roster of unique classes, deep build experimentation, and a player driven economy.

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    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hectiq
    Windows

    Painted Kingdoms is a minimalist strategy game where you paint, build, and defend your Kingdom of paper. Harness the power of paint to protect it from relentless flames and enemy hordes. Will your Painted Kingdom survive the next wave?

    Why similar: Action RTS 43.6%, Tower Defense 25.4%, Hack and Slash 19.9%, Strategy 8.3%, Top-Down 1.7%

  47. #47 Lesson Learned
    69% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2024
    Dev: MadGamesmithPub: Gaming Factory
    Windows

    Help Frank travel through history in this unique approach to the tower defense genre. Enter a bizarre daydream world in co-op or solo mode. Gather resources, build defense towers, and manage your minions. Take up the challenge and defeat the incoming enemies!

    Why similar: Split Screen 28.3%, Tower Defense 24.2%, Local Co-Op 16.7%, Hack and Slash 12.3%, Co-op 11.7%

  48. #48 OKO's QUEST
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: KAERI GAMES
    Windows

    Oko's Quest is an upcoming local multiplayer action RPG featuring both a co-op story and party mode. Set in a fantasy world, different Okos across dimensions have been involuntarily summoned to a mysterious island. Why were they summoned and how will they return home?

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  49. #49 TORINTO
    70% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2019
    Dev: LEAF TEAM GAMES
    Windows

    TORINTO is a run ‘n’ gun game with a medieval twist. Blades take the place of bullets as the heroes traverse side-scrolling stages, from forests and fields to castle walls, quelling the heartless fiends that now roam the land.

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  50. #50 FORCED: Slightly Better Edition
    70% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,791 reviews2013
    Dev: BetaDwarf
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    FORCED is a challenging 1-4-player game with co-op at its heart! A mix of tactical arcade action, RPG elements and puzzles will forge you and your friends together. As slaves in the toughest gladiator school of them all, you will face a plethora of unique trials - designed to be your death!

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  51. #51 Up To Clouds
    69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: Bela MagyarPub: Undead Factory
    Windows

    Protect your village, don't let the monsters climb down the sky-high bean. Buy traps and upgrade them to the highest level. Wear the strongest armour and always use the right weapon to defeat the enemy.

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  52. #52 Shades Of War
    67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Raven KneppPub: One Spark Entertainment
    Windows

    A fast-paced mini-RTS where you spread your color across the map, build towns and defenses, forge (and betray) alliances, and battle up to 8 colonies at once. Expand, fortify, and dominate the grid in chaotic territory-control warfare.

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    66% matchVery Positive89% of 123 reviews2025
    Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.Pub: Arc Games
    Windows

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  54. #54 Temple Trashers
    68% matchMixed65% of 34 reviews2022
    Dev: Hackerspace NTNU
    Windows

    A couch co-op tower defense game, in which the towers you build can hurt you and your friends just as much as they can hurt your enemies. Build towers, aim them towards your foes and collect the crystals that drop in order to build more turrets and survive the endless hordes of enemies!

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  55. #55 Mad Wild Fairy Tale
    68% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
    Dev: Morozov Sergey
    Windows

    Take control of the undead king. Manage your legacy domain and protect it from mortal trespassers. Mad Wild Fairy Tale is an Action RPG Strategy with hardcore survival and PvP-Trespassers mechanics. The game is set in a beautiful dark fantasy world.

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  56. #56 Necroflora
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Dinoptique
    Windows · Linux

    A new evil has taken root - you. Become the Necroflora, an ever-growing many-headed hydra, feed upon your enemies, acquire powerful mutations and defeat the 4 kings and their armies.

    Why similar: Action RTS 52.4%, Tower Defense 30.4%, Strategy 11.5%, Fantasy 3.4%, Atmospheric 2.2%

  57. #57 Split Fiction - Friend's Pass
    67% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Hazelight StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
    Windows

    Invite a friend for free with the Friend's Pass and experience a mind-blowing co-op adventure together as you’re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction.

    Why similar: Split Screen 42.5%, Local Co-Op 30.1%, Co-op 10.3%, Co-op Campaign 7.5%, Action 4%

  58. #58 Celestial Defense
    66% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: GoUnconditionalGames
    Windows

    Celestial Defense is a sci-fi space tower defense strategy game where tactical base building and resource management determine your survival. Build asteroid belts, evolve planets, and withstand relentless wave survival combat against the Void.

    Why similar: Action RTS 46.1%, Tower Defense 32.3%, Strategy 14.7%, Top-Down 3.5%, Atmospheric 2.8%

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