- #1 They Are Billions
97% matchVery Positive85% of 50,609 reviews2019
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 56.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
Why similar: Zombies 25.6%, Tower Defense 25%, Strategy 18.4%, Steampunk 16.8% ★, Survival 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive zombie survival tower defense game that perfectly captures the scale and tension of defending against massive hordes.
- #2 Grim Nights
96% matchVery Positive88% of 1,530 reviews2018
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 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 36.9%, Strategy 22.2%, Zombies 21.9%, Survival 11.8%, Difficult 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D strategy game that forces you to balance base building and tower defense against nightly zombie attacks.
- #3 Infectonator: Survivors
96% matchMixed67% of 1,151 reviews2016
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Infectonator : Survivors" is a Randomized Permadeath Survival Simulator that combines RTS, Tower Defense, Roguelike, and Management-Simulation gameplay. The goal is to lead a group of survivors in a struggle to stay alive and find rescue in a zombie apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Zombies 28.6%, Tower Defense 20.4%, Strategy 18.9%, Survival 9.5%, Roguelike 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on managing a group of survivors in a zombie-infested world, blending strategy and survival mechanics.
- #4 Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
95% matchVery Positive85% of 13,956 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 29.8%, Strategy 19.3%, Roguelike 16.5%, Perma Death 12.2%, Difficult 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully combines tower defense, squad management, and roguelike exploration in a challenging survival environment.
- #5 Defend the Rook
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 241 reviews2021
Dev: One Up PlusPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
A roguelike tactics board combat combined with tower defense elements. Defeat the invading hordes to stay alive and save the land! Enjoy more tactics than a normal TD game, combined with the added challenge of building towers and fighting off waves of enemies!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.5%, Perma Death 21.2%, Strategy 16.8%, Roguelike 12.5%, Difficult 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite that blends tower defense and turn-based combat, requiring careful planning to survive waves of enemies.
- #6 The Last Stand: Aftermath
94% matchVery Positive81% of 6,552 reviews2021
Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
From the creators of The Last Stand: Union City and Dead Zone comes an all-new singleplayer rogue-lite action adventure. After you become infected by the zombie virus, you set out to explore the post-apocalypse and find hope for your fellow survivors. You can still make a difference. Don't give up.
Why similar: Zombies 55%, Perma Death 24%, Survival 21%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty roguelite survival game that emphasizes scavenging and combat against zombie threats with permanent consequences.
- #7 Dead Age
93% matchVery Positive82% of 5,580 reviews2016
Dev: Silent DreamsPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Survive the zombie apocalypse with a “Final Fantasy” turn-based combat and permanent death! Manage survivors, craft materials, and make difficult decisions. Defend your camp against hordes of the undead to prevail in this non-linear rogue-lite (comparable to FTL). Innovative Indie Survival-RPG!
Why similar: Zombies 40.3%, Strategy 21.8%, Survival 12.5%, RPG 11.5%, Roguelike 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines turn-based RPG combat with zombie survival and base management, mirroring the squad-focused gameplay of the seed.
- #8 Necrosmith
92% matchVery Positive86% of 5,302 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 26.6%, Vampire 26% ★, Zombies 23%, Strategy 14.2%, Roguelike 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features unique tower defense and roguelite elements where you build and command an army of the undead to survive.
- #9 Fury of Dracula: Digital Edition
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 259 reviews2020
Dev: Nomad Games
Windows
Dracula is ready to take over Europe and only four iconic vampire hunters can stop him, in this digital adaptation of the classic board game of deduction and gothic horror. Play locally with friends or with up to five players online. Will you be the hunter or the hunted?
Why similar: Vampire 57.7% ★, Strategy 30.9%, Survival 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the gothic vampire-hunting theme of the seed game through a strategic, tabletop-inspired experience.
- #10 Trapped Dead
91% matchMixed41% of 786 reviews2011
Dev: Crenetic
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You and up to three friends fight to survive the Zombie outbreak in this game inspired by early '80s horror films!
Why similar: Zombies 59.6%, Strategy 40.4%
Why You'll Like It: A real-time strategy game that pits a small squad against zombies, emphasizing tactical positioning and survival.
- #11 Kingdom Two Crowns
88% matchVery Positive90% of 37,612 reviews2018
Dev: Stumpy🐙SquidPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 62.5%, Strategy 23.7%, Survival 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling strategy game where base defense and survival are paramount against encroaching threats.
- #12 Slayer Shock
90% matchMixed58% of 106 reviews2016
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Linux
A role-playing shooter about hunting vampires in Nebraska. Take missions to patrol the streets, rescue captive humans, and weaken the undead threat. Assemble a team, hunt the vampires, and save your hometown!
Why similar: Vampire 48.5% ★, Strategy 26.2%, Indie 13.1%, RPG 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: An indie RPG that puts you in the role of a vampire hunter, focusing on base management and tactical combat.
- #13 Prime World: Defenders
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,050 reviews2013
Dev: Nival
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 62.4%, Strategy 20.5%, Indie 5.6%, Steampunk 5.4% ★, Survival 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tower defense game with strong RPG progression elements that mirror the character-building aspects of the seed.
- #14 HERO DEFENSE
89% matchMixed63% of 766 reviews2016
Dev: Happy TuesdayPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
CREEPS CRUMBLE. HEROES RISE. Command a team of renegade heroes and impale, slash, tear and burn through legions of undead hell-bent on world domination. Your mission: to defeat the world’s most powerful vampire, Count Necrosis.
Why similar: Tower Defense 57%, Strategy 17.8%, Zombies 9.5%, Indie 6.7%, RPG 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tower defense game that emphasizes hero-based combat and RPG progression to stop waves of monsters.
- #15 Last Hope - Tower Defense
87% matchVery Positive83% of 456 reviews2016
Dev: JE Software
Windows
Median: 3.3 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 48.3%, Zombies 28.5%, Strategy 16.9%, Indie 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward tower defense game that utilizes a zombie theme and strategic hero placement.
- #16 Night of the Dead
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 11,732 reviews2024
Dev: Jackto Studios
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 32.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.8%, Zombies 35.8%, Survival 13.4%, RPG 8%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that heavily incorporates tower defense mechanics to survive nightly zombie sieges.
- #17 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival
85% matchVery Positive88% of 428 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 41.5%, Zombies 23.6%, Strategy 22.2%, Survival 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A pure tower defense experience that emphasizes survival and strategic placement against overwhelming odds.
- #18 Envy the Dead
86% matchMixed66% of 244 reviews2016
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Envy the Dead is zombie survival roguelike, in which you are leading group of unique, randomly generated characters through destroyed lands, infested with zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 31.3%, Strategy 24.1%, Tower Defense 20.8%, RPG 11.1%, Survival 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-simulation game that tasks you with managing survivors in a post-apocalyptic zombie setting.
- #19 Doomsday Hunters
82% matchVery Positive90% of 784 reviews2023
Dev: Moregames
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Shoot stuff in a perfect pixel world, combine items, build guns, die every time! Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone!
Why similar: Perma Death 46.5%, Difficult 26.5%, Roguelike 19.8%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult roguelite that features perma-death and intense combat, similar to the high-stakes nature of the seed.
- #20 Abyss Raiders: Uncharted
86% matchMixed42% of 175 reviews2015
Dev: DarkStar GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Abyss Raiders: Uncharted is an action tower defence game, set in a future where robots are the dominant species in the universe. You will need to survive waves of fierce enemies whilst searching for the ancient ruins that have the power to prevent the second apocalypse.
Why similar: Strategy 48.8%, Tower Defense 40.3%, Indie 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused tower defense game that emphasizes exploration and base defense.
- #21 Death Road to Canada
81% matchVery Positive93% of 10,135 reviews2016
Dev: Rocketcat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Control a car full of jerks as they explore cities, recruit weird people, rescue dogs, argue with each other, and face gigantic swarms of slow zombies. Randomly generated for a new story and rare events every time you play!
Why similar: Zombies 49.6%, Roguelike 15%, Survival 13.7%, Difficult 8.1%, Indie 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike road-trip simulator that captures the chaotic, high-stakes nature of zombie survival with perma-death.
- #22 Defence to death
84% matchMixed55% of 272 reviews2017
Dev: Laush Dmitriy SergeevichPub: Laush Studio
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
"Defence to death" - game in genre "Tower Defence". Defend Your castle from monster! Show Your's strength and wisdom.
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.7%, Zombies 24.1%, Strategy 23%, Survival 8.2%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that focuses on defending positions against waves of enemies.
- #23 Darkest Dungeon®
80% matchVery Positive92% of 158,223 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Why similar: Roguelike 25%, Perma Death 21.7%, Difficult 18.2%, Strategy 17.4%, RPG 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: While more focused on turn-based combat, it perfectly captures the gothic atmosphere and the brutal reality of perma-death squad management.
- #24 Vampire Survivors
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 260,765 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Why similar: Vampire 66.6% ★, Roguelike 15.8%, Indie 11.7%, RPG 6%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the addictive roguelite loop and vampire-themed aesthetic, though with a focus on bullet-hell action.
- #25 Organ Trail: Director's Cut
82% matchVery Positive88% of 3,135 reviews2013
Dev: The Men Who Wear Many Hats
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Organ Trail is a retro zombie survival game. Travel westward in a station wagon with 4 of your friends, scavenging for supplies and fending off the undead. Members of your party might die of dysentery or you might have to put them down yourself when they get bit.
Why similar: Zombies 46.6%, Strategy 19%, Perma Death 12.9%, Indie 9.1%, Survival 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic survival game that forces you to manage resources and squad health while traveling through a zombie apocalypse.
- #26 Defense Technica
83% matchMostly Negative40% of 188 reviews2013
Dev: Kuno Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 70%, Strategy 22.9%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tower defense experience that focuses on strategic pathing and unit management.
- #27 Horde Hunters
79% matchVery Positive87% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Antti Vaihia
Windows
Slay hordes of enemies on thrilling missions to save the humanity from a looming demon onslaught.
Why similar: Roguelike 47.5%, Survival 29.2%, RPG 23.2%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite that focuses on surviving massive hordes of enemies through procedural generation and tactical movement.
- #28 Vampire Hunters
77% matchVery Positive90% of 1,927 reviews2024
Dev: Gamecraft Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
To hunt vampires, you'll need guns. Lots of guns. Mow down hordes of undead creatures by stacking your guns into absurd, over-the-top builds. Unleash your firepower and survive the mayhem in this Roguelite Survivors FPS.
Why similar: Vampire 58% ★, Roguelike 21.1%, Indie 11.1%, RPG 9.8%
- #29 Cards of the Dead
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 101 reviews2021
Dev: Boomfire GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Cards of the Dead is a survival card game. Play your cards right and you might escape the zombie apocalypse!
Why similar: Zombies 38.7%, Strategy 22.1%, Roguelike 16.5%, Survival 14.3%, RPG 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Uses card-based mechanics to simulate the tension of surviving a zombie outbreak.
- #30 Darkest Hunters
81% matchMixed53% of 116 reviews2017
Dev: ECC GAMES S.A.Pub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Choose your hero, grab a weapon, learn new spells and… HUNT! Eliminate every nasty beast you meet, collect loot and find the rarest and the greatest equipment ever made. Remember, it’s the live of a Hunter you’ve become, only you are able to defeat the essence of evil.
Why similar: Strategy 74.5%, Indie 25.5%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-adventure game that features a dark, gothic aesthetic and tactical progression.
- #31 Tower Survivors
78% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Final Screw
Windows · Linux
Fight an endless horde of evil minions and survive as long as you can. Collect loot and purchase new upgrades and magic abilities. Summon allies to stand along side you and survive the horde!
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.5%, Zombies 25.8%, Strategy 14.2%, Roguelike 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines action-roguelite gameplay with tower defense elements to create a fast-paced survival experience.
- #32 Boogey Hunters
76% matchVery Positive87% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Keep The Engine GamesPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Boogey Hunters is a strategic ammo-building game where you travel the world hunting mythical creatures from different folklore. Plan your moves carefully, combine bullets to unleash powerful moves, battle terrifying boogies, and save the world in the shortest day possible!
Why similar: Strategy 54.4%, Roguelike 33%, RPG 12.5%
- #33 Decks of the Damned
75% matchVery Positive80% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Thorian GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Raise an undead army in Decks of the Damned! Command your vampire minions, scavenge gear from fallen foes and craft powerful items to strenghten your forces. Defend by day, expand your domain by night, and shroud the land in darkness!
Why similar: Vampire 53.1% ★, Strategy 23.1%, Survival 18.8%, Indie 4.9%
- #34 Rats, Bats, and Bones
77% matchVery Positive91% of 95 reviews2019
Dev: Smallfry Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 43.3%, Strategy 40.1%, Indie 16.6%
- #35 Hollow Survivors
75% matchVery Positive82% of 181 reviews2025
Dev: Danny DeerPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Battle through hordes of horrific creatures as you hack and slash your way to the top of the Tower in this rogue-like dungeon crawler game. Choose from a variety of upgrades and weapons, and save the Tower.
Why similar: Roguelike 31.2%, Difficult 29.2%, Survival 23.1%, RPG 16.5%
- #36 Survivor Squad
76% matchMixed69% of 884 reviews2015
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Survivor Squad is a Strategy Action game where you control a Squad of up to four survivors and guide them through a highly randomized world looking for supplies to aid you on your journey.
Why similar: Zombies 43.2%, Strategy 31.5%, Survival 13.4%, Indie 11.9%
- #37 Ultimate Zombie Defense
72% matchVery Positive85% of 4,653 reviews2020
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.2 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: Zombies 38.8%, Tower Defense 33.7%, Strategy 14.4%, Survival 9.2%, Difficult 3.9%
- #38 Heroes Of The Dark
74% matchMixed59% of 316 reviews2022
Dev: Gameloft
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Battle Vampires, Werewolves and Humans in a dark Imperial Age strategy game! Collect and upgrade Heroes for 5v5 action, forge alliances, and restore world order.
Why similar: Vampire 49.3% ★, Strategy 36.6%, RPG 14.1%
- #39 Town Of The Dead Life 死寂之城
73% matchMixed68% of 166 reviews2021
Dev: Binary Brew Studios
Windows
《Town Of The Dead Life》 is an independent game with the background of eschatology. Players will play the role of one of the few surviving humans in the end of the world, surviving in difficult conditions and trying to change the fate of the world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.6%, Zombies 24.6%, Strategy 17.6%, Survival 10.6%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #40 Yet Another Zombie Defense
71% 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 85.4%, Tower Defense 6.9%, Survival 3.5%, Strategy 2.5%, Indie 1.2%
- #41 Deadly Days
71% matchVery Positive86% of 1,877 reviews2019
Dev: Pixelsplit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Deadly Days is a unique strategic rogue-lite in the zombie apocalypse. Manage and protect a group of survivors and help them to stop the catastrophe. Discover and use a large number of wild and crazy objects, even wilder and crazier survivors, special abilities, and deadly weapons.
Why similar: Zombies 36.5%, Strategy 24.7%, Indie 12.5%, Survival 8.9%, Perma Death 8%
- #42 Goblin Defenders: Steel‘n’ Wood
73% matchMixed69% of 148 reviews2015
Dev: Alawar Casual
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Battle hordes of monsters in Goblin Defenders: Steel 'n' Wood!
Why similar: Tower Defense 51%, Strategy 45.4%, Indie 3.6%
- #43 XENOBREAKERS: Classic Tower Defense
69% matchVery Positive86% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Couch Potato Studios
Windows
Defend Billy and his crew on their way to the extraction zone! You have been authorized to use the defense system. Protect them from giant bugs, malfunctioning droids and more...
Why similar: Strategy 64.2%, Indie 22.9%, Tower Defense 12.9%
- #44 Frontline Zed
72% matchMixed59% of 333 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 32.5%, Zombies 28.5%, Strategy 19.8%, Survival 11.3%, Indie 7.9%
- #45 KUNKUN Defender
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 962 reviews2024
Dev: Seal
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 42.9%, Zombies 29.2%, Roguelike 16.9%, Survival 11%
- #46 Scarlet Tower
68% matchVery Positive82% of 2,359 reviews2024
Dev: Pyxeralia LLCPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt during the day, be hunted during the NIGHT! Scarlet Tower is a gothic horror casual game with roguelike and RPG elements, like talent trees, classes, familiars and more!
Why similar: Vampire 44.7% ★, Zombies 20.6%, Roguelike 15.4%, Survival 12.1%, RPG 7.2%
- #47 Deathtrap
70% matchVery Positive84% of 2,246 reviews2015
Dev: NeocoreGames
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 45.2%, Steampunk 22.2% ★, Strategy 18.4%, RPG 7.5%, Indie 6.7%
- #48 The Undying Plague
73% matchMixed44% of 175 reviews2015
Dev: Pixel Theory GamesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The Undying Plague is a top down shooter where your task is to fend off waves of attacking enemies and survive as long as possible. At your disposal will get a few weapons that we can improve for the money earned on the battlefield. Enter a world of pain, suffering and bloodthirsty zombies. Can you stop the plague?
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #49 YORG.io 3
70% matchMixed68% of 328 reviews2019
Dev: Tobias SpringerPub: tobspr Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Defend, Attack, Survive! Build up your base and defeat the zombies with this unique combination of tower defense, base building and supply chain management. Now with multiplayer, mods and loads of new content!
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.9%, Strategy 26.1%, Zombies 20.3%, Indie 8%, Difficult 5.7%
- #50 Hunter Survivors
70% matchMixed60% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: LuCapy Studio
Windows
Demons have been destroying our villages for centuries, choose your adventurer and destroy them, in this rogue lite you will face thousands of monsters. Buy new weapons and upgrades as the raid progresses to be strong and kill even more demons.
Why similar: Roguelike 62.7%, RPG 23.1%, Survival 14.2%
- #51 MarZ: Tactical Base Defense
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 885 reviews2019
Dev: Giant Grey
Windows
Median: 2.5 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 39.8%, Zombies 24%, Strategy 23.4%, Difficult 6.5%, Indie 6.3%
- #52 Corpse Keeper
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,387 reviews2024
Dev: Melancholia StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Corpse Keeper is a very challenging action-strategy roguelite. You'll need to lead a squad of three corpses to explore the grim and dark medieval world within limited time, build a powerful army of the living dead, and finally kill the demon lurking in the deep end of the cathedral.
Why similar: Perma Death 32.6%, Strategy 28.1%, Roguelike 20.3%, Difficult 19.1%
- #53 The Nightmare Cooperative
71% matchMixed50% of 132 reviews2014
Dev: Lucky FramePub: Blazing Griffin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The Nightmare Cooperative is a fiendishly difficult turnbased roguelike featuring an array of characters, each with different powers to help you destroy monsters, escape levels, and collect gold.
Why similar: Strategy 53.3%, Roguelike 26.6%, Indie 20%
- #54 Zombo Buster Advance
68% matchVery Positive83% of 242 reviews2020
Dev: FIREBEAST
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Zombo Buster Advance is a tower defense game taking place inside buildings with interchangeable elevators. Deploy, swap and shoot like a boss!
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.9%, Zombies 27%, Strategy 21.4%, Indie 7.9%, Survival 7.8%
- #55 Spirits of the Hellements - TD
67% matchVery Positive93% of 338 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 50.8%, Strategy 29.2%, Difficult 13.2%, Indie 6.8%
- #56 March of the Living
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 536 reviews2016
Dev: Machine 22Pub: Creaky Corpse Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Roguelike-like inspired by FTL and popular zombie fiction. Guide a group of survivors to a rumoured safe haven.
Why similar: Zombies 28.3%, Perma Death 23.8%, Strategy 16.5%, Roguelike 13%, Survival 11.8%
- #57 Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 165 reviews2022
Dev: Swell Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
An endless Tower Defense game of epic heroes vs evil zombies. Unlock and upgrade countless Heroes, artifacts, and technologies to defend against the infinite zombie swarms. Strategize the most effective placement of Heroes to synergize their skills and abilities.
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.7%, Zombies 33.7%, Strategy 23.5%
- #58 Dead Engine
65% matchMostly Positive74% of 121 reviews2026
Dev: Chocolate Dungeon GamesPub: Red Axe Games
Windows
Fight to survive against zombies in a pixel-art post-apocalyptic city. Loot and merge items, expand your backpack. In your camp, recruit survivors but burn the bitten. Trading uncovers haunting survivor stories.
Why similar: Zombies 39.6%, Strategy 22.2%, Roguelike 17.7%, Survival 12.8%, Indie 7.7%
- #59 Atom Zombie Smasher
67% matchVery Positive90% of 2,085 reviews2011
Dev: Blendo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
The zombie apocalypse is upon us and it's up to you to evacuate everyone before they fall prey to the undead. Conduct massive rescue operations with a helping hand from snipers, artillery crews, orbital bombardments, and more.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.6%, Zombies 33.4%, Strategy 20.5%, Indie 5.5%