- #1 The Fall of Aether Station
97% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Nibble & Byte Game Studio
Windows
Customize your Ships, Upgrade your fleet, and Command your way to victory in this ruthless rogue-lite tower defense/real time strategy hybrid. Take on an enemy that learns from your moves and adjusts its own path. Do you have what it takes to persevere?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29% ★, Tower Defense 14%, RTS 13.8%, Action RTS 11.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 10.1%
- #2 Fire Commander
96% matchMixed67% of 371 reviews2022
Dev: Atomic WolfPub: Feel Good Games
Windows
See what it means to face the fire. Command a firefighting unit in an exciting tactical RTS. Save lives, manage your water supplies and care for your team in 30+ missions. Be a real hero!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 25.3% ★, Real-Time 15.5% ★, Class-Based 12.2%, Action RTS 11.8% ★, RTS 11.7%
- #3 Crying Suns
96% matchVery Positive86% of 4,513 reviews2019
Dev: Alt Shift
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 27.7% ★, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%, RTS 10.8%, Real Time Tactics 10%, Roguelite 7.6%
- #4 Deep Among the Swarm
95% matchVery Positive87% of 141 reviews2024
Dev: Pebble Mountain Games
Windows
Deep Among the Swarm is a challenging survival RTS roguelite about surviving against thousands of enemies. Drill ever deeper underground while fighting the endless onslaught of the Swarm. Can you save humanity?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 25.1% ★, Tower Defense 15.3%, RTS 15.3%, Post-apocalyptic 9.4%, Procedural Generation 8.1%
- #5 Deadlock Station
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luxorix GamesPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Turn the battlefield into your ally in this tactical rogue-like with indirect controls. Assemble a unique squad, destroy the alien invaders with precise planning, and uncover the truth about the Event and the mysterious disappearance of humans.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 25.1% ★, Class-Based 13.9%, RTS 12.2%, Real Time Tactics 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.1%
- #6 Rift Riff
93% matchVery Positive96% of 385 reviews2025
Dev: Adriaan de Jongh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jump a rift, fight off monsters, plunder their world. A strategic mix of juicy tower loadouts, varied monster behaviors, and forgiving mechanics.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 23.7% ★, Tower Defense 18.7%, RTS 13.6%, Action RTS 10.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 10.1%
- #7 Island Crusaders
94% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: Keaton ApplebaumPub: Applebomb Games
Windows
Island Crusaders is a cute yet brutal tactical RTS game. Defend your home against swarms of enemies as your picturesque island gets stained by the blood of your enemies. Unlock new and unique units, strategically place and move them, and defeat the impending army.
Why similar: Tower Defense 17.7%, Real Time Tactics 17.7%, RTS 17.6%, Action RTS 15.3% ★, Class-Based 12.1%
- #8 Everfront
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wilhelm Tranheden
Windows · Mac · Linux
A territory-control strategy game where you continuously expand against AI opponents. Master six doctrines, unlock upgrades, and dominate procedurally generated maps.
Why similar: Real-Time 23.9% ★, RTS 16.9%, Roguelite 11.8%, Real Time Tactics 11.6%, Tactical 10.9%
- #9 Tower Defense Ultimate: Crashfall Protocol
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Thonus Digital
Windows
Defend your base against relentless alien waves in a sci-fi tower defense strategy game. Build deadly kill zones, unlock new towers and special abilities, and adapt your loadout to survive escalating assaults across a hostile campaign.
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.9%, Action RTS 19.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.8%, RTS 15.9%, Tactical 6.7%
- #10 From Glory To Goo
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,706 reviews2024
Dev: Stratagem Blue
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
From Glory To Goo is a Sci-Fi survival RTS set on an alien world. Serve as humanity's bulwark by establishing a colony and supporting your colonists still in orbit. But beware, for The Goo, a relentless and shape-shifting force approaches from all sides, even above and below.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.8% ★, Tower Defense 15.2%, RTS 14.2%, Action RTS 14.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 8.9%
- #11 Tomb Guard
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Siege
Windows
Tomb Guard is a real-time pause and play tactics game. You control a band of skeletons as they defend the invading Fiends from their homeland. Focus is key, for facing overwhelming odds is certain. Pause, strategize, and attack to protect Tombstead and defeat The Order once and for all.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 38.1% ★, Party-Based RPG 16%, Class-Based 11.2%, Tactical 9.8%, Roguelite 9.2%
- #12 Alignment Zero
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bytecat Games
Windows
'Alignment Zero' is a Real-Time Tactics game with Pause. As the commander of a Private Military Company (PMC) strike force, control your troops and complete missions. Build your squad, select equipment, and develop a tactical plan for battle.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 36.1% ★, Action RTS 17.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.3%, RTS 14.3%, Tactical 9.8%
- #13 ChargeDrop
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GliderDrones
Windows
A physics-driven tower defense game where one massive cube does everything: fight, build, activate, and survive. Drop into a neon sci-fi battlefield, hold back waves of Chaos Dice, and power up your defenses through energy, momentum, and precision.
Why similar: RTS 21.4%, Tower Defense 21.2%, Action RTS 19.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.3%, Strategy 10.6%
- #14 SiegeBorn
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Prince Game Studio
Windows
SiegeBorn is a top-down action RTS. Lead your troops, command powerful siege engines, and defeat the enemies!
Why similar: Real-Time 21.4% ★, Action RTS 18.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.9%, RTS 15.6%, Tower Defense 13.9%
- #15 Stonehold
87% matchMixed69% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Alvaro Sanchez Pellicer
Windows
Stonehold is a 2D rogue-lite tower defense. Survive waves of enemies, upgrade your power in real time, and grow stronger after every run.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.2%, RTS 20.2%, Real Time Tactics 13%, Strategy 11.9%, Real-Time 10.9% ★
- #16 Welcome Back, Commander
86% matchVery Positive82% of 240 reviews2025
Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Commander, your strike team is to dive deep into the contaminated city of Sun Stone and get some answers before the mysterious deadly plague spreads . Good luck Commander!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 38.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.7%, Action RTS 14.4% ★, RTS 13%, Tactical 10%
- #17 Live War
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mirage
Windows
Live War is a immersive 3D tactical strategy game that combines realistic visuals with intuitive gameplay. Strategically deploy soldiers, vehicles, with the most suitable commander, outmaneuver enemies with smart tactics. Every decision matters—will you claim victory through precision and strategy?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.4% ★, Real-Time 16.4% ★, RTS 14.2%, Real Time Tactics 13.2%, Tower Defense 11.3%
- #18 Eversiege
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sebastian Romejko
Windows
Eversiege is a roguelike, tower defense in which you'll defend a castle in procedurally generated terrain. Establish a production, build defending buildings and survive waves of enemies coming from everywhere! After defeat, buy new buildings, unlock new leaders and prepare to fight again.
Why similar: Tower Defense 20%, Action RTS 18.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, Procedural Generation 11.9%, Roguelike 10%
- #19 Critterking
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: SpiralKing
Windows
A roguelike where you build the colony you defend. Select and place cards to construct an army and a colony that supports them to beat back the ever-threating invaders!
Why similar: RTS 20.2%, Tower Defense 20%, Action RTS 13.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 13.3%, Roguelike 11.6%
- #20 Cursed Treasure 2
85% matchVery Positive82% of 574 reviews2017
Dev: IriySoftPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 35.9%, Real-Time 20.9% ★, Real-Time with Pause 18.4% ★, RTS 11.1%, Strategy 10.7%
- #21 犬神ディフェンダーズ / Soul Dog TD
83% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: Libragames
Windows
Fight alongside a dog in this tower defense game! Defeat foes and choose 1 of the 3 items they drop. Simple controls make the game easy to pick up and play, and before you know it you'll be hooked! Can you survive against 30 waves of enemies?
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 23.1%, Tower Defense 23%, Roguelite 11.6%, Roguelike 10.8%, Class-Based 9.7%
- #22 Slimecity
82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: AAspect
Windows · Mac
An ADORABLELY SQUISHY rougelite game~! Command your army of slimes using the power of overwhelming number of Slime to gather and claim resources! But be AWARE of the time, because if it runs out before your lil guys are home, then The Horsemen will come charging!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 26.1%, RTS 21%, Roguelite 13%, Roguelike 10.4%, Strategy 8.5%
- #23 Stand Your Ground
82% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Noahstar365
Windows · Mac
Defend attacks from enemies from all directions within a limited time. Only by making full use of the differences in each tower and choosing appropriate random rewards can you survive.
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.3%, RTS 20.5%, Real Time Tactics 18%, Roguelike 10.5%, Roguelite 9.6%
- #24 Brain Hack Squad
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CETVE LLC
Windows
Build and lead your own cybernetic hit squad as you battle rival groups. Use real time tactical combat with pause to direct your cybernetic agents in combat. Upgrade your team, brainwash enemy agents, and deploy informants to gain control of the city.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 36.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, RTS 15%, Action RTS 12.6% ★, Tactical 9.7%
- #25 Yãkoana: Dreams of Resistance
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
Yãkoana: Dreams of Resistance is a strategy game with roguelite and tower defense elements. Defend your people’s legacy against colonizers, mastering the land and awakening ancient powers in a relentless fight for freedom.
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.8%, RTS 18.4%, Action RTS 15.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 13.2%, Roguelite 9.6%
- #26 Daimyo Reign
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: koichark
Windows
Unify Medieval Japan in this real-time tactical grand strategy game. Build your domain, recruit armies, plan your attack, and fracture your enemies with rebellions to win!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 33% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.7%, RTS 15.8%, Tower Defense 11.1%, Tactical 8%
- #27 Hundred Battle
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hyphen Games
Windows
Grow like a roguelike, draft your party like an auto-battler, command like an RTS — a semi-auto-battler roguelike of a hundred battles.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 23.4%, RTS 21.4%, Real Time Tactics 14.9%, Roguelike 9.8%, Strategy 9.2%
- #28 Negative Energy
79% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: ByVal Games
Windows · Linux
Negative Energy is a tower defense game with basic RTS mechanics, where your goal is to defend the construction of a Dyson sphere, while fighting against waves of hundreds of enemies ships.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.8%, RTS 21%, Real Time Tactics 18.5%, Action RTS 16.1% ★, Strategy 11.1%
- #29 Battles of Chaos
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hunnic Magic
Windows
Battles of Chaos is a medieval fantasy real time strategy and tactics hybrid game, blending the best elements of the two genres. Play great, realistic open-field battles or sieges in single-player, cooperative or PvP mode, where the emphasis is on combat, with base building elements.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 36.3% ★, RTS 18%, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, Action RTS 15% ★, Tactical 5.7%
- #30 Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
77% matchVery Positive86% of 758 reviews2024
Dev: Element Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Axon TD lets you expand the map boundaries themselves. A huge arsenal of towers and a wide variety of enemies clash in a battlefield that grows to your whims. Engage in single, cooperative, and roguelite gameplay.
Why similar: Tower Defense 22%, Real Time Tactics 18.2%, RTS 16.5%, Roguelite 10.1%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #31 Armaphract
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: aeoridev
Windows
Outmatched, outgunned, but not outsmarted, you'll command a tank squad in tense urban warfare across a shattered megacity. A great power has collapsed, and opportunity is in the air. Take contracts and ambush powerful enemies, customize your squad, and reap the rewards.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 36.6% ★, RTS 19.3%, Real Time Tactics 17.2%, Strategy 9.2%, Action RTS 9% ★
- #32 ReRoad
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 131 reviews2024
Dev: Rabbithole Games
Windows
ReRoad is a Tower Defense game with a brand new concept where the players dig their own paths. You need to consider the locations of the randomly placed towers of the stages as well as the towers you will build and strategically create a path. Stop the enemy through a path you have created!
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 33.8% ★, Tower Defense 19.8%, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, Roguelite 9.8%, Tactical 8.6%
- #33 Quest for Gold
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Small Miracles
Windows
Quest for Gold is a charming real-time tactics game. Defend your kingdom against increasingly difficult waves of Goblin attackers with relaxed squad-based controls. Mine gold to reach a high score or spend precious time building up your defenses in-between waves.
Why similar: Tower Defense 22.9%, Real Time Tactics 20.9%, RTS 19.5%, Roguelike 9.7%, Roguelite 8.7%
- #34 Rift Haul TD
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Buttonbrain Games
Windows
In Rift Haul TD, the battlefield is constantly shifting. You have total freedom to upgrade and reposition your defenses at any moment. If a new threat emerges, or maybe you just want to adjust tower placement synergy, simply lift your towers and rewrite your strategy on the fly.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.8%, Action RTS 22.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.9%, RTS 13.3%, Tactical 10.3%
- #35 Victory Banner
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PeresvetPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of World War II in this real-time historical strategy game. Command a frontline company, make critical strategic decisions, and take direct control of any soldier or vehicle. Every decision comes at a price. What will be yours?
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 28.3% ★, Action RTS 17.2% ★, Real-Time 16.1% ★, RTS 14.7%, Real Time Tactics 13.2%
- #36 Last Stand
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tom McDonald Games
Windows
Last Stand is a tactical defense game where you must defend humanity against undead zombie horde.
Why similar: Action RTS 20.8% ★, Tower Defense 19.1%, Post-apocalyptic 17.9%, Real Time Tactics 15.8%, RTS 13.7%
- #37 OrbiTower
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spicy Sushi Games
Windows
The hungry Gooper swarm threatens intergalactic peace. Stop them! Build towers around planets and take control over their orbits. Spin them with all you’ve attached! Collect new towers, powers and upgrades to beat the onslaught of goopers and save the galaxy in this colorful Tower Defense Roguelite!
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.9%, Real Time Tactics 19%, Roguelike 12.1%, RTS 12%, Tactical 10.2%
- #38 Stellar Watch
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: White Leaf
Windows
Turn your armada into a rotating fortress, striking from every angle. A roguelite tower defense where spatial reads decide survival.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.2%, Action RTS 18.4% ★, Roguelike 11.9%, Procedural Generation 11%, Real Time Tactics 9.3%
- #39 Path Defenders: More Than Just Tower Defense
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Benjamin Adams
Windows
Path Defenders is a 3D action tower defense RPG. Build a strategy party and jump into real-time combat to fight alongside your summoned heroes against epic bosses, all driven by a lofi and vaporwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Party-Based RPG 22.4%, RTS 15.3%, Tower Defense 14.7%, Class-Based 13%, Roguelike 9.5%
- #40 Slotbound
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Optima Arch
Windows
A roguelike auto-battler defense where luck meets strategy. Spin a 3x3 slot machine to summon units and grow your army by absorbing others. Use Items and Cores to manipulate the odds and survive challenging judgement waves and boss waves. Every spin and every choice counts.
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.6%, Real Time Tactics 18%, Roguelike 11.8%, Strategy 11.3%, Class-Based 11.1%
- #41 Tower of Time
73% matchVery Positive83% of 2,611 reviews2018
Dev: Event Horizon
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A new kind of RPG awaits you. A story-rich dungeon crawler with innovative real-time combat that lets you pause or slow time. Tactical thinking is essential to succeed. Now with RPGlite and Permadeath for fast-paced game.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 32.9% ★, Real-Time 24% ★, Party-Based RPG 19.3%, Real Time Tactics 17.6%, Strategy 4.8%
- #42 Hobgoblins Against Dwarfs
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enigma Empire Entertainment
Windows
Craft an unstoppable defence using Dwarven Towers and a fearless squad, then take on waves of invading Hobgoblins in this thrilling real-time strategy tower defence game! Strategize, upgrade, and triumph in Hobgoblins Against Dwarfs!
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.6%, RTS 23.7%, Action RTS 16.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, Strategy 10.4%
- #43 Rogue Warlords
73% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: RedZyrro
Windows · Linux
Combine RTS combat with roguelike elements to create highly replayable and strategic action. Summon troops and purchase stacking upgrades to create a massive army of incredibly powerful troops. How massive of an army can you create?
Why similar: RTS 22.1%, Real Time Tactics 21.6%, Roguelite 12.9%, Tactical 10.9%, Action RTS 10% ★
- #44 Rogue Door Defense
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: brimselGames
Windows
Rogue Door Defense is a tower defense mazing game with rogue-lite elements. Choose a door, defeat the enemies behind it and claim your unique reward. Build and upgrade different towers. Design your own maze to defend your lives against the attacking waves of monsters and powerful bosses.
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.8%, RTS 22.6%, Real Time Tactics 15.8%, Strategy 11.7%, Roguelike 10.7%
- #45 Kingdom's Path
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sönmez Cankurt
Windows
In Kingdom’s Path, each battle is your own living battlefield. Every zone you place shifts enemy flow, pushing you to adapt and outsmart them. Towers rise, leaders guide, and no run plays the same. Build, defend, and carve victory from chaos.
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.3%, RTS 17.9%, Class-Based 17.3%, Roguelike 9.9%, Procedural Generation 9.3%
- #46 Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 938 reviews2026
Dev: Alt ShiftPub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, take command of a fleet escaping the annihilation of the Twelve Colonies. Manage crises on board as you prepare for the next encounter with the Cylon Fleet. Times are dire, and hard choices must be made. Your only hope: rejoin the Battlestar Galactica.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 33.2% ★, RTS 19.3%, Real Time Tactics 12.3%, Roguelite 10.2%, Tactical 9.1%
- #47 Chaos Bringer
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Beff Inc.
Windows
Outsmart foes in fast-paced tactical dungeons, then become a raid leader who stops time to command your party. Explore, craft, and conquer giant bosses single-handedly for the ultimate MMORPG-level satisfaction.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 41.7% ★, Party-Based RPG 22.3%, Class-Based 13.7%, Procedural Generation 10.1%, Third Person 4.1%
- #48 Our Last Stand
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Maurice
Windows
Our Last Stand is a tower defence game that allows you to command a powerful mech and defend against relentless waves of enemies. Play on different worlds to gather resources, unlock advanced technology, and level your commander to gain powerful new abilities. Build defend, survive.
Why similar: RTS 23.1%, Tower Defense 22.8%, Action RTS 21.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.5%, Strategy 11.6%
- #49 Defend the Dead
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Loaded Goat Games
Windows
Defend the Dead is a 3D action tower defense game where pesky humans try to destroy your chaos crystal Set traps, cast spells, and rise into battle, upgrading your skills to fend off endless waves.
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.9%, Action RTS 19.4% ★, RTS 18.9%, Real Time Tactics 16.7%, Strategy 6.9%
- #50 Runeroots TD
69% matchPositive88% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: ACEP Games
Windows
Synergize rune traits to give your towers powerful new abilities in this roguelite tower defense! Collect perks, relics, and items you can equip to your towers for unique builds each run!
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.8%, Class-Based 16.5%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, Roguelike 10.6%, Procedural Generation 10.4%
- #51 Tower Dominion
66% matchVery Positive86% of 5,160 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build and design the terrain while defending your stronghold against alien invasion in this unique Roguelike tower defense. Choose from 30 heroes, survive enemy waves, and upgrade a variety of destructive towers to hold the line!
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.2%, RTS 16.8%, Class-Based 16.4%, Roguelike 9.7%, Procedural Generation 9.5%
- #52 Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,809 reviews2014
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 79.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Creeper World 3 is what happens when cellular automata takes over a strategy simulation. Instead of discrete units that attack your base, a fluid-like substance spreads over the terraformable terrain. Your base, your weapons, your strategy... you must adapt them all.
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.8%, Real-Time with Pause 24.8% ★, RTS 13.8%, Strategy 8.6%, Real-Time 2.3% ★
- #53 Blade Prince Academy
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Angel CorpPub: Firesquid
Windows
Blade Prince Academy is a new take on tactical RPGs, where you lead your squad of Blade Princes to defend the city of Abjectalia in real-time with pause combat. Use your team's power to devastate any threat, but be vigilant, there is always a price to pay when you make a pact with darkness.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 36.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.6%, Party-Based RPG 17.3%, RTS 8.8%, Strategy 6.2%
- #54 Ratatata
67% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: La Ratatateam
Windows
Ratatata is an isometric Tower Defense game where you lead a space rat kingdom fending off a ruthless cat invasion! Fight across diverse environments and adapt your strategies to survive the relentless waves of these fierce felines!
Why similar: Tower Defense 22.6%, Action RTS 21.4% ★, RTS 20.7%, Real Time Tactics 17.9%, Strategy 7.6%
- #55 Thukothea Defender
69% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: DjokaGames
Windows · Linux
A strategic tower-defense where you control powerfull drones. Unlock new tower and use specific technologies to defend your base on Thukothea!
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.7%, Real Time Tactics 19.3%, RTS 14.3%, Strategy 10.2%, Tactical 6.2%
- #56 Random Core Defense
67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Danbaba
Windows
"In 'Random Core Defense,' acquire and enhance cores using limited resources to withstand relentless enemy onslaughts. Defeat powerful bosses and test your strategy to survive until the very end!"
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.1%, RTS 23.7%, Real Time Tactics 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Strategy 8.1%
- #57 Eternal 4 Rounds
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Birch Juice
Windows
Eternal 4 Rounds isn't just a game. It's a struggle for glory! Each round presents a new challenge, new strategies, and new victories. Feel like a true commander and taste glory!
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.9%, RTS 23.8%, Real Time Tactics 21.2%, Strategy 12.2%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #58 The White Laboratory
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 362 reviews2019
Dev: Laboratory Systems
Windows
The White Laboratory is a sandbox style physics-based tower defense and RTS game in which you modularly build and command robotic structures. Use them to defend against or conquer other disobedient mechanical blocks on a facility floating in the atmosphere of a remote gas planet.
Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 36.1% ★, Tower Defense 29.7%, RTS 15.6%, Strategy 15.1%, Indie 3.5%
- #59 Crystania Wars 2
68% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Magic Cuisine
Windows
A brand new tactical tower defense game series! Unique roguelike and Unique survival gameplay !
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.2%, Real Time Tactics 17.5%, RTS 15.9%, Action RTS 15.7% ★, Roguelite 9.7%
- #60 TAVU
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Juhani Viitanen
Windows
TAVU is a PvE RTS game with a tactical combat system. Build your bases and defend them against waves of enemy attacks. Upgrade your units and destroy enemy bases to gain new territories and resources.
Why similar: RTS 19.7%, Real Time Tactics 17.3%, Action RTS 16.5% ★, Tower Defense 12.9%, Procedural Generation 12%