- #1 Dungeon Defenders II
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 22,080 reviews2017
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Dungeon Defenders II is a cooperative Action Tower Defense game packed with roleplaying elements like loot, leveling, and pets.
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 32% ★, Online Co-Op 21.3%, Tower Defense 20.8%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Building 5.7%
- #2 No Heroes Here
96% matchVery Positive90% of 480 reviews2017
Dev: Mad Mimic
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
No Heroes Here is a frantic co-op game for 1 to 4 players, available in local and online modes. Craft and use several items effectively whilst coordinating your ragtag band of non-heroes to defend castles and survive! ...Oh, as well as saving the Kingdom in the meantime!
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.3%, Local Co-Op 22%, Online Co-Op 16.6%, Co-op 9.6%, Management 9.4%
- #3 Dungeon Defenders: Awakened
96% matchMixed66% of 4,807 reviews2020
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 36.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is co-op Tower Defense combined with epic Action RPG combat. You’re able to join forces with up to four players to take on a never-ending army of orcs, demons, and dragons! Are your defenses strong enough to save the world of Etheria?
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.5%, Online Co-Op 22.6%, Co-op 15.2%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Building 7.7%
- #4 Vectorio
95% matchMostly Positive80% of 394 reviews2023
Dev: BN Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build. Automate. Defend.
Why similar: Automation 24.8%, Tower Defense 20.9%, Base Building 16.2%, Online Co-Op 15.6%, Management 10.8%
- #5 Tavernacle!
94% matchMixed59% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Dama Dama GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Grab your hammers and start to craft in this co-op Tavern Defense for one to four players. As a team of Dwarves, you must gather supplies and build towers to protect your beloved brewery. Learn to cooperate to achieve victory in this chaotic multiplayer game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.8%, Co-op Campaign 21.1% ★, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Co-op 15.2%, Multiplayer 6.4%
- #6 Bish Bash Bots
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 209 reviews2023
Dev: CATASTROPHIC_OVERLOADPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Bish Bash Bots is a unique mix of casual tower defense strategy and all-out brawling action. Team up in couch co-op / online play or go it alone and fight to save the world by building upgradable turrets, unlocking gadgets and bashing bots with giant hammers.
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 24.9% ★, Tower Defense 21.1%, Local Co-Op 13.6%, Co-op 11.5%, Online Co-Op 10%
- #7 Guardians of the Sanctree
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 370 reviews2024
Dev: HuCang Studio
Windows
You and allies, avian inhabitants of Sanctree City, build structures and production lines on the tree, crafting weapons to fend off subterranean insects. Defense is just the start—dig deeper, destroy nests, fortify new defenses against escalating threats for an impregnable stronghold.
Why similar: Automation 21.8%, Tower Defense 21.7%, Base Building 18.2%, Online Co-Op 17.3%, Management 11%
- #8 Tower Factory
92% matchVery Positive89% of 1,199 reviews2024
Dev: Gius Caminiti
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Tower Factory is a tower defense and automation game with roguelite elements. Optimize resource production using conveyor systems while defending against monster waves. Can you find and destroy the enemy tower before it's too late?
Why similar: Automation 22.7%, Tower Defense 19.8%, Base Building 13.8%, Management 10%, Crafting 9.7%
- #9 Mob Factory
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 477 reviews2023
Dev: LiterallyEveryone Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Mob factory is an tower defense and automation game for the lazy adventurer. Smelt down enemy loot into turrets & factories to automate an ever expanding dungeon from the comfort of your tower.
Why similar: Automation 31.8%, Tower Defense 23.4%, Base Building 16%, Crafting 10.4%, Management 7.6%
- #10 Mindustry
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 26,625 reviews2019
Dev: AnukenDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.
Why similar: Automation 27.4%, Tower Defense 23.2%, Base Building 19.2%, Co-op 6.5%, Online Co-Op 6.2%
- #11 Dungeon Defenders
90% matchVery Positive93% of 18,840 reviews2011
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 42.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Create a hero from one of four classes to save Etheria in this 4-player coop Tower Defense Action-RPG. Includes Steam exclusive Portal gun & TF2 familiars!
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.9%, Online Co-Op 29.7%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Building 8.3%, Family Friendly 5.7%
- #12 Dinky Guardians
89% matchVery Positive81% of 107 reviews2023
Dev: Endless Loop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Goal: Repopulate the entire Galaxy with Dinkys, keep them safe, and fully automate everything!
Why similar: Automation 26.8%, Base Building 14.1%, Crafting 12.2%, Co-op 11.8%, Management 10.9%
- #13 TDS - Tower Defense Strategy
88% matchVery Positive81% of 363 reviews2025
Dev: Blockage
Windows · Mac · Linux
TOWER ▪ DEFENSE ▪ STRATEGY. Control Vessels. Utilize their uniquely deep set of towers. Create an everchanging defense. Play with friends. Protect your Basin at all costs. An absolute Tower Defense, Real-Time Strategy Hybrid
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.6%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, Co-op 15.3%, Base Building 12.4%, Building 8.6%
- #14 Kritter: Defend Together
87% matchVery Positive86% of 110 reviews2026
Dev: LJF Games
Windows · Linux
Explore, loot, and rush back to defend your ship against alien hordes. Solo or 4-player coop, grow stronger run after run in this frantic action roguelite with a touch of tower defense.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.2%, Online Co-Op 16.8%, Base Building 16.1%, Roguelite 13.3%, Co-op 13.2%
- #15 No Creeps Were Harmed TD
86% matchVery Positive89% of 485 reviews2024
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Employ lethal turrets, traps, and gadgets to defend against an onslaught of evolving creeps! Step into a twisted, hyper 3D, mind bending realm. Upgrade and adapt your defenses. Become a master maze crafter. Collect bizarre artifacts. Rush creeps for lucrative rewards, and succumb to greed!
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.9%, Automation 27.7%, Online Co-Op 19.2%, Multiplayer 7.2%, Building 6.3%
- #16 Rogue Tower
86% matchVery Positive83% of 5,872 reviews2022
Dev: Die of Death Games
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rogue Tower is a tower defense game with roguelike elements and a continuously expanding path which you can influence. Unlock, build, upgrade, expand, defend.
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.2%, Roguelike 14.9%, Base Building 13.4%, Roguelite 9.8%, Strategy 6.1%
- #17 Tangy TD
83% matchVery Positive92% of 1,348 reviews2026
Dev: Cakez
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Strategic tower defense where you play a witch, place class-based towers, equip them with items that grant powerful abilities, combine them, create unique builds & deal ridiculous amounts of damage! Customize your builds with a deep stat system and giant skill tree!
Why similar: Tower Defense 45.7%, Roguelike 16.9%, Crafting 12.5%, Cartoony 7.4%, Family Friendly 6.8%
- #18 Citywars Tower Defense
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,123 reviews2022
Dev: 01 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Citywars TD is a cute multiplayer third person Survival Tower Defense. Build towers, gather resources, craft tools, upgrade weapons, level up buildings, expand your city with your friends and work under pressure before the next incoming wave of monsters.
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.3%, Online Co-Op 18.3%, Base Building 16.8%, Crafting 14.2%, Roguelike 9.2%
- #19 The Riftbreaker
84% matchVery Positive90% of 23,789 reviews2021
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.1%, Online Co-Op 19.1%, Base Building 19.1%, Co-op Campaign 15.3% ★, Crafting 10.1%
- #20 Dungeon Defenders: Going Rogue
84% matchMostly Negative40% of 344 reviews2025
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Combining Roguelite, Action RPG, and Tower Defense gameplay into a crazy free-for-all, where it’s you and up to three friends versus hordes of enemies. Select your hero, survive the waves of foes, unlock new weapons and runes, and take on the bosses that await you!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.4%, Roguelite 19.4%, Co-op 18.2%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Multiplayer 10.7%
- #21 Graphic Tower Defense
82% matchVery Positive84% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: FatSheep Studio
Windows
This is a minimalist-style tower defense game that is easy-going and relaxing, with a moderate level of difficulty. Build your tower formations to fend off enemies. It also supports online multiplayer, allowing you to team up and experience an unprecedented level of tower defense fun!
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.8%, Online Co-Op 22.9%, Roguelite 17.2%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Roguelike 7.4%
- #22 Kingdom Two Crowns
82% matchVery Positive90% of 38,241 reviews2018
Dev: Stumpy🐙SquidPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 18.9 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 33%, Base Building 16.9%, Online Co-Op 15.1%, Co-op 11.8%, Building 8.8%
- #23 Fortress Fury
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: Kervado
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fortress Fury is a survivor multiplayer tower defense roguelite. Endless hordes of enemies want to crush your tower! Buy weapons and upgrades to craft an array of overpowering builds. Will you be able to survive all waves and be the last tower?
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.5%, Roguelite 23%, Strategy 8%, Multiplayer 6%, Co-op 5.5%
- #24 Tempest Tower
80% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Half Past Yellow
Windows
Tempest Tower is an action packed tower defense platformer where you must brawl with incoming hordes of Creepers while herding the local critters to safety. Build, fight, upgrade, overcome.
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.4%, Base Building 31.2%, Cartoony 8.2%, Family Friendly 7.6%, Strategy 6.4%
- #25 ShapeHero Factory
79% matchVery Positive89% of 986 reviews2025
Dev: Asobism.Co.,Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
In ShapeHero Factory, you’re the engineer of an ever-evolving paint-fuelled factory that spits out magical, shape-based warriors. Send them into battle - to death or glory - then build an even better factory on your next run.
Why similar: Automation 26.6%, Tower Defense 20.9%, Base Building 16.2%, Roguelite 11.6%, Crafting 7.3%
- #26 They Can't Stop All Of Us
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,639 reviews2019
Dev: B Michael BPub: ChainWave Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 33%
D.A.B. Your foes in co-op & PvP battles. (D)efend bases with weapons and skill. (A)ttack with clever AI armies. (B)uild amazingly creative defenses.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.4%, Base Building 18%, Online Co-Op 17.3%, Co-op 14.3%, Multiplayer 9.6%
- #27 Cluckmech Oasis
78% matchVery Positive88% of 3,497 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cluckmech Oasis, a top-down shooting Roguelike tower defense game. Play as the Warcluck and lead your team of animal heroes in a fight for survival. Collect, build and upgrade defenses, and engage in intense battle against waves of plant enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.1%, Roguelite 19.6%, Roguelike 17.8%, Building 12.4%, Strategy 6.7%
- #28 Crystal Guardians TD
79% matchVery Positive88% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: Green Pine Studios
Windows
Crystal Guardians is a tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Fight of waves and defend the world crystal. Gear up your towers with a powerful combination of items for your strategy. In an ever expanding map, find hidden powers and conquer the enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.2%, Roguelite 17.9%, Base Building 13.6%, Roguelike 13.5%, Building 6.2%
- #29 PlateUp!
77% matchVery Positive95% of 26,299 reviews2022
Dev: It's happeningPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Cook and serve your dishes, design and decorate your restaurants, and expand your culinary kingdom with new unlocks, abilities and dishes in procedurally-generated locations. Classic cooking action with permanent roguelite progression. Hire your friends - or do it all yourself!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 17.4%, Co-op 16.5%, Management 14.3%, Roguelite 10.9%, Online Co-Op 10.2%
- #30 Stellarcraft
77% matchVery Positive91% of 100 reviews2026
Dev: DreamStudios
Windows
Stellarcraft is a sci-fi tower defense adventure: explore alien planets, gather resources, build defenses, and fend off waves of enemies, solo or in 4-player co-op. 🚀
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 32.5% ★, Online Co-Op 19.6%, Base Building 17.9%, Co-op 14.3%, Multiplayer 7.6%
- #31 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 227 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A roguelike tower defense where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and unique effect items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.6%, Roguelite 22.7%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Roguelike 10.3%, Strategy 6%
- #32 Mineral Defense
76% matchVery Positive90% of 241 reviews2024
Dev: Corestone Games
Windows · Linux
Mineral Defense combines tower defense with roguelite elements and procedural generation. Build paths, unlock upgrades, and unleash powerful synergies to conquer evolving challenges in an ever-expanding world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.7%, Base Building 19%, Roguelite 16.3%, Roguelike 12%, Management 11.1%
- #33 Skewer Squad
75% matchVery Positive91% of 464 reviews2026
Dev: Fake OwlsPub: HARRISONWORLD CO.,LTD
Windows
Skewer Squad is a cute yet chaotic tower defense roguelite. Step into the apron of a Grillmaster, draft random ingredients, mix wild seasonings, and build a squad of skewers that are both delicious and powerful to defend your grill.
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.4%, Roguelite 22.4%, Roguelike 16.5%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Strategy 5.6%
- #34 Ocean Keeper Co-op Drill Multiplayer
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: RetroStyle Games
Windows
Dive into the Ocean Keeper – a cooperative roguelike where four survival miners defend their Mech Spider, fight with endless hordes of monsters, and dig for resources. Team up with your friends, upgrade between waves, and survive the deep caves, full of treasures… if you can.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.2%, Online Co-Op 19.9%, Roguelite 17.2%, Roguelike 14.9%, Multiplayer 10.2%
- #35 Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
75% matchVery Positive87% of 751 reviews2024
Dev: Element Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 29.8%, Online Co-Op 17.9%, Roguelite 15.4%, Roguelike 10.2%, Co-op 9.8%
- #36 Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense
74% matchVery Positive86% of 15,004 reviews2021
Dev: AutoAttack Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 42.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
An infinitely replayable multiplayer and single-player tower defense. Defend against waves of enemies and destroy the enemy's king before they destroy yours. Legion TD 2 is a one-of-a-kind game of tactics, teamwork, and prediction. Party as 1-8 players.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.5%, Online Co-Op 17.7%, Base Building 15.9%, Co-op 12.8%, Multiplayer 10.1%
- #37 Bonelords
73% matchVery Positive92% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: Z0 Game Studios
Windows
Rogue-like! Souls-like! Terraria-like! Build your character & your defenses in Bonelords! Protect Fort Platz against waves of enemies & bosses in this un-bone-leavable experience!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.2%, Base Building 18.4%, Co-op 17.2%, Roguelite 16.3%, Action Roguelike 11.9%
- #38 Dome Keeper
73% matchVery Positive92% of 20,921 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.3%, Roguelike 36.3%, Action 8.4%
- #39 Arrival of Beasts
74% matchPositive94% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: FreeTimeDevelopment
Windows
Discover one of the hardest tower defense games with strategic elements, individual gameplay and challenging mechanics. Play together with your friends in co-op mode, create a team and compete with other players in the online ranking.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.4%, Base Building 18.7%, Roguelite 18.6%, Online Co-Op 9.2%, Co-op 7.7%
- #40 Crystal Guardians Prologue
73% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Green Pine Studios
Windows
Crystal Guardians prologue (small slice of the full game) is a tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Fight off waves and defend the base crystal. Gear up your towers with a powerful combination of items for your personal strategy. In a procedural map, find hidden powers and conquer the enemy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33%, Base Building 18.7%, Roguelite 17.2%, Roguelike 13.8%, Cartoony 6.1%
- #41 FrankenStorm TD: Prologue
72% matchVery Positive88% of 355 reviews2021
Dev: Doodad Games
Windows
Roguelite TD: all towers & enemies start the same, but you have 1 choice per wave affecting BOTH and stacking up for dramatic variance. Gradually salvage and make some choices permanent to build deeper strategies. Also a unique mazing challenge where wires and towers must be linked to a power source
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.4%, Base Building 20.5%, Roguelite 15%, Roguelike 11.1%, Building 9%
- #42 Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
71% matchVery Positive90% of 3,196 reviews2021
Dev: Element Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Element TD 2 sees you combine powerful elements to create unique towers. Prove your defenses against challenging foes, and compete or cooperate with others to determine who has mastered the elements.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.4%, Online Co-Op 15%, Co-op 12.5%, Multiplayer 12%, Building 8.2%
- #43 Illuminaria
72% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Selva Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Command a swarm of intelligent robots in their quest to save the world. Mine resources, manage, and defend multiple bases. Go on expeditions, fight in auto-battles, research new technologies, and create your army of golems to bring back the light.
Why similar: Automation 21.9%, Tower Defense 20.6%, Base Building 18.1%, Crafting 11.6%, Management 10.6%
- #44 Space Raiders in Space
71% matchVery Positive95% of 153 reviews2020
Dev: Apollo Interactive S.L.Pub: Destructive Creations
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Space Raiders in Space is a wave defense roguelike mixing squad management and tower defence mechanics. Command your almost competent crew to loot weapons and supplies, build defenses, and fight their way through the Bugpocalypse.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.5%, Roguelite 19.1%, Roguelike 16.1%, Action Roguelike 11.6%, Strategy 6.4%
- #45 Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,508 reviews2025
Dev: Robot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap combines chaotic third-person combat with devious trap-laying strategy. Enjoy endless replayability as your War Mage grows stronger through roguelite progression. Repel relentless orc hordes solo or with up to 4 players.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.2%, Online Co-Op 16.8%, Co-op 14.9%, Roguelite 14.6%, Action Roguelike 8%
- #46 SHOOPER NOVA
69% matchVery Positive85% of 631 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Craft Your Ultimate Circular Fortress! Dive into SHOOPER NOVA, where you choose props and components to build a unique fortress. Unlock combos to shape your strategy and battle style. Become an unstoppable barrage machine and obliterate waves of enemies from all directions!
Why similar: Tower Defense 40%, Roguelite 24.9%, Roguelike 11.5%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Strategy 8%
- #47 Rogue Factory
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 160 reviews2026
Dev: curried_functor
Windows
The AUTOMATION bullet heaven! Build your custom spellcasting factory and tear through endless waves of monsters. Unlock 20+ characters and 100+ golden totems to craft broken roguelite synergies and survive the swarm! Build, automate, autocast, OBLITERATE!
Why similar: Automation 33.2%, Base Building 13%, Roguelite 11.5%, Action Roguelike 9.9%, Management 9.6%
- #48 Rogue Star Rescue
71% matchVery Positive90% of 136 reviews2021
Dev: Chute Apps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. Play solo or online to stop the Rogue Star before it annihilates everything!
Why similar: Tower Defense 22.1%, Online Co-Op 21.9%, Local Co-Op 18.3%, Roguelite 13.5%, Action Roguelike 11%
- #49 This Isn't Just Tower Defense
70% matchMixed61% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Pri Games
Windows
Defend your base with placeable towers that can be upgraded endlessly. Automate your production and make sure there's enough power to keep everything running.
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.7%, Automation 37.2%, Base Building 9%, Crafting 8.5%, Strategy 5.6%
- #50 Wireworks
67% matchVery Positive89% of 393 reviews2026
Dev: JJJ
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Design your defenses, build your module board, and manage your wires. Combine signals and create synergies to empower your weapons and survive in this base-defense roguelike auto-battler.
Why similar: Automation 38.2%, Tower Defense 33.5%, Roguelite 12.8%, Roguelike 10.6%, Strategy 5%
- #51 Paper Planet
69% matchVery Positive85% of 520 reviews2023
Dev: DoodlegamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Paper Planet is a planet-defender, arcade roguelike with a doodley, Flash-inspired artstyle. Battle through waves of unique enemies and bosses. Combine items with strange and wacky effects for insanely overpowered runs. Play with 1-4 players, for some chaotic co-op fun!
Why similar: Tower Defense 30%, Local Co-Op 26.3%, Roguelike 12.5%, Action Roguelike 11.5%, Co-op 9.8%
- #52 Monsters are Coming!
67% matchVery Positive80% of 2,489 reviews2025
Dev: LudogramPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Beware, Monsters are Coming! In this Tower-Survivor rogue-lite, you protect an ever-moving city from unrelenting hordes. Gather resources, fortify defences, and survive for as long as you can. Will you reach the Ark?
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.6%, Base Building 22.4%, Roguelite 17.4%, Action Roguelike 11.3%, Building 10.7%
- #53 Survivor Challenge TD
68% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: SQRT Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Survivor Challenge TD - is a Tower Defense game where you manage a single tower and add upgrades to it. Buy abilities, enhance upgrades, and defeat the boss!
Why similar: Automation 35.9%, Tower Defense 32.7%, Roguelite 17.5%, Multiplayer 5.5%, Strategy 4.5%
- #54 Loopstructor
67% matchVery Positive84% of 376 reviews2024
Dev: Pone Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a strategy game that combines tower defense with Roguelike. Unlike traditional tower defense game, the towers in the game are vehicles that move along ‘loops’.You need to create defense loop and build battle trains to defend against enemy attacks.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.6%, Automation 27%, Base Building 16.4%, Roguelike 13.2%, Roguelite 7.6%
- #55 Refence
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: Muurou Tech
Windows · Mac · Linux
Refence is a roguelite based idle defense game, where you can choose heroes and their traits, upgrade your castle, and manage resources to fend off enemies from the Demon Realm who are trying to attack your castle.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.1%, Roguelite 17.7%, Management 14.3%, Crafting 14.2%, Roguelike 12.4%
- #56 Tower Wars
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,753 reviews2012
Dev: SuperVillain Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Tower Wars combines elements of tower defense, RTS, and all-out multi-player mayhem to bring you a completely unique experience, delivered with a fun and funny not-so-old world style!
Why similar: Tower Defense 68.2%, Co-op 10.4%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Strategy 6.7%, Online Co-Op 4.3%
- #57 Tower Dominion
64% matchVery Positive86% of 5,010 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 33.7%, Base Building 21.3%, Roguelite 14.1%, Roguelike 12.2%, Building 8%
- #58 Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship
65% matchVery Positive83% of 198 reviews2025
Dev: Zing Games Inc.Pub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Build turrets, lead your crew, and upgrade the ship while gathering loot in this exciting "Tower Defense-on-wheels zombie survival roguelite" game.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.5%, Roguelite 17.7%, Management 14.7%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Roguelike 12.5%
- #59 EverSiege: Untold Ages
65% matchMixed69% of 1,792 reviews2026
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Retreating ends here. Defend Bastion against evil hordes, reclaim lost powers, rebuild ancient ruins, and adapt your tactics to reverse the siege. Shape your playstyle in this hero-strategy rogue-lite solo or co-op up to 3 players.
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.7%, Online Co-Op 18.3%, Roguelite 15.3%, Co-op 14.6%, Management 13.4%