- #1 Dungeon Defenders II
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 22,125 reviews2017
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.6 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 31.9% ★, Online Co-Op 21.2%, Tower Defense 20.8%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Building 5.8%
- #2 Dungeon Defenders: Awakened
96% matchMixed66% of 4,822 reviews2020
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 36.4 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 22.5%, Co-op 15.2%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Building 7.7%
- #3 No Heroes Here
96% matchVery Positive90% of 481 reviews2017
Dev: Mad Mimic
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 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 22.2%, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Co-op 9.6%, Management 9.3%
- #4 Vectorio
95% matchMostly Positive80% of 397 reviews2023
Dev: BN Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build. Automate. Defend.
Why similar: Automation 24.5%, Tower Defense 21.1%, Base Building 16.3%, Online Co-Op 15.6%, Management 10.7%
- #5 Mob Factory
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 478 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 31.5%, Tower Defense 23.6%, Base Building 16.1%, Crafting 10.5%, Management 7.6%
- #6 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 27.9%, Co-op Campaign 21.1% ★, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Co-op 15.2%, Multiplayer 6.4%
- #7 Tower Factory
92% matchVery Positive89% of 1,226 reviews2024
Dev: Gius Caminiti
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.4 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 24.7%, Tower Defense 20.1%, Base Building 13.3%, Roguelite 10.7%, Crafting 10.1%
- #8 Bish Bash Bots
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 209 reviews2023
Dev: CATASTROPHIC_OVERLOADPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 24.8% ★, Tower Defense 21.1%, Local Co-Op 13.6%, Co-op 11.5%, Online Co-Op 9.9%
- #9 Guardians of the Sanctree
91% 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: Tower Defense 21.8%, Automation 21.6%, Base Building 18.3%, Online Co-Op 17.3%, Management 10.9%
- #10 Dungeon Defenders
91% matchVery Positive93% of 18,914 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 35%, Online Co-Op 29.5%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Building 8.4%, Family Friendly 5.8%
- #11 Dinky Guardians
90% 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 26.6%, Base Building 14.2%, Crafting 12.3%, Co-op 11.9%, Management 10.9%
- #12 Rogue Tower
89% matchVery Positive83% of 5,896 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 14.8%, Base Building 13.4%, Roguelite 9.7%, Strategy 6.1%
- #13 TDS - Tower Defense Strategy
88% matchVery Positive81% of 366 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 28.7%, Online Co-Op 16.2%, Co-op 15.3%, Base Building 12.4%, Building 8.6%
- #14 Kritter: Defend Together
87% matchVery Positive85% of 122 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 23.3%, Online Co-Op 16.8%, Base Building 16.2%, Roguelite 13.3%, Co-op 13.2%
- #15 No Creeps Were Harmed TD
86% matchVery Positive89% of 492 reviews2024
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 33.1%, Automation 27.4%, Online Co-Op 19.2%, Multiplayer 7.2%, Building 6.3%
- #16 Mindustry
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 27,276 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 30.1%, Tower Defense 23%, Base Building 19.1%, Co-op 6.8%, Online Co-Op 6.7%
- #17 Citywars Tower Defense
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,127 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 25.4%, Online Co-Op 18.2%, Base Building 16.8%, Crafting 14.2%, Roguelike 9.2%
- #18 Graphic Tower Defense
84% 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 29.9%, Online Co-Op 22.8%, Roguelite 17.1%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Roguelike 7.3%
- #19 Fortress Fury
83% matchMixed66% of 106 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 22.9%, Strategy 8%, Multiplayer 6%, Co-op 5.5%
- #20 Dungeon Defenders: Going Rogue
84% matchMostly Negative40% of 345 reviews2025
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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 19.3%, Co-op 18.2%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Multiplayer 10.7%
- #21 Tangy TD
81% matchVery Positive91% of 1,438 reviews2026
Dev: Cakez
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 45.6%, Roguelike 16.8%, Crafting 12.5%, Cartoony 7.5%, Family Friendly 6.9%
- #22 Kingdom Two Crowns
82% matchVery Positive90% of 38,776 reviews2018
Dev: Stumpy🐙SquidPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 19.0 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 17%, Online Co-Op 15%, Co-op 11.8%, Building 8.8%
- #23 Tempest Tower
81% 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 43.3%, Base Building 31.2%, Cartoony 8.2%, Family Friendly 7.7%, Strategy 6.4%
- #24 They Can't Stop All Of Us
82% 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 26.5%, Base Building 18.1%, Online Co-Op 17.2%, Co-op 14.3%, Multiplayer 9.6%
- #25 Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
79% 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 30%, Online Co-Op 17.9%, Roguelite 15.3%, Roguelike 10.1%, Co-op 9.8%
- #26 Ghosts Keep Out
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Only Fun Games
Windows
Defend your base in this Roguelite survival shooter TD! Mix random skills + evolve gems to craft your Build. 5-min fast rounds, intense zombie & ghost hordes. Triple progression: Spirits, guns, heroes. Easy to learn, hard to put down. Low barrier, high ceiling. Every run is fresh!
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.4%, Roguelite 24.2%, Roguelike 19.6%, Strategy 7.9%
- #27 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 237 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 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 41.8%, Roguelite 22.6%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Roguelike 10.3%, Strategy 6%
- #28 ShapeHero Factory
78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,000 reviews2025
Dev: Asobism.Co.,Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 11.7 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 26.3%, Tower Defense 21%, Base Building 16.3%, Roguelite 11.6%, Crafting 7.3%
- #29 Sineus Arena Survivors
77% matchVery Positive80% of 1,001 reviews2026
Dev: Sineus Games
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Fight hordes and defend your Stronghold in a bullet heaven survivor-like with co-op and tower defense. Gain power-ups every level, collect random artifacts from chests and grow stronger to survive, defeat the boss and claim a top spot on the Sineus Arena leaderboards!
Why similar: Tower Defense 19.3%, Online Co-Op 16.8%, Base Building 13.4%, Co-op 12.9%, Roguelite 11.3%
- #30 Crystal Guardians TD
78% 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 33.3%, Roguelite 17.8%, Base Building 13.7%, Roguelike 13.4%, Building 6.2%
- #31 The Riftbreaker
77% matchVery Positive90% of 24,295 reviews2021
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 20.2%, Base Building 19.1%, Online Co-Op 18.9%, Co-op Campaign 15.4% ★, Crafting 10%
- #32 Stellarcraft
76% matchVery Positive91% of 101 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 19.5%, Base Building 17.9%, Co-op 14.3%, Multiplayer 7.6%
- #33 Ocean Keeper Co-op Drill Multiplayer
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 165 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 34.3%, Online Co-Op 19.8%, Roguelite 17.1%, Roguelike 14.9%, Multiplayer 10.2%
- #34 Skewer Squad
74% matchVery Positive91% of 478 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 38.5%, Roguelite 22.2%, Roguelike 16.5%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Strategy 5.6%
- #35 Mineral Defense
75% matchVery Positive90% of 245 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 28.8%, Base Building 19%, Roguelite 16.3%, Roguelike 12%, Management 11%
- #36 Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
75% matchVery Positive90% of 3,215 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 40.6%, Online Co-Op 14.9%, Co-op 12.5%, Multiplayer 12%, Building 8.2%
- #37 Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense
73% matchVery Positive86% of 15,124 reviews2021
Dev: AutoAttack Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 43.1 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 35.6%, Online Co-Op 17.6%, Base Building 15.8%, Co-op 12.7%, Multiplayer 10.1%
- #38 Bonelords
72% matchVery Positive92% of 105 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 18.5%, Co-op 17.2%, Roguelite 16.2%, Action Roguelike 11.9%
- #39 Rogue Star Rescue
74% 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 22.2%, Online Co-Op 21.9%, Local Co-Op 18.4%, Roguelite 13.4%, Action Roguelike 11%
- #40 Dome Keeper
71% matchVery Positive92% of 21,626 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.3 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 55.4%, Roguelike 36.1%, Action 8.5%
- #41 Arrival of Beasts
73% 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 18.5%, Online Co-Op 9.2%, Co-op 7.7%
- #42 Crystal Guardians Prologue
73% matchVery Positive94% of 77 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 33.1%, Base Building 18.8%, Roguelite 17.1%, Roguelike 13.8%, Cartoony 6.1%
- #43 PlateUp!
70% matchVery Positive95% of 26,639 reviews2022
Dev: It's happeningPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.5 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 17.5%, Co-op 16.6%, Management 14.2%, Roguelite 10.9%, Online Co-Op 10.2%
- #44 This Isn't Just Tower Defense
72% matchMixed61% of 124 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 44.2%, Automation 35.1%, Base Building 7.9%, Crafting 7.4%, Strategy 5.3%
- #45 Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,592 reviews2025
Dev: Robot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 25.5 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 27.3%, Online Co-Op 16.7%, Co-op 14.9%, Roguelite 14.4%, Action Roguelike 8%
- #46 Wireworks
68% matchVery Positive90% of 446 reviews2026
Dev: JJJ
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 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 37.9%, Tower Defense 33.8%, Roguelite 12.8%, Roguelike 10.6%, Strategy 5%
- #47 Cluckmech Oasis
69% matchVery Positive88% of 3,555 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 15.2 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 40.2%, Roguelite 19.5%, Roguelike 17.8%, Building 12.5%, Strategy 6.7%
- #48 FrankenStorm TD: Prologue
71% 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 28.5%, Base Building 20.6%, Roguelite 14.9%, Roguelike 11%, Building 9%
- #49 Bee Island
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,649 reviews2023
Dev: Lemma Arts
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Take control of the hive and protect it from enemies. Build factories and defence, research technologies and, if necessary, use nuclear weapons, but do not let the enemies harm the queen!
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 28.3% ★, Tower Defense 24.1%, Base Building 15.8%, Roguelike 9.9%, Multiplayer 8.2%
- #50 Rogue Factory
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 161 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 32.9%, Base Building 13.2%, Roguelite 11.5%, Action Roguelike 10%, Management 9.6%
- #51 Illuminaria
70% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Selva Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 21.6%, Tower Defense 20.6%, Base Building 18.2%, Crafting 11.6%, Management 10.6%
- #52 Space Raiders in Space
70% matchVery Positive95% of 153 reviews2020
Dev: Apollo Interactive S.L.Pub: Destructive Creations
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 36.6%, Roguelite 19%, Roguelike 16%, Action Roguelike 11.6%, Strategy 6.4%
- #53 Paper Planet
68% matchVery Positive85% of 523 reviews2023
Dev: DoodlegamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.5 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 26.4%, Roguelike 12.4%, Action Roguelike 11.4%, Co-op 9.8%
- #54 Monsters are Coming!
65% matchVery Positive81% of 2,670 reviews2025
Dev: LudogramPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 30.7%, Base Building 22.4%, Roguelite 17.2%, Action Roguelike 11.3%, Building 10.7%
- #55 Ultimate Zombie Defense
67% matchVery Positive85% of 4,743 reviews2020
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.1 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: Tower Defense 31.2%, Online Co-Op 25.8%, Co-op 14.3%, Base Building 11.4%, Multiplayer 8.1%
- #56 Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship
66% matchVery Positive83% of 199 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 30.6%, Roguelite 17.6%, Management 14.6%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Roguelike 12.5%
- #57 Refence
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 141 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 30.4%, Roguelite 18.1%, Management 15.6%, Crafting 15.1%, Roguelike 13.1%
- #58 FLERP
67% matchVery Positive86% of 404 reviews2022
Dev: foolsroom
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Fend off hordes of enemies in this arcade tower defense roguelite with autobattler elements. Build up a team of powerful synergies and become unstoppable.
Why similar: Roguelite 30.6%, Roguelike 29.9%, Action Roguelike 23.7%, Action 8.4%, Tower Defense 7.4%
- #59 Islets Defense
64% matchVery Positive94% of 186 reviews2025
Dev: MiniGoofPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Islets Defense is a turn-based tower defense game in which you build a small village to gather resources and defend your castle. Carefully plan your actions, as each move brings the enemy waves closer! Strategize building placements and play your cards wisely, as timing and order are key.
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.7%, Base Building 28.5%, Building 12.9%, Strategy 6.8%, Family Friendly 6%