- #1 Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,818 reviews2014
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command!Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations!
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.5%, Strategy 10.9%, Medieval 10.8%, Fantasy 5.7%, Cartoony 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is the foundational masterpiece that established the iconic art style and tower upgrade mechanics of the series.
- #2 Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,099 reviews2018
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Command your elven army and defend mystical lands from sea serpents, evil sorcerers, and wave after wave of gnoll tribesman, all with the help of brand-spankin’ new towers, heroes, and spells to fend off every last baddie.
Why similar: Tower Defense 45.9%, Medieval 14.3%, Strategy 11.4%, Fantasy 6.6%, Building 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a gorgeous elven-themed prequel campaign with distinct tactical mechanics and new hero abilities.
- #3 Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,896 reviews2016
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Command your troops through an epic (mis)adventure as you defend exotic lands from dragons, man-eating plants, and ghastly denizens of the underworld -all with flashy new towers, levels, heroes, and more goodies to help you crush your foes in this Fantasy Action Tower Defense game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.6%, Strategy 14%, Fantasy 7.7%, Building 5.5%, Cartoon 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It expands the classic formula with exotic desert settings, unique enemies, and memorable hero units.
- #4 Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD
95% matchVery Positive88% of 11,856 reviews2024
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
While a formidable evil emerges, an unexpected alliance is taking shape! It will take the finest warriors of Linirea and the relentless Dark Army to stop it. Beware! Though they may journey side by side the ever-changing winds of fate could swiftly alter their course.
Why similar: Tower Defense 50.6%, Strategy 16.9%, Medieval 7.7%, Fantasy 5.3%, Cartoony 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: It introduces a dual-hero system that elevates the tactical synergy found in the core series.
- #5 Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense
94% matchVery Positive94% of 10,948 reviews2020
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
It's payback time! Lead your mighty dark army and make the Kingdom tremble with every step. Build powerful towers, choose your arsenal for destruction, and find the deadliest combination - train legendary heroes and lead them to victory!
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.3%, Medieval 15.7%, Strategy 11.9%, Fantasy 5.8%, Cartoon 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It flips the script by letting you command the villain forces with brand-new twisted tower variants.
- #6 Thronefall
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,759 reviews2024
Dev: GrizzlyGamesPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.7%, Action RTS 15.4% ★, Medieval 14%, Strategy 10.9%, Base Building 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It blends minimalist city-building and medieval defense into a streamlined, highly strategic experience.
- #7 Bloons TD 6
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 395,697 reviews2018
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.6 hrsMean: 78.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.
Why similar: Tower Defense 70.2%, Strategy 18.2%, Cartoony 5.3%, 2D 3.3%, Action 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: It matches the addictive progression, deep upgrade paths, and strategic complexity of top-tier tower defense.
- #8 Rogue Tower
92% matchVery Positive83% of 5,929 reviews2022
Dev: Die of Death Games
Windows
Median: 10.8 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 58.4%, Strategy 14.7%, Base Building 10.2%, Medieval 6%, Fantasy 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: It injects roguelike procedural generation into path-based tower defense strategy.
- #9 GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
91% matchVery Positive95% of 4,414 reviews2015
Dev: Game in a BottlePub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
An epic, challenging tower defense game with an emphasis on strategy and replayability. Summon gems of immense magical potency and harness their unique abilities against a seemingly endless horde of monsters. The archdemon seeks to swallow the world, and you must journey to stand against her.
Why similar: Tower Defense 75.7%, Strategy 15.3%, Fantasy 3.3%, Action 2.4%, 2D 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers incredible depth through customizable gem-crafting mechanics and massive horde management.
- #10 Dungeon Warfare 2
91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,160 reviews2018
Dev: Valsar
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Become a dungeon lord to defend your dungeons with the deadliest of traps and insidious contraptions against greedy adventurers and wannabe heroes.
Why similar: Tower Defense 62.3%, Strategy 31.1%, 2D 3.5%, Indie 3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on tactical maze design and environmental traps to crush invading adventurers.
- #11 Iron Marines
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,888 reviews2019
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Real-time strategy battles in amazing sci-fi worlds! Command brave soldiers, mighty mechas and powerful aliens to face the greatest challenges in hostile alien worlds. The galaxy needs you!
Why similar: Strategy 33.7%, 2D 13.3%, Cartoony 13.2%, Action 12.9%, Fantasy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same studio, it translates the tactical hero and structure management into a sci-fi setting.
- #12 GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath
89% matchVery Positive89% of 2,876 reviews2020
Dev: Game in a Bottle
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 38.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The epic tower defense dark fantasy journey continues! Create powerful gems with various abilities and take on the battle against an endlessly flowing army of monsters, and face the growing darkness as you fight your way back towards the Spiritforge.
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.6%, Medieval 16.5%, Strategy 11.5%, Fantasy 8.3%, Hand-drawn 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It refines the punishingly strategic gem-combination systems for ultimate tower defense mastery.
- #13 Iron Marines Invasion
89% matchMixed67% of 373 reviews2023
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Prepare to take off, soldier! The galaxy needs your strategy! Prove your RTS expertise, explore an entire galaxy and defend it from a threatening invasion.
Why similar: Action RTS 45.2% ★, Strategy 18.1%, Fantasy 11.6%, Cartoony 10.3%, 2D 8%
Why You'll Like It: It continues the real-time tactical action of its predecessor with diverse planets and special units.
- #14 Defense Grid: The Awakening
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,377 reviews2008
Dev: Hidden Path Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Defense Grid: The Awakening is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels. A horde of enemies is invading, and it's up to the player to stop them by strategically building fortification towers around their base.
Why similar: Tower Defense 84.2%, Strategy 14%, Indie 1%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is a masterclass in classic route-blocking tower defense with a compelling sci-fi campaign.
- #15 Kingdom Two Crowns
86% matchVery Positive90% of 39,881 reviews2018
Dev: Fury StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 19.3 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 45.1%, Medieval 15.8%, Base Building 14.4%, Strategy 9.6%, Fantasy 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures a similar medieval aesthetic while blending micro-management with side-scrolling base defense.
- #16 Legends of Kingdom Rush
87% matchMixed66% of 1,786 reviews2022
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
RPG turn-based combat game with deep tactics and bad jokes! Do you have what it takes to save the kingdom?
Why similar: Medieval 27.1%, Strategy 20.7%, Cartoony 12.4%, Fantasy 12.4%, Cartoon 10%
Why You'll Like It: It takes the familiar fantasy heroes into a hex-based tactical combat adventure.
- #17 Age of Darkness: Final Stand
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 10,665 reviews2025
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.9%, Action RTS 22.2% ★, Medieval 13.6%, Base Building 13.4%, Strategy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It scales up the base defense and resource management to survive massive dark fantasy swarms.
- #18 Evil Defenders
85% matchVery Positive82% of 406 reviews2015
Dev: CP Decision
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Evil Defenders is a fun, frenetic defense game: build and upgrade your towers, сast spells to repel enemy forces, use special landmarks and defend the Lands of Evil from invaders! Feel free to play the game in many different ways through unique tower upgrades, a deep skill tree and 100 in-game achievements.
Why similar: Tower Defense 78.6%, Strategy 19.6%, Indie 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a tongue-in-cheek fantasy tower defense experience where you fight off heroic invaders.
- #19 Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
83% matchVery Positive91% of 4,247 reviews2021
Dev: Prineside
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 45.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Infinitode 2 - a strategy in the Tower Defense genre, in which the player will have to build towers to protect his base from endless waves of enemies. The game features huge maps, lots of towers, resource miners, upgrade tree and map editor.
Why similar: Tower Defense 56.7%, Strategy 17%, Building 11.1%, 2D 7.8%, Colorful 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides staggering depth, custom tech trees, and endless strategic configurations.
- #20 Orcs Must Die! 3
82% matchVery Positive86% of 14,930 reviews2021
Dev: Robot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.
Why similar: Tower Defense 71.7%, Strategy 14.5%, Fantasy 6.3%, Action 4.5%, Cartoony 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines third-person action combat with intricate trap-based tower defense mechanics.
- #21 Fieldrunners 2
84% matchVery Positive86% of 537 reviews2013
Dev: Subatomic Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Get ready to DEFEND THE WORLD! The biggest sequel in tower defense history is finally here: Fieldrunners 2 has arrived! From Subatomic Studios, creators of the award winning classic strategy game comes an all new adventure that was years in the making.
Why similar: Tower Defense 80.1%, Strategy 14.8%, Action 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features classic grid-based path creation and highly polished cartoon military action.
- #22 Dungeon Warfare 3
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 689 reviews2025
Dev: Excidium Inc.
Windows · Mac
Forge invincible defenses with lethal traps and devious machines, and crush relentless waves of adventurers in the ultimate tower defense showdown!
Why similar: Tower Defense 53%, Medieval 14.8%, Strategy 14.4%, Building 7.7%, Fantasy 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: It continues the brutal trap-based puzzle defense gameplay with enhanced physics and building mechanics.
- #23 Creeper World 4
81% matchVery Positive95% of 4,734 reviews2020
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The unstoppable fluid enemy has returned and destroyed every world in its path! Defend against Creeper as it floods across the 3D terrain in this real time strategy game where the enemy is a fluid.
Why similar: Tower Defense 63.2%, Strategy 17.5%, Building 11.7%, Action 6.6%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers unique fluid-simulation strategy where you must defend your territory against an encroaching fluid enemy.
- #24 Mindustry
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 28,247 reviews2019
Dev: AnukenDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.8%, Base Building 25.1%, Strategy 13.7%, Building 6.2%, 2D 3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines resource supply chains with intense tower defense combat in a sandbox setting.
- #25 The Riftbreaker
80% matchVery Positive90% of 24,991 reviews2021
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 20.2 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 50.2%, Base Building 29.1%, Strategy 11.7%, Building 8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: It blends action-RPG combat with base building and tower defense survival on a hostile planet.
- #26 Relic Guardian - Tower Defense
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,144 reviews2025
Dev: Mystrigger
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
"Relic Guardian" is a fantasy style strategy tower defense game. As the builder on the battlefield, summon a variety of defense towers and spells with reliable hero companions to complete this epic and guarding adventure!
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.9%, Strategy 14.8%, Fantasy 10.6%, Cartoony 8.8%, 2D 6.3%
- #27 Warpips
79% matchVery Positive87% of 5,222 reviews2022
Dev: Skirmish Mode GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Warpips is the ultimate quick to learn but amazingly deep tug-of-war strategy game. Deploy the right composition of soldiers, tanks, helicopters and planes in this tight, streamlined strategy-focused war game. Compose the best army, research the right tech; overwhelm your enemy!
Why similar: Tower Defense 58.8%, Strategy 18.8%, Base Building 16%, Action 3.8%, Indie 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers fast-paced, streamlined tug-of-war strategy inspired by classic pixel art military tactics.
- #28 Border Pioneer
77% matchVery Positive87% of 1,928 reviews2025
Dev: Yahzj GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
As the kingdom's most promising pioneer, embark on a legendary journey to tame the frontier! Build thriving towns across various landscapes, fending off waves of diverse enemies until you establish a firm foothold and have explored everything the eye can see!
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.3%, Medieval 16.5%, Base Building 16%, Strategy 11.4%, Fantasy 7%
- #29 Kingdoms vs Zombies
78% matchVery Positive85% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
Windows
Kingdoms vs Zombies is a blend of strategy, tower defense, and roguelike gameplay, where you must defend your kingdom against endless hordes of the undead.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.8%, Strategy 19%, Base Building 17.6%, Medieval 10.9%, Action 7.6%
- #30 Little Kingdom RTS
77% matchVery Positive87% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
Windows
Little Kingdom RTS is an indie real-time strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Gather resources, build settlements, raise walls, and grow your small kingdom. Command an army of knights, archers, and mages to fight off rival kingdoms, orcs, and undead.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.5%, Action RTS 18% ★, Medieval 14.4%, Base Building 14.2%, Strategy 9.9%
- #31 Spirits of the Hellements - TD
76% matchVery Positive93% of 340 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 40.4%, Strategy 13.2%, Medieval 11.8%, Base Building 11.7%, Fantasy 8.5%
- #32 Age of Defense
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 723 reviews2024
Dev: Battlecruiser GamesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Age of Defense is a tower defense game full of mind-blowing mayhem. There are tons of monsters and tough defenders in the game each of which fits perfectly into a funny cartoonish setting.
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.3%, Strategy 13.5%, Fantasy 10.1%, Cartoony 7.6%, Cartoon 7.2%
- #33 Medieval Defenders
79% matchMostly Negative36% of 256 reviews2016
Dev: CreobitPub: 8Floor
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Defend your ancestral castle – show the invader who the master is! Build towers, save money, train your spells, and your enemy will be vanquished.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.8%, Medieval 20.3%, Strategy 14.3%, Fantasy 6.2%, Action 5.8%
- #34 Stick Infinite Kingdom
75% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Arckon Arts
Windows
Master strategic gameplay as you build, train, and upgrade units to protect your base. With an immersive storyline, stunning visuals, and easy controls, it's an epic battle for survival!
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.9%, Action RTS 27% ★, Strategy 11.6%, Medieval 9.1%, Linear 6.3%
- #35 Islets Defense
73% matchVery Positive93% of 197 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 37%, Base Building 15.7%, Medieval 12.2%, Strategy 11.8%, Building 6.3%
- #36 Tangy TD
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,546 reviews2026
Dev: Cakez
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.5 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 52.9%, Strategy 15.1%, Medieval 7.5%, Cartoony 7%, Action 6.3%
- #37 Wool at the Gates
72% matchVery Positive92% of 105 reviews2026
Dev: Okay Creature
Windows
A minimalist tactical base defense game where you fight as a hero, command troops, and build powerful class synergies while fortifying your city against relentless waves of invading sheep.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.5%, Action RTS 19.2% ★, Medieval 14.1%, Base Building 11.5%, Strategy 9.3%
- #38 Magic Quest
76% matchMixed67% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: Stereo7 Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Magic Quest is a tower defense game with towers, mighty enemies, bosses and heroes with unique abilities.
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.6%, Strategy 26.3%, Fantasy 9.3%, Action 7%, Indie 1.8%
- #39 Trolls vs Vikings: Reborn
73% matchVery Positive91% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Megapop
Windows
Reborn is a glorious, hardcore revival of the beloved lane-defense classic. As greedy Vikings march north in search of gold, the Troll Liberation Front rise to defend their lands. Far from a “place-and-wait” TD game, every second counts in this fierce, tactical fight.
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.9%, Strategy 14.8%, Linear 8.7%, Cartoony 7.9%, Fantasy 7.8%
- #40 Secrets of Magonia
72% matchVery Positive92% of 100 reviews2024
Dev: Elixion
Windows
In this tower defence game, you enter the world of Magonia and defend it against hordes of humans, orcs, ogres and other evil forces. Fight in different areas and adapt your strategy to the terrain and the enemy forces.
Why similar: Tower Defense 49.6%, Strategy 16.5%, Medieval 16%, Fantasy 7.5%, Linear 6.2%
- #41 Defense of Egypt: Cleopatra Mission
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 179 reviews2016
Dev: First Games Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Defend the land of the Pharaohs. Build towers, unleash powers, and hold the line in Ancient Egypt.
Why similar: Tower Defense 49.3%, Strategy 14.6%, Fantasy 8.9%, Cartoony 6.9%, Cartoon 6.5%
- #42 HERO DEFENSE
73% matchMixed63% of 774 reviews2016
Dev: Happy TuesdayPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 4.1 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 76.1%, Strategy 13.5%, Action 4.9%, Fantasy 3.6%, Indie 1.5%
- #43 Tempest Tower
70% matchVery Positive92% of 72 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 37.5%, Action RTS 21.8% ★, Base Building 16.7%, Strategy 10.8%, Cartoony 5.8%
- #44 Rush for Glory
74% matchMixed61% of 150 reviews2014
Dev: Parseh Game StudioPub: KATNAPPE SP. Z O. O.
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 29.5 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Rush for Glory is featuring challenging and rewarding Tower Defense battles, in which players are defending their base against an alien invasion. By strategically building towers and upgrading them, the player can keep his base safely and further progress through the extensive singleplayer campaign.
Why similar: Tower Defense 68.9%, Strategy 23.2%, Action 8%
- #45 Tower Dominion
68% matchVery Positive86% of 5,610 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 22.7 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 55.6%, Base Building 21.2%, Strategy 15.1%, Building 7.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #46 Broken Banners
71% matchVery Positive81% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Eirik Wiklund
Windows
Defend your kingdom from evil monsters in this combination of Tower Defense and Auto Battle. Place your defenses and stop the forces of evil from reaching your kingdom.
Why similar: Tower Defense 53.3%, Strategy 21%, Fantasy 9.8%, Building 7%, Hand-drawn 4.1%
- #47 Emberward
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,310 reviews2026
Dev: Refic Games
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.3%, Base Building 17%, Strategy 13%, Fantasy 7.6%, Cartoony 6.7%
- #48 Cursed Treasure 2 Ultimate Edition - Tower Defense
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 376 reviews2022
Dev: IriySoftPub: Surefire.Games
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Why be good when you can be... bad? Cursed Treasure 2 is a classic tower-defense game, remastered and carefully re-balanced. 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 40.1%, Medieval 18.3%, Fantasy 7.8%, Strategy 7.3%, Cartoony 6.8%
- #49 Yap Wizards Tower Defence
67% matchVery Positive96% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Noffty Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dynamic tower defence with an ever-scaling battlefield and unexpected twists!
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.1%, Strategy 20.5%, Base Building 10.6%, Cartoony 7.7%, Fantasy 7.1%
- #50 Artisan TD
67% matchVery Positive87% of 2,531 reviews2024
Dev: 4rtisansPub: Unexpected
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Artisan TD is a puzzle-oriented Tower Defense game where you must survive by building mazes.
Why similar: Tower Defense 60.7%, Strategy 18.8%, Building 9.5%, Fantasy 9.3%, Singleplayer 1%
- #51 Warstone TD
68% matchVery Positive82% of 3,892 reviews2018
Dev: Battlecruiser Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Warstone is a Tower Defense game, with RPG, Strategy, and even city building elements. Detailed Hi-res graphics and beautiful illustrations combine with a deep storyline to draw you into the world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 70%, Strategy 20.4%, Fantasy 7.7%, Indie 1.9%
- #52 Defense Of Greece TD
70% matchMixed69% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: First Games InteractivePub: First Games Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 69.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Ancient Greece under siege. Steam engines roar, bronze towers rise, and waves of soldiers and machines march against you.
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.1%, Strategy 13.9%, Fantasy 9.7%, Cartoony 7.5%, Cartoon 7%
- #53 King's Guard TD
71% matchMixed58% of 370 reviews2016
Dev: NightbinderPub: My Way Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Your Highness, our kingdom is at risk. We’re facing great danger! Not only villagers, but also maidens, warriors, mages, ravens, bats, eagles and dragons are trying to destroy our empire. Guard your throne and stop them now!
Why similar: Tower Defense 71.9%, Strategy 24.9%, Indie 3.1%
- #54 Ancient Planet Tower Defense
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,207 reviews2015
Dev: Moonlight Mouse
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Ancient Planet is classic tower defense game. The stronghold of an ancient civilization has been invaded by hordes of alien raiders. Use powerful technologies of the Ancient and repel the attack of the enemy's armies!
Why similar: Tower Defense 82.9%, Strategy 15.6%, Indie 1.5%
- #55 Prime World: Defenders
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,055 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 77.1%, Strategy 14.4%, Fantasy 5.6%, Indie 1.2%, Action 1%
- #56 DG2: Defense Grid 2
67% matchVery Positive87% of 3,465 reviews2014
Dev: Hidden Path Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Great strategy is timeless. Build, adapt, and defend across dynamic maps, solo or online - every session brings new strategies, new solutions, and new surprises. Now is the perfect time to enter the grid.
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.7%, Base Building 20.5%, Strategy 14.7%, Building 8.4%, Action 6.3%
- #57 The King is Watching
63% matchVery Positive89% of 10,637 reviews2025
Dev: HypnoheadPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run
Why similar: Tower Defense 41%, Base Building 19.6%, Medieval 17.7%, Strategy 12.1%, Fantasy 9.6%
- #58 Ezaron Defense
68% matchVery Positive81% of 106 reviews2021
Dev: RVL Games
Windows
A classic 3D Tower Defense fantasy game, made by a very small and dedicated team.
Why similar: Tower Defense 61.5%, Strategy 18.9%, Action 7.8%, Fantasy 6.6%, Building 4.6%
- #59 Hexguardian
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 707 reviews2024
Dev: Split Second GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Hexguardian is a roguelite, tower defense game where you build your own maps with hexagonal tiles! Build and upgrade towers, recruit armies, learn spells, construct wonders and place hexagonal tiles to create a path to enhance your defenses. With plenty of game modes and talents to unlock!
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.9%, Strategy 14.1%, Fantasy 10%, Cartoony 9.8%, Medieval 8.4%