- #1 Ignis Corruption
97% match7 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Anderson Marques
Windows
In this Procedural City-Building and Survival game, you must manage your resources, expand your village, assemble an army and destroy the source of evil, which changed the entire eco system of a land that was once prosperous and peaceful.
Why similar: City Builder 16.6%, RTS 16.1%, Tower Defense 15.1%, Base Building 10.1%, Medieval 7.8%
- #2 clickyland
96% matchVery Positive85% of 650 reviews2024
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
clickyland is a tower defense village builder where clicks are your main resource. Use clicks to harvest resources, fight enemies and manage your village, but use them wisely as you only get 20 clicks every day! Can you reach day 100?
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.9%, City Builder 20%, Base Building 14.5%, RTS 13.7%, Strategy 11.3%
- #3 Beyond The Walls
96% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Pear vs Apple
Windows
Immerse yourself in a 3D tower defense game set in a medieval realm. Build towers with unique effects and strategically manage your town to amass resources. Master the elements and devise cunning strategies to triumph in this captivating fusion of defense and city management.
Why similar: Tower Defense 17.3%, City Builder 17.3%, Base Building 10.7%, RTS 10.5%, Medieval 8.7%
- #4 Castillon
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: One Up PlusPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Castillon is a short strategy game where you freely build and defend your castle with magic. Gather resources and explore during the day, then survive enemy attacks at night. Use four types of magic to create the best defence, all in about 45 minutes.
Why similar: City Builder 19.4%, Tower Defense 17.7%, RTS 16.1%, Wargame 12.9%, Medieval 10.5%
- #5 Border Pioneer
94% matchVery Positive87% of 1,902 reviews2025
Dev: Yahzj GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: City Builder 19.9%, Tower Defense 18.8%, RTS 14.9%, Base Building 11.1%, Wargame 10.4%
- #6 Mawang: Dark Lord Defense
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SANDY FLOOR
Windows · Mac
Mawang: Dark Lord Defense is a real-time tactical tower defense game. As Princess Lua, defend the demon realm against the hero alliance. Build unique towers, manage unit morale, and use tactical pauses to repel invasions. Your strategy decides the demon realm's fate.
Why similar: Tower Defense 17.6%, City Builder 17.4%, Base Building 11%, RTS 10.9%, Building 9.4%
- #7 CastleOn Scriptum
93% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Lord Castleon
Windows · Linux
Build a castle and defend it from your enemies! Construct towers, place traps, train and command units in this historical, manuscript-themed mix of Tower Defense and classical Real Time Strategy.
Why similar: RTS 18.5%, Tower Defense 17%, City Builder 16.2%, Base Building 10.5%, Medieval 8.1%
- #8 Warwolf Project
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silas Santos
Windows
A medieval real-time strategy game focused on castle building, medieval warfare, and economy.
Why similar: City Builder 22.3%, RTS 19.1%, Tower Defense 13.1%, Medieval 10%, Wargame 9.9%
- #9 Crownwarden
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ivan Aco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build by day, defend by night! In this story-driven city builder, take direct control of your ruler to protect the realm. Explore diverse lands, upgrade your leader's abilities, command armies against monstrous hordes, and uncover the dark secrets of your lineage.
Why similar: City Builder 24.5%, RTS 18.3%, Tower Defense 15.3%, Base Building 12.6%, Strategy 10.2%
- #10 Doomed Night: Build Base & Explore
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Steppe Wind
Windows
Build your kingdom, expand borders, and face darkness. By day, gather strength, build defenses, and explore the land. By night, lead your army in tower defense, fight monsters with your troops, defend your people, and survive waves spilling from portals threatening all.
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.9%, City Builder 23.4%, Strategy 8.9%, Building 8.7%, Survival 7.9%
- #11 The Citadel Must Hold
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Klenisho Games
Windows
Build a fortress, command your army, and survive escalating Monster Tides in a fantasy base-building RTS. Explore the wilderness with your hero, claim Places of Power, and shape every run through powerful Oaths and Decrees.
Why similar: RTS 24.7%, Tower Defense 14.5%, Base Building 14.2%, City Builder 13.6%, Survival 9%
- #12 Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware
89% matchVery Positive92% of 802 reviews2025
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Diplomacy is Not an Option: Shareware is a free prequel to the original game. In a medieval fantasy world, you are to build settlements, raise huge armies, and defend against massive hordes of enemies. Learn how Ironbrow clan shaped the world's map the first time - if you survive, that is.
Why similar: City Builder 20.6%, RTS 16.5%, Tower Defense 16.4%, Base Building 10.1%, Building 8%
- #13 Mandate Order
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 897 reviews2026
Dev: Digital Sky
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Mandate Order is a Warring States war city-builder set in ancient China. Build a stronghold, manage industries and logistics, recruit scholars from the Hundred Schools of Thought, raise armies, and command real-time tactical battles with thousands of soldiers.
Why similar: City Builder 20.7%, RTS 14.4%, Wargame 12.8%, Historical 10.6%, Base Building 9.7%
- #14 Dangerous Land
89% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2023
Dev: Randi Games
Windows
Dangerous Land is a first-person strategic game enriched with elements of exploration and action. Assume the role of the ruler of your settlement, manage and develop it in real-time, recruit and upgrade units, take care of resources, and participate in epic battles.
Why similar: RTS 19.7%, Tower Defense 15%, Base Building 11.2%, Wargame 9.9%, Medieval 8%
- #15 Last Stand: Defense
86% matchVery Positive84% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: ZiiTech Games
Windows · Mac
"Last Stand:Defense" is a tower defense-themed Rogue-like game. Players need to defend against waves of enemies by building bases, matching talents, and performing delicate operations during battles. Remember, every choice you make will affect the final outcome of the battle!
Why similar: Tower Defense 18.9%, RTS 18.7%, City Builder 16.7%, Wargame 11.9%, Building 10.3%
- #16 Fortifend
86% matchPositive90% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: Side Crumb
Windows
Fortifend is a fantasy city builder with a mix of resource management and strategic tower defense. As Lord Mayor, build your settlement into a fortified city capable of fending off waves of demonic invaders. Guard the gates!
Why similar: City Builder 24.4%, Tower Defense 23%, Base Building 16.7%, Strategy 9.1%, Resource Management 8.3%
- #17 Broken Crown
85% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: WasdLab
Windows
Broken Crown is a fantasy RTS where you build a settlement, gather resources, research powerful upgrades, and command hundreds of units in formation-based battles. Advance troops through five visual tiers, preserve Bronze-to-Gold veterans, and conquer tactical maps shaped by Fog of War.
Why similar: RTS 19.8%, City Builder 19.4%, Wargame 14.1%, Base Building 11.7%, Medieval 9.3%
- #18 Citadels
87% matchVery Negative15% of 492 reviews2013
Dev: Games Distillery s.r.o.Pub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Legend Of King Arthur Reborn! A vast army has gathered in front of the castle gates and is preparing to attack King Arthur! How has it come to this? Witness important events in the history of the legendary king and accompany him and his army on the path to an uncertain future.
Why similar: RTS 19.8%, City Builder 15%, Tower Defense 13.7%, Medieval 12.7%, Building 10%
- #19 Total Tower Engine
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RubyRTS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tired of RNG and card draws? Experience a "Plan first, pay later" economy where construction scales with your income in real time. As the map grows massive, only careful planning. Not a lucky roll, will keep you alive.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27%, RTS 25.4%, Base Building 14.1%, Resource Management 12.8%, Building 11%
- #20 Homelander’s Valor
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 2D Axis
Windows
Become a hero of Eastern legend. Explore ancient secrets, plan your defenses, combine tower types and modifiers, and build an indestructible fortress in a tower-defence game with survival elements.
Why similar: City Builder 25.6%, Tower Defense 24.2%, Building 12.2%, Strategy 11.7%, Medieval 10.4%
- #21 Dwarven Rampart
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Alaabale
Windows
Raise massive armies and fight thousands of enemies. Dwarven Rampart is a fantasy roguelite strategy game where you build dwarven cities and fight massive fights. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Tower Defense 16.6%, RTS 16.4%, City Builder 15.8%, Base Building 10.5%, Wargame 9.2%
- #22 Feudal Craft
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: anratio
Windows
Immerse yourself in an exciting medieval settlement simulator where you will have to fight for your place in the feudal hierarchy. Use a smart strategy to develop your settlement. After all, it is the skills and equipment of each peasant that can make the difference.
Why similar: City Builder 16.8%, RTS 14.7%, Tower Defense 10.6%, Medieval 10.5%, Base Building 10%
- #23 Stronghold 3 Gold
84% matchMostly Negative33% of 4,856 reviews2012
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Set 10 years after the original, Stronghold 3: Gold follows the vengeful story of The Wolf in the third installment of the award-winning castle building series. The Wolf has cheated death become even more bitter and twisted. Build castles, rally your troops and save medieval England!
Why similar: City Builder 27.7%, RTS 17.7%, Strategy 14.3%, Medieval 14.1%, Resource Management 7.7%
- #24 Not My Base!
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Hyper Cloud Games
Windows · Mac
Build, defend, adapt… or just watch your base burn. Not My Base! is a Tower Defense game where you build up your defenses and fight through various levels. Strengthen your fortifications, choose your upgrades, and craft new strategies to withstand the chaos and havoc unleashed by angry armies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.8%, Base Building 14.1%, Medieval 12.5%, Strategy 10.2%, Wargame 9.7%
- #25 坍塌世界
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: a1
Windows
"Collapsing World" is an innovative tower defense game blending deck-building and roguelike mechanics. Recruit unique companions, craft powerful skill decks, and tackle randomized stages. Deep strategy breaks the traditional TD mold—every run is a fresh challenge!
Why similar: City Builder 21.4%, Tower Defense 19.8%, RTS 17.7%, Base Building 12.1%, Medieval 11%
- #26 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
81% matchVery Positive95% of 181,760 reviews2019
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 89.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.
Why similar: RTS 26.5%, City Builder 23.7%, Strategy 12.1%, Base Building 11.8%, Historical 10%
- #27 Islets Defense
78% matchVery Positive94% of 191 reviews2025
Dev: MiniGoofPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: City Builder 23.7%, Tower Defense 21.8%, Base Building 13%, Resource Management 10.9%, Building 10.6%
- #28 Queen's Revenge
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WizradHatDice
Windows
Queen’s Revenge is a fast-paced tower defense game where you play as a fallen queen, betrayed and cast into darkness. Build defenses by day, fight relentless foes at night, and reclaim your throne. Every action counts—plan, battle, survive!
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.2%, City Builder 15.6%, Building 12.7%, Medieval 11.1%, Strategy 10.8%
- #29 Kings Town
80% matchMixed58% of 24 reviews2020
Dev: Leturs Labs
Windows
Build up your own civilization in the time of kings and kingdoms. Become the manager of a little town and make it to a great city. Defend it from other kingdoms and destroy them.
Why similar: City Builder 19.3%, RTS 18.1%, Wargame 13.2%, Building 10.3%, Historical 8.1%
- #30 We Are The Wall
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NorthWall Studio
Windows · Mac
We Are The Wall is a city-builder / RTS where you lead a hardy dwarf settlement fighting to protect their mountain home. Train armies, gather vital resources, explore the surrounding lands, and defend the Heart of the Mountain at all costs. We Are The Wall!
Why similar: City Builder 25.4%, RTS 20.2%, Base Building 16.6%, Tower Defense 14.7%, Strategy 9.4%
- #31 They Fear The Mist
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Hidden Shadows Games
Windows
They Fear The Mist is a real-time strategy game, where you command your Troops, build your Settlement, fight off thousands of Enemies and explore the Unknowns of the Mist. Take command of your people and defend them from the incoming hordes… Can you survive?
Why similar: RTS 19.3%, Tower Defense 15.3%, City Builder 13%, Base Building 11.8%, Medieval 9.9%
- #32 Stronghold Crusader 2
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 18,068 reviews2014
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Stronghold Crusader 2 is the long awaited sequel to the original castle sim. After 12 years Stronghold returns to the desert with a new 3D engine and powerful Havok Physics. Crusader 2 recaptures the original game’s addictive, fast-paced gameplay and authentic castle simulation.
Why similar: City Builder 25.5%, RTS 21.9%, Medieval 15.7%, Strategy 14.8%, Historical 7.4%
- #33 Stronghold: Definitive Edition
75% matchVery Positive86% of 10,331 reviews2023
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Greetings sire! Your stronghold awaits you. Build a castle economy, besiege unforgettable villains and return to the 'castle sim' that started it all. Experience this classic RTS with upgraded visuals, modernised gameplay, Steam multiplayer and a new campaign.
Why similar: City Builder 22.2%, RTS 15.2%, Tower Defense 13.5%, Medieval 10.5%, Base Building 9.2%
- #34 Defender's Dynasty
75% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Hyper Cloud Games
Windows · Mac
A 2D Strategic Base Defender game set in Medieval times. As relentless Waves of enemy forces threaten your Stronghold, you must gather Resources, Fortify your Defenses and lead your Rebellion. Prepare to strengthen your Base and manage your Resources. But beaware of the Storms!
Why similar: City Builder 22.4%, Tower Defense 19.4%, Base Building 12.5%, RTS 12.4%, Medieval 11.6%
- #35 Depraved
77% matchMixed61% of 1,251 reviews2019
Dev: Evil Bite
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Depraved is a city builder game with survival aspects, settled in the Wild West. Build towns and establish important outposts to supply your residents with food and other raw materials. Resist the seasons, dangerous animals, and bandits and conquer the Wild West.
Why similar: City Builder 19.9%, RTS 13.4%, Horses 12.7% ★, Base Building 9.5%, Building 9.3%
- #36 Royal Lord - 王权领主
73% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: 开发鸭
Windows
In "Kingdom Monarch", you are a monarch and can build the kingdom of your dreams! You need to build city walls, assign jobs to villagers, recruit soldiers, repel hordes of monsters at night, and expand your village during the day.
Why similar: City Builder 19.9%, RTS 15.5%, Base Building 12.8%, Medieval 10.8%, Building 9.5%
- #37 There Are No Orcs
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,211 reviews2025
Dev: BaseTrade StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An RTS-Roguelike hybrid with auto-battling troops. Master building placement, swarm your enemies, and smash their defenses with unit-commander combos!
Why similar: City Builder 20.5%, RTS 20.2%, Tower Defense 18.7%, Wargame 13.4%, Base Building 10.3%
- #38 Slimeball Castle Wars
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Renno EastPub: ChatMachine
Windows
Slimeball Castle Wars is a 2D 6v6 multiplayer game inspired by the Warcraft 3 Castle Fight mod. Build structures that continuously spawn units, which automatically march toward the enemy base. The goal is to destroy the enemy castle. Now has Bullet Heaven and Tower Defence mods!
Why similar: City Builder 29.4%, RTS 24.5%, Tower Defense 22%, Strategy 13.5%, Medieval 10.1%
- #39 Stronghold 4
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Wood needed! Return to the green roots of Stronghold in this narrative prequel to the original 'castle sim'. Immerse yourself in a cinematic campaign, hone your siegecraft with new mechanics in skirmish mode and customise your castles with a wide selection of castle pieces and cosmetics.
Why similar: City Builder 19.9%, RTS 17.3%, Tower Defense 15.8%, Wargame 12.5%, Historical 7.5%
- #40 Kingdom Of Force
76% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Razer TeamPub: Hydra Game Studio
Windows
KOF is a magic background real-time strategy game, which is based on the method of dispatching troops to occupy the city, and combines the elements of resource collection, construction, upgrading, tower defense and so on.
Why similar: RTS 18.6%, City Builder 18.4%, Tower Defense 17.4%, Wargame 13.2%, Base Building 11.7%
- #41 Age of Respair
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Respair Games
Windows
Age of Respair is a medieval strategy castle-builder. Build massive castles with fortifications while managing resources and production chains. Assemble a large army and lay siege to enemy castles. Lead your people and bring respair to your kingdom🏰⚔️
Why similar: City Builder 21.8%, RTS 14.1%, Base Building 12.6%, Building 9.3%, Medieval 9.2%
- #42 Broken Defense
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Sindre Skjellestad
Windows
A tower defense and castle builder where you defend your town hall against waves of fury thieves in a procedural world that changes every time you play.
Why similar: City Builder 24.5%, 3D Fighter 21.8%, Tower Defense 20.1%, Strategy 10.9%, Base Building 7.1%
- #43 Age of Damnation
72% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: WukaStudio
Windows
Age of Damnation — a fantasy medieval strategy with a top-down view. By day, you explore the forest and build your settlement. By night, you defend against waves of monsters born from damnation mist. Gather resources, develop your settlement, research technologies, build defenses, destroy monsters.
Why similar: Base Building 17.8%, City Builder 17.3%, Tower Defense 14.1%, Strategy 13.4%, Medieval 11.2%
- #44 Towers & Goblins: The Last Stand
71% matchPositive87% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Axella Games
Windows
Build towers, manage resources, and lead units to defend your kingdom against goblins. Every decision you make determines your kingdom's fate.
Why similar: City Builder 19.8%, Tower Defense 19.4%, RTS 18.4%, Base Building 12.2%, Building 8.5%
- #45 Fight for Freedom: Civil War
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Big Hands Game
Windows
A minimalist game about fighting for freedom and independence in the United States of America!
Why similar: City Builder 23.8%, Tower Defense 22.4%, RTS 18.5%, Base Building 11.3%, Building 9.3%
- #46 Becastled
69% matchVery Positive82% of 5,597 reviews2025
Dev: Mana Potion Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build a castle by day and defend it by night. Becastled blends cozy city-building with challenging tower defense strategy. Lead the Sun Kingdom’s last stand against the Moon Beasts and end the ancient conflict between light and darkness!
Why similar: City Builder 24%, Base Building 19.1%, RTS 17.5%, Medieval 11.3%, Building 10.1%
- #47 Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
71% matchVery Positive86% of 95,309 reviews2021
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 77.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.
Why similar: RTS 27.3%, City Builder 17.3%, Base Building 14.7%, Strategy 10.9%, Medieval 10.3%
- #48 Four Mini Kingdoms War
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: Pixel Fox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
This is an RTS game less than 300MB, but it already contains many interesting game mechanics, There are many types of soldiers and tactics for you to choose. Support LAN online battle. Special Thanks for Pixel Art UwU~ I hope you will be interested in more RTS games after playing :)
Why similar: RTS 21.4%, Tower Defense 20%, City Builder 17.1%, Base Building 12.9%, Wargame 12%
- #49 Night is Coming
69% matchMixed63% of 464 reviews2025
Dev: Wild Forest StudioPub: 101XP
Windows
Survival strategy game set in a world inspired by Slavic mythology and the nature of Eastern Europe. Build your settlement, protect its dwellers, and help them prepare for the coming Darkness.
Why similar: RTS 19.5%, City Builder 17%, Tower Defense 15.5%, Base Building 11.3%, Building 9.8%
- #50 Bergfried
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quid Pro Games
Windows
Build realistic medieval castles and defend them against rival knights. Bergfried is a strategy game featuring organic castle building and tactical siege battles. Manage your lands, plan your defenses and lead your troops to victory!
Why similar: City Builder 21.6%, RTS 17.2%, Tower Defense 15.6%, Wargame 12.5%, Building 7.1%
- #51 Make It Reign
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Boombot
Windows
Make it Reign is a city-building roguelike about raiding rival kingdoms and defending your throne. Draft unique units, unlock game-changing structures, and wield powerful spells to rule the battlefield. Can you Make it Reign?
Why similar: City Builder 23.6%, Tower Defense 19.6%, RTS 17.7%, Wargame 10.5%, Strategy 9.7%
- #52 JKRobots
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: JKRobots
Windows
Take on thousands of robots in a massive, 25-hour macro-focused RTS campaign. Reclaim territory, harvest resources, and upgrade your army to crush the machine stronghold. But beware: the harder you push, the harder they push back.
Why similar: RTS 32.4%, Tower Defense 26.5%, Strategy 14.2%, Resource Management 12.8%, Base Building 12.6%
- #53 Emberwake
68% matchMixed63% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Neler93
Windows
A dark fantasy survival strategy game where you manage villagers, gather resources, and defend a burning campfire against waves of undead in a relentless battle for survival.
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.1%, City Builder 19.4%, RTS 19.1%, Medieval 14.1%, Survival 11.1%
- #54 After Long Night
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: 疯狗工作室Pub: OKJOY
Windows
After Long Night is a sandbox survival RTS. Build and fortify your base, scavenge every corner for vital resources, craft deadly weapons, and raise a militia to fight off relentless zombie hordes that strike every night. In this world, scavenging isn't just survival—it's strategy, power and war.
Why similar: RTS 18.7%, City Builder 16.8%, Base Building 11.7%, Tower Defense 11.5%, Wargame 9.9%
- #55 Gem Rifts
70% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: ButtonSoft
Windows
Ancient portals have been lying dormant, waiting for daring adventurers to travel between worlds. Your task is to lead an expedition through one of these portals, research and build defenses around it, and protect it from hostile guardian life forms.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.2%, RTS 25.4%, Building 9.8%, Strategy 9.2%, Medieval 9.1%
- #56 Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition
65% matchVery Positive92% of 11,558 reviews2025
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Gird your loins and sharpen your steel! Besiege 20 unique enemy lords and battle friends online, in this expanded remaster of the classic 'castle sim'. Relive history with new units, opponents, visuals, audio, campaigns, skirmish trails, co-op and larger maps.
Why similar: City Builder 21.9%, RTS 14.6%, Tower Defense 14.5%, Medieval 10.8%, Base Building 9.4%
- #57 Architects of Shangri-La
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SlavGames
Windows
Visit the mythical land of Shangri-La! Govern the legendary state, build cities, take care of its citizens, protect them, provide with spiritual and political guidance. Let yourself be amazed by its mountain beauty. Help Shangri-La defend against enemies who do not share its peaceful vision.
Why similar: City Builder 23.4%, RTS 18.1%, Base Building 11.2%, Building 10.6%, Historical 8.4%
- #58 Siege of Irdor
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HardCodeWayPub: Vision Edge Entertainment
Windows
Siege of Irdor is a city-builder strategy game set in dark medieval times, where fantasy and reality collide. Build by day and defend the sieges by night to survive against the armies of darkness.
Why similar: City Builder 19.8%, RTS 17.6%, Tower Defense 15.9%, Medieval 10.4%, Base Building 9.9%
- #59 Last Fuse
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YYZ Studio
Windows
A tower defense with a twist - you’re defending a nuclear bomb. It powers your defenses, but the more you use it, the closer you get to meltdown. Manage chaotic engineers, scarce resources and risky upgrades - every decision counts.
Why similar: City Builder 20.6%, Tower Defense 18.8%, RTS 17.1%, Base Building 11.7%, Resource Management 10%
- #60 Skyline Defense: Legends of the Aether
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Ghost Starship
Windows
Build an unparalleled tower defense kingdom in "Skyline Defense"! With your strategic wisdom, construct defense towers, develop the economy, and withstand the fierce attacks of the enemies. Multiple difficulty levels of battle modes. Join now and start your sky island tower defense journey!
Why similar: City Builder 21.3%, Tower Defense 21.2%, RTS 20.5%, Strategy 9.9%, Medieval 9.4%