- #1 Okami HD
97% matchVery Positive92% of 10,537 reviews2017
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience the critically acclaimed masterpiece with its renowned Sumi-e ink art style in breathtaking high resolution.
Why similar: Mythology 85.5%, Action 10.5%, Singleplayer 4%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same deep roots in Japanese mythology and stunning, painterly art style that defines the atmosphere of the seed game.
- #2 Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
96% matchVery Positive92% of 5,680 reviews2020
Dev: EdelweissPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Discover the true power of rice in Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin! Take on hordes of demons in side-scrolling combat to reclaim the land as Sakuna, a spoiled harvest goddess banished to a dangerous island. Then, return to your mountain village and tend a field full of glorious rice.
Why similar: Mythology 76.3%, Action 21.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines side-scrolling action with Japanese folklore and resource management, mirroring the thematic depth of the seed game.
- #3 Aegis Defenders
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,814 reviews2018
Dev: GUTS DepartmentPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Take on wild beasts, ruthless soldiers, and ancient gods in this 2D Action-Platformer inspired by Tower-Defense combat.
Why similar: Tower Defense 66.1%, Strategy 19.7%, Action 13.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is a unique blend of platforming action and tower-defense mechanics that requires players to switch between characters to manage defenses.
- #4 Orcs Must Die! 3
95% matchVery Positive86% of 14,754 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 70.9%, Strategy 16.2%, Action 7%, 3D 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly captures the core hybrid gameplay of defending a path with traps while engaging in direct, third-person action combat.
- #5 Age of Mythology: Retold
94% matchVery Positive90% of 22,435 reviews2024
Dev: World's EdgePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 38.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as mythological Gods and smite your enemies in this award-winning, mythological Real-Time Strategy classic given new life. Wage war across timeless campaigns, fierce skirmishes, and god-powered multiplayer modes.
Why similar: Mythology 43.5%, Lore-Rich 27.6%, Strategy 18.2%, 3D 8.3%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a classic real-time strategy experience centered entirely around mythological creatures and divine powers.
- #6 Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,235 reviews2016
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
Why similar: Strategy 81.1%, Action 13.3%, Singleplayer 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply tactical experience set in Edo-period Japan that requires careful unit management and strategic positioning.
- #7 Sanctum 2
93% matchVery Positive90% of 14,378 reviews2013
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.
Why similar: Tower Defense 78.1%, Strategy 13.9%, Action 7.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the first-person tower-defense hybrid genre, forcing players to balance building structures with active combat participation.
- #8 GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
92% matchVery Positive95% of 4,360 reviews2015
Dev: Game in a BottlePub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 19.2 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 77.3%, Strategy 17.3%, Action 3.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers one of the most complex and rewarding tower-defense systems available, perfect for players who enjoy the strategic depth of the seed game.
- #9 Dungeon Defenders: Awakened
91% 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 68%, Strategy 20.8%, 3D 7.4%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the same core loop of managing defensive towers while actively participating in the fray as a hero character.
- #10 Defense Grid: The Awakening
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,324 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 83.1%, Strategy 15.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: It is a quintessential tower-defense experience that emphasizes pathing and strategic structure placement.
- #11 Legendary Hoplite: Arachne’s Trial
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 263 reviews2024
Dev: TripleBricksGamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Legendary Hoplite: Arachne’s Trial is a combination of Tower Defense and Action RPG. Upgrade your army, get the best gear, and craft unique strategies across 10 levels. Face Arachne, and seamlessly transfer progress to the main game.
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.5%, Hack and Slash 19.5%, Strategy 15.3%, Mythology 14.7%, Action 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines action-RPG elements with tower-defense mechanics, focusing on hero-led defense against waves of mythological monsters.
- #12 Kingdom Two Crowns
89% 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 78.3%, Strategy 18.7%, Singleplayer 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: This side-scrolling strategy game emphasizes base defense and unit management in a beautiful, minimalist aesthetic.
- #13 Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
88% matchVery Positive88% of 49,907 reviews2021
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 72.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Battle hordes of yokai in this masocore Action RPG. Create your protagonist and embark on an adventure through a myriad of locales across Japan during the Sengoku period. Utilize the new Yokai Shift ability to defeat even the most ferocious yokai and be prepared to brave through Dark Realms created by your enemies.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 51.7%, Action 43.8%, Singleplayer 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features intense action combat heavily inspired by Japanese yokai mythology and supernatural folklore.
- #14 Kena: Bridge of Spirits
86% matchVery Positive92% of 17,168 reviews2022
Dev: Ember Lab
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A story-driven, action adventure combining exploration with fast-paced combat. Untangle the past as Kena, a young Spirit Guide in search of the sacred Mountain Shrine. Help free the spirits trapped in a forgotten village with the help of the Rot, her adorable (yet powerful) spirit companions.
Why similar: Action 62.9%, 3D 30.3%, Singleplayer 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It captures a similar sense of spiritual wonder and mythological storytelling through polished, action-oriented gameplay.
- #15 Revenge of the Titans
87% matchVery Positive82% of 1,251 reviews2011
Dev: Puppygames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The ultimate mash-up of Real-time Strategy and Tower Defense!
Why similar: Tower Defense 73.3%, Strategy 19%, Action 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a challenging, retro-styled tower-defense experience with a focus on deep strategic upgrades.
- #16 The Last Spell
84% matchVery Positive91% of 13,289 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Why similar: Tower Defense 65.8%, Strategy 29.6%, Singleplayer 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on tactical, turn-based defense against hordes of enemies, requiring careful planning and unit placement.
- #17 Gods Of Defense
85% matchMostly Positive70% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: Blue Math
Windows
Tower Defense Rogue-like. Defend a temple on a procedural map with variety of towers. Craft your strategy through Boon and Curse cards. With every run earn faith to upgrade the weapons. Many progression paths keep you engaged and entertained without getting stuck.
Why similar: Tower Defense 70%, Strategy 22.4%, 3D 5.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelike tower-defense game focuses on building defenses and managing resources in a procedurally generated mythological world.
- #18 Prime World: Defenders
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,051 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 80.1%, Strategy 16.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%, Action 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: It integrates card-based progression into a tower-defense framework, offering a unique strategic layer to the genre.
- #19 Songs of Silence
82% matchVery Positive81% of 2,653 reviews2024
Dev: Chimera Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Lead armies, rebuild fallen kingdoms, and rise to greatness! Embark on an epic journey of strategy in a visually stunning world. Fight intense battles and uncover a captivating story.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 59%, Strategy 35.7%, Singleplayer 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends turn-based strategy with real-time tactical battles, offering a fantasy-rich experience that rewards careful planning.
- #20 Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 348,230 reviews2019
Dev: FromSoftware, Inc.Pub: Activision (Excluding Japan and Asia)
Windows
Median: 25.8 hrsMean: 61.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.
Why similar: Action 49%, Hack and Slash 40.3%, Singleplayer 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a high-stakes action experience deeply embedded in Japanese mythology and supernatural combat.
- #21 Warstone TD
83% matchVery Positive82% of 3,879 reviews2018
Dev: Battlecruiser Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.5 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 75.5%, Strategy 24.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game adds RPG-like hero progression to the tower-defense formula, allowing for more personalized defensive strategies.
- #22 Touhou Spell Carnival
81% matchVery Positive86% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International, Inc.
Windows
Reimu takes centerstage in Gensokyo in this bullet-hell and strategy RPG hybrid!
Why similar: Mythology 38.5%, Strategy 38.2%, Action 17.3%, Singleplayer 3.5%, 3D 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique blend of strategy and real-time tactics that will appeal to fans of the seed game's tactical combat.
- #23 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
80% matchVery Positive88% of 290,096 reviews2022
Dev: TaleWorlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 62.3 hrsMean: 154.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
Why similar: Strategy 71.2%, Action 22.4%, Singleplayer 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It allows for the direct command of units on a battlefield while participating in the action, similar to the tactical leadership required in the seed game.
- #24 Shad'O
84% matchMixed55% of 128 reviews2012
Dev: Okugi StudioPub: Okugi Sudio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
In this uniqueTower Defense you will travel through William’s mind in a colored and dreamlike universe.
Why similar: Tower Defense 66.3%, Strategy 22.5%, Action 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is a narrative-driven tower-defense game that focuses on defending against nightmares, mirroring the supernatural themes of the seed game.
- #25 Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
78% matchVery Positive94% of 91,397 reviews2024
Dev: Sucker Punch ProductionsPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 31.4 hrsMean: 48.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.
Why similar: Action 81.7%, Singleplayer 18.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a sprawling open-world action experience that captures the beauty and historical atmosphere of Japan.
- #26 Trek to Yomi
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,020 reviews2022
Dev: Leonard MenchiariPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
As a vow to his dying Master, the young swordsman Hiroki is sworn to protect his town and the people he loves against all threats. Faced with tragedy and bound to duty, the lone samurai must voyage beyond life and death to confront himself and decide his path forward.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 55.5%, Action 26.2%, 3D 13.3%, Singleplayer 5%
Why You'll Like It: It presents a cinematic, side-scrolling action experience that leans heavily into the aesthetic of classic Japanese samurai cinema.
- #27 Firebase Defence
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 61 reviews2019
Dev: Rasmus Agergaard
Windows
Firebase Defence is a new spin on the traditional tower defence gameplay. You have to defend yourself from the waves upon waves of incoming enemies. You are free to build, place and manage your available resources and units in any way you want. But failing to balance those will result in defeat!
Why similar: Tower Defense 56.1%, Strategy 26.3%, Action 16.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the action-strategy hybrid nature of defending a specific point against overwhelming odds.
- #28 Magic Quest
79% matchMixed67% of 57 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 58.1%, Strategy 30.6%, Action 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a casual yet engaging take on the tower-defense genre with a focus on action-oriented hero abilities.
- #29 Sunstone War
75% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Blukulélé
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sunstone War is a unique Action game with Tower Defense element where you can carry EVERYTHING! Move towers, toss away enemies, carry obstacles, upgrade skills and journey through lands to protect your village from calamity!
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.3%, Mythology 35.5%, Strategy 15.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #30 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Awakening
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,649 reviews2022
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 20.2 hrsMean: 68.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Conquer Warring States Japan under one banner
Why similar: Strategy 73.3%, 3D 18.6%, Singleplayer 8.1%
- #31 Soulcaster: Part I & II
77% matchVery Positive84% of 57 reviews2016
Dev: MagicalTimeBean
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Take control of a squadron of epic summons in this unique take on dungeon crawling!
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.7%, Strategy 34.5%, Action 20.8%
- #32 Sanctum
76% matchVery Positive89% of 3,341 reviews2011
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.
Why similar: Tower Defense 76.7%, Strategy 15%, Action 7.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #33 Fantasy Maiden Wars - DREAM OF THE STRAY DREAMER -
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 533 reviews2025
Dev: さんぼん堂Pub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Command a legion of more than 70 beloved Touhou Project heroines on an expansive quest to uncover the cause of mysterious incidents blossoming throughout Gensokyo. Deploy units on grid-based maps to battle monsters with flashy Spell Cards, and conquer each stage with strategic mastery.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #34 Spirits of the Hellements - TD
74% matchVery Positive93% of 338 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 57.7%, Strategy 21%, Action 9.8%, 3D 8.6%, Singleplayer 3%
- #35 Rock 'N' Roll Defense
74% matchVery Positive87% of 3,784 reviews2016
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Rocked by an explosive soundtrack, choose your band, place your equipments and defend the Rock 'N' Roll from everyone and everything who try to pull it down, on a totally hardcore tower defense!
Why similar: Tower Defense 80.7%, Strategy 12.9%, Action 6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #36 KAMIKO
75% matchVery Positive84% of 224 reviews2019
Dev: SKIPMOREPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Wield your weapon bestowed by the gods, and open the gates between worlds!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 29.6%, Lore-Rich 28.1%, Mythology 27.5%, Action 12.7%, Singleplayer 2%
- #37 Selknam Defense
77% matchMixed42% of 57 reviews2014
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Selknam Defense is more than an exceptional strategy game. It’s a gateway to the past that puts a nation’s destiny into your control. Do you have the skills to alter history and save the Selknam?
Why similar: Tower Defense 64.9%, Strategy 26.7%, Action 8.4%
- #38 Age of Mythology: Extended Edition
72% matchVery Positive93% of 36,085 reviews2014
Dev: SkyBox LabsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 39.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Age of Mythology is back! Choose your god and take to the battlefield in this classic, upgraded with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features.
Why similar: Mythology 64.5%, Strategy 32.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%, Action 1.3%
- #39 Terrorhedron Tower Defense
73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,173 reviews2014
Dev: Dan Walters
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Terrorhedron is the 3D, cooperative tower defense game for the PC. Unmatched challenge and complexity is introduced to the genre through 3 dimensional gameplay, micro-strategy through programmable turrets and 'edge of seat' gameplay is extended to multiplayer with up to 8 players online co-op.
Why similar: Tower Defense 83.3%, Strategy 16.7%
- #40 Demonlore
72% matchVery Positive84% of 101 reviews2022
Dev: Barrel Smash Studios
Windows
A rogue-lite action strategy game with deck building. Fight the undead legion, forge your path, and gain powerful permanent progression. Godlike difficulty modes, mutators, heroic units, elite enemies, and unlockable rewards - endless replayability awaits!
Why similar: Tower Defense 70.6%, Strategy 25.7%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #41 Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,497 reviews2012
Dev: Level Up Labs, LLCPub: Level Up Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Defender's Quest is a Tower-Defense/RPG Hybrid tightly focuses on three things: tactical depth, customization, and story
Why similar: Tower Defense 77.8%, Strategy 19.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #42 Ultimate Protector
71% matchVery Positive89% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Dongguan Liuli Game Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
Tired of moving around without purposes? Come and protect the goddess with multiple combination of skills and elements. Discover and upgrade your weapon to super, even hyper! Play this game with a joy from both tower defense and rogue!
Why similar: Tower Defense 60.6%, Action 14.7%, Hack and Slash 12.8%, Strategy 10.9%, Singleplayer 1%
- #43 Dead Ground
73% matchMixed61% of 115 reviews2018
Dev: Shotx
Windows · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Tower defense reimagined! Dead Ground is a procedurally generated tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Each playthrough will offer randomly generated guns, skills and augments. You'll have to travel, collect scrap, water, manage your inventory and upgrade your base to survive!
Why similar: Tower Defense 76.4%, Strategy 14.1%, Action 8.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #44 Arietta of Spirits
70% matchVery Positive86% of 694 reviews2021
Dev: Third Spirit Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Arietta of Spirits is a story-driven action-adventure game, with easy to approach game mechanics. Follow Arietta on her journey to unveil the mysteries of the Spirit Realm and immerse yourself in a story filled with emotion and surprising turns.
Why similar: Supernatural 31%, Lore-Rich 29.3%, Hack and Slash 24.3%, Action 12.1%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #45 Tangy TD
67% 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 64.8%, Strategy 20.3%, Action 11.8%, Singleplayer 3%
- #46 Yoiyami Dancers: Twilight Danmaku Dancers
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 663 reviews2022
Dev: tripper_roomPub: Mediascape Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Dodge bullets to the rhythm and take down everything that moves! A rhythmical danmaku action game.
Why similar: Action 90.8%, Singleplayer 9.2%
- #47 Actraiser Renaissance
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 762 reviews2021
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Heaven, earth and mankind - Create and destroy everything according to your will! Experience the revival of the '90s classic hit "Actraiser"
Why similar: Hack and Slash 37.1%, Mythology 36.6%, Action 18.1%, Strategy 5.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #48 SoulQuest
68% matchVery Positive85% of 82 reviews2026
Dev: SoulBlade Studio LLCPub: indie.io
Windows
Carve your path through hordes of enemies, defying the gods to seize the power of Morrigan, Goddess of Death, and retrieve the soul of your beloved! SoulQuest combines amazing gameplay with the unique Celtic mythology into one, action-packed mixture!
Why similar: Mythology 49.9%, Hack and Slash 33.9%, Action 12.9%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #49 Spirits of The Silicium Forest
68% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: PixelGreeds
Windows · Linux
SotSF is a turn-based rogue-like game with deck-building elements, in the aesthetics of Mesoamerica and transhumanism. Position yourself on the battlefield, build and utilize various combinations of abilities to defeat the mysterious spirits of the Silicium Forest. Has “Story” and “Roguelite” modes.
Why similar: Mythology 63.7%, Strategy 32.5%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #50 Thor's Ascension: Nine Realms
69% matchMixed68% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Meta Sapien Games
Windows
Rule the god of thunder and challenge all the gods of the nine realms! In this Rogue-like, hack and slash game, develop your strategy and skills, subject all the gods who challenge you to your wrath, and become the only god of the universe.
Why similar: Mythology 34.3%, Lore-Rich 19.6%, Action 19.4%, Hack and Slash 17%, 3D 8.4%
- #51 Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade
69% matchMixed57% of 595 reviews2025
Dev: 7QUARK
Windows
Defeat malevolent forces in this stunning Japanese-inspired roguelite world! Become a master of the Demon Blades and combat swarms of demons in a fantasy realm set in the Edo period. Through every journey, you will unveil the hidden truths concealed within troubled times.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 60%, 3D 18.6%, Action 14.7%, Singleplayer 6.8%
- #52 Godsworn
67% matchVery Positive93% of 820 reviews2024
Dev: Thunderoak Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Godsworn is a classic mythological RTS. Experience an epic fantasy retelling of the Baltic Crusades, where pagan gods and their tribes clash against crusaders and armies of heaven. Choose a divine hero, rally worshippers alongside mythical creatures, and smite the unworthy!
Why similar: Mythology 51.2%, Lore-Rich 36.2%, 3D 9.6%, Singleplayer 3%
- #53 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival
68% matchVery Positive88% of 435 reviews2023
Dev: Refinery Games
Windows
Get ready for the ULTIMATE tower defense onslaught. Build, deploy, research and upgrade your defenses in this epic, old school RTS inspired sci-fi adventure.
Why similar: Tower Defense 63.7%, Strategy 21.5%, Action 11.6%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #54 SONOKUNI
66% matchVery Positive98% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: DON YASA CREWPub: Kakehashi Games
Windows
Battle your way through a biopunk and Japanese mythology-inspired landscape filled with over-the-top, hip hop-infused 2D action. A single hit means death, but use your time-bending skills to take down your oppressors and you might yet save your dying nation.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 55.4%, Action 25.8%, Supernatural 18.8%
- #55 Viking Vengeance
70% matchMixed57% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: Lowpoly Interactive
Windows
Viking Vengeance is a God-Worshiping Rogue-lite Dungeon Crawler ARPG set in a historical fiction world. You play as a Templar with pagan origins who rediscovers his roots and learns to wield the powers of the Norse Gods in his quest to change the destiny of his people and stop Ragnarok.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 42.4%, Mythology 32.4%, Action 22%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #56 Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition
70% matchMixed67% of 209 reviews2017
Dev: REX PEX GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Hardcore 2D game with a fascinating and unusual mechanics, where you have to defend the base from annoying saboteurs.
Why similar: Tower Defense 55%, Action 41.2%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #57 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 267,104 reviews2025
Dev: Sandfall InteractivePub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 32.4 hrsMean: 39.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 67.3%, 3D 13.3%, Action 11.9%, Singleplayer 7.5%
- #58 Stories: The Path of Destinies
66% matchVery Positive88% of 6,580 reviews2016
Dev: Spearhead Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Stories: The Path of Destinies is an Action RPG, an enchanted storybook filled with madcap fantasy tales, each told by a zippy narrator attuned to the player’s choices and actions.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 53.4%, Action 41.3%, Singleplayer 5.3%