- #1 Legendary Hoplite: Arachne’s Trial
97% 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 19%, Real Time Tactics 13.8%, Hack and Slash 13.4%, Action RPG 11.6%, Tactical 10.1%
- #2 Ajax’s Trial
96% matchVery Positive82% of 328 reviews2023
Dev: TripleBricksGamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Legendary Hoplite: Ajax's Trial is the prologue version of Legendary Hoplite, a game that combines Tower Defense and Action RPG genres. In this game, you'll need to build fortifications, upgrade your army, and create your own unique strategy to fight off hordes of monsters across 7 levels.
Why similar: Tower Defense 19.3%, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, Hack and Slash 13.5%, Action RPG 11.7%, Tactical 10.8%
- #3 The Last Spell
96% 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: Strategy RPG 28.9%, Tower Defense 18.3%, Tactical 14.5%, Roguelite 13%, Base Building 9.9%
- #4 Monsters are Coming!
95% matchVery Positive80% of 2,489 reviews2025
Dev: LudogramPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Beware, Monsters are Coming! In this Tower-Survivor rogue-lite, you protect an ever-moving city from unrelenting hordes. Gather resources, fortify defences, and survive for as long as you can. Will you reach the Ark?
Why similar: Tower Defense 26%, Hack and Slash 19.2%, Roguelite 18%, Base Building 15%, Survival 12.7%
- #5 God Of Weapons
94% matchVery Positive84% of 5,130 reviews2023
Dev: Archmage LabsPub: Archmage Games Studio
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Embark on a thrilling journey in God of Weapons, an action roguelike where you must ascend the tower of Zhor to reclaim the last light for the world. To survive the monster onslaught on each tower's level, you'll need to obtain and carefully organize weapons and accessories in your inventory.
Why similar: Roguelite 32.8%, Survival 21.5%, Action RPG 20.4%, RPG 12.3%, Fantasy 8.3%
- #6 Legendary Knight
94% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2020
Dev: Oki AkiPub: Oki Game Lab
Windows
The enemy is invading your lands, and only the Legendary Knight, the king himself, can rally his forces to stand against them. As both ruler and commander, you must lead your army, fortify defenses, and push back relentless waves of invaders to safeguard your kingdom.
Why similar: Tower Defense 20%, Real Time Tactics 19.5%, Hack and Slash 15.9%, Action RPG 12.4%, Tactical 9.7%
- #7 Nordhold
93% matchVery Positive87% of 3,149 reviews2025
Dev: StunForgePub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Enemies are coming! Every decision matters: build your city, grow the economy, and prepare for enemy waves. Strengthen your defenses, adapt your strategy, and unleash your hero’s full potential. This unique Tower Defense will test your skills – are you worthy to claim a place at Valhalla?
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.2%, Roguelite 20.7%, Base Building 15.1%, Management 13.2%, Tactical 9.9%
- #8 Age of Darkness: Final Stand
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 10,488 reviews2025
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.8 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 29.6%, Base Building 16.9%, Tactical 16.4%, Survival 13.1%, PvE 11%
- #9 Tower Dominion
91% matchVery Positive86% of 5,010 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Build and design the terrain while defending your stronghold against alien invasion in this unique Roguelike tower defense. Choose from 30 heroes, survive enemy waves, and upgrade a variety of destructive towers to hold the line!
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.4%, Roguelite 19%, Base Building 18.6%, Tactical 17.6%, Strategy 7.4%
- #10 Dwerve
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 551 reviews2022
Dev: Half Human Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
An epic action-adventure with tower defense combat! Dungeon crawl through a ruined kingdom, fending off hordes with turrets and traps! Punch them into pits! Pull them into spinblades! Zap and burn them!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 22%, Tower Defense 20.7%, Action RPG 11.3%, Real Time Tactics 10.5%, Hack and Slash 10.1%
- #11 Monster Tiles TD: Tower Wars
90% matchVery Positive82% of 496 reviews2024
Dev: Swell Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Free Tower Defense game with unique roguelike elements. Custom base building mechanics allow you to create your own base and maze with tiles earned after each wave. Unleash a variety of monsters, each with its own evolution path and unique skills, and evolve them into legendary creatures.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 25.3%, Tower Defense 19.9%, Idler 14.8%, Roguelite 12.3%, Tactical 6.8%
- #12 Achilles: Survivor
89% matchVery Positive83% of 1,506 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Point Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Thousands of enemies. One survivor. Fight like a demigod, build deadly defenses, and grow stronger after every run in this fast-paced bullet heaven set in mythic Greece.
Why similar: Mythology 38%, Tower Defense 32.2%, Roguelite 25.1%, Action 4.7%
- #13 Chrysalis
89% matchVery Positive85% of 119 reviews2024
Dev: Metamorph Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defend your Chrysalis from growing hordes of monsters in this hybrid game that combines elements of tower defense, survival, and roguelike RPGs. Explore procedurally generated levels, possess and control animals, and grow deadly gardens. How far can you get before the next wave of monsters?
Why similar: Strategy RPG 29.1%, Tower Defense 25.5%, Mythology 15.8%, Base Building 11.5%, Survival 7.7%
- #14 Mechs V Kaijus - Tower Defense
87% matchVery Positive84% of 538 reviews2022
Dev: Doble Punch Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Mechs V Kaijus is an addictive hardcore tower defense gameplay. In Mechs V Kaijus you take on the role of Commander of a powerful Mechs squadron. Improve your Mech, strategically place towers and factories on the battlefield. Deploy support units on the battlefield, and save our civilization.
Why similar: Tower Defense 75.3%, Strategy 7.5%, Tactical 7.4%, Base Building 6.3%, Action 3.4%
- #15 Last Hope - Tower Defense
88% matchVery Positive83% of 458 reviews2016
Dev: JE Software
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Zombie Tower Defense: Join the ongoing war, in an open world, against the undead zombie horde. Choose between multiple powerful heroes all with unique epic gear and skills! With the wide variety of towers you can create your own perfect strategy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 80.8%, Strategy 11.6%, Adventure 7.6%
- #16 Poly TD
85% matchVery Positive86% of 527 reviews2026
Dev: Naroot
Windows
Classic Warcraft III TD customs meet roguelike strategy. Summon and merge units to evolve them into legendary figures like Joan of Arc, Guan Yu, and Lovecraft—Legendary heroes from across time and space await! Prove your ultimate synergy against endless waves of enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.2%, Tactical 18.7%, Roguelite 13.2%, Survival 12.1%, Management 11.2%
- #17 Defend the Rook
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 243 reviews2021
Dev: One Up PlusPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A roguelike tactics board combat combined with tower defense elements. Defeat the invading hordes to stay alive and save the land! Enjoy more tactics than a normal TD game, combined with the added challenge of building towers and fighting off waves of enemies!
Why similar: Strategy RPG 27.9%, Tower Defense 21.9%, Roguelite 15.1%, Tactical 12.7%, Base Building 12.2%
- #18 Lumencraft
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,273 reviews2023
Dev: 2Dynamic GamesPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Lumencraft is a unique combination of a top-down, rogue-like shooter and base building with tower defense elements. Dig and light up dark halls of a fully destructible environment on procedurally generated maps and campaign levels to find precious Lumen - humanity's only chance for survival.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.7%, Action RPG 22.2%, Base Building 16.9%, Survival 14%, RPG 6.7%
- #19 Halls of Torment
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,421 reviews2024
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Roguelite 30.3%, Action RPG 24.5%, Hack and Slash 23.8%, RPG 9.2%, Fantasy 7.1%
- #20 Road Defense: Outsiders
84% matchVery Positive84% of 160 reviews2023
Dev: Minicactus Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Protect vehicles on the road and survive! Road Defense: Outsiders is a game that combines elements of the 'roguelike' and 'tower defense' genres. Upgrade the towers and your own skills to be able to annihilate all the life around you!
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.5%, Roguelite 30%, Action RPG 24.9%, Action 6.6%
- #21 Spirits of the Hellements - TD
83% 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 33.1%, Real Time Tactics 15.8%, Tactical 15%, Base Building 12.3%, Strategy 7.8%
- #22 Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,788 reviews2018
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 18.8 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 50%, Tactical 20.1%, Strategy 9%, Fantasy 7.1%, RPG 5.4%
- #23 Heldric - The legend of the shoemaker
84% matchMixed66% of 58 reviews2014
Dev: Astral Byte Ltd.
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Heldric is a unique blend of hack-n-slash and tower defense rolled into one. Build and upgrade structures to defend against waves of monsters intent on killing everyone. Fight goblins, orcs, spiders, trolls and more. Do you have what it takes to survive?
Why similar: Tower Defense 56.7%, Hack and Slash 28.3%, Action 8.3%, Fantasy 6.7%
- #24 MINOS
79% matchVery Positive91% of 474 reviews2026
Dev: ArtificerPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Minos is a maze-building roguelite where you, the fabled Minotaur, must defend your sanctuary from bloodthirsty adventurers. Design and re-design deadly labyrinths, set traps, and turn every brave fool into your next victim.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.2%, Real Time Tactics 18.6%, Roguelite 15.4%, Base Building 13.8%, Tactical 7.9%
- #25 Last Stand: Defense
81% 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 40.8%, Roguelite 24.9%, Strategy 9.7%, Tactical 9.7%, Fantasy 8.5%
- #26 Samawa Idle
80% matchMixed66% of 598 reviews2023
Dev: Samharia Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 28.2 hrsMean: 72.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Unleash the power of specialized towers to annihilate hordes of monsters in this idle game with roguelike elements. Collect gold, level up your towers, face powerful bosses, and refine your strategy with an evolving skill tree.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33%, Idler 28.5%, Roguelite 23.5%, RPG 8.2%, Action 3.2%
- #27 Hell Warders
81% matchMixed56% of 171 reviews2019
Dev: Anti Gravity Game StudiosPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Face the gates of Hell in a fusion of third-person action, RPG and Tower Defence. Repel the demons alone or in co-op by building defences. Upgrade powerful units to help you in battle, before jumping into the fight yourself, with an arsenal of skills and weapons to rip apart the oncoming swarm.
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.2%, Action RPG 21%, RPG 10.5%, Strategy 9.3%, Fantasy 8.1%
- #28 Border Pioneer
76% matchVery Positive87% of 1,822 reviews2025
Dev: Yahzj GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.6 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 39.6%, Base Building 21.4%, Roguelite 18.7%, Strategy 8.5%, Fantasy 7.2%
- #29 Legacy of Defense
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 430 reviews2025
Dev: Enter the Game Studios
Windows
Become the hero who protects the fantasy world and stop the monster invasion! 'Legacy of Defense' combines defense with deck-building. Build your deck, use powerful skills, gain experience, upgrade, clear stages, and defeat the final boss. Ready to test your strategy and luck?
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.4%, Roguelite 25.7%, Hack and Slash 16.9%, Strategy 8.5%, Fantasy 6.5%
- #30 Perseus: Titan Slayer
79% matchMixed64% of 372 reviews2023
Dev: SicariusPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Defeat the Titans as you battle your way into Tartarus to stop Chaos from conquering Olympus and destroying the world. In this rogue-like dungeon crawler adventure, you will play as Perseus, a demigod tasked with one mission; stop Chaos and the evil forces that surround him.
Why similar: Roguelite 22.9%, Mythology 21.5%, Hack and Slash 18.8%, Action RPG 18.1%, RPG 8.5%
- #31 Last Hit Titan
77% matchMixed61% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Summonings systems
Windows
Strategically place turrets and build defenses to maximize your firepower against colossal Titans! Experiment with different setups, optimize your battlefield, and take down legendary creatures with the most efficient tactics. Every decision counts in this unique tower defense experience!
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.3%, Idler 21.3%, Real Time Tactics 21.2%, Base Building 12.1%, Management 8.4%
- #32 Northend Tower Defense
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,417 reviews2024
Dev: Northend Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Jump into a realtime strategy, action filled battlefield, deploy relentless soldiers, unlock powerful troops and vehicles, upgrade your army, decimate the enemy. If that's not enough, jump into a chaotic Zombie mode, with traps, fun upgrades, and a new gameplay!
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.5%, Real Time Tactics 23.7%, Tactical 14.5%, Management 12.3%, Base Building 12%
- #33 Ash Warden
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: Mgfa StudioPub: Molter Games
Windows
Survive waves of enemies in Ash Warden, an incremental tower defense where you slowly become overpowered. Unlock new abilities, fight against powerful bosses, and evolve into an unstoppable force against the endless Redgaze hordes.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.7%, Idler 19.8%, Roguelite 15.4%, Survival 12.4%, Management 11.4%
- #34 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
75% matchVery Positive81% of 468 reviews2023
Dev: Amrita
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A rogue-lite game where you must face hundreds of monsters with increasingly difficult bosses that strong enough to take you down. Choose your abilities, build your favorite combat style, become stronger and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Roguelite 25.2%, Survival 19.3%, Action RPG 14.8%, PvE 12.8%, RPG 12.3%
- #35 Defense Of Greece TD
78% matchMixed68% of 93 reviews2016
Dev: First Games InteractivePub: First Games Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 69.3 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 40.1%, Tactical 22.5%, Strategy 8.7%, Fantasy 8.3%, Adventure 6.1%
- #36 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 227 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A roguelike tower defense where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and unique effect items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34%, Roguelite 22.5%, Survival 15.9%, Action RPG 10.4%, RPG 7.3%
- #37 Rogue: Genesia
71% matchVery Positive91% of 8,452 reviews2025
Dev: Ouadi Huard
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.
Why similar: Roguelite 34.7%, 2.5D 27.4%, PvE 16.4%, Strategy 8%, RPG 7.8%
- #38 The Monarch: First Light
74% matchMixed66% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Citadel Games
Windows
Will you be the savior to purify this land? The Monarch is a lane-defense game where you control a monarch, expand your kingdom, and defend against evil by strategically managing gold resources, recruiting diverse units, and exploring a world filled with mythical threats.
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.2%, Strategy RPG 19.9%, Real Time Tactics 15.8%, Roguelite 13.1%, Base Building 11.8%
- #39 Castle Of Alchemists
72% matchVery Positive83% of 744 reviews2025
Dev: Team Machiavelli
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Defend your castle in this fast-paced tower defense/action hybrid game with stunning pixel art graphics! Play as alchemically enhanced warrior Bellator, set traps, build towers, craft powerful weapons, and defend your home! The fate of the castle lies in your hands!
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.2%, Real Time Tactics 21.4%, Action RPG 16.6%, Tactical 14.2%, RPG 5.7%
- #40 Acid Planet
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Adam Travers
Windows
Acid Planet is a caustic blend of horde-survival, tower-defense and strategy. Build, fight and evolve to survive against rampaging swarms of monsters and fearsome Kaiju.
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.7%, Base Building 21.7%, Roguelite 17.9%, Survival 13.6%, Strategy 8%
- #41 CARNAGE OFFERING Tower Defense
72% matchVery Positive90% of 309 reviews2023
Dev: FuturtechPub: Nova's Army
Windows
The replicator robots are back! It's 2528. The machines are increasingly infecting the planets with genetically modified monsters. Challenge them and try to stop the onslaught. Upgrade buildings and heroes, mine resources, discover technology and fight to save humanity!
Why similar: Tower Defense 77.7%, Strategy 16.4%, Adventure 3.2%, Action 2.7%
- #42 Rogue Monster Rush
69% matchVery Positive97% of 234 reviews2026
Dev: Ghost Vibes LLC
Windows
A unique Tower Defense game featuring Monster Collecting and Roguelike mechanics. Hatch, upgrade, and command a party of monster defenders, while unleashing player spells, to defend your base from the hordes of invading robots.
Why similar: Tower Defense 96.6%, Strategy 3.4%
- #43 Zombie Defense
73% matchVery Positive84% of 2,168 reviews2016
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A modern hybrid of the classic RTS and modern Tower Defense. Recruit soldiers, place them on slots and let them shoot incoming waves of zombies by their own. Order supplies, throw grenades, order airstrikes and many more... Perfect mix of strategy, tactics and micromanagement.
Why similar: Tower Defense 62.1%, Survival 22.3%, Strategy 10.3%, Action 5.3%
- #44 Legacy of Defense - Prologue
70% matchVery Positive82% of 585 reviews2024
Dev: Enter the Game Studios
Windows
Become the hero of a fantasy world and defend against monsters! 'Legacy of Defense - Prologue' is the intro to the innovative game 'Legacy of Defense' combining side-scrolling action and deck-building. Collect cards, use skills, gain experience, upgrade, and defeat the final boss!
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.2%, Roguelite 30.3%, Strategy 10.1%, Fantasy 7.4%, Hack and Slash 5%
- #45 Creeping Dusk
71% matchMixed67% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: PolyShroom
Windows · Linux
Creeping Dusk is a tower defense game. Build a town around an abandoned gold mine and defend against monsters that swarm the area. Fortify your defenses, and prepare for the increasingly challenging nights. Will you be able to protect your town from the encroaching darkness?
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.4%, Roguelite 20.5%, Base Building 16.8%, Tactical 15.1%, PvE 8.7%
- #46 Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
68% matchVery Positive88% of 6,216 reviews2024
Dev: Noxfall Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok, is a challenging Norse inspired roguelite-survivor game, where you’ll have to survive hordes of creatures that come your way.
Why similar: Roguelite 34.9%, Action RPG 29.6%, RPG 12%, Strategy 10.3%, Fantasy 7.2%
- #47 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival
70% 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 38.3%, Tactical 19.8%, Survival 18%, PvE 10.9%, Strategy 8.4%
- #48 Fortify
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: Holgersson Entertainment
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Fortify is a real-time strategy game with a tower defense twist. Defend your castle from attacking monsters and siege weapons by using ranged and melee defenders, catapults, cannons, oil fields and more. You start at the iron age, advancing to the medieval age, and later, the imperial age.
Why similar: Strategy 64%, Action 36%
- #49 Aurora Defense
69% matchMixed63% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Moka Games
Windows
A unique roguelike deckbuilder + base-building tower defense game. Build powerful defenses in the last bastion of light, fend off relentless waves of darkness, and protect the final goddess!
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.1%, Roguelite 24.2%, Base Building 22.3%, Strategy 8.9%, Fantasy 6.6%
- #50 Until We Die
70% matchMixed64% of 4,594 reviews2021
Dev: Pixeye Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Until We Die is a side-scrolling strategy game about defending your base where you have to run around as Ivan, assign tasks to people, and fight mutants in the post-apocalyptic subway!
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.9%, Survival 20.6%, Base Building 20.2%, Management 13.9%, Strategy 8.7%
- #51 YORG.io 3
71% matchMixed68% of 336 reviews2019
Dev: Tobias SpringerPub: tobspr Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Defend, Attack, Survive! Build up your base and defeat the zombies with this unique combination of tower defense, base building and supply chain management. Now with multiplayer, mods and loads of new content!
Why similar: Tower Defense 78.9%, Strategy 21.1%
- #52 Towerful Defense: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive88% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A tower defense action roguelike 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 items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.6%, Roguelite 21.4%, Action RPG 16.4%, Survival 12%, RPG 7.3%
- #53 Everwarder
68% matchVery Positive88% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: qLatePub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Everwarder is a refreshing take on the tower defense genre, blending roguelite mechanics with a time-based survival concept. Fight against the encroaching darkness and fend off emerging enemies. Collect artifacts, buy upgrades, discover ancient structures, unlock new units and more!
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.4%, Roguelite 21.9%, Survival 16.9%, Tactical 14.2%, Strategy 7.3%
- #54 Sunstone War
67% 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 24.4%, Mythology 20.5%, Real Time Tactics 20%, Action RPG 13.6%, Tactical 11.7%
- #55 Siegebreaker
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Immortal ForgePub: indie.io
Windows
Conquer the realm in this strategic tower defense game. Build unique towers, unlock powerful upgrades, and master new tactics to overpower your enemies and vanquish the fallen gods.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.6%, Roguelite 18.3%, Mythology 16%, Tactical 14.3%, PvE 9.5%
- #56 Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
64% matchVery Positive83% of 7,440 reviews2025
Dev: Games FarmPub: Grindstone
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hordes of Hel is a gripping roguelike horde-survivor game set in the dark realms of Norse Mythology. Fight waves of enemies to earn divine blessings of ancient Viking Deities, explore hostile worlds and face powerful bosses. Become a god-like warrior in this ultimate showdown.
Why similar: Mythology 25.2%, Hack and Slash 24.6%, Roguelite 22.5%, Action RPG 20.5%, RPG 4.3%
- #57 Rift Riff
65% matchVery Positive96% of 376 reviews2025
Dev: Adriaan de Jongh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jump a rift, fight off monsters, plunder their world. A strategic mix of juicy tower loadouts, varied monster behaviors, and forgiving mechanics.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33%, Real Time Tactics 19%, Base Building 16.7%, Survival 10.9%, PvE 10.4%
- #58 FLERP
67% matchVery Positive87% of 400 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 45.5%, PvE 31.9%, Action 13.6%, Tower Defense 9%
- #59 Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense
65% matchVery Positive86% of 15,004 reviews2021
Dev: AutoAttack Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 42.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
An infinitely replayable multiplayer and single-player tower defense. Defend against waves of enemies and destroy the enemy's king before they destroy yours. Legion TD 2 is a one-of-a-kind game of tactics, teamwork, and prediction. Party as 1-8 players.
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.3%, Base Building 16.3%, Survival 11.4%, PvE 11.3%, Strategy 8.4%