- #1 Idle Protocol
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Zzz Idle Games
Windows
Idle Protocol is a minimalist sci-fi tower defense and incremental game. Manage a central CPU core, equip exactly 2 Nodes, and defend against geometric anomalies. Perform a System Reboot to earn Cycles and unlock permanent modules in the BIOS!
Why similar: Incremental 27%, Tower Defense 19%, Idler 17.1%, Strategy 13.5%, Auto Battler 12.8%
- #2 Bottom Squad
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Family Devs
Windows
An idle defense game at the bottom of your screen. Build your squad, upgrade your base, and hold the line against relentless alien waves while you work or browse.
Why similar: Incremental 25.3%, Tower Defense 22.4%, Idler 20.6%, Auto Battler 13%, Base Building 8%
- #3 Empire of Zombies
96% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Tomasz Letki
Windows
Raise an undead army and conquer the realms of the living! Empire of Zombies is a dark fantasy idle clicker where you recruit skeletons, zombies, and ghosts, build your necropolis, and crush human, elven, and barbarian kingdoms one by one.
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.2%, Incremental 23.3%, Idler 21.9%, Strategy 16.6%, Auto Battler 10.5%
- #4 Galaxy Pirates
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chubby Horse Games
Windows
An idle auto-battler that fights epic battles in the corner of your screen while you conquer your day. Complete missions, build your hero squad, unlock new weapons, skills and upgrades. Assemble your own pirate crew and set sail among the stars!
Why similar: Incremental 26%, Tower Defense 22.8%, Idler 19.7%, Auto Battler 14.7%, Strategy 13.1%
- #5 Exploiters
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Comar Studios
Windows
Idle zombie defense where you grow your colony, earn passive income, and survive endless waves with automated combat and strategic upgrades.
Why similar: Incremental 31.8%, Idler 24.2%, Strategy 15.8%, Tower Defense 14.7%, Auto Battler 8.5%
- #6 Recursive
94% matchPositive87% of 38 reviews2026
Dev: Xero
Windows · Linux
Every time you think you understand it, it unlocks something else, adding new layers, mechanics, and ways to grow.
Why similar: Incremental 33.9%, Tower Defense 26.3%, Idler 21.7%, Strategy 14.4%, 2D 3.3%
- #7 QUBE: Incremental TD
93% matchPositive82% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
Windows
QUBE: Incremental TD is a crazy mix of an incremental game and tower defense, where upgrade choices matter. Gather resources, build defensive towers, upgrade yourself, and survive as many enemy waves as possible!
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.8%, Incremental 27.9%, Idler 19.1%, Strategy 17.5%, 2D 1.9%
- #8 Queen's Vanguard
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nido40fied
Windows
Chess Meets Tower Defense – Strategize, Defend, and Conquer!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.1%, Incremental 27%, Strategy 19.2%, Idler 18.1%, Medieval 4.2%
- #9 Isle of Titans
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Noody Games
Windows
Isle of Titans is an idle tower defense game where you defend a small kingdom against giant invaders. Shape your build with long-term progression between runs, and adapt on the fly during each run to hold back endless waves of Titans.
Why similar: Incremental 26.1%, Tower Defense 22.2%, Idler 17.8%, Auto Battler 12.7%, Strategy 11.2%
- #10 Tiny Towers
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RKO Software
Windows
A casual, progression-based incremental game about defending your tiny fortress from hordes of tiny mobs. Place defensive towers, acquire resources by defeating enemies, and unlock new upgrades in the skill tree to strengthen your goblin stronghold.
Why similar: Incremental 36%, Tower Defense 29.9%, Idler 18.9%, Strategy 10.5%, 2D 3.4%
- #11 Is Zombody Home?
90% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: TopiusPub: Supersonic Snail
Windows
Upgrade the house, customize the weapon and charge the special attacks, your cute zombie horde is about to attack.
Why similar: Incremental 30.3%, Tower Defense 25.9%, Idler 20.6%, Strategy 12%, Base Building 10.3%
- #12 Zero Stress King: Idle Defense
89% matchVery Positive88% of 1,139 reviews2026
Dev: Pauloondra
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A short relaxing incremental game disguised as a tower defense, but enemies can’t reach your walls. Thanks to lava.
Why similar: Incremental 30.4%, Tower Defense 21.6%, Idler 20.7%, Strategy 12.2%, Auto Battler 10.9%
- #13 Pullstation
88% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: ZIROH
Windows
Pullstation is an incremental tower defence about saving your space station from the ever-growing horde of UNKNOWN origin.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35%, Incremental 32%, Idler 25.1%, Strategy 7.8%
- #14 Pixel Orbit
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YaxWorks
Windows
Incremental game about defending Earth from impending danger. Develop your Skill Tree to setup automatic turrets and various other defensive mechanisms.
Why similar: Incremental 32.7%, Tower Defense 26.8%, Idler 21.6%, Strategy 15.6%, 2D 2.9%
- #15 Glowbot Tower Defense
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jacob StetkaPub: Level55Games
Windows
A fast-paced sci-fi tower defense game where you strategically place and upgrade Glowbots to stop waves of enemies across vibrant space maps.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.7%, Incremental 27.2%, Idler 18.5%, Auto Battler 13%, Strategy 12.5%
- #16 Nukes vs. Swords
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Faith G.
Windows
Build an army to fight absurdly large numbers of barbarians in this strategy roguelike, with an incremental twist.
Why similar: Incremental 29.8%, Tower Defense 22.6%, Strategy 18.5%, Auto Battler 15.2%, Base Building 8.5%
- #17 ZaciSa: Idle Defense!
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: ZeNfA Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Tower Defense game mashed with Idle Clicker mechanics set inside a wonderful world of crayons. Build out your defenses, go grab a snack and watch your forces take on enemy units.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.5%, Incremental 25.9%, Idler 20.4%, Strategy 12.2%, Base Building 11.2%
- #18 Slot Machine Defence
85% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: jewelint
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spawn weapons, strengthen them, and swipe waves of enemies. Spin the slot machine to earn rewards and become stronger.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.7%, Incremental 26.8%, Strategy 23.2%, Auto Battler 18.7%, 2D 3%
- #19 Crown Siege
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JOrbits GamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short incremental tower defense game centered around growing and strengthening armies, to defend your kingdom and stop endless waves of enemies.
Why similar: Incremental 26%, Tower Defense 23.4%, Idler 17.7%, Auto Battler 14.7%, Strategy 9.3%
- #20 Idle Defense
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tiny Loop Games
Windows
Endless cubes. Seven colors, seven currencies. Click to crush or build auto-turrets. Upgrades, prestige system, perks, and boss waves. Neon minimalism. Endless progression.
Why similar: Incremental 26.4%, Tower Defense 22%, Idler 20.3%, Strategy 18.6%, Auto Battler 11.9%
- #21 Pixel Empires
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ahmet Babagil
Windows
An idle tower defense in a pixel art fantasy kingdom. Auto-battle endless waves with Warriors, Archers, Spears & Healers. Cast spells, discover combos, climb skill trees, prestige into Ages. Idle while you sleep, grab the bow for action. The night is long. The bow is yours.
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.1%, Incremental 24.5%, Idler 20.4%, Auto Battler 13.2%, Base Building 10%
- #22 Formation Builder Idle
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Idle Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build the ultimate hero formation on a tactical grid, then watch your team crush endless waves. Level heroes, collect mounts, farm pets, dig into mines, and prestige across 17+ worlds, all while you're away. A deeply layered idle RPG with real strategic depth.
Why similar: Idler 25%, Incremental 24.8%, Strategy 18.7%, Auto Battler 15.7%, Tower Defense 12.6%
- #23 Endless Escalation
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GFX47
Windows
Defend your base against endless waves of enemies. Each defeated unit grants resources to evolve your own army until you can overwhelm your opponents. As you progress, enemies grow stronger, constantly forcing you to adapt your strategy to survive.
Why similar: Incremental 27.4%, Idler 21.5%, Tower Defense 19.8%, Auto Battler 14.1%, Strategy 11.4%
- #24 How many Cows do they need?!
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jumping Ram
Windows
Fight off alien invaders abducting your cows in this colorful incremental game. Repel hundreds of them at once, collect the rewards, upgrade towers, tools and objects in the tech tree... Specialize and choose your game style and try to reach the next season…
Why similar: Incremental 35.2%, Tower Defense 30.7%, Idler 29.4%, 2D 4.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #25 castle idler
79% matchVery Positive84% of 100 reviews2026
Dev: Soy Boy Games
Windows · Mac
castle idler is a short, relaxing incremental tower defense game with no waves. upgrade towers, collect coins, and unlock powerful prestige upgrades to defend your castle.
Why similar: Incremental 31.5%, Tower Defense 28.2%, Idler 24.3%, Strategy 12.5%, 2D 3.1%
- #26 Defensive Loop
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fewjix
Windows
Defensive Loop is a tower defense game where you protect a small character that moves across the map. As they collect points, you can spend them to build your defenses. The game features incremental elements, allowing you to upgrade several different attributes for every type of defense.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.3%, Incremental 28.4%, Idler 19.2%, Strategy 17%, 2D 2.8%
- #27 Feed the Reactor
78% matchVery Positive82% of 506 reviews2026
Dev: Adam Travers
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
An incremental unfolding game about feeding fuel into a reactor. Combine elements to produce energy, unlock exotic technologies and explore a strange galaxy.
Why similar: Incremental 45.3%, Idler 20.7%, Strategy 16.3%, Auto Battler 14.6%, 2D 2.7%
- #28 Game of Warriors
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Play365
Windows · Mac
Defend your city, conquer enemy lands, and build a powerful empire in this unique tower defense strategy game. Upgrade defenses and technolgy, command troops, and face massive waves, siege weapons, and war elephants as you expand across the map.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.5%, Strategy 19.3%, Incremental 19%, Auto Battler 15.1%, Medieval 8.2%
- #29 Miracle Brave: Beast Defense Line
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1029studio
Windows
Endless tides of beasts crash against your fortress, yet never breach your line. Fight alongside your brave companions, reap the invaders, and grow stronger with every battle. Rise to meet the next wave with greater might—reap, strengthen, reap again. The cycle never ends.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.7%, Strategy 20.9%, Incremental 19.7%, Auto Battler 15.5%, Idler 15.3%
- #30 Crystal Keeper
77% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: WombartPub: Wombart Games
Windows
Mine crystals and defend your wall in this survival defense game. Balance resource gathering with combat as you upgrade your way through endless enemy waves.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.6%, Incremental 30.3%, Strategy 22.1%, Idler 12.3%, 2D 3.8%
- #31 Towerix91
76% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: MrArcivorum
Windows
Towerix91 is an incremental tower defense inspired by PC games of the late 80s and early 90s. Collect crystals, unlock dozens of upgrades in the tech tree, place towers on walls, upgrade them and use abilities. Repel waves of enemies while steadily strengthening your defenses.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.1%, Incremental 28%, Idler 24.8%, Strategy 13.2%, 2D 3.4%
- #32 Protect the Pit
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tom Daly
Windows
A short incremental clicker game that blends the strategy of tower defense with the depth of sprawling upgrade trees. Build your own winding mazes to repel the oncoming hordes!
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.2%, Incremental 29.4%, Strategy 19.3%, Idler 14.8%, Auto Battler 4.2%
- #33 Squars: Incremental Defense
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Countryside Studio
Windows · Linux
Survive endless waves of dark entities, use your clicks as a resource, and grow stronger with every run. Find and upgrade powerful modules and unlock new technologies in this incremental clicker defense game. Also - Everything is square.
Why similar: Incremental 29.3%, Tower Defense 26%, Idler 20.6%, Strategy 12.2%, Base Building 8%
- #34 Idle Spin&Win Tower Defense
75% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Creative idle studio
Windows
Idle Spin&Win is a Tower defense Idler with luck based mechanics build in. As you clime the enemy waves you unlock new tower and upgrade their power and ear more XP . Collect bonus spins to test your luck. Upgrade the skill tree and research to improve your power and boost your gold.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.6%, Idler 25.2%, Auto Battler 19.5%, Strategy 14.4%, 2D 4.1%
- #35 increTower
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tent Incident
Windows
A short incremental tower defense game. Upgrade your tower. Upgrade your enemies. Repeat until it gets out of control.
Why similar: Incremental 33.1%, Tower Defense 28.2%, Idler 22.5%, Strategy 12.3%, 2D 3.4%
- #36 All Aboard! The Train Defense Express
74% matchVery Positive86% of 369 reviews2025
Dev: Likadev
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Protect the Infinite Power Generator by looping around the train tracks! Battle endless waves of enemies in this unique hybrid of auto-battler, survivor, tower defense, idle/clicker gameplay. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Incremental 26.1%, Tower Defense 24.8%, Idler 18.3%, Auto Battler 15.9%, Strategy 11.7%
- #37 Total Incremental Battle
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Tech Debt Games
Windows · Linux
Start with a single soldier, end up with a massive army. Strategize and command your units, or let them grind on their own. Progress through many unique progression systems and conquer all the stages.
Why similar: Incremental 33.6%, Strategy 23.1%, Idler 20%, Auto Battler 17.3%, 2D 3.2%
- #38 Last Hit Titan
74% matchMixed62% of 92 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: Incremental 29.7%, Tower Defense 27.7%, Idler 22.3%, Base Building 10.7%, Medieval 5.8%
- #39 Take Your Throne
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grozny23Pub: SGS
Windows
A Tower Defense-style game. Take a strong stance and defend your throne against the brazen and utterly shameless claims of your enemies. With each level, your opponents will become increasingly resourceful... be prepared for anything... from formal charges to an angry mob!
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.7%, Idler 34.6%, Strategy 25.6%, Singleplayer 1%
- #40 Server Farm Idle
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tadas StankeviciusPub: Tadas Games
Windows
When the numbers finally end, you’ll know how long it took. Build a server empire from one ratty laptop to the singularity in a finishable idle clicker.
Why similar: Incremental 44.5%, Idler 29.6%, Strategy 14.2%, Cyberpunk 8.4%, 2D 2.5%
- #41 Endless Castle: Under Siege
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 家里蹲工作室
Windows
Command your heroes, build unstoppable formations, and hold the line against endless waves. Recruit 40 unique heroes, grow stronger even while offline. Turn your castle into an unbreakable fortress.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.6%, Idler 23.6%, Auto Battler 16.5%, Strategy 15.7%, Medieval 5.5%
- #42 Plinfinity
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Medium Loser
Windows · Linux
An Incremental game about filling your screen with balls.
Why similar: Incremental 47.3%, Idler 29.9%, Strategy 17.2%, 2D 4.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #43 Trust Me Bro, I Trade
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HidingDev
Windows
A minimalist incremental clicker about trading stocks and coins in rapid-fire rounds. Watch prices move, trade bulk orders, square off for profit or loss, and unlock upgrades & sectors to further maximize earnings.
Why similar: Incremental 47.9%, Idler 28.2%, Strategy 20.4%, 2D 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #44 Cybernetica: fallen city
73% matchNegative0% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: Kedexa
Windows
Cybernetica is a tower defense game. The player’s task is to destroy the enemies with the help of buildings before they cross the base. Each tower has its own characteristics and cost. Each wave of enemies is procedurally generated.
Why similar: Strategy 38.2%, Tower Defense 30.8%, Cyberpunk 17.4%, Base Building 13.6%
- #45 Sweepcremental
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SUPERita
Windows
minesweeper, but with a skill tree.
Why similar: Incremental 43.9%, Idler 28%, Strategy 22.7%, 2D 4.4%, Singleplayer 1%
- #46 Swarmex
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gavin PiliczkyPub: Tangy Orange Games
Windows
Swarmex is a casual pixel-art tower defense game where you build and upgrade a modular space base. Place turrets, mine resources with automated miners, and optimise adjacency bonuses as your defences run on their own. Play in short, satisfying sessions.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.5%, Incremental 27.1%, Strategy 20.6%, Idler 18.4%, 2D 3%
- #47 The Soul Collector 2 - Idle Game
69% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Olento Productions
Windows · Linux
Time killer idle game. Execute humans and conquest villages to gather more souls than ever before! Summon dark creatures, unlock new upgrades, and expand your underworld power in this enhanced sequel with all-new gameplay features.
Why similar: Incremental 37.3%, Idler 21%, Auto Battler 16.1%, Base Building 9.1%, Strategy 7.7%
- #48 The Tower Must Fall
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tidepool Games
Windows
Build an impossible tower. Defend it against endless sieges. Watch it crumble — and rebuild stronger.
Why similar: Tower Defense 43%, Strategy 27.3%, Incremental 24.3%, 2D 4.4%, Singleplayer 1%
- #49 Covenant Tower
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Seven SailsPub: Pixel Crate Games
Windows
The Covenant Tower is an incremental tower defense game where you build your tower higher during the day, defend it with archers and catapults at night, and prevent world-ending catastrophes by fulfilling an ancient prophecy. Strategic. Satisfying. Surprisingly addictive...
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.3%, Idler 26.1%, Auto Battler 18.7%, Base Building 9.4%, Medieval 7.9%
- #50 Holy Towers
71% match8 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2018
Dev: PlayFlock Two
Windows
Defeat hordes of imps in the very first Tower Defence game about the order of monks! All this to defend humankind from hordes of demons!
Why similar: Tower Defense 59.8%, Strategy 40.2%
- #51 REDCON
70% matchVery Positive85% of 814 reviews2016
Dev: Hexage
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Command your own fortress in FTL-like real-time battles! Crush the enemy fortress with unrelenting bombardment or seize it with carefully executed invasion.
Why similar: Strategy 39.3%, Tower Defense 38.4%, Base Building 16%, 2D 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #52 Stonetowers
71% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: Gareloch Games
Windows
Build and defend your burgeoning settlement in this town-building tower-defence hybrid. Guide your people as they unlock the secrets of the arcane and protect their new home from the otherworldly beings that surround it.
Why similar: Strategy 46.3%, Tower Defense 37.3%, Base Building 16.4%
- #53 Digging Down
67% matchMixed50% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: TharifazPub: TwoWizards
Windows · Linux
Digging down is an incremental/management game with an engaging story and idle elements. You begin in a nondescript underground complex with no memory of prior events. Uncover the complex floor by floor, utilizing resources found and learn the secrets of this place.
Why similar: Incremental 45.6%, Idler 26.3%, Strategy 23.6%, 2D 3.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #54 Conquering Other Planets Idle - COPI
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mrma GamesPub: Marma
Windows
A deep idle RPG where numbers go up, gear gets weirdly strong, and prestige when you want to be stronger or weaker. Build your permanent wardrobe across prestiges, pick your gear to start a run with, but be prepared to upgrade.
Why similar: Incremental 31.7%, Idler 28%, Auto Battler 19.9%, Strategy 17.1%, 2D 2.8%
- #55 Seed Defender
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Bushwookie
Windows
Click your way to victory in this tower defense strategy game. Swarmed by chickens trying to steal your hard-earned seeds, click them to death and collect their feathers. Then, purchase defenses with those feathers to fend off the hoards that are to come.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.1%, Incremental 35.3%, Strategy 27.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #56 Polygon War
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: MVP Games
Windows
In this roguelike, idle and strategy game, you're in the middle of a polygonal war, with a turret and countless enemies. Are you ready to overcome the challenges ahead?
Why similar: Tower Defense 31%, Idler 22.6%, Auto Battler 21.4%, Strategy 19.9%, 2D 3.1%
- #57 Modo Defence
68% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: PASTEL
Windows
Modo Defense is a strategy tower defense game. Spin yut, similar to dice, to obtain various resources and summon or strengthen towers. You can customize your tower however you like. Specialize in multi-attack or strong one-by-one! And we have to stop the demons coming in. How far can you stop it?
Why similar: Tower Defense 56.7%, Strategy 34.3%, 2D 7%, Singleplayer 2%
- #58 This Isn't Just Tower Defense
66% matchMixed61% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Pri Games
Windows
Defend your base with placeable towers that can be upgraded endlessly. Automate your production and make sure there's enough power to keep everything running.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.1%, Incremental 25.4%, Idler 21.4%, Strategy 12.3%, Auto Battler 6.6%
- #59 Defender of Grids
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wooden Pillow GamesPub: Nue Games
Windows
A pixel-perfect Tower Defense game where defeat is just the beginning. Master the rock-paper-scissors balance of combat, speed up the action with 4x speed, and use your hard-earned XP to unlock powerful permanent skills. Can you hold the line?
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.9%, Idler 23%, Auto Battler 17.4%, Strategy 16.9%, Incremental 7.8%
- #60 Cybernetica: Final
68% match7 user reviews0% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Kedexa
Windows
The final part of the Cybernetica trilogy. The action takes place in the center of a small town. Cybernetica is a tower defense game. The player's task is to destroy enemies with the help of buildings before they cross the base. With the help of 7 towers you need to cope with 85 waves of enemies.
Why similar: Strategy 45.5%, Tower Defense 36.7%, Base Building 16.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%