- #1 Mineral Defense
97% matchVery Positive90% of 241 reviews2024
Dev: Corestone Games
Windows · Linux
Mineral Defense combines tower defense with roguelite elements and procedural generation. Build paths, unlock upgrades, and unleash powerful synergies to conquer evolving challenges in an ever-expanding world.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 20.3%, Card Game 18.9%, Tower Defense 17.5%, Roguelite 13.3%, Roguelike 12.8%
- #2 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
96% 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: Deckbuilding 32.5%, Tower Defense 27%, Roguelite 19.5%, Roguelike 11.6%, Strategy 9.3%
- #3 Tower Tactics: Liberation
96% matchVery Positive88% of 1,237 reviews2023
Dev: asraworks
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
We fused deck-building roguelikes and tower defenses in a way never seen before - deploy your towers, collect valuable trinkets and cast powerful spells to defend yourself against the Salkoth!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 21.5%, Tower Defense 20.2%, Card Game 19.5%, Roguelike 13.2%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #4 Tower Dominion
95% 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 26.8%, Roguelike 16.9%, Tactical 16.4%, Roguelite 14.8%, Aliens 11%
- #5 Cartridge Defense
94% matchVery Positive92% of 100 reviews2022
Dev: Out Gaming
Windows
Cartridge Defense is a tower defense game with over 300 distinct collectible cards that you will use to create your own decks to defend against robots in the cyberpunk inspired future. Play cards (cartridges) to spawn towers, upgrades, special abilities and more in a campaign or rogue-like mode.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 29.4%, Card Game 24%, Tower Defense 22.4%, Roguelite 15.6%, Strategy 7.3%
- #6 Transport Legion
93% matchVery Positive86% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: 喜人一个
Windows · Linux
A unique roguelike card-based tower defense game. Strategically place cards, manage resource transport, balance production with combat, and craft distinctive decks to claim victory.
Why similar: Card Game 25.3%, Tower Defense 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Strategy 14.2%, Roguelite 14.1%
- #7 3 Minute Heroes
94% matchVery Positive84% of 220 reviews2021
Dev: Sinkhole Studio
Windows
3 Minute Heroes is a real-time strategy game that combines tower defense, deck building, and rogue-like genres. Place your champions, use cards, and keep your home safe for 3 minutes!
Why similar: Card Game 27.2%, Tower Defense 22.1%, Deckbuilding 20.9%, Roguelite 14.6%, Strategy 14.3%
- #8 StarVaders
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,125 reviews2025
Dev: PengonautsPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 24.1%, Card Game 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Roguelite 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%
- #9 Shapebreaker - Tower Defense Deckbuilder
92% matchVery Positive80% of 65 reviews2023
Dev: Alexander Van den Bulck
Windows
A fusion of tower defense games and roguelike deckbuilders. Use your cards to build towers and to upgrade them in unique ways. Gain rewards to customize your deck, defense and playstyle. Break the shapes before they break you!
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.5%, Deckbuilding 20.4%, Card Game 13.8%, Tactical 13.1%, Roguelike 11.9%
- #10 Towerful Defense: Prologue
91% 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: Deckbuilding 30.5%, Tower Defense 24.2%, Roguelite 17.9%, Aliens 16.8%, Strategy 9.4%
- #11 Epic Auto Towers
90% matchMostly Positive70% of 778 reviews2024
Dev: Aleksandr Golovkin
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Epic Auto Towers is a turn-based strategy game combining elements of autobattler, deckbuilder and roguelike. Purchase uncommon and rare Towers and build the strongest combo to withstand the monster assault! Discover unusual new Tower combinations as you come back for more.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 30.7%, Card Game 20.5%, Roguelike 15.6%, Tower Defense 9.1%, Strategy 8.2%
- #12 Forest Heroes
89% matchVery Positive84% of 287 reviews2025
Dev: Hoochoo Game Studios
Windows · Mac
Forest Heroes combines defense gameplay with roguelike deck-building. Enjoy intense battles and diverse strategies with simple controls!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 22.5%, Tower Defense 20.6%, Card Game 16.4%, Roguelite 13.7%, Roguelike 10.8%
- #13 FrostBound
89% matchVery Positive81% of 1,189 reviews2025
Dev: Lyra StudioPub: Shelly Technology
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
FrostBound is a roguelike deck-building tower defense set in an endless winter. Build your base, master 500+ cards, and withstand relentless waves to end the eternal frost.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 27.2%, Card Game 20.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 7.2%
- #14 Loopstructor
88% matchVery Positive84% of 376 reviews2024
Dev: Pone Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a strategy game that combines tower defense with Roguelike. Unlike traditional tower defense game, the towers in the game are vehicles that move along ‘loops’.You need to create defense loop and build battle trains to defend against enemy attacks.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.4%, Roguelike 26.6%, Strategy 14.5%, Roguelite 11.7%, Cartoon 9.7%
- #15 ACE Strategy: Mecha Nova
87% matchVery Positive82% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: EMINA STUDIO
Windows
A tactical roguelike deck building game. Recruit elite mecha pilots, deploy drones and cast commands. Master your ACE mechas while collecting unique cards and chips in battles, and form your own build for total battlefield dominance.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 22%, Card Game 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Roguelike 11.3%, Tactical 8.4%
- #16 Galaxy Defense War
86% matchVery Positive97% of 145 reviews2025
Dev: Zero Space
Windows
'Galaxy Defense War' is a roguelike tower defense game where you need to select suitable galactic principles from randomly dropped heroes and equipment to form a combat-ready team to resist alien invaders.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.7%, Roguelite 25.5%, Aliens 18.2%, Strategy 16.1%, Cartoon 8.2%
- #17 Roulette Hero
86% matchVery Positive94% of 319 reviews2025
Dev: CLLC StudioPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows
Roulette Hero is a strategic roguelike deckbuilder where you assemble animal companions to defeat towering mechanical beasts. Line up the perfect squad on your roulette wheel, spin to activate your animals' abilities, trigger game-changing synergies, and turn the tide of battle!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 29.2%, Card Game 15.9%, Roguelite 15.5%, Roguelike 14.9%, Strategy 6.4%
- #18 Tangy TD
85% 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 30.1%, Roguelike 19.3%, Tactical 16.5%, Strategy 10.5%, Family Friendly 10%
- #19 Repel The Rifts
84% matchVery Positive86% of 332 reviews2025
Dev: RefinedBearGamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Linux
Repel the Rifts is a roguelite tower defense game where you lead a commander through an alien world, uncovering new terrain each wave, drafting powerful upgrades, and constructing defenses to hold back the chaos.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.7%, Roguelike 18.6%, Tactical 17.9%, Roguelite 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%
- #20 Cluckmech Oasis
83% matchVery Positive88% of 3,497 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cluckmech Oasis, a top-down shooting Roguelike tower defense game. Play as the Warcluck and lead your team of animal heroes in a fight for survival. Collect, build and upgrade defenses, and engage in intense battle against waves of plant enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.7%, Roguelike 24.5%, Roguelite 20.6%, Strategy 12.7%, Cute 10%
- #21 Bees vs Zombees
84% matchVery Positive89% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: DeadpixelPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
A fast-paced roguelike tower defense where you choose your Queen Bee with unique skills and the Artisan to build turrets and cast powerful spells to defend your hive through regions infested with zombees. Face bosses with insane mechanics and survive the Zumbeecalypse!
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.8%, Wargame 23.4%, Roguelike 18%, Roguelite 17.4%, Strategy 9.1%
- #22 Anomaly Collapse
82% matchVery Positive86% of 636 reviews2024
Dev: RocketPunch Games
Windows
Command a squad of adorably fierce warriors in Anomaly Collapse, a turn-based Roguelite strategy game that offers a fresh twist to an old formula! Face off against otherworldly beings and uncover the dark secrets of supernatural calamities. Immerse yourself in a story where every move counts!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 21.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Roguelite 15.4%, Roguelike 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%
- #23 CD 2: Trap Master
81% matchVery Positive80% of 369 reviews2024
Dev: ACE ENTERTAINMENT
Windows · Mac
Become THE Trap Master - play your deck of lethal traps to mow down waves of bizarre creatures and protect your altars! Craft a unique deck of traps and powers, discover treasure of surprise effects, and guard a different base each time until you are ready for the unforgiving boss.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 22.2%, Card Game 17.7%, Tower Defense 16.4%, Roguelike 12.4%, Roguelite 11.9%
- #24 Castle Cardians
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 133 reviews2021
Dev: 风宇冲
Windows
Castle Cardians fused card games,roguelike and real time colony defense together. Build your powerful deck, defend the castle and beat invaders.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 27.9%, Card Game 21.7%, Tower Defense 16.7%, Roguelike 13%, Strategy 8.3%
- #25 Cross Blitz
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,604 reviews2025
Dev: Tako Boy Studios LLCPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Cross Blitz is a unique RPG deckbuilder featuring fast-paced tactical combat with loads of cards to collect and synergies to wield. Explore, level up, craft new cards and build the perfect decks as you carve your own path to victory!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 22.9%, Card Game 17.5%, Roguelite 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Tactical 8%
- #26 Mechanibot
81% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Jon Nielsen
Windows
In this tactical rogue-like auto battler, you'll build your unique team of robots and keep them alive as they fight. Battle through waves of enemies as you travel from planet to planet on a mission to fix the sun. Strategize, protect, survive. A Mechanibot's wrench never rests.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 27%, Tactical 23.6%, Roguelite 16.5%, Roguelike 15.3%, Strategy 10.2%
- #27 Tiny Tactics
80% matchVery Positive83% of 669 reviews2022
Dev: Tiny Forge Gaming
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Tiny Tactics is a Tower Defense game with a heavy focus on mazing, with mechanics inspired by the Auto Chess genre.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.9%, Tactical 22.7%, Cartoony 14.3%, Strategy 13.2%, 3D 8.7%
- #28 Aurora Defense
79% 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: Deckbuilding 20.6%, Tower Defense 17.1%, Card Game 17%, Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 11.8%
- #29 Rogue Monster Rush
76% 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 56.9%, Roguelike 39.6%, Strategy 3.5%
- #30 Battle Train
77% matchVery Positive87% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: Terrible Posture GamesPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc.
Windows
Battle Train is a run-based roguelite deck-n-track builder set in the world’s most explosive game show. Choose your cards, upgrade your train, lay down tracks, and use destructive locomotives to blast your rival Champions off the rails in a chaotic mashup of deck-building and tactical rail combat.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 25.1%, Card Game 19.8%, Tactical 13.2%, Roguelite 12.4%, Roguelike 11.4%
- #31 Mech Armada
78% matchVery Positive81% of 686 reviews2022
Dev: Lioncode Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Create and command custom Mechs to outmaneuver The Swarm in this post-apocalyptic tactical turn-based rogue-lite. Leverage the terrain, learn each Mech's unique skills and use strategy and resources to survive an ever-changing series of battles to give humanity hope.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 22%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Roguelite 12.2%, Roguelike 11.7%
- #32 Necronator: Dead Wrong
79% matchMixed69% of 524 reviews2020
Dev: Toge ProductionsPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Necronator: Dead Wrong is a deck-building roguelike with an RTS twist. Build a powerful deck. Collect and deploy undead units and raise a unique army. Master each commander’s playstyle and conquer the world. Change the game with rule-bending relics. Unlock new decks and do it all again.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 22.5%, Card Game 18.9%, Tower Defense 18.8%, Roguelite 13.7%, Roguelike 12.7%
- #33 Digs TD
77% matchMixed70% of 105 reviews2023
Dev: Catchy
Windows · Mac
Take on the ultimate tower defense challenge in Digs, a roguelike game where you shape the battlefield, mine resources, and strategize against a variety of enemies. Manage your actions, customize your arsenal with upgrade cards, and explore diverse levels. Can you dig in and emerge victorious?
Why similar: Deckbuilding 22.4%, Tower Defense 22%, Roguelite 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Roguelike 12.8%
- #34 Fire at Campsite
75% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Salvador PalmaPub: ZOO Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Protect the campsite in this Single-Tower-Defense game where you play as a campfire against the local wildlife! With many abilities and characters at your disposal, try new builds, synergies, and combos to make those animals run away with fear!
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.2%, Roguelite 16.2%, Roguelike 15.1%, Tactical 14.8%, Family Friendly 9.7%
- #35 Legacy of Defense
74% 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: Deckbuilding 31.8%, Tower Defense 24.8%, Roguelite 16.4%, Roguelike 12.4%, Strategy 8.5%
- #36 Combo Card Clashers
75% matchVery Positive81% of 119 reviews2024
Dev: Burnt Games LLC
Windows
Combo Card Clashers is a roguelike deckbuilder meets auto battler! Build massive combos by playing all cards each turn. Unlock powerful card synergies, recruit monsters to be your allies, upgrade gears and skills - give it all to brave through a mysterious world.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 16.5%, Tactical 14.9%, Card Game 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Roguelike 11.5%
- #37 Demonlore
76% 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: Deckbuilding 28.9%, Tower Defense 22.9%, Roguelite 17.3%, Roguelike 14.4%, Strategy 9.2%
- #38 Dungeon Clawler
70% matchVery Positive89% of 3,740 reviews2026
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dungeon Clawler is a Roguelike Claw Machine Deckbuilder. Build your deck, grab weapons and items from the claw machine to battle enemies, discover powerful perks that create game-changing synergies and unleash crazy combos as you fight your way through the dungeon!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 26.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Roguelite 14.7%, Roguelike 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%
- #39 Tower Escape
74% matchVery Positive84% of 401 reviews2023
Dev: Final Screw
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Tower Escape is a reverse tower defense game, where instead of defending against incoming enemies, you play the baddies and guide your minions to the exit. Recruit a team of minions, and collect powerful gems and relics that make each run unique.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.4%, Roguelite 21.8%, Roguelike 17.9%, Deckbuilding 16.4%, Strategy 8.9%
- #40 Hexguardian
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 692 reviews2024
Dev: Split Second GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Hexguardian is a roguelite, tower defense game where you build your own maps with hexagonal tiles! Build and upgrade towers, recruit armies, learn spells, construct wonders and place hexagonal tiles to create a path to enhance your defenses. With plenty of game modes and talents to unlock!
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.3%, Tactical 16%, Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 15.6%, Cartoony 10.1%
- #41 SHOOPER NOVA
71% matchVery Positive85% of 631 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Craft Your Ultimate Circular Fortress! Dive into SHOOPER NOVA, where you choose props and components to build a unique fortress. Unlock combos to shape your strategy and battle style. Become an unstoppable barrage machine and obliterate waves of enemies from all directions!
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.2%, Roguelite 25%, Roguelike 15.1%, Strategy 14.5%, Deckbuilding 14%
- #42 No Creeps Were Harmed TD
71% matchVery Positive89% of 485 reviews2024
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Employ lethal turrets, traps, and gadgets to defend against an onslaught of evolving creeps! Step into a twisted, hyper 3D, mind bending realm. Upgrade and adapt your defenses. Become a master maze crafter. Collect bizarre artifacts. Rush creeps for lucrative rewards, and succumb to greed!
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.5%, Aliens 24.3%, Tactical 14.8%, Strategy 12.7%, 3D 8.3%
- #43 Facehand
71% matchVery Positive88% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: foolsroom
Windows
Facehand is a synergy-driven roguelike deckbuilder with autobattling mechanics. Craft the perfect deck and chain card abilities to create wild combos!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 25.8%, Card Game 17.5%, Roguelite 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Roguelike 11.6%
- #44 Xeno Command
73% matchVery Positive82% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: ChillyRoomPub: ChillyRoom
Windows
Defend galaxy against Alien invasion in the RTS offline game with roguelike fun
Why similar: Wargame 29.6%, Tower Defense 25.4%, Aliens 17.5%, Roguelike 16.8%, Strategy 9.6%
- #45 Madcap Mosaic
72% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: 1classydude
Windows
Carefully craft your Mosaic in this fantasy themed deckbuilding game. Battle by battle, tile by tile, you'll form synergies and build up your Mosaic's combo potential, hoping to beat the curve as you forge deeper into enemy territory.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 27.1%, Card Game 20.5%, Roguelite 15.5%, Roguelike 13.4%, Tactical 10%
- #46 Evolit
69% matchVery Positive92% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: Steel Heart GamesPub: Teneke Kafalar Spotlight
Windows
Take charge of the galaxy's defense! With strategic moves, stop waves of cute yet dangerous enemies and prevent them from reaching the end of the road. Enhance your tactics with a variety of cards and unique towers, and stand against Evo! Strategy and infinity await here.
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.3%, Family Friendly 16.6%, Strategy 15.1%, Tactical 13.3%, Cute 10%
- #47 Candy Disaster - Tower Defense
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 336 reviews2021
Dev: ACE Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Candy Disaster is 3D trap-style tower defense game where you guard candies against alien thieves! Unlock powerful and clever traps, choose your arsenal for different bases, and find the deadliest trap combination - then watch those space goons walk into their death!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.1%, Tower Defense 22.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.9%, Cartoony 10.5%, Strategy 8.6%
- #48 Hadean Tactics
69% matchVery Positive89% of 1,887 reviews2023
Dev: Emberfish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 23.6%, Card Game 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 12.6%
- #49 Super Sanctum TD
73% matchVery Positive86% of 1,576 reviews2013
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Super Sanctum TD is a retro-styled Tower Defense game that focuses on strategy, customization and replayability. Build advanced mazes and construct powerful towers to prevent alien hordes from reaching the Core!
Why similar: Tower Defense 53.6%, Aliens 30.6%, Strategy 13.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #50 Broken Universe - Tower Defense
70% matchVery Positive91% of 312 reviews2023
Dev: Jinthree Studio
Windows
Get ready to rethink all your defense strategies! Build barricades to stop monsters, or lure them into a maze and attack. A variety of stages that change each time depending on how you play them.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 33.7%, Tower Defense 32%, Strategy 12.5%, Cartoony 11.2%, Cute 9.1%
- #51 Chumini: Tiny Army
67% matchVery Positive97% of 96 reviews2026
Dev: GuilloteamPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this cute and colorful survivors-like, summon an army of tiny Chuminis to battle waves of forest demons. Each Chumini has its own movement patterns: it's up to you to manage this merry mess to create an unstoppable force!
Why similar: Roguelike 40.5%, Roguelite 36.6%, Cute 21.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #52 Cobalt Core
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,240 reviews2023
Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!
Why similar: Card Game 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Deckbuilding 15.5%, Roguelike 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%
- #53 Knights in Tight Spaces
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 860 reviews2025
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Control your environment, gather your party, and build your best deck to overcome outlaws and supernatural forces, across a rich fantasy world. Watch as your tactical choices and deckbuilding prowess play out through stylish fight sequences.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 20.4%, Card Game 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Tactical 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%
- #54 Multi Turret Academy
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,683 reviews2024
Dev: Yulia Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Multi Turret Academy is a top-down tank action game with roguelike elements. Select your vehicle from a growing list of historical models, then equip dozens of weapons and upgrades to lead your local tank club to victory!
Why similar: Tanks 43.2% ★, Wargame 16.7%, Roguelite 10.6%, Roguelike 10.5%, Cartoony 5.4%
- #55 Operation Octo
66% matchVery Positive99% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Klub Kofta Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as an Octopus scientist fighting off sunken skeletons in this frantic aquatic Tower Defense! Discover sea life turrets from unique biomes: Pistol Shrimp! Navy Seal! Death Ray! Deploy turrets whilst dodging enemy bullets as you venture the seven seas!
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.2%, Tactical 14.1%, Strategy 13.3%, Cartoony 12.9%, Cute 11.2%
- #56 Rogue Tower
68% matchVery Positive83% of 5,872 reviews2022
Dev: Die of Death Games
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rogue Tower is a tower defense game with roguelike elements and a continuously expanding path which you can influence. Unlock, build, upgrade, expand, defend.
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.2%, Roguelike 23.1%, Strategy 13.1%, Roguelite 11.6%, 3D 4.6%
- #57 Skewer Squad
65% matchVery Positive91% of 464 reviews2026
Dev: Fake OwlsPub: HARRISONWORLD CO.,LTD
Windows
Skewer Squad is a cute yet chaotic tower defense roguelite. Step into the apron of a Grillmaster, draft random ingredients, mix wild seasonings, and build a squad of skewers that are both delicious and powerful to defend your grill.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31%, Roguelite 23.9%, Roguelike 23.2%, Strategy 10.9%, Cute 9.6%
- #58 Toy Smash Kaboom!
65% matchVery Positive87% of 660 reviews2025
Dev: Free Particle
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Toy mayhem unleashed! Arrange, combine, and craft the wildest toy army inside your desk, then crash into chaotic cartoon brawls across the tabletop!
Why similar: Card Game 22%, Roguelike 21.3%, Roguelite 20.5%, Cartoon 14.8%, Strategy 12.1%
- #59 My Card Is Better Than Your Card!
64% matchVery Positive94% of 1,142 reviews2025
Dev: Utu Studios
Windows
Become the coolest kid of the playground in this playful roguelike deckbuilder. Craft every card yourself with adorable stickers and wow your rivals in tug-of-war card battles full of wonder!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 23.8%, Card Game 21.1%, Roguelike 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #60 Islets Defense
65% matchVery Positive93% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: MiniGoofPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Islets Defense is a turn-based tower defense game in which you build a small village to gather resources and defend your castle. Carefully plan your actions, as each move brings the enemy waves closer! Strategize building placements and play your cards wisely, as timing and order are key.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Strategy 12.7%, Family Friendly 10.3%, Tactical 10%