- #1 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 240 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 32.3%, Deckbuilding 27.7%, Roguelite 16.1%, Roguelike 8.9%, Strategy 7.1%
- #2 Mineral Defense
96% matchVery Positive90% of 253 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: Tower Defense 23.9%, Card Game 19.7%, Deckbuilding 19.7%, Roguelite 12.4%, Roguelike 11.2%
- #3 Tower Tactics: Liberation
96% matchVery Positive88% of 1,252 reviews2023
Dev: asraworks
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Tower Defense 25.8%, Deckbuilding 19.6%, Card Game 19.1%, Roguelike 10.8%, Roguelite 9.3%
- #4 Cartridge Defense
95% 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: Tower Defense 26.5%, Deckbuilding 24.8%, Card Game 21.9%, Roguelite 12.7%, Top-Down 8.5%
- #5 Transport Legion
94% matchVery Positive86% of 99 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: Tower Defense 26%, Card Game 24.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Roguelite 12.4%, Strategy 11.5%
- #6 3 Minute Heroes
94% matchVery Positive84% of 222 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: Tower Defense 28.6%, Card Game 27.2%, Deckbuilding 19.4%, Roguelite 13%, Strategy 11.8%
- #7 Shapebreaker - Tower Defense Deckbuilder
93% 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 26.6%, Deckbuilding 18.8%, Card Game 13.8%, Roguelite 10.2%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #8 Epic Auto Towers
92% matchMostly Positive70% of 788 reviews2024
Dev: Aleksandr Golovkin
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 15.5 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 29.2%, Card Game 21%, Roguelike 13.4%, Tower Defense 12.1%, Cute 8%
- #9 Cluckmech Oasis
91% matchVery Positive88% of 3,609 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 15.3 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 34.9%, Roguelike 17.3%, Roguelite 15.6%, Strategy 8.9%, Cute 8.4%
- #10 Forest Heroes
91% matchVery Positive84% of 294 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: Tower Defense 27.6%, Deckbuilding 21.6%, Card Game 17%, Roguelite 12.6%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #11 Towerful Defense: Prologue
90% 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 33.3%, Deckbuilding 29.9%, Roguelite 16.9%, Top-Down 8.6%, Strategy 8.2%
- #12 Sushi Cat - Tower Defense
89% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Battle back waves of rogue sushi in this cute-but-chaotic roguelite tower defense! Build, upgrade, and reshape the battlefield each run.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.2%, Roguelite 15.8%, Roguelike 14%, Strategy 7.6%, Top-Down 7.2%
- #13 FrostBound
88% matchVery Positive82% of 1,270 reviews2025
Dev: Lyra StudioPub: Samar Studio
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 26.3%, Card Game 21.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Roguelike 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%
- #14 CD 2: Trap Master
89% matchVery Positive80% of 371 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: Tower Defense 23.5%, Deckbuilding 22.7%, Card Game 19.5%, Roguelite 11.7%, Roguelike 11.4%
- #15 Tangy TD
86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,510 reviews2026
Dev: Cakez
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 39.9%, Roguelike 16.5%, Tactical 10.2%, Strategy 8.9%, Cartoony 8.3%
- #16 Tiny Tactics
87% matchVery Positive83% of 683 reviews2022
Dev: Tiny Forge Gaming
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 35.6%, Top-Down 12.3%, Tactical 11.5%, Cartoony 10.6%, Strategy 9.1%
- #17 Loopstructor
86% matchVery Positive83% of 383 reviews2024
Dev: Pone Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 44.9%, Roguelike 21.7%, Strategy 11.7%, Top-Down 11.5%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #18 Repel The Rifts
85% matchVery Positive85% of 363 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 35.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Roguelike 15.8%, Roguelite 13.8%, Tactical 11.1%
- #19 StarVaders
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,335 reviews2025
Dev: PengonautsPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 22%, Card Game 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #20 Aurora Defense
84% matchMixed62% of 100 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 22.7%, Deckbuilding 19.5%, Card Game 17.4%, Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #21 Tower Dominion
82% matchVery Positive86% of 5,489 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 42.3%, Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelite 15.8%, Tactical 11.9%, Strategy 9%
- #22 ACE Strategy: Mecha Nova
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 120 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 21.8%, Card Game 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Roguelike 10%
- #23 Mechanibot
83% 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 28.9%, Roguelite 17%, Tactical 16.5%, Roguelike 14.7%, Strategy 9.8%
- #24 Bees vs Zombees
81% matchVery Positive89% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: DeadPixelPub: DeadPIxel
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 28.2%, Wargame 27.3%, Roguelite 14.2%, Roguelike 13.7%, Strategy 6.9%
- #25 Anomaly Collapse
80% matchVery Positive86% of 638 reviews2024
Dev: RocketPunch Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 Tactics 23.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.4%, Roguelite 13.7%, Roguelike 12.2%
- #26 Legacy of Defense
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 539 reviews2026
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 32.8%, Deckbuilding 29.5%, Roguelite 15%, Roguelike 10.5%, Strategy 6.9%
- #27 Hexguardian
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 700 reviews2024
Dev: Split Second GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 28.9%, Roguelite 14.6%, Roguelike 13.7%, Tactical 10.1%, Cartoony 9.4%
- #28 My Card Is Better Than Your Card!
77% matchVery Positive94% of 1,251 reviews2025
Dev: Utu Studios
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 21.5%, Card Game 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Roguelike 11.1%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #29 SHOOPER NOVA
78% matchVery Positive85% of 656 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.2 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 35.1%, Roguelite 20%, Deckbuilding 11.6%, Roguelike 11.3%, Strategy 10.7%
- #30 Cross Blitz
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,660 reviews2025
Dev: Tako Boy Studios LLCPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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%, Card Game 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Roguelite 11.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%
- #31 Castle Cardians
81% 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 26.9%, Card Game 22.6%, Tower Defense 22.5%, Roguelike 11.3%, Strategy 7.1%
- #32 Rogue Monster Rush
76% matchVery Positive94% of 258 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 67.3%, Roguelike 30.1%, Strategy 2.6%
- #33 CyberTD
79% matchMixed68% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Clockwork Origins
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mutant viruses threaten the very heart of cyberspace! You'll need the right tactics and the "help" of your support drone to build a deck of terrific upgrades in this innovative deckbuilding tower defense game packed with roguelite elements!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 19.3%, Card Game 16.5%, Tower Defense 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%
- #34 Multi Turret Academy
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,823 reviews2024
Dev: Yulia Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 34.7% ★, Wargame 21.6%, Roguelite 9.7%, Roguelike 9.1%, Top-Down 6.1%
- #35 Galaxy Defense War
74% 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 52.5%, Roguelite 30.1%, Strategy 17.5%
- #36 Battle Train
75% matchVery Positive87% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: Terrible Posture Games
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 28.1%, Card Game 23.8%, Roguelite 13.3%, Roguelike 11.5%, Tactical 9.7%
- #37 Rainbow Legends
73% matchVery Positive82% of 159 reviews2026
Dev: Unpixel Cloud Cedar StudioPub: Light Up Games
Windows
A territory-control roguelike deck builder where the side with more tiles at round’s end deals damage. Seize ground, place structures, shield your core, and unlock builds with card shapes, factions, and relics
Why similar: Deckbuilding 17.7%, Card Game 15.7%, Wargame 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, 2.5D 9.7%
- #38 Digs TD
76% matchMixed69% of 106 reviews2023
Dev: Digs Team
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: Tower Defense 27.9%, Deckbuilding 20.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.7%, Roguelite 13.2%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #39 Tower Escape
73% matchVery Positive84% of 413 reviews2023
Dev: Final Screw
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 32.3%, Roguelite 17.7%, Deckbuilding 13.6%, Roguelike 13.5%, Top-Down 9.4%
- #40 Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: YogurtGames
Windows
Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids is a medieval fantasy blend of tower defense and roguelike progression. Build defenses on a grid, manage resources, and survive ever-evolving enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Roguelite 14.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Card Game 10.8%
- #41 Fire at Campsite
71% matchVery Positive83% of 60 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 26.4%, Roguelite 14.5%, Roguelike 12.6%, Top-Down 9.8%, Tactical 9%
- #42 MoeArmy vs SuArmy
70% matchVery Positive84% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: KumiLGames
Windows
MoeArmy vs SuArmy is a 2D auto-battle strategy game. Choose the Moe or Su faction, build structures to deploy formations, combine cards, gear, and commander skills to power up your troops, exploit armor counters in automatic combat, and destroy the enemy base to claim victory!
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.4%, Wargame 23.3%, Card Game 20.7%, Deckbuilding 14.9%, Roguelite 9.8%
- #43 Beach Defense: Zombie Invasion
70% matchVery Positive81% of 181 reviews2026
Dev: Only Fun Games
Windows
Command soldiers, survive zombie waves! A light strategy game mixing turn-based & real-time strategy, bullet hell, and backpack-like mechanics. Fit troops into limited backpack slots, build max firepower, challenge difficulty levels, and defend the last beach. Perfect for tower defense & fans.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.6%, Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 14.4%, Wargame 9.4%, Strategy 9.1%
- #44 Combo Card Clashers
72% matchVery Positive80% of 120 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 16.9%, Card Game 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #45 Necronator: Dead Wrong
74% matchMixed68% of 526 reviews2020
Dev: Toge ProductionsPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Median: 3.0 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: Tower Defense 24.1%, Deckbuilding 20.5%, Card Game 18.6%, Roguelite 12.1%, Roguelike 10.5%
- #46 Knights in Tight Spaces
71% matchMixed70% of 933 reviews2025
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 20.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Roguelike 10.7%
- #47 Roulette Hero
68% matchVery Positive94% of 320 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 30.6%, Card Game 18%, Roguelite 15.7%, Roguelike 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 7%
- #48 Kingdom's Deck
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 517 reviews2025
Dev: Ivan AcoPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Build by day, defend by night! Kingdom's Deck is a card-based city builder where you build and protect your Kingdom from the enemy siege. Build your deck, deploy your cards wisely, defend your walls, manage your resources, and respond to various events that will shape your Kingdom!
Why similar: Wargame 20.9%, Tower Defense 20.1%, Card Game 19.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%
- #49 Demonlore
72% matchVery Positive84% of 102 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 30.5%, Deckbuilding 27.5%, Roguelite 15.9%, Roguelike 12.3%, Strategy 7.8%
- #50 Dungeon Clawler
66% matchVery Positive89% of 3,952 reviews2026
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 19%, Roguelite 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13.3%, Roguelike 13.2%
- #51 Monster Tiles TD: Tower Wars
69% matchVery Positive82% of 505 reviews2024
Dev: Swell Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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: Tower Defense 34.2%, Roguelike 16.3%, Roguelite 15.9%, Strategy 9.2%, Cute 7.2%
- #52 Emberward
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,818 reviews2024
Dev: Refic Games
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.7%, Deckbuilding 21.4%, Roguelite 11.8%, Roguelike 9.6%, Tactical 7.2%
- #53 Defense high
73% matchMixed68% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: TowerSergiPub: khukhrovr
Windows
"Defend your land from invading creatures in Defense High! Place diverse towers strategically, mine enemy paths, collect coins, and upgrade towers for more power. Face challenging waves and bosses, use special abilities, and save your people in this action-packed Tower Defense game!"
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.3%, Tactical 17.1%, Strategy 12.9%, 3D 9.5%, Colorful 7.9%
- #54 Chumini: Tiny Army
67% matchVery Positive94% of 106 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 28.1%, Roguelite 26.8%, Cute 17.6%, Top-Down 15.6%, Colorful 6.9%
- #55 Broken Universe - Tower Defense
69% matchVery Positive91% of 313 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: Tower Defense 35.8%, Deckbuilding 27%, Strategy 8.9%, Cartoony 8.6%, Cute 7.8%
- #56 Islets Defense
67% matchVery Positive94% of 191 reviews2025
Dev: MiniGoofPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Islets Defense is a turn-based tower defense game in which you build a small village to gather resources and defend your castle. Carefully plan your actions, as each move brings the enemy waves closer! Strategize building placements and play your cards wisely, as timing and order are key.
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.2%, Strategy 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.6%, Family Friendly 6.6%
- #57 Crystal Guardians TD
69% matchVery Positive88% of 116 reviews2024
Dev: Green Pine Studios
Windows
Crystal Guardians is a tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Fight of waves and defend the world crystal. Gear up your towers with a powerful combination of items for your strategy. In an ever expanding map, find hidden powers and conquer the enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.2%, Roguelite 16.4%, Roguelike 15.1%, Tactical 10.4%, Strategy 7.4%
- #58 Facehand
68% matchVery Positive88% of 103 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 25.6%, Card Game 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Roguelite 12.9%, Roguelike 10.3%
- #59 Toy Smash Kaboom!
65% matchVery Positive87% of 685 reviews2025
Dev: Free Particle
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 28%, Roguelite 23.4%, Roguelike 22.7%, Strategy 12.7%, Cartoony 8.4%
- #60 Towers Together: Beginnings
68% matchVery Positive85% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Vagabond.studio
Windows · Mac
Towers together is a cooperative tower defense game with cards. Combine your cards with your friends’ cards to achieve powerful combo, but get ready to fail and laugh together. Build towers, cast spells, have fun with friends!
Why similar: Tower Defense 19%, Deckbuilding 17.3%, Card Game 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Tactical 8.2%