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Games Like Monster Outbreak

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Tower Defense, Strategy, Building, Singleplayer.

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The King's dimensional orb has malfunctioned, bringing hordes of monsters into the Kingdom. Defend your safeground against the monsters by gathering resources, building defenses, upgrading your arsenal, and surviving long enough to find the source of monsters and destroy it.

Reviews: Mixed — 67% — of 102 reviews
Released: 2022-10-03
Developer: GameMunchers
Publisher: indie.io
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchVery Positive90% of 37,612 reviews2018
    Dev: Stumpy🐙SquidPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 26.8%, Base Building 15.2%, Co-op 11.1%, Survival 10.4%, Building 8.3%

  2. #2 Citywars Tower Defense
    96% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,122 reviews2022
    Dev: 01 Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Citywars TD is a cute multiplayer third person Survival Tower Defense. Build towers, gather resources, craft tools, upgrade weapons, level up buildings, expand your city with your friends and work under pressure before the next incoming wave of monsters.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 20.2%, Split Screen 16.4%, Base Building 14.8%, Crafting 13.4%, Survival 11.8%

  3. #3 Monarchy
    96% matchVery Positive86% of 101 reviews2024
    Dev: Brain Seal Ltd
    Windows

    A 2D side-scrolling strategy game of resource management, base defense and conquest.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 21.8%, Base Building 20.3%, Co-op 9.6%, Local Co-Op 9%, Building 7.7%

  4. #4 The Riftbreaker
    95% matchVery Positive90% of 23,181 reviews2021
    Dev: EXOR Studios
    Windows
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.

    Why similar: Base Building 19.7%, Tower Defense 18.6%, Hack and Slash 14.3%, Crafting 11.3%, Survival 10.8%

  5. #5 Monsters are Coming! Rock & Road
    94% matchVery Positive80% of 2,247 reviews2025
    Dev: LudogramPub: Raw Fury
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    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 22.9%, Base Building 18.5%, Hack and Slash 18.1%, Survival 12.8%, Building 9.3%

  6. #6 No Heroes Here
    94% matchVery Positive90% of 479 reviews2017
    Dev: Mad Mimic
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    No Heroes Here is a frantic co-op game for 1 to 4 players, available in local and online modes. Craft and use several items effectively whilst coordinating your ragtag band of non-heroes to defend castles and survive! ...Oh, as well as saving the Kingdom in the meantime!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 27.1%, Local Co-Op 17.1%, Local Multiplayer 11.9%, Co-op 11.6%, Strategy 8.3%

  7. #7 Mists of Noyah
    93% matchMixed66% of 780 reviews2022
    Dev: Pyxeralia
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    Hunt during the day, be hunted during the NIGHT! Mists of Noyah is a co-op survival game with many RPG elements. Fight factions that evolve over the days and bizarre monsters that will terrify you at night! Strengthen your base by rescuing survivors from around the world.

    Why similar: Crafting 17.5%, Survival 16%, Co-op 15.2%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Hack and Slash 9.5%

  8. #8 PixelJunk™ Monsters Ultimate
    92% matchVery Positive81% of 1,280 reviews2013
    Dev: Double Eleven
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Tikiman the Forest Defender is in trouble. Hordes of monsters are sweeping through his realm, hoping to chow down on his offspring – and it’s up to you to defend them. By placing weapon towers at strategic points around the landscape, you can destroy the invaders and save the little ones.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 62.5%, Local Co-Op 14%, Strategy 12.7%, Co-op 9%, 2D 1.8%

  9. #9 Dig or Die
    91% matchVery Positive90% of 4,268 reviews2018
    Dev: Gaddy Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.

    Why similar: Survival 19.8%, Crafting 19.4%, Tower Defense 15.2%, Base Building 11.2%, Co-op 8.2%

  10. #10 Keep Keepers
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 150 reviews2024
    Dev: Thunderrock Innovations
    Windows

    Tower Defense meets Base Management. Strategically place your defenses. Craft wacky ammunition like fiery peppers and boomerang bananas. Discover amazing weapons and automate your economy while defending against waves of enemies. Can you handle the chaos?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 22%, Base Building 16.7%, Crafting 13.8%, Local Co-Op 13.6%, Co-op 12.9%

  11. #11 Crafty Survivors
    89% matchVery Positive84% of 740 reviews2025
    Dev: Flannel Bear Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    All heroes got corrupted! Unlock a diverse cast of crafty professionals, use their unique skills, create your own builds and defend your home by eliminating hordes of monsters. Gather materials, rebuild your village and craft your way to the origin of this malignous curse!

    Why similar: Crafting 36.9%, Arcade 17.8%, Survival 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Fantasy 7.8%

  12. #12 Eden Rising
    90% matchMixed64% of 1,447 reviews2019
    Dev: The Wall Productions Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    Brace yourself for a brand new action-packed Open World. Explore a huge world to gather materials for gear and defenses. Use everything at your disposal to defend your bases and defeat hordes of hostile monsters. Play solo or up to 8-player online!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 27.5%, Co-op 16.9%, Crafting 16.6%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Survival 12%

  13. #13 Dungeon Defenders: Awakened
    89% matchMixed66% of 4,793 reviews2020
    Dev: Chromatic Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 40.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is co-op Tower Defense combined with epic Action RPG combat. You’re able to join forces with up to four players to take on a never-ending army of orcs, demons, and dragons! Are your defenses strong enough to save the world of Etheria?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 29.2%, Co-op 19.7%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Survival 14.2%, Building 9.9%

  14. #14 The Riftbreaker: Prologue
    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,121 reviews2020
    Dev: EXOR Studios
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

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  15. #15 Zombie Builder Defense
    88% matchMixed67% of 509 reviews2018
    Dev: Noham Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    Top down, action packed, multiplayer, zombie shooter. Build your base with friends and see how long you can survive the endless horde of zombies. Level up with friends, or alone, how you die is up to you.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 23%, Base Building 21.9%, Survival 14.6%, Co-op 13.7%, Multiplayer 9.7%

  16. #16 TDS - Tower Defense Strategy
    86% matchVery Positive81% of 354 reviews2025
    Dev: Blockage
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  17. #17 Grim Nights
    86% matchVery Positive88% of 1,530 reviews2018
    Dev: Edym Pixels
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Your village must survive for 13 days! Gather resources, expand, explore the underground for riches, and train soldiers to defend against hordes of the undead.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 31%, Base Building 24.4%, Survival 17.4%, Strategy 9.5%, Building 8.5%

  18. #18 Kingdom Eighties
    85% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,163 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Kingdom Eighties is a short story-based standalone expansion set in the Kingdom universe. A rad adventure of micro-strategy and base building in vivid ‘80s neon. Defend your town against the mysterious Greed and discover the secrets of your family lineage!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 23.6%, Base Building 19.7%, Local Co-Op 15.9%, Survival 8.3%, Exploration 6.7%

  19. #19 Rotwood
    83% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,951 reviews2026
    Dev: Klei Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    The world has been thrown into chaos, and it's up to you and your friends to battle the corrupted beasts of the Rotwood. Upgrade your gear, choose your preferred weapon, and hone your skills to defend your safe haven.

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  20. #20 Thronefall
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,563 reviews2024
    Dev: GrizzlyGamesPub: Mythwright
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    Why similar: Tower Defense 45.1%, Base Building 18.9%, Strategy 11.9%, Building 9.5%, Hack and Slash 6.2%

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    Dev: S.E.R.A. GAMES STUDIOPub: GoGo Games Interactive
    Windows

    Kingdom of EXPLORERS is an adventure RPG game for up to 2 players. Each player needs to explore, collect, manage shared resources to unlock new terrains, upgrade weapons to defeat the enemies, Bosses and save the Dwarves Hidden Island!

    Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.8%, Survival 21%, Crafting 18.2%, Local Multiplayer 16.3%, Exploration 10%

  22. #22 CastleStorm
    84% matchVery Positive89% of 1,616 reviews2013
    Dev: Zen Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Welcome to the world of CastleStorm, a super genre mashup of 2D physics destruction mashed with tower defense brawler! CastleStorm was born out of the fond childhood memory of building and destroying LEGO castles.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 29%, Split Screen 16.2%, Co-op 10.6%, Local Co-Op 8.8%, Local Multiplayer 7.6%

  23. #23 Core Keeper
    81% matchVery Positive93% of 63,205 reviews2024
    Dev: PugstormPub: Fireshine Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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  24. #24 First Dwarf
    82% matchMostly Positive78% of 353 reviews2024
    Dev: Star Drifters
    Windows

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  25. #25 Tempest Tower
    81% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2025
    Dev: Half Past Yellow
    Windows

    Tempest Tower is an action packed tower defense platformer where you must brawl with incoming hordes of Creepers while herding the local critters to safety. Build, fight, upgrade, overcome.

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  26. #26 Outbreak Island
    77% matchVery Positive80% of 906 reviews2025
    Dev: Tiny Magicians
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%

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    Why similar: Survival 25.6%, Base Building 24.1%, Crafting 22.4%, Building 11.9%, Exploration 11.8%

  27. #27 Aegis Defenders
    79% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,807 reviews2018
    Dev: GUTS DepartmentPub: Balor Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 18 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 30%

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    Why similar: Tower Defense 31.7%, Local Co-Op 14%, Co-op 12%, Split Screen 11.6%, Strategy 7.7%

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    77% matchMostly Positive76% of 368 reviews2024
    Dev: HuCang Studio
    Windows

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  29. #29 Defend Your Castle
    80% matchMixed55% of 53 reviews2017
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    Windows

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    78% matchMixed59% of 59 reviews2023
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    Windows

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  31. #31 Outbreak
    79% matchMixed60% of 128 reviews2017
    Dev: Dead Drop Studios LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%

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  32. #32 Hammerwatch II
    76% matchMixed62% of 2,198 reviews2023
    Dev: CrackshellPub: Maximum Entertainment
    Windows
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    74% matchMostly Positive75% of 10,403 reviews2025
    Dev: PlaySide
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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  34. #34 Yet Another Zombie Defense
    75% matchVery Positive87% of 12,360 reviews2014
    Dev: Awesome Games Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive? Build your base by day, defend it by night. Play in online or local co-op. Stay alive as long as you can.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 26.3%, Survival 22.9%, Co-op 20.5%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Strategy 4.9%

  35. #35 Little Kingdom RTS
    73% matchVery Positive86% of 65 reviews2025
    Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
    Windows

    Little Kingdom RTS is an indie real-time strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Gather resources, build settlements, raise walls, and grow your small kingdom. Command an army of knights, archers, and mages to fight off rival kingdoms, orcs, and undead.

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  36. #36 Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
    75% matchVery Positive84% of 3,026 reviews2017
    Dev: Awesome Games Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Top-down zombie shooter with tower defense elements featuring up to 4 players local and online co-op. Build your base by day, defend it by night, put your skills to the test to stay alive as long as possible! Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 26.2%, Base Building 18%, Co-op 12.1%, Survival 11.5%, Multiplayer 8.2%

  37. #37 Dungeon Defenders
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 18,745 reviews2011
    Dev: Chromatic Games
    Windows
    Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 42.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Create a hero from one of four classes to save Etheria in this 4-player coop Tower Defense Action-RPG. Includes Steam exclusive Portal gun & TF2 familiars!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 39.5%, Multiplayer 19.5%, Survival 16.3%, Building 11%, Strategy 7.9%

  38. #38 Rift Riff
    71% matchVery Positive96% of 365 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 36.9%, Base Building 26.2%, Survival 14%, Strategy 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%

  39. #39 Heldric - The legend of the shoemaker
    76% matchMixed65% of 57 reviews2014
    Dev: Astral Byte Ltd.
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.2 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 55.4%, Hack and Slash 29.7%, Action 8.8%, Fantasy 6.1%

  40. #40 Bloodsports.TV
    74% matchMostly Positive78% of 672 reviews2015
    Dev: Toadman InteractivePub: Fatshark
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Co-Op Hero Defense set in a deadly post-apocalyptic Sweden. Team up with your friends and protect the Missile Silo against horrific beasts and outlaws.

    Why similar: Hack and Slash 26.3%, Co-op 18.9%, Tower Defense 17.8%, Survival 16.3%, Multiplayer 8.8%

  41. #41 Dungeon Defenders II
    73% matchMostly Positive77% of 22,057 reviews2017
    Dev: Chromatic Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Dungeon Defenders II is a cooperative Action Tower Defense game packed with roleplaying elements like loot, leveling, and pets.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 39.1%, Multiplayer 23.6%, Survival 18%, Building 12.6%, Fantasy 6.7%

  42. #42 Colony Survival
    72% matchVery Positive92% of 8,816 reviews2017
    Dev: Pipliz
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Colony Survival is a unique first-person strategy game developed by a two-man team. Build your own colony in a voxel world. Command guards, farmers, miners and other colonists. Defend your colony against the horde of monsters that attacks every night!

    Why similar: Base Building 27.2%, Survival 20.3%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Building 11.9%, Crafting 11.8%

  43. #43 Dead Pixels
    72% matchVery Positive87% of 2,424 reviews2012
    Dev: CSR-Studios
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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    Why similar: Local Co-Op 29.8%, Survival 16.8%, Co-op 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Action 9.5%

  44. #44 A ARMY BASE
    71% matchMixed54% of 50 reviews2023
    Dev: Andy Law
    Windows

    2D side-scrolling shooting, 5-player local cooperative combat, base defense, zombie survival, firearms, melee weapons, vehicles, and mechs.

    Why similar: Hack and Slash 40.7%, Local Co-Op 17.6%, Building 15.2%, Local Multiplayer 11.5%, 2D 8.3%

  45. #45 Dungeon Survivors
    70% matchMixed66% of 142 reviews2024
    Dev: TopVR
    Windows

    Dungeon Survivors is a top-down fantasy roguelite where you can use your class abilities to fight off a horde of fantasy monsters. Choose from a variety of abilities and items to create unique builds and survive with 1-4 players.

    Why similar: Co-op 33.2%, Survival 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, 2D 9%, Multiplayer 8.6%

  46. #46 Rogue Monster Rush
    67% matchVery Positive96% of 195 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 95.7%, Strategy 4.3%

  47. #47 Orion Sandbox Enhanced
    70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,099 reviews2018
    Dev: y8.com
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    This is a 2D crafting survival sandbox game. You will be able to explore a huge 2D side-view world, building houses, crafting tools, weapons and armour from the resources you collect. There is a day/night cycle and each night many dangerous monsters can be found and defeated.

    Why similar: Survival 32.5%, Multiplayer 26.4%, Action 25.6%, 2D 15.5%

  48. #48 Mob Factory
    70% matchMostly Positive72% of 474 reviews2023
    Dev: LiterallyEveryone Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Mob factory is an tower defense and automation game for the lazy adventurer. Smelt down enemy loot into turrets & factories to automate an ever expanding dungeon from the comfort of your tower.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 32.7%, Base Building 24.7%, Crafting 17.3%, Building 8.1%, Strategy 7%

  49. #49 Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,641 reviews2018
    Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 19.4 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 48.7%, Building 13.3%, Strategy 10.9%, Fantasy 6.4%, 2D 6.2%

  50. #50 Mindustry
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 25,660 reviews2019
    Dev: AnukenDev
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.

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  51. #51 Creeping Dusk
    69% matchMixed67% of 94 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 40%, Base Building 29.9%, Building 14.5%, Strategy 12%, Pixel Graphics 3.6%

  52. #52 Ultimate Zombie Defense
    68% matchVery Positive85% of 4,653 reviews2020
    Dev: Terror Dog Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 30.7%, Co-op 16.7%, Survival 14.8%, Base Building 12.4%, Multiplayer 10.5%

  53. #53 Legendary Hoplite
    69% matchMixed65% of 377 reviews2024
    Dev: TripleBricksGamesPub: Ravenage Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    A combination of Action RPG and Tower Defense: slay monsters, find weapons, upgrade your armies, defend your base… Prevent humanity from extinction at the hands of monsters from Greek mythology and ancient tribes. Don't let them cross the gate, commander!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 29%, Hack and Slash 22.8%, Base Building 17.4%, Survival 15.9%, Strategy 6.4%

  54. #54 Warlocks vs Shadows
    71% matchMixed60% of 283 reviews2015
    Dev: Frozen DistrictPub: ONE MORE LEVEL
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Slay monsters. Defeat epic bosses. Collect magical gear. Become a Warlock and save the universe.

    Why similar: Co-op 47.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Fantasy 16.6%, Action 16.5%

  55. #55 Monsters 'til Midnight
    67% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2023
    Dev: Retro Dreamer
    Windows

    Use steampunk weaponry to vanquish the legions of evil and survive until the clock strikes midnight! In this fast-paced horde survival game, each powerful upgrade can help turn the tide. Go it alone, or join another player in your pursuit to outlast the inevitable march of time itself!

    Why similar: Co-op 36.9%, Local Co-Op 17.4%, Arcade 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, 2D 8.4%

  56. #56 Zombie Builder Defense 2
    67% matchVery Positive85% of 233 reviews2023
    Dev: Noham Games
    Windows

    Defend against hordes of zombies in this fun filled top-down shooter. Build and upgrade your base, unlock powerful guns, and take on challenging bosses with up to 4 players in online co-op. Play minigames to earn bonuses and survive the zombie apocalypse one night at a time!

    Why similar: Base Building 29.9%, Arcade 20.6%, Building 18.3%, Co-op 15.8%, Action 9%

  57. #57 Royal Revolt Survivors
    65% matchVery Positive81% of 204 reviews2026
    Dev: Team WarriorsPub: Headup
    Windows · Linux

    Unleash chaos in an electrifying 1-4 player co-op where survival and action-roguelite collide! Battle through relentless enemy hordes with a powerful mix of melee and ranged combat, navigating varied and dynamic environments.

    Why similar: Hack and Slash 23.9%, Co-op 20.2%, Local Co-Op 17.4%, Multiplayer 14.4%, Arcade 12.7%

  58. #58 Vectorio
    66% matchVery Positive81% of 388 reviews2023
    Dev: BN Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Build. Automate. Defend.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 29.1%, Base Building 24.8%, Survival 12.8%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Strategy 7.6%

  59. #59 EverSiege: Untold Ages
    64% matchMostly Positive73% of 801 reviews2026
    Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Dear Villagers
    Windows

    Retreating ends here. Defend Bastion against evil hordes, reclaim lost powers, rebuild ancient ruins, and adapt your tactics to reverse the siege. Shape your playstyle in this hero-strategy rogue-lite solo or co-op up to 3 players.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 34.8%, Co-op 24.4%, Survival 20.6%, Strategy 9.7%, Fantasy 6.5%

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