- #1 Idle Monster TD: Evolved
97% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,249 reviews2022
Dev: Monstermob USA, INC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 128.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Evolve epic monsters and crush puny humans in this endless idle tower defense game! Unlock, upgrade, and evolve over 150 unique monsters and pets, ranging from cute and colorful flower creatures to epic fire breathing dragons, to assemble the ultimate team against the endless waves of enemies.
Why similar: Auto Battler 24.3%, Tower Defense 21.8%, Idler 17.8%, Strategy 6.2%, Magic 6.1%
- #2 Idle Monster TD
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 855 reviews2021
Dev: Swell Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 162.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
An endless Tower Defense game of epic Monsters vs evil War Machines. Unlock and upgrade tons of unique elemental Monsters (Water, Air, Earth, and Fire) to defend your home from an infinite swarm of robots. Strategize the most effective placement of Monsters to synergize their elemental abilities.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.3%, Idler 25.1%, Strategy 10.3%, Fantasy 6.7%, Cute 6.1%
- #3 Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense RPG
96% matchVery Positive83% of 1,282 reviews2024
Dev: Swell Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 199.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Endless Idle Tower Defense with deep strategy and RPG progression and combat mechanics. Recruit, upgrade, and position powerful fantasy heroes, discover game-changing synergies, and survive infinite monster waves. Grow stronger every run with literally millions of upgrades and endless auto battles.
Why similar: Auto Battler 21.4%, Tower Defense 18.8%, Strategy RPG 15.6%, Idler 14.7%, Strategy 6.1%
- #4 Rogue Tower
95% matchVery Positive83% of 5,919 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 40.3%, Roguelike 15.9%, Strategy 10.1%, Roguelite 7.7%, Base Building 6.1%
- #5 Grow Defense
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 610 reviews2021
Dev: SoftCowGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 80.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Upgrade your Castle and Unlock new tiers of Skills and Weapons to Defend vs Monsters and Bosses across VARIOUS ZONES! Find Rare ITEMS dropped from monsters and bosses and upgrade them to their full potential! Defeat RAID Mega-Bosses to find LEGENDARY items!
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.5%, Idler 35%, Strategy 8%, Casual 7.9%, Colorful 5.9%
- #6 Samawa Idle
94% matchMixed66% of 617 reviews2023
Dev: Samharia Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 29.1 hrsMean: 71.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Unleash the power of specialized towers to annihilate hordes of monsters in this idle game with roguelike elements. Collect gold, level up your towers, face powerful bosses, and refine your strategy with an evolving skill tree.
Why similar: Auto Battler 29.2%, Tower Defense 22.6%, Idler 19.2%, Roguelite 12.1%, Roguelike 11.3%
- #7 Poly TD
92% matchVery Positive81% of 577 reviews2026
Dev: Naroot
Windows
Classic Warcraft III TD customs meet roguelike strategy. Summon and merge units to evolve them into legendary figures like Joan of Arc, Guan Yu, and Lovecraft—Legendary heroes from across time and space await! Prove your ultimate synergy against endless waves of enemies.
Why similar: Auto Battler 27.5%, Tower Defense 22.4%, Roguelike 11.6%, Tactical 8.9%, Roguelite 7.9%
- #8 Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 166 reviews2022
Dev: Swell Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
An endless Tower Defense game of epic heroes vs evil zombies. Unlock and upgrade countless Heroes, artifacts, and technologies to defend against the infinite zombie swarms. Strategize the most effective placement of Heroes to synergize their skills and abilities.
Why similar: Auto Battler 33.1%, Tower Defense 27.9%, Idler 21.8%, Strategy 8.6%, Fantasy 5.5%
- #9 Elements and build
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 217 reviews2024
Dev: ChuTouMiao StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Form your own genre with skills in different elements, use building rewards to build your own unique maze in randomly generated levels, and fight to survive waves of monsters to win
Why similar: Auto Battler 30.4%, Tower Defense 26.1%, Roguelite 10.6%, Roguelike 9.2%, Building 8.3%
- #10 Monster United
91% matchVery Positive86% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: 追风的鱼
Windows
This is a casual auto-battler game where you need to build your monster legion as you climb the tower! Random levels, rich alliances, and an equipment talent system provide countless possibilities for gameplay strategies, offering both casual relaxation and strategic depth!
Why similar: Auto Battler 30.2%, Tower Defense 23.3%, Tactical RPG 17.8%, Roguelike 8.6%, Strategy 7.7%
- #11 Crystal Guardians TD
90% 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 25.8%, Roguelike 13.1%, Roguelite 12.8%, Tactical 8%, Strategy 7.3%
- #12 Mineral Defense
89% 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 24.5%, Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 12.8%, Base Building 8.7%, Strategy 7.7%
- #13 Rogue Monster Rush
88% 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 63.4%, Roguelike 31.8%, Strategy 3.1%, Casual 1.7%
- #14 Crystal Guardians Prologue
89% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Green Pine Studios
Windows
Crystal Guardians prologue (small slice of the full game) is a tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Fight off waves and defend the base crystal. Gear up your towers with a powerful combination of items for your personal strategy. In a procedural map, find hidden powers and conquer the enemy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.8%, Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelite 13.7%, Base Building 8.7%, Strategy 8.3%
- #15 Block Tower TD
86% matchVery Positive86% of 97 reviews2023
Dev: MyDreamForever
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Block Tower TD is a roguelike tower defense strategy game with interesting innovations. Build a world out of blocks, choose random upgrades to make every run unique.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.5%, Roguelike 14%, Roguelite 12.5%, Strategy 8.8%, Tactical 7.1%
- #16 FrankenStorm TD: Prologue
86% matchVery Positive88% of 357 reviews2021
Dev: Doodad Games
Windows
Roguelite TD: all towers & enemies start the same, but you have 1 choice per wave affecting BOTH and stacking up for dramatic variance. Gradually salvage and make some choices permanent to build deeper strategies. Also a unique mazing challenge where wires and towers must be linked to a power source
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.2%, Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 15.6%, Building 14.1%, Base Building 12.4%
- #17 Emberward
83% 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 26.8%, Roguelite 12.9%, Roguelike 11.7%, Building 9.8%, Base Building 9.2%
- #18 Hexguardian
84% 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 25.3%, Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 12.8%, Magic 9.3%, Tactical 8.7%
- #19 Yap Wizards Tower Defence
82% matchVery Positive96% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: Noffty Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dynamic tower defence with an ever-scaling battlefield and unexpected twists!
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.3%, Strategy 22.1%, Casual 12.9%, Base Building 10%, Fantasy 7.7%
- #20 Citywars Tower Defense
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,129 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 35.1%, Roguelike 16%, Building 13.5%, Base Building 12.4%, Strategy 11.2%
- #21 Incremental Epic Breakers
85% matchMixed52% of 106 reviews2021
Dev: HapiwakuPub: Idle System, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 35.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Incremental Idle Breakout Japanese Anime RPG! Explore the vast map (~ 10^21 meters) through breaking many blocks and defend your base from various monsters!
Why similar: Auto Battler 30.4%, Tower Defense 23.8%, Idler 22.4%, Tactical 6.8%, Strategy 6.7%
- #22 Tower Dominion
81% 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 26.2%, Auto Battler 18.2%, Roguelike 11.7%, Roguelite 9.9%, Base Building 8.7%
- #23 Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
82% matchVery Positive91% of 4,215 reviews2021
Dev: Prineside
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 45.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Infinitode 2 - a strategy in the Tower Defense genre, in which the player will have to build towers to protect his base from endless waves of enemies. The game features huge maps, lots of towers, resource miners, upgrade tree and map editor.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.3%, Building 20%, Tactical 13%, Strategy 11.9%, Colorful 8.7%
- #24 Tangy TD
79% 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 43.8%, Roguelike 20.2%, Strategy 12.3%, Tactical 11%, Colorful 5.5%
- #25 Broken Universe - Tower Defense
80% 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 33.3%, Building 15.2%, Space 12%, Base Building 11%, Strategy 10.5%
- #26 坍塌世界
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: a1
Windows
"Collapsing World" is an innovative tower defense game blending deck-building and roguelike mechanics. Recruit unique companions, craft powerful skill decks, and tackle randomized stages. Deep strategy breaks the traditional TD mold—every run is a fresh challenge!
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.9%, Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelite 13.3%, Base Building 11.5%, Strategy 9.5%
- #27 Creature Card Idle
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 172 reviews2019
Dev: Playsaurus
Windows · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 41.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Creature Card Idle is an incremental game that fuses strategic grid-based gameplay with the thrill of collecting cards. Experience an evolving journey across expansions, each introducing new mechanics and cards. Play for free without microtransactions.
Why similar: Idler 59.7%, Strategy 21.9%, Casual 12.6%, Fantasy 3.6%, Management 2.2%
- #28 Incrempire
78% matchMixed68% of 161 reviews2026
Dev: FMGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defend. Upgrade. Dominate. A relaxing incremental base-defense game, packed with powerful skills and a deep skill tree.
Why similar: Auto Battler 23.3%, Idler 19.2%, Tower Defense 18.8%, Roguelite 10.4%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #29 Incremental Epic Hero 2
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,685 reviews2025
Dev: HapiwakuPub: Idle System, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 188.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A mixture of incremental/idle and roleplaying game set in fantasy world filled with monsters and things to explore, where battling is constant, almost everything can be upgraded, and with wide array of various prestige mechanics to always keep things interesting and moving forward!
Why similar: Auto Battler 26.6%, Idler 17.2%, Tactical RPG 15.4%, Roguelike 11%, Roguelite 7.9%
- #30 Galaxy Defense War
75% 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 36.8%, Roguelite 21.2%, Strategy 15.5%, Building 12.2%, Base Building 11.6%
- #31 Sushi Cat - Tower Defense
76% 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 28.7%, Roguelite 15.1%, Roguelike 14.9%, Base Building 9.5%, Strategy 9.1%
- #32 Trial Of Empires TD
78% matchMostly Positive69% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Mustafa YILMAZER
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trial of Empires TD, is a Free to Play 3D tower defense game. Pick your ally and build your strategy with different combinations. Compete with other players on the Leaderboards with Single-Player or CO-OP game modes
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.4%, Strategy RPG 23.4%, Tactical RPG 23.2%, Strategy 8%, Tactical 6.1%
- #33 Towerful Defense: Prologue
76% 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: Auto Battler 31.2%, Tower Defense 25.8%, Action Roguelike 17.9%, Roguelite 13.2%, Strategy 8%
- #34 Kādomon: Hyper Auto Battlers Prologue
75% matchVery Positive95% of 482 reviews2024
Dev: Dino RocketPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Begin your monster-taming journey in Kādomon: Hyper Auto Battlers Prologue. Fight, collect, upgrade and evolve Kādomon to build your ultimate team in this prologue version of Kādomon: Hyper Auto Battlers. Experience the brand-new features, mechanics and Kādomon for the first time.
Why similar: Auto Battler 45.7%, Roguelite 18.2%, Roguelike 14.8%, Strategy 10.2%, Casual 5.8%
- #35 DPS IDLE
77% matchMixed63% of 798 reviews2021
Dev: YDKR
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 123.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Collect cards, upgrade cards, defeat monsters, join guilds and hire heroes. Raise your DPS!
Why similar: Idler 68.1%, Fantasy 15%, Casual 11.1%, Strategy 5.8%
- #36 Tiny Tactics
74% 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 29.9%, Auto Battler 20.8%, Building 10.5%, Strategy 9.6%, Tactical 9.5%
- #37 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
74% 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: Auto Battler 30.6%, Tower Defense 23.8%, Action Roguelike 17%, Roguelite 11.9%, Roguelike 7.4%
- #38 Epic Auto Towers
73% 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: Auto Battler 43.4%, Roguelike 16.3%, Tower Defense 13.2%, Strategy 9.6%, Cute 8.1%
- #39 Skill Legends Royale
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,042 reviews2024
Dev: ZGGame
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
This is a free multiplayer PvP strategy game that incorporates rogue-like and auto chess elements, players need to equip their auto-battling heroes with the right treasures and skills to ultimately defeat all other players and become the champion.
Why similar: Auto Battler 42.7%, Roguelike 17.1%, Strategy 10.4%, Tactical RPG 9.4%, Strategy RPG 9.2%
- #40 Spirits of the Hellements - TD
73% matchVery Positive93% of 340 reviews2022
Dev: Hippo Rider Games
Windows
Assemble legendary Spirits and defend against the endless hordes of Hell. A tower defense where you must shape the battlefield and create a maze using the three Hellements. Use Fire, Lightning, and Wind tiles to trap your enemies, or augment your defenses.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.1%, Strategy 13%, Tactical 10.9%, Base Building 10.1%, Fantasy 8.4%
- #41 Tower Tactics: Liberation
72% 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 37.2%, Roguelike 17.5%, Roguelite 13.4%, Strategy 8.7%, Space 8.6%
- #42 Miracle Brave
70% matchVery Positive89% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: 1029studio
Windows
Miracle Brave blends inventory management, deck-building, tower defense, and shooter combat! Strategize your gear, forge your unique build from countless progression paths, take control of your hero, and hold back endless waves of beasts. Carve out your path to victory and forge your own legend!
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.4%, Auto Battler 22.9%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 11.4%, Strategy 7.8%
- #43 Bard Idle
70% matchMixed70% of 835 reviews2025
Dev: Illegal Turtle 🐢
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 165.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Build a unique team, where each character has a random weapon, race and class. Strong combinations of heroes, enhanced by the ballad creation system and jelly dwarfs, will capture your adventure in history!
Why similar: Auto Battler 32.5%, Strategy RPG 22.8%, Idler 20.5%, Magic 7.7%, Strategy 6.7%
- #44 Touhou Defense Tale ~ AI Test in Touhou ~
68% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: 식신공방
Windows
A 2D Touhou fan game combining tower defense, tower merging, RTS-style control, and chaotic bullet-filled battles. Merge Touhou characters, build your defense, and compete for the fastest clear time on the leaderboard.
Why similar: Tower Defense 49.2%, Strategy 18.8%, Magic 11.7%, Fantasy 6.9%, Cute 5.6%
- #45 Legacy of Defense - Prologue
69% matchVery Positive82% of 600 reviews2024
Dev: Enter the Game Studios
Windows
Become the hero of a fantasy world and defend against monsters! 'Legacy of Defense - Prologue' is the intro to the innovative game 'Legacy of Defense' combining side-scrolling action and deck-building. Collect cards, use skills, gain experience, upgrade, and defeat the final boss!
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.4%, Roguelite 17.6%, Roguelike 15.1%, Strategy 10.6%, Fantasy 5.7%
- #46 Summoners War: RUSH
71% matchMixed47% of 154 reviews2025
Dev: Com2uS
Windows
Summoners War: Rush is an idle tower defense RPG where you collect and strengthen your Monsters to build a team and defeat waves of enemies! Fight increasingly powerful foes across Stage Mode and Tower Defense Mode. Build your ultimate team and dominate every challenge!
Why similar: Auto Battler 28.2%, Tower Defense 20.1%, Strategy RPG 19.5%, Tactical RPG 13%, Idler 12.7%
- #47 Defense Clicker
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 173 reviews2017
Dev: Albatros Softworks
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 99.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Defense Clicker is an clicker game which will be soon F2P, with an tower defense theme and a few twists which make it very unique. You have to build an defense line with towers and upgrade them to stay alive as long as possible. when you die the map resets but you get a few special points depending on how long you survived.
Why similar: Tower Defense 59.5%, Strategy 25.6%, Casual 14.9%
- #48 Loopstructor
69% 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: Auto Battler 29.9%, Tower Defense 28.5%, Roguelike 15.4%, Strategy 9.4%, Base Building 8.1%
- #49 Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids
68% 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 42.6%, Roguelite 20.3%, Strategy 11.4%, Roguelike 7.8%, Base Building 7.1%
- #50 ShapeHero Factory
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,010 reviews2025
Dev: Asobism.Co.,Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
In ShapeHero Factory, you’re the engineer of an ever-evolving paint-fuelled factory that spits out magical, shape-based warriors. Send them into battle - to death or glory - then build an even better factory on your next run.
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.2%, Auto Battler 19.8%, Roguelite 12.4%, Base Building 10%, Building 9.6%
- #51 Tower Escape
69% 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: Auto Battler 30.6%, Tower Defense 27.3%, Roguelite 15%, Roguelike 12.7%, Strategy 7.1%
- #52 The Perfect Tower II
65% matchVery Positive87% of 4,422 reviews2025
Dev: Fire Sword Studios
Windows
The Perfect Tower II is a mix between an incremental and a tower defense game. Build a town, manage resources and explore a variety of mini-games and tons of upgrades. Fully automate your game and watch numbers going up!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31%, Idler 24.3%, Roguelike 11.9%, Base Building 10.8%, Strategy 9.4%
- #53 Fortress Fury
67% matchMixed64% of 110 reviews2026
Dev: Kervado
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fortress Fury is a survivor multiplayer tower defense roguelite. Endless hordes of enemies want to crush your tower! Buy weapons and upgrades to craft an array of overpowering builds. Will you be able to survive all waves and be the last tower?
Why similar: Tower Defense 37%, Roguelite 18%, Strategy 13.2%, Magic 11.5%, Cute 7.5%
- #54 Magic Quest
72% matchMixed67% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: Stereo7 Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Magic Quest is a tower defense game with towers, mighty enemies, bosses and heroes with unique abilities.
Why similar: Tower Defense 53.7%, Strategy 25.2%, Casual 12.3%, Fantasy 8.8%
- #55 Dungeon Tycoon: Prologue
66% matchVery Positive97% of 373 reviews2024
Dev: Lunheim Studios
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm in this free version of Dungeon Tycoon. Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.2%, Management 14.7%, Building 14.7%, Base Building 11.1%, Fantasy 8.5%
- #56 Auro: A Monster-Bumping Adventure
71% matchVery Positive84% of 82 reviews2016
Dev: Dinofarm Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Auro is a unique turn-based tactical dungeon-crawler all about bumping monsters into the water. Traverse randomly generated maps and create huge spell combos as you compete against rival Kingdoms and rise through the ranks.
Why similar: Strategy 31.5%, Roguelite 25.1%, Roguelike 22.2%, Tactical 21.3%
- #57 The Territory of Egg
67% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: ZGameStudioPub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
The Territory of Egg is a unique twist on tower defense game. You need to build defense lines with egg warriors to protect the Holy Egg, the core of all eggs. Remember to upgrade your Tech Tree with the resources you've collected and unlock more skills to fight against the evil monsters.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.8%, Roguelite 14.3%, Roguelike 13.6%, Building 11.2%, Strategy 8.9%
- #58 Refence
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: Muurou Tech
Windows · Mac · Linux
Refence is a roguelite based idle defense game, where you can choose heroes and their traits, upgrade your castle, and manage resources to fend off enemies from the Demon Realm who are trying to attack your castle.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.8%, Idler 19.3%, Roguelite 13.1%, Roguelike 12.9%, Magic 8.8%
- #59 Dungeon Defenders II
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 22,164 reviews2017
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Dungeon Defenders II is a cooperative Action Tower Defense game packed with roleplaying elements like loot, leveling, and pets.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.5%, Strategy RPG 25.6%, Building 13.2%, Tactical 9.8%, Fantasy 6.3%