- #1 Necrosmith
97% matchVery Positive86% of 5,302 reviews2022
Dev: Alawar
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A necromancer simulator. Assemble the dead using different body parts while upgrading your tower, combine the abilities of the different fantastic races to fight your way through the hordes of enemies and overrun the ’chosen ones’. To tell the truth, the dead are pretty, uhm, dumb.
Why similar: Vampire 14.9% ★, Tower Defense 12.6%, Zombies 9.9%, Bullet Hell 8.9%, Dark Fantasy 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it offers the exact same core loop of reanimating fallen foes to build your undead army.
- #2 Undead Horde 2: Necropolis
96% matchVery Positive83% of 484 reviews2023
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
As a powerful necromancer you have the ability to raise the dead and command them in battle. With each victory, your army will grow stronger and your city will become more powerful. Undead Horde 2 is an action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Rise from the crypt and rebuild!
Why similar: Zombies 32.5%, Dark Fantasy 28.5%, Top-Down 18.9%, Strategy 12.8%, Action 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on the necromancer fantasy, allowing you to raise an army of the dead to reclaim your kingdom.
- #3 Boneraiser Minions
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,299 reviews2023
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!
Why similar: Vampire 30.6% ★, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Roguelite 14.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%, Roguelike 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A perfect match for the minion management aspect, focusing on raising hordes of skeletons to fight for you in a roguelite setting.
- #4 Be My Horde
95% matchVery Positive86% of 1,927 reviews2024
Dev: Polished Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Be My Horde is a roguelite survivor where your minions fight for you. Become a formidable necromancer and turn your enemies into a resource! Raise fallen foes, build massive undead hordes, enhance your skills with devoured souls, and conquer the world – you’re the villain in this story.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 23.1%, Roguelite 17.6%, Zombies 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Roguelike 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes the scale of your undead army, tasking you with growing your horde to survive waves of enemies.
- #5 Death Must Die
94% matchVery Positive91% of 21,387 reviews2023
Dev: Realm Archive
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Descend the nether in search of Death himself! Choose from God-given powers to slay his hordes of minions. Unlock new heroes, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite hack and slash survivors game.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.8%, Roguelite 21.8%, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Roguelike 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines action-roguelite combat with dark fantasy themes and necromantic abilities that feel right at home with the seed game.
- #6 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
94% matchVery Positive86% of 8,142 reviews2020
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 29.2%, Roguelite 24.3%, Roguelike 22.6%, Strategy 21.2%, 2D 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based strategy game where you play as a necromancer crafting minions from the body parts of your enemies.
- #7 The Last Spell
93% matchVery Positive92% of 12,839 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.6%, Dark Fantasy 17%, Tactical 16.2%, Roguelite 14%, Roguelike 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, strategic base defense experience where you must manage resources and defenses against massive nightly hordes.
- #8 GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath
92% matchVery Positive89% of 2,818 reviews2020
Dev: Game in a Bottle
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 38.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The epic tower defense dark fantasy journey continues! Create powerful gems with various abilities and take on the battle against an endlessly flowing army of monsters, and face the growing darkness as you fight your way back towards the Spiritforge.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.7%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Tactical 12.3%, Top-Down 11.2%, Magic 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, complex tower defense mechanics that reward strategic planning and experimentation with different defensive builds.
- #9 Necroking
91% matchVery Positive81% of 877 reviews2024
Dev: KORO.GAMESPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Necroking is a turn-based tactics roguelite with vast deckbuilding. You play as a Master of Necromancy. Build your skulls deck, raise skeletons and other scum to defeat settlements desecrated by life.
Why similar: Vampire 20.2% ★, Roguelite 13.7%, Zombies 12.3%, Tactical 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 11%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical roguelite that leans into the necromancer theme with card-based combat and minion summoning.
- #10 Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense
91% matchVery Positive94% of 10,436 reviews2020
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
It's payback time! Lead your mighty dark army and make the Kingdom tremble with every step. Build powerful towers, choose your arsenal for destruction, and find the deadliest combination - train legendary heroes and lead them to victory!
Why similar: Tower Defense 69.1%, Strategy 17%, 2D 8%, Action 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A polished tower defense experience that allows you to play as the villainous side, utilizing dark magic and specialized towers.
- #11 Heretic's Fork
90% matchVery Positive85% of 3,992 reviews2023
Dev: 9FingerGamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dear candidate, we are pleased to invite you to take up the position of manager of Hell. You will punish sinners by using our deck-building computer system to construct hellish towers capable of keeping the endless hordes of the underworld in check. Best of luck!
Why similar: Tower Defense 24%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Roguelite 12.7%, Tactical 12%, Top-Down 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of deckbuilding and tower defense that tasks you with defending against waves of sinners in a hellish setting.
- #12 Age of Darkness: Final Stand
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 10,403 reviews2025
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.8%, Dark Fantasy 22.5%, Tactical 18.7%, Strategy 10.5%, Combat 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A survival RTS that pits your defenses against thousands of enemies, mirroring the frantic defensive nature of the seed game.
- #13 They Are Billions
89% matchVery Positive85% of 50,609 reviews2019
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 56.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
Why similar: Tower Defense 38%, Zombies 35.1%, Strategy 14.2%, Management 6.4%, Tactical 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for large-scale base defense against massive swarms, requiring careful management and tactical placement.
- #14 Soulstone Survivors
86% matchVery Positive91% of 26,152 reviews2025
Dev: Game Smithing Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 36.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 31.3%, Roguelite 23.7%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Roguelike 13.5%, Top-Down 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that captures the bullet-hell intensity and rapid progression found in the seed game's combat encounters.
- #15 Scarlet Tower
87% matchVery Positive82% of 2,359 reviews2024
Dev: Pyxeralia LLCPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt during the day, be hunted during the NIGHT! Scarlet Tower is a gothic horror casual game with roguelike and RPG elements, like talent trees, classes, familiars and more!
Why similar: Vampire 32% ★, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Zombies 11%, Roguelike 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy action-roguelite that offers deep character customization and intense combat against hordes of monsters.
- #16 Grim Nights
88% 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 38%, Zombies 20.3%, Management 15.3%, Strategy 11.6%, Tactical 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D survival strategy game that requires you to build defenses and manage villagers to survive the night against undead threats.
- #17 Army of Ruin
85% matchVery Positive89% of 2,692 reviews2023
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.6%, Roguelite 19%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Roguelike 13.2%, Top-Down 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on overwhelming enemy numbers and powerful character builds, providing a similar sense of chaotic, screen-clearing action.
- #18 Otherwar
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 118 reviews2023
Dev: kantal collectivePub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Otherwar is a surprising mash-up of Tower Defense and Bullet Hell games. Build and manage fortifications to defend the Gate of Heaven against the Hordes of Hell, while soaring over the battlefields as the defender Angel, and meet the monsters in direct combat!
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.3%, Old School 14.2%, Bullet Hell 11.3%, Top-Down 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish 2D tower defense game that emphasizes fast-paced action and strategic unit placement.
- #19 Vampire Survivors
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 260,765 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Why similar: Vampire 30.2% ★, Bullet Hell 27.7%, Roguelite 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Roguelike 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive action-roguelite that popularized the bullet-hell survival genre, sharing the addictive 'just one more run' feel.
- #20 Diplomacy is Not an Option
82% matchVery Positive85% of 11,517 reviews2024
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Zombies 40.5%, Tower Defense 28.5%, Tactical 15.6%, Strategy 8.1%, Simulation 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based RTS where you must build massive fortifications to withstand waves of thousands of enemies.
- #21 Tower Survivors
84% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Final Screw
Windows · Linux
Fight an endless horde of evil minions and survive as long as you can. Collect loot and purchase new upgrades and magic abilities. Summon allies to stand along side you and survive the horde!
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.3%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Roguelite 16%, Zombies 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines the bullet-hell genre with tower defense mechanics, forcing you to balance personal combat with defensive structures.
- #22 Infectonator: Survivors
84% matchMixed67% of 1,151 reviews2016
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Infectonator : Survivors" is a Randomized Permadeath Survival Simulator that combines RTS, Tower Defense, Roguelike, and Management-Simulation gameplay. The goal is to lead a group of survivors in a struggle to stay alive and find rescue in a zombie apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Zombies 32.7%, Tower Defense 25.9%, Strategy 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Roguelike 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A zombie-themed survival strategy game that requires careful management of resources and survivors to endure the apocalypse.
- #23 Loop Hero
81% matchVery Positive93% of 36,055 reviews2021
Dev: Four QuartersPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.
Why similar: Tactical 20%, Roguelite 18.9%, Dark Fantasy 18%, Roguelike 14.7%, Old School 14.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique roguelite loop where you manage the environment and your character's gear to survive an encroaching darkness.
- #24 Necronator: Dead Wrong
83% matchMixed69% of 524 reviews2020
Dev: Toge ProductionsPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 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 34.4%, Roguelite 19.3%, Roguelike 13%, Magic 12.3%, Strategy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A real-time tactics game that features deckbuilding and lane-based defense against various fantasy foes.
- #25 Brotato
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 111,688 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.8%, Roguelike 26%, Roguelite 25.6%, 2D 5.5%, Action 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-roguelite that shares the bullet-hell intensity and focus on character build optimization.
- #26 Crafty Survivors
78% 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: Roguelite 25.6%, Bullet Hell 22.8%, Roguelike 18.4%, Top-Down 13%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that emphasizes character progression and managing multiple abilities to survive against waves of enemies.
- #27 Dungeon Defenders
79% 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 64%, Tactical 23.3%, Strategy 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: Blends action-RPG elements with tower defense, allowing you to actively participate in the defense of your base.
- #28 Nordhold
76% matchVery Positive88% of 3,019 reviews2025
Dev: StunForgePub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enemies are coming! Every decision matters: build your city, grow the economy, and prepare for enemy waves. Strengthen your defenses, adapt your strategy, and unleash your hero’s full potential. This unique Tower Defense will test your skills – are you worthy to claim a place at Valhalla?
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.5%, Roguelite 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Management 12.6%, Roguelike 9.6%
- #29 Wall World 2
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,629 reviews2025
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The adventure in the mysterious world of the Wall continues! Pilot your robospider into its depths, uncover lost artifacts and technologies, upgrade your exosuit and spider, and battle the horrors lurking in the dark. Unravel the mysteries buried in the depths of the Wall!
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.1%, Roguelite 15.3%, Management 14%, Roguelike 10.5%, Combat 7.7%
- #30 Orcs Must Die! 2
79% matchVery Positive92% of 19,505 reviews2012
Dev: Robot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.
Why similar: Tower Defense 80.8%, Strategy 12.3%, Action 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic action-tower defense game that emphasizes creative trap placement and active combat against waves of enemies.
- #31 Envy the Dead
81% matchMixed66% of 244 reviews2016
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Envy the Dead is zombie survival roguelike, in which you are leading group of unique, randomly generated characters through destroyed lands, infested with zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 29.8%, Tower Defense 22%, Strategy 12.9%, Roguelite 12.7%, Simulation 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A zombie survival strategy game that focuses on base management and tactical decision-making during the undead outbreak.
- #32 Conan Unconquered
80% matchMixed68% of 1,848 reviews2019
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
From the Command & Conquer veterans at Petroglyph comes the first ever survival RTS set in the savage world of Conan the Barbarian. Play solo or team up in multiplayer in Conan Unconquered’s action-packed co-op Mode where you build a shared stronghold and fend off the hordes together.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.5%, Strategy 30.1%, Management 20.8%, Simulation 10.6%, Magic 6%
Why You'll Like It: A survival RTS that challenges you to build an impenetrable fortress against relentless waves of invaders.
- #33 Night Swarm
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,104 reviews2025
Dev: Fubu GamesPub: Mad Mushroom
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Claim your throne as Vampire Lord in this survivors-like. Each run is another step on your journey with new followers, quests and skills to unlock. The night is yours to conquer.
Why similar: Vampire 32.3% ★, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Dark Fantasy 15%, Roguelite 13.4%, Roguelike 9.7%
- #34 Arcane Tower Survivors
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Red Horde Games
Windows
Survive waves of enemies in this horde survival roguelite. Unleash devastating spells, master unique skills, and craft unstoppable builds. Between battles, fortify your tower and unlock powerful upgrades in a strategic meta-game. Will your magic outlast the chaos?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.8%, Roguelite 17.9%, Dark Fantasy 15.9%, Roguelike 12.4%, Top-Down 11.9%
- #35 Everwarder
75% matchVery Positive88% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: qLatePub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Everwarder is a refreshing take on the tower defense genre, blending roguelite mechanics with a time-based survival concept. Fight against the encroaching darkness and fend off emerging enemies. Collect artifacts, buy upgrades, discover ancient structures, unlock new units and more!
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.8%, Roguelite 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Tactical 9.8%, Roguelike 9.4%
- #36 Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship
74% matchVery Positive83% of 197 reviews2025
Dev: Zing Games Inc.Pub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Build turrets, lead your crew, and upgrade the ship while gathering loot in this exciting "Tower Defense-on-wheels zombie survival roguelite" game.
Why similar: Tower Defense 22.3%, Bullet Hell 17%, Roguelite 13.2%, Zombies 13%, Management 10.6%
- #37 Ash Warden
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: Mgfa StudioPub: Molter Games
Windows
Survive waves of enemies in Ash Warden, an incremental tower defense where you slowly become overpowered. Unlock new abilities, fight against powerful bosses, and evolve into an unstoppable force against the endless Redgaze hordes.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.2%, Management 13.7%, Roguelite 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, Top-Down 7.8%
- #38 Cursed Treasure 2
77% matchVery Positive82% of 565 reviews2017
Dev: IriySoftPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Why be good when you can be... bad? Cursed Treasure 2 is an addictive tower-defense game that puts the power of darkness at your fingertips. Build towers of powerful orcs, demons, and undead, and master powerful spells, to protect your precious hoard from all manner of no-good do-gooders.
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.8%, Real-Time 36.9% ★, Strategy 12.1%, Top-Down 5.1%, 2D 3.1%
- #39 Super Fantasy Kingdom
70% matchVery Positive88% of 5,123 reviews2025
Dev: Super Fantasy GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.4%, Roguelite 24.8%, Roguelike 18.5%, Strategy 12.3%, 2D 6%
- #40 Necro Rumble
73% matchVery Positive82% of 128 reviews2024
Dev: TesepaPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Master the dark art of necromancy in a 2D top-down strategy game. Unleash and lead your undead legions to defeat and dominate enemy waves in this action-packed adventure.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 24.7%, Top-Down 23.1%, Magic 19%, 2D 11.2%, Action 11%
- #41 Decks of the Damned
72% matchVery Positive80% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Thorian GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Raise an undead army in Decks of the Damned! Command your vampire minions, scavenge gear from fallen foes and craft powerful items to strenghten your forces. Defend by day, expand your domain by night, and shroud the land in darkness!
Why similar: Vampire 31.6% ★, Management 16.8%, Roguelite 15.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, Exploration 6.1%
- #42 Defensurvivor
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: SignatureGamez
Windows
DEFENSURVIVOR is a strategy game where you build obstacles and place and move units to block zombies. There are various units with unique characteristics and powerful high-level units that can be obtained through combination. Use randomly given units to survive until the end!
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.2%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Roguelite 15.5%, Top-Down 8.7%, Zombies 8.4%
- #43 20 Minutes Till Dawn
69% matchVery Positive91% of 28,655 reviews2023
Dev: flannePub: Erabit
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.4%, Roguelite 19.8%, Dark Fantasy 19.1%, Combat 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #44 Journey to Incrementalia
70% matchVery Positive88% of 879 reviews2024
Dev: Adam Travers
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Journey to Incrementalia is an active incremental auto-battler about a necromancer on a short quest. Cast diabolical spells, summon an army and open the gates of hell on your quest to break down 99 walls and reach the lost city of Incrementalia.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 36.5%, Top-Down 21.4%, Strategy 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, 2D 7.9%
- #45 Cursed Treasure 2 Ultimate Edition - Tower Defense
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 343 reviews2022
Dev: IriySoftPub: Surefire.Games
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Why be good when you can be... bad? Cursed Treasure 2 is a classic tower-defense game, remastered and carefully re-balanced. Build towers of powerful orcs, demons, and undead, and master powerful spells, to protect your precious hoard from all manner of no-good do-gooders.
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.2%, Top-Down 17.3%, Magic 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Strategy 7%
- #46 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
70% matchVery Positive84% of 3,305 reviews2022
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Guide puny humans through Despot's Game - a rogue-like tactics army battler. Equip your team and sacrifice them through procedural dungeons as you fight enemies, and other players!
Why similar: Tactical 25.8%, Roguelite 22.6%, Roguelike 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Strategy 10.3%
- #47 Yet Another Zombie Survivors
68% matchVery Positive91% of 12,980 reviews2023
Dev: Awesome Games Studio
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Horde is coming but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your team and decide upon their enhancements to find the most efficient synergies against thousands of the undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break all the limits in this deceivingly simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 27.8%, Zombies 24.6%, Roguelite 18.5%, Roguelike 12.9%, Top-Down 12.4%
- #48 The Unliving
71% matchMixed63% of 878 reviews2023
Dev: RocketBrush GamesPub: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Raise the dead as a fearsome Necromancer in the dark world of The Unliving! Lead your undead armies into the endless fight in this rogue-lite action RPG game. Burn cities to ash with devastating magic spells, slay epic bosses and turn your enemies into morbid servants.
Why similar: Zombies 36.2%, Roguelite 25.7%, Roguelike 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Action 8.8%
- #49 NecroCity
71% matchMixed52% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: Shift GamesPub: Gameparic
Windows
Your main task in NecroCity is to push back the hordes of monsters and build your fortress! Defend your undead outposts from the persistent forces of the so-called “good”! Take on the role of the young Prince of Undead, trying to prove himself in the world of the Undead Kingdom. 👹
Why similar: Zombies 24.2%, Management 21.5%, Tower Defense 18.8%, Strategy 18.4%, Tactical 12.7%
- #50 Last Saintess
69% matchVery Positive87% of 400 reviews2023
Dev: eTIRUe
Windows
The offensive of the undead begins. Gather holy power to summon soldiers and strengthen the starlight of Hellendil to defeat the undead. If the undead destroy this place, it will be game over.
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.4%, Roguelite 17.1%, Strategy 13.6%, Simulation 12.5%, Magic 9.5%
- #51 Last Hope - Tower Defense
71% matchVery Positive83% of 456 reviews2016
Dev: JE Software
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Zombie Tower Defense: Join the ongoing war, in an open world, against the undead zombie horde. Choose between multiple powerful heroes all with unique epic gear and skills! With the wide variety of towers you can create your own perfect strategy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 52.1%, Zombies 27.8%, Top-Down 11%, Strategy 9.2%
- #52 Praise Dead
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 121 reviews2023
Dev: Intrepid Marmot
Windows
Praise Dead is a roguelike auto-battler where you create zombies from the parts of dead villagers and monsters. Use your zombies to defeat waves of demons, and to harvest resources to improve and upgrade your village.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.4%, Zombies 15.8%, Tactical 14.1%, Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 12.4%
- #53 Gnomes
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,634 reviews2025
Dev: DYSTOPIAN
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Gnomes is a turn-based tower defense with deep roguelike progression, set in ever-expanding, procedurally generated biomes. Build, farm and defend your village as you push deeper into goblin-infested territory. Unlock powerful upgrades and craft your environment to survive the endless goblin horde
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.5%, Roguelike 17.6%, Roguelite 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Strategy 9.5%
- #54 City Defense Z
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 300 reviews2025
Dev: Good Mood Games
Windows · Linux
City Defense Z combines base-building and base defense in a roguelite progression loop. Build by day, defend by night, and face a growing zombie threat. Every defeat unlocks permanent upgrades, helping you rebuild smarter and push further each time. See how many days you can last.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.1%, Zombies 17.3%, Roguelite 13.4%, Management 13.3%, Tactical 12.4%
- #55 Hunters Of The Dead
73% matchMixed62% of 172 reviews2014
Dev: TrapticsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Rescue your fellow Hunters, and with their help locate and destroy Dracula!
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.8%, Vampire 25.5% ★, Zombies 19.8%, Strategy 16%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #56 Tower Escape
68% matchVery Positive85% of 387 reviews2023
Dev: Final Screw
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 35.9%, Roguelite 22%, Roguelike 13.1%, Top-Down 12.1%, Strategy 8.5%
- #57 Mage and Monsters II
66% matchVery Positive83% of 335 reviews2025
Dev: Lasse Zacho Malver
Windows
Recruit a hero to lead your army, and use spells while they fight for you. Mage & Monsters 2 is an active auto battler, where you choose to either enhance the strength of your hero, reinforce the might of your army, or increase the power of your spells.
Why similar: Magic 15.8%, Strategy 12.1%, Management 12%, Roguelike 11.9%, Top-Down 11.2%
- #58 Grim Realms
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 425 reviews2024
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
A dark fantasy colony sim - will your colony end the Dread Storm and redeem mankind, or will they harness the dark powers for themselves? Guide your villagers as they struggle to stay alive in a world overrun by the undead.
Why similar: Zombies 19.2%, Management 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.1%, Tactical 13%, Strategy 10.1%
- #59 Dungeon Warfare 2
68% matchVery Positive90% of 1,138 reviews2018
Dev: Valsar
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Become a dungeon lord to defend your dungeons with the deadliest of traps and insidious contraptions against greedy adventurers and wannabe heroes.
Why similar: Tower Defense 61.5%, Strategy 27.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, 2D 3.6%
- #60 Creeping Dusk
67% 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 37.9%, Roguelite 20.7%, Tactical 15.8%, Strategy 11.3%, Zombies 10.1%