Games Like Nordhold

A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.

Why similar: Tower Defense 37.1%, City Builder 28%, Base Building 13%, Strategy 10.1%, Medieval 10%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, highly polished take on the city-building and tower-defense hybrid that captures the same satisfying loop of building by day and defending by night.

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 18.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Base Building 11.8%, Roguelite 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines dark fantasy, turn-based tactical combat, and wave-defense mechanics that mirror the strategic intensity of Nordhold.

Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.

Why similar: Tower Defense 19.1%, City Builder 17.2%, Base Building 13.9%, RTS 10.4%, Management 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features intricate castle-building mechanics paired with intense wave-based defense, perfect for fans of structural strategy.

Rogue Tower is a tower defense game with roguelike elements and a continuously expanding path which you can influence. Unlock, build, upgrade, expand, defend.

Why similar: Tower Defense 42.4%, Roguelike 15.7%, Base Building 11.3%, Strategy 10%, Roguelite 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A pure roguelike tower defense experience that emphasizes procedural generation and strategic pathing.

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 25.1%, Base Building 16.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, RTS 13.3%, Medieval 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy survival RTS that challenges players to build a base and defend against massive swarms of enemies.

Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.9%, Base Building 16.7%, Roguelite 15.3%, Roguelike 10.5%, Strategy 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Blends roguelite progression with creative tower-defense mechanics, allowing for unique strategic builds each run.

A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.

Why similar: City Builder 26.9%, Base Building 20.5%, Roguelite 16.5%, Management 15.5%, Resource Management 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A premier roguelite city-builder that forces players to adapt to harsh environments and constant threats, much like the management demands of Nordhold.

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: Base Building 24.5%, Tower Defense 18.2%, Resource Management 13.2%, Medieval 13%, RTS 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on massive-scale base defense and resource management against overwhelming enemy hordes.

Isle of Arrows is a Puzzle Tower Defense game in which you build a fortress in the sky. Place towers, expand the isle, and build your own paths. Can you find the perfect spot for each tile to beat the RNG and defend against waves of invaders?

Why similar: Tower Defense 27.9%, Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelite 13%, City Builder 12%, Procedural Generation 8%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, board-game-inspired tower defense roguelike that requires careful planning and resource management.

The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run

Why similar: Tower Defense 16.4%, City Builder 13.6%, Base Building 12%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, RTS 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike base-builder that emphasizes RTS-style management and wave-based defense in a dark fantasy setting.

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: Base Building 29.5%, Tower Defense 22.5%, RTS 14.7%, City Builder 14%, Strategy 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential base-building survival game where managing your economy and defenses is the only way to survive the encroaching threat.

Warlords Under Siege is a mix of RTS and Roguelike genre, where you build a small city and defend it against continuous waves of enemies. Improve your assortment of weapons with each playthrough, unlocking new possibilities to beat the ever-increasing threat.

Why similar: City Builder 24.2%, Roguelite 16.5%, Base Building 16.1%, RTS 11.6%, Roguelike 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines real-time strategy and tower defense elements, focusing on hero management and base fortification.

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 32%, Roguelite 21.4%, Roguelike 18.7%, Procedural Generation 12.1%, Strategy 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite strategy game that emphasizes fantasy team-building and base management to survive increasingly difficult waves.

Build a castle by day and defend it by night. Becastled blends cozy city-building with challenging tower defense strategy. Lead the Sun Kingdom’s last stand against the Moon Beasts and end the ancient conflict between light and darkness!

Why similar: Base Building 25.5%, City Builder 24.7%, RTS 11.8%, Strategy 10%, War 9%

Why You'll Like It: A medieval city-builder that centers on building a fortress to survive the night against waves of enemies.

A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.3%, Roguelite 24.4%, Roguelike 17%, City Builder 16.3%, Strategy 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A unique card-based city-builder that forces you to manage your economy while defending against waves of enemies.

A roguelike tactics board combat combined with tower defense elements. Defeat the invading hordes to stay alive and save the land! Enjoy more tactics than a normal TD game, combined with the added challenge of building towers and fighting off waves of enemies!

Why similar: Tower Defense 18.4%, City Builder 16.6%, Base Building 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Roguelite 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features tactical, turn-based combat and tower-defense elements with a strong roguelite progression system.

Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?

Why similar: Tower Defense 23.7%, City Builder 18.5%, Roguelite 14.2%, Base Building 13.6%, Roguelike 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite colony-sim that integrates tower defense and base management as you dig deeper into dangerous territory.

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 22.1%, Roguelite 12.9%, City Builder 12.9%, Roguelike 11%, RTS 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite tower defense game that utilizes hexagonal grid-based strategy to manage defenses.

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 26.9%, Roguelite 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Roguelike 11.5%, Procedural Generation 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on survival and tower defense, requiring players to build and maintain their base against constant enemy pressure.

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 37.2%, City Builder 26.9%, Base Building 17.8%, Medieval 9.4%, Strategy 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling strategy game where base building and defending your domain against nightly waves is the core gameplay loop.

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 20.3%, City Builder 16.7%, Base Building 13.9%, Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike tower defense game that incorporates deckbuilding and base-building elements.

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: City Builder 20.8%, Tower Defense 18.5%, Base Building 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, Management 9%

Why You'll Like It: A city-builder and roguelite deckbuilder that requires careful management of resources and defenses.

Tower Defense Rogue-like. Defend a temple on a procedural map with variety of towers. Craft your strategy through Boon and Curse cards. With every run earn faith to upgrade the weapons. Many progression paths keep you engaged and entertained without getting stuck.

Why similar: Tower Defense 34.5%, Roguelike 18.9%, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Strategy 9.2%, Base Building 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike tower defense game that features procedural generation and strategic hero placement.

ValeGuard is an RTS, Town-Management hybrid game that combines Turn-Based City-Building with Real-Time Combat. Each day you construct your defenses, train troops, and prepare for attack. When enemies come in the night, you defend with towers, troops, and heroes with powerful abilities.

Why similar: Tower Defense 20.2%, City Builder 16.2%, Base Building 13.3%, Management 9%, RTS 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tower defense game that focuses on hero management and base fortification.

clickyland is a tower defense village builder where clicks are your main resource. Use clicks to harvest resources, fight enemies and manage your village, but use them wisely as you only get 20 clicks every day! Can you reach day 100?

Why similar: Tower Defense 30.5%, City Builder 20.6%, Base Building 19.7%, Strategy 13.6%, RTS 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A unique strategy game that blends tower defense and city-building with a distinct visual style.

Conquer the realm in this strategic tower defense game. Build unique towers, unlock powerful upgrades, and master new tactics to overpower your enemies and vanquish the fallen gods.

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Roguelite 15.5%, Resource Management 9.8%, Top-Down 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tower defense with deckbuilding mechanics to create a strategic, resource-heavy defense experience.

Last Outpost is a minimalist Base Building & Strategy game where you build and defend your outpost in zombie apocalypse. Choose your vehicle and loadout before embarking on your adventure. Use your abilities and control your units to eliminate all threats. Will you manage to defend your outpost?

Why similar: Tower Defense 24.1%, City Builder 20%, Base Building 14.5%, RTS 11.6%, Roguelike 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: An RTS-focused tower defense game that emphasizes base building and wave management.

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 22.2%, City Builder 19.9%, Roguelite 12.1%, Roguelike 11%, Base Building 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy tower defense game that allows for sandbox-style building and roguelike progression.

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 22.9%, Base Building 13.4%, Roguelite 10.2%, Roguelike 9.8%, RTS 9.6%

As the kingdom's most promising pioneer, embark on a legendary journey to tame the frontier! Build thriving towns across various landscapes, fending off waves of diverse enemies until you establish a firm foothold and have explored everything the eye can see!

Why similar: Tower Defense 22.3%, City Builder 18.8%, Base Building 14%, RTS 9.4%, Roguelite 9.1%

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 23.5%, City Builder 19.9%, Base Building 16%, Roguelite 14.2%, Top-Down 9.1%

An RTS-Roguelike hybrid with auto-battling troops. Master building placement, swarm your enemies, and smash their defenses with unit-commander combos!

Why similar: Tower Defense 23.5%, City Builder 20.6%, Base Building 13.5%, RTS 13.3%, Roguelite 11.4%

Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...

Why similar: Tower Defense 33.5%, Roguelike 23.4%, Strategy 11.4%, Roguelite 9.4%, Procedural Generation 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic roguelite that blends tower defense and squad management, requiring careful resource allocation to survive.

Tower Factory is a tower defense and automation game with roguelite elements. Optimize resource production using conveyor systems while defending against monster waves. Can you find and destroy the enemy tower before it's too late?

Why similar: Tower Defense 20.6%, City Builder 14.9%, Base Building 13.7%, Roguelite 10.5%, RTS 10.1%

Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy.

Why similar: Tower Defense 39.4%, RTS 19.1%, Strategy 17.5%, Top-Down 13%, Tactical 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: An RTS game focused on wave defense and base management against alien swarms, offering a high-intensity strategic experience.

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 25.1%, City Builder 22%, Base Building 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Resource Management 8.6%

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 27.9%, City Builder 18.7%, Base Building 14.2%, Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 10.1%

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 22%, Base Building 15.1%, Roguelite 13.3%, Roguelike 12.6%, Management 11.4%

"Last Stand:Defense" is a tower defense-themed Rogue-like game. Players need to defend against waves of enemies by building bases, matching talents, and performing delicate operations during battles. Remember, every choice you make will affect the final outcome of the battle!

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.5%, City Builder 18.8%, Roguelite 14.1%, RTS 13.9%, War 9%

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 27.3%, Base Building 16.8%, Roguelite 16.5%, Roguelike 13.5%, Management 9.4%

A light Rogue strategy game centered on building and defense. Build your territory, recruit soldiers to fend off enemies. 9 maps, 6 weapons (30 talents), 40 monsters, 30 units/buildings. Plan your pace, control soldiers, choose abilities—enjoy command and strategy.

Why similar: Tower Defense 21.8%, City Builder 19.2%, Roguelite 13.4%, Base Building 11.6%, Roguelike 9.2%

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 31.6%, Base Building 19.9%, Roguelite 17.9%, Strategy 9.8%, Resource Management 9.2%

A turn-based strategy game where your tactical decisions are key to surviving relentless waves of enemy attacks. While battles unfold automatically, your choices before the clash, such as resource management, unit training, and skill selection, are critical to securing victory.

Why similar: Tower Defense 24.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Base Building 12%, Strategy 10.5%, Resource Management 9.8%

A strategic autobattler sim where you build a team of gladiators, compete in arenas, plan fight tactics, and form alliances. Combine fighters, beasts, and mages, develop and equip them to optimize your well-oiled fighting machine, dominate the championships, and leave your mark on the world.

Why similar: City Builder 15.2%, Base Building 12.6%, Roguelite 11%, Management 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%

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 28.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, Roguelite 15.7%, Strategy 15.4%, Management 8.5%

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 32.9%, Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelite 13.7%, Management 9.1%, Top-Down 7.8%

Take control of the hive and protect it from enemies. Build factories and defence, research technologies and, if necessary, use nuclear weapons, but do not let the enemies harm the queen!

Why similar: Tower Defense 25.4%, City Builder 17.4%, Base Building 13.9%, Roguelike 11.9%, Resource Management 8.8%

Lead your noble family in this medieval colony sim, facing off against class conflict, religious struggle, and political treachery. Tend to your people’s needs, uncover the lost knowledge of a fallen empire, and engage in nefarious plots against your enemies.

Why similar: City Builder 32.4%, Base Building 24.8%, Management 18.4%, Resource Management 12.2%, Strategy 10.6%

Here Comes the Swarm is a survival RTS with a pause button! Create your strategy, build, manage, and defend your settlements at your own pace. Take the fight to the hive mind and lead expeditions to deliver a deadly blow and eradicate your foes. Will you reclaim Ulora from the relentless Swarm?

Why similar: Tower Defense 18%, Base Building 14.8%, City Builder 13.7%, RTS 11%, Management 8.4%

Outhold is a short, strategic incremental game that blends tower defense with a deep meta-progression. Experiment with builds and find overpowered synergies to defend the dwindling fires of Outhold.

Why similar: Tower Defense 44.9%, Management 21.3%, Strategy 12.8%, Roguelike 11.1%, Top-Down 8.5%

Explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters in this innovative roguelike survival game! Collect and manage your resources, discover buildings with unique effects and unleash mighty heroes to hold monsters out of the mine until the sun rises.

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.4%, Base Building 19%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Roguelite 11.7%, Strategy 8.2%

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 40%, Roguelite 22.5%, Roguelike 13.4%, Strategy 10%, Top-Down 9%

In "Kingdom Monarch", you are a monarch and can build the kingdom of your dreams! You need to build city walls, assign jobs to villagers, recruit soldiers, repel hordes of monsters at night, and expand your village during the day.

Why similar: City Builder 18.8%, Base Building 16%, Tower Defense 11.2%, RTS 9.7%, Roguelite 9.7%

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 30.3%, Roguelite 17.3%, Roguelike 14.5%, Base Building 11.5%, Tactical 9%

Artisan TD is a puzzle-oriented Tower Defense game where you must survive by building mazes.

Why similar: Tower Defense 49.2%, Strategy 14.1%, Tactical 13.5%, Management 10.3%, Top-Down 9.7%

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.

Why similar: Tower Defense 23.7%, Base Building 16.6%, RTS 12.7%, War 9.4%, Management 8.1%

Jump into a realtime strategy, action filled battlefield, deploy relentless soldiers, unlock powerful troops and vehicles, upgrade your army, decimate the enemy. If that's not enough, jump into a chaotic Zombie mode, with traps, fun upgrades, and a new gameplay!

Why similar: Tower Defense 33%, Base Building 16.3%, Management 14.5%, War 14.2%, Tactical 9.6%

Collect resources and establish a defense line before dark And then Facing countless enemies

Why similar: Tower Defense 42.7%, Base Building 20.4%, Top-Down 13.2%, Strategy 11.4%, Resource Management 8.8%

The apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder with squad sculpting and deep tactics. Recruit the right units and outmaneuver titanic foes on dangerous expeditions. Build up allies and resources in the feudal Vault-City. Can you survive all the perils that await the last bastion of humanity?

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 25.4%, Roguelite 23.2%, Roguelike 21.4%, Strategy 10.9%, Procedural Generation 6.6%