Games Like Nordhold

A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.

Why similar: Tower Defense 37.3%, City Builder 28%, Base Building 13.1%, Medieval 9.9%, Strategy 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist masterpiece that perfectly captures the blend of city-building and tower defense against incoming waves.

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 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.6%, Base Building 11.9%, Roguelite 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the dark fantasy aesthetic and turn-based tactical defense mechanics that make Nordhold so engaging.

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 22.7%, Tower Defense 19.4%, Medieval 12.8%, Resource Management 12.3%, RTS 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features massive-scale base building and defensive combat against overwhelming enemy hordes.

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 25.3%, Base Building 18.6%, Roguelite 15.1%, Management 13.5%, Medieval 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite city-builder that emphasizes resource management and adapting to harsh, procedural environments.

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 37.3%, City Builder 27.1%, Base Building 17.8%, Medieval 9.3%, Strategy 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on side-scrolling base building and defensive strategy where managing your economy is vital for survival.

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 24.6%, Base Building 16.2%, Roguelite 16%, RTS 11.9%, Roguelike 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tower defense with roguelite elements and base building in a way that mirrors the core loop of Nordhold.

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 25.4%, Base Building 17%, Dark Fantasy 14.7%, RTS 13.5%, Medieval 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused RTS that challenges you to build a fortress and defend it against thousands of enemies.

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 43%, Roguelike 15.5%, Base Building 11.3%, Strategy 9.9%, Roguelite 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a pure, procedural tower defense experience with roguelite upgrades that keep every run fresh.

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 28.4%, Roguelike 13.1%, Roguelite 12.6%, City Builder 12.3%, Procedural Generation 8%

Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle-based tower defense game that uses roguelike elements to challenge your strategic placement.

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: Roguelite 26.2%, Roguelike 23%, Medieval 16.3%, Procedural Generation 14.9%, Strategy 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a charming yet deep mix of kingdom management and roguelite tower defense strategy.

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 26.8%, Roguelite 23.8%, City Builder 16.7%, Roguelike 16.7%, Strategy 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Blends deckbuilding with city-building and tower defense for a unique, fast-paced strategic experience.

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 24.1%, City Builder 18.8%, Roguelite 13.9%, Base Building 13.8%, Roguelike 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite base-builder that tasks you with defending your mining operation against relentless waves of enemies.

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 20.4%, City Builder 16.4%, Base Building 13.4%, Management 8.7%, RTS 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic indie title that successfully merges base building with turn-based tower defense combat.

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 27.3%, Roguelite 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Roguelike 11.3%, Procedural Generation 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tower defense and survival mechanics with a strong emphasis on building and upgrading your defenses.

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 16.9%, City Builder 13.7%, Base Building 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.3%, RTS 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time strategy game that focuses on base building and defensive survival in a dark fantasy world.

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 22.7%, RTS 14.9%, City Builder 14.1%, Strategy 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive base-building survival game that forces you to manage resources while preparing for massive waves.

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 19.2%, City Builder 13.8%, Base Building 11.7%, Roguelite 10.4%, RTS 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Adds an automation layer to the tower defense genre, requiring careful planning and resource logistics.

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 22.3%, City Builder 13.2%, Roguelite 12.5%, RTS 11.2%, Roguelike 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite tower defense game that emphasizes strategic map placement and hero management.

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 27.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Roguelite 15.2%, Resource Management 9.3%, Top-Down 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Integrates deckbuilding mechanics into a tower defense framework for varied strategic depth.

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 35%, Roguelike 18.6%, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Strategy 9.2%, Base Building 8.2%

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

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 34.1%, Roguelike 23%, Strategy 11.5%, Roguelite 9.2%, Procedural Generation 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines roguelite exploration with base management and tower defense in a challenging, atmospheric setting.

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

Why similar: Tower Defense 49.8%, Strategy 14.1%, Tactical 13.4%, Management 9.9%, Top-Down 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging tower defense game that rewards careful planning and efficient base layout.

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 25.6%, City Builder 24.7%, RTS 11.9%, Strategy 9.8%, War 9%

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

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 32.1%, Base Building 20.1%, Roguelite 17.5%, Strategy 9.8%, Tactical 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the core loop of building defenses and managing resources to survive 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 18.6%, City Builder 16.9%, Base Building 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Roguelite 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that incorporates tower defense elements and perma-death for high-stakes gameplay.

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 22.5%, City Builder 20.3%, Roguelite 11.7%, Roguelike 10.8%, Base Building 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines city-building and tower defense with a sandbox feel that allows for creative defensive strategies.

"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 26.6%, City Builder 19%, RTS 14.2%, Roguelite 13.6%, War 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward strategy game that focuses on building defenses and managing magic to hold back waves.

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 39.5%, RTS 19.4%, Strategy 17.3%, Top-Down 12.6%, Tactical 6%

Why You'll Like It: Features tactical squad management and base defense against massive alien swarms.

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 23.6%, Base Building 13.5%, Roguelite 9.9%, RTS 9.7%, Roguelike 9.6%

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 20.5%, City Builder 16.9%, Base Building 14%, Roguelike 12.3%, Roguelite 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike strategy game that blends base building with tower defense and deck-based upgrades.

Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

Why similar: City Builder 44.1%, Resource Management 14.1%, Base Building 12.6%, Strategy 11.5%, Management 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: While more focused on survival, it shares the high-stakes city management and defensive decision-making found in Nordhold.

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 23.9%, City Builder 20.3%, Base Building 16.1%, Roguelite 13.7%, Top-Down 9%

Sir, We Have an Orc Problem is an incremental-style tower defense game where you face an overwhelming number of orcs. Greet them with even more bullets, bombs and lasers!

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.7%, Base Building 13.1%, Roguelite 11.6%, War 10.5%, Management 10%

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 22.4%, City Builder 19.2%, Base Building 14%, RTS 9.6%, Roguelite 8.7%

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 25.4%, City Builder 22.3%, Base Building 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Resource Management 8.1%

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 31.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Roguelite 16.5%, Base Building 9%, Strategy 7.7%

Build and defend your fortress while expanding out in this hold-out tower defense roguelite. Battle across a procedural alien homeworld, fight back corrupted terrain, discover hundreds of structures and upgrades as physics-driven swarms threaten to wipe out humanity.

Why similar: Tower Defense 23.8%, Base Building 15.4%, Roguelite 11.9%, RTS 11.9%, Roguelike 11.3%

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 21.2%, Tower Defense 18.8%, Base Building 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, Management 8.7%

Fend off brutal waves of demonic hordes in this epic fantasy tower defense survivors like! Hack and slash among the action or zoom to strategically control the battlefield. You are the city’s last line of defense, build your base, defend the gate!

Why similar: Tower Defense 23.2%, Base Building 14.1%, Roguelite 13.2%, RTS 11.6%, Roguelike 10.3%

"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 18.3%, City Builder 16.1%, Base Building 11.9%, RTS 8.8%, Roguelite 8.8%

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 22%, City Builder 19.4%, Roguelite 13%, Base Building 11.7%, Roguelike 8.9%

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 20.7%, Base Building 19.7%, Strategy 13.4%, RTS 9.5%

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

Why similar: Tower Defense 25.4%, Base Building 15%, Roguelite 13.5%, Roguelike 10.1%, Strategy 7%

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 28.7%, City Builder 18.5%, Base Building 14.1%, Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelite 9.8%

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 23.4%, City Builder 20.8%, Base Building 13.6%, RTS 13.6%, Roguelite 11%

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 27.8%, Base Building 17%, Roguelite 16.1%, Roguelike 13.3%, Management 9.2%

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 22.8%, Roguelite 13.3%, Base Building 13.1%, RTS 12.2%, Roguelike 10.8%

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 25.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Base Building 12.1%, Strategy 10.5%, Resource Management 9.3%

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 29.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Roguelite 15.6%, Strategy 15.2%, Management 8.6%

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 18.2%, City Builder 14.9%, Base Building 14.4%, RTS 11%, Management 8.4%

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 33.4%, Roguelike 14.3%, Roguelite 13.4%, Management 8.9%, Top-Down 7.8%

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 22.5%, Base Building 15.4%, Roguelite 13%, Roguelike 12.5%, Management 11.2%

Noble Rulers — grow your realm and expand your castle in this short incremental game! Manage resources, discover foreign lands and build up an army to lay siege to your enemies.

Why similar: Management 17.3%, City Builder 16.1%, Resource Management 14.5%, Medieval 14.1%, Tower Defense 13.4%

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 24.4%, City Builder 20.7%, Base Building 14.1%, RTS 11.8%, Roguelike 9.9%

DarkSwitch is a vertical survival city builder. Build a city on a great tree and defend it against the Fog. Face the challenges of limited real estate, scarce resources, and tough moral choices as you seek to uncover the mystery of the Shroud. The Tree Provides! The Tree Protects! The Tree Prevails!

Why similar: City Builder 20.8%, Tower Defense 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Base Building 13.5%, Management 9.6%

Defend your castle in this fast-paced tower defense/action hybrid game with stunning pixel art graphics! Play as alchemically enhanced warrior Bellator, set traps, build towers, craft powerful weapons, and defend your home! The fate of the castle lies in your hands!

Why similar: Tower Defense 34.7%, Roguelike 13.9%, War 13.7%, Top-Down 10.6%, Tactical 10.2%

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 30.7%, Roguelite 16.9%, Roguelike 14.2%, Base Building 11.7%, Tactical 9.1%

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 19.1%, Base Building 16.1%, Tower Defense 11.2%, RTS 9.9%, Roguelite 9.4%

Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!

Why similar: Tower Defense 34.6%, Roguelike 25.8%, Procedural Generation 12.9%, Resource Management 12.1%, Tactical 12.1%