- #1 Warpips
97% matchVery Positive87% of 5,177 reviews2022
Dev: Skirmish Mode GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Warpips is the ultimate quick to learn but amazingly deep tug-of-war strategy game. Deploy the right composition of soldiers, tanks, helicopters and planes in this tight, streamlined strategy-focused war game. Compose the best army, research the right tech; overwhelm your enemy!
Why similar: Auto Battler 22.5%, Tower Defense 22.1%, War 16.2%, Tactical 9.5%, Base Building 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the chaotic, military-focused tug-of-war gameplay and real-time unit deployment found in Northend Tower Defense.
- #2 Thronefall
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,552 reviews2024
Dev: GrizzlyGamesPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.7%, Action RTS 24.4% ★, Auto Battler 13.4%, Base Building 9.6%, Strategy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This minimalist strategy game focuses on defending your base against waves of enemies, mirroring the core defensive loop of the seed game.
- #3 Operation: Polygon Storm
96% matchMixed70% of 292 reviews2024
Dev: Toxic Studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
A fastpaced, military tug-of-war game with minimal micromanagement. Choose and deploy from a mix of specialized military units to overwhelm the enemy. Experiment with a huge variety of unit compositions, synergies, abilities, and upgrades to lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Action RTS 22.8% ★, Auto Battler 18%, Tower Defense 15%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, Military 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similar blend of action-RTS and tower defense mechanics with a heavy emphasis on managing diverse military units on a dynamic battlefield.
- #4 Mechabellum
95% matchVery Positive84% of 19,313 reviews2024
Dev: Game RiverPub: Dreamhaven
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 55.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Command massive armies in this epic mech auto-battler. Draft your troops, customize your units, master your formations, and crush enemies in spectacular 3D battles. All strategy, no clickfest. Outsmart opponents in 1v1, 2v2, free-for-all, or Survival Mode.
Why similar: Auto Battler 26.5%, Action RTS 24.3% ★, War 13.6%, Real Time Tactics 11.8%, Tactical 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep tactical auto-battler experience where positioning and unit upgrades are crucial to overcoming enemy waves.
- #5 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival
94% matchVery Positive87% of 444 reviews2023
Dev: Refinery Games
Windows
Get ready for the ULTIMATE tower defense onslaught. Build, deploy, research and upgrade your defenses in this epic, old school RTS inspired sci-fi adventure.
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.3%, Tactical 23.3%, Strategy 13.4%, Stylized 7%, Action 5%
Why You'll Like It: A military-themed tower defense game that emphasizes tactical placement and survival against relentless enemy forces.
- #6 X-Morph: Defense
94% matchVery Positive91% of 4,163 reviews2017
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Unique fusion of a top-down shooter and tower defense strategy. You are the invader! Use destructive weapons or lead your enemies into a maze of towers. Strategize in the build mode by carefully selecting various types of alien towers or throw yourself right into the heat of the battle.
Why similar: Tower Defense 72.7%, Strategy 15.7%, Action 5.8%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines traditional tower defense with top-down shooter action, providing a high-octane experience similar to the action-heavy nature of Northend.
- #7 Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
93% matchVery Positive86% of 790 reviews2024
Dev: Element Studios
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Axon TD lets you expand the map boundaries themselves. A huge arsenal of towers and a wide variety of enemies clash in a battlefield that grows to your whims. Engage in single, cooperative, and roguelite gameplay.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.5%, Real Time Tactics 28.7%, Tactical 14.1%, Strategy 8.4%, War 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the genre that incorporates roguelite elements and complex tactical decision-making.
- #8 Taur
92% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,108 reviews2020
Dev: Echo Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the homeworld of the Tauron droids against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine?
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.9%, Base Building 14.6%, Real Time Tactics 12.2%, Strategy 10.1%, War 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features intense, action-packed defensive combat where you must manage powerful weaponry to protect your base from alien invaders.
- #9 Stickman Trenches
91% matchVery Positive82% of 1,946 reviews2023
Dev: Big Play Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Stickman Trenches is a Real Time Strategy game in which you need to manage your men and weapons and build up your defenses in the brutal trenches of Stick World War 1.
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.5%, War 21.1%, Military 19.6%, Strategy 13.4%, Base Building 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This side-scrolling strategy game captures the feel of trench warfare and tactical unit deployment against incoming waves.
- #10 Bad North: Jotunn Edition
91% matchVery Positive93% of 14,176 reviews2018
Dev: Plausible ConceptPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island.
Why similar: Tower Defense 18.1%, Auto Battler 17.8%, Real Time Tactics 16.2%, Fighting 13.2% ★, War 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: This real-time tactics game requires careful positioning and unit management to defend islands against waves of invaders.
- #11 Diplomacy is Not an Option
90% matchVery Positive86% of 12,512 reviews2024
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Action RTS 20.5% ★, Tower Defense 14.9%, Base Building 14.6%, War 12.3%, Historical 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the 'defend against massive hordes' mechanic, requiring careful resource management and defensive structure placement.
- #12 Outpost: Infinity Siege
89% matchMixed65% of 13,623 reviews2024
Dev: Team RangerPub: Lightning Games
Windows
Median: 16.2 hrsMean: 41.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Command Mobile Outpost and take XEN Firearm to venture deep into the Signet surveillance off-limit area. Collect unique Weapon Units. Amp up the firepower of the Outpost that fights with you. This is an FTD game - FPS, Tower Defense, Base Building and much more all at the same time.
Why similar: Tower Defense 37%, Military 24.5%, Base Building 21.6%, Strategy 9%, 3D 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It blends base-building, tower defense, and first-person shooter mechanics for a high-stakes defensive experience.
- #13 Toy Shire: Room One
89% matchVery Positive94% of 1,274 reviews2024
Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Are you prepared for a thrilling toy army tower defense adventure? Welcome to the Toy Shire! Battle diverse foes in various locations, defend your family, and repel foes from your area. Save the world by strengthening your defense with toy towers! FULL GAME AVAILABLE NOW!
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.2%, Real Time Tactics 16.8%, Military 14%, War 13.4%, Tactical 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A charming tower defense game that focuses on strategic unit placement and managing resources in a confined space.
- #14 No Creeps Were Harmed TD
88% matchVery Positive89% of 495 reviews2024
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Employ lethal turrets, traps, and gadgets to defend against an onslaught of evolving creeps! Step into a twisted, hyper 3D, mind bending realm. Upgrade and adapt your defenses. Become a master maze crafter. Collect bizarre artifacts. Rush creeps for lucrative rewards, and succumb to greed!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31%, Action RTS 28.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, Tactical 8.3%, Strategy 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi tower defense game that offers deep customization and tactical depth for managing defensive grids.
- #15 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
87% 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 47.1%, Tower Defense 40.3%, Strategy 9.7%, Action 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: It adds roguelite progression to the tower defense formula, ensuring that every run feels fresh and challenging.
- #16 Siege of Centauri
86% matchMixed66% of 451 reviews2019
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Defend against thousands of enemies in this explosive tower defense game. Deploy upgradable towers and unleash powerful orbital abilities as you try to protect Earth's first colony world from destruction.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.7%, Real Time Tactics 23%, War 14.4%, Base Building 13.3%, Tactical 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the creators of Ashes of the Singularity, this game focuses on large-scale tower defense against thousands of enemies.
- #17 D.O.T. Defence
84% matchVery Positive85% of 219 reviews2026
Dev: Rattleaxe Games
Windows · Linux
Welcome to the frontlines! Build towers, muster armies, and conquer the map. Challenge yourself in the single-player campaign following the Chroma Wars, survive relentless waves in solo defense, or battle it out in local matches against friends and AI bots. Victory comes with the last HQ standing!
Why similar: Action RTS 20.9% ★, Auto Battler 17.4%, Tower Defense 15.3%, Real Time Tactics 13.3%, Military 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist take on the action-RTS genre that focuses on fast-paced decision-making and unit management.
- #18 Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
84% matchVery Positive90% of 3,232 reviews2021
Dev: Element Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Element TD 2 sees you combine powerful elements to create unique towers. Prove your defenses against challenging foes, and compete or cooperate with others to determine who has mastered the elements.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.4%, Real Time Tactics 31.4%, Tactical 14.2%, Strategy 9.2%, 3D 3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style tower defense game that focuses on complex maze building and elemental synergies.
- #19 Tower Dominion
82% 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 28.3%, Auto Battler 17.9%, Base Building 13.5%, Tactical 11.5%, War 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines base-building and tower defense with roguelike elements, providing a long-term strategic challenge.
- #20 Little Kingdom RTS
83% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
Windows
Little Kingdom RTS is an indie real-time strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Gather resources, build settlements, raise walls, and grow your small kingdom. Command an army of knights, archers, and mages to fight off rival kingdoms, orcs, and undead.
Why similar: Action RTS 21.3% ★, Tower Defense 19.9%, Real Time Tactics 15.1%, War 13.5%, Base Building 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A blend of base-building and real-time strategy that focuses on defending your territory with limited resources.
- #21 Warfront Defenders
85% matchMixed42% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Flying Robot Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The gameplay is inspired by famous last stands from some of history's deadliest conflicts, such as the Second World War and the Sino-Japanese War. A hybrid of Tower Defense and Real-Time Strategy with a lot of replay value.
Why similar: Action RTS 24.2% ★, Tower Defense 18.1%, Real Time Tactics 14.6%, War 8.6%, Military 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A world-war-themed tower defense game that emphasizes historical unit types and defensive tactics.
- #22 Trench Lord: Eastern Front
81% matchVery Positive83% of 824 reviews2026
Dev: Tracer StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The enemy has invaded the territory, the motherland needs you, soldier! Gather your troops and defeat all enemies!
Why similar: War 25.6%, Military 24.7%, Real Time Tactics 20.5%, Strategy 9.1%, Historical 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A military strategy game that focuses on the grit and tactical positioning required in historical trench warfare.
- #23 Sanctum 2
82% matchVery Positive90% of 14,391 reviews2013
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.
Why similar: Tower Defense 79.2%, Strategy 10.9%, Action 3.9%, Indie 3%, Combat 3%
Why You'll Like It: A unique hybrid that forces you to build defenses while actively participating in the combat from a first-person perspective.
- #24 Attack on Toys
81% matchVery Positive93% of 1,213 reviews2021
Dev: N7T-GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Relive Your Childhood Toys comes to life! Build your Army Toys, make battle scenario, watch the Toys battling each other, and customize your play with Attack on Toys Toy Box. Command your Army Toys to fight againts another toys strategically and keep them alive during battle!
Why similar: Action RTS 28.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.7%, Tower Defense 16.9%, Military 12.2%, War 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This action-RTS features toy soldiers in a war setting, providing a similar tactical feel to the seed game.
- #25 Orcs Must Die! 3
79% matchVery Positive86% of 14,886 reviews2021
Dev: Robot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.
Why similar: Tower Defense 70%, Strategy 12.3%, Combat 6.6%, Stylized 4.3%, Action 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a polished action-tower defense experience with a focus on traps and active combat against large enemy groups.
- #26 Nordhold
78% matchVery Positive87% of 3,330 reviews2025
Dev: StunForgePub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 33.3%, Base Building 16.3%, War 14.4%, Management 14%, Tactical 9.6%
- #27 Last Hope - Tower Defense
80% matchVery Positive83% of 460 reviews2016
Dev: JE Software
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.9 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 80.4%, Strategy 13.7%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A zombie-themed tower defense game that emphasizes hero abilities and strategic unit placement.
- #28 Coast Defender
79% matchVery Positive82% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: SecretLabPub: Matryoshka
Windows
Dive deep into the exhilarating world of high-stakes battles. Lead your army against a relentless onslaught of enemy machinery, spanning from the iconic tanks of WW2 to the modern-day helicopters.
Why similar: Military 27.8%, War 26.3%, Tower Defense 25.3%, Tactical 14.9%, Action 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical military game that focuses on defending coastal regions with various artillery and infantry units.
- #29 Zombie Defense
78% matchVery Positive84% of 2,171 reviews2016
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A modern hybrid of the classic RTS and modern Tower Defense. Recruit soldiers, place them on slots and let them shoot incoming waves of zombies by their own. Order supplies, throw grenades, order airstrikes and many more... Perfect mix of strategy, tactics and micromanagement.
Why similar: Tower Defense 76.1%, Strategy 14.9%, Action 5.2%, Indie 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on managing squads of soldiers to hold off waves of zombies, mirroring the zombie mode in Northend.
- #30 Mechs V Kaijus - Tower Defense
77% matchVery Positive84% of 543 reviews2022
Dev: Doble Punch Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Mechs V Kaijus is an addictive hardcore tower defense gameplay. In Mechs V Kaijus you take on the role of Commander of a powerful Mechs squadron. Improve your Mech, strategically place towers and factories on the battlefield. Deploy support units on the battlefield, and save our civilization.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.5%, Real Time Tactics 17.2%, Tactical 15.3%, Base Building 14.1%, Strategy 9.3%
- #31 Zombo Buster Advance
77% matchVery Positive82% of 248 reviews2020
Dev: FIREBEAST
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Zombo Buster Advance is a tower defense game taking place inside buildings with interchangeable elevators. Deploy, swap and shoot like a boss!
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.1%, Real Time Tactics 24.6%, Military 11.3%, Strategy 10.5%, Tactical 9.8%
- #32 City Defense Z
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 322 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: Auto Battler 25.5%, Tower Defense 23.2%, Base Building 13.2%, Tactical 12.7%, Management 11.4%
- #33 MoeArmy vs SuArmy
74% matchVery Positive84% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: KumiLGames
Windows
MoeArmy vs SuArmy is a 2D auto-battle strategy game. Choose the Moe or Su faction, build structures to deploy formations, combine cards, gear, and commander skills to power up your troops, exploit armor counters in automatic combat, and destroy the enemy base to claim victory!
Why similar: Auto Battler 24.4%, Tower Defense 21.7%, Military 11.9%, War 11.4%, Base Building 9.9%
- #34 Expand & Exterminate: Terrytorial Disputes - Endless Base Defense
75% matchVery Positive81% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Terryble Interactive
Windows
The best elements of Real-Time Strategy (RTS) and Tower Defense genres combined into a new Base Defense game. Defend against countless waves of enemies while you expand your base, gather resources, and research technologies to defeat the ever strengthening enemy units.
Why similar: Tower Defense 54.7%, Base Building 20.1%, Strategy 13.7%, Stylized 6.1%, 3D 5.4%
- #35 There Are No Orcs
72% matchVery Positive93% of 1,211 reviews2025
Dev: BaseTrade StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An RTS-Roguelike hybrid with auto-battling troops. Master building placement, swarm your enemies, and smash their defenses with unit-commander combos!
Why similar: Auto Battler 30.6%, Tower Defense 26.7%, Base Building 12.9%, Military 12.7%, War 10.5%
- #36 ZeroZone2020
76% matchVery Positive84% of 129 reviews2019
Dev: HaDe GamesPub: My Way Games
Windows
Zero Zone 2020 is a classic Tower defense game where you will need to defend a home base from swarms of enemies
Why similar: Tower Defense 54.1%, Real Time Tactics 25.1%, Strategy 14.7%, Action 6.1%
- #37 Guardians of Hyelore
76% matchMixed57% of 60 reviews2021
Dev: Megaglope StudiosPub: indie.io
Windows
Guardians of Hyelore is an action-packed unit recruitment game pitting your units and strategies against an onslaught of enemies. Hire units, improve your troops, earn achievements, and spawn your Guardian to fight 150+ unique enemies in this exciting take on the army-spawning action genre.
Why similar: Action RTS 28% ★, Auto Battler 21.9%, Tower Defense 21.3%, War 8.9%, Management 6.7%
- #38 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 36.4%, Real Time Tactics 16.1%, Tactical 14.5%, Base Building 13.2%, Strategy 10.2%
- #39 League TD
73% matchVery Positive87% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: Wondarabyte
Windows
"League Tower Defense" is a strategy tower defense game that combines unique defense towers and various upgradeable components to unleash different attack effects. Come and build your perfect defense line.
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.7%, War 19.5%, Tactical 11.5%, Strategy 10.7%, Base Building 10.1%
- #40 Sunbreak War
71% matchVery Positive84% of 151 reviews2026
Dev: Candlelight Studio
Windows
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 25%, Real Time Tactics 21.7%, War 15.9%, Military 15.4%, Base Building 11.1%
- #41 Toy Shire
71% matchVery Positive87% of 726 reviews2024
Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Catoptric Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Are you prepared for a thrilling toy army tower defense adventure? Welcome to the Toy Shire! Battle diverse foes in various locations, defend your family, and repel foes from your area. Save the world by strengthening your defense with toy towers!
Why similar: Tower Defense 24%, Real Time Tactics 19.6%, War 17%, Military 16.7%, Tactical 11.5%
- #42 Firebase Defence
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 63 reviews2019
Dev: Rasmus Agergaard
Windows
Firebase Defence is a new spin on the traditional tower defence gameplay. You have to defend yourself from the waves upon waves of incoming enemies. You are free to build, place and manage your available resources and units in any way you want. But failing to balance those will result in defeat!
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.8%, Base Building 14.3%, Real Time Tactics 12.1%, Strategy 11.9%, War 11.3%
- #43 IDUN - Frontline Survival
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 718 reviews2025
Dev: IDUN InteractivePub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A defense RTS where you can move turrets at will. Extract resources, upgrade technology, and defend against enemy swarms in a gripping space campaign. Hold the line, set up your turrets, and brace for screen-filling hordes!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.2%, War 21.8%, Base Building 17.3%, Combat 8.8%, Strategy 8.3%
- #44 Planet TD
72% matchMixed62% of 276 reviews2023
Dev: MD GamesPub: Next in Game
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
6 different types of towers! 4 planets with different characteristics! 25 different enemies. Drones, Tanks, Biorobotic enemies and many different ground and air vehicles! Snowy and Glacial maps, Desert and Arid lands! Prepare to defend the solar system against invaders!
Why similar: Auto Battler 27.4%, Tower Defense 26.7%, Real Time Tactics 21.9%, Tactical 12.7%, Strategy 5.5%
- #45 Toy Soldiers: HD
73% matchMixed64% of 165 reviews2021
Dev: Signal StudiosPub: Accelerate Games
Windows
Command antique WWI Toy Soldiers in the trench-filled battlefields of Europe. Deploy an exciting arsenal of guns, artillery, flamethrowers, tanks and planes to defend your WWI toy dioramas. Take direct control of individual units or command the entire battlefield from above.
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.5%, Military 14.4%, Strategy 12.4%, War 11.9%, Historical 9.6%
- #46 Wooden Battles
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 534 reviews2017
Dev: SP Digital Arts Inc.
Windows
Build a wooden fort, place your units, watch the mayhem!
Why similar: Auto Battler 30%, War 17.4%, Military 12.7%, Tactical 10.5%, Base Building 9.3%
- #47 Mob Control
70% matchMixed66% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: VOODOOPub: QubicGames
Windows
Are you ready to become the ultimate champion in the world of tower defense battles? Create, grow and lead!
Why similar: Tactical 45.7%, War 24.7%, Combat 14.9%, Action 10.5%, 3D 4.2%
- #48 Survivor Challenge TD
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: SQRT Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Survivor Challenge TD - is a Tower Defense game where you manage a single tower and add upgrades to it. Buy abilities, enhance upgrades, and defeat the boss!
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.6%, Tactical 18.5%, Combat 11.9%, Strategy 9.6%, Stylized 8.5%
- #49 Tempest Tower
68% matchVery Positive92% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Half Past Yellow
Windows
Tempest Tower is an action packed tower defense platformer where you must brawl with incoming hordes of Creepers while herding the local critters to safety. Build, fight, upgrade, overcome.
Why similar: Action RTS 32.9% ★, Tower Defense 31.3%, Base Building 17.3%, Strategy 7.8%, Stylized 6.4%
- #50 Wool at the Gates
67% matchVery Positive92% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: Okay Creature
Windows
A minimalist tactical base defense game where you fight as a hero, command troops, and build powerful class synergies while fortifying your city against relentless waves of invading sheep.
Why similar: Action RTS 29.6% ★, Tower Defense 26%, Auto Battler 12.3%, Base Building 12.2%, Strategy 6.8%
- #51 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far
67% matchVery Positive81% of 1,029 reviews2024
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Unleash voxel warfare in 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far. Lead a modern military, build bases, unlock units, and attack in all-out war. Engage on land, sea and air in over two dozen missions, online skirmishes, or co-op. Easy to learn, a challenge to master.
Why similar: Action RTS 29.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.4%, Military 13.3%, Base Building 11.7%, Tactical 10.7%
- #52 This Isn't Just Tower Defense
69% matchMixed62% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Pri Games
Windows
Defend your base with placeable towers that can be upgraded endlessly. Automate your production and make sure there's enough power to keep everything running.
Why similar: Tower Defense 53.6%, Auto Battler 17.7%, Strategy 10.8%, Combat 8.6%, Base Building 7.3%
- #53 Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense RPG
67% 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 29%, Tower Defense 28%, Tactical 12.2%, Management 8.7%, Strategy 7.9%
- #54 The Gate Must Stand
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 221 reviews2026
Dev: Senmu StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
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 37%, Real Time Tactics 32.9%, Base Building 18.7%, Strategy 8.3%, Action 3.1%
- #55 Toy Soldiers
68% matchVery Positive89% of 1,495 reviews2012
Dev: Signal Studios
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Command your TOY SOLDIERS in epic, action-packed battles.
Why similar: Tower Defense 58.8%, Strategy 19.7%, Historical 7.8%, Simulation 7.1%, Action 6.7%
- #56 M.A.C.E. Tower Defense
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 61 reviews2017
Dev: EntwicklerX
Windows
M.A.C.E. Tower Defense is a classic tower defense game with unique towers and enemies and an ingame shop system for getting better towers, upgrade existing towers and buy special items.
Why similar: Tower Defense 54%, Strategy 25.5%, Action 10.2%, Indie 10.2%
- #57 GROSS
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 309 reviews2023
Dev: hangry owl games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
GROSS is a unique twist on the classic tower defense genre. After building your defenses, you will jump into the action to take on enemies head-on. Make sure to collect as much cash as possible to upgrade your defenses and stay ahead of the game. Can you outlast the waves of enemies?
Why similar: Tower Defense 50%, Base Building 21.7%, Strategy 12.2%, Stylized 7.6%, Action 4.8%
- #58 Trial Of Empires TD
68% 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 30.8%, Military 20.2%, War 19.9%, Tactical 10.1%, Strategy 7.9%