- #1 increTower
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tent Incident
Windows
A short incremental tower defense game. Upgrade your tower. Upgrade your enemies. Repeat until it gets out of control.
Why similar: Incremental 25.6%, Bullet Heaven 25.2% ★, Tower Defense 16.7%, Idler 7.1%, Strategy 6.8%
- #2 ORE x TRACTOR
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Glitchless Games
Windows
ORE x TRACTOR is a short, incremental game about demolishing space rocks with a variety of weaponry.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 36.8% ★, Incremental 22.6%, Strategy 12.5%, Relaxing 7.4%, Casual 6.6%
- #3 Elecade
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PongorianGames
Windows
Strike down rampaging machines with chain lightning. Elecade is a 1-bit action game with incremental upgrades, where you power up and climb to the top of a space facility.
Why similar: Incremental 27.7%, Bullet Heaven 25.9% ★, Gun Customization 18.6%, Strategy 12.1%, Top-Down 5.3%
- #4 Defense Clicker
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 173 reviews2017
Dev: Albatros Softworks
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 99.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Defense Clicker is an clicker game which will be soon F2P, with an tower defense theme and a few twists which make it very unique. You have to build an defense line with towers and upgrade them to stay alive as long as possible. when you die the map resets but you get a few special points depending on how long you survived.
Why similar: Incremental 39.9%, Tower Defense 29.8%, Strategy 20.1%, Casual 10.2%
- #5 How to Turn Zombie
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EverTier Games
Windows
Take control of a living virus and infect the human body from within. Destroy cells, harvest Biomass, evolve powerful mutations, and defend your Viral Core against relentless immune-system attacks in this incremental tower defense game.
Why similar: Incremental 44.1%, Tower Defense 22.5%, Strategy 10.3%, Casual 7.3%, Top-Down 4.8%
- #6 Water Defense
94% matchMixed61% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: red.acoPub: ACO Industries, k.s.
Windows · Mac
A strategy game that not only entertains, but also educates. Prevent pollution of natural resources with ACO products and score higher than others!
Why similar: Incremental 35.3%, Tower Defense 30.6%, Strategy 25.8%, Casual 4.1%, 3D 3.5%
- #7 Christmas Is Coming
93% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: SumGames
Windows
Christmas is coming and you must stop it at all cost! Place down towers and ground defences to fight back against Christmas themed enemies. Break through stone and groom snow to expose new buildable areas. Upgrade your towers and collect Christmas cards that apply special abilities.
Why similar: Incremental 28.7%, Tower Defense 27.9%, Strategy 17.5%, Casual 7.4%, Idler 7.3%
- #8 Cell Defense
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: blaubessen
Windows · Mac
Cell Defense is an incremental tower defense set inside the body. One antibody holds the center as endless waves of viruses and bacteria close in. Survive, earn, and spend it on weapons, build-defining cards, and upgrades that keep paying out while you idle.
Why similar: Incremental 29.5%, Tower Defense 25.6%, Strategy 13.9%, Idler 8.4%, Relaxing 5.5%
- #9 Incremental Stand
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Huhi Games
Windows
Incremental Stand is an incremental strategy tower defense game where you scavenge resources with your cursor, place survivors through a city overrun by zombies, fight zombies, and grow stronger through a skill tree and powerful upgrades.
Why similar: Incremental 32.7%, Tower Defense 24.1%, Strategy 16.9%, Action 5.8%, Top-Down 5.5%
- #10 Dyeversion
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Catchy
Windows · Mac
Dyeversion is a color-routing tower defense. Drag liquid hoses from color sources to your towers, mix colors to forge powerful COMBO towers, and route your pipes around the enemy path. Battle dozens of levels, earn tokens, and unlock a deep skill tree.
Why similar: Incremental 26.2%, Tower Defense 22%, Gun Customization 19.8%, Strategy 9.6%, Relaxing 4.7%
- #11 No More Pesticide
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jampacked Games
Windows
No More Pesticide is an active incremental game about a cute frog exterminating swarms of mutant bugs and taking down an evil pesticide manufacturer.
Why similar: Incremental 27.9%, Bullet Heaven 27.4% ★, Management 7.2%, Strategy 7.2%, Idler 6.3%
- #12 Nock Nock Loose
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: RBC Games
Windows
A short incremental tower defense game where you defend your city from enemy armies. Sharpen your archers' aim, unlock powerful abilities in a massive skill tree, and crush every warlord who dares besiege your walls.
Why similar: Incremental 34.5%, Tower Defense 24.3%, Strategy 9.7%, Relaxing 9.4%, Casual 7.5%
- #13 Mindscape
89% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Vladlen Manshin
Windows
A unique blend of incremental progression and tower defense, set to the rhythm of the breath. Protect the Breath Center from Thoughts by releasing them through Awareness into Clarity.
Why similar: Incremental 38.8%, Tower Defense 26.3%, Strategy 17.6%, Relaxing 7.6%, Casual 6.6%
- #14 Incresleeper
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: nicejammer
Windows · Linux
A short, active incremental game about fighting insomnia. Go to bed, bust hordes of demons in your dreams and get powerful upgrades to become a master at sleeping.
Why similar: Incremental 31.3%, Bullet Heaven 28.3% ★, Strategy 13.7%, Casual 6.6%, Idler 5.1%
- #15 Florana Defense
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Petr "Glubo" Sykora
Windows · Mac · Linux
Incremental Mazing Tower Defense. No lives, just make more gold. No fixed mob path, create the best maze ever.
Why similar: Incremental 34.5%, Tower Defense 31%, Strategy 8.8%, Casual 8.7%, Idler 6.3%
- #16 Incrempire
86% matchMixed68% of 161 reviews2026
Dev: FMGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defend. Upgrade. Dominate. A relaxing incremental base-defense game, packed with powerful skills and a deep skill tree.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 26.8% ★, Incremental 25.4%, Tower Defense 15.2%, Relaxing 8.7%, Idler 7.3%
- #17 Refence
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: Muurou Tech
Windows · Mac · Linux
Refence is a roguelite based idle defense game, where you can choose heroes and their traits, upgrade your castle, and manage resources to fend off enemies from the Demon Realm who are trying to attack your castle.
Why similar: Incremental 24%, Bullet Heaven 22.2% ★, Tower Defense 18.4%, Strategy 8.6%, Relaxing 7.5%
- #18 Outhold
84% matchVery Positive86% of 1,770 reviews2025
Dev: Tellus Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Incremental 33.4%, Tower Defense 23.8%, Strategy 11%, Relaxing 8.7%, Management 7.3%
- #19 Click Click Chicken
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GreenSquid Studios
Windows · Linux
A short incremental game about catching chickens, pigs, cows and sheep.
Why similar: Incremental 39.6%, Strategy 13.4%, Relaxing 13%, Casual 11.2%, Idler 8%
- #20 Towerburst
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gwyn GamesPub: GwynGames
Windows
An incremental tower defense game where you fight enemies using unique tower combinations. Gather resources from fallen enemies, unlock and upgrade your towers, discover new tower synergies and defeat every enemy before your towers run out of shots.
Why similar: Incremental 33.8%, Tower Defense 23.9%, Strategy 10.8%, Idler 9.4%, Relaxing 8.1%
- #21 Tiny Fortress
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RKO Software
Windows
[Previously called "Tiny Towers"] A short incremental game about defending your tiny fortress from hordes of tiny mobs. Place towers, gain resources by defeating enemies, and unlock new upgrades in the skill tree to strengthen your goblin stronghold.
Why similar: Incremental 36.4%, Tower Defense 25.9%, Strategy 9.6%, Idler 8.2%, Casual 6.1%
- #22 Color Defense
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: BUG DUCK GAMES
Windows
Color Defense is an idle/clicker game with a tower defense theme. You can choose between different towers and upgrades to survive as long as you can.....
Why similar: Strategy 28.1%, Incremental 27.6%, Tower Defense 20.5%, Casual 13.2%, Relaxing 7.3%
- #23 castle idler
80% matchVery Positive80% of 168 reviews2026
Dev: Soy Boy Games
Windows · Mac
castle idler is a short, relaxing incremental tower defense game with no waves. upgrade towers, collect coins, and unlock powerful prestige upgrades to defend your castle.
Why similar: Incremental 31.7%, Tower Defense 23.9%, Strategy 10.8%, Idler 9.9%, Relaxing 7.1%
- #24 Goblin Buster: Incremental Tower Defense
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: Natrix
Windows
Goblin Buster is an incremental tower defense game with deep upgrade mechanics. Obliterate annoying goblins, collect materials, discover powerful relics, invest in unique buildings and spend your resources to upgrade towers and magical spells with a massive skill tree!
Why similar: Incremental 32.4%, Tower Defense 21%, Strategy 11.3%, Idler 8.2%, Top-Down 6.2%
- #25 Crystal Ascend
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Zodiac GameLab
Windows
A simple incremental game where you nurture crystal elementals by destroying floating crystals and harvesting aether. Upgrade the skill tree, unlock new abilities to gather resources faster, and build your ultimate crystal companions.
Why similar: Incremental 30.3%, Bullet Heaven 29.8% ★, Relaxing 9.2%, Management 7.1%, Idler 6.7%
- #26 ProtectHeart
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 41 reviews2024
Dev: kgsensei
Windows
ProtectHeart is a strategic defense game, defend the heart at all costs! Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.6%, Incremental 23%, Strategy 20.7%, Relaxing 11.2%, Casual 10.6%
- #27 Mining Away!
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tiny Knight Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mining Away! is a short incremental game in which you mine ores, collect resources, progress through the vast skill tree, find rare relics, and unlock powerful pickaxes!
Why similar: Incremental 34.9%, Strategy 12.8%, Relaxing 8.9%, Idler 8.7%, Casual 8%
- #28 Temporal Strike
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VongoForge
Windows
Control and upgrade a squad of time traveling soldiers sent back to stop an orc invasion before they can obtain the Power of Chaos in this incremental isometric shooter game
Why similar: Incremental 34.1%, Tower Defense 22.6%, Isometric 12.7%, Strategy 12.5%, Idler 7.4%
- #29 GRIDMINE
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Waterboat
Windows
GRIDMINE is a retro tower defense built around incremental progression. Survive for as long as possible, then return to your skill tree to spend extracted resources on tower-based upgrades and abilities.
Why similar: Incremental 36.1%, Tower Defense 31.7%, Strategy 16.5%, Casual 8.2%, Action 3.6%
- #30 Keep Cutting
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: devug
Windows
A short and satisfying incremental game about cutting endless grass and buying upgrades to clear more.
Why similar: Incremental 36.2%, Strategy 12.5%, Relaxing 11.6%, Idler 8.3%, Casual 7.4%
- #31 Incremental Infinity
76% matchMixed58% of 159 reviews2026
Dev: Rablo Games
Windows
An Idle Incremental game where you explore an infinite, procedurally generated skill tree. Defend yourself against ever-growing waves of numbers. Unlock new abilities, complete quests and expand the skill tree to become infinitely powerful.
Why similar: Incremental 28.5%, Bullet Heaven 26.9% ★, Idler 9.1%, Relaxing 9%, Strategy 8.7%
- #32 Idle Deathworks
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NiutNiut Games
Windows
An idle tower defense roguelite where you summon enemies, harvest their resources, build defenses, and risk increasingly dangerous challenges. When the run ends, resurrect stronger and push farther.
Why similar: Incremental 29.2%, Tower Defense 25.7%, Strategy 13.6%, Idler 8.3%, Management 5.4%
- #33 Yummy Yummy Honey
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gaming Is Dead Studio
Windows · Linux
Harvest flowers, grow your honeycomb! Relaxing yet exciting: a cozy rush of bloom and buzz.
Why similar: Incremental 39.6%, Strategy 25.8%, Casual 13.3%, Idler 10.8%, Relaxing 9%
- #34 Pullstation
76% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: ZIROH
Windows
Pullstation is an incremental tower defence about saving your space station from the ever-growing horde of UNKNOWN origin.
Why similar: Incremental 34.6%, Tower Defense 31.9%, Casual 12.2%, Idler 11.2%, Strategy 7.3%
- #35 A Game About Feeding A Black Hole
74% matchVery Positive89% of 3,312 reviews2025
Dev: AarimousPub: Aarimous and Thornity
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars.
Why similar: Incremental 54.7%, Strategy 10.1%, Relaxing 9.9%, Idler 6.9%, Casual 6.4%
- #36 QUBE: Incremental TD
75% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
Windows
QUBE: Incremental TD is a crazy mix of an incremental game and tower defense, where upgrade choices matter. Gather resources, build defensive towers, upgrade yourself, and survive as many enemy waves as possible!
Why similar: Incremental 31.4%, Tower Defense 31.1%, Strategy 16.9%, Idler 8.9%, Action 4.2%
- #37 Get Stoned
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HAITAKSI
Windows
Get Stoned is an incremental tower defense game where players design their own bullet loadouts. Gather resources, unlock unique boulders, and discover game-breaking synergies while defending your castle. It's time for everything to get stoned!
Why similar: Incremental 32.9%, Tower Defense 24.9%, Strategy 11.8%, Casual 6.2%, Management 6%
- #38 Majestria: Incremental Survival
73% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2026
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
Windows
A top-down roguelite auto-battler where every hero fights with a deadly magic circle. Build powers from seven god pantheons, unlock characters with rare abilities, and lead your champion through relentless waves of hundreds.
Why similar: Incremental 57.4%, Strategy 20.3%, Casual 8.5%, Idler 6%, Action 5.5%
- #39 Rune Tower Incremental
73% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: HyugaHouse Games
Windows
Chill incremental TD idler: Scale ONE tower to infinity with 14 powerful runes. Experiment wildly - Bounce+Splash shreds packs, Combo+Laser ramps single-target doom, Sniper+Kaboom explodes hordes. AFK waves, smash epic bosses & adventurers, prestige for exponential might. Relax, fuse, ascend!
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.9%, Gun Customization 20.3%, Strategy 17.2%, Idler 7.7%, Casual 7.7%
- #40 Recursive
71% matchPositive83% of 47 reviews2026
Dev: Xero
Windows · Linux
Every time you think you understand it, it unlocks something else, adding new layers, mechanics, and ways to grow.
Why similar: Incremental 39.3%, Tower Defense 25.7%, Strategy 14.4%, Idler 10.4%, Casual 6.4%
- #41 Queen's Vanguard
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nido40fied
Windows
Chess Meets Tower Defense – Strategize, Defend, and Conquer!
Why similar: Incremental 30.2%, Tower Defense 29.3%, Strategy 18.4%, Isometric 10%, Idler 8.3%
- #42 Essence Harvest
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SinusQuell Games
Windows · Linux
A unique combination of a classical incremental game with a more action based bullet-heaven game. Featuring a huge upgrade tree with around 200 permanent upgrades, plus relics, boons and more. Wishlist now and see how strong you can get.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 38.4% ★, Incremental 28.9%, Relaxing 9.4%, Idler 9.3%, Casual 5.5%
- #43 Pixel Orbit
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 30 reviews2026
Dev: YaxWorks
Windows
Incremental game about defending Earth from impending danger. Develop your Skill Tree to setup automatic turrets and various other defensive mechanisms.
Why similar: Incremental 34.2%, Tower Defense 24.4%, Strategy 11.1%, Idler 9.5%, Relaxing 9.1%
- #44 Seed Defender
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Bushwookie
Windows
Click your way to victory in this tower defense strategy game. Swarmed by chickens trying to steal your hard-earned seeds, click them to death and collect their feathers. Then, purchase defenses with those feathers to fend off the hoards that are to come.
Why similar: Incremental 32.5%, Tower Defense 28%, Strategy 22%, Action 6.9%, Casual 3.4%
- #45 BOYKISSER IS COMING
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: akhsotoen
Windows
A simple tower defense game where you need to protect your house from Boykissers
Why similar: Incremental 33%, Tower Defense 29.5%, Strategy 14.2%, Management 8.7%, Casual 7.4%
- #46 Pulse Citadel
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blindsided Games
Windows
Pulse Citadel is a compact sci-fi defense game where automated combat powers a hand-built research grid. Route Charge into weapons, abilities, speed, and prestige upgrades until the dormant Citadel comes fully online.
Why similar: Incremental 38.4%, Tower Defense 27.4%, Strategy 16.9%, Top-Down 6.6%, Casual 4.1%
- #47 Wizard Gold
68% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: SlowGrowth Games
Windows
An incremental game about an ancient stone that turns wood into gold. You collect fallen wood and feed it to the stone for gold, then hire wizards, buy upgrades, and cast spells. Prestige to start once again with permanent power to help you feed the stone even more.
Why similar: Incremental 43.8%, Strategy 21%, Idler 11.4%, Relaxing 10.5%, Casual 7.8%
- #48 THE 4 DEFENDERS
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WIB Indie Brazil
Windows
A game where you will command 4 heroes (TD) in the defense of Earth from an army of AIs. Create cannons, place them in strategic locations, and level up. Each stage increases in difficulty progressively. You will also command the 4 heroes' ships and can even count on the help of a super robot.
Why similar: Incremental 29.1%, Tower Defense 24.8%, Strategy 18.6%, Casual 9.1%, Top-Down 6.1%
- #49 Transport Defender
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 459 reviews2017
Dev: Coconut Shavers
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 630.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Defend the transport ship from being captured by enemy waves on the way to the jump hole. Upgrade weapons, kill enemies, get cargo, transfer cargo, buy features, repeat.
Why similar: Incremental 66%, Strategy 22.6%, Casual 11.4%
- #50 Horde Up Ahead: Survivors TD
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aristocrat Mouse
Windows
Trapped in a tower. A massive horde up ahead! Your gun and turrets are your only companions. Can you defend the tower?
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 28.5% ★, Incremental 24%, Tower Defense 22.2%, Isometric 9.7%, Strategy 7.4%
- #51 A Game About Bouncing DVD
68% matchMostly Negative25% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Gamific
Windows
A minimalist incremental game where you watch DVD logos bounce endlessly, earn points, upgrade your screen, and unlock increasingly powerful upgrades.
Why similar: Incremental 38.2%, Strategy 19.1%, Relaxing 12.6%, Casual 10.6%, Idler 7.9%
- #52 Hex Core
67% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: Serious Penguin Studios Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hex Core is a short, incremental clicker-style defense game where you help PeteOS hold back waves of viruses until you can wipe them out for good. Spend resources to unlock a huge spread of upgrades, new mechanics, weapons, and research.
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 38.5% ★, Incremental 29.7%, Idler 9.3%, Casual 6%, Strategy 5.4%
- #53 It's Chopping Time!
66% matchVery Positive89% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: Alexandre Mailliu
Windows
Summon the mighty power of gods in this fun incremental game about chopping down trees on a secluded island by using the forces of nature: earthquakes, sunbeams, tornadoes, hail, lightning strikes and tidal waves! It's Chopping Time!
Why similar: Incremental 38.5%, Strategy 13.2%, Relaxing 11.6%, Idler 10.6%, Isometric 9.4%
- #54 Nightgate Defense
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kamen
Windows
Light incremental gameplay meets castle defense. When night falls, monsters pour from summoning gates—the city wall is your last stand. Hundreds of archers volley as one, four heroes fight at your side, and each night grows harder than the last.
Why similar: Incremental 39.4%, Tower Defense 27%, Idler 11%, Strategy 10.5%, Casual 6.4%
- #55 Crownhold
65% matchVery Positive84% of 364 reviews2026
Dev: Tobias Mikula
Windows · Linux
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: Incremental 32.8%, Strategy 9.9%, Idler 9.4%, Relaxing 8.1%, Tower Defense 7.7%
- #56 BastionOS
65% matchVery Positive97% of 168 reviews2026
Dev: Feral Paw
Windows · Mac
A short active incremental game where you stack ludicrous weapons and upgrades onto a tower. Destroy a gigantic evolving horde, unlock new tech, repeat.
Why similar: Incremental 27.9%, Tower Defense 19.4%, Isometric 10.6%, Relaxing 8.9%, Idler 7.8%
- #57 Bottle Flip Inc
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gamechill
Windows
An incremental game about flipping bottles, unlocking and upgrading unique abilities, and turning simple bottle flips into increasingly satisfying moments.
Why similar: Incremental 38.5%, Strategy 17.2%, Idler 10.2%, Relaxing 9.8%, Casual 8.4%
- #58 Click Bangbang
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: wolftuskstudio
Windows
Click Bangbang is an incremental tower defense game with clicker mechanics. Equip two click-activated powers, counter alien species with the right abilities, unlock devastating upgrades, and uncover the mystery behind the invasion as you battle through deep space.
Why similar: Incremental 34.9%, Tower Defense 29.6%, Strategy 22.9%, Combat 4%, Casual 3%
- #59 All Aboard! The Train Defense Express
66% matchVery Positive85% of 379 reviews2025
Dev: Likadev
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Protect the Infinite Power Generator by looping around the train tracks! Battle endless waves of enemies in this unique hybrid of auto-battler, survivor, tower defense, idle/clicker gameplay. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Bullet Heaven 25.3% ★, Incremental 22.2%, Tower Defense 17.8%, Strategy 7.9%, Idler 6.8%
- #60 Shelldiver
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 17,188 reviews2025
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take a deep breath and dive right into this cozy incremental game about a senior turtle trying to start a business selling jellyfish. Upgrade your equipment, explore biomes, and help your turtly village!
Why similar: Incremental 51.4%, Relaxing 9.3%, Idler 8.3%, Management 7.9%, Strategy 6.8%