Games Like Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap

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 27.9%, Third-Person Shooter 16%, Co-op 14.3%, PvE 6.2%, Online Co-Op 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is the most direct successor to the series, offering the same signature blend of trap-laying and third-person combat.

You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.

Why similar: Tower Defense 37.8%, Co-op 15.5%, Third-Person Shooter 11.3%, Online Co-Op 8.7%, Strategy 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic entry in the series that perfected the co-op tower defense experience with a wide variety of traps and weapons.

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 50.7%, Co-op 18.3%, Online Co-Op 9.3%, Strategy 6.6%, Multiplayer 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A highly polished hybrid that seamlessly integrates first-person shooting with strategic tower placement.

Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is co-op Tower Defense combined with epic Action RPG combat. You’re able to join forces with up to four players to take on a never-ending army of orcs, demons, and dragons! Are your defenses strong enough to save the world of Etheria?

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.7%, Co-op 16.5%, Online Co-Op 16.4%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Funny 8%

Why You'll Like It: A modern reimagining of the classic co-op tower defense action game that emphasizes hero-based combat.

Deathtrap is a Tower Defense game with strong action-RPG elements, a game of vicious tricks, killing machines, rotating blades and splattering blood.

Why similar: Tower Defense 37.3%, Co-op 15.9%, Online Co-Op 9.1%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Fantasy 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy tower defense game that incorporates deep RPG progression and trap-based strategy.

Create a hero from one of four classes to save Etheria in this 4-player coop Tower Defense Action-RPG. Includes Steam exclusive Portal gun & TF2 familiars!

Why similar: Tower Defense 31.2%, Online Co-Op 19.1%, Multiplayer 12%, PvE 8.6%, Funny 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive co-op tower defense experience that set the standard for hero-based defensive gameplay.

The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.

Why similar: Tower Defense 43.5%, Online Co-Op 28.9%, Multiplayer 17%, Strategy 8.2%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines action-RPG combat with base building and tower defense mechanics in a beautiful sci-fi setting.

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 32%, Roguelite 15.4%, Online Co-Op 13.7%, PvE 11.6%, Co-op 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features complex tower defense mechanics with a roguelite structure that rewards strategic planning.

Slice them, burn them, skewer them, and launch them - no matter how you get it done, orcs must die in this fantasy action-strategy game from Robot Entertainment.

Why similar: Tower Defense 52.5%, Third-Person Shooter 9.8%, Third Person 8.4%, Strategy 6.9%, Fantasy 6%

Why You'll Like It: The original title that established the core mechanics of trap-based defense and third-person action.

Join The Mobile Trench Brigade and protect humanity from the evil Monovision menace!

Why similar: Tower Defense 40.8%, Third-Person Shooter 18.3%, Co-op 16.3%, Strategy 10.5%, Action 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A unique action-strategy game where you pilot mechs to defend against waves of enemies using tactical emplacements.

Dungeon Defenders II is a cooperative Action Tower Defense game packed with roleplaying elements like loot, leveling, and pets.

Why similar: Tower Defense 36%, Online Co-Op 26.5%, Multiplayer 16.9%, Third Person 10.4%, Fantasy 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A modernized, free-to-play evolution of the series with expanded hero abilities and tower variety.

Hypercharge is a first and third-person shooter action figure game you've always dreamed of! Grab your friends, complete objectives, defend the Hypercore against waves of weaponized toys, and defeat Major Evil together in the story campaign!

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 34.2%, Online Co-Op 18.9%, Tower Defense 15%, PvE 12.8%, Third Person 11%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op wave-based shooter that requires players to build defenses to protect a central objective.

Combining Roguelite, Action RPG, and Tower Defense gameplay into a crazy free-for-all, where it’s you and up to three friends versus hordes of enemies. Select your hero, survive the waves of foes, unlock new weapons and runes, and take on the bosses that await you!

Why similar: Co-op 12.2%, Roguelite 11.5%, Action Roguelike 10.8%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, Medieval 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite spin on the classic formula that focuses on fast-paced action and randomized progression.

An infinitely replayable multiplayer and single-player tower defense. Defend against waves of enemies and destroy the enemy's king before they destroy yours. Legion TD 2 is a one-of-a-kind game of tactics, teamwork, and prediction. Party as 1-8 players.

Why similar: Tower Defense 32.3%, Co-op 12.4%, Online Co-Op 11.6%, Multiplayer 9.4%, PvE 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep strategic tower defense gameplay with a focus on competitive multiplayer and wave management.

Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!

Why similar: Co-op 41.5%, PvE 24.3%, Action Roguelike 15.5%, Combat 12.6%, Action 6%

Why You'll Like It: While primarily a shooter, its intense wave-based defense and co-op focus provide a similar thrill to the horde-clearing gameplay of the seed.

7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!

Why similar: Tower Defense 39.3%, Online Co-Op 25.7%, Multiplayer 19%, Strategy 10%, Action 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A survival shooter that heavily emphasizes building complex base defenses to survive nightly horde attacks.

Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command!Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations!

Why similar: Tower Defense 58.1%, Medieval 10.3%, Strategy 9.3%, Funny 8.2%, Fantasy 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for tactical tower defense, offering highly polished gameplay and challenging level design.

Welcome to the world of CastleStorm, a super genre mashup of 2D physics destruction mashed with tower defense brawler! CastleStorm was born out of the fond childhood memory of building and destroying LEGO castles.

Why similar: Tower Defense 33.7%, Funny 12.7%, Co-op 11.2%, Medieval 8%, Strategy 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based game that blends tower defense with destruction mechanics and action-oriented combat.

Write on! Defend the books in Vellum, a co-op, literary roguelike! Harness class-defining colors, master an inspired spellbook, and influence the growth of your enemy! As a group or solo, you'll craft plot-twisting builds to rewrite the rules in Ink!

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 19.1%, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Action Roguelike 10.8%, Roguelite 9.4%, Co-op 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op action-roguelike that emphasizes fantasy-themed combat and team-based synergy.

Survivors-like with ONLINE CO-OP for 1-4 players. Team up with your wizard friends to slay hordes of dark creatures. Complete team-based objectives, unlock new upgrades and create overpowered spell synergies. Friend nor foe is safe in this friendly fire bullet hell!

Why similar: Co-op 21.2%, Online Co-Op 21%, Roguelite 19.5%, Action Roguelike 18%, Magic 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op action-roguelike that features chaotic, screen-filling combat similar to the horde-clearing feel of the seed.

CREEPS CRUMBLE. HEROES RISE. Command a team of renegade heroes and impale, slash, tear and burn through legions of undead hell-bent on world domination. Your mission: to defeat the world’s most powerful vampire, Count Necrosis.

Why similar: Tower Defense 62.6%, Strategy 9%, Co-op 7.7%, Multiplayer 5.1%, Action 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented tower defense game that focuses on hero movement and RPG-style skill progression.

Tower Wars combines elements of tower defense, RTS, and all-out multi-player mayhem to bring you a completely unique experience, delivered with a fun and funny not-so-old world style!

Why similar: Tower Defense 63.7%, Co-op 10.4%, Strategy 10%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Online Co-Op 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A competitive tower defense game that emphasizes strategic building and unit management.

Grab your hammers and start to craft in this co-op Tavern Defense for one to four players. As a team of Dwarves, you must gather supplies and build towers to protect your beloved brewery. Learn to cooperate to achieve victory in this chaotic multiplayer game!

Why similar: Tower Defense 19.4%, Third-Person Shooter 16.2%, Co-op 11.4%, Online Co-Op 8%, PvE 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op tower defense game that features third-person shooter mechanics and chaotic PvE combat.

Command your troops through an epic (mis)adventure as you defend exotic lands from dragons, man-eating plants, and ghastly denizens of the underworld -all with flashy new towers, levels, heroes, and more goodies to help you crush your foes in this Fantasy Action Tower Defense game!

Why similar: Tower Defense 51.7%, Magic 11.6%, Strategy 10.6%, Funny 10.4%, Fantasy 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the original with more tactical depth and varied environments for defensive strategy.

Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.3%, Co-op 15.6%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 12.6%, Multiplayer 10%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite action game that captures the chaotic, wave-based combat and progression feel of the seed game.

Command your elven army and defend mystical lands from sea serpents, evil sorcerers, and wave after wave of gnoll tribesman, all with the help of brand-spankin’ new towers, heroes, and spells to fend off every last baddie.

Why similar: Tower Defense 54.4%, Medieval 15.4%, Strategy 11%, Fantasy 9.5%, Action 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Refines the tactical tower defense mechanics with new hero abilities and unique enemy types.

The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?

Why similar: Co-op 39.4%, Multiplayer 26.6%, Online Co-Op 20.1%, Third Person 5%, Action 4%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op survival game where building effective defenses against insect hordes is a core gameplay loop.

You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.

Why similar: Tower Defense 56.1%, Co-op 16.5%, Strategy 8%, Online Co-Op 7.8%, Multiplayer 5%

Why You'll Like It: The original FPS tower defense hybrid that pioneered the genre's core mechanics.

LORT is a 1–8 player co-op action roguelite. Team up with your friends to battle, loot, and stack ridiculous power-ups across a cursed fantasy world. Fight toward escape, revive your homies, and get absolutely chadded as you evolve from goblin tickler to god slapper.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 18.6%, Online Co-Op 11.4%, Action Roguelike 10.8%, Roguelite 10.3%, Co-op 9.1%

Embark on an exotic journey into danger in this rip-roaring 1930s third person adventure for 1-4 players! Encounter pulse-pounding action, treacherous traps and tales of derring-do!

Why similar: Co-op 23.1%, Third-Person Shooter 17.2%, Online Co-Op 16.7%, Third Person 11.8%, Multiplayer 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op action shooter that features trap-heavy environments and horde-based combat.

Fortress Fury is a survivor multiplayer tower defense roguelite. Endless hordes of enemies want to crush your tower! Buy weapons and upgrades to craft an array of overpowering builds. Will you be able to survive all waves and be the last tower?

Why similar: Tower Defense 35.4%, Roguelite 17.7%, Magic 11%, Strategy 10.4%, Fantasy 7%

Why You'll Like It: An action-strategy game that focuses on building and defending structures against incoming waves.

Forge invincible defenses with lethal traps and devious machines, and crush relentless waves of adventurers in the ultimate tower defense showdown!

Why similar: Tower Defense 41.1%, Physics 15.8%, PvE 10.6%, Medieval 10.5%, Strategy 9.1%

Shape of Dreams delivers fast-paced top-down roguelite action with chaotic projectile-filled battles, fluid combat, and high-stakes co-op. Play solo or with up to three friends as you dodge overwhelming attacks and unleash devastating builds.

Why similar: Co-op 15.5%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelite 13.4%, Online Co-Op 11.7%, PvE 10.9%

Defend the Oval Office from an endless alien invasion by harnessing the abilities of your favorite (or least favorite) U.S. Presidents.

Why similar: Hero Shooter 24.6% ★, Tower Defense 20.6%, Third-Person Shooter 15.5%, Online Co-Op 11.8%, PvE 7.7%

Strategic tower defense where you play a witch, place class-based towers, equip them with items that grant powerful abilities, combine them, create unique builds & deal ridiculous amounts of damage! Customize your builds with a deep stat system and giant skill tree!

Why similar: Tower Defense 53.9%, Funny 14.4%, Strategy 12.5%, Action 7%, Medieval 6.9%

Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them?

Why similar: Tower Defense 35.4%, Online Co-Op 21.3%, Co-op 17.5%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Action 8.9%

Fight off hordes of goblins in this VR smack and smash tower defense hybrid! Punish the invading goblins by using your mighty chained hammer and your wide arsenal of traps and structures.

Why similar: Tower Defense 34%, Physics 12%, Funny 9.5%, Medieval 9.4%, Strategy 8%

Unleash chaos in an electrifying 1-4 player co-op where survival and action-roguelite collide! Battle through relentless enemy hordes with a powerful mix of melee and ranged combat, navigating varied and dynamic environments.

Why similar: Co-op 17.8%, Roguelite 16.3%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, PvE 11.9%, Magic 11.8%

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 46%, Online Co-Op 19.3%, Strategy 10.3%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Combat 7.2%

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 36%, PvE 12.1%, Co-op 11.9%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Online Co-Op 9.6%

Retreating ends here. Defend Bastion against evil hordes, reclaim lost powers, rebuild ancient ruins, and adapt your tactics to reverse the siege. Shape your playstyle in this hero-strategy rogue-lite solo or co-op up to 3 players.

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.5%, Co-op 16.7%, Roguelite 15.4%, Online Co-Op 14.1%, PvE 11.5%

ENDLESS Dungeon™ is a Rogue-lite Tactical Action game, set in the award-winning ENDLESS Universe™. Recruit a team of shipwrecked heroes, plunge into a long-abandoned space station, and protect your crystal against never-ending waves of monsters… or die trying, get reloaded, and try again.

Why similar: Tower Defense 32.3%, Roguelite 15.3%, Co-op 14.2%, Action Roguelike 14%, Strategy 7.8%

4-player co-op, zombie slaying, base building, boss battling mayhem! Cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses in Ultimate Zombie Defense 2!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 33.4%, PvE 17%, Strategy 15.2%, Combat 13.7%, Multiplayer 11.3%

Apocalypse Party is a 3D top-down action Roguelike game. In this game, you will embark on a new mission to traverse through the Middle Ages and gradually master abilities, and arm yourself to become the strongest survivor through numerous choices.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.2%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelite 16.4%, Co-op 15.8%, Multiplayer 8.8%

Five-star tower defense with unrivaled depth and replayability. The Bloons are back in full HD glory and this time they mean business! Build awesome towers, choose your favorite upgrades, hire new Special Agents, and pop every last invading Bloon in the most popular tower defense series in history.

Why similar: Tower Defense 50.3%, Co-op 16.4%, Strategy 9.9%, Online Co-Op 7.7%, Multiplayer 6.7%

DWARF COMBAT! Stonewards is a 1-4 player co-op first-person roguelite defense game. Lead a crew of stubborn dwarves from your base camp to aid nearby kingdoms, mine deep for resources, forge powerful upgrades, and hold the line against relentless monster attacks.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.8%, Roguelite 22.2%, PvE 13.1%, Funny 12.3%, Multiplayer 11.7%

Third-person bullet heaven meets explosive co-op action! Swing, dash, and blast through monster swarms while combining upgrades and discovering rare evolutions to create game-breaking builds of destruction.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 20.6%, Roguelite 13%, Co-op 12.9%, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Action Roguelike 12.4%

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 56.3%, Co-op 20.7%, Strategy 11.5%, Action 6.1%, Indie 3.3%

Warden’s Will is a fast-paced movement-based roguelite shooter you can enjoy solo or up to 3 friends. Pick your Warden, try out different builds, and jump into chaotic arenas filled with unpredictable robots. The game challenges you to move smart and react quickly and try new builds with every run.

Why similar: Hero Shooter 15% ★, Roguelite 13.1%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Third-Person Shooter 11%, Co-op 10.1%

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 28.9%, Roguelite 14.7%, Medieval 10%, Magic 9.8%, Combat 9.3%

Explore, loot, and rush back to defend your ship against alien hordes. Solo or 4-player coop, grow stronger run after run in this frantic action roguelite with a touch of tower defense.

Why similar: Tower Defense 25%, Co-op 15.3%, Roguelite 13.6%, Online Co-Op 13.1%, Action Roguelike 11.4%

Kick some grass in Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, the wackiest shooter yet!

Why similar: Hero Shooter 23.7% ★, Third-Person Shooter 20.3%, Tower Defense 16.3%, Online Co-Op 8.4%, Multiplayer 7.6%

Become THE Trap Master - play your deck of lethal traps to mow down waves of bizarre creatures and protect your altars! Craft a unique deck of traps and powers, discover treasure of surprise effects, and guard a different base each time until you are ready for the unforgiving boss.

Why similar: Tower Defense 42.5%, Roguelite 22%, Magic 17.3%, Strategy 10.6%, Indie 4.7%

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 41.1%, Roguelite 15.9%, Physics 14.1%, PvE 12.1%, Strategy 7.1%

Dungeon Survivors is a top-down fantasy roguelite where you can use your class abilities to fight off a horde of fantasy monsters. Choose from a variety of abilities and items to create unique builds and survive with 1-4 players.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.8%, Action Roguelike 19.4%, Roguelite 17.3%, Co-op 16.8%, PvE 11.2%

IRONSTRIKE is a 4-player co-op roguelike featuring physics-based swordplay, gestural spellcasting, and archery. Wield a sword, bow & arrow, or magic, and customize your build as you fight to rescue the gods of a vibrant fantasy world.

Why similar: Co-op 16.2%, Online Co-Op 14.5%, Action Roguelike 14.3%, Roguelite 10.5%, Magic 10.3%

Tower Defense meets Base Management. Strategically place your defenses. Craft wacky ammunition like fiery peppers and boomerang bananas. Discover amazing weapons and automate your economy while defending against waves of enemies. Can you handle the chaos?

Why similar: Tower Defense 27.7%, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Co-op 15%, Roguelite 14.2%, Action Roguelike 8%

Towers of Altrac is a 3D Tower Defense cooperation game for up to 4 players with an innovative A.I. system “S.A.D.”, which makes your enemies intelligent . Fight against the horde of Goblins, Orcs, Dragons and other monsters on 62 unique maps. The game is for every level of player experience.

Why similar: Tower Defense 42.3%, Fantasy 12.3%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Strategy 11.3%, Co-op 10.6%