Games Like OTTTD

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 40.9%, Gore 25.8%, Strategy 9.6%, Funny 8.9%, Stylized 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tower defense with fast-paced FPS action and a similar emphasis on gore and chaotic combat.

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 68.1%, Strategy 9.8%, Funny 5.2%, Action 5.1%, Cartoony 5%

Why You'll Like It: Features the same core loop of placing traps while actively fighting off waves of enemies in a humorous, action-oriented setting.

Farm, Build, Defend, in the Galaxy's only Arcade-Tower-Defense.

Why similar: Tower Defense 34.8%, RTS 24.2%, Cartoony 16.5%, Strategy 8.3%, Funny 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, action-heavy tower defense game that shares the cartoony aesthetic and focus on managing a mobile base against waves of enemies.

Control the Powers of Evil to crush the Good Guys! Take control of the revived God of War Raelius, recruit evil minions, build bastions of doom and command your groveling servants.

Why similar: Gore 38.7%, Tower Defense 24.5%, Violent 18.1%, Strategy 12.9%, Indie 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the violent, gore-filled, and humorous tone of OTTTD while focusing on strategic unit placement.

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 46.7%, Strategy RPG 21.6%, Funny 11.2%, Strategy 9.1%, RPG 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Integrates RPG character progression and active combat into a tower defense framework, mirroring the hero-centric gameplay 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 67.6%, Strategy 10.6%, RPG 8.6%, Indie 4.4%, Action 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on controlling powerful heroes to hold off waves of monsters, aligning well with the hero-management aspect of the seed.

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 76.4%, Strategy 10.8%, Action 4.2%, Funny 3.4%, Indie 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: Blends first-person shooter mechanics with tower defense strategy, providing the same intensity and sci-fi action found in OTTTD.

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 69.8%, Strategy 15.5%, Action 6.2%, Indie 5.5%, Singleplayer 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines intense twin-stick shooting with tower defense, emphasizing destruction and tactical positioning against overwhelming odds.

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 58.9%, Cartoony 10.5%, Strategy 10.3%, Funny 8.2%, Action 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for traditional tower defense, offering deep strategy and a charming art style that complements the genre.

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

Why similar: Tower Defense 66.1%, Strategy 18.9%, Action 9.3%, Funny 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a humorous, action-packed experience where you control mechs to defend against waves of enemies, matching the over-the-top tone.

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 60.5%, Strategy 16.1%, Stylized 12.5%, Action 6.5%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a polished, sci-fi-themed tower defense experience that emphasizes tactical depth and survival against massive waves.

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 53.4%, RTS 11.9%, Strategy 11.8%, Funny 10.5%, Colorful 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the core Kingdom Rush experience with more varied environments and challenging enemy types.

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 80.2%, Strategy 13.5%, Indie 3.7%, Action 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: A competitive tower defense game that incorporates humor and fast-paced strategy, similar to the chaotic energy of OTTTD.

Command your TOY SOLDIERS in epic, action-packed battles.

Why similar: Tower Defense 67.4%, Strategy 23%, Action 8.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic action-defense game that uses a unique, lighthearted theme to mask intense, wave-based tactical combat.

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 51.2%, Cartoony 14.8%, Strategy 11.2%, Stylized 7.5%, RPG 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the polished, tactical tower defense gameplay of the series with a focus on distinct hero abilities.

It's payback time! Lead your mighty dark army and make the Kingdom tremble with every step. Build powerful towers, choose your arsenal for destruction, and find the deadliest combination - train legendary heroes and lead them to victory!

Why similar: Tower Defense 55.7%, Cartoony 14.6%, Strategy 13.5%, Colorful 8.3%, Action 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a fresh perspective on the series by allowing players to control the villain's forces, adding a fun, thematic twist.

Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!

Why similar: Tower Defense 46.3%, Strategy 25%, RTS 15.1%, Indie 5.9%, Action 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Flips the tower defense genre on its head by putting you in control of the attacking units, providing a similar high-action strategy experience.

Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

Why similar: Tower Defense 73.1%, Strategy 14.3%, Funny 7.5%, Singleplayer 3.5%, Indie 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic tower defense title that shares the colorful, humorous, and accessible nature of the seed game.

PixelJunk™ Monsters is back with the simple, yet highly strategic real-time tower defense gameplay gameplay of the original title, now with updated graphics and brand new multiplayer modes!

Why similar: Tower Defense 79.2%, Action 20.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a charming, cartoony art style paired with active tower defense gameplay that requires constant player movement.

Competitive tower defense meets arcade action and gets rolled up with ACE Team's quirky, Monty Python-esque humor into one giant, creative game for the ages. This time around, you can even make your own levels!

Why similar: Tower Defense 22.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Funny 14.9%, Cartoony 13.6%, Strategy 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same irreverent, comedic spirit as OTTTD while blending action-based physics with strategic defense elements.

MILLIONS OF ALIENS WILL DIE!Radiant Defense is a tower defense game set in a vibrant universe invaded by countless alien hordes.Build your space fortress any way you wish, set up wide variety of weapons and traps and let the invasions begin!

Why similar: Tower Defense 46.3%, Real Time Tactics 19.4%, Strategy 13.5%, Colorful 11.4%, Indie 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique, colorful, and minimalist sci-fi aesthetic while delivering challenging, wave-based strategic gameplay.

Get ready to DEFEND THE WORLD! The biggest sequel in tower defense history is finally here: Fieldrunners 2 has arrived! From Subatomic Studios, creators of the award winning classic strategy game comes an all new adventure that was years in the making.

Why similar: Tower Defense 82%, Strategy 13.3%, Action 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly polished, classic tower defense experience with a vibrant visual style that appeals to fans of the genre.

Become the villain and raise an army of undead in this real-time reverse tower defense strategy game. Send waves of monsters to battle and aid them with your evil magic until they break your enemies’ defenses. It’s time for you to rule over the continent with an iron fist as its Dark Lord!

Why similar: Tower Defense 49.3%, Funny 14.6%, Strategy 14.2%, RPG 8.5%, Action 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a straightforward, tactical tower defense experience that rewards careful planning against massive enemy counts.

Cannon Brawl is action RTS and artillery hybrid. Pilot an airship, command powerful weapon emplacements and use the destructible terrain to out think and destroy your enemy! It's a new take on artillery strategy!

Why similar: RTS 43.1%, Tower Defense 15.3%, Strategy 13.8%, Colorful 11.3%, Indie 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, action-strategy game that emphasizes destructive combat and tactical positioning in a colorful environment.

Artificial Defense is a one man made, real time strategy game combining orbital shooter and tower defense components within an electrifying, virtual reality setting. You are the machine, a mighty computer-system defending its servers against swarms of intruding creeps.

Why similar: Tower Defense 41.5%, Strategy 31.9%, Indie 13.6%, Action 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: A focused indie strategy game that emphasizes tower placement and action-oriented defense mechanics.

Space Raiders in Space is a wave defense roguelike mixing squad management and tower defence mechanics. Command your almost competent crew to loot weapons and supplies, build defenses, and fight their way through the Bugpocalypse.

Why similar: Action RTS 26.4% ★, Tower Defense 21.7%, RTS 16.9%, Funny 7.7%, Cartoony 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines strategy and action with a comic-book style and roguelike elements, fitting the chaotic vibe of the seed.

Topple Tactics is a physics-based multiplayer tower defense game where one huge player controls the map by placing towers and using abilities, whilst the little players level up their stats and equipment to reach the end of the map and defeat the huge player!

Why similar: Tower Defense 33.3%, 3D Platformer 14%, Cartoony 13.1%, Colorful 12.5%, Funny 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Uses physics-based comedy and colorful visuals to create a unique, multiplayer-focused tower defense experience.

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 45.2%, Cartoony 14.2%, Funny 12.1%, Strategy 11.5%, Colorful 6.5%

"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 56.8%, Cartoony 26%, Strategy 15.7%, Indie 0.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: Blends tower defense with gun customization and a cartoony aesthetic, echoing the upgrade-heavy nature of OTTTD.

Age of Defense is a tower defense game full of mind-blowing mayhem. There are tons of monsters and tough defenders in the game each of which fits perfectly into a funny cartoonish setting.

Why similar: Tower Defense 35.4%, Cartoony 14%, Funny 11%, Strategy 9.5%, RTS 8.4%

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: Action RTS 35% ★, Tower Defense 34%, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, Strategy 8.3%, Colorful 5%

As some evil bigwig Octopus Commander and his army are threatening world-peace, it’s up to you and your squad of misfits to eliminate that octo-scum. Liberate outposts, defeat bosses and wreck these wicked squids up, but beware, they’re well-armed.

Why similar: RTS 32.9%, Real Time Tactics 23.7%, Funny 12.7%, Strategy 10.1%, Colorful 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time tactical game that features a humorous, war-themed aesthetic and squad-based combat.

Defend Your Life! Is tower defense set in human body where players are fighting against villain hordes of viruses and bacteria. Levels and units correspond to reality of human anatomy.

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.1%, RTS 19.7%, Real Time Tactics 13%, Cartoony 11.4%, Funny 8.3%

Defend Ooo from the Bloon invasion in this epic tower defense crossover.

Why similar: Tower Defense 59.1%, Strategy 24.5%, Action 9.7%, Funny 3.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Sunstone War is a unique Action game with Tower Defense element where you can carry EVERYTHING! Move towers, toss away enemies, carry obstacles, upgrade skills and journey through lands to protect your village from calamity!

Why similar: Action RTS 29.1% ★, Tower Defense 21.4%, RTS 19.3%, Real Time Tactics 12%, Arcade 6.3%

AoG is a real-time strategy game (RTS) with simplified mechanics and cute visuals, but VERY challenging at times. Lead your goblin tribe into what they do best: expand, conquer, and exterminate each other. Any resemblance to humans is purely coincidental.

Why similar: Action RTS 26.5% ★, RTS 22.3%, Tower Defense 16.7%, Real Time Tactics 11.7%, Cartoony 6.6%

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 31.9% ★, Tower Defense 27.5%, Cartoony 9.8%, Stylized 8.6%, Strategy 7%

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 63.7%, Strategy 11.5%, Funny 8.7%, Stylized 6%, Cartoony 5%

Defend your dungeon against a bunch of impolite humans in this humorous tower/lane defense game. Summon monsters, change tactics on the fly & skip funny dialogue to defeat waves and waves of the most generic heroes mankind has ever seen!

Why similar: Tower Defense 29.8%, RTS 23.9%, Real Time Tactics 18.4%, Funny 10.5%, Arcade 7.5%

Play as an Octopus scientist fighting off sunken skeletons in this frantic aquatic Tower Defense! Discover sea life turrets from unique biomes: Pistol Shrimp! Navy Seal! Death Ray! Deploy turrets whilst dodging enemy bullets as you venture the seven seas!

Why similar: Tower Defense 51.3%, Cartoony 18.6%, Strategy 13.4%, Colorful 5.2%, Indie 4.6%

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

Why similar: Action RTS 37% ★, Tower Defense 28%, Real Time Tactics 15.9%, Strategy 7.4%, Stylized 6.1%

TOWER ▪ DEFENSE ▪ STRATEGY. Control Vessels. Utilize their uniquely deep set of towers. Create an everchanging defense. Play with friends. Protect your Basin at all costs. An absolute Tower Defense, Real-Time Strategy Hybrid

Why similar: Action RTS 34.6% ★, Tower Defense 30.5%, RTS 27.9%, Strategy 3.8%, Indie 1.7%

The horde is here to eat your brain and murder every single one of your scientists. Gather your forces, this is the last stand before we lose the facility! Place guards, close doors, and position traps. Survive as long as you can!

Why similar: Tower Defense 30.9%, RTS 16.5%, Gore 12.8%, Real Time Tactics 11.7%, Violent 11.2%

Fight off hordes of monstrous mutants created from a strange cataclysmic event in the new tower defense game, Prime World: Defenders. Join a group of exile treasure hunters who have ventured into the capital of an ancient empire, vast with mystery and danger.

Why similar: Tower Defense 74.5%, Strategy 12.2%, RPG 4.6%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 2.2%

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 61.3%, RPG 13%, Strategy 12.5%, Action 5.8%, Indie 5%

Jump a rift, fight off monsters, plunder their world. A strategic mix of juicy tower loadouts, varied monster behaviors, and forgiving mechanics.

Why similar: Tower Defense 28.1%, Action RTS 24.1% ★, RTS 20.4%, Real Time Tactics 11%, Strategy 6.9%

Co-Op Hero Defense set in a deadly post-apocalyptic Sweden. Team up with your friends and protect the Missile Silo against horrific beasts and outlaws.

Why similar: Tower Defense 33.8%, RTS 18.3%, Strategy 12.5%, Funny 9.6%, Violent 8.4%

Want a tactical and strategic tower defense challenge that's packed with options and upgrades? Take command of the dropship Sentinel and do battle across a vibrant sci-fi world.

Why similar: Tower Defense 53.7%, Strategy 32.8%, Indie 13.6%

Ancient Planet is classic tower defense game. The stronghold of an ancient civilization has been invaded by hordes of alien raiders. Use powerful technologies of the Ancient and repel the attack of the enemy's armies!

Why similar: Tower Defense 81.7%, Strategy 13.4%, Indie 4.9%

"Relic Guardian" is a fantasy style strategy tower defense game. As the builder on the battlefield, summon a variety of defense towers and spells with reliable hero companions to complete this epic and guarding adventure!

Why similar: Tower Defense 41.1%, Cartoony 18.5%, Strategy 11.9%, Funny 10.7%, Colorful 5.6%

Dungeon Warfare is a challenging tower defense strategy game where you become a dungeon lord to defend your dungeons with deadliest of traps and insidious contraptions against greedy adventurers and wanna-be heroes.

Why similar: Tower Defense 51.3%, Gore 26.5%, Strategy 13.4%, Indie 5.4%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Play as a giant troll in One Troll Army - a defense game about building forts, upgrading your troll, and fighting off waves of enemies. Play Against The Twitch Chat!

Why similar: Strategy 47.4%, Tower Defense 45.4%, Indie 4.5%, Action 1.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%

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 30.6% ★, Tower Defense 20.2%, RTS 18.7%, Real Time Tactics 13%, Cartoony 9.6%

Claim and defend the Tomb of Tyrants against greedy adventurers by matching tiles to build a deadly dungeon full of traps, minions, and more!

Why similar: Tower Defense 49.5%, Strategy 32.8%, Indie 13.9%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Dynamic tower defence with an ever-scaling battlefield and unexpected twists!

Why similar: Tower Defense 47%, Strategy 19.6%, Cartoony 19.3%, Funny 10.5%, Indie 2.6%

Super Sanctum TD is a retro-styled Tower Defense game that focuses on strategy, customization and replayability. Build advanced mazes and construct powerful towers to prevent alien hordes from reaching the Core!

Why similar: Tower Defense 71%, Strategy 12.6%, Action 4.6%, Arcade 4.4%, Indie 4%

Enjoy an amazing new TWIST in Tower Defense! You control the layout of the battlefield, and you decide the paths your enemies follow!

Why similar: Tower Defense 55.7%, Funny 15.4%, Strategy 14%, Colorful 9.1%, Indie 3.3%

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 34.5%, Cartoony 12.7%, Funny 10.5%, Arcade 10.3%, Stylized 9.6%

Mushroom Wars is a dynamic real-time strategy game, where smart strategy meets furious action in epic PvP and PvE battles.

Why similar: RTS 35.6%, Tower Defense 29.9%, Strategy 13.7%, Cartoony 6%, Action 5.5%