- #1 Rogue Tower
97% matchVery Positive82% of 5,842 reviews2022
Dev: Die of Death Games
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rogue Tower is a tower defense game with roguelike elements and a continuously expanding path which you can influence. Unlock, build, upgrade, expand, defend.
Why similar: Tower Defense 68.3%, Base Building 10.2%, Casual 8.9%, Building 6.3%, Cartoony 5.4%
- #2 Minimalist Tower Defense
96% matchVery Positive95% of 1,706 reviews2024
Dev: Happy213
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Collect resources and establish a defense line before dark And then Facing countless enemies
Why similar: Tower Defense 58.7%, Base Building 15.7%, Resource Management 9.6%, Casual 7.9%, Building 6.9%
- #3 Outpost: Infinity Siege
95% matchMixed66% of 13,528 reviews2024
Dev: Team RangerPub: Lightning Games
Windows
Median: 16.2 hrsMean: 41.5 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 58.5%, Base Building 23.1%, Resource Management 16.5%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #4 Outhold
94% matchVery Positive86% of 1,292 reviews2025
Dev: Tellus Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 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: Tower Defense 83.6%, Casual 14.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #5 Cosmic Dust & Rust
96% matchMixed65% of 563 reviews2016
Dev: 16bit NightsPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Cosmic Dust & Rust is a tower defence game set in space. Upgrade your ship, build turrets and defence systems, undergo side missions and take control of your ship manually and use its cannons and super weapons to destroy your enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 58.9%, Casual 41.1%
- #6 Galaxy Defense War
93% matchVery Positive97% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Zero Space
Windows
'Galaxy Defense War' is a roguelike tower defense game where you need to select suitable galactic principles from randomly dropped heroes and equipment to form a combat-ready team to resist alien invaders.
Why similar: Tower Defense 60.2%, Base Building 18.6%, Building 14.5%, Casual 5.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #7 Unnamed Space Idle
92% matchVery Positive93% of 3,991 reviews2023
Dev: SylvPub: Jdog Corp
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 282.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Destroy endless waves of alien ships that have all but wiped out humanity in this long form, unfolding, sci-fi idle game. Customize your ship with different weapons and defenses to defeat specific enemy types and utilize a ton of different systems to increase your overall power.
Why similar: Space 40.6%, Casual 29.8%, Resource Management 27%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #8 Galactic Missile Defense
94% matchMixed60% of 57 reviews2017
Dev: Black Sheep Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Galactic Missile Defense is a shooter and tower defense game, where you must protect Earth from the invading Martians that declared war on our planet just because a space rover accidentally ruined their picnic!
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Mars 24.7% ★, Resource Management 6.1%, Cartoony 5.5%
- #9 Gridkeeper
91% matchMixed68% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: pixelwide
Windows
Gridkeeper is an incremental game about managing "Grids" and using their power to run MineBots, research tech, and grow your mining empire by getting better Grids.
Why similar: Mining 39.6% ★, Building 36.8%, Resource Management 12.1%, Casual 10.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #10 Mineral Defense
90% matchVery Positive91% of 236 reviews2024
Dev: Corestone Games
Windows · Linux
Mineral Defense combines tower defense with roguelite elements and procedural generation. Build paths, unlock upgrades, and unleash powerful synergies to conquer evolving challenges in an ever-expanding world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 52.5%, Base Building 18.1%, Space 10.8%, Casual 9.6%, Building 9%
- #11 Dome Keeper
88% matchVery Positive92% of 19,233 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Why similar: Tower Defense 57.5%, Space 22.2%, Resource Management 17.2%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #12 Keep on Mining!
87% matchVery Positive94% of 7,558 reviews2025
Dev: EagleEye Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Keep on Mining! is a short incremental mining game. Mine rocks, gather materials, find artifacts, craft pickaxes and spend your materials on permanent upgrades inside the big skill tree!
Why similar: Mining 58.3% ★, Casual 23.2%, Resource Management 16.1%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #13 Mars or Die!
91% matchMixed53% of 74 reviews2018
Dev: 34BigThings srl
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Control two characters simultaneously! Survive, gather, collect upgrades, fight all sizes of one-eyed Martians, build defensible outposts and conquer Mars, in this glorious mix between roguelite and tower defense.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.2%, Mars 29.5% ★, Space 11.2%, Base Building 11%, Building 9.5%
- #14 Grow Defense
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 610 reviews2021
Dev: SoftCowGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 74.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Upgrade your Castle and Unlock new tiers of Skills and Weapons to Defend vs Monsters and Bosses across VARIOUS ZONES! Find Rare ITEMS dropped from monsters and bosses and upgrade them to their full potential! Defeat RAID Mega-Bosses to find LEGENDARY items!
Why similar: Tower Defense 64.9%, Casual 16%, Cartoony 9.7%, 2.5D 8.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #15 Broken Universe - Tower Defense
89% matchVery Positive91% of 311 reviews2023
Dev: Jinthree Studio
Windows
Get ready to rethink all your defense strategies! Build barricades to stop monsters, or lure them into a maze and attack. A variety of stages that change each time depending on how you play them.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.7%, Space 12.2%, Building 12.1%, Base Building 11.8%, Cartoony 10%
- #16 Space Cycle
86% matchVery Positive94% of 198 reviews2024
Dev: Some Sugar Studio
Windows
Space resources are the battleground for warring factions. As a Space Defense Officer, protect your faction's assets in a vast, hostile universe. Allocate resources, upgrade defenses, and repel relentless enemy attacks! With over 50 unique units and deep strategy, experience real-time tower defense!
Why similar: Tower Defense 67.9%, Space 24.2%, Casual 6.1%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #17 This Isn't Just Tower Defense
86% matchMixed61% of 113 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 67.9%, Casual 16.4%, Resource Management 14.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #18 Orcdom
85% matchVery Positive89% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: GAGAPub: OKJOY
Windows
Orcdom is a minimalist tower defense game with full freedom in tower placement. Defend your crystal from waves of orcs attacking from all directions. Plan your layout, time your spells, and unlock new strategy modes in this fast-paced tactical challenge!
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.3%, Mining 16.2% ★, Base Building 11%, Resource Management 10.1%, Building 9.7%
- #19 Project Astra Dominium
84% matchVery Positive90% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Snob Entertainment UG
Windows · Mac · Linux
Project Astra Dominium is a Tower Defense game with Basebuilding and Automation elements. Build up your base to become a supply hub for Earth's desperately needed materials, gather resources while defending against an unknown alien threat and improve your tower's and AI capabilities.
Why similar: Tower Defense 50.4%, Base Building 18.7%, Space 18%, Resource Management 11.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #20 Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
83% matchVery Positive91% of 4,062 reviews2021
Dev: Prineside
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 45.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Infinitode 2 - a strategy in the Tower Defense genre, in which the player will have to build towers to protect his base from endless waves of enemies. The game features huge maps, lots of towers, resource miners, upgrade tree and map editor.
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.4%, Mining 26.5% ★, Building 16.7%, Casual 9%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #21 Outpost
84% matchVery Positive87% of 780 reviews2020
Dev: Open Mid Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Outpost brings the perfect mix between survival and roguelite gameplay. Start the game in a randomly generated environment and try to adapt, and make it through as many nights as possible. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.1%, Base Building 16.8%, Building 16.2%, Casual 10.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #22 Last Outpost
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Troyd Games
Windows
Last Outpost is a minimalist Base Building & Strategy game where you build and defend your outpost in zombie apocalypse. Choose your vehicle and loadout before embarking on your adventure. Use your abilities and control your units to eliminate all threats. Will you manage to defend your outpost?
Why similar: Tower Defense 73.8%, Base Building 24.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #23 IDUN - Frontline Survival
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 671 reviews2025
Dev: IDUN InteractivePub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 34.8%, Mining 22.7% ★, Building 16.4%, Base Building 13%, Space 11.9%
- #24 Crystal Guardians Prologue
81% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Green Pine Studios
Windows
Crystal Guardians prologue (small slice of the full game) is a tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Fight off waves and defend the base crystal. Gear up your towers with a powerful combination of items for your personal strategy. In a procedural map, find hidden powers and conquer the enemy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 54%, Base Building 16%, Cartoony 14.3%, Casual 9.8%, Building 5.6%
- #25 Tower Dominion
78% matchVery Positive86% of 4,827 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 55.8%, Base Building 18.4%, Building 13.4%, Resource Management 11.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #26 方境战记BlockFight
80% matchVery Positive82% of 154 reviews2022
Dev: 喜人一个Pub: Gamirror Games
Windows
It's a tower defense game that uses blocks to build fortresses against monsters. Gathering resources, building defenses, and keeping an eye out for the abilities of a variety of monsters.All of these will challenge the player's strategic choices, resource management, and immediate reactions.
Why similar: Tower Defense 65.6%, Base Building 22.5%, Casual 11.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #27 Mob Factory
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 474 reviews2023
Dev: LiterallyEveryone Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Mob factory is an tower defense and automation game for the lazy adventurer. Smelt down enemy loot into turrets & factories to automate an ever expanding dungeon from the comfort of your tower.
Why similar: Tower Defense 53.6%, Base Building 19.1%, Resource Management 15.1%, Building 11.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #28 MarZ: Tactical Base Defense
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 885 reviews2019
Dev: Giant Grey
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Build your defense base to fight back the undead hordes of Mars and secure the future of the red planet. MarZ is a game of strategy and tactical defense where you must carefully manage your crew and resources as you try to uncover the terrible secrets of the undead.
Why similar: Tower Defense 49.4%, Mars 21% ★, Base Building 11.8%, Building 6.5%, Space 5.5%
- #29 Outpath
76% matchVery Positive94% of 2,905 reviews2023
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
Why similar: Base Building 41.3%, Building 29.9%, Resource Management 26.1%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #30 Idle Tower Defense
78% matchMixed54% of 115 reviews2024
Dev: ZNZ Games
Windows
Idle Tower Defense is a game where you control a single tower to fight off hordes of enemies. No randomization. Choose from a variety of modules to create unique builds and upgrade modules and survive endless waves.
Why similar: Tower Defense 84.7%, Casual 14.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #31 Colony On Mars
81% matchMostly Negative25% of 55 reviews2018
Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 20%
You play as an astronaut in a colony on Mars and you need to upgrade your colony, build new constructions and collect resources
Why similar: Base Building 68.3%, Casual 31.7%
- #32 Priceless Return
75% matchVery Positive87% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: Home
Windows
Relaxing Idle · Casual Mining · Bring Everyone Home! "Insufficient energy to return... but there's ore ahead!" As the captain of a starship, you've crash-landed on a resource-rich yet perilous planet. The only way home is to gather 25,000 diamonds to develop a super weapon.
Why similar: Cartoony 34.4%, Casual 24.1%, Base Building 22%, Space 16.5%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #33 Cluckmech Oasis
74% matchVery Positive88% of 3,463 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cluckmech Oasis, a top-down shooting Roguelike tower defense game. Play as the Warcluck and lead your team of animal heroes in a fight for survival. Collect, build and upgrade defenses, and engage in intense battle against waves of plant enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 75.8%, Building 23.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #34 Defense Clicker
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 170 reviews2017
Dev: Albatros Softworks
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 101.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: Tower Defense 75.5%, Casual 24.5%
- #35 Tower Ball - Incremental Tower Defense
77% matchMixed62% of 232 reviews2021
Dev: WaffleStack Studio LLC
Windows
Build turrets to destroy balls & earn cash, spend it to upgrade and get stronger
Why similar: Tower Defense 68.5%, Building 18.1%, Casual 11.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #36 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 227 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Tower Defense 54.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 36.9%, Casual 8.7%
- #37 Radiant Defense
76% matchVery Positive83% of 146 reviews2014
Dev: Hexage
Windows
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 48.6%, 2.5D 17.3%, Space 15.8%, Casual 9.9%, Hand-drawn 8.3%
- #38 Tempest Tower
73% matchVery Positive93% of 70 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: Tower Defense 51.2%, Base Building 19.2%, Resource Management 14.1%, Cartoony 14%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #39 Bee Island
72% matchVery Positive86% of 1,584 reviews2023
Dev: Lemma Arts
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Take control of the hive and protect it from enemies. Build factories and defence, research technologies and, if necessary, use nuclear weapons, but do not let the enemies harm the queen!
Why similar: Tower Defense 52.2%, Base Building 16%, Building 15.5%, Resource Management 14.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #40 Creeping Dusk
74% matchMixed67% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: PolyShroom
Windows · Linux
Creeping Dusk is a tower defense game. Build a town around an abandoned gold mine and defend against monsters that swarm the area. Fortify your defenses, and prepare for the increasingly challenging nights. Will you be able to protect your town from the encroaching darkness?
Why similar: Tower Defense 52.3%, Base Building 18.4%, Building 16.4%, Resource Management 12.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #41 Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite
71% matchVery Positive84% of 516 reviews2025
Dev: RyanJakob
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Blast. Collect. Upgrade. Repeat. Void Miner is a retro-inspired roguelite asteroid shooter where you pilot a space ship and manage an automated tower to destroy endless fields of chaos. Dodge, blast, and harvest your way through waves of asteroids in a fast-paced loop of destruction and progression.
Why similar: Tower Defense 60.2%, Space 25.9%, Casual 13.9%
- #42 PolyCore Defense
73% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: TorksGame
Windows
PolyCore Defense is a tower defense game where you have to raise your defenses in order to defend your core. Build unique turrets, upgrade them with special effects and use abilities to survive waves of enemies that are trying to destroy your core!
Why similar: Tower Defense 75.5%, Building 11.6%, Casual 10.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #43 The Territory of Egg
72% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: ZGameStudioPub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
The Territory of Egg is a unique twist on tower defense game. You need to build defense lines with egg warriors to protect the Holy Egg, the core of all eggs. Remember to upgrade your Tech Tree with the resources you've collected and unlock more skills to fight against the evil monsters.
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.7%, 2.5D 20.6%, Cartoony 11.1%, Building 10.8%, Resource Management 9.4%
- #44 Transport Defender
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 453 reviews2017
Dev: Coconut Shavers
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 623.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Casual 100%
- #45 Towerful Defense: Prologue
71% matchVery Positive88% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A tower defense action roguelike 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 items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 37%, Casual 10.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #46 League TD
71% 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 62.4%, Cartoony 21.8%, Base Building 10.7%, Resource Management 4.7%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #47 Gem Miner TD
69% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: iFeral Games
Windows
Mine. Maze. Merge. Survive. Dig for powerful gems, merge them into game-breaking towers, stack buffs, and pick roguelike perks to build wild synergies. Do not let enemies drag your miner to the lava!
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.7%, Mining 34.4% ★, Base Building 12.9%, Singleplayer 1%
- #48 Mindustry
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 25,660 reviews2019
Dev: AnukenDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.2%, Base Building 22%, Resource Management 15%, Building 11.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #49 Oil and Sand
68% matchVery Positive92% of 117 reviews2024
Dev: Teamey
Windows
An exciting tower defense game where you have to defend your island from the invasion of enemy forces. Your task is to build and upgrade towers to repel waves of attacking enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 98.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #50 Arrow Spire: Tower Defense
69% matchNo user reviews64% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Kettle Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A roguelite tower defense where every defeat makes you stronger. Spend gold on powerful temporary boosts, invest gems in permanent upgrades, and push your tower higher each attempt as you fight to survive all 100 waves.
Why similar: Tower Defense 80.8%, Casual 18.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #51 Hold The Mine
66% matchVery Positive85% of 254 reviews2026
Dev: Hookaria GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters in this innovative roguelike survival game! Collect and manage your resources, discover buildings with unique effects and unleash mighty heroes to hold monsters out of the mine until the sun rises.
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.6%, Mining 32.3% ★, Base Building 15.1%, Building 8.1%, Resource Management 6.2%
- #52 Siege of Centauri
70% matchMixed66% of 448 reviews2019
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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 74.8%, Base Building 25.2%
- #53 Astro Prospector
64% matchVery Positive93% of 2,861 reviews2025
Dev: Incrementalist
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Endless Coffee is out! Build your ship, survive 21 Days and break the Universe- Astro Prospector is an incremental bullet hell about mining coffee and fighting SpaceCorp. Collect resources, upgrade your ship and become unstoppable. Return AstroCoffee to humanity!
Why similar: Space 55.3%, Casual 39%, Singleplayer 5.7%
- #54 Illuminaria
69% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Selva Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command a swarm of intelligent robots in their quest to save the world. Mine resources, manage, and defend multiple bases. Go on expeditions, fight in auto-battles, research new technologies, and create your army of golems to bring back the light.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.4%, Mining 22.4% ★, Base Building 15.7%, Building 13.1%, Resource Management 10.8%
- #55 XENOBREAKERS: Classic Tower Defense
67% matchVery Positive86% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Couch Potato Studios
Windows
Defend Billy and his crew on their way to the extraction zone! You have been authorized to use the defense system. Protect them from giant bugs, malfunctioning droids and more...
Why similar: Tower Defense 57.8%, Casual 27.2%, Singleplayer 14.9%
- #56 Deep Space Cache
66% matchVery Positive92% of 858 reviews2024
Dev: Monu
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Deep Space Cache is a short & simple semi-idle bullet heaven incremental asteroid miner game.
Why similar: Casual 59.3%, Space 36.8%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #57 Color Defense
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 54 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: Tower Defense 61.3%, Casual 37%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #58 Stellar Initiative
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 390 reviews2024
Dev: Five Head Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Stellar Initiative is a roguelike tower defense game where you land on the planet and use your orbit ship to deliver buildings and support you with fire. Complete missions, install new upgrades, discover powerful artifacts, and find the best strategy!
Why similar: Tower Defense 64.9%, Base Building 17.3%, Space 10.9%, Building 6.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #59 Dr. Professor Scientist's Weapons Testing Facility
68% matchVery Positive84% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Cool Smithy Games
Windows
DPSWTF is a base defense game with roguelike elements, where instead of placing towers, you build the best tower of them all. Combine the best projectiles with effective modifiers and push back the incoming hordes. Research them all to conquer the secrets of the Great North!
Why similar: Tower Defense 56.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 28.2%, Building 15.5%
- #60 Astro Looter: Survivor
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 423 reviews2024
Dev: Soda Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Explore alien planets to mine resources, kill alien insects, build defense turrets, and survive waves of insect attacks across the galactic frontier. Astro Looter combines elements of survival, roguelike, and tower defense in a top-down shooter.
Why similar: Tower Defense 79.9%, Casual 16.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%