- #1 PixelJunk™ Monsters Ultimate
97% matchVery Positive81% of 1,318 reviews2013
Dev: Double Eleven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Tikiman the Forest Defender is in trouble. Hordes of monsters are sweeping through his realm, hoping to chow down on his offspring – and it’s up to you to defend them. By placing weapon towers at strategic points around the landscape, you can destroy the invaders and save the little ones.
Why similar: Tower Defense 100%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive predecessor to the sequel, offering the same core strategic tower defense gameplay and local co-op charm.
- #2 Orcs Must Die! 2
96% matchVery Positive92% of 19,643 reviews2012
Dev: Robot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 82.4%, Action 17.6%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully combines third-person action with tower defense, requiring you to actively participate in the combat alongside your traps.
- #3 DG2: Defense Grid 2
96% matchVery Positive87% of 3,465 reviews2014
Dev: Hidden Path Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Great strategy is timeless. Build, adapt, and defend across dynamic maps, solo or online - every session brings new strategies, new solutions, and new surprises. Now is the perfect time to enter the grid.
Why similar: Tower Defense 75.1%, Action 24.9%
Why You'll Like It: A highly refined tower defense experience that focuses on maze-building and strategic unit placement.
- #4 Aegis Defenders
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,831 reviews2018
Dev: GUTS DepartmentPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Take on wild beasts, ruthless soldiers, and ancient gods in this 2D Action-Platformer inspired by Tower-Defense combat.
Why similar: Tower Defense 75.3%, Action 24.7%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the seed game's mix of platforming and tower defense, requiring players to build defenses while navigating levels.
- #5 Dungeon Defenders
94% matchVery Positive93% of 19,013 reviews2011
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 42.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 100%
Why You'll Like It: This title blends action-RPG elements with tower defense, allowing you to control a hero to defend your base in real-time.
- #6 Bloons TD 6
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 395,697 reviews2018
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.6 hrsMean: 78.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.
Why similar: Tower Defense 93.9%, Action 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deep and highly addictive tower defense game that offers immense strategic variety and constant updates.
- #7 Sanctum 2
94% matchVery Positive90% of 14,391 reviews2013
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.
Why similar: Tower Defense 86.7%, Action 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a unique hybrid experience by integrating first-person shooting mechanics directly into a strategic tower defense framework.
- #8 Kingdom Two Crowns
92% matchVery Positive90% of 39,881 reviews2018
Dev: Fury StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 100%
Why You'll Like It: This side-scrolling strategy game shares a similar charming art style and focuses on defending your kingdom through careful resource management.
- #9 Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
91% matchVery Positive90% of 3,234 reviews2021
Dev: Element Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Element TD 2 sees you combine powerful elements to create unique towers. Prove your defenses against challenging foes, and compete or cooperate with others to determine who has mastered the elements.
Why similar: Tower Defense 100%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on maze construction and elemental synergies, offering a high skill ceiling for strategy fans.
- #10 Fieldrunners 2
91% matchVery Positive86% of 537 reviews2013
Dev: Subatomic Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 86.2%, Action 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, high-quality tower defense game known for its diverse unit types and challenging map layouts.
- #11 Iron Brigade
90% matchVery Positive86% of 1,248 reviews2012
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Join The Mobile Trench Brigade and protect humanity from the evil Monovision menace!
Why similar: Tower Defense 72.2%, Action 27.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game features mech-based combat combined with tower defense elements and strong cooperative play.
- #12 Anomaly 2
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,071 reviews2013
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Anomaly 2 is a sequel to the critically acclaimed Anomaly Warzone Earth. Maintaining the core elements of the original, Anomaly 2 adds plenty of new features: unit morphing, over million tactical combinations, post-apo world and tower defense vs tower offense multiplayer mode.
Why similar: Tower Defense 69.9%, Action 30.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a fresh take on the genre by flipping the script, focusing on offensive unit movement through enemy defenses.
- #13 Toy Soldiers
89% matchVery Positive89% of 1,496 reviews2012
Dev: Signal Studios
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Command your TOY SOLDIERS in epic, action-packed battles.
Why similar: Tower Defense 74.1%, Action 25.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an action-oriented tower defense experience set in a unique historical diorama theme.
- #14 Defense Grid: The Awakening
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,377 reviews2008
Dev: Hidden Path Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Defense Grid: The Awakening is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels. A horde of enemies is invading, and it's up to the player to stop them by strategically building fortification towers around their base.
Why similar: Tower Defense 100%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tower defense title that excels in level design and strategic pacing.
- #15 GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath
87% matchVery Positive89% of 2,876 reviews2020
Dev: Game in a Bottle
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 38.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The epic tower defense dark fantasy journey continues! Create powerful gems with various abilities and take on the battle against an endlessly flowing army of monsters, and face the growing darkness as you fight your way back towards the Spiritforge.
Why similar: Tower Defense 76.8%, Action 23.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides incredible depth for players who enjoy complex tower defense mechanics and intricate upgrade systems.
- #16 Mushroom Wars 2
86% matchMixed62% of 977 reviews2017
Dev: Zillion WhalesPub: Azur Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Mushroom Wars 2, enemy tribes of feisty mushroom creatures face off in short but fierce RTS battles. Step into the shoes of a fearless Mushroom Commander, choose a hero to lead your army, and take control of the battlefield in a variety of multiplayer modes or challenging story campaign.
Why similar: Tower Defense 71.5%, Action 28.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced real-time strategy game that emphasizes unit control and territory capture in a similar vein to tower defense.
- #17 Tower Wars
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,755 reviews2012
Dev: SuperVillain Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 93.9%, Action 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A competitive multiplayer tower defense game that forces you to balance building defenses and sending units to attack opponents.
- #18 Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,763 reviews2020
Dev: ACE TeamPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 59.8%, Action 40.2%
Why You'll Like It: It blends tower defense with chaotic, physics-based action for a unique and humorous gameplay experience.
- #19 METAL SLUG DEFENSE
85% matchMixed57% of 2,237 reviews2015
Dev: SNK CORPORATION
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 45%
“METAL SLUG”, the pinnacle of 2D action-shooting on NEOGEO returns in a brand new strategy game on Steam!
Why similar: Tower Defense 65.4%, Action 34.6%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D side-scrolling tower defense game that utilizes the iconic art style and units of the Metal Slug series.
- #20 Dungeon Defenders II
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 22,184 reviews2017
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Dungeon Defenders II is a cooperative Action Tower Defense game packed with roleplaying elements like loot, leveling, and pets.
Why similar: Tower Defense 100%
Why You'll Like It: A modernized version of the action-tower defense hybrid that emphasizes cooperative play and hero progression.
- #21 Cubemen 2
84% matchMixed68% of 231 reviews2013
Dev: 3 Sprockets
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Cubemen 2 is a fast paced, action packed, original 3D Strategy game where you use your little Cubemen units to defend and attack enemies in a range of awesome game modes including CTF, Skirmish, Territory and more.
Why similar: Tower Defense 100%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique 3D aesthetic and minimalist design that focuses on tactical positioning and unit management.
- #22 Risk of Rain Returns
79% matchVery Positive90% of 28,738 reviews2023
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: While an action-roguelike, it features 2D platforming, cooperative play, and intense combat that appeals to fans of action-heavy strategy games.
- #23 Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 156,281 reviews2009
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 41.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 100%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential casual tower defense game that remains a masterclass in pacing and charm.
- #24 Revenge of the Titans
82% matchVery Positive82% of 1,258 reviews2011
Dev: Puppygames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The ultimate mash-up of Real-time Strategy and Tower Defense!
Why similar: Tower Defense 87.4%, Action 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tower defense with resource management and a retro-inspired sci-fi aesthetic.
- #25 Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
79% matchVery Positive91% of 4,247 reviews2021
Dev: Prineside
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 45.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 100%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist yet deeply complex tower defense game that offers endless replayability and strategic depth.
- #26 Tiny Troopers 2
81% matchVery Positive87% of 113 reviews2017
Dev: Starloop Studios SLPub: Game Troopers
Windows · Mac
Tiny Troopers are back and better than ever! Decked out in new uniforms and sporting the latest in military hardware, the troopers are just itching to get back into the fight! Test your mettle and lead your troopers to victory in four thrilling special operations!
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on squad-based action with light strategic elements that feel accessible and fun.
- #27 Breakout: Recharged
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 133 reviews2022
Dev: Adamvision StudiosPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
The original brick breaker returns with its toughest challenge yet. Survive as long as you can in arcade or take on one of 50 challenges picking up game-changing power-ups along the way.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: Provides fast-paced arcade action that captures the retro, colorful feel of classic gaming titles.
- #28 Mechs V Kaijus - Tower Defense
78% matchVery Positive84% of 543 reviews2022
Dev: Doble Punch Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Mechs V Kaijus is an addictive hardcore tower defense gameplay. In Mechs V Kaijus you take on the role of Commander of a powerful Mechs squadron. Improve your Mech, strategically place towers and factories on the battlefield. Deploy support units on the battlefield, and save our civilization.
Why similar: Tower Defense 76.9%, Action 23.1%
Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy tower defense game that allows for significant mech customization and active combat participation.
- #29 Bloons TD 5
78% matchVery Positive95% of 11,985 reviews2014
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 38.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 86.6%, Action 13.4%
- #30 PICO PARK 2
75% matchVery Positive88% of 4,766 reviews2024
Dev: TECOPARK
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
PICO PARK is back with all new levels! Play with 2-8 players locally or online in this co-op action-puzzle game!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #31 Bloons TD Battles 2
76% matchVery Positive84% of 34,244 reviews2021
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
From the creators of Bloons TD6... Bloons TD Battles 2 is a brand new installment of the top-rated head-to-head tower defense game. Gather your Hero, choose your team of powerful Monkey Towers, and prepare to battle one on one against other players and relentless waves of Bloons!
Why similar: Tower Defense 77.5%, Action 22.5%
- #32 Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder™
76% matchVery Positive86% of 3,701 reviews2017
Dev: ACE TeamPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The greatest rock-racing, tower defense, art history game is back! Like the title says, Bigger & Boulder cranks up the surrealism and gameplay with chaotic 4P multiplayer, new time periods, and improved graphics, physics, and destructibility powered by UE4 to be, well… BIGGER AND BOULDER.
Why similar: Tower Defense 69.2%, Action 30.8%
- #33 Defense Zone 3 Ultra HD
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 515 reviews2016
Dev: Artem Kotov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The sequel to the hit strategy game, with new weapons, landscapes, and options.
Why similar: Tower Defense 61.7%, Action 38.3%
- #34 METAL SLUG ATTACK RELOADED
75% matchMixed69% of 1,715 reviews2024
Dev: SNK CORPORATION
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hard-core action with easy controls! The METAL SLUG we all love is back as a tower defense game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 100%
- #35 Plants vs. Zombies™: Replanted
73% matchMixed66% of 7,467 reviews2025
Dev: PopCap GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The classic Plants vs. Zombies returns in glorious HD! The original battle between Plants and Zombies is back — bigger, brighter, and crazier than ever before! Experience the game that started it all, now remastered with stunning HD graphics and packed with new secrets and content to uncover.
Why similar: Tower Defense 100%
- #36 Overcooked! 2
74% matchVery Positive90% of 84,580 reviews2018
Dev: Ghost Town Games Ltd.Pub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Overcooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons… it’s time to save the world again!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #37 Monster Train 2
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 10,211 reviews2025
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Big Fan Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.1 hrsMean: 43.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Monster Train returns with all new clans, new enemy factions, new challenges, new modes and more! Defend your Pyre in the classic three-tiered, vertical gameplay that made the original roguelike deckbuilder a hit.
- #38 TDS - Tower Defense Strategy
72% matchVery Positive81% of 376 reviews2025
Dev: Blockage
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Tower Defense 100%
- #39 Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,896 reviews2016
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 89.3%, Action 10.7%
- #40 Windjammers 2
73% matchVery Positive88% of 767 reviews2022
Dev: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 39%
The best flying disc game of all time is back, with amazing hand-drawn graphics, crazy new moves, gameplay mechanics and awesome characters and stages! New update brings new playable characters, new training mode, full crossplay support and more.
- #41 Rift Riff
69% matchVery Positive95% of 394 reviews2025
Dev: Adriaan de Jongh
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 79.5%, Action 20.5%
- #42 Orcs Must Die! 3
71% matchVery Positive86% of 14,930 reviews2021
Dev: Robot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.
Why similar: Tower Defense 86.3%, Action 13.7%
- #43 Cubemen
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 512 reviews2012
Dev: 3 SprocketsPub: 3 Sprockets
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Just Updated! Version 1.1 now has 6 New online Mayhem levels, Character Customization, 35 Defense levels, 25 Skirmish levels, and more!
Why similar: Tower Defense 100%
- #44 Graphic Tower Defense
70% matchVery Positive85% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: FatSheep Studio
Windows
This is a minimalist-style tower defense game that is easy-going and relaxing, with a moderate level of difficulty. Build your tower formations to fend off enemies. It also supports online multiplayer, allowing you to team up and experience an unprecedented level of tower defense fun!
Why similar: Tower Defense 100%
- #45 Circle Empires 2
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 310 reviews2026
Dev: LuminousPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
CIRCLE EMPIRES returns! Expand your empire, circle by circle, in this fast-paced follow-up to the hit RTS. Gather resources, build armies, and defeat bosses (or your friends) in a world that changes with every game. With unique units and biomes, it's an addictive battle of wits and tactics.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #46 Missile Command: Recharged
71% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: Adamvision StudiosPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defend your cities from an assault of missiles, planes, tanks, and more! Play solo or with a friend in co-op in this modern reimagining of the arcade classic.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #47 CastleStorm
71% matchVery Positive89% of 1,634 reviews2013
Dev: Zen Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 74.5%, Action 25.5%
- #48 Mushroom Wars
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 579 reviews2016
Dev: Zillion WhalesPub: Azur Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Mushroom Wars is a dynamic real-time strategy game, where smart strategy meets furious action in epic PvP and PvE battles.
Why similar: Tower Defense 66.3%, Action 33.7%
- #49 Tangy TD
66% matchVery Positive90% of 1,546 reviews2026
Dev: Cakez
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 77%, Action 23%
- #50 Bloons Monkey City
68% matchVery Positive91% of 6,800 reviews2020
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 34.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Create, upgrade, and customize your very own Bloons Monkey City in this groundbreaking blend of city building and tower defense awesomeness!
Why similar: Tower Defense 73.6%, Action 26.4%
- #51 Moving Out 2
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 635 reviews2023
Dev: SMG StudioPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Moving Out is back and wackier than ever, and now with ONLINE PLAY! Return to Packmore and use your moving skills across brand new dimensions and some old favourites. Help rebuild Smooth Moves and become an all-star F.A.R.T. (Furniture Arrangement & Relocation Technician)!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #52 Super Bomberman R
70% matchMixed56% of 648 reviews2018
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Bomberman is back and stronger than ever! The 8 Bomberman heroes journey to space to face the Evil Emperor Buggler! Classic Battle Mode is back! Challenge players around the world in online battles!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #53 Unrailed 2: Back on Track
63% matchVery Positive87% of 2,151 reviews2026
Dev: Indoor Astronaut
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The chaotic co-op railroad construction game is back! Team up with your friends to build a railroad through procedurally generated worlds with new biomes and bosses. Permanently upgrade your character and engine, even create your own levels - just don‘t let your train derail!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #54 River City: Rival Showdown
68% matchMixed54% of 188 reviews2023
Dev: Arc System Works
Windows
River City Ransom is back, rebuilt from the ground up! Rekindle old rivalries and relive past rumbles through a completely revamped story!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #55 Cannon Brawl
67% matchVery Positive92% of 800 reviews2014
Dev: Theresa DuringerPub: Temple Gates Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Tower Defense 53%, Action 47%
- #56 Elevator Action™ -Returns- S-Tribute
66% matchVery Positive88% of 88 reviews2022
Dev: CITY CONNECTION
Windows
Infiltrate a terrorist occupied tower, airport, and shopping mall to get classified data and stop their plans. New features have been added to this revival of the home console version of Elevator Action Returns, a masterpiece 2D action game. Also features 2 player mode.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #57 M.A.C.E. Tower Defense
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 61 reviews2017
Dev: EntwicklerX
Windows
M.A.C.E. Tower Defense is a classic tower defense game with unique towers and enemies and an ingame shop system for getting better towers, upgrade existing towers and buy special items.
Why similar: Tower Defense 63.2%, Action 36.8%
- #58 METAL SLUG 2
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,448 reviews2016
Dev: SNK CORPORATION
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
“METAL SLUG 2”, the 2nd entry in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game returns to the battlefield on the Steam gaming platform!
Why similar: Action 100%
