- #1 Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 150,567 reviews2009
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 43.3%, Zombies 32.1%, Comedy 7.2%, Strategy 7.2%, Funny 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is the original classic experience that defined the lane-based tower defense genre.
- #2 Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,302 reviews2014
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 57.3%, Cartoon 9.4%, Cartoony 9.3%, Strategy 8.5%, Funny 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for lane-based tower defense, featuring deep strategy and a charming, hand-drawn art style.
- #3 Bloons TD 6
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 382,546 reviews2018
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 75.6 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 53.3%, Strategy 10.3%, Co-op 9.4%, Cartoony 8.5%, Multiplayer 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly deep and polished path-based tower defense game with endless replayability and vibrant visuals.
- #4 Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,241 reviews2016
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 60%, Cartoon 13.3%, Strategy 11.2%, Funny 8.3%, Casual 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A refined sequel that expands on the original's mechanics with new towers and challenging enemy types.
- #5 Orcs Must Die! 2
94% matchVery Positive92% of 19,505 reviews2012
Dev: Robot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.9 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 56.7%, Co-op 11.6%, Comedy 8.6%, Cartoony 7.7%, Strategy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines traditional tower defense with third-person action for a more hands-on defensive experience.
- #6 Fieldrunners 2
94% matchVery Positive86% of 524 reviews2013
Dev: Subatomic Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 3.0 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 83%, Strategy 11.4%, Casual 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tower defense game that shares the same pick-up-and-play accessibility as the seed game.
- #7 Dungeon Defenders
93% matchVery Positive93% of 18,745 reviews2011
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 42.0 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 62%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Funny 10.5%, Strategy 10.2%, Singleplayer 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG hybrid that features tower defense mechanics with a distinct, cartoony aesthetic.
- #8 CastleStorm
92% matchVery Positive89% of 1,616 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 34.7%, Local Multiplayer 14.7%, Local Co-Op 13.7%, Funny 9.1%, Comedy 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Blends tower defense with physics-based destruction and a humorous, lighthearted tone.
- #9 Toy Soldiers
91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,485 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 70.1%, Strategy 20.2%, Casual 8.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique historical toy aesthetic while providing solid tower defense gameplay.
- #10 Worms W.M.D
91% matchVery Positive85% of 13,982 reviews2016
Dev: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The worms are back in their most destructive game yet. With a gorgeous, hand-drawn 2D look, brand new weapons, the introduction of crafting, vehicles and buildings plus the return of some much-loved classic weapons and gameplay, Worms W.M.D is the best worms experience ever.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 30.1%, Strategy 15.5%, Local Co-Op 15.4%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Funny 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same quirky, humorous tone and tactical combat found in the seed game.
- #11 Bloons TD 5
90% matchVery Positive95% of 11,795 reviews2014
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.3 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 63.8%, Strategy 11.5%, Co-op 10.4%, Multiplayer 4.5%, Casual 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic entry in the series that provides a more straightforward tower defense experience.
- #12 Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
89% 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 70.7%, Strategy 15.8%, Casual 8.5%, Singleplayer 5%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, deep tower defense game that focuses on pure strategy and progression.
- #13 Iron Marines
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,831 reviews2019
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Real-time strategy battles in amazing sci-fi worlds! Command brave soldiers, mighty mechas and powerful aliens to face the greatest challenges in hostile alien worlds. The galaxy needs you!
Why similar: Cartoony 26.3%, Strategy 23.8%, Comedy 20.3%, Cartoon 15.4%, Singleplayer 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A real-time strategy game from the creators of Kingdom Rush that emphasizes tactical positioning.
- #14 GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath
88% matchVery Positive89% of 2,818 reviews2020
Dev: Game in a Bottle
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 38.1 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 79.4%, Strategy 17.2%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers complex tower defense mechanics with a deep upgrade system for dedicated strategists.
- #15 Ratropolis
87% matchVery Positive88% of 5,484 reviews2020
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!
Why similar: Tower Defense 61.4%, Strategy 21.9%, Casual 9.7%, Singleplayer 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of card-based deckbuilding and tower defense that requires quick thinking.
- #16 Bad North: Jotunn Edition
86% matchVery Positive93% of 13,529 reviews2018
Dev: Plausible ConceptPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island.
Why similar: Tower Defense 75.2%, Strategy 14.4%, Cute 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, tactical defense game with a charming art style and high-stakes decision making.
- #17 PixelJunk™ Monsters Ultimate
86% matchVery Positive81% of 1,280 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 65%, Local Co-Op 18.9%, Strategy 10.9%, Co-op 4.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, charming tower defense game that supports local co-op play.
- #18 Anomaly: Warzone Earth
85% matchVery Positive87% of 4,668 reviews2011
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 66.4%, Strategy 30.4%, Singleplayer 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A clever 'reverse' tower defense game that requires strategic pathing through enemy defenses.
- #19 Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,672 reviews2020
Dev: ACE TeamPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 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 23.9%, Comedy 21.6%, Cartoony 13.1%, Funny 11.1%, Strategy 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tower defense with chaotic, comedic racing and physics-based destruction.
- #20 Mushroom Wars
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 571 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 44%, Strategy 17.1%, Comedy 10.8%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Cartoony 8%
Why You'll Like It: Fast-paced real-time strategy with a similar cartoony aesthetic and accessible controls.
- #21 Zuma's Revenge!
83% matchVery Positive95% of 3,283 reviews2009
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
An irresistible force has taken our fearless frog to an island where the puzzle-action of Zuma has evolved in amazing ways… but evil spirits and tenacious tiki bosses rule the land! Survive by firing stone spheres to destroy the deadly stream of balls. Conquer over 60 levels!
Why similar: Casual 76.6%, Singleplayer 23.4%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same casual, addictive puzzle-strategy DNA that made the original Plants vs. Zombies a hit.
- #22 Orcs Must Die! 3
82% matchVery Positive86% of 14,664 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 56.5%, Co-op 14.4%, Strategy 8.6%, Funny 5.4%, Comedy 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: The latest iteration of the action-tower defense hybrid, featuring massive scale and satisfying traps.
- #23 Eufloria Classic
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Omni SystemsPub: Omni Systems Publishing
Windows
Before Eufloria HD (2014), there was Eufloria (2009). The long-unlisted indie classic is available once again for the 15 year anniversary. Updated to run on modern systems, with new content, features, and expanded moddability! Old school intergalactic floral warfare is BACK! (Warts and all!)
Why similar: Strategy 66%, Casual 29.1%, Singleplayer 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, minimalist strategy game with a unique atmosphere and gentle pacing.
- #24 Grumpy Gaffer
81% matchVery Positive94% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: RC Games Studio
Windows
Join Mr. Gaffer on his mission to protect the peace of his home in this dynamic strategy game. Test your wits and reflexes as you face intense waves of enemies, and compete in thrilling mini-games against other players.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.6%, Cartoony 13.7%, Comedy 11.4%, Old School 11.2%, Retro 9%
Why You'll Like It: A recent tower defense title that captures a similar old-school charm and strategic simplicity.
- #25 Tower Wars
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,753 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 76.6%, Strategy 11%, Co-op 6.3%, Multiplayer 5.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: Competitive tower defense with a humorous steampunk vibe and multiplayer focus.
- #26 Ninja Kiwi Archive
80% matchVery Positive93% of 5,694 reviews2020
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Enjoy some of the best loved Flash games of the past in this awesome time capsule of over 60 Ninja Kiwi classics. Experience a piece of history and play the original Flash games that spawned the worldwide phenomenon of Bloons TD.
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.1%, Co-op 11.3%, Strategy 10.3%, Cartoony 9.6%, PvP 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A collection of classic browser-style strategy games that helped define the early tower defense era.
- #27 Plants vs. Zombies™ Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition
78% matchVery Positive90% of 46,625 reviews2022
Dev: PopCapPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Ready the Peashooters and prepare for the craziest, funniest shooter in the universe: Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2.
Why similar: Zombies 37.9%, Cartoon 13.8%, PvP 11.7%, Funny 10.6%, Co-op 8.2%
- #28 Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD
77% matchVery Positive88% of 11,050 reviews2024
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
While a formidable evil emerges, an unexpected alliance is taking shape! It will take the finest warriors of Linirea and the relentless Dark Army to stop it. Beware! Though they may journey side by side the ever-changing winds of fate could swiftly alter their course.
Why similar: Tower Defense 53.4%, Strategy 13.4%, Cartoon 10.9%, Cartoony 10.4%, Comedy 5.6%
- #29 Defense Grid: The Awakening
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,303 reviews2008
Dev: Hidden Path Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 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 86.9%, Strategy 10.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A polished and highly regarded classic tower defense experience with a focus on maze building.
- #30 Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville™
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 18,433 reviews2020
Dev: PopCapPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Kick some grass in Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, the wackiest shooter yet!
Why similar: Zombies 30.5%, Tower Defense 29.8%, Funny 8.1%, PvP 7.4%, Multiplayer 7.4%
- #31 Bloons TD Battles 2
77% matchVery Positive84% of 33,499 reviews2021
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 45.1%, Cartoony 16.2%, PvP 11.3%, Strategy 10.1%, Multiplayer 8.3%
- #32 Sentinel 3: Homeworld
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 148 reviews2014
Dev: Origin8Pub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The biggest installment of the award winning Sentinel sci-fi tower defense series now on PC!Take the fight to the alien homeworld and unleash a massive arsenal of weaponry. Get up close and personal on the battlefield in your power armor to execute devastating attacks and support your defenses! * An epic campaign across 20 levels.
Why similar: Tower Defense 87.1%, Strategy 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A solid, classic tower defense game with a sci-fi theme and satisfying unit progression.
- #33 Bloons TD Battles
76% matchVery Positive91% of 29,230 reviews2016
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Go head to head with other players in a Bloon-popping battle for victory. From the creators of best-selling Bloons TD 5, this all new Battles game is specially designed for multiplayer combat, featuring the ability to control bloons directly and send them charging past your opponent's defenses.
Why similar: Tower Defense 58.2%, Strategy 12%, Multiplayer 9.9%, PvP 6.9%, Co-op 5.1%
- #34 METAL SLUG ATTACK RELOADED
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,580 reviews2024
Dev: SNK CORPORATION
Windows
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hard-core action with easy controls! The METAL SLUG we all love is back as a tower defense game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 60.5%, Strategy 13.1%, Retro 12%, Multiplayer 6.9%, PvP 4.6%
- #35 Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder™
76% matchVery Positive85% of 3,569 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 35.3%, Comedy 21.1%, Strategy 14.1%, Funny 8.6%, Local Multiplayer 8.3%
- #36 Bloons Adventure Time TD
75% matchVery Positive87% of 4,640 reviews2019
Dev: Ninja Kiwi
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Defend Ooo from the Bloon invasion in this epic tower defense crossover.
Why similar: Tower Defense 54.5%, Strategy 19.1%, Cartoon 15.6%, Multiplayer 5.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #37 Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense
73% matchVery Positive94% of 10,436 reviews2020
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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%, Cartoon 17.1%, Cartoony 13.1%, Strategy 11.3%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #38 Overcooked! All You Can Eat
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,490 reviews2021
Dev: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience all the Onion Kingdom has to offer, Overcooked! 1 & 2 infused with 4k goodness running at a smooth 60 FPS. Fully remastered and cooked up from scratch. Enjoy 200+ levels (22 new) and 80+ chefs (3 new), this is the ultimate Overcooked! experience.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 30.7%, Local Multiplayer 22.7%, Co-op 8.4%, Funny 7.2%, Multiplayer 6.9%
- #39 Minecraft Dungeons
73% matchVery Positive91% of 16,162 reviews2021
Dev: Mojang StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Fight your way through an exciting action-adventure game, inspired by classic dungeon crawlers and set in the Minecraft universe!
Why similar: Funny 36.1%, Cute 33.2%, Multiplayer 30.8%
- #40 Zuma Deluxe
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,344 reviews2006
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Deep in the jungle lie hidden temples bursting with traps and trickery, and it's up to you to uncover their treasures. Fire magical balls from your stone frog idol to make matches of three or more and clear the deadly chain before it reaches the golden skull.
Why similar: Retro 23.4%, Funny 22.2%, Strategy 22.2%, Cute 16.3%, Casual 11.7%
- #41 Worms Armageddon
72% matchVery Positive94% of 10,671 reviews2013
Dev: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Those intrepid invertebrates return with a vengeance in the much-loved Worms™ Armageddon. It’s a whole new can of worms! It’s hilarious fun that you can enjoy on your own or with all your friends.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 25%, Strategy 15.3%, Local Co-Op 14.2%, Comedy 12.1%, Multiplayer 12%
- #42 Zombie Defense
72% matchVery Positive84% of 2,165 reviews2016
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A modern hybrid of the classic RTS and modern Tower Defense. Recruit soldiers, place them on slots and let them shoot incoming waves of zombies by their own. Order supplies, throw grenades, order airstrikes and many more... Perfect mix of strategy, tactics and micromanagement.
Why similar: Zombies 43.1%, Tower Defense 39.5%, Strategy 6.7%, Multiplayer 5.2%, Casual 2.4%
- #43 Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,641 reviews2018
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 62.8%, Cartoony 16.5%, Strategy 11.7%, Casual 5.5%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #44 PixelJunk™ Monsters 2
73% matchMixed66% of 277 reviews2018
Dev: Q-Games Ltd.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 100%
- #45 Castle Doombad Classic
69% matchVery Positive94% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: Grumpyface Studios
Windows · Mac
BE THE VILLAIN and slay any hero who dares enter your dark domain! Deck out your castle with traps and minions as the ultimate diabolical dungeon keeper in this strategy / TD puzzler. Includes the original Castle Doombad game, rebuilt and remastered, plus brand new content.
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.2%, Cartoon 15.1%, Cartoony 14.1%, Strategy 10.6%, Funny 6.6%
- #46 SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated
69% matchVery Positive94% of 17,714 reviews2020
Dev: Purple LampPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Are you ready, kids? The cult classic is back, faithfully remade in spongetastic splendor! Play as SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy and show the evil Plankton that crime pays even less than Mr. Krabs.
Why similar: Cartoon 29.7%, Comedy 18.5%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Funny 13.5%, Co-op 12.5%
- #47 Worms Reloaded
71% matchVery Positive87% of 5,037 reviews2010
Dev: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Ten years on from Worms™ Armageddon and the turn-based comic mayhem continues in Worms™ Reloaded, an all-new edition available for PC through Steam.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 32.2%, Strategy 18.4%, Local Co-Op 16.3%, Comedy 10.4%, Multiplayer 8.9%
- #48 Bejeweled® 3
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,834 reviews2010
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Why similar: Casual 51.2%, Strategy 33%, Singleplayer 15.8%
- #49 Strike Force Heroes
68% matchVery Positive81% of 4,489 reviews2023
Dev: Sky9 GamesPub: IndieArk
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Strike Force Heroes is an oldschool arena shooter rebuilt with modern mechanics with full co-operative and PvP online multiplayer. It melds over the top action with epic story-telling in this intense remake of the hit Flash game.
Why similar: Co-op 46.6%, Multiplayer 37.8%, Singleplayer 15.6%
- #50 Z
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,441 reviews2014
Dev: TickTock GamesPub: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
“Z”, the classic Real Time Strategy Game by the Bitmap Brothers. Fans of this classic strategy title are in for a real treat. Everything is in here from the terrific comedy cut scenes to the frantic game play making this is the definitive version of Z.
Why similar: Strategy 42.8%, Retro 24.3%, Comedy 16.8%, Old School 12.5%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #51 Worms Ultimate Mayhem
69% matchVery Positive89% of 6,136 reviews2011
Dev: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Load your weapons and experience a whole new dimension in destructive turn-based cartoon action!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.3%, Comedy 16.2%, Strategy 16.1%, Local Multiplayer 15.8%, Funny 12.6%
- #52 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,085 reviews2023
Dev: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 45.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: It’s the early ’90s. After a couple of cops frame him for homicide, Carl ‘CJ’ Johnson is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #53 Worms World Party Remastered
71% matchMixed50% of 1,803 reviews2015
Dev: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Imagine taking the perfect online gaming experience and one of the most popular Worms games ever made, adding a touch of Steam achievements, leaderboards, cloud saves, full controller support; a little sprinkle of 1080 / 60FPS, and you have Worms World Party Remastered!
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 29.1%, Strategy 25.7%, Funny 16.7%, Multiplayer 15.8%, Cartoony 12.7%
- #54 Alien Hominid HD
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 582 reviews2023
Dev: The Behemoth
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
The 2D side-scrolling shooter from The Behemoth is back! With your mighty blaster and a group of mysterious kids by your side, destroy the agency and reclaim your spaceship!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 39.4%, Local Multiplayer 22%, Old School 13.5%, Co-op 9.2%, Funny 8.9%
- #55 Worms Revolution
68% matchVery Positive87% of 8,995 reviews2012
Dev: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Worms™ Revolution is the latest game in the classic turn-based strategy series to come to the PC.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 21%, Local Co-Op 20.9%, Strategy 17.2%, Comedy 12%, Funny 11.4%
- #56 Bish Bash Bots
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 207 reviews2023
Dev: CATASTROPHIC_OVERLOADPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Bish Bash Bots is a unique mix of casual tower defense strategy and all-out brawling action. Team up in couch co-op / online play or go it alone and fight to save the world by building upgradable turrets, unlocking gadgets and bashing bots with giant hammers.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.7%, Local Co-Op 20.5%, Cartoony 11.5%, Co-op 9.5%, Cute 5.9%
- #57 Insaniquarium Deluxe
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,542 reviews2006
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Why similar: Casual 35.6%, Funny 18.7%, Cute 18.6%, Strategy 16.1%, Singleplayer 11.1%
- #58 Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
66% matchVery Positive80% of 3,892 reviews2024
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dead Rising returns with modern graphics in this Deluxe Remaster!
Why similar: Zombies 85.7%, Funny 5.1%, Singleplayer 4.7%, Cute 4.6%
- #59 宇宙大战
67% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Play Memory
Windows
Universe Wars is a multiplayer game similar to Plants vs. Zombies. Plants become evil Earthlings, and zombies become cuddly three-eyed aliens. And on the basis of "Plants vs. Zombies" and increased the multiplayer online, fashion system, formation evolution, protagonist system.
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.3%, Cartoon 17.4%, Strategy 13.4%, PvP 7.9%, Casual 7.8%
- #60 Trolls vs Vikings: Reborn
65% matchVery Positive91% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Megapop
Windows
Reborn is a glorious, hardcore revival of the beloved lane-defense classic. As greedy Vikings march north in search of gold, the Troll Liberation Front rise to defend their lands. Far from a “place-and-wait” TD game, every second counts in this fierce, tactical fight.
Why similar: Tower Defense 56.9%, Cartoony 22%, Strategy 14.6%, Casual 5%, Singleplayer 1.5%