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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!

Reviews: Very Positive — 90% — of 58 reviews
Released: 2022-07-21
Developer: TorksGame
Genres: Action, Adventure, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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  2. #2 Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,788 reviews2018
    Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
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    Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 18.8 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.

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    93% matchVery Positive86% of 5,010 reviews2025
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    Windows
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    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!

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    94% matchVery Positive86% of 1,576 reviews2013
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    Windows · Mac
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    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!

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    92% matchVery Positive84% of 538 reviews2022
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    Windows
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    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.

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    91% matchVery Positive93% of 338 reviews2022
    Dev: Hippo Rider Games
    Windows

    Assemble legendary Spirits and defend against the endless hordes of Hell. A tower defense where you must shape the battlefield and create a maze using the three Hellements. Use Fire, Lightning, and Wind tiles to trap your enemies, or augment your defenses.

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  10. #10 Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,419 reviews2016
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  11. #11 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
    90% matchMostly Positive73% of 227 reviews2024
    Dev: Mini Fun Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    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 58%, Strategy 13.8%, Survival 10.3%, Top-Down 9.6%, Action 4.4%

  12. #12 Defense Grid: The Awakening
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,324 reviews2008
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    Windows
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%

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  14. #14 Tangy TD
    85% matchVery Positive92% of 1,348 reviews2026
    Dev: Cakez
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%

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  15. #15 Defense Technica
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    Windows · Mac
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    86% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2025
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    Survivor Challenge TD - is a Tower Defense game where you manage a single tower and add upgrades to it. Buy abilities, enhance upgrades, and defeat the boss!

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    Windows
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    Dev: Parseh Game StudioPub: KATNAPPE SP. Z O. O.
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    Rush for Glory is featuring challenging and rewarding Tower Defense battles, in which players are defending their base against an alien invasion. By strategically building towers and upgrading them, the player can keep his base safely and further progress through the extensive singleplayer campaign.

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    Windows

    Crystal Guardians is a tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Fight of waves and defend the world crystal. Gear up your towers with a powerful combination of items for your strategy. In an ever expanding map, find hidden powers and conquer the enemies.

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  24. #24 Last Stand: Defense
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    Dev: ZiiTech Games
    Windows · Mac

    "Last Stand:Defense" is a tower defense-themed Rogue-like game. Players need to defend against waves of enemies by building bases, matching talents, and performing delicate operations during battles. Remember, every choice you make will affect the final outcome of the battle!

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    Dev: qLatePub: indie.io
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Everwarder is a refreshing take on the tower defense genre, blending roguelite mechanics with a time-based survival concept. Fight against the encroaching darkness and fend off emerging enemies. Collect artifacts, buy upgrades, discover ancient structures, unlock new units and more!

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    Dev: Split Second GamesPub: Yogscast Games
    Windows
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    Hexguardian is a roguelite, tower defense game where you build your own maps with hexagonal tiles! Build and upgrade towers, recruit armies, learn spells, construct wonders and place hexagonal tiles to create a path to enhance your defenses. With plenty of game modes and talents to unlock!

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    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%

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    Why similar: Tower Defense 49%, Tactical 12.5%, Building 11.5%, Strategy 11%, 3D 6.4%

  28. #28 X-Morph: Defense
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 4,115 reviews2017
    Dev: EXOR Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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.

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    Dev: JE Software
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Zombie Tower Defense: Join the ongoing war, in an open world, against the undead zombie horde. Choose between multiple powerful heroes all with unique epic gear and skills! With the wide variety of towers you can create your own perfect strategy.

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  31. #31 Idle Tower Defense
    78% matchMixed54% of 117 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.

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    77% matchVery Positive84% of 160 reviews2023
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    Windows
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    Protect vehicles on the road and survive! Road Defense: Outsiders is a game that combines elements of the 'roguelike' and 'tower defense' genres. Upgrade the towers and your own skills to be able to annihilate all the life around you!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 74.2%, Action 10.9%, Casual 8.3%, Singleplayer 6.6%

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    76% 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 52.6%, Strategy 14%, Top-Down 12.3%, Survival 7.6%, Action 5.9%

  34. #34 Evil Defenders
    77% matchVery Positive82% of 398 reviews2015
    Dev: CP Decision
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Evil Defenders is a fun, frenetic defense game: build and upgrade your towers, сast spells to repel enemy forces, use special landmarks and defend the Lands of Evil from invaders! Feel free to play the game in many different ways through unique tower upgrades, a deep skill tree and 100 in-game achievements.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 78.4%, Strategy 16.5%, Casual 5.1%

  35. #35 Tiny Tactics
    75% matchVery Positive83% of 669 reviews2022
    Dev: Tiny Forge Gaming
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Tiny Tactics is a Tower Defense game with a heavy focus on mazing, with mechanics inspired by the Auto Chess genre.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 40.7%, Top-Down 12.6%, Strategy 11.2%, Tactical 9.7%, Building 8.2%

  36. #36 Minimalist Tower Defense
    71% matchVery Positive95% of 1,746 reviews2024
    Dev: Happy213
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Collect resources and establish a defense line before dark And then Facing countless enemies

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  37. #37 Color Defense
    76% 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 47.9%, Strategy 35.8%, Casual 13.1%, Singleplayer 3.2%

  38. #38 No Creeps Were Harmed TD
    72% matchVery Positive89% of 485 reviews2024
    Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%

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    Why similar: Tower Defense 49.8%, Strategy 11.6%, Building 7.6%, 3D 7%, Tactical 6.8%

  39. #39 Sporadic Spire
    74% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2020
    Dev: Contamination Studios
    Windows

    Defeat hordes of enemies in this aesthetic tower defense game. The random terrain generation provides a beautiful environment and a unique experience every time you play.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 49.1%, Strategy 14.7%, Top-Down 11.8%, Action 7%, 3D 6.7%

  40. #40 Cartridge Defense
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 100 reviews2022
    Dev: Out Gaming
    Windows

    Cartridge Defense is a tower defense game with over 300 distinct collectible cards that you will use to create your own decks to defend against robots in the cyberpunk inspired future. Play cards (cartridges) to spawn towers, upgrades, special abilities and more in a campaign or rogue-like mode.

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  41. #41 Taur
    73% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,092 reviews2020
    Dev: Echo Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the homeworld of the Tauron droids against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 65.1%, Strategy 15.8%, Tactical 6.1%, Top-Down 5.7%, Action 4.9%

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    71% matchVery Positive81% of 363 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 62.4%, Building 14.9%, 3D 7.5%, Strategy 7.5%, Management 4.4%

  43. #43 Dead Ground
    74% matchMixed61% of 115 reviews2018
    Dev: Shotx
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 30%

    Tower defense reimagined! Dead Ground is a procedurally generated tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Each playthrough will offer randomly generated guns, skills and augments. You'll have to travel, collect scrap, water, manage your inventory and upgrade your base to survive!

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    68% matchVery Positive88% of 3,497 reviews2024
    Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 49.3%, Strategy 13.6%, Building 12.2%, Top-Down 10.6%, Action 4.8%

  45. #45 This Isn't Just Tower Defense
    70% matchMixed61% of 119 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 55.5%, Strategy 13%, Top-Down 12.5%, Nature 6.3%, Casual 5.8%

  46. #46 Hold The Fort
    72% matchVery Positive81% of 59 reviews2019
    Dev: Monster Tooth Studios
    Windows

    Dive into intense, fantasy, tower defense action! Using turrets, spells, and your cunning, you must defend your kingdom against an onslaught of enemies launching a surprise attack while the king is away.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 35.6%, Strategy 17.9%, Difficult 12.7%, Top-Down 7%, Building 6.7%

  47. #47 Isle of Arrows
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,082 reviews2022
    Dev: Gridpop
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Isle of Arrows is a Puzzle Tower Defense game in which you build a fortress in the sky. Place towers, expand the isle, and build your own paths. Can you find the perfect spot for each tile to beat the RNG and defend against waves of invaders?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 46.6%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Strategy 10.9%, Top-Down 9.5%, Building 5.5%

  48. #48 Cyber Tower 2048
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 101 reviews2025
    Dev: Galactic Geckon
    Windows

    Cyber Tower 2048 is an action tower defense game where players fight insectoids by building defenses and developing tactics.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 60.3%, Top-Down 9.9%, Action 8.6%, Colorful 7.4%, Strategy 5.7%

  49. #49 Signal Zone
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 84 reviews2026
    Dev: Norafox Studio
    Windows

    Defend your base against increasingly dangerous enemy waves each night in this minimalist survival strategy. Mine resources, build and repair defenses, and upgrade your structures, tools, and abilities to survive in this harsh world.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 51.4%, Strategy 19.7%, Difficult 18.3%, Building 6.5%, Action 3.1%

  50. #50 Rock 'N' Roll Defense
    70% matchVery Positive87% of 3,784 reviews2016
    Dev: NukGames
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Rocked by an explosive soundtrack, choose your band, place your equipments and defend the Rock 'N' Roll from everyone and everything who try to pull it down, on a totally hardcore tower defense!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 75.3%, Strategy 9.1%, Difficult 4.2%, Casual 3.3%, Action 3.2%

  51. #51 Zombo Buster Advance
    69% matchVery Positive83% of 244 reviews2020
    Dev: FIREBEAST
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    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Zombo Buster Advance is a tower defense game taking place inside buildings with interchangeable elevators. Deploy, swap and shoot like a boss!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 55.6%, Strategy 15.9%, Tactical 7.7%, Survival 7%, Choices Matter 5.3%

  52. #52 M.A.C.E. Tower Defense
    71% matchMostly Positive70% of 61 reviews2017
    Dev: EntwicklerX
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    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 60%, Strategy 27.9%, Action 12.1%

  53. #53 Bug Heroes: Tower Defense
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2024
    Dev: Foursaken Media
    Windows · Mac

    Help the Bug Heroes defend their food stash from hordes of enemies! Control powerful heroes, build your defenses, level up your heroes and towers, equip upgrades, and more!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 51.1%, Strategy 20.5%, Action 10.2%, Top-Down 9.7%, 3D 6%

  54. #54 Block Tower TD
    68% matchVery Positive82% of 76 reviews2023
    Dev: MyDreamForever
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Block Tower TD is a roguelike tower defense strategy game with interesting innovations. Build a world out of blocks, choose random upgrades to make every run unique.

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    64% matchVery Positive92% of 20,921 reviews2022
    Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    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 59.9%, Tactical 16.8%, Action 10.6%, Singleplayer 7.6%, Adventure 5.2%

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    62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,974 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac
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    A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 57.6%, Strategy 14.3%, Building 8.3%, Stylized 5.4%, 3D 4.8%

  57. #57 Tempest Tower
    65% 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 51.5%, Top-Down 15.1%, Strategy 12.6%, Stylized 9.3%, Action 4.3%

  58. #58 Ezaron Defense
    68% matchVery Positive81% of 105 reviews2021
    Dev: RVL Games
    Windows

    A classic 3D Tower Defense fantasy game, made by a very small and dedicated team.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 52.5%, Strategy 13.6%, Top-Down 6%, Action 5.8%, Building 5.7%

  59. #59 Secrets of Magonia
    65% matchVery Positive92% of 99 reviews2024
    Dev: Elixion
    Windows

    In this tower defence game, you enter the world of Magonia and defend it against hordes of humans, orcs, ogres and other evil forces. Fight in different areas and adapt your strategy to the terrain and the enemy forces.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 51.7%, Strategy 14.5%, Top-Down 11.1%, 3D 7.9%, Adventure 4.2%

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