- #1 Prime World: Defenders
97% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,050 reviews2013
Dev: Nival
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Fight off hordes of monstrous mutants created from a strange cataclysmic event in the new tower defense game, Prime World: Defenders. Join a group of exile treasure hunters who have ventured into the capital of an ancient empire, vast with mystery and danger.
Why similar: Tower Defense 71.9%, Strategy 10%, Card Game 10%, Tactical 3.3%, Fantasy 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it offers the same core card-based tower defense mechanics and fantasy art style.
- #2 Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
96% matchVery Positive90% of 3,152 reviews2021
Dev: Element Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.2 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 42.9%, Competitive 14.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.6%, RTS 9.7%, Strategy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a deep, highly tactical tower defense experience that emphasizes complex maze building and elemental synergies.
- #3 Minion Masters
95% matchVery Positive89% of 65,173 reviews2019
Dev: BetaDwarf
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 39.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.5%, Card Game 17.3%, RTS 15.3%, Real Time Tactics 14.4%, Strategy 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at the card-battling strategy genre, focusing on summoning units and towers to defend your base in real-time.
- #4 Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
94% 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 75.2%, Strategy 11.2%, Tactical 9.2%, Fantasy 3.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential tower defense experience that features distinct hero units and upgradeable towers in a charming fantasy setting.
- #5 Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
94% 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 55.5%, Real Time Tactics 16.4%, Tactical 14%, Strategy 12.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a minimalist but mathematically deep approach to tower defense with extensive research trees and progression systems.
- #6 Bloons TD 6
92% 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 80.2%, Strategy 15.6%, Survival 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: It is widely considered the modern gold standard for tower defense, offering immense depth through hero progression and diverse tower upgrades.
- #7 GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath
93% 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 53.8%, RTS 16.6%, Tactical 12%, Strategy 11.7%, Fantasy 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features an incredibly deep crafting and upgrade system for towers that rivals the complexity of card-based progression.
- #8 DG2: Defense Grid 2
91% matchVery Positive86% of 3,339 reviews2014
Dev: Hidden Path Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.4 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 47.3%, RTS 14.2%, Tactical 13.2%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Strategy 11%
Why You'll Like It: A polished, classic tower defense game that focuses on tactical placement and efficient resource management against waves of enemies.
- #9 Orcs Must Die! 2
91% 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 85.5%, Strategy 10.9%, Fantasy 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game adds an action-oriented layer to tower defense, allowing you to fight alongside your traps in a fantasy environment.
- #10 Dungeon Defenders
89% 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 63.8%, Tactical 12.5%, Strategy 10.5%, Survival 6.6%, Fantasy 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: This classic hybrid blends tower defense with action-RPG elements, letting you manage defenses while actively participating in combat.
- #11 Fieldrunners 2
90% 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 87.9%, Strategy 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic of the genre that emphasizes open-field maze building and diverse tower types to counter specific enemy threats.
- #12 Evil Defenders
89% matchVery Positive82% of 395 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 84.3%, Strategy 15.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed tower defense game that offers a wide variety of towers and upgrade paths similar to the seed game.
- #13 Royal Revolt II
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 385 reviews2021
Dev: Flaregames
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Royal Revolt 2 is an asynchronous PvP Reverse Tower Defense game full of medieval magic and action-laden battles.Can you set up your defenses so other Kings and Queens can't crash your castle gates? We're throwing down the gauntlet. Will you pick it up?
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.7%, Massively Multiplayer 31.8%, RTS 11.8%, Strategy 9.4%, Tactical 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a reverse tower defense mechanic where you build a base and manage troops to defend against invading players.
- #14 METAL SLUG DEFENSE
88% matchMixed56% of 2,177 reviews2015
Dev: SNK CORPORATION
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 19.4 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 73.4%, Massively Multiplayer 13.8%, Strategy 12.4%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title brings the classic arcade aesthetic to a tower defense format, focusing on unit deployment and base protection.
- #15 Iron Marines
86% 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: RTS 52.8%, Strategy 36.5%, Fantasy 5.9%, Singleplayer 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends real-time strategy with tower defense, requiring you to manage hero units and defensive structures in a sci-fi setting.
- #16 Mindustry
83% 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 71.3%, Strategy 15.1%, RTS 9.5%, Survival 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: It adds a layer of resource management and factory building to the tower defense formula, creating a unique strategic challenge.
- #17 One Troll Army
84% matchVery Positive86% of 1,481 reviews2016
Dev: FlyAnvilPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Play as a giant troll in One Troll Army - a defense game about building forts, upgrading your troll, and fighting off waves of enemies. Play Against The Twitch Chat!
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.3%, Strategy 45.6%, Fantasy 2.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: A simple but addictive F2P tower defense game where you control a single powerful unit to defend your fortress.
- #18 Tower Wars
85% 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 87.1%, Strategy 12.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%
Why You'll Like It: A competitive tower defense game that focuses on outsmarting an opponent by building defenses and sending waves of units simultaneously.
- #19 Sanctum 2
84% matchVery Positive90% of 14,356 reviews2013
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 87.2%, Strategy 10.4%, Survival 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of first-person shooter and tower defense that requires both tactical building and precise combat skills.
- #20 The Riftbreaker
82% matchVery Positive90% of 23,181 reviews2021
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.
Why similar: Tower Defense 62.1%, RTS 16%, Strategy 11.2%, Survival 9%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines base building and tower defense with action-RPG exploration, providing a massive scale for your defensive efforts.
- #21 CastleStorm
82% 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 71.5%, Strategy 15.3%, RTS 7.2%, Fantasy 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game mixes physics-based destruction with tower defense and card-based unit summoning for a chaotic, fun experience.
- #22 Crystal Clash
81% matchVery Positive83% of 1,368 reviews2022
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Crystal Clash is a mix of Lane Battles and Deckbuilding - with action-packed tug-of-war strategy, just like your favorite RTS mods from back in the day! :) Play 2v2 or co-op with a friend, or pair up with new allies and enemies! Collect cards, build your decks and have fun crushing your enemies!
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.3%, Card Game 13.9%, Real Time Tactics 13.4%, RTS 10.7%, Strategy 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends action-RTS mechanics with tower defense, focusing on fast-paced, multiplayer skirmishes.
- #23 Idle Monster TD: Evolved
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,226 reviews2022
Dev: Monstermob USA, INC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 130.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Evolve epic monsters and crush puny humans in this endless idle tower defense game! Unlock, upgrade, and evolve over 150 unique monsters and pets, ranging from cute and colorful flower creatures to epic fire breathing dragons, to assemble the ultimate team against the endless waves of enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 68.5%, Strategy 14.8%, Tactical 11.2%, Fantasy 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the progression-heavy nature of the seed game by focusing on collecting monsters and upgrading towers in an idle format.
- #24 Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
80% 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 78.6%, Strategy 13%, Tactical 4.1%, Survival 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive lane-based tower defense game that relies on strategic plant selection and resource management.
- #25 Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
79% matchVery Positive85% of 13,956 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...
Why similar: Tower Defense 73.6%, Strategy 20.2%, Survival 5.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike that incorporates tower defense elements as you manage a crew and defend your ship's power source.
- #26 Defense Zone 3 Ultra HD
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 504 reviews2016
Dev: Artem Kotov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The sequel to the hit strategy game, with new weapons, landscapes, and options.
Why similar: Tower Defense 68.5%, Strategy 31.5%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic, high-fidelity tower defense game that focuses on tactical positioning and managing limited resources.
- #27 Anomaly: Warzone Earth
78% 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 62.7%, Strategy 28.9%, RTS 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game flips the genre by putting you in control of the units attacking the towers, providing a fresh perspective on tactical movement.
- #28 Idle Monster TD
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 841 reviews2021
Dev: Swell Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 164.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
An endless Tower Defense game of epic Monsters vs evil War Machines. Unlock and upgrade tons of unique elemental Monsters (Water, Air, Earth, and Fire) to defend your home from an infinite swarm of robots. Strategize the most effective placement of Monsters to synergize their elemental abilities.
Why similar: Tower Defense 70.2%, Strategy 16.9%, Fantasy 6.3%, Tactical 6.2%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #29 塔塔帝国
76% matchMixed53% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Huochairen Interactive Entertainment
Windows
百名英雄、怪物的策略塔防游戏!多角色养成随心搭配,多场景推图闯关,世界boss征战,玩家pvp对决,看谁智胜一筹!
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.7%, Massively Multiplayer 24.2%, Strategy 14.9%, Card Game 12.2%, Real Time Tactics 7.4%
- #30 Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
74% 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 74.3%, Strategy 14%, RTS 5.7%, Fantasy 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #31 Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense
72% matchVery Positive86% of 14,799 reviews2021
Dev: AutoAttack Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 42.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
An infinitely replayable multiplayer and single-player tower defense. Defend against waves of enemies and destroy the enemy's king before they destroy yours. Legion TD 2 is a one-of-a-kind game of tactics, teamwork, and prediction. Party as 1-8 players.
Why similar: Tower Defense 61.5%, Competitive 18.9% ★, Strategy 11.6%, Survival 4.4%, Fantasy 3.6%
- #32 Zombie Defense
74% 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: Tower Defense 72.3%, Strategy 12.4%, Survival 7.4%, RTS 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #33 Fire With Fire Tower Attack and Defense
75% matchMixed47% of 232 reviews2016
Dev: Theory Georgiou
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Fire with Fire is an online player vs player tower defense strategy game about ascendant fireball creatures fighting over the last remaining fuel sources of a dying planet. Save the trees and rise up the leader boards. New unique towers, creeps and arenas in development.
Why similar: Tower Defense 82.1%, Strategy 17.9%
- #34 Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense
70% matchVery Positive83% of 1,068 reviews2024
Dev: Swell Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 169.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Endless idle tower defense game full of deep strategy and combat mechanics. Unlock and upgrade dozens of epic fantasy heroes to defeat an infinite swarm of enemy monsters. Strategize hero positions, synergies, and skills for an effective defense, then sit back and let the auto-battler do its thing!
Why similar: Tower Defense 64.6%, Tactical 15.7%, Strategy 15.3%, Fantasy 4.4%
- #35 Defense Technica
75% matchMostly Negative40% of 188 reviews2013
Dev: Kuno Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Defense Technica is the next evolution in hardcore tower defense strategy games. Protect the core from an onslaught of unrelenting biomechanical terrors with a powerful range of tower defense units – each with their own upgradable features and methods of attacks.
Why similar: Tower Defense 87.8%, Strategy 12.2%
- #36 Monster Tiles TD: Tower Wars
69% matchVery Positive82% of 494 reviews2024
Dev: Swell Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Free Tower Defense game with unique roguelike elements. Custom base building mechanics allow you to create your own base and maze with tiles earned after each wave. Unleash a variety of monsters, each with its own evolution path and unique skills, and evolve them into legendary creatures.
Why similar: Tower Defense 67.2%, Strategy 17.2%, Tactical 10.7%, Fantasy 4.9%
- #37 iBomber Defense
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 244 reviews2011
Dev: Cobra Mobile
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
iBomber Defense combines classic tower defense gameplay with intense action and strategy. Keep enemies at bay all over the world using a variety of weapons and tactics, from rattling Machine guns, explosive cannons and awesome anti-aircraft artillery!
Why similar: Tower Defense 80.9%, Strategy 19.1%
- #38 Bloons Adventure Time TD
70% 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 72.8%, Strategy 25.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #39 Fieldrunners
73% matchMixed66% of 343 reviews2012
Dev: Subatomic Studios LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Fieldrunners is now available on Steam! Download it now to play the hit tower defense game critics and fans have been raving about. Descend into the world of Fieldrunners, the most anticipated and visually stunning game in tower defense history!
Why similar: Tower Defense 86.4%, Strategy 13.6%
- #40 Toy Shire: Room One
67% matchVery Positive94% of 1,273 reviews2024
Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Catoptric Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Are you prepared for a thrilling toy army tower defense adventure? Welcome to the Toy Shire! Battle diverse foes in various locations, defend your family, and repel foes from your area. Save the world by strengthening your defense with toy towers! FULL GAME AVAILABLE NOW!
Why similar: Tower Defense 53.4%, RTS 14.5%, Strategy 11.4%, Real Time Tactics 10.5%, Tactical 9.3%
- #41 Element TD
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 98 reviews2017
Dev: Element Studios
Windows
Light, Darkness, Water, Fire, Nature, and Earth elements come together in this tower defense focused on combinations.
Why similar: Tower Defense 57.3%, Real Time Tactics 15.9%, RTS 14.2%, Strategy 9.1%, Fantasy 2.6%
- #42 Bloons TD Battles
68% 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 61.5%, Competitive 14.6% ★, Strategy 12.7%, Massively Multiplayer 10.8%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #43 GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
69% matchVery Positive95% of 4,334 reviews2015
Dev: Game in a BottlePub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
An epic, challenging tower defense game with an emphasis on strategy and replayability. Summon gems of immense magical potency and harness their unique abilities against a seemingly endless horde of monsters. The archdemon seeks to swallow the world, and you must journey to stand against her.
Why similar: Tower Defense 81.8%, Strategy 12.3%, Tactical 3.4%, Fantasy 1.5%, Singleplayer 1%
- #44 Last Hope - Tower Defense
70% matchVery Positive83% of 456 reviews2016
Dev: JE Software
Windows
Median: 3.3 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.
Why similar: Tower Defense 87.1%, Strategy 12.9%
- #45 Goblin Defenders: Steel‘n’ Wood
71% matchMixed69% of 148 reviews2015
Dev: Alawar Casual
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Battle hordes of monsters in Goblin Defenders: Steel 'n' Wood!
Why similar: Tower Defense 71.9%, Strategy 27.2%, Singleplayer 1%
- #46 CARNAGE OFFERING Tower Defense
66% matchVery Positive90% of 306 reviews2023
Dev: FuturtechPub: Nova's Army
Windows
The replicator robots are back! It's 2528. The machines are increasingly infecting the planets with genetically modified monsters. Challenge them and try to stop the onslaught. Upgrade buildings and heroes, mine resources, discover technology and fight to save humanity!
Why similar: Tower Defense 67.2%, RTS 18%, Strategy 14.7%
- #47 Bloons TD Battles 2
64% 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 46.3%, Competitive 20.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.4%, Tactical 11%, Strategy 10.4%
- #48 Guardians of Holme
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 164 reviews2023
Dev: MossTech StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac · Linux
Guardians of Holme is a tower defense game with deckbuilding and roguelite elements. Players must use the terrain to their advantage and formulate defensive tactics by strategically placing powerful traps to repel endless waves of enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 45.3%, Strategy 16.8%, RTS 11.4%, Card Game 10.5%, Real Time Tactics 8.1%
- #49 Defense Zone
69% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2014
Dev: Artem Kotov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stunning detail of levels, in-depth gameplay, finely tuned balance of all levels and turrets. During the game you will hold your defense with your turrets against the massive hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 79.6%, Strategy 20.4%
- #50 Grow Defense
66% 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 86.4%, Strategy 12.6%, Singleplayer 1%