Games Like Refence

Rogue Tower is a tower defense game with roguelike elements and a continuously expanding path which you can influence. Unlock, build, upgrade, expand, defend.

Why similar: Tower Defense 46.3%, Roguelike 18.6%, Roguelite 10.4%, Strategy 10.1%, Magic 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It combines procedural generation with tower defense, providing the same roguelite challenge found in Refence's enemy waves.

The Perfect Tower II is a mix between an incremental and a tower defense game. Build a town, manage resources and explore a variety of mini-games and tons of upgrades. Fully automate your game and watch numbers going up!

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.5%, Idler 23%, Incremental 18.7%, Roguelike 10.3%, Management 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game is a definitive blend of idle mechanics, tower defense, and roguelite progression that perfectly mirrors the core loop of Refence.

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 26.5%, Idler 22.8%, Incremental 13.6%, Strategy 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A strong idle-focused tower defense game that shares the fantasy aesthetic and incremental upgrade systems found in Refence.

Goblin Buster is an incremental tower defense game with deep upgrade mechanics. Obliterate annoying goblins, collect materials, discover powerful relics, invest in unique buildings and spend your resources to upgrade towers and magical spells with a massive skill tree!

Why similar: Incremental 21%, Tower Defense 20.7%, Idler 18.8%, Management 7.7%, Strategy 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into the clicker and incremental aspects of the genre, mirroring the casual yet engaging nature of Refence.

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 51.8%, Relaxing 18%, Strategy 13.4%, 2D 8.3%, Casual 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers deep strategic progression and complex tower management that appeals to players who enjoy the resource-heavy side of Refence.

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: Bullet Heaven 37.8% ★, Tower Defense 26.7%, Roguelite 15.8%, Roguelike 8.4%, Strategy 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the action-roguelike elements of tower defense, making it a great match for the fast-paced, trait-driven gameplay of Refence.

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!

Why similar: Tower Defense 31.4%, Roguelite 18.8%, Roguelike 16.9%, Magic 14.1%, Strategy 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title blends roguelite deckbuilding with tower defense, offering a similar strategic depth to Refence's hero and trait selection.

You will select a hero with unique abilities. As you defend your castle, you will earn money and loot. This will allow you to upgrade your castle and recruit AI controlled allies to synergize with and equip them with weapons and relics. You may also choose to allow the AI to control your hero.

Why similar: Tower Defense 30.5%, Incremental 20.1%, Idler 19.6%, Roguelite 16.2%, Strategy 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on managing a central defensive structure while utilizing roguelite elements, closely mimicking the castle-defense core of Refence.

Unleash the power of specialized towers to annihilate hordes of monsters in this idle game with roguelike elements. Collect gold, level up your towers, face powerful bosses, and refine your strategy with an evolving skill tree.

Why similar: Tower Defense 23.5%, Idler 22.1%, Incremental 21.9%, Roguelite 14.9%, Roguelike 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: It blends auto-battler mechanics with tower defense, offering a similar hands-off yet strategic experience to Refence.

Become the hero who protects the fantasy world and stop the monster invasion! 'Legacy of Defense' combines defense with deck-building. Build your deck, use powerful skills, gain experience, upgrade, clear stages, and defeat the final boss. Ready to test your strategy and luck?

Why similar: Tower Defense 27%, Incremental 20.6%, Roguelite 14.6%, Roguelike 9.8%, Magic 8%

Why You'll Like It: By incorporating deckbuilding into the tower defense genre, it offers the same level of strategic variety as Refence's trait system.

Face waves of enemies automatically and create builds by distributing stat points, leveling up equipment, choosing passive skills, summons and more. An idle game about killing hordes of enemies, becoming stronger, and exploring an unfolding storyline. A spin-off of Nomad Survival.

Why similar: Idler 22.7%, Incremental 20.7%, Roguelite 13.9%, Crafting 12.7%, Roguelike 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes class-based progression and idle mechanics, which aligns well with the hero-focused growth in Refence.

Outhold is a short, strategic incremental game that blends tower defense with a deep meta-progression. Experiment with builds and find overpowered synergies to defend the dwindling fires of Outhold.

Why similar: Tower Defense 24.7%, Incremental 22.9%, Management 11.5%, Idler 9.7%, Relaxing 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, relaxing tower defense experience that captures the same low-stress, high-reward feel of Refence.

Tower Factory is a tower defense and automation game with roguelite elements. Optimize resource production using conveyor systems while defending against monster waves. Can you find and destroy the enemy tower before it's too late?

Why similar: Tower Defense 30.2%, Roguelite 17.5%, Roguelike 15.2%, Crafting 14.3%, Management 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game adds automation and base-building to the tower defense formula, providing a more complex take on the resource management found in Refence.

Endless Idle Tower Defense with deep strategy and RPG progression and combat mechanics. Recruit, upgrade, and position powerful fantasy heroes, discover game-changing synergies, and survive infinite monster waves. Grow stronger every run with literally millions of upgrades and endless auto battles.

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.9%, Idler 23.3%, Incremental 21.6%, Management 8.8%, Strategy 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on hero-based defense and idle progression, making it a very natural transition for fans of Refence.

An idle auto-battler that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.4%, Idler 26%, Incremental 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Roguelite 5%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, idle-focused tower defense game that is perfect for players who enjoy the 'set it and forget it' nature of Refence.

"Relic Guardian" is a fantasy style strategy tower defense game. As the builder on the battlefield, summon a variety of defense towers and spells with reliable hero companions to complete this epic and guarding adventure!

Why similar: Tower Defense 41.9%, Strategy 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Funny 11.7%, Fantasy 8%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on fantasy-themed tower defense with 2D pixel art, mirroring the visual and thematic presentation of Refence.

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 31%, Idler 29.1%, Incremental 23.3%, Strategy 5.3%, Casual 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward incremental tower defense game that focuses on the same core loop of upgrading defenses against endless waves.

A place to repair fairy game, can hang up can be manual, free combination of spells, get to know the Tao partner to enhance the strength of the realm.

Why similar: Idler 32%, Tower Defense 27.8%, Roguelike 17.4%, Roguelite 11.4%, Casual 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a 2D idle experience with roguelike elements that feels very similar to the visual and mechanical style of Refence.

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 30%, Idler 24.1%, Incremental 23.4%, Strategy 6.1%, Crafting 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: It uses voxel graphics and idle mechanics to create a unique defense experience that shares the quirky charm of Refence.

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 31.9%, Roguelite 19.9%, Funny 11.9%, Roguelike 10%, Strategy 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a minimalist approach to roguelite tower defense, focusing on the same core mechanics as Refence.

Protect the campsite in this Single-Tower-Defense game where you play as a campfire against the local wildlife! With many abilities and characters at your disposal, try new builds, synergies, and combos to make those animals run away with fear!

Why similar: Tower Defense 21.8%, Idler 18.7%, Roguelite 14.2%, Roguelike 11.9%, Funny 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy roguelite that shares the 2D aesthetic and wave-based survival mechanics of Refence.

Islets Defense is a turn-based tower defense game in which you build a small village to gather resources and defend your castle. Carefully plan your actions, as each move brings the enemy waves closer! Strategize building placements and play your cards wisely, as timing and order are key.

Why similar: Tower Defense 56.8%, Strategy 15.7%, Medieval 13.6%, Fantasy 6.2%, 2D 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It combines city-building and resource management with tower defense, adding a layer of complexity to the Refence formula.

Become a Tower Lord! Build and upgrade your tower in this incremental idle game. Fight off the forces of the Dark Lord, conquer new lands, and challenge his dominion with the power of your dragon.

Why similar: Idler 26.4%, Incremental 25.7%, Magic 12.5%, Management 8.5%, Strategy 8%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes resource management and strategy within a fantasy setting, appealing to the tactical side of Refence players.

Duncrush is a clicker RPG where you defeat monsters by clicking and conquer a variety of dungeons. Collect gold, weapons, shields, and accessories to power up your hero and create your own strategy with the skill tree. Battle stronger enemies and clear challenging dungeons!

Why similar: Incremental 26%, Idler 24.7%, Roguelite 17.9%, Management 9.4%, Magic 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A clicker-heavy defense game that focuses on retro pixel graphics and simple, satisfying progression.

A short relaxing incremental game disguised as a tower defense, but enemies can’t reach your walls. Thanks to lava.

Why similar: Incremental 24%, Idler 23%, Tower Defense 21.3%, Relaxing 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%

castle idler is a short, relaxing incremental tower defense game with no waves. upgrade towers, collect coins, and unlock powerful prestige upgrades to defend your castle.

Why similar: Tower Defense 22.4%, Idler 21.9%, Incremental 19.7%, Management 9.4%, Relaxing 5.8%

Sir, We Have an Orc Problem is an incremental-style tower defense game where you face an overwhelming number of orcs. Greet them with even more bullets, bombs and lasers!

Why similar: Tower Defense 27%, Incremental 19.1%, Roguelite 12.5%, Management 10.5%, Roguelike 9.2%

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 28.6%, Incremental 25.4%, Strategy 21.9%, Casual 10.9%, Relaxing 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, indie-developed tower defense game that provides a relaxing experience similar to the vibe of Refence.

Defend. Upgrade. Dominate. A relaxing incremental base-defense game, packed with powerful skills and a deep skill tree.

Why similar: Bullet Heaven 26% ★, Idler 14.9%, Incremental 14.6%, Tower Defense 13.2%, Roguelite 8.6%

DEFRAG is a game about cleansing corrupted sectors and refining them through optimization to build a stronger system. Collect resources, adjust configurations, and complete your build as you progress.

Why similar: Bullet Heaven 34.8% ★, Incremental 20.2%, Idler 17.4%, Management 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%

ValeGuard is an RTS, Town-Management hybrid game that combines Turn-Based City-Building with Real-Time Combat. Each day you construct your defenses, train troops, and prepare for attack. When enemies come in the night, you defend with towers, troops, and heroes with powerful abilities.

Why similar: Tower Defense 33%, Management 14.7%, Roguelike 14.6%, Magic 11.7%, Medieval 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a turn-based strategy take on tower defense, perfect for players who want more control over their units than Refence provides.

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 35.7%, Roguelike 16.8%, Funny 10%, Crafting 9.2%, Strategy 8.8%

Darkness tears reality apart. Hordes of beasts, monsters, and abyssal demons surge from the depths mindless, driven only by destruction. Adventurer, the line needs you! In 《Abyss Horde》, defend against ever-stronger waves. Every run builds a new defense; every upgrade shifts the tide.

Why similar: Bullet Heaven 26.3% ★, Tower Defense 18.2%, Roguelite 10.3%, Idler 10.2%, Magic 8.4%

Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.

Why similar: Incremental 42.1%, Idler 23.6%, Magic 9.3%, Strategy 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%

Prepare to embark on an epic adventure with tiny heroes in this tower defence game with a twist! Summon unique guardians to defend Lunalie against various enemies as she journeys through the wilderness of Prism.

Why similar: Tower Defense 61%, Strategy 33.4%, Indie 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A unique tower defense game where you manage a group of heroes rather than static towers, aligning with the hero-centric design of Refence.

Build a party of heroes and send them into dungeons in this short incremental RPG. Fight monsters, collect loot, and unlock upgrades. Fast runs, deep skill tree, zero stress.

Why similar: Incremental 25.8%, Idler 25.4%, Management 15.2%, Relaxing 10.3%, Strategy 7.2%

Idle Tower Defense is a game where you control a single tower to fight off hordes of enemies. No randomization. Choose from a variety of modules to create unique builds and upgrade modules and survive endless waves.

Why similar: Tower Defense 28.6%, Incremental 25.1%, Idler 25%, Relaxing 6.6%, Strategy 4.4%

An Idle Incremental game where you explore an infinite, procedurally generated skill tree. Defend yourself against ever-growing waves of numbers. Unlock new abilities, complete quests and expand the skill tree to become infinitely powerful.

Why similar: Bullet Heaven 28.3% ★, Idler 20.1%, Incremental 17.8%, Tower Defense 7.7%, Relaxing 7.3%

Protect the Infinite Power Generator by looping around the train tracks! Battle endless waves of enemies in this unique hybrid of auto-battler, survivor, tower defense, idle/clicker gameplay. How long can you survive?

Why similar: Bullet Heaven 27.3% ★, Tower Defense 17.2%, Idler 15.4%, Incremental 14.2%, Management 8.6%

Survive waves of enemies in Ash Warden, an incremental tower defense where you slowly become overpowered. Unlock new abilities, fight against powerful bosses, and evolve into an unstoppable force against the endless Redgaze hordes.

Why similar: Tower Defense 22.2%, Incremental 17.7%, Idler 17.5%, Roguelite 11.3%, Management 9.6%

Noble Rulers — grow your realm and expand your castle in this short incremental game! Manage resources, discover foreign lands and build up an army to lay siege to your enemies.

Why similar: Idler 22.4%, Incremental 22.2%, Management 10.6%, Medieval 8.4%, Tower Defense 7.9%

Slimeward is an idle game where players build and upgrade a village, recruit heroes, and defeat Monster 'Slime' that fell in front of the house one day,

Why similar: Incremental 35.6%, Idler 32.5%, Strategy 10.3%, Medieval 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%

Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids is a medieval fantasy blend of tower defense and roguelike progression. Build defenses on a grid, manage resources, and survive ever-evolving enemies.

Why similar: Tower Defense 40.1%, Roguelite 22.6%, Strategy 9.4%, Roguelike 7.5%, Magic 5.8%

Timber Rush is a fast-paced incremental roguelite where every swing explodes into upgrades, chaos, and massive numbers.

Why similar: Idler 25.1%, Incremental 18.5%, Roguelike 12.4%, Roguelite 11.8%, Relaxing 9.6%

Protect your brain from viruses in Increbraintal, an incremental auto battler. Build your team and unlock upgrades in the Skill Tree to eliminate the contamination taking over the body.

Why similar: Idler 40.2%, Strategy 17.5%, Relaxing 11.5%, Casual 10.5%, Management 8.2%

Mob factory is an tower defense and automation game for the lazy adventurer. Smelt down enemy loot into turrets & factories to automate an ever expanding dungeon from the comfort of your tower.

Why similar: Tower Defense 44.6%, Crafting 18.6%, Management 12.9%, Strategy 9.2%, Fantasy 5.9%

Demon Castle Building Dungeon Management Simulation

Why similar: Tower Defense 48.8%, Strategy 20.5%, Casual 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, 2D 5.9%

Use a variety of fireworks to fend off misfortune and protect your family!

Why similar: Tower Defense 34.4%, Funny 12.4%, Strategy 12.2%, Roguelike 10.8%, Roguelite 10.6%

A light Rogue strategy game centered on building and defense. Build your territory, recruit soldiers to fend off enemies. 9 maps, 6 weapons (30 talents), 40 monsters, 30 units/buildings. Plan your pace, control soldiers, choose abilities—enjoy command and strategy.

Why similar: Tower Defense 31.4%, Roguelite 19.8%, Roguelike 14.3%, Medieval 9.6%, Magic 8.4%

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!

Why similar: Tower Defense 34.8%, Roguelite 20.3%, Magic 14.4%, Medieval 9.6%, Combat 8.3%

Build turrets to destroy balls & earn cash, spend it to upgrade and get stronger

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.3%, Incremental 24.3%, Idler 23.8%, Management 10.9%, Strategy 6.6%

Tower Defense Rogue-like. Defend a temple on a procedural map with variety of towers. Craft your strategy through Boon and Curse cards. With every run earn faith to upgrade the weapons. Many progression paths keep you engaged and entertained without getting stuck.

Why similar: Tower Defense 48.7%, Roguelike 28.8%, Strategy 12.2%, Management 8%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Relaxed strategic bullet hell survival, defending against endless undead legions! A roguelite bullet hell shooter that blends hero development, talent builds, and weapon combinations, supporting multiple playstyles and strategies!

Why similar: Roguelike 27.6%, Roguelite 21.2%, Magic 20.3%, Strategy 10.8%, Casual 8.2%

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 45.7%, Roguelite 27.6%, Strategy 12.4%, 2D 7.3%, Casual 5.7%

A unique Tower Defense game featuring Monster Collecting and Roguelike mechanics. Hatch, upgrade, and command a party of monster defenders, while unleashing player spells, to defend your base from the hordes of invading robots.

Why similar: Tower Defense 63.3%, Roguelike 32.2%, Strategy 2.7%, Casual 1.3%, Indie 0.5%

Fend off hordes of enemies in this arcade tower defense roguelite with autobattler elements. Build up a team of powerful synergies and become unstoppable.

Why similar: Roguelike 33%, Roguelite 28.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, 2D 7.4%, Tower Defense 6.4%

Grind for resources, manage your own fantasy village, create and equip your heroes and send them to collect swag in Swag and Sorcery - a new streamlined RPG from the creators of Punch Club and Graveyard Keeper.

Why similar: Incremental 17.8%, Idler 16.4%, Management 12.1%, Crafting 11.4%, Roguelite 9.9%

An idle dungeon management game, where high tier units can create low tier units.

Why similar: Idler 32.1%, Incremental 29.7%, Funny 11.9%, Strategy 7.9%, Combat 6.8%

A fast-paced roguelike tower defense where you choose your Queen Bee with unique skills and the Artisan to build turrets and cast powerful spells to defend your hive through regions infested with zombees. Face bosses with insane mechanics and survive the Zumbeecalypse!

Why similar: Tower Defense 32.2%, Roguelite 19.3%, Roguelike 17.7%, Funny 9.5%, Strategy 8.6%

Defense Clicker is an clicker game which will be soon F2P, with an tower defense theme and a few twists which make it very unique. You have to build an defense line with towers and upgrade them to stay alive as long as possible. when you die the map resets but you get a few special points depending on how long you survived.

Why similar: Tower Defense 40.6%, Incremental 35.9%, Strategy 15.3%, Casual 8.3%