Games Like Rush for Glory

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 85.9%, Strategy 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title is widely considered the gold standard for classic sci-fi tower defense with deep strategic map layouts.

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 80.2%, Strategy 15.7%, Action 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the most polished and addictive tower defense mechanics, featuring distinct tower types and hero units.

Anomaly Defenders is the closing installment of the Anomaly series. The original incarnation of the Tower Offense sub-genre had players controlling humans fighting alien invaders. Now, the tables have turned. The human counterattack is underway and the alien homeworld is under threat.

Why similar: Tower Defense 68.6%, Strategy 23.6%, Action 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game flips the script on the genre while maintaining the intense sci-fi tower defense feel of Rush for Glory.

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 78%, Strategy 20%, Action 2%

Why You'll Like It: A deep and highly replayable tower defense game that provides extensive upgrade paths and strategic variety.

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 83.6%, Strategy 16.4%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar sci-fi aesthetic and focuses on managing powerful towers and units against waves of enemies.

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 80.5%, Strategy 14.7%, Action 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic tower defense experience that emphasizes pathing and tactical tower placement across diverse environments.

Get ready for the ULTIMATE tower defense onslaught. Build, deploy, research and upgrade your defenses in this epic, old school RTS inspired sci-fi adventure.

Why similar: Tower Defense 70.8%, Strategy 21.2%, Action 8%

Why You'll Like It: A modern, high-quality sci-fi tower defense game that focuses on tactical survival and base protection.

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 76.2%, Strategy 23.8%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward and satisfying tower defense game that mirrors the classic mechanics found in Rush for Glory.

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 82.3%, Strategy 13%, Action 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends traditional tower defense with first-person shooter mechanics for a more active defensive experience.

Defend the solar system from fearsome aliens by sending satellites into orbit in revolutionary tower defense action!

Why similar: Tower Defense 80.2%, Strategy 15.7%, Action 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique rotating tower mechanic set against a fun, retro-inspired sci-fi backdrop.

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 81.3%, Strategy 16.1%, Action 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly deep upgrade and customization system that rewards careful planning and strategic tower management.

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 80.1%, Strategy 13.4%, Action 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It combines trap-based tower defense with third-person action, perfect for players who want more direct involvement in the battle.

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 80.3%, Strategy 19.7%

Why You'll Like It: While fantasy-themed, it provides a very similar progression and tower-upgrade experience to Rush for Glory.

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 79.1%, Strategy 20.9%

Why You'll Like It: A competitive tower defense game that focuses on elemental combinations and complex tower-building strategies.

An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.

Why similar: Tower Defense 76.7%, Strategy 21.4%, Action 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tower defense with resource management and factory building for a more complex and rewarding strategic loop.

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 74.8%, Strategy 25.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical tower defense game that emphasizes precise tower placement and resource management.

The ultimate mash-up of Real-time Strategy and Tower Defense!

Why similar: Tower Defense 77.9%, Strategy 17.9%, Action 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi strategy game that balances base building with intense tower defense combat against massive alien swarms.

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 56.8%, Strategy 30.7%, Action 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A direct and challenging indie tower defense game that focuses on classic sci-fi combat.

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: Strategy 73.2%, Action 26.8%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi real-time strategy game that incorporates strong tower defense elements and hero-led combat.

Creeper World 3 is what happens when cellular automata takes over a strategy simulation. Instead of discrete units that attack your base, a fluid-like substance spreads over the terraformable terrain. Your base, your weapons, your strategy... you must adapt them all.

Why similar: Tower Defense 84.1%, Strategy 15.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique fluid-based enemy mechanic that requires creative tower placement and terrain management.

Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!

Why similar: Tower Defense 57.7%, Strategy 35.1%, Action 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a reverse tower defense experience with high-quality sci-fi visuals and tactical depth.

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 81.8%, Strategy 18.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic tower defense game where you control a character to actively manage and upgrade your defenses.

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 77.3%, Strategy 19.2%, Action 3.5%

Artificial Defense is a one man made, real time strategy game combining orbital shooter and tower defense components within an electrifying, virtual reality setting. You are the machine, a mighty computer-system defending its servers against swarms of intruding creeps.

Why similar: Tower Defense 45.6%, Strategy 39.3%, Action 15.1%

Why You'll Like It: An indie title that emphasizes action and strategic tower placement in a sci-fi environment.

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!

Why similar: Tower Defense 72.2%, Strategy 20.6%, Action 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A modern, difficult tower defense game that forces players to make impactful strategic choices.

Epic sci-fi tower defense action with 16-bit era look and feel, pitching your colonists against an almost endless horde of hostile alien robots who strongly oppose your attempts of colonizing their planet! Deluxe version includes the soundtrack!

Why similar: Tower Defense 57.2%, Strategy 30.2%, Action 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced tower defense game that captures the frantic energy of defending against waves of enemies.

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 75.8%, Strategy 18.6%, Action 5.6%

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 84.5%, Strategy 15.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical tower defense game that focuses on path manipulation and enemy management.

Harvest: Massive Encounter is an award-winning real-time strategy game with battles of epic proportions and a unique style of resource management and exploration. Build power plants, mineral harvesters and defense towers and make sure they have sufficient energy to fend off endless hordes of evil aliens.

Why similar: Tower Defense 73.6%, Strategy 26.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines resource gathering with tower defense, requiring players to protect their power sources from alien attacks.

Ancient Planet is classic tower defense game. The stronghold of an ancient civilization has been invaded by hordes of alien raiders. Use powerful technologies of the Ancient and repel the attack of the enemy's armies!

Why similar: Tower Defense 84.5%, Strategy 15.5%

Zero Zone 2020 is a classic Tower defense game where you will need to defend a home base from swarms of enemies

Why similar: Tower Defense 69.4%, Strategy 21.6%, Action 9%

In Your Face TD is a Tower Defense, which utilises room scale VR to give a new dimension to a classic genre. Fight the invading monsters face-to-face using a laser minigun, or even an exploding sawblade frisbee and build towers to stand your ground.

Why similar: Tower Defense 56.4%, Strategy 30.8%, Action 12.8%

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.

Why similar: Tower Defense 74.5%, Strategy 18.6%, Action 6.9%

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!

Why similar: Tower Defense 78.5%, Strategy 21.5%

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 59.4%, Strategy 27.8%, Action 12.8%

Build your towers of paper before they get out of the box and make a big mess in the room. Manage the turrets, upgrade and be careful where you put them... every decision can be fatal! Watch out for the air units, they have a different route!

Why similar: Tower Defense 76.2%, Strategy 23.8%

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 69.9%, Strategy 21.6%, Action 8.5%

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 83.6%, Strategy 16.4%

Spoids is a challenging throwback to the original brand of tower defense games. Command the Remote Defense Space Station and respond to distress calls of those who are being attacked by the invaders. Travel from planet to planet using your powerful arsenal to hold back the Spoids.

Why similar: Tower Defense 58.2%, Strategy 31.7%, Action 10.1%

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!

Why similar: Tower Defense 78.9%, Strategy 15.7%, Action 5.3%

Defense Task Force Featuring Large Scale Procedurally Generated Tower Defense Battles with FPS Quality Visuals and Infinite Waves. 10 tower types, with different attacks , 3 levels plus boosts. 25 Enemy alien species: Regulars, Swarmers, Racers, Cloakers, Healers, Boss Units and Spawners.

Why similar: Tower Defense 74.4%, Strategy 25.6%

Mechs V Kaijus is an addictive hardcore tower defense gameplay. In Mechs V Kaijus you take on the role of Commander of a powerful Mechs squadron. Improve your Mech, strategically place towers and factories on the battlefield. Deploy support units on the battlefield, and save our civilization.

Why similar: Tower Defense 84.9%, Strategy 11.5%, Action 3.6%

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 73.6%, Strategy 19.6%, Action 6.8%

Players measure stamina with a never-ending stream of green creatures within the borders of a special military mission.

Why similar: Tower Defense 67.7%, Strategy 22.8%, Action 9.4%

Magic Quest is a tower defense game with towers, mighty enemies, bosses and heroes with unique abilities.

Why similar: Tower Defense 63%, Strategy 29.5%, Action 7.5%

Cubemen 2 is a fast paced, action packed, original 3D Strategy game where you use your little Cubemen units to defend and attack enemies in a range of awesome game modes including CTF, Skirmish, Territory and more.

Why similar: Tower Defense 70%, Strategy 30%

"Age of Steel: Recharge" is a 2D strategy with a view from the side. You're taking the role of commander, who was entrusted the management of the military base. Your mission is to defend a base from the waves of enemies at any price.

Why similar: Tower Defense 43.3%, Strategy 43.2%, Action 13.5%

Employ lethal turrets, traps, and gadgets to defend against an onslaught of evolving creeps! Step into a twisted, hyper 3D, mind bending realm. Upgrade and adapt your defenses. Become a master maze crafter. Collect bizarre artifacts. Rush creeps for lucrative rewards, and succumb to greed!

Why similar: Tower Defense 74%, Strategy 20.3%, Action 5.7%

Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault is a frenetic and explosive new spin on action strategy gaming. Plan out and build up your defenses as hordes of hulking monstrosities bombard your heavily fortified city in an attempt to wipe you off the Earth for good!

Why similar: Tower Defense 62.5%, Strategy 37.5%

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 73%, Strategy 21%, Action 6%

Get ready for modern battles! Defend your islands against evil invaders in jungles! Your team will consist of modern snipers, gunners, rockets, ice towers and other great things. A deep conflict has been brewing between you and the evil invaders. Fight to protect your freedom and liberty.

Why similar: Tower Defense 63.1%, Strategy 29.1%, Action 7.9%

Space Run is a «real-time spaceship construction strategy game». Space Run takes the well-known Tower Defense-style gameplay and twists it, challenging you to manage and protect a spaceship and its cargo against the hazards of deep space!

Why similar: Tower Defense 79.4%, Strategy 19.1%, Action 1.5%

Want a tactical and strategic tower defense challenge that's packed with options and upgrades? Take command of the dropship Sentinel and do battle across a vibrant sci-fi world.

Why similar: Tower Defense 59.3%, Strategy 40.7%

Defend against thousands of enemies in this explosive tower defense game. Deploy upgradable towers and unleash powerful orbital abilities as you try to protect Earth's first colony world from destruction.

Why similar: Tower Defense 72%, Strategy 20.6%, Action 7.4%

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 79.9%, Strategy 20.1%

An exciting tower defense game where you have to defend your island from the invasion of enemy forces. Your task is to build and upgrade towers to repel waves of attacking enemies.

Why similar: Tower Defense 92.6%, Action 7.4%

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 87.8%, Strategy 12.2%