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Games Like Sentinel 4: Dark Star

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Tower Defense, Strategy, Indie, Sci-fi.

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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.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 79% — of 63 reviews
Released: 2015-08-13
Developer: Origin8 Technologies Ltd
Genres: Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 4.1 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.6 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 96%

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  1. #1 Sentinel 3: Homeworld
    97% 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 60.4%, Strategy 24.5%, Indie 7.6%, Sci-fi 7.5%

  2. #2 M.A.C.E. Tower Defense
    96% matchMostly Positive70% of 61 reviews2017
    Dev: EntwicklerX
    Windows

    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: Strategy 38.6%, Tower Defense 34.5%, Indie 14.8%, Sci-fi 12.2%

  3. #3 Spoids
    95% matchMostly Positive72% of 115 reviews2017
    Dev: AirWave GamesPub: BindleBot
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    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: Strategy 39%, Tower Defense 34.6%, Indie 15.9%, Sci-fi 10.5%

  4. #4 Defense Grid: The Awakening
    94% 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 61%, Strategy 20.7%, Sci-fi 13%, Indie 5.4%

  5. #5 Sentinel
    94% matchMixed65% of 95 reviews2014
    Dev: Matthew Brown
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 29%

    Sentinel is an interactive audio tower defense game. It mixes strategic gameplay with a dynamic music system.

    Why similar: Strategy 41.1%, Tower Defense 40.2%, Indie 18.6%

  6. #6 Defense Task Force - Sci Fi Tower Defense
    93% matchMixed66% of 53 reviews2018
    Dev: ChillX Ltd
    Windows

    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 42.1%, Strategy 30%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Indie 11.7%

  7. #7 Space Cycle
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 198 reviews2024
    Dev: Some Sugar Studio
    Windows

    Space resources are the battleground for warring factions. As a Space Defense Officer, protect your faction's assets in a vast, hostile universe. Allocate resources, upgrade defenses, and repel relentless enemy attacks! With over 50 unique units and deep strategy, experience real-time tower defense!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 42.9%, Strategy 26.4%, Sci-fi 22.6%, Indie 8.1%

  8. #8 Siege of Centauri
    91% matchMixed66% of 448 reviews2019
    Dev: Stardock Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    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 48.9%, Strategy 28.8%, Sci-fi 22.3%

  9. #9 Space Run
    91% matchVery Positive85% of 2,123 reviews2014
    Dev: Passtech GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    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 53.7%, Strategy 26.6%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Indie 6.9%

  10. #10 OTTTD
    90% matchMostly Positive75% of 356 reviews2014
    Dev: SMG Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Take command of HEROCORP™ and launch a Preemptive Defence Campaign™ against parallel dimensions in OTTTD, the most outrageous Tower Defence title around.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 53.7%, Strategy 32.8%, Indie 13.6%

  11. #11 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival
    87% matchVery Positive88% of 428 reviews2023
    Dev: Refinery Games
    Windows

    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 45.9%, Strategy 28.4%, Sci-fi 25.8%

  12. #12 Anomaly: Warzone Earth
    88% 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: Strategy 42%, Tower Defense 33.4%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Indie 9.7%

  13. #13 Module TD. Sci-Fi Tower Defense
    89% matchMixed67% of 55 reviews2018
    Dev: Gyro-Games Inc.
    Windows

    This is Sci-fi Tower Defense created by gamers for gamers.

    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

  14. #14 Defense Zone
    86% 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 51.3%, Strategy 35.8%, Indie 12.9%

  15. #15 Harvest: Massive Encounter
    86% matchMostly Positive79% of 159 reviews2009
    Dev: Oxeye Game Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    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 44.2%, Strategy 32.8%, Indie 12.3%, Sci-fi 10.6%

  16. #16 iBomber Defense
    84% 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 53.7%, Strategy 34.6%, Indie 11.8%

  17. #17 Alien Robot Monsters
    84% matchVery Positive85% of 124 reviews2015
    Dev: Kraftix Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    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: Strategy 43.3%, Tower Defense 39.8%, Indie 16.9%

  18. #18 DG2: Defense Grid 2
    82% 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 41.6%, Strategy 26.3%, Sci-fi 24.3%, Indie 7.8%

  19. #19 GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
    82% 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 65.9%, Strategy 27.1%, Indie 7%

  20. #20 Defense Technica
    85% 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 66.3%, Strategy 25.1%, Indie 8.5%

  21. #21 Revenge of the Titans
    83% matchVery Positive82% of 1,250 reviews2011
    Dev: Puppygames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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

    Why similar: Tower Defense 53.1%, Strategy 25.2%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Indie 8.9%

  22. #22 TDS - Tower Defense Strategy
    78% matchVery Positive81% of 354 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 70.7%, Strategy 20.3%, Indie 9%

  23. #23 Stellar Initiative
    78% matchMostly Positive77% of 390 reviews2024
    Dev: Five Head Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Stellar Initiative is a roguelike tower defense game where you land on the planet and use your orbit ship to deliver buildings and support you with fire. Complete missions, install new upgrades, discover powerful artifacts, and find the best strategy!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 48.2%, Strategy 27.7%, Sci-fi 24%

  24. #24 Artificial Defense
    80% matchVery Positive82% of 210 reviews2016
    Dev: Thiemo Bolder, ONEMANGAMES
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    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: Strategy 50.5%, Tower Defense 28.3%, Indie 21.2%

  25. #25 Rush for Glory
    81% matchMixed61% of 148 reviews2014
    Dev: Parseh Game StudioPub: KATNAPPE SP. Z O. O.
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 29.8 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.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 59.3%, Strategy 40.7%

  26. #26 Commando Jack
    81% matchMixed50% of 557 reviews2014
    Dev: Colossal GamesPub: KISS ltd
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    A Tower Defence game, that actually allows you to sit inside the turret and come face-to-face with the enemies! Addictive strategy - action game, with loads of shooting and explosions! Nearing 2 MILLION DOWNLOADS!

    Why similar: Strategy 48.1%, Tower Defense 37.4%, Indie 14.5%

  27. #27 No Creeps Were Harmed TD
    73% matchVery Positive89% of 482 reviews2024
    Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    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 48.4%, Strategy 27.4%, Sci-fi 24.2%

  28. #28 X-Morph: Defense
    76% matchVery Positive92% of 4,073 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.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 48.4%, Strategy 24.9%, Sci-fi 18%, Indie 8.7%

  29. #29 Throbax TD
    76% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2022
    Dev: Unterrainer Informatik OG
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Throbax TD is the "Tower Defense" game you are looking for: Help Ughlar fight his way through 50 levels, buy over 100 upgrades and get all of the 50+ achievements.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 44.1%, Strategy 27.2%, Sci-fi 22.2%, Indie 6.6%

  30. #30 Selknam Defense
    79% matchMixed42% of 57 reviews2014
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 30 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 33%

    Selknam Defense is more than an exceptional strategy game. It’s a gateway to the past that puts a nation’s destiny into your control. Do you have the skills to alter history and save the Selknam?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 48.7%, Strategy 36.8%, Indie 14.5%

  31. #31 Hydraulic Empire
    79% matchMixed51% of 73 reviews2015
    Dev: Batholith Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Hydraulic Empire is a Tower Defense game with RPG elements focusing on strategy, interactions between mobs, and persistent upgrades. Hydraulic empire is a must have for any true Tower Defense fan, and for those that are not it is a gateway into the tower defense genre.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 53.4%, Strategy 33.4%, Indie 13.2%

  32. #32 Mineral Defense
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 236 reviews2024
    Dev: Corestone Games
    Windows · Linux

    Mineral Defense combines tower defense with roguelite elements and procedural generation. Build paths, unlock upgrades, and unleash powerful synergies to conquer evolving challenges in an ever-expanding world.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 49.9%, Strategy 32.4%, Sci-fi 17.7%

  33. #33 Stellarcraft
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 99 reviews2026
    Dev: DreamStudios
    Windows

    Stellarcraft is a sci-fi tower defense adventure: explore alien planets, gather resources, build defenses, and fend off waves of enemies, solo or in 4-player co-op. 🚀

    Why similar: Strategy 54.5%, Sci-fi 35.8%, Tower Defense 7.7%, Indie 1.9%

  34. #34 Molten Armor
    77% matchMixed62% of 60 reviews2017
    Dev: Brutal Muse
    Windows

    Molten Armor is an action tower defense game with a non-linear story in sci-fi setting! Command defenses and stop hordes of enemies! Fight on land, sea and in the skies!Decisions taken in the heat of battle will change the course of the war.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 44%, Strategy 29.6%, Sci-fi 20.8%, Indie 5.6%

  35. #35 Stellarcraft The Prologue
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 76 reviews2024
    Dev: DreamStudios
    Windows

    Stellarcraft is a thrilling sci-fi tower defense game where you explore planets, gather resources, and fend off enemy threats—solo or in 4-player co-op. Play the free demo now! 🚀

    Why similar: Tower Defense 42.1%, Strategy 23.8%, Sci-fi 23.5%, Indie 10.7%

  36. #36 Survivor Challenge TD
    70% matchVery Positive82% of 60 reviews2025
    Dev: SQRT Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 61.3%, Strategy 29.7%, Indie 9%

  37. #37 Cosmic Dust & Rust
    75% matchMixed65% of 563 reviews2016
    Dev: 16bit NightsPub: Back To Basics Gaming
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Cosmic Dust & Rust is a tower defence game set in space. Upgrade your ship, build turrets and defence systems, undergo side missions and take control of your ship manually and use its cannons and super weapons to destroy your enemies.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 49.3%, Strategy 39.1%, Indie 11.6%

  38. #38 Evil Defenders
    74% 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 59.7%, Strategy 30.4%, Indie 9.9%

  39. #39 Phantom Signal — Sci-Fi Strategy Game
    74% matchVery Positive85% of 155 reviews2018
    Dev: Veslo Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Phantom Signal is a real-time sci-fi strategy game with unusual mechanics. Explore mysterious star systems and reveal the secret of the phantom signal.

    Why similar: Strategy 40.5%, Tower Defense 34.7%, Sci-fi 18.3%, Indie 6.5%

  40. #40 Everwarder
    69% matchVery Positive88% of 81 reviews2025
    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!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 48.3%, Strategy 29.8%, Sci-fi 21.9%

  41. #41 Super Sanctum TD
    73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,575 reviews2013
    Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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 53.6%, Strategy 22.1%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Indie 6.9%

  42. #42 Northend Tower Defense
    67% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,398 reviews2024
    Dev: Northend Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Jump into a realtime strategy, action filled battlefield, deploy relentless soldiers, unlock powerful troops and vehicles, upgrade your army, decimate the enemy. If that's not enough, jump into a chaotic Zombie mode, with traps, fun upgrades, and a new gameplay!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 53.5%, Strategy 32.6%, Indie 13.8%

  43. #43 Repel The Rifts
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 313 reviews2025
    Dev: RefinedBearGamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows · Linux

    Repel the Rifts is a roguelite tower defense game where you lead a commander through an alien world, uncovering new terrain each wave, drafting powerful upgrades, and constructing defenses to hold back the chaos.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 48.7%, Sci-fi 25.7%, Strategy 21.1%, Indie 4.5%

  44. #44 Island Defense
    75% matchMixed53% of 121 reviews2015
    Dev: Stereo7 Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 99%

    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 45.2%, Strategy 43%, Indie 11.9%

  45. #45 SENTRY
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 853 reviews2024
    Dev: Fireblade Software
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    SENTRY is an action-defense first person shooter where you defend your spaceship against invading aliens. Plot an escape route through hostile space and battle the enemy across your vessel with the support of traps, turrets and environmental destruction.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 46.3%, Strategy 28.8%, Sci-fi 24.8%

  46. #46 Unstoppable Gorg
    73% matchMostly Positive79% of 306 reviews2012
    Dev: Futuremark
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 36 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%

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

    Why similar: Tower Defense 58.3%, Strategy 23.5%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Indie 6.7%

  47. #47 Radiant Defense
    72% matchVery Positive83% of 146 reviews2014
    Dev: Hexage
    Windows

    MILLIONS OF ALIENS WILL DIE!Radiant Defense is a tower defense game set in a vibrant universe invaded by countless alien hordes.Build your space fortress any way you wish, set up wide variety of weapons and traps and let the invasions begin!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 46.5%, Strategy 31.5%, Indie 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.1%

  48. #48 League TD
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 79 reviews2023
    Dev: Wondarabyte
    Windows

    "League Tower Defense" is a strategy tower defense game that combines unique defense towers and various upgradeable components to unleash different attack effects. Come and build your perfect defense line.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 47.3%, Strategy 30.3%, Sci-fi 20.7%, Indie 1.6%

  49. #49 Fieldrunners
    72% 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 62.7%, Strategy 26.9%, Indie 10.4%

  50. #50 XENOBREAKERS: Classic Tower Defense
    64% matchVery Positive86% of 83 reviews2025
    Dev: Couch Potato Studios
    Windows

    Defend Billy and his crew on their way to the extraction zone! You have been authorized to use the defense system. Protect them from giant bugs, malfunctioning droids and more...

    Why similar: Strategy 44.9%, Sci-fi 30%, Indie 17.4%, Tower Defense 7.8%

  51. #51 Into the Void
    71% matchMixed63% of 136 reviews2015
    Dev: Mozg Labs
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Into the Void is a strategy RPG and exploration sci-fi game with an epic story and intense battles. Travel through space and discover the origin of a cosmic threat which destroyed Earth centuries ago. Fight or cooperate with the different factions; be a leader !

    Why similar: Strategy 81.3%, Indie 18.7%

  52. #52 Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
    63% matchVery Positive87% of 722 reviews2024
    Dev: Element Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Axon TD lets you expand the map boundaries themselves. A huge arsenal of towers and a wide variety of enemies clash in a battlefield that grows to your whims. Engage in single, cooperative, and roguelite gameplay.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 46%, Strategy 26.3%, Sci-fi 21.4%, Indie 6.3%

  53. #53 Aeon Command
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 414 reviews2014
    Dev: Bat Country Games, LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Aeon Command is a tug of war strategy game, where you play as one of three unique factions to help gain dominance over the Aeon Nebula! Take control of your mother ship to gather resources, produce ships and fight off the enemy mother ship. Grow stronger as you progress through the 24 mission campaign and unlock new upgrades.

    Why similar: Strategy 63.3%, Indie 18.9%, Sci-fi 17.8%

  54. #54 Starship Troopers: Terran Command
    63% matchVery Positive87% of 11,704 reviews2022
    Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Lead the Mobile Infantry in this RTS game set in the Starship Troopers film universe. Balance your army composition with a diverse set of unit types, overcome line-of-sight and line-of-fire challenges through tactical positioning, and use special abilities to smash the Arachnid hordes!

    Why similar: Strategy 62.4%, Sci-fi 24.1%, Tower Defense 13.5%

  55. #55 Tower Dominion
    60% matchVery Positive86% of 4,827 reviews2025
    Dev: Parallel 45 Games
    Windows
    Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 54.6%, Strategy 30.8%, Sci-fi 14.6%

  56. #56 Drone Swarm
    68% matchMixed63% of 334 reviews2020
    Dev: stillalive studiosPub: astragon Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Drone Swarm is a very unique take on tactical games. Control 32,000 drones in quick, fast-paced fights. Combine your swarm abilities and counter constantly evolving attacks of your opponents. Survive varying enemy waves, get upgrades to your swarm, and make it to the next system alive!

    Why similar: Sci-fi 55.2%, Strategy 27.8%, Indie 16.9%

  57. #57 Immortal Defense
    69% matchVery Positive86% of 213 reviews2015
    Dev: Studio Eres
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Immortal Defense is a story-driven tower defense game in which you give up your body and life to become an immortal "path defender", and defend your home world from destruction, forever. The game takes place over millions of years. Is there anything you would give up everything to defend?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 35.5%, Strategy 33.8%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Indie 14.2%

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