- #1 Zone 10
97% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2019
Dev: Core Reaction Studios
Windows
Take command of your faction's only Starbase in Zone 10. In this innovative, arcade style, tower defense game you can build your own maze using specialty blocks and defend your Starbase against spaceships and ground troops that can blow up parts of your defenses.
Why similar: Strategy 44.6%, Action 25.9%, Indie 17.9%, Tower Defense 9.2%, Arcade 2.4%
- #2 Anomaly 2
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,055 reviews2013
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Anomaly 2 is a sequel to the critically acclaimed Anomaly Warzone Earth. Maintaining the core elements of the original, Anomaly 2 adds plenty of new features: unit morphing, over million tactical combinations, post-apo world and tower defense vs tower offense multiplayer mode.
Why similar: Strategy 38.8%, Tower Defense 18.8%, Action 16.4%, Indie 11%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #3 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 37.7%, Action 21.9%, Tower Defense 18.5%, Indie 14.2%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #4 Saranity
94% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2020
Dev: 13TH Division
Windows
Saranity a 3rd person game, mixing elements from multiple genres into 1 game. Featuring Single player, COOP and Versus game modes playing with or against your friends. Action and Gameplay is what counts. Can you holdout longer than your friends while sending boss units and go in PVP style.
Why similar: Strategy 46.2%, Action 27.7%, Indie 18.3%, Tower Defense 6.2%, Multiplayer 1.6%
- #5 Artificial Defense
95% 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 44%, Action 24.2%, Indie 18.2%, Tower Defense 13.6%
- #6 Basic Warfare
94% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Bog Iron Games
Windows · Linux
Basic Warfare is a combination of RTS and Action genres featuring realtime multiplayer action combat and strategic economic simulation.
Why similar: Strategy 46.2%, Action 27.7%, Indie 18.2%, RTS 5.7%, Multiplayer 2.2%
- #7 Anomaly Warzone Earth Mobile Campaign
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 549 reviews2013
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Anomaly Warzone Earth Mobile Campaign continues Steam's Anomaly Warzone Earth in an extra 15-level campaign. Originally released on mobile devices, the campaign is brought to Steam for PC, Mac and Linux exclusively in Anomaly Bundle. AWE Mobile Campaign turns tower defense on its head.
Why similar: Strategy 47.2%, Action 25.2%, Tower Defense 15.1%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Indie 3.8%
- #8 Anomaly Korea
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 792 reviews2013
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Exclusively brought to Steam for PC, Mac and Linux in Anomaly Bundle, Anomaly Korea is an expansion campaign to Anomaly Warzone Earth. The alien robots are back and this time they’ve got Korea in their sights. It’s your job to lead a squad into fierce fire-fights and fend off the alien invasion.
Why similar: Strategy 47.4%, Action 22.7%, Tower Defense 15.7%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Indie 5.2%
- #9 Elementals Reborn
91% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2017
Dev: alexnown
Windows
In Elementals Reborn you will explore the forgotten lands and fight their inhabitants. In Elementals Reborn, you can find entertainment of your own!
Why similar: Strategy 43.1%, Action 25.1%, Tower Defense 11.5%, RTS 7.9%, Tactical 6.5%
- #10 Angry Farm
91% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2019
Dev: SAFINGPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
The Farm - is a way to survive in Angry Farm, improve it, gradually prepare for an attack or defense. Plant plants, sell crops, improve the farm and prepare your army. The army of animals wants to take your land and eat the whole crop!
Why similar: Strategy 50%, Action 25.4%, Indie 20.6%, Arcade 3.9%
- #11 Ancient Tower
90% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: Carlo Monzini
Windows · Mac
The monsters are coming to invade our kingdom. Can you help our guild to stop them? Play it BEAUTIFULLY: the ultimate tower defense game has finally arrived. An epic guild of epic Heroes, dozens of angry monsters, amazing powers, golems, a lot of different and unique colorful levels is what is waiting for you in Ancient Tower.
Why similar: Strategy 36%, Action 31.9%, Tower Defense 17.6%, Indie 14.4%
- #12 Fat Chicken
89% matchMixed70% of 46 reviews2014
Dev: Mighty Rabbit StudiosPub: Relevant Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Fat Chicken is a REVERSE TOWER DEFENSE game where you fatten up farm animals for slaughter by pumping them full of hormones, overfeeding them and basting them with antibiotics to keep them alive so they're worth more when you turn 'em into tasty, tasty packaged meat...it's what's for dinner!
Why similar: Strategy 43.3%, Action 22.2%, Tower Defense 17.8%, Indie 16.7%
- #13 Conran - The dinky Raccoon
88% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2017
Dev: Nifty Productions
Windows
Blast your way through waves of enemies. Kill bots, collect their scraps to upgrade your weapons, take advantage of the dynamically changing arena and, eventually, buy yourself free.
Why similar: Strategy 48.5%, Action 32%, Indie 19.5%
- #14 Bounty Hunter: Space Detective
87% matchMixed44% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: SalsawiPub: Salsawi Games
Windows
Take the role as the new Detective on Space Port Aurexia, your assigned with checking the traffic coming into the Port and ensure that no bad eggs get through, we know who we're looking for but it get's really difficult when rush hour hits, you're our only hope detective!
Why similar: Strategy 48.5%, Action 32%, Indie 19.5%
- #15 Stabby Machine
86% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2018
Dev: Challenge Yourself GamingPub: Challenge Yourself Productions
Windows
Fast-paced action survival game! Stay alive by collecting batteries, which are dropped by enemies. You must choose wisely how many enemies to spawn. Too few and you'll run out of batteries, but too many and you'll be overrun! HOW LONG CAN YOU SURVIVE??
Why similar: Strategy 48.5%, Action 32%, Indie 19.5%
- #16 Defend Your Kingdom
85% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2017
Dev: Burning Pick Entertainment
Windows
Fight legendary monsters, customizing your defensive strategy with different spells and equipments! Throw lightnings to your enemies, summon stone guardians, rise the mercenaries of darkness from the dead to fight on your side to save your Kingdom from the mystic shadow!
Why similar: Strategy 48.5%, Action 32%, Indie 19.5%
- #17 Shadow Heroes: Vengeance In Flames
84% matchMixed43% of 14 reviews2016
Dev: Allied Games Inc.
Windows
A new style of strategy game with a fast paced gameplay. This is not your usual tug of war game, be prepared for a head to head slug-fest!
Why similar: Strategy 48.5%, Action 32%, Indie 19.5%
- #18 MEG 9: Lost Echoes
83% matchMostly Negative22% of 18 reviews2017
Dev: Skunkwerks Kinetic
Windows
Within the hostile environment of the Probability Aperture, a high-tech research complex called Horizon vanishes from the grid. Take control of the Rig, a massive 10-ton remote-operated vehicle outfitted with the latest in military hardware, to get Horizon back online.
Why similar: Strategy 48.6%, Action 32%, Indie 19.5%
- #19 Pixel Sentry
81% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: RedOrb Studios
Windows
Do you have nothing to do? Don't want to load up a game where it takes a while to get into it? Well here is the perfect solution for you.
Why similar: Strategy 47.2%, Action 32.8%, Indie 19.9%
- #20 Final Core
82% matchMixed69% of 26 reviews2017
Dev: Tabc3dd
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Final Core is a top down arena shooter game in which you get to build your battleships from a selection of diverse parts, each carefully designed to ensure a wide range of viable strategies. Build your battleship part by part and dominate the arena!
Why similar: Strategy 48.7%, Action 31.7%, Indie 19.5%
- #21 YUT YUT
80% match9 user reviews80% of 10 reviews2019
Dev: Benjamin Nielsen
Windows · Mac
YUT YUT is a game about TANKS containing TANKS in which many TANKS die. Fight through this TANKy TANK game to face your mortal TANK enemy and reclaim your TANK village's lost cabbage god. TANKS
Why similar: Strategy 47.2%, Action 32.8%, Indie 19.9%
- #22 The Last Tower
81% matchMixed41% of 64 reviews2018
Dev: SalsawiPub: Salsawi Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 11%
The Last Tower is an Arcade tower defense infinite runner game, your job is to prevent the invading alien armies from destroying mankinds last stronghold, the goal of The Last Tower is to get the highest score possible
Why similar: Strategy 47.3%, Action 32.7%, Indie 19.9%
- #23 Starscape
82% matchVery Positive82% of 100 reviews2008
Dev: Moonpod
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Moonpod's Starscape mixes old school arcade game play values with characterization and an involving plot to deepen the whole experience. With most of its crew missing and its weapons systems ruined, the space research station Aegis is all but lost.
Why similar: Strategy 47.1%, Action 33.2%, Indie 19.7%
- #24 TANK SOULS
79% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: wHDinc.
Windows
A fun souls-like game in which you will kill your time in hundreds of dungeons, pumping your skills and knocking out randomly-generated things.
Why similar: Strategy 47.2%, Action 32.8%, Indie 19.9%
- #25 Pick Your Poison
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ranmantaru Games
Windows
Pick a disadvantage each level, how far can you go in this roguelike?
Why similar: Strategy 49.1%, Action 30.5%, Indie 20.4%
- #26 Mars Wars
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lonewolfdesign
Windows
Mars Wars is a top-down shooter game, where you have to defend your base from aliens on Mars. You control a rover with different weapons that you can use to kill the aliens.
Why similar: Strategy 49.1%, Action 30.5%, Indie 20.4%
- #27 ECHOES OF WAR: The Last Heartbeat
77% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2018
Dev: MPixels
Windows
ECHOES OF WAR is an action packed shooter with strategic elements for virtual reality devices. Set up your defences, lay waste to hundreds of drones and mechs and use all you can salvage to repair your ship.
Why similar: Strategy 47.9%, Action 31.8%, Indie 20.2%
- #28 Raid On Coasts
79% matchMixed46% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: Outlaw Wars
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Raid On Coasts is a real time strategy game set in a massive Middle East themed land mass to cause chaos and carnage on !
Why similar: Strategy 49.3%, Action 31.5%, Indie 19.1%
- #29 Village Feud
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 391 reviews2019
Dev: Veelhoek Studios
Windows
The 2 villages on the island don't get along very well. You are the mayor of one of these cities, grow your city, earn gold, buy troops and attack the other village. Defeat the other mayor and claim the island, play against your friends or try out singleplayer.
Why similar: Strategy 49.1%, Action 31.2%, Indie 19.7%
- #30 Eleven Prophecies
78% matchNo user reviews2020
Dev: Ryan LayfieldPub: 7th Strike, Ltd.
Windows · Linux
Defend colonists against relentless waves of ruthless insects with nothing more than your wits, your determination, and a sub-orbital 3d-printer. In a distant corner of the galaxy, what was meant to be a routine repair job has turned into a nightmarish scenario for a young technician thrust upon the front lines of a crisis.
Why similar: Strategy 49%, Action 31.4%, Indie 19.6%
- #31 Lords of War
75% matchMixed63% of 49 reviews2018
Dev: WeMakeApp Studio
Windows
Lords of War is a fast-paced strategic card game that supports real-time PvP battles. Although game design may resemble turn-based TCG/CCG games, game mechanics is more like a real-time 3D card-based roleplaying game – this combination provides an entirely new gaming experience.
Why similar: Strategy 49.7%, Action 31.2%, Indie 19.1%
- #32 Radical Gear
74% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Miriel
Windows
Equip with powerful gears to enhance yourself, and destroy your enemies by recruiting various squads to reinforcement! Welcome to the battlefield where you can win against anybody with a great fortune.
Why similar: Strategy 48.7%, Action 31.2%, Indie 20.2%
- #33 Filthy, Stinking, Orcs!
77% matchMostly Negative25% of 20 reviews2017
Dev: Winding Way Games
Windows
Place towers and man the weapons in this tower defense VR game to defend against a horde of Filthy, Stinking, Orcs!
Why similar: Strategy 48%, Action 31.7%, Indie 20.2%
- #34 Zombie Rush : Extinction
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: MoonlightGames
Windows
The top of strategy battle game! Build villages and train units to defeat zombies
Why similar: Strategy 49.3%, Action 31%, Indie 19.8%
- #35 APT
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 31 reviews2015
Dev: RIP Studios LLC
Windows
Put your skills to the test and challenge yourself in this new breed of platformer. Refine your mechanics, earn the ranks, then post them against the community on the Steam Leaderboards.
Why similar: Strategy 48%, Action 31.7%, Indie 20.2%
- #36 Peppered
73% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Face off in a series of snowball fights! Wreck the entire neighborhood.
Why similar: Strategy 48.3%, Action 29.3%, Indie 19.6%, RTS 2.8%
- #37 The Blitzkrieg: Weapons of War
72% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: Loui Eriksson
Windows
Become commander and defend the motherland from invading enemy forces. Utilise a devastating arsenal of weaponry, and survive the blitzkrieg!
Why similar: Strategy 49.2%, Action 30.7%, Indie 20.1%
- #38 LazerGrrl
57% matchPositive97% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: Sandwich Generation
Windows
Fast paced PVP strategy. Bomberman meets RTS.
Why similar: Strategy 44.4%, Action 27.1%, Indie 17.8%, RTS 5%, PvP 3.4%
- #39 World Of Undead
75% match8 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2016
Dev: ZK-Tech
Windows
Fast and Action packed First Person Shooter with Tower Defense Game MechanicsPlay the Campaign cooperative with up to four friends or check out our new and exciting asymmetrical Game Mode "Attack and Defense"
Why similar: Strategy 48.7%, Action 31.2%, Indie 20.2%
- #40 Space Bound
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Lemonpop Studios
Windows
Retro Strategy Arcade Shooter
Why similar: Strategy 45.9%, Action 33.7%, Indie 20.4%
- #41 DEFENDER OF EARTH VS THE ALIEN ARMADA
73% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: MONKEY WRENCH STUDIO INC.
Windows
Defender of Earth vs The Alien Armada is an exciting space themed tower defense game! You play as a general designated as the Defender of Earth, and you will utilize space stations and battle platforms to deploy towers to defend different quadrants of space against 3 alien races.
Why similar: Strategy 49.8%, Action 30.9%, Indie 19.4%
- #42 Ichor
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Luke Palmer
Windows · Mac
Fluid dynamics shoot-em-up
Why similar: Strategy 48.7%, Action 30.7%, Indie 20.5%
- #43 Pumpkin Death Garden
70% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2018
Dev: Challenge Yourself GamingPub: Challenge Yourself Productions
Windows
Action-packed bug shooting game! Grow your pumpkin patch ever larger by defending it from the swarms of insects! Try out guns to find your favourite. Shotgun, sniper rifle, or assault rifle? Each has a unique play style with pros and cons, and different mods to choose from as you level up.
Why similar: Strategy 48.7%, Action 30.7%, Indie 20.5%
- #44 Aether Way
68% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Fearless Donut
Windows
Aether Way is a 2D space RTS with action/roguelike elements. You play as some abstract life form that travels across the space and evolves.
Why similar: Strategy 50.6%, Action 30.4%, Indie 19%
- #45 Sentinels
71% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2017
Dev: MindWalker Games
Windows
Sentinels is a tower defense game lovingly spliced with a first person shooter. Prepare your defenses, then jump into the fray yourself!
Why similar: Strategy 48.7%, Action 30.7%, Indie 20.5%
- #46 Death Rpg
70% matchMixed45% of 20 reviews2019
Dev: Ruskija game experiencePub: Tero Lunkka
Windows
Top Down drag & drop RPG strategy game. Help 3 survivor to kill enemies in different worlds.
Why similar: Strategy 48.8%, Action 30.7%, Indie 20.5%
- #47 Defense Warfare
70% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: Martin Mitov
Windows
Defense Warfare is a large-scale hero defense, with stunning graphics, unique level environments, and different game mods. Customize your Gunship’s abilities and appearance, choose the tower or trap that fits best, upgrade it in your own direction and leave nothing but a wasteland behind you.
Why similar: Strategy 49.1%, Action 30.5%, Indie 20.4%
- #48 Hexen Hegemony
68% matchMixed55% of 20 reviews2018
Dev: Simurg Games
Windows
Hexen Hegemony is a TPS (Third Person Shooter) game that makes it possible to fight against other witches with hundreds of different magic combinations. Enjoy team strategy, competition and spoils in 4 vs 4 matches. Remember, winners takes everything on the world of hexen.
Why similar: Strategy 49.3%, Action 30.2%, Indie 20.5%
- #49 Battle of the Bookworms
56% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Erikduss
Windows
Command your wriggling worm army in an epic battle for supremacy! Face off against rival worm legions, and evolve your units through the ages to gain a strategic edge. Obtain powerful power-ups, master cunning strategies, and outmaneuver your opponents to claim ultimate victory!
Why similar: Strategy 45.6%, Action 27.4%, Indie 18.3%, PvP 5.1%, Multiplayer 3.7%
- #50 Moonlight Warrior
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: MoonlightGames
Windows
One person developer made marvelous turn-based game which can beat 43 stages
Why similar: Strategy 50%, Action 30%, Indie 20%
- #51 Deadweight
67% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2016
Dev: DK VIP Lounge
Windows · Mac
Play as one of many clones condemned to fight each other in perpetuity for the amusement of the robot lord, King Mechanicus.
Why similar: Strategy 50%, Action 30%, Indie 20%
- #52 Orbit Defender
67% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2017
Dev: Frostflake Studios
Windows
You are in the control of the Planetary Defense System of Earth. Your job is to protect Earth using turrets orbitting the planet. You have gotten full control of the planet and you are responsible to keep the planet intact.
Why similar: Strategy 50%, Action 30%, Indie 20%