- #1 SENTRY
97% 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 34.2%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Roguelite 11.9%, Roguelike 10.7%, Strategy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes FPS tower defense game that focuses on defending your ship from alien invaders.
- #2 Rogue Tower
96% matchVery Positive82% of 5,842 reviews2022
Dev: Die of Death Games
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 45.5%, Roguelike 19.1%, Strategy 11.7%, Roguelite 9.4%, Isometric 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A pure roguelike tower defense experience that emphasizes procedural generation and strategic pathing.
- #3 Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
96% 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 34.9%, Roguelike 27.7%, Strategy 13%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Roguelite 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines squad management, tower defense, and roguelike mechanics in a challenging sci-fi setting.
- #4 Infested Planet
95% matchVery Positive94% of 3,014 reviews2014
Dev: Rocket Bear Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.5%, RTS 24.7%, Strategy 15.7%, Top-Down 9.6%, Sci-fi 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features intense squad-based tactical combat against massive waves of alien bugs.
- #5 McDROID
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 215 reviews2014
Dev: Elefantopia
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Farm, Build, Defend, in the Galaxy's only Arcade-Tower-Defense.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35%, RTS 22.1%, Cartoony 12.3%, Strategy 9.6%, Funny 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful third-person shooter that blends base defense and robot management.
- #6 Xeno Command
94% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: ChillyRoomPub: ChillyRoom
Windows
Defend galaxy against Alien invasion in the RTS offline game with roguelike fun
Why similar: Action RTS 31.2% ★, Tower Defense 21.5%, RTS 17.2%, Roguelike 10.9%, Strategy 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-RTS that incorporates tower defense elements and roguelite progression.
- #7 Road Defense: Outsiders
92% matchVery Positive84% of 159 reviews2023
Dev: Minicactus Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Protect vehicles on the road and survive! Road Defense: Outsiders is a game that combines elements of the 'roguelike' and 'tower defense' genres. Upgrade the towers and your own skills to be able to annihilate all the life around you!
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.1%, Action Roguelike 19.6%, Isometric 16.1%, Roguelite 15.8%, Roguelike 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that focuses on defending a specific path against waves of enemies.
- #8 Mars or Die!
93% matchMixed53% of 74 reviews2018
Dev: 34BigThings srl
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Control two characters simultaneously! Survive, gather, collect upgrades, fight all sizes of one-eyed Martians, build defensible outposts and conquer Mars, in this glorious mix between roguelite and tower defense.
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.1%, Funny 16%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Strategy 14.6%, Action 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused tower defense game set on a hostile planet with a humorous tone.
- #9 Rogue Command
91% matchVery Positive92% of 546 reviews2024
Dev: feneq
Windows
Classic RTS gameplay fused with a modern roguelite. Shape your build each run by assembling an evolving arsenal of powerful units and facilities. Harvest resources, build out your base. Raise your army and call down orbital strikes to overcome the forces threatening your survival.
Why similar: Action RTS 25.4% ★, RTS 17.7%, Roguelike 11.6%, Roguelite 11.4%, Action Roguelike 11%
Why You'll Like It: Blends classic RTS mechanics with roguelite deck-building for a unique strategic experience.
- #10 Iron Marines Invasion
91% matchMixed69% of 350 reviews2023
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Prepare to take off, soldier! The galaxy needs your strategy! Prove your RTS expertise, explore an entire galaxy and defend it from a threatening invasion.
Why similar: Action RTS 29.2% ★, RTS 21.9%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Funny 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers tactical real-time strategy gameplay with a strong emphasis on squad-based combat and hero units.
- #11 Cluckmech Oasis
89% matchVery Positive88% of 3,463 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cluckmech Oasis, a top-down shooting Roguelike tower defense game. Play as the Warcluck and lead your team of animal heroes in a fight for survival. Collect, build and upgrade defenses, and engage in intense battle against waves of plant enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.2%, Roguelike 17.9%, Roguelite 14.5%, Strategy 9.9%, Funny 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy roguelike that features unique tower defense mechanics and pixel-art aesthetics.
- #12 Ruin Raiders
90% matchMixed69% of 86 reviews2021
Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: indie.io
Windows
Ruin Raiders is a turn-based tactical roguelike where you command customizable squads on a one-way journey into the ruins of an ancient civilization. Master turn-based combat, craft new technologies, and dive into ever-changing ruins to unveil the past!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.7%, Roguelite 21.5%, Roguelike 21.1%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Strategy 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based roguelite that focuses on squad management and tactical combat in dangerous ruins.
- #13 Stellar Initiative
89% 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 46.1%, Roguelike 24.6%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Strategy 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical tower defense game that requires careful positioning and resource management against alien threats.
- #14 Repel The Rifts
87% 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 35.2%, Roguelike 18.8%, Roguelite 14.8%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Isometric 9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical tower defense game featuring mechs and sci-fi roguelite elements.
- #15 Gods Of Defense
88% matchMostly Positive70% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: Blue Math
Windows
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 36.9%, Roguelike 22.9%, Action RTS 19.4% ★, Strategy 10.7%, Top-Down 5%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike tower defense game that allows for deep customization of your defensive structures.
- #16 Acid Planet
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Adam Travers
Windows
Acid Planet is a caustic blend of horde-survival, tower-defense and strategy. Build, fight and evolve to survive against rampaging swarms of monsters and fearsome Kaiju.
Why similar: Action RTS 23.2% ★, Tower Defense 21.4%, RTS 15.2%, Action Roguelike 11.8%, Roguelike 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines base building and tower defense with action-roguelike elements in a harsh environment.
- #17 Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
85% matchVery Positive95% of 23,448 reviews2017
Dev: Reactive Drop Team
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.
Why similar: Sci-fi 54.9%, Top-Down 45.1%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down squad shooter that emphasizes teamwork and tactical defense against swarms of aliens.
- #18 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 227 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 26.9%, Action Roguelike 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.2%, Roguelite 14.1%, Roguelike 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that blends shoot-em-up mechanics with traditional tower defense.
- #19 Bees vs Zombees
84% matchVery Positive89% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: DeadpixelPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
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 23.3%, RTS 19.3%, Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 12.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused tower defense game with roguelite progression and RTS elements.
- #20 They Are Billions
84% matchVery Positive85% of 50,609 reviews2019
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 56.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
Why similar: RTS 40.3%, Tower Defense 39.5%, Strategy 16.7%, Isometric 2.8%, Indie 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: A massive-scale base defense game that challenges you to survive against relentless waves of enemies.
- #21 Keep Keepers
83% matchVery Positive88% of 150 reviews2024
Dev: Thunderrock Innovations
Windows
Tower Defense meets Base Management. Strategically place your defenses. Craft wacky ammunition like fiery peppers and boomerang bananas. Discover amazing weapons and automate your economy while defending against waves of enemies. Can you handle the chaos?
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.3%, Roguelite 19.3%, Roguelike 16.2%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Strategy 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on automation and management within a tower defense framework.
- #22 Mineral Defense
82% 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 31.7%, Roguelite 17.8%, Roguelike 17.7%, Strategy 10.2%, Sci-fi 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tower defense game that incorporates card-based mechanics and roguelite progression.
- #23 Orcs Must Die! 3
82% matchVery Positive86% of 14,664 reviews2021
Dev: Robot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.
Why similar: Tower Defense 61.5%, Strategy 12.7%, Funny 9.8%, Action 4.7%, 3D 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic action tower defense game that emphasizes creative trap placement and combat.
- #24 Tower Dominion
81% 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 29.5%, RTS 19.5%, Roguelike 14.3%, Roguelite 12.3%, Strategy 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A base-building tower defense game with roguelite elements and RTS-style control.
- #25 Rift Riff
80% matchVery Positive96% of 365 reviews2025
Dev: Adriaan de Jongh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Jump a rift, fight off monsters, plunder their world. A strategic mix of juicy tower loadouts, varied monster behaviors, and forgiving mechanics.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.4%, Action RTS 21.6% ★, RTS 20%, Isometric 11.5%, Strategy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist tower defense game that emphasizes strategic base building and wave survival.
- #26 Brotato
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 111,688 reviews2023
Dev: Blobfish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Why similar: Roguelike 30.7%, Action Roguelike 26.1%, Roguelite 21.3%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Action 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelite that focuses on wave-based survival and character builds.
- #27 Starship Troopers: Terran Command
79% 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: RTS 51.2%, Strategy 24.6%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Tower Defense 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that captures the feeling of fighting overwhelming swarms of bugs.
- #28 Sanctum 2
79% 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 68%, Strategy 11%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Action 4.9%, Funny 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A unique hybrid of first-person shooter and tower defense that requires strategic base building.
- #29 Radiant Defense
81% 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 52.3%, Strategy 17.6%, Colorful 9.3%, Sci-fi 8%, Indie 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful and accessible tower defense game with a strong sci-fi theme.
- #30 Skewer Squad
77% matchVery Positive92% of 448 reviews2026
Dev: Fake OwlsPub: HARRISONWORLD CO.,LTD
Windows
Skewer Squad is a cute yet chaotic tower defense roguelite. Step into the apron of a Grillmaster, draft random ingredients, mix wild seasonings, and build a squad of skewers that are both delicious and powerful to defend your grill.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.2%, Roguelike 16.2%, Roguelite 16.1%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Funny 9.9%
- #31 Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship
78% matchVery Positive83% of 197 reviews2025
Dev: Zing Games Inc.Pub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Build turrets, lead your crew, and upgrade the ship while gathering loot in this exciting "Tower Defense-on-wheels zombie survival roguelite" game.
Why similar: Tower Defense 24%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Action Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 13.7%, Roguelike 13.2%
- #32 SHOOPER NOVA
76% matchVery Positive85% of 616 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Craft Your Ultimate Circular Fortress! Dive into SHOOPER NOVA, where you choose props and components to build a unique fortress. Unlock combos to shape your strategy and battle style. Become an unstoppable barrage machine and obliterate waves of enemies from all directions!
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.3%, Roguelite 16.1%, Action Roguelike 11.6%, Strategy 10.5%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #33 Tangy TD
75% matchVery Positive92% of 1,121 reviews2026
Dev: Cakez
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 37.5%, Roguelike 19.4%, Funny 11.7%, Strategy 11%, Cartoony 8.8%
- #34 Towerful Defense: Prologue
77% matchVery Positive88% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 19.5%, Action RTS 18.6% ★, RTS 13.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.4%, Action Roguelike 11.6%
- #35 Galaxy Defense War
75% matchVery Positive97% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Zero Space
Windows
'Galaxy Defense War' is a roguelike tower defense game where you need to select suitable galactic principles from randomly dropped heroes and equipment to form a combat-ready team to resist alien invaders.
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.5%, Roguelite 29.4%, Strategy 20.5%, Indie 2.6%
- #36 XENOBREAKERS: Classic Tower Defense
76% 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: Comic Book 40.2%, Strategy 15.6%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Stylized 9.6%, Indie 5.9%
- #37 Space Cycle
74% 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 42.3%, Roguelite 25.3%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Strategy 12.9%, Indie 3.9%
- #38 Dome Keeper
73% matchVery Positive92% of 19,233 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Why similar: Tower Defense 38%, Roguelike 33.3%, Sci-fi 19.6%, Action 9.1%
- #39 Crystal Guardians TD
73% matchVery Positive89% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: Green Pine Studios
Windows
Crystal Guardians is a tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Fight of waves and defend the world crystal. Gear up your towers with a powerful combination of items for your strategy. In an ever expanding map, find hidden powers and conquer the enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.7%, Roguelike 16.7%, Roguelite 16.3%, Isometric 10.1%, Strategy 8.8%
- #40 Rogue Star Rescue
74% matchVery Positive90% of 136 reviews2021
Dev: Chute Apps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. Play solo or online to stop the Rogue Star before it annihilates everything!
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.7%, Action Roguelike 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Roguelite 16%, Funny 7.8%
- #41 Utopia Must Fall
70% matchVery Positive95% of 1,042 reviews2024
Dev: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Defend humanity's last surviving metropolis from mysterious alien machinations in this challenging base-defense arcade shooter. Featuring rapid upgrade progression, procedurally generated attack waves, dark humor and laser-sharp aesthetics.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Roguelite 16.1%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Funny 9.6%
- #42 Loopstructor
71% matchVery Positive84% of 372 reviews2024
Dev: Pone Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a strategy game that combines tower defense with Roguelike. Unlike traditional tower defense game, the towers in the game are vehicles that move along ‘loops’.You need to create defense loop and build battle trains to defend against enemy attacks.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.7%, RTS 22.6%, Roguelike 17.7%, Strategy 10.3%, Roguelite 7.5%
- #43 Zombo Buster Advance
73% matchVery Positive83% of 242 reviews2020
Dev: FIREBEAST
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Zombo Buster Advance is a tower defense game taking place inside buildings with interchangeable elevators. Deploy, swap and shoot like a boss!
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.2%, RTS 27.8%, Strategy 13.8%, Cartoony 8.5%, Indie 5.4%
- #44 Refactor
72% matchVery Positive84% of 465 reviews2022
Dev: GAGAPub: LightOn Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Refactor is a hard-core tower defense game that combines modular building, route planning, and element composition.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.6%, Roguelite 18.8%, Roguelike 12.8%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Strategy 9.9%
- #45 CosmoPirates
71% matchVery Positive83% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: BlackMoon Design
Windows · Linux
Build your deck using cards, ships, items and crew! Explore a generated galaxy roguelike style. Fight gruesome battles against the medley of space scum!
Why similar: Roguelike 31.2%, Roguelite 28.5%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Strategy 13.9%, Colorful 8.6%
- #46 Dust Raiders
70% matchMixed68% of 185 reviews2025
Dev: Vixa GamesPub: Games Operators
Windows
Dust Raiders is a management strategy game, set in a lawless wasteland. Upgrade your vehicles, engage in tactical fights against raiders hunting for your resources and gather a crew to rule the area.
Why similar: RTS 46.8%, Strategy 19.2%, Top-Down 17.8%, Action 8.1%, Indie 8.1%
- #47 Cobalt Core
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,128 reviews2023
Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!
Why similar: Roguelike 35.2%, Sci-fi 24.1%, Funny 21.4%, Strategy 19.4%
- #48 Graphic Tower Defense
69% matchVery Positive84% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: FatSheep Studio
Windows
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 26.1%, RTS 21.7%, Roguelite 14.8%, Funny 10.5%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #49 OTTTD
72% 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: Action RTS 26.4% ★, Tower Defense 21.7%, RTS 16.9%, Funny 7.7%, Cartoony 7.1%
- #50 Firework War
69% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: 正方形劳伦斯Pub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Use a variety of fireworks to fend off misfortune and protect your family!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.9%, RTS 17%, Strategy 13.2%, Funny 12.4%, Roguelike 10.5%
- #51 Rogue Station
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 228 reviews2023
Dev: Quint Studio
Windows
This "space station builder simulation roguelite" puts you in charge of a space station. Fight off enemy ships, fleets and rival stations to dominate your corner of space. Build and upgrade your station, hire and manage your crew. Survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Roguelite 25.8%, Action Roguelike 23.7%, Roguelike 18.5%, Strategy 14.4%, Top-Down 9.5%
- #52 ENDLESS™ Dungeon - Definitive Edition
69% matchMixed65% of 3,792 reviews2023
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
ENDLESS™ Dungeon is a Rogue-lite Tactical Action game, set in the award-winning ENDLESS™ Universe. Recruit a team of shipwrecked heroes, plunge into a long-abandoned space station, and protect your crystal against never-ending waves of monsters… or die trying, get reloaded, and try again.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.7%, Roguelike 15.9%, Roguelite 13.6%, Action Roguelike 13.6%, Strategy 8.4%
- #53 Cosmic Dust & Rust
71% 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 61%, Strategy 24%, Action 8%, Indie 7%
- #54 Candy Disaster - Tower Defense
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 336 reviews2021
Dev: ACE Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Candy Disaster is 3D trap-style tower defense game where you guard candies against alien thieves! Unlock powerful and clever traps, choose your arsenal for different bases, and find the deadliest trap combination - then watch those space goons walk into their death!
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.7%, Funny 24.5%, Cartoony 13.7%, Strategy 12.2%, 3D 6%
- #55 Broken Universe - Tower Defense
67% matchVery Positive91% of 311 reviews2023
Dev: Jinthree Studio
Windows
Get ready to rethink all your defense strategies! Build barricades to stop monsters, or lure them into a maze and attack. A variety of stages that change each time depending on how you play them.
Why similar: Tower Defense 49.1%, Strategy 15.8%, Cartoony 12.9%, Top-Down 9%, Colorful 7.2%
- #56 Defender Bros
66% matchVery Positive88% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Lucky DartPub: The Bueno Interactive
Windows
Prepare your defenses during the day and survive until dawn. Defender Bros is a Top-Down Tower Defense Roguelike where you play as a Soldier defending your Base. Pick between multiple abilities as you level up to increase you power, then after each run buy perks and get stronger
Why similar: Tower Defense 33%, Roguelike 14.8%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Funny 12.9%, Strategy 10.7%
- #57 Tower Tactics: Liberation
65% matchVery Positive88% of 1,229 reviews2023
Dev: asraworks
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
We fused deck-building roguelikes and tower defenses in a way never seen before - deploy your towers, collect valuable trinkets and cast powerful spells to defend yourself against the Salkoth!
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.3%, Roguelike 18.7%, Roguelite 14.5%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Strategy 8.9%
- #58 Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship - Prologue
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Zing Games Inc.Pub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship - Prologue is a quick foray into the world of Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship. Take command of the last ship in a zombie-filled world and defend against endless waves of the undead. Build turrets, lead your crew, and upgrade the ship while gathering loot.
Why similar: Tower Defense 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Action Roguelike 17%, Roguelite 15.9%, Roguelike 15.3%
- #59 Relic Guardian - Tower Defense
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 914 reviews2025
Dev: Mystrigger
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
"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 45.5%, Cartoony 15.2%, Strategy 15.1%, Funny 13.7%, Colorful 4.4%
- #60 Space Crew: Legendary Edition
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,111 reviews2020
Dev: Runner DuckPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Time for your toughest mission yet! Recruit and train your crew to tackle the growing threat from alien and android armies as you defend Earth to become a Galactic Legend in Space Crew: Legendary Edition. All new content free to existing owners of Space Crew!
Why similar: Sci-fi 20.4%, Roguelite 18.7%, Roguelike 16.3%, Strategy 14.6%, Cartoony 11.5%
