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Games Like Stellar Initiative

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Tower Defense, Strategy, Roguelike, Singleplayer.

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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!

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 77% — of 401 reviews
Released: 2024-05-27
Developer: Five Head Games
Genres: Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 1.7 hrs
Mean playtime: 6.5 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 65%

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    Dev: Doodad Games
    Windows

    Roguelite TD: all towers & enemies start the same, but you have 1 choice per wave affecting BOTH and stacking up for dramatic variance. Gradually salvage and make some choices permanent to build deeper strategies. Also a unique mazing challenge where wires and towers must be linked to a power source

    Why similar: Tower Defense 40.5%, Base Building 21.8%, Roguelike 18.8%, Strategy 8.1%, Building 6.2%

  57. #57 Mech Fortress
    65% matchVery Positive86% of 243 reviews2026
    Dev: Some Sugar Studio
    Windows

    Mech Fortress is a sci-fi tower defense game where each turret has unique mechanics. You can freely place them on a 5×5 grid, and your goal is to eliminate all enemies!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 48.8%, Mechs 26.8%, Strategy 10.2%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%

  58. #58 Shapebreaker - Tower Defense Deckbuilder
    68% matchVery Positive80% of 65 reviews2023
    Dev: Alexander Van den Bulck
    Windows

    A fusion of tower defense games and roguelike deckbuilders. Use your cards to build towers and to upgrade them in unique ways. Gain rewards to customize your deck, defense and playstyle. Break the shapes before they break you!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 45.1%, Roguelike 17.9%, Procedural Generation 12.8%, Strategy 11%, Difficult 6.9%

  59. #59 Crystal Guardians TD
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 115 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 41.1%, Roguelike 19.9%, Base Building 12.6%, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Strategy 9.6%

  60. #60 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 435 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 42.8%, Aliens 16.1%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Strategy 10.7%, Space 9.5%

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