- #1 Tower Dominion
97% matchVery Positive86% of 5,489 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 34.9%, Base Building 16.2%, Roguelike 14.4%, Procedural Generation 9.5%, Strategy 7.7%
- #2 Rogue Tower
96% matchVery Positive83% of 5,919 reviews2022
Dev: Die of Death Games
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 20.3 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 49.6%, Roguelike 18.2%, Base Building 10.6%, Strategy 10.1%, Procedural Generation 8.8%
- #3 Dome Keeper
96% matchVery Positive92% of 22,186 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.7 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 29.8%, Roguelike 22.7%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, Space 9%
- #4 Drill Core
95% matchVery Positive85% of 2,444 reviews2025
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.7%, Base Building 15.6%, Roguelike 15.4%, Strategy 9.6%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #5 Wall World
94% matchVery Positive91% of 12,614 reviews2023
Dev: Alawar
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore the mysterious Wall World on your giant robospider: mine for valuable resources, upgrade your equipment to fight off hordes of monsters, and discover exotic biomes in-between attacks. Will you be able to survive and learn the secrets of the Wall World?
Why similar: Tower Defense 22.3%, Mechs 18.5% ★, Difficult 12.4%, Roguelike 11.2%, Aliens 8.4%
- #6 Mechs V Kaijus - Tower Defense
94% matchVery Positive84% of 543 reviews2022
Dev: Doble Punch Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 28.6%, Mechs 25.8% ★, Base Building 10.7%, Roguelike 9.3%, Strategy 6.8%
- #7 Repel The Rifts
93% matchVery Positive85% of 363 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 30.3%, Mechs 27.2% ★, Roguelike 14.1%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Space 6.8%
- #8 Protolife
92% matchVery Positive86% of 470 reviews2018
Dev: Volcanic Giraffe
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Protolife is an unique tower-based strategy game which gives you a direct control over the builder robot in a struggle against the hungry proto-life organism.
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.8%, Base Building 19.9%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Aliens 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #9 Tower Tactics: Liberation
91% matchVery Positive88% of 1,252 reviews2023
Dev: asraworks
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 16.9 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 39.9%, Roguelike 17.4%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Procedural Generation 7.8%, Strategy 7.6%
- #10 Mineral Defense
91% matchVery Positive90% of 253 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 31.3%, Base Building 15.5%, Roguelike 15.2%, Procedural Generation 10%, Strategy 8.1%
- #11 Galaxy Defense War
89% matchVery Positive97% of 145 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 42.9%, Base Building 19.1%, Strategy 14.8%, Aliens 12.8%, Building 5%
- #12 Super Sanctum TD
90% matchVery Positive86% of 1,578 reviews2013
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 34.3 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 44.8%, Difficult 14.8%, Aliens 12.9%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Strategy 7.3%
- #13 Axom: Conquest
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: Hairy Penguin
Windows
Build and defend your fortress while expanding out in this hold-out tower defense roguelite. Battle across a procedural alien homeworld, fight back corrupted terrain, discover hundreds of structures and upgrades as physics-driven swarms threaten to wipe out humanity.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.8%, Base Building 15.1%, Roguelike 14%, Aliens 10.5%, Procedural Generation 9.6%
- #14 Refactor
88% matchVery Positive84% of 469 reviews2022
Dev: GAGAPub: LightOn Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 36.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Refactor is a hard-core tower defense game that combines modular building, route planning, and element composition.
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.5%, Roguelike 12.3%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Strategy 8.8%
- #15 Tangy TD
86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,510 reviews2026
Dev: Cakez
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 44.5%, Roguelike 19.1%, Difficult 13.5%, Strategy 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #16 Everwarder
86% matchVery Positive88% of 84 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 30.8%, Roguelike 13%, Difficult 12.9%, Procedural Generation 10.9%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #17 Xeno Command
87% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: ChillyRoomPub: ChillyRoom
Windows
Defend galaxy against Alien invasion in the RTS offline game with roguelike fun
Why similar: Tower Defense 25.7%, Mechs 20.8% ★, Base Building 11.3%, Roguelike 11.3%, Aliens 8.9%
- #18 Wireworks
85% matchVery Positive90% of 596 reviews2026
Dev: JJJ
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Design your defenses, build your module board, and manage your wires. Combine signals and create synergies to empower your weapons and survive in this base-defense roguelike auto-battler.
Why similar: Tower Defense 54.8%, Roguelike 20.1%, Strategy 13%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, 2D 3%
- #19 Gods Of Defense
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 51 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 41.7%, Roguelike 22.6%, Procedural Generation 15.3%, Strategy 9.7%, Base Building 7.9%
- #20 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 240 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 63.1%, Roguelike 18.1%, Strategy 14.3%, 2D 4.4%
- #21 Block Tower TD
83% matchVery Positive86% of 97 reviews2023
Dev: MyDreamForever
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Block Tower TD is a roguelike tower defense strategy game with interesting innovations. Build a world out of blocks, choose random upgrades to make every run unique.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.3%, Roguelike 17.8%, Base Building 11.5%, Strategy 9.9%, Procedural Generation 9.4%
- #22 Space Cycle
82% 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 53.2%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Space 14.8%, Strategy 13%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #23 Gnomes
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,808 reviews2025
Dev: DYSTOPIAN
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Gnomes is a turn-based tower defense with deep roguelike progression, set in ever-expanding, procedurally generated biomes. Build, farm and defend your village as you push deeper into goblin-infested territory. Unlock powerful upgrades and craft your environment to survive the endless goblin horde
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.8%, Roguelike 15%, Base Building 13.4%, Difficult 12.3%, Procedural Generation 11.8%
- #24 SENTRY
81% matchVery Positive82% of 895 reviews2024
Dev: Fireblade Software
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 39.7%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Aliens 12.8%, Roguelike 10.6%, Strategy 9.8%
- #25 Core Defense
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 368 reviews2020
Dev: ehmprahPub: Sonderland
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A roguelike tower defense game with a dash of deckbuilding. Choose a reward, improve your build, survive the next wave, repeat. Highly replayable, difficult, and addictive. You'll want just one more wave, just one more run!
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.7%, Difficult 21%, Roguelike 14.7%, Procedural Generation 8.1%, Strategy 7.1%
- #26 Golemworks
79% matchVery Positive90% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: evilalbert
Windows · Mac · Linux
Assemble a factory, manufacture golems, and defend yourself from ruin in this strategic automation roguelike.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.9%, Difficult 20.2%, Roguelike 18%, Strategy 9.6%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #27 Rogue Station
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 231 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: Base Building 28%, Roguelike 17.3%, Space 14.7%, Strategy 12.5%, Building 8.3%
- #28 Signal Zone
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 103 reviews2026
Dev: Norafox Studio
Windows
Defend your base against increasingly dangerous enemy waves each night in this minimalist survival strategy. Mine resources, build and repair defenses, and upgrade your structures, tools, and abilities to survive in this harsh world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.6%, Base Building 19.2%, Strategy 13.3%, Difficult 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #29 Void War
77% matchVery Positive94% of 3,953 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.
Why similar: Difficult 22.9%, Roguelike 17.7%, Space 13.8%, Procedural Generation 13%, Sci-fi 12.5%
- #30 Towerful Defense: Prologue
78% 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 57.2%, Aliens 19.9%, Strategy 14.5%, 2D 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #31 Taur
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,108 reviews2020
Dev: Echo Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 54%, Base Building 18.7%, Strategy 12.5%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Space 3.9%
- #32 Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
77% matchVery Positive85% of 14,039 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.1 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 32.1%, Roguelike 22.1%, Difficult 9.8%, Strategy 9.5%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #33 Monsters are Coming!
75% matchVery Positive80% of 2,808 reviews2025
Dev: LudogramPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Beware, Monsters are Coming! In this Tower-Survivor rogue-lite, you protect an ever-moving city from unrelenting hordes. Gather resources, fortify defences, and survive for as long as you can. Will you reach the Ark?
Why similar: Tower Defense 50.6%, Base Building 27.7%, Strategy 11.7%, Building 8.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #34 Astral Lords
75% matchVery Positive81% of 118 reviews2026
Dev: Dark DimensionPub: 量子艺界(QUANTUM ARTS)
Windows
Shatter genre boundaries in this sci-fi survival Roguelite blending bullet-hell action and base-building RTS. Dodge and unleash screen-clearing firepower against alien hordes, while constructing fortresses and real-time automated defenses to crush your enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 38%, Base Building 23.1%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Space 13.3%, Strategy 10.7%
- #35 Project Astra Dominium
76% matchVery Positive90% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Snob Entertainment UG
Windows · Mac · Linux
Project Astra Dominium is a Tower Defense game with Basebuilding and Automation elements. Build up your base to become a supply hub for Earth's desperately needed materials, gather resources while defending against an unknown alien threat and improve your tower's and AI capabilities.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.8%, Base Building 19.2%, Aliens 16.5%, Space 10%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #36 Tower Factory
74% matchVery Positive89% of 1,247 reviews2024
Dev: Gius Caminiti
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Tower Factory is a tower defense and automation game with roguelite elements. Optimize resource production using conveyor systems while defending against monster waves. Can you find and destroy the enemy tower before it's too late?
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.3%, Base Building 19.4%, Roguelike 18.1%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, Strategy 9.9%
- #37 outpost4
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: BananaDogGames
Windows
Build your mobile outpost and combine over 20 weapons with 100+ items to create unique builds. Grow stronger against endless enemy hordes, conquer new planets, and experience the thrill of evolving from desperate survival to overwhelming firepower.
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.2%, Roguelike 19.4%, Strategy 13.7%, Aliens 12.9%, Sci-fi 4.4%
- #38 Cosmic Dust & Rust
76% matchMixed64% of 568 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 53.4%, Difficult 16.9%, Strategy 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%
- #39 Dr. Professor Scientist's Weapons Testing Facility
73% matchVery Positive84% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Cool Smithy Games
Windows
DPSWTF is a base defense game with roguelike elements, where instead of placing towers, you build the best tower of them all. Combine the best projectiles with effective modifiers and push back the incoming hordes. Research them all to conquer the secrets of the Great North!
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.5%, Roguelike 18.2%, Aliens 13.1%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Strategy 8.3%
- #40 Cluckmech Oasis
71% matchVery Positive88% of 3,609 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 41.1%, Roguelike 21.3%, Strategy 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Building 6.2%
- #41 Crystal Guardians Prologue
72% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Green Pine Studios
Windows
Crystal Guardians prologue (small slice of the full game) is a tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Fight off waves and defend the base crystal. Gear up your towers with a powerful combination of items for your personal strategy. In a procedural map, find hidden powers and conquer the enemy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.1%, Roguelike 19.1%, Base Building 16.7%, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Strategy 9.3%
- #42 Nordhold
70% matchVery Positive87% of 3,330 reviews2025
Dev: StunForgePub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enemies are coming! Every decision matters: build your city, grow the economy, and prepare for enemy waves. Strengthen your defenses, adapt your strategy, and unleash your hero’s full potential. This unique Tower Defense will test your skills – are you worthy to claim a place at Valhalla?
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.5%, Base Building 19.8%, Roguelike 18.8%, Strategy 10.6%, Procedural Generation 8.6%
- #43 Digs TD
73% matchMixed69% of 106 reviews2023
Dev: Digs Team
Windows · Mac
Take on the ultimate tower defense challenge in Digs, a roguelike game where you shape the battlefield, mine resources, and strategize against a variety of enemies. Manage your actions, customize your arsenal with upgrade cards, and explore diverse levels. Can you dig in and emerge victorious?
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.8%, Difficult 20.8%, Roguelike 14.7%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Strategy 9.2%
- #44 Sir, We Have an Orc Problem
69% matchVery Positive87% of 3,557 reviews2026
Dev: Mumpitz Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Sir, We Have an Orc Problem is an incremental-style tower defense game where you face an overwhelming number of orcs. Greet them with even more bullets, bombs and lasers!
Why similar: Tower Defense 50.4%, Base Building 20%, Roguelike 15.7%, Strategy 8.9%, 2D 4.3%
- #45 Mech Fortress
70% matchVery Positive87% of 264 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 26.9% ★, Strategy 10.1%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%
- #46 Role of Hex
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: Verde
Windows
Role of Hex is a real-time strategy game where you defend your hexagonal base from the dangers of the universe. Gather upgrades and unlock special buildings to survive this hostile land as endless waves of enemies approach. But be quick, time is ticking and the waves are getting bigger.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.6%, Roguelike 17.7%, Base Building 15.8%, Procedural Generation 12.9%, Sci-fi 11.4%
- #47 HEXSTORM: Tears of Arcadia
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: Tearevo
Windows · Mac · Linux
HEXSTORM: Tears of Arcadia is a tactical tower defense with roguelike structure. Build your flying fortress, upgrade your ship, and combine powerful boosts. Every battle is unique. Uncover the mystery of the fallen captain.
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.7%, Base Building 19.8%, Roguelike 16.1%, Strategy 9.2%, Sci-fi 8.7%
- #48 Space Run
72% matchVery Positive85% of 2,142 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 63.4%, Space 14.3%, Strategy 12.5%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #49 Lumencraft
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,285 reviews2023
Dev: 2Dynamic GamesPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Lumencraft is a unique combination of a top-down, rogue-like shooter and base building with tower defense elements. Dig and light up dark halls of a fully destructible environment on procedurally generated maps and campaign levels to find precious Lumen - humanity's only chance for survival.
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.7%, Base Building 29%, Strategy 13%, 2D 6.3%
- #50 Stellarcraft
69% matchVery Positive91% of 101 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: Base Building 43.7%, Sci-fi 22.9%, Strategy 22%, Tower Defense 11.4%
- #51 Broken Universe - Tower Defense
69% matchVery Positive91% of 313 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 43.8%, Base Building 20.2%, Space 11.4%, Strategy 11.2%, Building 7%
- #52 Artisan TD
68% matchVery Positive87% of 2,509 reviews2024
Dev: 4rtisansPub: Unexpected
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Artisan TD is a puzzle-oriented Tower Defense game where you must survive by building mazes.
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.5%, Difficult 27.5%, Strategy 12.9%, Building 7.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #53 SHOOPER NOVA
68% matchVery Positive85% of 656 reviews2025
Dev: JamesikaPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 48.1%, Roguelike 16.1%, Strategy 15.2%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Space 5.6%
- #54 Radiant Defense
71% matchVery Positive83% of 149 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 39.5%, Difficult 18.6%, Strategy 10.6%, Space 9.9%, Aliens 7%
- #55 Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,823 reviews2014
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 80.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 72.6%, Strategy 11.2%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Base Building 6.3%, 2D 0.7%
- #56 Loopstructor
67% matchVery Positive83% of 383 reviews2024
Dev: Pone Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 43.9%, Roguelike 22%, Base Building 17.6%, Strategy 11.8%, 2D 3.5%
- #57 Emberward
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,818 reviews2024
Dev: Refic Games
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.3%, Base Building 18.8%, Roguelike 15.9%, Procedural Generation 10.3%, Strategy 9.6%
- #58 FTL: Faster Than Light
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 78,596 reviews2012
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
Why similar: Roguelike 29.1%, Difficult 16.2%, Space 15.9%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Strategy 11%
- #59 Desperate Place
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 299 reviews2025
Dev: BruceGalaxy
Windows
Desperate Place is a strategic tower defense game where you play as a crew member who wakes up early on a damaged colonization starship. Stranded on an unknown planet, you must gather resources, repair the ship, and defend against alien monsters to survive and escape.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.7%, Base Building 19.3%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Space 10.3%, Strategy 9.4%
- #60 X-Morph: Defense
67% matchVery Positive91% of 4,163 reviews2017
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 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%, Aliens 15.2%, Difficult 14.3%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Strategy 9.8%