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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 — 76% — of 404 reviews
Released: 2024-05-27
Developer: Five Head Games
Genres: Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 1.8 hrs
Mean playtime: 6.5 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 66%

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    Windows
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    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 27,276 reviews2019
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    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,751 reviews2024
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    69% matchVery Positive91% of 101 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    71% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2024
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    68% matchVery Positive87% of 3,259 reviews2025
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    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,809 reviews2014
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    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 78,209 reviews2012
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Why similar: Tower Defense 35.9%, Roguelike 22.4%, Base Building 19.9%, Strategy 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

  57. #57 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival
    66% matchVery Positive87% of 439 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%

  58. #58 Loopstructor
    65% matchVery Positive84% of 378 reviews2024
    Dev: Pone Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.2 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 43.6%, Roguelike 22.3%, Base Building 17.5%, Strategy 11.9%, 2D 3.5%

  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 19.8%, Base Building 12.6%, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Strategy 9.6%

  60. #60 FrankenStorm TD: Prologue
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 355 reviews2021
    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 21.9%, Roguelike 18.7%, Strategy 8.1%, Building 6.2%

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