Games Like Swords and Guns

You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.

Why similar: Tower Defense 43.1%, FPS 17.7%, Strategy 10.5%, Co-op 7.2%, Action 5.5%

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 41.2%, FPS 20.7%, Strategy 9.2%, Co-op 8.4%, Online Co-Op 5.6%

Vata zombies have announced the beginning of a "special military operation" on your territory. Their claims were absurd and pointless, they want to take away your home and your quiet life. Your task is to repel the waves of Vata Zombies and protect your freedom!

Why similar: Tower Defense 20.4%, Spectacle fighter 19.3% ★, FPS 11.7%, Strategy 9.4%, Shooter 7.7%

The best-selling first-person action series of all-time returns with an epic sequel to the multiple GOTY award winner Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2

Why similar: FPS 28.1%, Action 14%, War 12.5%, Shooter 10.3%, Multiplayer 8.7%

The most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.

Why similar: FPS 28.7%, Action 13%, War 11.9%, Shooter 9.8%, Multiplayer 8.5%

The laser bow wielding security force has been called in. Fulfill your obligation to the Containment Corporation, keep the energy bases operational. Containment Corps mixes first person action with co-operative strategy and tower defense elements.

Why similar: FPS 20.8%, Action 19.6%, Tower Defense 19.6%, Adventure 18%, Multiplayer 7.2%

"Siege of Shadows" is an intense tower defense survival game where strategy, skill, and quick thinking are your keys to victory. In a world overrun by relentless waves of enemies, your mission is to build, upgrade, and defend your base at all costs.

Why similar: FPS 21.6%, Tower Defense 18.1%, War 13.6%, Shooter 11.1%, Military 11.1%

A shooter game is about protecting AlAqsa and Palestine . for the support of Palestine .. #FreePalestine

Why similar: FPS 24.5%, War 16.9%, Strategy 16.5%, Shooter 13.8%, Action 12.5%

Stranded on an alien planet, you must defend your Powercore! Use your weapons to fight hordes of alien enemies and strategically use traps in this new FPS tower-defense survival game!

Why similar: Tower Defense 23.6%, Strategy 14.1%, FPS 10.9%, Co-op 10.4%, Action 9%

The Rock Map Pack is Now Available! Join the Resistance, stand united and fight for freedom against an overwhelming military force.

Why similar: FPS 31.8%, Action 21.1%, Shooter 12.1%, War 10.9%, Military 7.8%

Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.

Why similar: Strategy 19.4%, RTS 16.2%, War 12.6%, Military 12.1%, FPS 9.7%

Have you ever been in a robbery and didn't have weapons to defend yourself and your house? Well now you can, with hold your houses you have a variety of weapons to use to help you defend yourself, your house and take on those unwanted robbers.

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.4%, FPS 15.6%, Strategy 13.1%, Action 11.3%, War 10.7%

Defenders: Survival and Tower Defense is a Cooperative First Person Shooter that redefines the tower defense genre. Team up with friends, drop in to a variety of diverse maps, and defend The Core from waves of hostiles with a unique arsenal of upgradable weapons and towers!

Why similar: Strategy 25.8%, Action 16.6%, Adventure 15%, Tower Defense 14.9%, FPS 9.3%

In the anarchic world of Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare, only the mightiest warlord rules. Start with a pistol and a few militias, you will set yourself on a wild and ambitious journey towards world domination. Enjoy the immersive combination of intense FPS and sandbox strategy.

Why similar: FPS 22.3%, Strategy 18.3%, Shooter 13.3%, Action 10.8%, War 10.1%

Uninvited guests have invaded your lands. Stop them! Place traps, use explosives, place spikes and magic spheres to fight the enemy. Where to get resources, you ask?

Why similar: Tower Defense 35.1%, Strategy 28.4%, Adventure 18.5%, Action 16.7%, Indie 1.2%

Survival Experience and a capturing story

Why similar: FPS 31.5%, Strategy 22.9%, Shooter 13.8%, Action 13.2%, Adventure 10.5%

Experience relentless multiplayer warfare in Warzone Chronicles: Battlegrounds. Choose diverse arenas, customize settings, and engage in strategic battles solo or with friends. Optional Perspectacles enhance immersion. Join the frontline, dominate in this epic FPS adventure.

Why similar: Strategy 26.2%, FPS 26%, Action 18%, Military 13%, First-Person 9.6%

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: Tower Defense 39.5%, Strategy 30.6%, Action 13.4%, RTS 10%, Multiplayer 3.9%

Abyss Raiders: Uncharted is an action tower defence game, set in a future where robots are the dominant species in the universe. You will need to survive waves of fierce enemies whilst searching for the ancient ruins that have the power to prevent the second apocalypse.

Why similar: Tower Defense 36.4%, Strategy 34.8%, Action 14.1%, Adventure 12.2%, Indie 2.4%

Fight Today's War: Elite Special Forces in a gritty combat campaign using the surgical tactics of Tier 1 Operators combined with the sledgehammer force of Army Rangers.

Why similar: FPS 33%, War 14%, Military 12.2%, Shooter 11.5%, Action 9.8%

A first person shooter and tower defense blend where players defend against waves of robots. Play alone or with friends to design paths, build towers, and upgrade weapons to protect key areas!

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.5%, FPS 18.5%, Strategy 10.8%, Online Co-Op 9.3%, Co-op 8.7%

A multiplayer co-op adventure where you travel through magical dimensions to solve puzzles, fight guardians, and bring back home powerful energy for profit.

Why similar: Strategy 25.6%, Action 18.4%, Adventure 15.9%, Shooter 11.8%, Co-op 7.6%

Your task is to destroy all enemies on the map. Farms will provide you with provisions, with which you can hire new soldiers. Gather squads, hire new soldiers, capture farms... All this will help you win!

Why similar: Strategy 26.9%, RTS 22.8%, Adventure 17.6%, Action 15.9%, War 15.6%

Become the champion of the ultimate galactic show in this intense blend of Tower Defense and tactical assault. Manage resources in real-time, deploy your AI squads, and annihilate your rivals before billions of spectators in Quantum Fight: Aero 2299.

Why similar: Party Game 29.9% ★, Tower Defense 25.1%, Strategy 15.9%, RTS 15%, Action 10.7%

Be the dwarf you know you are! Build towers to protect the beacons and keep production in motion! Use your weapons to corner any enemies that scrape through. Do it- do it ALL FOR THE FORGE!!

Why similar: Tower Defense 35.2%, FPS 22.6%, Strategy 16.9%, Shooter 10%, Action 8.7%

You have 9 days to find a safe place on the planet. Your ship is low on fuel and you have to land. Setup sentry guns around you to defend yourself while you collect more fuel for the ship. AI controlled Drones and Tanks attack you trying to find weaknesses in your defenses.

Why similar: Tower Defense 36.8%, Strategy 17.7%, FPS 14.6%, Action 11.7%, Adventure 10.5%

Why similar: FPS 19.9%, Strategy 13%, Action 12.1%, Adventure 11.9%, Shooter 10.5%

Bring your toys to life in this action-packed, Toy Soldiers game bundle which includes the original Toy Soldiers, Toy Soldiers: Cold War, and all four DLC’s – Kaiser’s Battle, Invasion, Napalm and Evil Empire.

Why similar: Tower Defense 48.4%, Strategy 17.8%, Action 11.6%, War 6.3%, Co-op 5.3%

Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty®: Black Ops II propels players into a near future Cold War

Why similar: FPS 30.5%, Action 12.5%, Multiplayer 11.7%, War 11.2%, Shooter 11%

Insurgency: Sandstorm is a team-based, tactical FPS based on lethal close quarters combat and objective-oriented multiplayer gameplay. Experience the intensity of modern combat where skill is rewarded, and teamwork wins the fight.

Why similar: FPS 27.7%, Military 12.3%, Shooter 11.1%, War 10.3%, Realistic 9.5%

The replicator robots are back! It's 2528. The machines are increasingly infecting the planets with genetically modified monsters. Challenge them and try to stop the onslaught. Upgrade buildings and heroes, mine resources, discover technology and fight to save humanity!

Why similar: Tower Defense 47.4%, RTS 26.3%, Strategy 19.3%, Action 3.2%, Adventure 3.1%

Frontlines™: Fuel of War™ is an open-world First Person Shooter set on the frontlines of tomorrow. In a world ravaged by a global energy crisis, environmental decay, and economic depression, players assume the role of an elite soldier in the Western Coalition Army on an epic crusade against the Red Star Alliance to control the last of...

Why similar: FPS 34.7%, Action 17.7%, Shooter 12.6%, Military 10%, War 8.7%

Unlock new towers based on enemy types encountered. Construct towers to hold the line and survive waves. Position defenses strategically to control enemy paths. Defend base and mining stations. Destroy enemy monoliths to gain control over battlefield. Build the colossal superweapon Iron Grid

Why similar: Tower Defense 34.2%, FPS 23%, Action 15.1%, War 12%, First-Person 8.5%

Control a Nanite body from a space station to gather Nanite resources on Earth, seized by a rogue AI. Build and fortify your dropbase with turrets and defenses, fight waves of robotic enemies, and collect Nanites for extraction, balancing fast FPS combat with strategic tower placement.

Why similar: Tower Defense 29.7%, FPS 19.9%, Strategy 14.9%, Action 14.3%, Shooter 11.6%

Executive Assault is an indie real-time strategy/first-person shooter where you can not only build your base and create armies, but also take control of your units and fight as one of them.

Why similar: RTS 23.8%, FPS 20.6%, Strategy 17.8%, War 9.9%, Action 8.1%

One of the most critically-acclaimed games in history, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is back, remastered in true high-definition, featuring improved textures, physically based rendering, high-dynamic range lighting and much more.

Why similar: FPS 31.7%, War 18.6%, Shooter 12%, Military 10.7%, Action 8.8%

Realistic point defense game with physical interactions.

Why similar: Tower Defense 34.6%, FPS 21.5%, Shooter 11.8%, War 11.4%, Military 7%

Free to play shooter about the confrontation of two irreconcilable sides, represented by the government military housings and the armed hirelings. Try your hand at virtual battles with off-scale dynamics and hurricane gameplay in the spirit of the classical shooters.

Why similar: FPS 34.9%, Shooter 15.4%, War 12.4%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Action 8.7%

Sleep Tight is an adrenaline pumping arcade-style, twin-stick shooter with base-building elements and wrapped in blankets of nostalgia. Construct your strongest pillow fort during the day to defend your bedroom from endless hordes of monsters each night.

Why similar: Tower Defense 33.4%, Strategy 29.4%, Action 19.1%, Shooter 14.5%, Indie 3.6%

VR Tower defense game for HTC Vive headset. Join this medieval fantasy world and defend your castle against orcs, trolls, goblins and other creatures! Use your crossbows, bow & arrow, magic spells and swords to slay the enemies!

Why similar: Strategy 26.2%, Tower Defense 21.9%, Action 17.4%, FPS 15.8%, Adventure 15.5%

America’s Army: Proving Grounds is the official game of the U.S. Army and part of the highly acclaimed America’s Army game series. This free military game focuses on small unit tactical maneuvers and puts you to the test in a wide variety of new America’s Army maps and AA fan favorites.

Why similar: FPS 28.8%, Military 13.3%, Shooter 11%, Action 8.9%, War 8.9%

A multiplayer tactical shooter focused on realistic weapon handling and special forces tactics. Work with your team, master authentic firearm mechanics, and fight through intense close-quarters combat across multiple game modes.

Why similar: Strategy 22.5%, FPS 20%, Action 15.3%, Shooter 11%, Military 7.8%

Relentless fights, constant momentum, and nonstop action. Jump in, pull the trigger, and stay alive long enough to dominate the match. Welcome to NIGHTHAWK.

Why similar: FPS 28.5%, Action 13.8%, War 13.7%, Shooter 11%, Military 8.6%

HEATED combines RTS elements with FPS elements in a spin on the FPS genre. Purchase mining rigs to get as much gold as possible, while hacking your opponents to hinder their mining. Then, there's the "action phase," where teams use gold to purchase equipment to take down their opponent.

Why similar: Strategy 24.2%, FPS 22.6%, Action 16.6%, RTS 10.5%, Shooter 10.4%

ou are one of the defenders of ancient lands. In this game, you have to destroy crowds of enemies with the help of your faithful warriors.

Why similar: Tower Defense 33.9%, Spectacle fighter 28.9% ★, Strategy 16.4%, Demons 15.3%, Magic 4.7%

Multiplayer FPS with classes, vehicles, and base upgrades for tactical combat.

Why similar: FPS 28.3%, War 21.1%, Action 18.8%, Shooter 15.5%, First-Person 10.2%

Deadfall Adventures is an action-driven first-person shooter, spiced up with elements from action-adventure games. Become an adventurer, hunt for treasures, explore unknown regions of the world and rescue the damsel in distress from the clutches of enemies, both earthly and not-so-earthly.

Why similar: FPS 33.7%, Adventure 16.5%, Action 15.6%, Shooter 11.9%, First-Person 9.2%

By DAY - Build defenses and towers. BY NIGHT - grab weapon of your choice and fight off relentless waves of zombies, undead, werewolves and other monsters. In a FPS x Tower Defense game where you defend a winter town overshadowed by the King’s castle.

Why similar: Tower Defense 28.6%, FPS 18.7%, Strategy 11.9%, Demons 11.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%

Black Squad is a free-to-play military first-person-shooter. Players can master their skills and show off their strategies with a wide range of game maps, modes, and weapons to choose from. Join thousands of FPS players worldwide in one of the most played games on Steam!

Why similar: FPS 33.2%, Shooter 15%, Multiplayer 10.3%, War 8.8%, Military 8.4%

Build and defend! Make Moot District yours!

Why similar: Tower Defense 44.8%, Strategy 23.5%, Action 15.5%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 2.8%

Witch Sacrifice - you have to defend your lands from three cruel kings. A huge army is advancing on your swamps, which you have to stop.

Why similar: Tower Defense 36.2%, Strategy 27.9%, Adventure 17.9%, Action 16.8%, Indie 1.2%