- #1 Villagedom
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dazar
Windows
Are you worthy of being a king? Test your mettle in this city-builder and resource management game as you develop your kingdom. Face challenges at every turn and transform your village into something mighty. Protect your subjects. Slay your enemies. Be a king!
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.7%, Tower Defense 18%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Building 11.3%, Management 5.8%
- #2 Runeomicon
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TLR GamesPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows
Perform a dark ritual with your own hands under relentless pressure. Draw runes in real time, defend the ritual from enemies trying to stop it, and upgrade your skills to unleash devastating magic. Summon ancient eldritch gods in this dark fantasy game driven by skill, strategy and constant tension.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.6%, Tower Defense 16.7%, Demons 12.6%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%
- #3 Until We Die
96% matchMixed63% of 4,629 reviews2021
Dev: Pixeye Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Until We Die is a side-scrolling strategy game about defending your base where you have to run around as Ivan, assign tasks to people, and fight mutants in the post-apocalyptic subway!
Why similar: Colony Sim 22%, Tower Defense 17.9%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Building 8.8%, Management 7.9%
- #4 Song of Slavs
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sleeping Fox Studio
Windows
Become a Tsar! Create your own settlement and expand it into a stronghold to protect your people in a handcrafted side-scroller pixel art adventure game. Construct your town, gather resources, and fight enemies like a real tsar.
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.8%, Tower Defense 17.7%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Building 10.6%, Crafting 8.3%
- #5 Grim Realms
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 429 reviews2024
Dev: Edym Pixels
Windows
A dark fantasy colony sim - will your colony end the Dread Storm and redeem mankind, or will they harness the dark powers for themselves? Guide your villagers as they struggle to stay alive in a world overrun by the undead.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.4%, Crafting 13.3%, Building 10.2%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Management 7.6%
- #6 The Tribe Must Survive
94% matchMixed68% of 206 reviews2024
Dev: Walking Tree Games GmbH
Windows · Mac
The Tribe Must Survive is a survival base builder strategy game set in a harsh Lovecraftian Stone Age. Build your camp, overcome disasters and uncover new areas. Manage fears and diminish internal conflicts, as your Tribe grows. Every decision matters. Will your Tribe survive?
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.8%, Lovecraftian 20.9%, Building 10.3%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #7 Worshippers of Cthulhu
93% matchVery Positive81% of 1,542 reviews2025
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
LEAD the CULT OF CTHULHU. Decide the fate of your followers, perform eldritch rituals, and master the art of city-building in a world where the line between sanity and madness blurs. Can you endure the horrors you unleash?
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.9%, Lovecraftian 23%, Demons 10.3%, Building 8.5%, Dark Fantasy 8%
- #8 Ark of Charon
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 413 reviews2024
Dev: Angoo Inc.Pub: SUNSOFT
Windows
Build a mobile fortress on the back of a giant and mysterious walking Tree and embark on a journey in this merge of tower defense and colony simulation.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.8%, Tower Defense 18.6%, Time Management 14.6%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.6%
- #9 Cosmic Castaway
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vinciware
Windows
Cosmic Castaway is a colony building survival game. Gather scarce resources, rescue and assign your crew, build and defend your outpost from hostile forces, and turn wreckage into refuge to repair your ship and escape back to your home planet.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.6%, Tower Defense 19.3%, Time Management 14.9%, Crafting 11.7%, Strategy 7.1%
- #10 Phoenix Hope
91% matchMixed61% of 170 reviews2021
Dev: Honorable Pixel
Windows
Phoenix Hope is a pixel art 2D real-time, side-view strategy game in which you must develop your colony during the day and repel waves of monsters at night.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27%, Tower Defense 18.8%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Building 10.1%, Strategy 7.7%
- #11 Hellcrown
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Astral Hearts
Windows · Linux
You are dead. But your ghostly hand still commands. Hellcrown is a roguelite strategy game where every run unfolds into a chain of random stories, sieges, and consequences.
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.2%, Colony Sim 19%, Side Scroller 17%, Building 11.6%, Management 8.7%
- #12 Roll A Blade
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wonderbounce Games
Windows
Dice-Building Roguelike with turn-based combat and customize-able dice.
Why similar: Card Game 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Roguelike 12.9%, Demons 12.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%
- #13 Sovran's Crusade
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NewFireGames
Windows
Explore, build, defend, and lead the crusade. Gather resources, earn upgrades, build castles, and protect the Altar from waves of minions, all while searching for the "Dragon" and uncovering the truth behind his power. Embody the Sovran in this pixel-art adventure minimalist strategy game.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.2%, Tower Defense 22.4%, Strategy 13.1%, Lovecraftian 11.1%, Simulation 7.8%
- #14 Why Am I Here
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hamiga Studio
Windows · Mac
A thought-provoking exploration survival game. You must endure a frozen wilderness threatened by both brutal natural forces and demonic creatures. Starting with nothing, you will fight the cold, manage resources, maintain body temperature, and gradually take in survivors to build a home together.
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.3%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Simulation 12.3%, Strategy 11.7%, Building 8.8%
- #15 Drill Core
86% 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: Colony Sim 29.7%, Tower Defense 21.3%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Roguelike 10.9%, Strategy 7.5%
- #16 Malignus
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mossbomb
Windows
Malignus is a 2D dungeon colony sim and emergent story generator. Play as a boss monster and their underling minions and creatures, expanding your underground dominion, building traps, and defending your prisoners and treasures from invading adventurers.
Why similar: Colony Sim 37.4%, Building 14.5%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 9.1%, Crafting 8.6%
- #17 Kingdom: New Lands
87% matchVery Positive85% of 12,341 reviews2016
Dev: NoioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Kingdom: New Lands builds upon the award-winning gameplay and mystery of Kingdom by introducing an abundance of new content to the IGF-nominated title while maintaining the simplicity and depth that legions of monarchs have come to experience and enjoy.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.2%, Tower Defense 18.9%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Building 11.3%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #18 The Crow King
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amanita Games
Windows
The Crow King is a 2D side-scrolling action-strategy with a unique Handmade style, where you have to explore and gather resources to improve your strength until you lead your army to victory.
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.6%, Tower Defense 24.3%, Side Scroller 13%, Strategy 12.5%, Fantasy 3.7%
- #19 Hearthwild
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Monke
Windows
Build and manage a wilderness colony where settlers gather resources, construct rooms, farm crops, hunt animals, craft food and supplies, and survive through a job-driven simulation as your settlement grows.
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.8%, Simulation 12.3%, Strategy 11.7%, Crafting 10.7%, Building 8.5%
- #20 Fatebound
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Diego Schram
Windows
Fatebound is a turn-based kingdom builder where your choices shape the realm’s destiny. Manage resources, build your kingdom, and adapt to dynamic events and seasons that alter the game's flow. Will your empire rise to greatness, or fall to the whims of fate?
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Building 14.1%, Management 10.3%, Crafting 8.3%
- #21 GNOPE - Gnome Owner Simulator
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moodneys
Windows · Linux
A simulator where you catch wild gnomes and turn them into slaves to build a grand statue.
Why similar: Colony Sim 26.1%, Building 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Crafting 10.8%, Management 7.9%
- #22 Campsite Architect
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AdamasWare
Windows · Mac
Build, manage, and live in your own campsite at the beach. Grow it from a humble campground to a luxurious holiday resort. Every guest brings their own personality, needs, and story.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.7%, Time Management 20.6%, Building 13.5%, Crafting 12.3%, Management 9.2%
- #23 Runeomicon: Training Room
82% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: TLR Friends
Windows
Practice rune drawing outside the ritual. Runeomicon: Training Room lets you train across multiple difficulty levels and sharpen your skills without the threat of failure. Learn the patterns, build muscle memory, and prepare yourself for the relentless pressure of the full ritual in Runeomicon.
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.1%, Side Scroller 21.3%, Lovecraftian 18.1%, Strategy 9.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.1%
- #24 King's Keeper
81% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Clément Andraud
Windows · Linux
A game of base building and colony simulation in a world where night is permanent. Survive, build, explore, repel enemy raids and tend to the needs of your workers and your king.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.8%, Tower Defense 21.5%, Crafting 12.4%, Building 11.8%, Management 7.6%
- #25 Kingdom's Deck
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 517 reviews2025
Dev: Ivan AcoPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Build by day, defend by night! Kingdom's Deck is a card-based city builder where you build and protect your Kingdom from the enemy siege. Build your deck, deploy your cards wisely, defend your walls, manage your resources, and respond to various events that will shape your Kingdom!
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.1%, Card Game 16%, Tower Defense 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, Roguelike 8%
- #26 Plebs and Pillagers
80% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Kloppfer
Windows
Rebuild your kingdom in this village management game. Command your loyal villagers to help you on your quest, and to expand your realm while defending it from unknown threats. The king has returned!
Why similar: Colony Sim 28%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Building 11.6%, Crafting 11.5%, Management 8.4%
- #27 Castle Formers
81% matchPositive96% of 48 reviews2021
Dev: Fernando AraujoPub: INK EYE Games
Windows
Defend your castle from the attacks of the night creatures. Collect coins, interact with the elements of the game, discover, explore, learn and survive for 30 days or try again.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.5%, Tower Defense 20.6%, Building 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Strategy 9.3%
- #28 Transport Legion
78% matchVery Positive86% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: 喜人一个
Windows · Linux
A unique roguelike card-based tower defense game. Strategically place cards, manage resource transport, balance production with combat, and craft distinctive decks to claim victory.
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.5%, Card Game 24%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Strategy 13.8%, Building 9.3%
- #29 Keepwright
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FRIVERPub: KAYAC Inc.
Windows · Mac
Every building you construct adds cards to your deck — a turn-based card strategy game that fuses deck-building, base-building, and tower defense. Choose your supporter, forge a fortress in the wilderness, and stand against the onslaught.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.4%, Card Game 21.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Simulation 12.6%, Strategy 11.9%
- #30 Crownrats
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KineticFox
Windows
Crownrats is a co-op colony RPG where mouse heroes explore locations, capture rooms, mine resources, build a home colony and resist rival warrens. Play solo with bots or together in quick tactical runs.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31%, Tower Defense 17.5%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Crafting 10.9%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #31 Eye of Syn
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Globin Games
Windows
Summon and combine demons to battle against zombie hordes in Eye of Syn, a lane based tower defense game where you must protect two dimensions at once. Uncover dark secrets and powerful demon synergies as you try to save Earth from an eldritch apocalypse.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.3%, Lovecraftian 22.1%, Demons 15.4%, Strategy 12.8%, Dark 9.3%
- #32 Diseased
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yavuz Kala
Windows
Build your camp in the freezing cold and make tough choices. Capture walls to expand your borders and send your men to explore. Risk it all for vital resources, as surviving the relentless waves of the Diseased emerging from the dark will be harder than you think.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.7%, Tower Defense 17.3%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Building 10.5%, Management 7.8%
- #33 Tortuga City
76% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: HerrGrievous
Windows
Survive Tortuga City as a wanted turtle. Defend yourself against the police, build a rebellion, endure dynamic weather, and find an escape route within 50 days before the police deploy their secret weapon.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.4%, Time Management 19.4%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Strategy 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #34 Spruce
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vatt Labs
Windows · Linux
Create the perfect community for your town of wizards. Forge weapons and defensive towers in preparation for the onslaught of monsters - and pray you survive.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.1%, Tower Defense 19.9%, Building 9.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%, Strategy 7.8%
- #35 Zomboard
74% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Tania Felidea
Windows
Zomboard is a post-apocalyptic colony sim and base defense game. Start with a few survivors, build your settlement, and fortify defenses to survive overwhelming zombie hordes.
Why similar: Colony Sim 39%, Tower Defense 22.9%, Building 10.6%, Strategy 10.2%, Crafting 10%
- #36 Kingdom: Classic
76% matchVery Positive91% of 22,696 reviews2015
Dev: NoioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
Why similar: Colony Sim 21.6%, Tower Defense 14.9%, Building 13.4%, Strategy 10.6%, Management 10.1%
- #37 Horizon 1990
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Gather exotic resources, build defenses, research new technologies, and explore the mysteries of the void, all while being chased by the darkness from the end of time.
Why similar: Colony Sim 24.5%, Tower Defense 23%, Strategy 12.2%, Management 9.3%, Building 9.2%
- #38 主动防御(Active Defense)
75% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: LI
Windows
This is a strategy tower defense game where players need to choose the appropriate defense towers based on different maps and enemies. The game also offers a variety of defense towers, maps, and an endless mode waiting to be unlocked by the players!
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.7%, Card Game 24.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Building 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #39 The Carcass
72% matchMostly Negative28% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: PiqFocus Interactive
Windows
A typing-driven Lovecraftian colony sim. You wake inside the corpse of a dead god, adrift in space. Carve a roguelike colony from procedurally generated anatomy. Negotiate with rival alien factions, evolve occult mutations, find your ending. The carcass remembers.
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.2%, Lovecraftian 23.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Roguelike 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 7.6%
- #40 Demon Castle Story
71% matchVery Positive80% of 291 reviews2026
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Demon Castle Building Dungeon Management Simulation
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.6%, Tower Defense 22.3%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 6.6%
- #41 Island Deck
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SheepGames
Windows · Linux
"Island Deck" is a turn-based strategy game combined with island construction. Build your island with the cards in your hand, gather resources, and complete various tasks assigned by the king.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.3%, Card Game 24%, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Strategy 11.9%, Building 11.9%
- #42 Guards New Sequel
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Battlecruiser Games
Windows
New no-announcement yet game is going to be here.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%, Roguelike 14%, Demons 12.8%, Strategy 11%
- #43 Vespia: Shield of Aberration
71% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Hourglass Games
Windows · Linux
A tower-defense game where you combine spells to modify the effects of your projectiles. A tower is defined by how you choose to apply modifications to it - create a shotgun wizard by combining multi-casts, create a swarm of black-holes, and absolutely break the game with your insane combinations!
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.6%, Card Game 18.1%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Roguelike 10.9%, Management 9.2%
- #44 Planet Barren Objective
73% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Kaan Özgül
Windows
Fight, upgrade, explore, and build your way out of a dangerous planet in this 2D pixel art side scroller. Stream of foes will keep you on your toes while beating them will reward you with much needed resources.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.9%, Tower Defense 19.6%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Building 12.5%, Management 8.2%
- #45 Orc Colony
73% matchMixed60% of 43 reviews2019
Dev: Luzon Games
Windows
Take command of your first colony as the Orc Prince. Dig, Build and Expand your colony deeper underground.
Why similar: Colony Sim 48.9%, Strategy 13%, Simulation 12.6%, Building 10.4%, Management 8.7%
- #46 Parabellum: Siege Of Legends
70% match8 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Baikin
Windows
An epic war and strategy game set in the medieval universe.
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.5%, Tower Defense 28.4%, Building 17.1%, Strategy 14.1%, Atmospheric 3.8%
- #47 Desert Ark
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AriesArgali
Windows
Desert Ark is a desert-greening strategy game. Under the protection of a spirit tree, you will build oases outward from the center of the world map, fending off periodic apocalyptic sandstorms.
Why similar: Card Game 25.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Strategy 16.3%, Roguelike 11.6%, Building 9.5%
- #48 Above: Colonies of the Mist
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Docklight GamesPub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Build a hilltop colony in the last land safe from the toxic mist. Survive, expand, explore ancient monuments, and look for a way out before the mist claims everything.
Why similar: Colony Sim 35.5%, Strategy 13.8%, Building 10.4%, Crafting 9.8%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%
- #49 Pickaxe Friends
70% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: KIMJUIM
Windows
《Pickaxe Friends》 is a deck-building roguelike defense game set against the backdrop of cute miners and their intense mining adventures. Design your own synergy decks, master counters and timing, and hold the line against waves of incoming enemies. Thrilling action and deep strategy await you!
Why similar: Tower Defense 32%, Card Game 24.7%, Roguelike 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Simulation 6.8%
- #50 Untraveled Lands: Chantico
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tall Troll GamesPub: IndieArk
Windows
Explore the wild depths of "Untraveled Lands: Chantico" a card-based survival management game mixed with roguelike elements. Build a village, manage survivors, craft essential items and equipment. Unravel jungle mysteries to find your way through a world lost in time.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.2%, Card Game 17.9%, Time Management 16.2%, Building 11%, Management 10%
- #51 The Froglings
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: cepsul
Windows
Grow your community of froglings by gathering resources, upgrading buildings and building cute homes to live in! As night falls, protect the colony from raiding robots using the hero and towers ready to defend your new home. Build, protect and prosper in this small defense colony building game!
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.5%, Tower Defense 22.6%, Time Management 18.9%, Building 10.8%, Management 7.8%
- #52 Eye of the Void: Unleashed - Tower Defense
71% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: PerpetualOOMM
Windows · Mac
The goblin tribes of the realm have united against you and the power of the Eye of the Void. Build towers, fortify walls, construct gold mines to gather resources, and cast powerful spells to fend off waves of determined goblins and their allies who seek to destroy you.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.9%, Tower Defense 26.1%, Building 17.1%, Strategy 10%, Fantasy 6.9%
- #53 Mawang: Dark Lord Defense - Prologue
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SANDY FLOOR
Windows · Mac
Mawang: Dark Lord Defense is a real-time tactical tower defense game. As Princess Lua, defend the demon realm against the hero alliance. Build unique towers, manage unit morale, and use tactical pauses to repel invasions. Your strategy decides the demon realm's fate.
Why similar: Colony Sim 20.2%, Tower Defense 19.8%, Time Management 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Dark 7.2%
- #54 The Wild Age
70% matchMixed65% of 295 reviews2020
Dev: McMagic Productions
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The Wild Age is a micromanagement strategy game with tower defense gameplay mechanics. The game is designed mainly for a peaceful and relaxed gaming experience that offers a break from the busy realities of life.
Why similar: Colony Sim 36%, Tower Defense 22.4%, Building 11.5%, Strategy 8.9%, Roguelike 7%
- #55 Siege of Irdor
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HardCodeWayPub: Vision Edge Entertainment
Windows
Siege of Irdor is a city-builder strategy game set in dark medieval times, where fantasy and reality collide. Build by day and defend the sieges by night to survive against the armies of darkness.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27%, Tower Defense 18.1%, Building 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 10%, Management 8.8%
- #56 VEZIR
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Karpuz OGS
Windows
VEZIR is a turn-based roguelike deck-building game where you control an Angelic Wizard who summons the power of Chess Pieces to battle demons.
Why similar: Card Game 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Demons 15.9%, Roguelike 13.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%
- #57 Liftlands
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Doublecap
Windows
You're a god needing followers to become the strongest deity. Lift followers and objects to build, expand, fight, convert, or ally with gods. Gather faith for divine powers with strategic depth, shaping your civilization’s destiny.
Why similar: Colony Sim 27.1%, Tower Defense 16.8%, Side Scroller 12%, Building 11.1%, Crafting 9.4%
- #58 Poker Defense
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 12 Mile Games
Windows
Build your defenses with the towers you earn from playing cards and use your power ups to stop your enemies in this strategic card game tower defense!
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.7%, Card Game 25.2%, Roguelike 15.5%, Strategy 11.9%, Building 6.9%
- #59 Eldritch Hour
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LiudnovArt
Windows
Manage a hotel straddling the border between worlds. Use deduction to identify Eldritch guests, solve abstract puzzles, and manage staff to survive the weekly Chaos invasion. A dark humor management sim where you must keep the hotel running... and your sanity intact.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.1%, Time Management 26.5%, Dark Fantasy 15.9%, Simulation 8.4%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #60 Frontera
65% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Duality LLC
Windows
Frontera is primarily a fantasy city builder with emphasis on producing items for unit wants and combat. Units have four stats trainable at buildings that will also sell technology. Available items and production will grow strong enough to challenge the monsters that infest the rest of the island.
Why similar: Colony Sim 36.4%, Building 15.6%, Simulation 13.3%, Crafting 12.2%, Management 6.3%