- #1 Amazing Cultivation Simulator
97% matchVery Positive86% of 23,604 reviews2020
Dev: GSQ Games
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 58.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Rise up in a search for immortality in this strategy sim and management game based on Chinese mythology. Rebuild your sect and train new disciples through the path of cultivation. Research magic and gather mystical artifacts, face ancient dangers and other sects in your path to spiritual ascension.
Why similar: RPG 46.5%, Strategy 25.7%, Fantasy 16.2%, 2D 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive sect management game that captures the deep cultivation and base-building elements of the genre.
- #2 Legend Creatures(传奇生物)
96% matchVery Positive90% of 3,948 reviews2020
Dev: HideChara
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Legendary creature is an independent game with rich playing methods such as roguelike + self-propelled chess + strategy. You can collect all kinds of magic creatures with various talents and skills, and can also evolve to a higher level.
Why similar: Auto Battler 33.7%, Creature Collector 23.6%, Strategy RPG 18.6%, Roguelite 13%, Fantasy 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar auto-battler loop with creature collection and strategic team composition.
- #3 Sect And Monsters
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: StarMatrix Labs
Windows
Build your own equipment,Manage the sect, recruit various members of the sect, form a team to farm monsters and use equipment, and strengthen and synthesize gems. Collect resources, refine elixirs, and place idle games.The game supports English and eight languages
Why similar: Idler 47.6%, Strategy RPG 35.8%, Casual 4.6%, 2D 4.6%, RPG 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the sect management and idle strategy mechanics perfectly within a cultivation setting.
- #4 Idle Nine Heavens
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: okyakusamaPub: okyakusama
Windows
A place to repair fairy game, can hang up can be manual, free combination of spells, get to know the Tao partner to enhance the strength of the realm.
Why similar: Idler 41.9%, Tower Defense 35.3%, Roguelite 10.4%, Casual 8.4%, 2D 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title combines idle progression with tower defense mechanics in a distinctly Eastern fantasy setting.
- #5 Cultivation Story: Reincarnation
94% matchVery Positive92% of 2,034 reviews2023
Dev: Chi Entertainment Corp.
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cultivation Story: Reincarnation is a top-down pixel art style action roguelike based on cultivation and Chinese mythology.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 42.2%, Roguelite 29.1%, Top-Down 14.3%, RPG 8%, 2D 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a fast-paced action-roguelite experience set in a cultivation world with deep character customization.
- #6 Samawa Idle
94% matchMixed66% of 617 reviews2023
Dev: Samharia Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 29.1 hrsMean: 71.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Unleash the power of specialized towers to annihilate hordes of monsters in this idle game with roguelike elements. Collect gold, level up your towers, face powerful bosses, and refine your strategy with an evolving skill tree.
Why similar: Auto Battler 23.3%, Tower Defense 19.4%, Idler 18.9%, Incremental 18.1%, Roguelite 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A polished idle auto-battler that focuses on the same satisfying incremental growth loop.
- #7 鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal
93% matchMixed55% of 226,468 reviews2023
Dev: 鬼谷工作室
Windows
Median: 31.2 hrsMean: 73.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Tale of Immortal is an open-world sandbox based on Chinese mythology and cultivation. You will grow to become immortal, conquer the beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Season, make your choices carefully and grasp your own destiny.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 80.1%, 2D 11.4%, RPG 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: An expansive open-world RPG that focuses heavily on the cultivation journey and sect-building mechanics.
- #8 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
91% 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: Auto Battler 28.2%, Tower Defense 23.5%, Bullet Hell 14%, Top-Down Shooter 13.4%, Roguelite 10%
Why You'll Like It: It blends tower defense with roguelite elements, providing the same strategic depth as the seed game.
- #9 Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense RPG
91% matchVery Positive83% of 1,282 reviews2024
Dev: Swell Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 199.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Endless Idle Tower Defense with deep strategy and RPG progression and combat mechanics. Recruit, upgrade, and position powerful fantasy heroes, discover game-changing synergies, and survive infinite monster waves. Grow stronger every run with literally millions of upgrades and endless auto battles.
Why similar: Auto Battler 21.9%, Tower Defense 20.6%, Idler 18.4%, Strategy RPG 16.8%, Incremental 16.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the core tower defense and auto-battler loop with a heavy emphasis on idle progression.
- #10 MyTD 我的塔防
92% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2017
Dev: DaTigerGame
Windows
[MYTD] is a tower defense strategy game, Unlike traditional tower defense.[MYTD] has added a lot of fresh play.[MYTD] is a pixel tower game strategy placed through games, with endless defense mode, character upgrades, defensive towers skills to choose, turret and changeful, one thousand kinds of style let you challenge without limit, the...
Why similar: Tower Defense 72.6%, Casual 19.7%, Strategy 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tower defense experience that emphasizes strategic placement and incremental upgrades.
- #11 Refence
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: Muurou Tech
Windows · Mac · Linux
Refence is a roguelite based idle defense game, where you can choose heroes and their traits, upgrade your castle, and manage resources to fend off enemies from the Demon Realm who are trying to attack your castle.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.4%, Idler 25.4%, Incremental 23.5%, Roguelite 12.8%, Casual 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite tower defense game that incorporates idle elements and strategic unit placement.
- #12 Wandering Sword
88% matchVery Positive95% of 44,862 reviews2023
Dev: The Swordman StudioPub: Spiral Up Games
Windows
Median: 23.1 hrsMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Wandering Sword is a Chinese martial-arts RPG where you play a young swordsman caught up in a feud and nearly dies. Escaping the event puts you on the path of pursuing the highest form of martial arts and exploring the pugilistic world to become the great hero you are always destined to be.
Why similar: Swordplay 58.6%, RPG 32.3%, Strategy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: While more tactical, it provides a beautiful pixel-art depiction of the cultivation world that fans of the genre will appreciate.
- #13 Goblin Buster: Incremental Tower Defense
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: Natrix
Windows
Goblin Buster is an incremental tower defense game with deep upgrade mechanics. Obliterate annoying goblins, collect materials, discover powerful relics, invest in unique buildings and spend your resources to upgrade towers and magical spells with a massive skill tree!
Why similar: Incremental 27.5%, Tower Defense 27.1%, Idler 25.5%, Top-Down 7.5%, Casual 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A strong incremental tower defense game that rewards long-term planning and resource management.
- #14 Immortal Seeker
89% matchMixed60% of 603 reviews2023
Dev: Ilogin Studio
Windows
"Immortal Seeker" is a RogueLite game with a cultivation theme. As you journey, you can enhance your cultivation realm, find immortal weapons, learn secret books to defeat demons and monsters. Seek what is immortality and what is the Dao, and embark on your own path of cultivation.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.9%, Top-Down Shooter 19.1%, Roguelite 17%, Shooter 11.5%, Top-Down 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused roguelite that captures the bullet-hell intensity and cultivation aesthetic.
- #15 xiuzhen idle
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,384 reviews2025
Dev: 游戏养家工作室
Windows
Median: 12.9 hrsMean: 109.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
This is a xiuzhen simulation placement game! From the refining of qi, building the foundation to the ascension of the celestial realm, crossed into the divine realm. (The game has been updated with the english mod, but you will need to select the "english" beta in the properties option to update it)
Why similar: Idler 47.3%, Incremental 25.3%, Text-Based 11.5%, Casual 6.4%, RPG 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A text-heavy idle game that focuses on the core progression loops of the cultivation genre.
- #16 Ancient Cultivatrix
86% matchMixed67% of 342 reviews2025
Dev: 五条虾仁(5 shrimps)
Windows
"Ancient Cultivatrix" is a Roguelite cultivation game with tower defense elements. The world was corrupted by chaos and became utterly depraved. Please gather the surviving cultivatrices and unite them. Enhance Taoist energy and spiritual prowess together, gradually uncovering the elusive truth.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.2%, Incremental 25.3%, Bullet Hell 20.2%, Roguelite 14.2%, Stylized 6%
Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell roguelite that captures the fast-paced combat and cultivation theme of the seed game.
- #17 Idle Monster TD
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 855 reviews2021
Dev: Swell Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 162.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
An endless Tower Defense game of epic Monsters vs evil War Machines. Unlock and upgrade tons of unique elemental Monsters (Water, Air, Earth, and Fire) to defend your home from an infinite swarm of robots. Strategize the most effective placement of Monsters to synergize their elemental abilities.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36%, Idler 32%, Incremental 18.5%, Fantasy 4.2%, 2D 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar blend of tower defense and idle mechanics with a focus on creature-based progression.
- #18 Last Stand: Defense
85% matchVery Positive84% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: ZiiTech Games
Windows · Mac
"Last Stand:Defense" is a tower defense-themed Rogue-like game. Players need to defend against waves of enemies by building bases, matching talents, and performing delicate operations during battles. Remember, every choice you make will affect the final outcome of the battle!
Why similar: Tower Defense 63.6%, Roguelite 25%, Fantasy 7.4%, Strategy 4%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a more intense tower defense experience with strong strategic elements and magic-based combat.
- #19 The Eastern Sacrifice
84% matchMixed60% of 409 reviews2025
Dev: 五条虾仁(5 shrimps)
Windows
“The Eastern Sacrifice” is an idle game combining simulation with Eastern Cthulhu-inspired themes. In a world spiraling into chaos over authority, vanquish enemy, gather treasures, and build a devoted religion. Your sanctuary will help you reclaim theurgy, ascend to the divine realm.
Why similar: Idler 44.6%, Incremental 36.1%, Casual 7.3%, 2D 4.6%, RPG 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy idle game that leans into the strategic elements of sect and resource administration.
- #20 This Isn't Just Tower Defense
84% matchMixed62% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Pri Games
Windows
Defend your base with placeable towers that can be upgraded endlessly. Automate your production and make sure there's enough power to keep everything running.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.4%, Idler 21.9%, Incremental 20.5%, Bullet Hell 12%, Auto Battler 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A unique take on the tower defense genre that incorporates idle progression and strategic depth.
- #21 Desktop Defender
81% matchVery Positive92% of 1,793 reviews2025
Dev: Conradical GamesPub: Poysky Productions
Windows
Median: 25.6 hrsMean: 53.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
An idle auto-battler that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Auto Battler 25.7%, Idler 21.6%, Tower Defense 21.4%, Incremental 18.9%, Top-Down 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist tower defense game that focuses on the idle and auto-battler aspects of the genre.
- #22 方境战记BlockFight
83% matchVery Positive82% of 154 reviews2022
Dev: 喜人一个Pub: Gamirror Games
Windows
It's a tower defense game that uses blocks to build fortresses against monsters. Gathering resources, building defenses, and keeping an eye out for the abilities of a variety of monsters.All of these will challenge the player's strategic choices, resource management, and immediate reactions.
Why similar: Tower Defense 78.4%, Casual 9.7%, 2D 7.4%, Strategy 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic tower defense game that emphasizes base building and unit management.
- #23 Idle Cultivation
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Linmios
Windows
Idle towards Immortality! Ascend the cultivation stages to become immortal. Battle experts, monsters and mythological beasts. Draw talismans, craft powerful equipment and powerful pills to assist you in combat.
Why similar: Idler 63.8%, Casual 17.9%, RPG 9.9%, Fantasy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A casual idle game that focuses on the progression and growth aspects of the cultivation genre.
- #24 希望之城 The City Of Hope
82% matchMixed67% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: 家里蹲工作室
Windows
A light city-building game that combines elements of card games and tower defense, where players must survive daily enemy attacks and gradually grow their strength to ultimately defeat powerful invaders.
Why similar: Idler 28.8%, Tower Defense 27.7%, Auto Battler 25.4%, Roguelite 6.6%, Casual 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A casual strategy game that incorporates idle mechanics and base management.
- #25 The Wall Mustn't Fall
81% matchVery Positive91% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: CapsuleCollapse
Windows
You will select a hero with unique abilities. As you defend your castle, you will earn money and loot. This will allow you to upgrade your castle and recruit AI controlled allies to synergize with and equip them with weapons and relics. You may also choose to allow the AI to control your hero.
Why similar: Auto Battler 25.3%, Tower Defense 22.7%, Idler 15.1%, Incremental 14.9%, Shooter 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical tower defense game that emphasizes inventory management and auto-battler mechanics.
- #26 The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome
78% matchMixed65% of 70,131 reviews2026
Dev: ConchShip Games
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 61.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
"The Scroll of Taiwu" is an indie game themed around Chinese mythology and wuxia. Players assume the role of the mysterious "heir of the Taiwu clan" in an alternate ancient China, working through generations of heirs to defeat a powerful hereditary enemy and shape the fate of the human world.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 46.6%, Roguelite 25.3%, Casual 9%, RPG 8.6%, 2D 6.7%
- #27 宗门最后的长老
79% matchVery Positive97% of 103 reviews2026
Dev: KUMA studio
Windows
Sect master gone, demons invade, elders fallen—only you in seclusion. They don't know you've trained a millennium. Merge synthesis with tower-defense. Battle Shan Hai Jing beasts in ink-wash art. Combine skills, treasures, weapons to power up. Wield flying sword, blast endless hordes. Easy,
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.1%, Shooter 13.8%, Roguelite 13.7%, Bullet Hell 11%, Casual 7.5%
- #28 Last Hit Titan
80% matchMixed60% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: Summonings systems
Windows
Strategically place turrets and build defenses to maximize your firepower against colossal Titans! Experiment with different setups, optimize your battlefield, and take down legendary creatures with the most efficient tactics. Every decision counts in this unique tower defense experience!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.7%, Idler 30.2%, Incremental 26.6%, Casual 4.6%, 2D 4%
Why You'll Like It: An incremental tower defense game that emphasizes clicker mechanics and constant progression.
- #29 Incrempire
78% matchMixed68% of 161 reviews2026
Dev: FMGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defend. Upgrade. Dominate. A relaxing incremental base-defense game, packed with powerful skills and a deep skill tree.
Why similar: Idler 20.7%, Auto Battler 20.5%, Incremental 19.6%, Tower Defense 17.8%, Roguelite 8.3%
- #30 Output Pasture
79% matchVery Positive85% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: Dusk Dog Studio
Windows
Output Pasture is a fast-paced Tower Defense Game which combines the elements of roguelike. Unlock, combine unique animals to battle together, and fight the evil Machine Legion.
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.4%, Casual 27%, Strategy 10.9%, 2D 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic tower defense game that focuses on efficient placement and resource management.
- #31 The Last Spell
76% matchVery Positive91% of 13,615 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 36.8%, Tower Defense 32.8%, Roguelite 14.9%, 2D 5.2%, Fantasy 3.9%
- #32 无休仙途
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,010 reviews2025
Dev: GOCORE
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 29.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
This is a casual strategic placement game. In the aerial world set in ancient China, players will play the role of a descendant of the Immortal Cultivation Sect. Travel through the barren continent, obtain various resources, build your sect, and ultimately ascend to the immortal realm.
Why similar: Idler 33.6%, Auto Battler 29.4%, Strategy RPG 21.9%, Casual 4.7%, RPG 3.1%
- #33 Ash Warden
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 121 reviews2026
Dev: Mgfa StudioPub: Molter Games
Windows
Survive waves of enemies in Ash Warden, an incremental tower defense where you slowly become overpowered. Unlock new abilities, fight against powerful bosses, and evolve into an unstoppable force against the endless Redgaze hordes.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28%, Idler 22.7%, Incremental 22.3%, Roguelite 10.2%, Top-Down 5.6%
- #34 Abyss Horde
75% matchVery Positive89% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: Solo Gaming
Windows
Darkness tears reality apart. Hordes of beasts, monsters, and abyssal demons surge from the depths mindless, driven only by destruction. Adventurer, the line needs you! In 《Abyss Horde》, defend against ever-stronger waves. Every run builds a new defense; every upgrade shifts the tide.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.3%, Idler 19.2%, Bullet Hell 14.8%, Roguelite 13.5%, Top-Down 5.9%
- #35 Idle Tower Defense
77% matchMixed54% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: ZNZ Games
Windows
Idle Tower Defense is a game where you control a single tower to fight off hordes of enemies. No randomization. Choose from a variety of modules to create unique builds and upgrade modules and survive endless waves.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.8%, Idler 25%, Incremental 24.3%, Bullet Hell 16.6%, Casual 3.4%
- #36 Book Shooter
75% matchVery Positive87% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: SOS GameLab.Pub: YuetteGames
Windows
《Book Shooter》is a tower defense roguelike game where YOU become the magic tome! Transmigrated into a fantasy world, you inhabit legendary books like An Actor's Work, The Bible, and A Brief History of Time. You will face many enemies, come and fight!
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.2%, Bullet Hell 20%, Shooter 15%, Top-Down Shooter 9.5%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #37 Undead Tide: Light's Defense
74% matchVery Positive81% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Crazy Studio
Windows
Relaxed strategic bullet hell survival, defending against endless undead legions! A roguelite bullet hell shooter that blends hero development, talent builds, and weapon combinations, supporting multiple playstyles and strategies!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 47.8%, Roguelite 21.2%, Casual 12.9%, 2D 7.7%, RPG 7.1%
- #38 Cultivation Idle
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: 老鱼工作室
Windows
A casual cultivation-themed incremental idle RPG. Start as a Qi Refining cultivator, auto-train, idle, break through realms, explore maps and dungeons, defeat monsters, collect gear, skills, materials, pills, spirit stones and pets, farm, fish, chop wood, mine, cook, forge, and plan long-term growth
Why similar: Idler 39.3%, Incremental 31%, Text-Based 15.6%, Casual 6%, RPG 3.7%
- #39 Legacy of Defense
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 539 reviews2026
Dev: Enter the Game Studios
Windows
Become the hero who protects the fantasy world and stop the monster invasion! 'Legacy of Defense' combines defense with deck-building. Build your deck, use powerful skills, gain experience, upgrade, clear stages, and defeat the final boss. Ready to test your strategy and luck?
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.3%, Incremental 30.8%, Roguelite 15.7%, Casual 4.3%, Fantasy 3.4%
- #40 Touhou Defense Tale ~ AI Test in Touhou ~
71% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: 식신공방
Windows
A 2D Touhou fan game combining tower defense, tower merging, RTS-style control, and chaotic bullet-filled battles. Merge Touhou characters, build your defense, and compete for the fastest clear time on the leaderboard.
Why similar: Tower Defense 52%, Bullet Hell 20.5%, Top-Down 12.4%, 2D 4.6%, Fantasy 4.1%
- #41 Infinite Tao
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 883 reviews2023
Dev: insomnia
Windows
《Infinity Tao》is a Rogue Lite game set in the Ancient Chinese Immortal Cultivation setting. Raise your realm, build powerful Magic Treasures combinations and Synergies, kill thousands of monster and win the 30 minute game.
Why similar: Auto Battler 51.2%, Bullet Hell 31.2%, Casual 7%, Roguelite 6.4%, 2D 4.2%
- #42 龙胤立志传
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 7,517 reviews2026
Dev: TPP StudioPub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Median: 30.8 hrsMean: 57.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
《龙胤立志传》是一款融合门派经营的开放江湖武侠游戏。在各大门派割据一方的神州之上,你可以自由驰骋,历经奇遇,修炼神功,踏上行侠仗义或行凶作恶之路,也可以经营自己的门派,攻城略地,称霸一方,最终谱写一段独一无二的武林传奇。
Why similar: Strategy RPG 80%, RPG 9.2%, 2D 7.2%, Strategy 3.5%
- #43 挂机神话
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,737 reviews2023
Dev: 狮子
Windows
Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 97.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
挂爆电费,休闲摸鱼,偷懒耍滑!现代修真为皮;刷宝养成为骨;擦边玩梗为神。宅度与中二度突破天际,在游戏库内随时出击杀掉那些无聊的时间。其将为放置游戏中最妖艳的奇葩;其名为 挂 机 神 话 !
Why similar: Idler 35.6%, Incremental 27.1%, Text-Based 16%, Roguelite 8.9%, Casual 5.8%
- #44 Idle Monster TD: Evolved
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,249 reviews2022
Dev: Monstermob USA, INC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 128.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Evolve epic monsters and crush puny humans in this endless idle tower defense game! Unlock, upgrade, and evolve over 150 unique monsters and pets, ranging from cute and colorful flower creatures to epic fire breathing dragons, to assemble the ultimate team against the endless waves of enemies.
Why similar: Auto Battler 26.7%, Tower Defense 25.7%, Idler 24.1%, Incremental 17.3%, Fantasy 2.6%
- #45 Touhou Monster TD ~ 幻想乡妖怪塔防
71% matchVery Positive91% of 1,014 reviews2021
Dev: MyACG Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Easy to learn but hard to master, Touhou Monster TD is a unique Tower defense Game. Control your character, level up and unlock tower skills and character talents, use your wisdom to defeat incoming enemies. Travel the Gensokyo, find out why the “Incident” happened this time.
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.9%, Roguelite 18.1%, Top-Down 12.3%, Stylized 8.6%, Casual 6%
- #46 Fire at Campsite
70% matchVery Positive83% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Salvador PalmaPub: ZOO Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Protect the campsite in this Single-Tower-Defense game where you play as a campfire against the local wildlife! With many abilities and characters at your disposal, try new builds, synergies, and combos to make those animals run away with fear!
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.3%, Idler 18.8%, Creature Collector 18.4%, Bullet Hell 14.5%, Roguelite 10%
- #47 castle idler
69% matchVery Positive80% of 168 reviews2026
Dev: Soy Boy Games
Windows · Mac
castle idler is a short, relaxing incremental tower defense game with no waves. upgrade towers, collect coins, and unlock powerful prestige upgrades to defend your castle.
Why similar: Idler 30.3%, Tower Defense 30.2%, Incremental 26.3%, Casual 4.4%, Roguelite 4.1%
- #48 机退怪兽
73% matchMixed64% of 290 reviews2019
Dev: Doble Punch GamesPub: Surefire.Games
Windows
指挥官,你将指挥人类最后的钢铁机甲来击退怪兽洪流!《机退怪兽》是一款以微操驱动的硬核塔防游戏。以手控操作的射击以及技能释放来适应防御阵型以及敌人配置的不断变化。
Why similar: Tower Defense 71.3%, Casual 20.1%, Strategy 8.7%
- #49 蜀仙传·挂至飞升
68% matchVery Positive85% of 524 reviews2026
Dev: 有杕之杜
Windows
Form a team, battle, AFK farming, loot grinding, divine weapon forging, artifact refining, pet catching, pet fusion, pet training... all the way to ascension!
Why similar: Idler 94.2%, Strategy 5.8%
- #50 元素召唤 Summon Elemental
70% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: BoLuo Games
Windows
The ancient forest was invaded by evil creatures, Brave summoner, pray for the power of elements, prepare to meet fierce and brutal opponents! Mix different elements to create a unique element creation! Defeat the attacking monster, obtain rare props, and strengthen the power of Elemental!
Why similar: Creature Collector 32.2%, Incremental 31%, Roguelite 14.2%, Tower Defense 8.3%, Casual 7.5%
- #51 挂机手游模拟器
66% matchVery Positive92% of 1,110 reviews2025
Dev: 天光
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 37.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Idle farming for treasures, summoning heroes, collecting compendiums, crafting equipment, unlocking formations, researching technologies, sweeping maps, and competing for resources!
Why similar: Idler 36.2%, Strategy RPG 22.1%, Incremental 18.7%, Roguelite 11.6%, Casual 6.4%
- #52 Idle TD: Heroes vs Zombies
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 166 reviews2022
Dev: Swell Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
An endless Tower Defense game of epic heroes vs evil zombies. Unlock and upgrade countless Heroes, artifacts, and technologies to defend against the infinite zombie swarms. Strategize the most effective placement of Heroes to synergize their skills and abilities.
Why similar: Auto Battler 27.6%, Tower Defense 25%, Idler 22.4%, Incremental 13.3%, Top-Down 5%
- #53 All Aboard! The Train Defense Express
67% matchVery Positive85% of 379 reviews2025
Dev: Likadev
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Protect the Infinite Power Generator by looping around the train tracks! Battle endless waves of enemies in this unique hybrid of auto-battler, survivor, tower defense, idle/clicker gameplay. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Auto Battler 25.5%, Tower Defense 22.6%, Idler 20.8%, Incremental 18.6%, Top-Down 6%
- #54 Dragon Cliff
68% matchVery Positive89% of 8,176 reviews2018
Dev: Meta Interaction
Windows
Median: 17.1 hrsMean: 64.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Dragon Cliff is a Semi-Idle RPG game with deep and complex itemization/skill systems to support endless character builds. Players are to collect adventurers, kill monsters, advance talent trees, enchant/reforge equipment, discover scrolls and finally assemble the most powerful adventure team!
Why similar: Idler 41.2%, Incremental 30.3%, Auto Battler 11.1%, RPG 6.8%, Casual 5.2%
- #55 Cluckmech Oasis
66% 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 36%, Top-Down Shooter 27.5%, Roguelite 13.7%, Shooter 13.3%, Top-Down 7.3%
- #56 坍塌世界
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: a1
Windows
"Collapsing World" is an innovative tower defense game blending deck-building and roguelike mechanics. Recruit unique companions, craft powerful skill decks, and tackle randomized stages. Deep strategy breaks the traditional TD mold—every run is a fresh challenge!
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.5%, Roguelite 18.9%, Top-Down 13.2%, Casual 7.7%, Fantasy 5.6%
- #57 The Last Flame
65% matchVery Positive85% of 2,899 reviews2025
Dev: Hotloop
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Recruit a party of unique heroes, fight deadly encounters, loot and craft powerful gear, discover and create thousands of synergetic builds! The Last Flame is an endless roguelike auto-battler in which you guide a righteous party of heroes through many challenges.
Why similar: Auto Battler 60.6%, Strategy RPG 28.7%, Fantasy 4.4%, RPG 3.5%, Strategy 2.8%
- #58 Sky Realm Idle
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 127 reviews2026
Dev: 323GamePub: Star Seeker Ltd
Windows
Sky Realm Idle is a Xianxia RPG combining Spirit Array strategy with estate management. Forge artifacts, cultivate pills, and recruit companions. Ascend from mortal to immortal through deep customization and idle growth.
Why similar: Idler 77.8%, Casual 13.9%, RPG 4.3%, Atmospheric 4%
- #59 Earthling's Undertaking
68% matchMixed65% of 1,005 reviews2023
Dev: Current Games
Windows
《天地归虚》是一款中国上古神话题材的修仙RPG+策略战棋游戏。玩家扮演一名落魄宗门的掌门人,游历神秘莫测的太初世界,经营门派培养弟子,寻仙求道提升修为,探索太初世界天道倾斜的原因,揭露诸仙背后隐藏的阴谋,打破命运的樊笼,谱写属于自己的神话传说。
Why similar: Strategy RPG 66.1%, RPG 10.2%, Casual 9.2%, Fantasy 7.3%, 2D 7.1%