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Games Like The Riftbreaker

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Base Building, Singleplayer, Strategy, Survival.

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The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.

Reviews: Very Positive — 90% — of 24,665 reviews
Released: 2021-10-14
Developer: EXOR Studios
Publisher: Surefire.Games
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 6.4 hrs
Mean playtime: 20.3 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 87%

Overview

The Riftbreaker is a unique hybrid that masterfully blends isometric action-RPG combat with complex base-building and tower-defense mechanics. These recommendations focus on titles that capture this specific loop of resource gathering, automated defense, and survival against overwhelming odds.

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    Command Mobile Outpost and take XEN Firearm to venture deep into the Signet surveillance off-limit area. Collect unique Weapon Units. Amp up the firepower of the Outpost that fights with you. This is an FTD game - FPS, Tower Defense, Base Building and much more all at the same time.

    Why similar: Base Building 24.5%, Tower Defense 23.8%, RTS 15.7%, Crafting 10.6%, Survival 10.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Combines first-person shooter combat with base-building and tower-defense mechanics in a high-stakes survival setting.

  2. #2 Mindustry
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 27,902 reviews2019
    Dev: AnukenDev
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.

    Why similar: Base Building 23.7%, Tower Defense 20.9%, RTS 15.1%, Resource Management 8.1%, Building 7.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A perfect blend of resource management, automation, and tower-defense strategy in a top-down perspective.

  3. #3 Factorio
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 233,774 reviews2020
    Dev: Wube Software LTD.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 44.8 hrsMean: 192.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.

    Why similar: Base Building 35.2%, Sandbox 13%, Crafting 12.1%, Resource Management 11.5%, Survival 8.7%

    Why You'll Like It: The definitive experience for players who love the automation and base-defense aspects of The Riftbreaker.

  4. #4 Satisfactory
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 278,339 reviews2024
    Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 33.2 hrsMean: 112.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!

    Why similar: Base Building 32.9%, Crafting 13.3%, Building 11.6%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Sandbox 10.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Offers a first-person perspective on the complex automation and base-building found in The Riftbreaker.

  5. #5 They Are Billions
    95% matchVery Positive85% of 51,351 reviews2019
    Dev: Numantian Games
    Windows
    Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 56.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?

    Why similar: Base Building 35.1%, Tower Defense 18.3%, RTS 17.3%, Survival 12.1%, Building 5.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the survival and tower-defense elements, challenging you to protect a colony from massive zombie hordes.

  6. #6 Dyson Sphere Program
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 91,542 reviews2021
    Dev: Youthcat StudioPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows
    Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 75.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Build the most efficient intergalactic factory in space simulation strategy game Dyson Sphere Program! Harness the power of stars, collect resources, plan and design production lines and develop your interstellar factory from a small space workshop to a galaxy-wide industrial empire.

    Why similar: Base Building 43.9%, Building 18.3%, Sandbox 14.4%, Resource Management 12.6%, Strategy 4.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Provides a massive scale for automation and base building across multiple planets.

  7. #7 Core Keeper
    93% matchVery Positive93% of 66,104 reviews2024
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    Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.

    Why similar: Base Building 18.8%, Online Co-Op 15%, Survival 11.1%, Crafting 10.7%, Sandbox 10.4%

    Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival game that emphasizes exploration, base building, and combat in a mysterious underground world.

  8. #8 V Rising
    92% matchVery Positive89% of 136,761 reviews2024
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    Windows
    Median: 20.8 hrsMean: 57.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.

    Why similar: Base Building 25.5%, Survival 14.9%, Online Co-Op 14.4%, Crafting 11.6%, Multiplayer 10.1%

    Why You'll Like It: Features fluid action-RPG combat combined with deep base-building and survival mechanics.

  9. #9 Orcs Must Die! 3
    91% matchVery Positive86% of 14,886 reviews2021
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    Windows
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 49.2%, Online Co-Op 16.9%, Co-op Campaign 15.6%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Strategy 6.8%

    Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented tower-defense game that focuses on creative trap placement and active combat.

  10. #10 Age of Darkness: Final Stand
    91% matchMostly Positive74% of 10,619 reviews2025
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    Windows
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    Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 22.1%, Base Building 21.8%, RTS 17%, Building 10.5%, Survival 10.1%

    Why You'll Like It: An RTS that pits your base against massive, procedurally generated hordes of enemies.

  11. #11 The Planet Crafter
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 73,089 reviews2024
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    Windows
    Median: 21.7 hrsMean: 38.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.

    Why similar: Base Building 24.7%, Online Co-Op 18.6%, Survival 12.1%, Building 11.5%, Crafting 11.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the survival and base-building aspects of terraforming a hostile alien world.

  12. #12 Abiotic Factor
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    Windows
    Median: 20.8 hrsMean: 46.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%

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    Why similar: Base Building 19%, Online Co-Op 16.4%, Co-op Campaign 15.6%, Survival 10.9%, Crafting 10.5%

    Why You'll Like It: A survival-crafting game that emphasizes base building and scientific exploration in a hostile facility.

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    Windows
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    Why similar: RTS 49.3%, Multiplayer 30.9%, Strategy 16.2%, Singleplayer 3.6%

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Why similar: RTS 26.6%, Base Building 23.9%, Online Co-Op 18.2%, Building 12%, Multiplayer 11.1%

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    Why similar: Base Building 30.3%, Tower Defense 17.5%, RTS 14.1%, Resource Management 12.6%, Isometric 12.3%

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    Why similar: Base Building 22.9%, Tower Defense 22.6%, Action RPG 16.3%, Sandbox 14.2%, Survival 11.4%

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  21. #21 Vectorio
    83% matchVery Positive80% of 397 reviews2023
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  22. #22 Tempest Rising
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 11,874 reviews2025
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    Why similar: RTS 50.1%, Base Building 21.7%, Strategy 12.8%, Multiplayer 7.3%, Isometric 6.8%

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  23. #23 Creeper World 4
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    Why similar: Base Building 20.1%, Crafting 15.9%, Sandbox 15.9%, Building 14.9%, Survival 12.7%

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    78% matchVery Positive86% of 28,389 reviews2020
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    76% matchVery Positive86% of 104,779 reviews2024
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    70% matchVery Positive82% of 6,485 reviews2025
    Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A rogue-lite action-rpg that offers extensive persistent progression. Build your town, upgrade and equip your heroes, before taking on the ever-changing Dark Citadel - either solo or with a team of friends.

    Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.7%, Action RPG 31.2%, Procedural Generation 20.4%, Multiplayer 16.7%

  48. #48 Planetaries
    71% matchMixed58% of 226 reviews2024
    Dev: EY-Studio
    Windows

    Experience a vast Sci-fi open-world survival TD game set on a distant planet deep in the universe. Craft, build, mine, trade, explore, and survive in this alien world. Collect Data and defend against waves of enemies seeking to banish you. Enjoy the adventure in Singleplayer or Multiplayer.

    Why similar: Base Building 17.1%, Tower Defense 15.6%, Online Co-Op 15.6%, Survival 9.9%, Crafting 9.8%

  49. #49 Outworld Station
    68% matchVery Positive85% of 841 reviews2026
    Dev: Trickjump Games Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Take the helm as a new Station Commander and exploit an alien star system in this stunning space-station factory automation game. Amass resources and construct starships using increasingly advanced manufacturing and expand your station in a hostile universe.

    Why similar: Base Building 28.3%, RTS 15.7%, Sandbox 12.3%, Crafting 12.2%, Online Co-Op 12%

  50. #50 Cubic Odyssey
    69% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,720 reviews2025
    Dev: Atypical GamesPub: Gaijin Network Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Embark on a galactic journey in Cubic Odyssey, an open-world adventure where you explore vibrant planets, craft tools, build vehicles, and fight the Red Darkness. Uncover ancient mysteries, and shape a universe full of life, danger, and limitless possibilities!

    Why similar: Base Building 34.5%, Sandbox 17.2%, Building 17.2%, Online Co-Op 11%, Crafting 5.2%

  51. #51 Stormgate
    69% matchMixed47% of 9,240 reviews2025
    Dev: Frost Giant Studios
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    Stormgate is a free-to-play real-time strategy game with a full single-player campaign, 3-player co-op, and PvP versus modes on over 60 maps. Our Editor is also freely available for you to craft just about any custom game mode you can imagine. Join our development journey today!

    Why similar: Base Building 34.3%, RTS 26.7%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Building 14.4%, Strategy 7.1%

  52. #52 Tower Factory
    67% 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 19.6%, Base Building 17.6%, RTS 15%, Isometric 9.1%, Crafting 9%

  53. #53 Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense
    68% matchVery Positive86% of 15,253 reviews2021
    Dev: AutoAttack Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 43.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    An infinitely replayable multiplayer and single-player tower defense. Defend against waves of enemies and destroy the enemy's king before they destroy yours. Legion TD 2 is a one-of-a-kind game of tactics, teamwork, and prediction. Party as 1-8 players.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 31.3%, Base Building 18.9%, Online Co-Op 17.2%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Survival 7.9%

  54. #54 Monster Outbreak
    70% matchMixed67% of 102 reviews2022
    Dev: GameMunchersPub: indie.io
    Windows

    The King's dimensional orb has malfunctioned, bringing hordes of monsters into the Kingdom. Defend your safeground against the monsters by gathering resources, building defenses, upgrading your arsenal, and surviving long enough to find the source of monsters and destroy it.

    Why similar: Base Building 19.8%, Tower Defense 19.2%, Hack and Slash 14.1%, Crafting 11%, Survival 10.9%

  55. #55 EVERSPACE™ 2
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 12,991 reviews2023
    Dev: ROCKFISH Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    EVERSPACE 2 is a fast-paced single-player spaceship shooter with exploration in space and on planets, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting. Experience an exciting sci-fi story set in a vivid, handcrafted open world full of secrets, puzzles, and perils.

    Why similar: Action RPG 63.2%, Exploration 30.5%, Singleplayer 6.3%

  56. #56 First Dwarf
    67% matchMostly Positive78% of 378 reviews2024
    Dev: Star Drifters
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Pilot a dwarven mech and fly a dragon as you build and defend outposts across a shattered magical realm. Craft, explore, and survive the dangers of floating islands corrupted by the Taint in this action-packed survival RPG with base-building and co-op.

    Why similar: Base Building 22.8%, Co-op Campaign 22.6%, Hack and Slash 15.7%, Action RPG 13.4%, Building 12.8%

  57. #57 DG2: Defense Grid 2
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 3,446 reviews2014
    Dev: Hidden Path Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Great strategy is timeless. Build, adapt, and defend across dynamic maps, solo or online - every session brings new strategies, new solutions, and new surprises. Now is the perfect time to enter the grid.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 22.9%, Base Building 21.6%, RTS 16.6%, Online Co-Op 13.4%, Building 11.1%

  58. #58 Hell Clock
    65% matchVery Positive84% of 4,243 reviews2025
    Dev: Rogue SnailPub: Mad Mushroom
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Forge powerful builds with endless loot in this relentless combination of Roguelike and ARPG. Blast through dungeons and unleash inhuman powers in a dark fantasy twist on Brazil’s War of Canudos.

    Why similar: Hack and Slash 33.7%, Isometric 32.4%, Action RPG 30.9%, Singleplayer 3%

  59. #59 Lost Rift
    66% matchMixed70% of 1,693 reviews2025
    Dev: People Can Fly
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Lost Rift is a first person survival adventure shooter that blends cooperative base building with multiplayer PvE or PvP extraction expeditions. Journey solo or in teams of up to 5 players across a vast archipelago, craft gear, build bases, defeat raiders, and become legendary.

    Why similar: Base Building 28.6%, Online Co-Op 21.5%, Crafting 15.8%, Survival 15.2%, Multiplayer 12.8%

  60. #60 Rift Riff
    65% matchVery Positive95% of 391 reviews2025
    Dev: Adriaan de Jongh
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Jump a rift, fight off monsters, plunder their world. A strategic mix of juicy tower loadouts, varied monster behaviors, and forgiving mechanics.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 28.1%, Base Building 24.5%, RTS 17.3%, Isometric 13.8%, Survival 9.6%

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