- #1 Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
97% matchVery Positive90% of 3,234 reviews2021
Dev: Element Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Element TD 2 sees you combine powerful elements to create unique towers. Prove your defenses against challenging foes, and compete or cooperate with others to determine who has mastered the elements.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.6%, Real Time Tactics 25.1%, RTS 19.2%, Tactical 10.2%, Fantasy 7.7%
- #2 Time Rifters
96% matchVery Positive88% of 455 reviews2014
Dev: Proton Studio IncPub:
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Be your own teammates in this unique single-player co-op shooter!
Why similar: Time Travel 43.7% ★, Time Manipulation 26.6% ★, Tower Defense 20.1%, Strategy 5.7%, Indie 3.8%
- #3 Trial Of Empires TD
96% matchMostly Positive69% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: Mustafa YILMAZER
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trial of Empires TD, is a Free to Play 3D tower defense game. Pick your ally and build your strategy with different combinations. Compete with other players on the Leaderboards with Single-Player or CO-OP game modes
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.6%, Time Management 26.7%, Tactical 13.7%, Strategy 10%, Indie 5%
- #4 Time Warpers
95% matchVery Positive83% of 548 reviews2020
Dev: Proton Studio Inc
Windows · Mac
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 153.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Time Warpers is the evolution of the popular incremental game Time Clickers. With features like gun customization, optional permadeath & co-op with friends, it combines a first person shooter with the seemingly endless progression & upgrades of a clicker game.
Why similar: Time Travel 47.9% ★, Tower Defense 33.2%, Strategy 14.2%, Indie 4.7%
- #5 Stargate: Timekeepers
94% matchMixed62% of 281 reviews2024
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Stargate: Timekeepers is a real-time tactics game where you lead a team of specialists through a story-driven campaign set in the SG-1 universe. Sneak your characters behind enemy lines, use their unique skills, craft the perfect plan to unravel a timeloop mystery, and defeat the Goa’uld threat.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 31.8%, Action RTS 17.3% ★, RTS 16.8%, Tactical 12.2%, Strategy 9.1%
- #6 Spirits of the Hellements - TD
94% matchVery Positive93% of 340 reviews2022
Dev: Hippo Rider Games
Windows
Assemble legendary Spirits and defend against the endless hordes of Hell. A tower defense where you must shape the battlefield and create a maze using the three Hellements. Use Fire, Lightning, and Wind tiles to trap your enemies, or augment your defenses.
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.8%, Real Time Tactics 19.5%, Tactical 15.7%, Strategy 10.3%, Fantasy 10.3%
- #7 Sunstone War
92% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Blukulélé
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sunstone War is a unique Action game with Tower Defense element where you can carry EVERYTHING! Move towers, toss away enemies, carry obstacles, upgrade skills and journey through lands to protect your village from calamity!
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.9%, Action RTS 19.6% ★, RTS 18.3%, Real Time Tactics 16.7%, Tactical 8.3%
- #8 TDS - Tower Defense Strategy
91% matchVery Positive81% of 376 reviews2025
Dev: Blockage
Windows · Mac · Linux
TOWER ▪ DEFENSE ▪ STRATEGY. Control Vessels. Utilize their uniquely deep set of towers. Create an everchanging defense. Play with friends. Protect your Basin at all costs. An absolute Tower Defense, Real-Time Strategy Hybrid
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.3%, RTS 29.6%, Action RTS 26% ★, Fantasy 6.2%, Strategy 3.6%
- #9 Hell Warders
93% matchMixed56% of 175 reviews2019
Dev: Anti Gravity Game StudiosPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Face the gates of Hell in a fusion of third-person action, RPG and Tower Defence. Repel the demons alone or in co-op by building defences. Upgrade powerful units to help you in battle, before jumping into the fight yourself, with an arsenal of skills and weapons to rip apart the oncoming swarm.
Why similar: Tower Defense 61.3%, Strategy 15.2%, Fantasy 15%, Linear 8.5%
- #10 Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD
91% matchMixed66% of 3,142 reviews2026
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis is a fantasy tower defense strategy game that takes you back in time to the early days of the Kingdom with bold new twists. Build towers, command heroes, and stop Vez’nan’s corruption before it tears the kingdom apart!
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.2%, Time Travel 19.3% ★, Action RTS 19% ★, Strategy 10%, Fantasy 7.7%
- #11 Wavecrashers
89% matchVery Positive88% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Eightfold Interactive
Windows
Hold the line or everything falls. Wavecrashers is a 3-player co-op strategy game where heroes defend against relentless waves of enemies. Build powerful synergies, push your limits, and survive the chaos. Play solo with bots or team up with friends. Every run is a fight to endure the storm.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.8%, Action RTS 28.3% ★, RTS 21.1%, Strategy 8.9%, Fantasy 7%
- #12 DG2: Defense Grid 2
90% matchVery Positive87% of 3,465 reviews2014
Dev: Hidden Path Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 11.3 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 29%, RTS 24.2%, Real Time Tactics 23.9%, Tactical 14.2%, Strategy 6.8%
- #13 Bish Bash Bots
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 211 reviews2023
Dev: CATASTROPHIC_OVERLOADPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Bish Bash Bots is a unique mix of casual tower defense strategy and all-out brawling action. Team up in couch co-op / online play or go it alone and fight to save the world by building upgradable turrets, unlocking gadgets and bashing bots with giant hammers.
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 51.8% ★, Tower Defense 35.6%, Female Protagonist 7.5%, Strategy 5.1%
- #14 The Beast and the Princess
87% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Libragames
Windows
A tower defense game where you combo ultimate moves to take down enemies! Have fun unleashing those moves while learning more about the twin princesses' story. Why did the twins get trapped in a game? What's the goal of the game master? And do you have what it takes to see it all to the end?
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.1%, Real Time Tactics 18.4%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Strategy 8.9%, Fantasy 8.5%
- #15 Dungeon Defenders: Awakened
88% matchMixed66% of 4,840 reviews2020
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 35.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is co-op Tower Defense combined with epic Action RPG combat. You’re able to join forces with up to four players to take on a never-ending army of orcs, demons, and dragons! Are your defenses strong enough to save the world of Etheria?
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.1%, Tactical 19.9%, Third Person 14.4%, Fantasy 10%, Strategy 9.6%
- #16 Gensokyo Defenders
86% matchVery Positive93% of 136 reviews2019
Dev: NeetpiaPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
Use Traps and Spell Cards to fight back the magical masses! Blistering shoot-em-up action meets tactical tower defense as you choose from almost 20 popular characters to stop the fairy onslaught! Take advantage of their unique powers and tricky Traps to freeze, fry, and blow your enemies away!
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.3%, Strategy 29.3%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Fantasy 8.1%, Indie 2.1%
- #17 Aegis Defenders
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,831 reviews2018
Dev: GUTS DepartmentPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Take on wild beasts, ruthless soldiers, and ancient gods in this 2D Action-Platformer inspired by Tower-Defense combat.
Why similar: Tower Defense 73.1%, Strategy 14.9%, Indie 6.2%, Female Protagonist 5.8%
- #18 Keep Keepers
84% matchVery Positive87% of 157 reviews2024
Dev: Thunderrock Innovations
Windows
Tower Defense meets Base Management. Strategically place your defenses. Craft wacky ammunition like fiery peppers and boomerang bananas. Discover amazing weapons and automate your economy while defending against waves of enemies. Can you handle the chaos?
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 47.9% ★, Tower Defense 40.6%, Fantasy 6.1%, Strategy 5.4%
- #19 Dungeon Defenders
83% matchVery Positive93% of 19,013 reviews2011
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 42.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Create a hero from one of four classes to save Etheria in this 4-player coop Tower Defense Action-RPG. Includes Steam exclusive Portal gun & TF2 familiars!
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.1%, Tactical 17.8%, Third Person 12.8%, Fantasy 9.7%, Strategy 8.6%
- #20 Molten Armor
85% matchMixed62% of 61 reviews2017
Dev: Brutal Muse
Windows
Molten Armor is an action tower defense game with a non-linear story in sci-fi setting! Command defenses and stop hordes of enemies! Fight on land, sea and in the skies!Decisions taken in the heat of battle will change the course of the war.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.4%, RTS 26%, Real Time Tactics 23.6%, Strategy 7.6%, Old School 5.8%
- #21 Stellarcraft
82% matchVery Positive91% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: DreamStudios
Windows
Stellarcraft is a sci-fi tower defense adventure: explore alien planets, gather resources, build defenses, and fend off waves of enemies, solo or in 4-player co-op. 🚀
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 36% ★, Action RTS 21.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.2%, RTS 14.5%, Strategy 5.7%
- #22 Iron Danger
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,022 reviews2020
Dev: Action Squad StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Iron Danger is a tactical combat puzzler with a unique time manipulation mechanic. A never before seen combination that blends the tactical depth of turn-based games with the exciting action of real-time games.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 45.8% ★, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Fantasy 8.7%, Strategy 8.6%
- #23 Tower of Time
82% matchVery Positive82% of 2,665 reviews2018
Dev: Event Horizon
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A new kind of RPG awaits you. A story-rich dungeon crawler with innovative real-time combat that lets you pause or slow time. Tactical thinking is essential to succeed. Now with RPGlite and Permadeath for fast-paced game.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 61.4%, Strategy 12.9%, Fantasy 12.1%, Story Rich 10.6%, Indie 3%
- #24 Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 4,718 reviews2025
Dev: Robot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap combines chaotic third-person combat with devious trap-laying strategy. Enjoy endless replayability as your War Mage grows stronger through roguelite progression. Repel relentless orc hordes solo or with up to 4 players.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.2%, Third-Person Shooter 26%, Third Person 12.7%, Fantasy 9.9%, Strategy 8.6%
- #25 Has-Been Heroes
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 392 reviews2017
Dev: FrozenbytePub: GameTrust Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Has-Been Heroes is a challenging, lane-based roguelike game of strategy and action, featuring a band of heroes on a quest to escort the King's twin princesses to school!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.2%, Tactical 20.8%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Strategy 12.6%, Fantasy 7.9%
- #26 Last Hope - Tower Defense
80% matchVery Positive83% of 460 reviews2016
Dev: JE Software
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Zombie Tower Defense: Join the ongoing war, in an open world, against the undead zombie horde. Choose between multiple powerful heroes all with unique epic gear and skills! With the wide variety of towers you can create your own perfect strategy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 73.5%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Strategy 11%, Indie 4.2%
- #27 Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 213 reviews2024
Dev: Sand Door StudioPub: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Your Kingdom’s fate relies on you… you… and you. Rewind time to create clones of your past-selves, and fight with an army of your own. Become legion and triumph over hordes of monsters to rescue Antala in this tactical action game.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.9%, Strategy 32.9%, Tactical 25.6%, Indie 8.5%
- #28 Arrival of Beasts
78% matchPositive94% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: FreeTimeDevelopment
Windows
Discover one of the hardest tower defense games with strategic elements, individual gameplay and challenging mechanics. Play together with your friends in co-op mode, create a team and compete with other players in the online ranking.
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.5%, RTS 30.5%, Tactical 13.7%, Strategy 10.6%, Indie 3.7%
- #29 Tangy TD
75% matchVery Positive90% of 1,546 reviews2026
Dev: Cakez
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Strategic tower defense where you play a witch, place class-based towers, equip them with items that grant powerful abilities, combine them, create unique builds & deal ridiculous amounts of damage! Customize your builds with a deep stat system and giant skill tree!
Why similar: Tower Defense 62.3%, Tactical 21.8%, Strategy 13.4%, Indie 2.5%
- #30 Prime World: Defenders
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,055 reviews2013
Dev: Nival
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Fight off hordes of monstrous mutants created from a strange cataclysmic event in the new tower defense game, Prime World: Defenders. Join a group of exile treasure hunters who have ventured into the capital of an ancient empire, vast with mystery and danger.
Why similar: Tower Defense 72.3%, Strategy 10.2%, Fantasy 6.1%, Tactical 5.9%, Indie 2.8%
- #31 Guardians of Holme
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 165 reviews2023
Dev: MossTech StudioPub: indienova
Windows · Mac · Linux
Guardians of Holme is a tower defense game with deckbuilding and roguelite elements. Players must use the terrain to their advantage and formulate defensive tactics by strategically placing powerful traps to repel endless waves of enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.2%, RTS 23.4%, Real Time Tactics 18.3%, Strategy 12.4%, Tactical 6.7%
- #32 Dear Magical Girls
74% matchVery Positive97% of 293 reviews2026
Dev: GIGABlock StudioPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Dear Magical Girls is a story-driven defense game about an overworked magical girl protecting the Mana Stone that keeps the city running. Move the vertices to reshape your magical field. Unlock modules and enchants, and build your own strategy to survive against waves of monsters.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.9%, RTS 27.3%, Real Time Tactics 22.6%, Strategy 11.2%, Female Protagonist 6%
- #33 Dungeon Defenders II
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 22,184 reviews2017
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Dungeon Defenders II is a cooperative Action Tower Defense game packed with roleplaying elements like loot, leveling, and pets.
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 49.7% ★, Tower Defense 26.3%, Tactical 10.3%, Third Person 8%, Fantasy 5.6%
- #34 Tavernacle!
76% matchMixed59% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Dama Dama GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Grab your hammers and start to craft in this co-op Tavern Defense for one to four players. As a team of Dwarves, you must gather supplies and build towers to protect your beloved brewery. Learn to cooperate to achieve victory in this chaotic multiplayer game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.2%, Co-op Campaign 28.3% ★, Third-Person Shooter 18.8%, Third Person 9.4%, Strategy 6.7%
- #35 Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
73% matchVery Positive86% of 800 reviews2024
Dev: Element Studios
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Axon TD lets you expand the map boundaries themselves. A huge arsenal of towers and a wide variety of enemies clash in a battlefield that grows to your whims. Engage in single, cooperative, and roguelite gameplay.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.2%, Real Time Tactics 26.6%, RTS 22.6%, Tactical 11.7%, Strategy 6.5%
- #36 Tower Wars
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,755 reviews2012
Dev: SuperVillain Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Tower Wars combines elements of tower defense, RTS, and all-out multi-player mayhem to bring you a completely unique experience, delivered with a fun and funny not-so-old world style!
Why similar: Tower Defense 84.5%, Strategy 12.3%, Indie 3.1%
- #37 Toy Shire
73% matchVery Positive87% of 741 reviews2024
Dev: Bluespy StudiosPub: Catoptric Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Are you prepared for a thrilling toy army tower defense adventure? Welcome to the Toy Shire! Battle diverse foes in various locations, defend your family, and repel foes from your area. Save the world by strengthening your defense with toy towers!
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.1%, RTS 26%, Real Time Tactics 24.9%, Tactical 13.2%, Strategy 6.8%
- #38 Farm Defense
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 100 reviews2022
Dev: Rightize
Windows
Farm Defense pits you against waves of increasingly difficult enemies in a Tower Defense environment. Mitigate the random elements to defend the farm. Conquer all 40 waves to live and fight another day.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.8%, RTS 22.9%, Real Time Tactics 22.3%, Time Management 14.9%, Strategy 7.9%
- #39 Timespinner
74% matchVery Positive86% of 3,191 reviews2018
Dev: Lunar Ray GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 36.2% ★, Time Travel 35.3% ★, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Fantasy 7.4%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #40 EverSiege: Untold Ages
71% matchMixed69% of 2,149 reviews2026
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Retreating ends here. Defend Bastion against evil hordes, reclaim lost powers, rebuild ancient ruins, and adapt your tactics to reverse the siege. Shape your playstyle in this hero-strategy rogue-lite solo or co-op up to 3 players.
Why similar: Action RTS 27.6% ★, Tower Defense 24.1%, RTS 20.1%, Tactical 10.1%, Old School 6.9%
- #41 Spellmasons
71% matchVery Positive92% of 1,249 reviews2023
Dev: Octavia Blue
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Spellmasons is a magical, tactical roguelike where you customize your spells. Play solo or team up with your friends in online multiplayer, and explore a deep magic system where clever combinations yield powerfully satisfying results!
Why similar: Tactical 50.5%, Strategy 21.4%, Fantasy 20.3%, Indie 7.8%
- #42 Sanctum
73% matchVery Positive89% of 3,363 reviews2011
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 76.6%, Strategy 10.2%, Female Protagonist 8%, Indie 2.8%, Tactical 2.4%
- #43 Sanctum 2
72% matchVery Positive90% of 14,391 reviews2013
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 82.8%, Strategy 10%, Female Protagonist 4.7%, Indie 2.5%
- #44 No Creeps Were Harmed TD
70% matchVery Positive89% of 501 reviews2024
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Employ lethal turrets, traps, and gadgets to defend against an onslaught of evolving creeps! Step into a twisted, hyper 3D, mind bending realm. Upgrade and adapt your defenses. Become a master maze crafter. Collect bizarre artifacts. Rush creeps for lucrative rewards, and succumb to greed!
Why similar: Tower Defense 37%, Action RTS 26.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.8%, Tactical 9.3%, Strategy 7.7%
- #45 No Heroes Here
71% matchVery Positive90% of 484 reviews2017
Dev: Mad Mimic
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
No Heroes Here is a frantic co-op game for 1 to 4 players, available in local and online modes. Craft and use several items effectively whilst coordinating your ragtag band of non-heroes to defend castles and survive! ...Oh, as well as saving the Kingdom in the meantime!
Why similar: Tower Defense 62.7%, Strategy 16.2%, Fantasy 15.3%, Indie 5.9%
- #46 Mushroom Wars 2
72% matchMixed62% of 977 reviews2017
Dev: Zillion WhalesPub: Azur Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Mushroom Wars 2, enemy tribes of feisty mushroom creatures face off in short but fierce RTS battles. Step into the shoes of a fearless Mushroom Commander, choose a hero to lead your army, and take control of the battlefield in a variety of multiplayer modes or challenging story campaign.
Why similar: RTS 38%, Tower Defense 31.8%, Strategy 15.2%, Tactical 12%, Indie 3.1%
- #47 Dustwind
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 392 reviews2018
Dev: Dustwind StudiosPub: Z-Software GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ARE YOU READY FOR CLASSIC REALTIME TACTICS? Be the nameless heroine in the wastelands of DUSTWIND's story campaign or find with two friends a new home or fight against and with human players in the elaborate Multiplayer mode or design your very own story campaigns and maps in the mighty map editor!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 43%, Tactical 22.7%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Strategy 10.1%, Indie 3.8%
- #48 Tempest Tower
67% matchVery Positive92% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Half Past Yellow
Windows
Tempest Tower is an action packed tower defense platformer where you must brawl with incoming hordes of Creepers while herding the local critters to safety. Build, fight, upgrade, overcome.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.2%, Action RTS 32.2% ★, Time Management 16.9%, Strategy 8.8%, Indie 1.9%
- #49 Time Rift
67% matchVery Positive96% of 134 reviews2022
Dev: LightshardsPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
Time Rift is a fast-paced puzzle-shooter. You’re a hacker-turned-security tester, but your skills will only get you so far - to take down global megacorp VaultCo, you’ll have to manipulate the flow of time!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 94.5% ★, Indie 5.5%
- #50 Siege of Centauri
69% matchMixed66% of 451 reviews2019
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Defend against thousands of enemies in this explosive tower defense game. Deploy upgradable towers and unleash powerful orbital abilities as you try to protect Earth's first colony world from destruction.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.8%, Real Time Tactics 33.5%, Tactical 13.9%, Strategy 8.1%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #51 Iron Sea Defenders
69% matchVery Positive80% of 342 reviews2016
Dev: CreobitPub: 8Floor
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Man the guns! The enemy fleet is on the horizon! Defend your fort from attacks – show your tactical skill.
Why similar: Tower Defense 49.3%, Time Management 28%, Strategy 11.4%, Female Protagonist 7.1%, Indie 4.2%
- #52 Element TD
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 100 reviews2017
Dev: Element Studios
Windows
Light, Darkness, Water, Fire, Nature, and Earth elements come together in this tower defense focused on combinations.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.6%, Real Time Tactics 29.2%, RTS 23.4%, Strategy 5.6%, Fantasy 4.4%
- #53 Warstone TD
67% matchVery Positive82% of 3,892 reviews2018
Dev: Battlecruiser Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Warstone is a Tower Defense game, with RPG, Strategy, and even city building elements. Detailed Hi-res graphics and beautiful illustrations combine with a deep storyline to draw you into the world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 57.5%, RTS 14.2%, Strategy 12.7%, Fantasy 7.4%, Story Rich 4.2%
- #54 AMazing TD
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Go4 Entertainment
Windows
A maze-building tower defense game where every randomized map demands a new strategy. Climb the single-player leaderboards or face another player in real-time battles on fair, mirrored maps.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.8%, Real Time Tactics 26.2%, RTS 19.2%, Tactical 14.2%, Strategy 7.6%
- #55 Terrorhedron Tower Defense
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,176 reviews2014
Dev: Dan Walters
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Terrorhedron is the 3D, cooperative tower defense game for the PC. Unmatched challenge and complexity is introduced to the genre through 3 dimensional gameplay, micro-strategy through programmable turrets and 'edge of seat' gameplay is extended to multiplayer with up to 8 players online co-op.
Why similar: Tower Defense 83.2%, Strategy 11.4%, Indie 5.4%
- #56 Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense RPG
65% matchVery Positive83% of 1,322 reviews2024
Dev: Swell Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 207.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Tower Defense 37.7%, Time Management 29.9%, Tactical 15.5%, Strategy 9.3%, Fantasy 7.6%
- #57 Dwerve: Prologue
66% matchVery Positive92% of 631 reviews2021
Dev: Half Human Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Begin your apprenticeship as Dwerve! Tinker with a couple of the turrets! Meet your companions! Learn the basic strategies and tactics of turret-based combat. Hone your tower-defense dungeon-crawling skills so you're ready for the full game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.4%, Real Time Tactics 19.2%, Tactical 13.9%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #58 Rift Riff
63% matchVery Positive95% of 394 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 32.6%, RTS 23%, Action RTS 19.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.3%, Strategy 6.9%