- #1 Time Rifters
97% matchVery Positive88% of 455 reviews2014
Dev: Proton Studio IncPub:
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Be your own teammates in this unique single-player co-op shooter!
Why similar: Time Travel 41.7% ★, Time Manipulation 24.5% ★, Tower Defense 20.2%, Puzzle 5.2%, Strategy 5.1%
- #2 Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
96% matchVery Positive90% of 3,152 reviews2021
Dev: Element Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.2 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 33.3%, Real Time Tactics 25.2%, RTS 19%, Tactical 9%, Fantasy 6.6%
- #3 Achron
96% matchMixed64% of 112 reviews2011
Dev: Hazardous Software Inc.
Windows
As one of the survivors and humankind's first “Achronal” being, you must piece together what happened and unravel the mysteries surrounding the alien invasion.
Why similar: Time Travel 41.7% ★, Time Manipulation 24.2% ★, RTS 20.9%, Strategy 10.5%, Indie 2.7%
- #4 Time Warpers
95% matchVery Positive83% of 546 reviews2020
Dev: Proton Studio Inc
Windows · Mac
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 156.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 47.8% ★, Tower Defense 34.9%, Strategy 13.3%, Indie 4%
- #5 Stargate: Timekeepers
94% matchMixed62% of 275 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 33.4%, RTS 17.5%, Action RTS 14.2% ★, Tactical 11.4%, Strategy 9.4%
- #6 Spirits of the Hellements - TD
94% matchVery Positive93% of 338 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 45.7%, Real Time Tactics 19.4%, Tactical 13.8%, Strategy 10.1%, Fantasy 8.8%
- #7 Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 195 reviews2024
Dev: Sand Door StudioPub: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
Windows
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: Strategy 34.2%, Female Protagonist 33.6%, Tactical 24.1%, Indie 8.1%
- #8 Hell Warders
93% matchMixed56% of 171 reviews2019
Dev: Anti Gravity Game StudiosPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 65.7%, Strategy 14.5%, Fantasy 12.6%, Linear 7.3%
- #9 Sunstone War
91% matchVery Positive100% of 52 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 23.9%, RTS 18.9%, Real Time Tactics 17.5%, Action RTS 16% ★, Tactical 7.7%
- #10 Dungeon Defenders: Awakened
91% matchMixed66% of 4,793 reviews2020
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 40.1 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 51.1%, Tactical 17.8%, Third Person 12.8%, Strategy 9.5%, Fantasy 8.8%
- #11 RewindGirl
89% matchVery Positive92% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: べすとまん
Windows
Run, jump, rewind, and avoid a time paradox? A time-traveling gal changes the past where she drank tapioca to prevent the extinction of humanity in this time-loop action puzzle game!
Why similar: Time Travel 52.2% ★, Time Manipulation 38.3% ★, Puzzle 7.5%, Indie 2%
- #12 Gensokyo Defenders
90% matchVery Positive93% of 135 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 49.9%, Strategy 28.1%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Fantasy 6.8%, Indie 1.9%
- #13 Bish Bash Bots
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 207 reviews2023
Dev: CATASTROPHIC_OVERLOADPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 52% ★, Tower Defense 36.6%, Female Protagonist 6.8%, Strategy 4.6%
- #14 Dungeon Defenders
88% matchVery Positive93% of 18,745 reviews2011
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 42.0 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 56.2%, Tactical 15.8%, Third Person 11.3%, Strategy 8.4%, Fantasy 8.3%
- #15 TDS - Tower Defense Strategy
87% matchVery Positive81% of 354 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 38%, RTS 30.4%, Action RTS 21.1% ★, Fantasy 5.5%, Strategy 3.6%
- #16 Chronigma
85% matchNo user reviews100% of 286 reviews2025
Dev: C3BGames
Windows · Mac
Master time in this story-rich time-bending puzzle game. You travel back in time to be in two places at once, to solve puzzles impossible to complete alone. Your success hinges on your ability to collaborate with yourself. Can you learn to manipulate time to save humanity?
Why similar: Time Travel 47.3% ★, Time Manipulation 35.8% ★, Puzzle 7.1%, Strategy 6.4%, Story Rich 2.6%
- #17 Chrono Gear: Warden of Time
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 901 reviews2025
Dev: Team Chrono GearPub: holo Indie
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Turn back the clock and fight to repair Time itself in this cinematic action platformer with fast sword combat and time-based powers. You are the Warden of Time, Ouro Kronii - be proud and fight hard!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 43.2% ★, Time Travel 34.1% ★, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Action-Adventure 4.1%, Fantasy 3.6%
- #18 PAGO FOREST: TOWER DEFENSE
86% matchVery Positive87% of 89 reviews2020
Dev: FuturtechPub: Nova's Army
Windows
Flora, a former leader of Nova's army, is back in service. Still alive baal the necromancer contaminates the pago lands with his evil power. Flora's mission is to build a large army and recover power artifacts to annihilate her enemies. In her quest she will need you! Are you up to the challenge?
Why similar: Time Manipulation 25.5% ★, Tower Defense 22.5%, RTS 17.8%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%, Tactical 7.6%
- #19 Timespinner
86% matchVery Positive86% of 3,099 reviews2018
Dev: Lunar Ray GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 Travel 36.9% ★, Time Manipulation 36.7% ★, Female Protagonist 13%, Fantasy 6.5%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #20 CARNAGE OFFERING Tower Defense
82% matchVery Positive90% of 306 reviews2023
Dev: FuturtechPub: Nova's Army
Windows
The replicator robots are back! It's 2528. The machines are increasingly infecting the planets with genetically modified monsters. Challenge them and try to stop the onslaught. Upgrade buildings and heroes, mine resources, discover technology and fight to save humanity!
Why similar: Tower Defense 52.8%, RTS 35.8%, Strategy 10.4%, Indie 1%
- #21 Iron Danger
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,000 reviews2020
Dev: Action Squad StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.3 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 38.3% ★, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Puzzle 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Magic 8.5%
- #22 No Creeps Were Harmed TD
81% matchVery Positive89% of 482 reviews2024
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 41.9%, Action RTS 21.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 20.6%, Tactical 8.5%, Strategy 7.8%
- #23 Tavernacle!
83% 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 33.2%, Co-op Campaign 30.4% ★, Third-Person Shooter 15.9%, Third Person 8.3%, Strategy 6.6%
- #24 EverSiege: Untold Ages
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 801 reviews2026
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
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: Tower Defense 29.9%, Action RTS 24.8% ★, RTS 23.1%, Tactical 10.5%, Strategy 6.3%
- #25 Aegis Defenders
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,807 reviews2018
Dev: GUTS DepartmentPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 6.8 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 75.8%, Strategy 13.7%, Female Protagonist 5.2%, Indie 5.2%
- #26 Trial Of Empires TD
79% matchMixed69% of 70 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 46.6%, Time Management 28.4%, Tactical 11.5%, Strategy 9.3%, Indie 4.2%
- #27 Sanctum
79% matchVery Positive89% of 3,340 reviews2011
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.4 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 79%, Strategy 9.4%, Female Protagonist 7.3%, Indie 2.4%, Tactical 2%
- #28 Project Temporality
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 107 reviews2014
Dev: Defrost Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Experience the mind bending power of single player cooperation. Project Temporality is a third person action/puzzle game built around the concept of allowing the player to play with time. Thanks to our propriety engine Sparta 3D we make the fourth dimension as available as the other three.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 63.5% ★, Puzzle 19.3%, Third Person 9.5%, Indie 7.7%
- #29 Sanctum 2
78% matchVery Positive90% of 14,356 reviews2013
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 84.6%, Strategy 9.1%, Female Protagonist 4.2%, Indie 2.1%
- #30 Dungeon Defenders II
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 22,057 reviews2017
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Dungeon Defenders II is a cooperative Action Tower Defense game packed with roleplaying elements like loot, leveling, and pets.
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 51.8% ★, Tower Defense 27.8%, Tactical 8.8%, Third Person 6.8%, Fantasy 4.7%
- #31 Siege of Centauri
78% matchMixed66% of 448 reviews2019
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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 40%, Real Time Tactics 33.2%, Tactical 12.2%, Strategy 7.8%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #32 The Beast and the Princess
74% matchVery Positive98% of 56 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 40.9%, Real Time Tactics 16.7%, Female Protagonist 12%, Magic 8.1%, Strategy 7.9%
- #33 Last Hope - Tower Defense
77% matchVery Positive83% of 456 reviews2016
Dev: JE Software
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.0 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 76.1%, Strategy 10.2%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Indie 3.6%
- #34 Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,390 reviews2025
Dev: Robot Entertainment
Windows
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 40.9%, Third-Person Shooter 21%, Third Person 10.6%, Magic 9.4%, Fantasy 8%
- #35 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival
74% matchVery Positive88% of 428 reviews2023
Dev: Refinery Games
Windows
Get ready for the ULTIMATE tower defense onslaught. Build, deploy, research and upgrade your defenses in this epic, old school RTS inspired sci-fi adventure.
Why similar: Tower Defense 64.6%, Tactical 22.3%, Strategy 13.2%
- #36 Prime World: Defenders
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,050 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 75.6%, Strategy 9.5%, Fantasy 5%, Tactical 4.9%, Female Protagonist 2.5%
- #37 Timeworks
73% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Starworks Studios
Windows
Timeworks is a time-traveling 3D puzzle platformer with a bouncy cartoon style. Work along past versions of yourself to solve puzzles, create unique Items, and fill out your quotas for your mysterious employers.
Why similar: Time Travel 54.4% ★, Time Manipulation 31.5% ★, Puzzle 9.2%, Story Rich 4.9%
- #38 Time Lock VR 1
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 807 reviews2017
Dev: WR-VRGPub: Whale Rock Games
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A VR puzzle game with sci-fi and escape room elements: control time, solve challenges, fight enemies, and explore worlds across different timelines.
Why similar: Time Travel 37% ★, Time Manipulation 35% ★, Puzzle 13.5%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Female Protagonist 1.8%
- #39 Dustwind
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 387 reviews2018
Dev: Dustwind StudiosPub: Z-Software GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 47.2%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Tactical 16.7%, Strategy 11%, Indie 3.8%
- #40 Keep Keepers
72% matchVery Positive88% of 150 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 48.3% ★, Tower Defense 41.9%, Fantasy 4.9%, Strategy 4.9%
- #41 Band of Defenders
76% matchMixed50% of 396 reviews2018
Dev: Alda Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A Co-Op FPS game with base building in a post-apocalyptic world. Craft weapons, build barricades and automated turrets, unlock new gear and items for visual customization and kill all savages and mutants trying to destroy the remnants of human civilization.
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.5%, Real Time Tactics 32.1%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Tactical 11.6%, Strategy 6.6%
- #42 Rift Riff
69% matchVery Positive96% of 365 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 36.3%, RTS 23.1%, Real Time Tactics 18.6%, Action RTS 15.3% ★, Strategy 6.8%
- #43 Tangy TD
68% matchVery Positive92% of 1,121 reviews2026
Dev: Cakez
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 65.9%, Tactical 19%, Strategy 12.9%, Indie 2.2%
- #44 Time Rift
71% matchVery Positive97% 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 77.7% ★, Puzzle 18.2%, Indie 4.1%
- #45 YesterMorrow
72% matchMixed68% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: Bitmap GalaxyPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
YesterMorrow is a single-player time travelling 2D platformer, mixing action sequences with puzzle elements. Follow the engaging story of Yui, who travels back into the past to save her family and the remnants of a world now trapped in Never-ending Night.
Why similar: Time Travel 56.4% ★, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Indie 15.5%, Story Rich 11%
- #46 Tempest Tower
69% matchVery Positive93% of 70 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 44.9%, Action RTS 25.5% ★, Time Management 19.2%, Strategy 8.7%, Indie 1.7%
- #47 Molten Armor
73% matchMixed62% of 60 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 34.7%, RTS 26.7%, Real Time Tactics 24.6%, Strategy 7.7%, Story Rich 5%
- #48 Tower Wars
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,753 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 86.3%, Strategy 11.2%, Indie 2.6%
- #49 Orcs Must Die! 3
68% matchVery Positive86% of 14,664 reviews2021
Dev: Robot Entertainment
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 45.8%, Co-op Campaign 22.6% ★, Third-Person Shooter 15.5%, Strategy 6.3%, Third Person 6%
- #50 Defender's Quest 2: Mists of Ruin
69% matchMixed61% of 316 reviews2025
Dev: Level Up Labs, LLCPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Rise above the Mirk and protect your ship from dangers unknown in the latest entry in the classic Defender’s Quest tower defense series!
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.7%, Real Time Tactics 23.2%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Tactical 10.9%, Strategy 9.7%
- #51 XEL
71% matchMixed47% of 289 reviews2022
Dev: Tiny RoarPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
XEL is an epic 3D sci-fi fantasy action-adventure. Explore the mysterious world of XEL and help protagonist Reid to uncover her enigmatic past. Make new friends and foes along the way and collect exciting gadgets to master challenging dungeons and solve time bending puzzles.
Why similar: Time Travel 36% ★, Time Manipulation 31.6% ★, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Third Person 6.1%
- #52 Out of Time
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2025
Dev: Manticore Games
Windows
Out of Time is a fast-paced, multi-player co-op roguelite where your squad, gear, and teamwork decide survival. Battle through a fractured world where past, present, and future collide - facing swarms of corrupted enemies, brutal bosses, and unique challenges all before time runs out.
Why similar: Time Travel 76.8% ★, Third Person 17.6%, Indie 5.6%
- #53 X-Morph: Defense
68% matchVery Positive92% of 4,073 reviews2017
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Unique fusion of a top-down shooter and tower defense strategy. You are the invader! Use destructive weapons or lead your enemies into a maze of towers. Strategize in the build mode by carefully selecting various types of alien towers or throw yourself right into the heat of the battle.
Why similar: Tower Defense 81.9%, Strategy 13.9%, Indie 4.2%
- #54 Cube Land Arena
70% matchMixed62% of 330 reviews2019
Dev: Jaison Robson GusavaPub: SC Jogos
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The kingdom of Cubia call for your help, come to this vast kingdom where you will face strong enemies and hard challenges, you are the chosen to defend the cristals of life and finally bring peace to reign of Cubia.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.6%, Time Manipulation 18.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.9%, RTS 14.9%, Tactical 7.9%
- #55 Castle Of Alchemists
65% matchVery Positive83% of 731 reviews2025
Dev: Team Machiavelli
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Defend your castle in this fast-paced tower defense/action hybrid game with stunning pixel art graphics! Play as alchemically enhanced warrior Bellator, set traps, build towers, craft powerful weapons, and defend your home! The fate of the castle lies in your hands!
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.3%, Real Time Tactics 27.9%, Tactical 13.8%, Fantasy 7.5%, Strategy 7.1%
- #56 Arrival of Beasts
67% matchPositive96% of 52 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 44.9%, RTS 29.7%, Tactical 11.9%, Strategy 10.2%, Indie 3.2%
- #57 Artisan TD
65% matchVery Positive89% of 2,252 reviews2024
Dev: 4rtisansPub: Unexpected
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Artisan TD is a puzzle-oriented Tower Defense game where you must survive by building mazes.
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.6%, Real Time Tactics 23%, Tactical 12.6%, Puzzle 9.7%, Strategy 8.3%
- #58 DG2: Defense Grid 2
67% matchVery Positive86% of 3,339 reviews2014
Dev: Hidden Path Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.4 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 31.4%, Real Time Tactics 23.9%, RTS 23.8%, Tactical 12.6%, Strategy 6.6%