- #1 Rogue Tower
97% matchVery Positive83% of 5,929 reviews2022
Dev: Die of Death Games
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rogue Tower is a tower defense game with roguelike elements and a continuously expanding path which you can influence. Unlock, build, upgrade, expand, defend.
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.2%, Roguelike 13.6%, Base Building 10.5%, Procedural Generation 9%, Strategy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the procedural generation and roguelike tower defense mechanics found in Tower Dominion.
- #2 Tower Factory
96% matchVery Positive90% of 1,259 reviews2024
Dev: Gius Caminiti
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 22.4%, RTS 16.7%, Base Building 13.2%, Roguelike 9.3%, Roguelite 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines tower defense with automation and base-building, offering a similar strategic depth to the seed game.
- #3 Emberward
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,310 reviews2026
Dev: Refic Games
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.9%, Base Building 14.2%, Roguelite 9.6%, Tactical 9.5%, Roguelike 9%
Why You'll Like It: Its unique mechanic of building paths with falling blocks provides a creative twist on the terrain-manipulation style of defense.
- #4 Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
95% 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 28.4%, RTS 17.6%, Roguelite 10.6%, Tactical 10.3%, Roguelike 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly tactical experience with deep upgrade paths and roguelite elements that align with the seed game's complexity.
- #5 Thronefall
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,759 reviews2024
Dev: GrizzlyGamesPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.5%, Base Building 14.7%, Auto Battler 10.5%, Strategy 9.8%, Building 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This minimalist approach to tower defense and base-building distills the core strategic loop into a highly addictive experience.
- #6 Hexguardian
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 707 reviews2024
Dev: Split Second GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Hexguardian is a roguelite, tower defense game where you build your own maps with hexagonal tiles! Build and upgrade towers, recruit armies, learn spells, construct wonders and place hexagonal tiles to create a path to enhance your defenses. With plenty of game modes and talents to unlock!
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.4%, RTS 17.2%, Tactical 11.3%, Procedural Generation 11%, Roguelike 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its roguelite structure and emphasis on tactical placement make it a natural fit for players who enjoy the seed game's mechanics.
- #7 Drill Core
93% matchVery Positive85% of 2,478 reviews2025
Dev: Hungry Couch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.4%, Base Building 17%, Roguelite 12.6%, Roguelike 12.5%, Strategy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It blends colony-sim elements with tower defense and roguelite progression, focusing on resource management under constant threat.
- #8 Cataclismo
92% matchVery Positive89% of 4,346 reviews2025
Dev: Digital SunPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.
Why similar: Base Building 27.1%, RTS 26.8%, Building 17.7%, Resource Management 16.3%, Strategy 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on modular base-building and defensive strategy makes it a strong companion for fans of Tower Dominion.
- #9 They Are Billions
91% matchVery Positive85% of 51,491 reviews2019
Dev: Numantian Games
Windows
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 56.8 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 30.2%, Tower Defense 23.8%, RTS 22.1%, Strategy 7.7%, Building 6%
Why You'll Like It: This title is a masterclass in combining real-time strategy, base-building, and massive-scale tower defense against hordes of enemies.
- #10 Age of Darkness: Final Stand
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 10,665 reviews2025
Dev: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 25.7%, RTS 19.4%, Base Building 16.8%, Tactical 11.3%, Building 10%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the intense pressure of defending a stronghold against thousands of enemies while managing complex base-building systems.
- #11 Tower Tactics: Liberation
90% matchVery Positive88% of 1,259 reviews2023
Dev: asraworks
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
We fused deck-building roguelikes and tower defenses in a way never seen before - deploy your towers, collect valuable trinkets and cast powerful spells to defend yourself against the Salkoth!
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.6%, Roguelike 15.5%, Roguelite 11.4%, Tactical 9.7%, Procedural Generation 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: The integration of deckbuilding and roguelike progression adds a layer of strategic variety similar to the hero choices in the seed game.
- #12 The King is Watching
89% matchVery Positive89% of 10,637 reviews2025
Dev: HypnoheadPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.8%, RTS 16%, Base Building 14.5%, Roguelike 9.9%, Auto Battler 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines base-building and RTS elements with a dark fantasy aesthetic that complements the seed game's atmosphere.
- #13 Isle of Arrows
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,109 reviews2022
Dev: Gridpop
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Isle of Arrows is a Puzzle Tower Defense game in which you build a fortress in the sky. Place towers, expand the isle, and build your own paths. Can you find the perfect spot for each tile to beat the RNG and defend against waves of invaders?
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.6%, Roguelike 14.6%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, Roguelite 11%, Choices Matter 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-oriented tower defense uses procedural generation to keep every defensive run fresh and challenging.
- #14 Dome Keeper
87% matchVery Positive92% of 22,498 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.2%, Roguelike 19.9%, Tactical 14.4%, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Resource Management 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a tight, roguelike experience centered on defending a central base while managing resources and upgrades.
- #15 Stellar Initiative
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 414 reviews2024
Dev: Five Head Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Stellar Initiative is a roguelike tower defense game where you land on the planet and use your orbit ship to deliver buildings and support you with fire. Complete missions, install new upgrades, discover powerful artifacts, and find the best strategy!
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.9%, Base Building 16.2%, Roguelike 14.4%, Procedural Generation 9.4%, Strategy 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features a sci-fi setting with tactical, roguelike tower defense mechanics that feel very similar to the seed game.
- #16 Diplomacy is Not an Option
86% matchVery Positive86% of 12,713 reviews2024
Dev: Door 407
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Build your town and defenses, raise huge armies and fight against massive hordes of enemies. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Base Building 19.7%, Tower Defense 17.3%, Resource Management 13.7%, RTS 13.6%, Tactical 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features large-scale base defense and RTS elements that mirror the high-stakes survival feel of Tower Dominion.
- #17 Mindustry
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 28,247 reviews2019
Dev: AnukenDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An open-ended factory management game with RTS and tower defense elements.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.8%, Base Building 21.5%, RTS 20.2%, Resource Management 12.4%, Building 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at integrating complex resource management and automation into a classic tower defense framework.
- #18 Warpips
84% matchVery Positive87% of 5,222 reviews2022
Dev: Skirmish Mode GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Warpips is the ultimate quick to learn but amazingly deep tug-of-war strategy game. Deploy the right composition of soldiers, tanks, helicopters and planes in this tight, streamlined strategy-focused war game. Compose the best army, research the right tech; overwhelm your enemy!
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.8%, RTS 18.1%, Auto Battler 14.4%, Base Building 9.5%, Tactical 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the chaotic, real-time strategy side of defense with a heavy emphasis on unit and tower management.
- #19 No Creeps Were Harmed TD
84% 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 44.6%, Tactical 10.8%, Aliens 10.7%, Building 10.5%, Strategy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi tower defense emphasizes 3D tactical positioning and base-building to hold the line.
- #20 Taur
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,113 reviews2020
Dev: Echo Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the homeworld of the Tauron droids against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine?
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.6%, Base Building 17.5%, RTS 13.6%, Strategy 9.5%, Tactical 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on controlling a powerful, upgradeable base against alien threats makes it a direct thematic match.
- #21 Repel The Rifts
82% matchVery Positive85% of 373 reviews2025
Dev: RefinedBearGamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Linux
Repel the Rifts is a roguelite tower defense game where you lead a commander through an alien world, uncovering new terrain each wave, drafting powerful upgrades, and constructing defenses to hold back the chaos.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.2%, Roguelike 14.3%, Tactical 14.1%, Roguelite 10.6%, Resource Management 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: The use of mechs and tactical tower placement creates a sci-fi defensive experience that aligns with the seed game's tone.
- #22 Orcs Must Die! 3
83% matchVery Positive86% of 14,930 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 82%, Strategy 13%, 3D 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: The hero-based defense and trap-heavy gameplay provide a more action-oriented take on the tower defense genre.
- #23 Tiny Tactics
82% matchVery Positive83% of 686 reviews2022
Dev: Tiny Forge Gaming
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Tiny Tactics is a Tower Defense game with a heavy focus on mazing, with mechanics inspired by the Auto Chess genre.
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.9%, Class-Based 18.9%, Tactical 13.1%, Auto Battler 11.6%, Building 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a streamlined, 3D strategic experience that focuses on tower placement and wave management.
- #24 Rogue Command
79% matchVery Positive90% of 1,064 reviews2026
Dev: feneq
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
True RTS gameplay reinforced with roguelite build crafting. Control units with bullet-time precision. Call down bases and raise armies. Drafted from a different arsenal every run. Weave builds that break the game. Or the game breaks you.
Why similar: RTS 17.4%, Base Building 14.3%, Tactical 10.6%, Roguelike 9.8%, Military 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It merges RTS mechanics with roguelite progression, focusing on tactical choices in a procedurally generated environment.
- #25 Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
81% matchVery Positive91% of 4,247 reviews2021
Dev: Prineside
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 45.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Infinitode 2 - a strategy in the Tower Defense genre, in which the player will have to build towers to protect his base from endless waves of enemies. The game features huge maps, lots of towers, resource miners, upgrade tree and map editor.
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.3%, Building 20.5%, Tactical 20%, Strategy 10.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an incredibly deep, technical approach to tower defense with extensive upgrade trees and resource management.
- #26 Lumencraft
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,289 reviews2023
Dev: 2Dynamic GamesPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Lumencraft is a unique combination of a top-down, rogue-like shooter and base building with tower defense elements. Dig and light up dark halls of a fully destructible environment on procedurally generated maps and campaign levels to find precious Lumen - humanity's only chance for survival.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.8%, Base Building 22.9%, Procedural Generation 16.2%, Roguelite 14.3%, Strategy 9%
Why You'll Like It: The top-down mining and defensive gameplay loop provides a similar sense of building and protecting a stronghold in a hostile environment.
- #27 Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
80% 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 41.4%, RTS 22.1%, Tactical 13.3%, Building 10.3%, Strategy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers classic, high-level strategic tower defense with complex elemental upgrade systems.
- #28 Nordhold
78% matchVery Positive87% of 3,393 reviews2025
Dev: StunForgePub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enemies are coming! Every decision matters: build your city, grow the economy, and prepare for enemy waves. Strengthen your defenses, adapt your strategy, and unleash your hero’s full potential. This unique Tower Defense will test your skills – are you worthy to claim a place at Valhalla?
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.7%, Base Building 13.6%, Roguelite 9.8%, RTS 9.7%, Roguelike 9.6%
- #29 Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,099 reviews2018
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Command your elven army and defend mystical lands from sea serpents, evil sorcerers, and wave after wave of gnoll tribesman, all with the help of brand-spankin’ new towers, heroes, and spells to fend off every last baddie.
Why similar: Tower Defense 49.2%, Tactical 15.7%, Building 14.2%, Strategy 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: As a staple of the genre, it provides the polished, hero-focused defensive gameplay that defines the seed game's roots.
- #30 Sir, We Have an Orc Problem
76% matchVery Positive87% of 4,406 reviews2026
Dev: Mumpitz Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Sir, We Have an Orc Problem is an incremental-style tower defense game where you face an overwhelming number of orcs. Greet them with even more bullets, bombs and lasers!
Why similar: Tower Defense 35%, Base Building 16.2%, Military 11.7%, War 10.8%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #31 Monsters are Coming!
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,892 reviews2025
Dev: LudogramPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Beware, Monsters are Coming! In this Tower-Survivor rogue-lite, you protect an ever-moving city from unrelenting hordes. Gather resources, fortify defences, and survive for as long as you can. Will you reach the Ark?
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.2%, Base Building 18.5%, Building 12.2%, Roguelite 11.6%, Isometric 11%
- #32 There Are No Orcs
76% matchVery Positive93% of 1,235 reviews2025
Dev: BaseTrade StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An RTS-Roguelike hybrid with auto-battling troops. Master building placement, swarm your enemies, and smash their defenses with unit-commander combos!
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.3%, RTS 19.9%, Auto Battler 16.6%, Base Building 13.8%, Roguelite 8.2%
- #33 Axom: Conquest
77% matchVery Positive80% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: Hairy Penguin
Windows
Build and defend your fortress while expanding out in this hold-out tower defense roguelite. Battle across a procedural alien homeworld, fight back corrupted terrain, discover hundreds of structures and upgrades as physics-driven swarms threaten to wipe out humanity.
Why similar: Tower Defense 18.7%, RTS 13.2%, Base Building 11.8%, Roguelike 8.1%, Procedural Generation 7.7%
- #34 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 50.2%, Roguelike 19.3%, Tactical 16.9%, Strategy 11.2%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #35 Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
78% matchVery Positive85% of 14,063 reviews2014
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.1%, Roguelike 22.3%, Strategy 10.4%, Procedural Generation 10.1%, Resource Management 8%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelike blends base defense and resource management with a unique tactical layer that rewards careful planning.
- #36 Minimalist Tower Defense
75% matchVery Positive95% of 1,872 reviews2024
Dev: Happy213
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Collect resources and establish a defense line before dark And then Facing countless enemies
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.1%, Base Building 21.7%, Resource Management 11.1%, Strategy 10.8%, Building 6.8%
- #37 Border Pioneer
74% matchVery Positive87% of 1,928 reviews2025
Dev: Yahzj GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
As the kingdom's most promising pioneer, embark on a legendary journey to tame the frontier! Build thriving towns across various landscapes, fending off waves of diverse enemies until you establish a firm foothold and have explored everything the eye can see!
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.5%, Base Building 21.1%, RTS 20.8%, Roguelite 9.9%, Strategy 8.1%
- #38 Mineral Defense
74% matchVery Positive90% of 253 reviews2024
Dev: Corestone Games
Windows · Linux
Mineral Defense combines tower defense with roguelite elements and procedural generation. Build paths, unlock upgrades, and unleash powerful synergies to conquer evolving challenges in an ever-expanding world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.4%, Base Building 16.3%, Roguelike 11.9%, Roguelite 11.4%, Procedural Generation 10.8%
- #39 Galaxy Defense War
71% matchVery Positive97% of 145 reviews2025
Dev: Zero Space
Windows
'Galaxy Defense War' is a roguelike tower defense game where you need to select suitable galactic principles from randomly dropped heroes and equipment to form a combat-ready team to resist alien invaders.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.8%, Base Building 18.6%, Roguelite 16%, Strategy 11.6%, Building 10.3%
- #40 Gnomes
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,846 reviews2025
Dev: DYSTOPIAN
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Gnomes is a turn-based tower defense with deep roguelike progression, set in ever-expanding, procedurally generated biomes. Build, farm and defend your village as you push deeper into goblin-infested territory. Unlock powerful upgrades and craft your environment to survive the endless goblin horde
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.2%, Base Building 17.3%, Procedural Generation 15.6%, Roguelike 14.4%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #41 IDUN - Frontline Survival
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 725 reviews2025
Dev: IDUN InteractivePub: Surefire.Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A defense RTS where you can move turrets at will. Extract resources, upgrade technology, and defend against enemy swarms in a gripping space campaign. Hold the line, set up your turrets, and brace for screen-filling hordes!
Why similar: Tower Defense 22.8%, RTS 17.1%, Base Building 14.8%, Building 13.2%, Procedural Generation 9.1%
- #42 Northend Tower Defense
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,461 reviews2024
Dev: Northend Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Jump into a realtime strategy, action filled battlefield, deploy relentless soldiers, unlock powerful troops and vehicles, upgrade your army, decimate the enemy. If that's not enough, jump into a chaotic Zombie mode, with traps, fun upgrades, and a new gameplay!
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.5%, Auto Battler 17.5%, Base Building 13.6%, Tactical 11.5%, War 10.3%
- #43 Tabletop Tavern
69% matchVery Positive90% of 2,141 reviews2026
Dev: TJPub: Frostbloom
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Tabletop Tavern is a roguelike RTS where you build an army from scratch and command them across a brutal campaign. Recruit diverse units, create devastating synergies, and make tactical choices that shape the fate of every run.
Why similar: RTS 24.4%, Roguelike 14.7%, Tactical 14.3%, Roguelite 11.9%, War 11.3%
- #44 X-Morph: Defense
73% matchVery Positive91% of 4,244 reviews2017
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 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 55%, Isometric 12.9%, Aliens 12.8%, Strategy 10.9%, Sci-fi 6.8%
- #45 City Defense Z
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 328 reviews2025
Dev: Good Mood Games
Windows · Linux
City Defense Z combines base-building and base defense in a roguelite progression loop. Build by day, defend by night, and face a growing zombie threat. Every defeat unlocks permanent upgrades, helping you rebuild smarter and push further each time. See how many days you can last.
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.8%, Base Building 14.5%, Auto Battler 14.2%, Roguelike 11.1%, Tactical 10.9%
- #46 The Last Spell
70% matchVery Positive91% of 13,760 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: Tower Defense 28.9%, Tactical 18.3%, Base Building 17.8%, Roguelite 12.3%, Roguelike 11.4%
- #47 Loopstructor
70% matchVery Positive83% of 384 reviews2024
Dev: Pone Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
This is a strategy game that combines tower defense with Roguelike. Unlike traditional tower defense game, the towers in the game are vehicles that move along ‘loops’.You need to create defense loop and build battle trains to defend against enemy attacks.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.3%, RTS 18.4%, Auto Battler 15.5%, Base Building 13.2%, Roguelike 12.3%
- #48 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 241 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 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: Tower Defense 39%, Auto Battler 27%, Roguelite 15.5%, Roguelike 10%, Strategy 8.6%
- #49 Super Fantasy Kingdom
67% matchVery Positive87% of 6,015 reviews2025
Dev: Super Fantasy GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
Why similar: Auto Battler 28%, Roguelike 20.7%, Procedural Generation 19.2%, Roguelite 18.5%, Strategy 11.3%
- #50 Sushi Cat - Tower Defense
68% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Battle back waves of rogue sushi in this cute-but-chaotic roguelite tower defense! Build, upgrade, and reshape the battlefield each run.
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.6%, RTS 15.6%, Base Building 11.5%, Roguelike 8.9%, Roguelite 8.6%
- #51 Creeping Dusk
70% matchMixed67% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: PolyShroom
Windows · Linux
Creeping Dusk is a tower defense game. Build a town around an abandoned gold mine and defend against monsters that swarm the area. Fortify your defenses, and prepare for the increasingly challenging nights. Will you be able to protect your town from the encroaching darkness?
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.2%, Base Building 16.6%, Roguelite 10.6%, Building 10.5%, Tactical 10.5%
- #52 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival
69% matchVery Positive87% of 448 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 39.9%, Tactical 16.5%, Isometric 13.6%, Aliens 11.1%, Strategy 9.5%
- #53 Crystal Guardians TD
68% matchVery Positive88% of 116 reviews2024
Dev: Green Pine Studios
Windows
Crystal Guardians is a tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Fight of waves and defend the world crystal. Gear up your towers with a powerful combination of items for your strategy. In an ever expanding map, find hidden powers and conquer the enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.2%, Roguelike 11.1%, Tactical 10.8%, Roguelite 10.3%, Procedural Generation 9.7%
- #54 9 Kings
65% matchVery Positive92% of 23,381 reviews2025
Dev: Sad SocketPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder. Grow your empire and fight massive battles against powerful rival kings. Break the game with thousands of insane builds to become the King of Kings.
Why similar: Roguelike 28.8%, Procedural Generation 27.6%, Roguelite 24.7%, Strategy 15.8%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #55 Poly TD
66% matchVery Positive82% of 592 reviews2026
Dev: Naroot
Windows
Classic Warcraft III TD customs meet roguelike strategy. Summon and merge units to evolve them into legendary figures like Joan of Arc, Guan Yu, and Lovecraft—Legendary heroes from across time and space await! Prove your ultimate synergy against endless waves of enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31%, Auto Battler 20.5%, Tactical 16.5%, Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 8.7%
- #56 Cluckmech Oasis
66% matchVery Positive88% of 3,638 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 15.4 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 37.4%, Roguelike 17.4%, Building 14.4%, Roguelite 13.4%, Strategy 9.6%
- #57 Towerful Defense: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive88% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A tower defense action roguelike 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 items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31%, Auto Battler 20.3%, RTS 19.2%, Roguelite 12.6%, Aliens 8%
- #58 Gods Of Defense
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Blue Math
Windows
Tower Defense Rogue-like. Defend a temple on a procedural map with variety of towers. Craft your strategy through Boon and Curse cards. With every run earn faith to upgrade the weapons. Many progression paths keep you engaged and entertained without getting stuck.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36.9%, Roguelike 17.9%, Procedural Generation 16.8%, Base Building 8.4%, Strategy 8.4%
- #59 Artisan TD
66% matchVery Positive87% of 2,531 reviews2024
Dev: 4rtisansPub: Unexpected
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Artisan TD is a puzzle-oriented Tower Defense game where you must survive by building mazes.
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.4%, Tactical 18.4%, Building 17.1%, Strategy 11.8%, 3D 2.8%