- #1 Tower Tactics: Liberation
96% matchVery Positive88% of 1,252 reviews2023
Dev: asraworks
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 16.9 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.4% ★, Tower Defense 22%, Roguelite 9.3%, Roguelike 9%, Deckbuilding 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses heavily on the roguelike-deckbuilder aspect of tower defense, requiring careful card management to survive.
- #2 Necronator: Dead Wrong
97% matchMixed68% of 526 reviews2020
Dev: Toge ProductionsPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Necronator: Dead Wrong is a deck-building roguelike with an RTS twist. Build a powerful deck. Collect and deploy undead units and raise a unique army. Master each commander’s playstyle and conquer the world. Change the game with rule-bending relics. Unlock new decks and do it all again.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.1%, Roguelite 19.7%, Roguelike 14.1%, Deckbuilding 11.6%, Cute 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the reverse tower defense genre by tasking you with summoning minions to destroy enemy bases using card-based tactics.
- #3 Dicefolk
96% matchVery Positive89% of 1,103 reviews2024
Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Wield magical dice and build a team of powerful Chimeras to stop a mysterious evil in this tactical roguelite adventure. As a Chimera Summoner, recruit and create your perfect team of mythical beasts and command them to victory using unique dice mechanics.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34.7% ★, Creature Collector 21%, Roguelite 11.6%, Roguelike 9.2%, Procedural Generation 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelike-deckbuilder emphasizes creature collection and tactical team management, mirroring the minion-focused gameplay of the seed.
- #4 Monster Train
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,924 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 35.7% ★, Roguelite 19.5%, Roguelike 13.9%, Deckbuilding 11.9%, Procedural Generation 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for blending tower defense mechanics with roguelike-deckbuilding and unit placement strategy.
- #5 Heretic's Fork
94% matchVery Positive85% of 4,109 reviews2023
Dev: 9FingerGamesPub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dear candidate, we are pleased to invite you to take up the position of manager of Hell. You will punish sinners by using our deck-building computer system to construct hellish towers capable of keeping the endless hordes of the underworld in check. Best of luck!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.4% ★, Tower Defense 15.6%, Auto Battler 14.3%, Perma Death 11.8%, Roguelite 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deckbuilding tower defense game that features a unique card-based combat system against waves of enemies.
- #6 Ratropolis
94% matchVery Positive88% of 5,510 reviews2020
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.3% ★, Tower Defense 17.7%, Roguelite 16.7%, Deckbuilding 11.3%, Roguelike 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced real-time strategy game that combines deckbuilding with tower defense elements to protect your city.
- #7 Maze Keeper
93% matchMixed48% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Spaceward Games
Windows
You are the guardian of a cursed labyrinth and must prevent an adventurer from escaping with the help of your monsters. But the adventurer keeps trying again and again, accumulating levels and getting stronger... Survive to the highest possible level !
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23% ★, Auto Battler 18.3%, Tower Defense 16.4%, Creature Collector 15.7%, Perma Death 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines strategy, tower defense, and auto-battler mechanics in a roguelike structure that feels very similar to the seed.
- #8 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 240 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A roguelike tower defense where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and unique effect items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25% ★, Auto Battler 22.3%, Tower Defense 19.3%, Roguelite 11.4%, Deckbuilding 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite tower defense game that emphasizes action and auto-battler mechanics during runs.
- #9 Emberward
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,818 reviews2024
Dev: Refic Games
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.1% ★, Tower Defense 22.8%, Roguelite 12.9%, Roguelike 8.7%, Deckbuilding 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tower defense game that incorporates roguelite deckbuilding and base-building to create unique defensive setups.
- #10 Shapebreaker - Tower Defense Deckbuilder
91% matchVery Positive80% of 65 reviews2023
Dev: Alexander Van den Bulck
Windows
A fusion of tower defense games and roguelike deckbuilders. Use your cards to build towers and to upgrade them in unique ways. Gain rewards to customize your deck, defense and playstyle. Break the shapes before they break you!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.7% ★, Tower Defense 22.5%, Roguelite 10.2%, Roguelike 8.2%, Procedural Generation 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title directly merges tower defense with deckbuilding mechanics to create a strategic roguelike experience.
- #11 Rogue Tower
90% matchVery Positive83% of 5,919 reviews2022
Dev: Die of Death Games
Windows
Median: 10.7 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 49.4%, Roguelike 17.1%, Roguelite 11.1%, Procedural Generation 11%, Strategy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural tower defense game that offers high replayability through its roguelike progression system.
- #12 Wildfrost
89% matchVery Positive83% of 8,823 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 37.6% ★, Perma Death 16.2%, Roguelite 13.3%, Roguelike 10.2%, Deckbuilding 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike-deckbuilder that relies heavily on creature synergy and positioning, much like the team-building aspects of Tower Escape.
- #13 Loop Hero
89% matchVery Positive93% of 36,505 reviews2021
Dev: Four QuartersPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.
Why similar: Roguelite 28%, Roguelike 23.2%, Deckbuilding 18.7%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: While different in perspective, it shares the auto-battler and roguelike loop mechanics where you influence the battlefield to guide your character.
- #14 Decktamer
87% matchVery Positive86% of 2,179 reviews2025
Dev: Horizon EdgePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Deck-building meets monster catching in this turn-based roguelike. Recruit enemy cards to your party as you dive into the depths of the abyss. Will you kill them or will you tame them?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 44.1% ★, Creature Collector 30.3%, Deckbuilding 10.2%, Strategy 5.2%, Roguelike 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on creature collection and card-battler mechanics, mirroring the minion-recruitment loop.
- #15 Million Monster Militia
88% matchVery Positive83% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Space Capsule GamesPub: Dejobaan Games, LLC
Windows
A roguelike autobattling deckbuilder. Draft an army of… Succubi? Tax Accountants? Whales? It’s up to you! Discover thousands of possible synergies based on what fighters you choose. Fights are snappy and turn-based. Recruit your army and let them fight for you!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.4% ★, Auto Battler 18.9%, Creature Collector 15.4%, Roguelite 9.9%, Roguelike 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: An auto-battler with deckbuilding elements that focuses on managing a large army of monsters.
- #16 Gold and Graves
86% matchVery Positive86% of 177 reviews2025
Dev: Yoon
Windows
Gold and Graves is a roguelike extraction game where you bribe enemies to recruit them as allies, escape the dungeon, and bring back cards, relics, and mercenaries to your village to accumulate resources. Strengthen your deck and forces with the resources you gather and challenge deeper dungeons.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30% ★, Creature Collector 21%, Auto Battler 19.5%, Roguelite 6.3%, Roguelike 6%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike-deckbuilder that integrates creature collection and auto-battler combat for a strategic experience.
- #17 Monster United
86% matchVery Positive86% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: 追风的鱼
Windows
This is a casual auto-battler game where you need to build your monster legion as you climb the tower! Random levels, rich alliances, and an equipment talent system provide countless possibilities for gameplay strategies, offering both casual relaxation and strategic depth!
Why similar: Auto Battler 31.5%, Tower Defense 26.9%, Roguelike 8.7%, Top-Down 7.7%, Strategy 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A casual strategy game that uses auto-battler mechanics and creature collection to defend against waves.
- #18 Cluckmech Oasis
84% matchVery Positive88% of 3,609 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cluckmech Oasis, a top-down shooting Roguelike tower defense game. Play as the Warcluck and lead your team of animal heroes in a fight for survival. Collect, build and upgrade defenses, and engage in intense battle against waves of plant enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.4%, Roguelite 15%, Perma Death 14.8%, Roguelike 13.8%, Strategy 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy roguelike that features tower defense and top-down shooter elements for a chaotic combat experience.
- #19 Hexguardian
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 700 reviews2024
Dev: Split Second GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 33.6%, Roguelite 20.1%, Roguelike 15.6%, Procedural Generation 15.3%, Cute 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A tower defense game with roguelite elements that focuses on strategic placement and cartoony, fast-paced combat.
- #20 Block Tower TD
84% matchVery Positive86% of 97 reviews2023
Dev: MyDreamForever
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Block Tower TD is a roguelike tower defense strategy game with interesting innovations. Build a world out of blocks, choose random upgrades to make every run unique.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34%, Roguelite 18.9%, Roguelike 15.7%, Procedural Generation 11%, Strategy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy tower defense game that incorporates city-building and roguelike elements for a unique defensive challenge.
- #21 Gem Miner TD
81% matchVery Positive97% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: iFeral Games
Windows
Mine. Maze. Merge. Survive. Dig for powerful gems, merge them into game-breaking towers, stack buffs, and pick roguelike perks to build wild synergies. Do not let enemies drag your miner to the lava!
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.4%, Auto Battler 28.1%, Roguelite 17.3%, Roguelike 9.6%, Strategy 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite tower defense game that focuses on resource management and replayability.
- #22 Mineral Defense
82% 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 32.2%, Roguelite 19.8%, Roguelike 14.8%, Procedural Generation 12.8%, Deckbuilding 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite tower defense game that uses card-based mechanics to enhance your defensive capabilities.
- #23 Across the Obelisk
82% matchVery Positive80% of 13,075 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamsite GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 20.0 hrsMean: 54.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 39.9% ★, Roguelite 14.6%, Procedural Generation 12.4%, Roguelike 12.4%, Deckbuilding 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike-deckbuilder that features deep party management and creature-like synergy, perfect for fans of team-building.
- #24 Bees vs Zombees
81% matchVery Positive89% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: DeadPixelPub: DeadPIxel
Windows
A fast-paced roguelike tower defense where you choose your Queen Bee with unique skills and the Artisan to build turrets and cast powerful spells to defend your hive through regions infested with zombees. Face bosses with insane mechanics and survive the Zumbeecalypse!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34.5% ★, Tower Defense 23.9%, Roguelite 14.3%, Roguelike 11.4%, Strategy 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tower defense game with RTS elements that requires managing units to survive waves of enemies.
- #25 Anomaly: Warzone Earth
83% matchVery Positive87% of 4,687 reviews2011
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 58.7%, Strategy 27.9%, Indie 7.3%, Top-Down 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic reverse tower defense game where you lead a squad of vehicles through enemy-controlled territory.
- #26 Fire at Campsite
80% matchVery Positive83% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Salvador PalmaPub: ZOO Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Protect the campsite in this Single-Tower-Defense game where you play as a campfire against the local wildlife! With many abilities and characters at your disposal, try new builds, synergies, and combos to make those animals run away with fear!
Why similar: Creature Collector 24%, Tower Defense 22.9%, Roguelite 14.8%, Roguelike 10.7%, Top-Down 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy roguelite that incorporates bullet-hell elements for a fast-paced defensive experience.
- #27 Rogue Monster Rush
78% matchVery Positive94% of 258 reviews2026
Dev: Ghost Vibes LLC
Windows
A unique Tower Defense game featuring Monster Collecting and Roguelike mechanics. Hatch, upgrade, and command a party of monster defenders, while unleashing player spells, to defend your base from the hordes of invading robots.
Why similar: Creature Collector 41.6%, Tower Defense 38.8%, Roguelike 17%, Strategy 1.5%, Indie 0.7%
- #28 Broken Universe - Tower Defense
78% matchVery Positive91% of 313 reviews2023
Dev: Jinthree Studio
Windows
Get ready to rethink all your defense strategies! Build barricades to stop monsters, or lure them into a maze and attack. A variety of stages that change each time depending on how you play them.
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.2%, Deckbuilding 13.6%, Strategy 10.7%, Cute 9.2%, Top-Down 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused tower defense game that offers a classic experience with indie charm.
- #29 Loopstructor
77% matchVery Positive83% of 383 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23% ★, Tower Defense 22.5%, Auto Battler 21.3%, Roguelike 10.7%, Roguelite 6.1%
- #30 Cursed Treasure 2 Ultimate Edition - Tower Defense
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 371 reviews2022
Dev: IriySoftPub: Surefire.Games
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Why be good when you can be... bad? Cursed Treasure 2 is a classic tower-defense game, remastered and carefully re-balanced. Build towers of powerful orcs, demons, and undead, and master powerful spells, to protect your precious hoard from all manner of no-good do-gooders.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.5%, Auto Battler 29.4%, Top-Down 14%, Strategy 5.6%, 2D 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tower defense game with a dark, colorful aesthetic and strategic depth.
- #31 Hadean Tactics
77% matchVery Positive89% of 1,926 reviews2023
Dev: Emberfish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30.9% ★, Auto Battler 22.5%, Roguelite 11.1%, Roguelike 9.3%, Procedural Generation 8.2%
- #32 Wireworks
75% matchVery Positive90% of 596 reviews2026
Dev: JJJ
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Design your defenses, build your module board, and manage your wires. Combine signals and create synergies to empower your weapons and survive in this base-defense roguelike auto-battler.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.8% ★, Auto Battler 20.7%, Tower Defense 18.7%, Roguelite 7.8%, Roguelike 6.4%
- #33 Output Pasture
79% matchVery Positive85% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: Dusk Dog Studio
Windows
Output Pasture is a fast-paced Tower Defense Game which combines the elements of roguelike. Unlock, combine unique animals to battle together, and fight the evil Machine Legion.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.6%, Strategy 27%, Roguelike 14.1%, Indie 12.4%, Casual 7%
Why You'll Like It: A simple yet effective strategy tower defense game that focuses on 2D tactical placement.
- #34 Tower Dominion
74% matchVery Positive86% of 5,489 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build and design the terrain while defending your stronghold against alien invasion in this unique Roguelike tower defense. Choose from 30 heroes, survive enemy waves, and upgrade a variety of destructive towers to hold the line!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.2%, Auto Battler 19.5%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 12.2%, Procedural Generation 10.6%
- #35 Tangy TD
73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,510 reviews2026
Dev: Cakez
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.6 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 50.8%, Roguelike 20.6%, Strategy 11.1%, 2D 5.8%, Pixel Graphics 4%
- #36 Epic Auto Towers
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 788 reviews2024
Dev: Aleksandr Golovkin
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Epic Auto Towers is a turn-based strategy game combining elements of autobattler, deckbuilder and roguelike. Purchase uncommon and rare Towers and build the strongest combo to withstand the monster assault! Discover unusual new Tower combinations as you come back for more.
Why similar: Auto Battler 29.6%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.4% ★, Roguelike 10.8%, Tower Defense 10%, Deckbuilding 9.9%
- #37 Endgame of Devil
76% matchVery Positive89% of 1,039 reviews2023
Dev: MiniWhalePub: Anotherindie
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
As the Devil, command your minions to defeat the greedy adventurers! Build your team with over 240 minions and over 200 treasures, and discover various battle strategies. Enjoy the convenience of one-click auto battles!
Why similar: Auto Battler 34.1%, Roguelite 20.3%, Roguelike 16.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Strategy 8.4%
- #38 Sushi Cat - Tower Defense
74% matchVery Positive86% of 51 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 29.7%, Roguelite 18.4%, Roguelike 13.5%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Strategy 7.3%
- #39 Kādomon: Hyper Auto Battlers
75% matchMixed67% of 610 reviews2025
Dev: Dino RocketPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Collect and battle over 200 unique creatures in this roguelike auto-battler. Level-up and evolve your Kādomon as you assemble the ultimate team, creating awesome synergies to beat BIG bosses!
Why similar: Creature Collector 27.7%, Auto Battler 27.1%, Roguelite 12.7%, Roguelike 11.5%, Procedural Generation 8.4%
- #40 Gnomes
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,808 reviews2025
Dev: DYSTOPIAN
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 40.1%, Procedural Generation 17.5%, Roguelike 16.8%, Roguelite 14.6%, Strategy 6.9%
- #41 Hell Deck
72% matchVery Positive87% of 129 reviews2026
Dev: OFFMOON Inc.
Windows · Mac
Collect units and build powerful synergies on a restricted grid in Hell Deck, a dark roguelike deckbuilder defense game. Construct your own bizarre, twisted ecosystem through a brutal cycle of predation and sacrifice, and defend hell from the holy swarm
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.6% ★, Auto Battler 21.5%, Roguelite 14.9%, Roguelike 11.2%, Deckbuilding 8.2%
- #42 Demon Castle Story
71% matchVery Positive80% of 291 reviews2026
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Demon Castle Building Dungeon Management Simulation
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.9%, Strategy 16.6%, Top-Down 8.6%, Cute 7.6%, Retro 6.9%
- #43 Monster Tiles TD: Tower Wars
73% matchVery Positive82% of 505 reviews2024
Dev: Swell Games LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Free Tower Defense game with unique roguelike elements. Custom base building mechanics allow you to create your own base and maze with tiles earned after each wave. Unleash a variety of monsters, each with its own evolution path and unique skills, and evolve them into legendary creatures.
Why similar: Auto Battler 30.6%, Tower Defense 27.3%, Roguelite 15%, Roguelike 12.7%, Strategy 7.1%
- #44 The Dungeon Beneath
73% matchVery Positive89% of 893 reviews2020
Dev: Puzzle Box Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Dungeon Beneath is a tactical rogue-like autobattler. Gather your party and descend into the dungeon, battling your way through room after room of nefarious enemies. Collect powerful artifacts and equipment to create an endless variety of strategies.
Why similar: Auto Battler 27.9%, Perma Death 20.7%, Roguelite 14.6%, Roguelike 10.1%, Procedural Generation 7.4%
- #45 Crystal Guardians TD
71% 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 31%, Roguelite 18.1%, Perma Death 17.3%, Roguelike 13.8%, Procedural Generation 11.6%
- #46 Bean Beasts
69% matchVery Positive89% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: Anxious Noob
Windows · Mac
Defeat monster hordes alongside your Bean Beasts in this cute, challenging Tower Defense Game! Evolve your companions, explore upgrade paths for traps and take on epic boss battles!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.2%, Creature Collector 27%, Retro 11.4%, Top-Down 10.5%, Strategy 7.4%
- #47 Escape the Dynasty
69% matchVery Positive87% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: CoolStar Games
Windows
A Roguelike Deckbuilder meets Turn-Based Auto-Battler! Trapped in a dark Three Kingdoms tower, command your army on a strategic 3x10 grid. Equip cards with unique "Wine" skills, master the Art of War, and make crucial choices in random events. Break the seal and Escape the Dynasty!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 43.3% ★, Roguelike 15.5%, Roguelite 15.5%, Deckbuilding 12.6%, Strategy 8.1%
- #48 Aurora Defense
71% matchMixed62% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Moka Games
Windows
A unique roguelike deckbuilder + base-building tower defense game. Build powerful defenses in the last bastion of light, fend off relentless waves of darkness, and protect the final goddess!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.6% ★, Auto Battler 19.6%, Tower Defense 18.2%, Roguelike 10.5%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #49 Towerful Defense: Prologue
70% 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: Auto Battler 29%, Tower Defense 26.6%, Roguelite 16%, Deckbuilding 9.8%, Top-Down 6.9%
- #50 Skewer Squad
67% matchVery Positive90% of 484 reviews2026
Dev: Fake OwlsPub: HARRISONWORLD CO.,LTD
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Skewer Squad is a cute yet chaotic tower defense roguelite. Step into the apron of a Grillmaster, draft random ingredients, mix wild seasonings, and build a squad of skewers that are both delicious and powerful to defend your grill.
Why similar: Tower Defense 36%, Roguelite 22.5%, Roguelike 16.8%, Cute 8.1%, Strategy 7.8%
- #51 Elements and build
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 217 reviews2024
Dev: ChuTouMiao StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Form your own genre with skills in different elements, use building rewards to build your own unique maze in randomly generated levels, and fight to survive waves of monsters to win
Why similar: Auto Battler 30%, Tower Defense 28.7%, Roguelite 13.7%, Roguelike 8.9%, Deckbuilding 8.3%
- #52 Knightica
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,184 reviews2025
Dev: Mad Mango GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Recruit powerful units, place them strategically and find the best synergies in this Roguelike Autobattler! Knightica lets you guide a warband through many challenges to free the Kingdoms. Discover optimal combinations, weave powerful enchants, face dangerous monsters and lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Auto Battler 33%, Tower Defense 28.5%, Roguelike 13.3%, Deckbuilding 11.3%, Strategy 6%
- #53 Bella Wants Blood
67% matchVery Positive97% of 153 reviews2024
Dev: Sonderland
Windows · Mac · Linux
Entertain the god-like Bella’s thirst for blood in this absurd bite-sized roguelike terror defense game.
Why similar: Tower Defense 35.2%, Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 12.2%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Horror 10%
- #54 Digs TD
70% matchMixed69% of 106 reviews2023
Dev: Digs Team
Windows · Mac
Take on the ultimate tower defense challenge in Digs, a roguelike game where you shape the battlefield, mine resources, and strategize against a variety of enemies. Manage your actions, customize your arsenal with upgrade cards, and explore diverse levels. Can you dig in and emerge victorious?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.7% ★, Tower Defense 25.1%, Roguelite 14.1%, Procedural Generation 9.8%, Roguelike 9.2%
- #55 Islets Defense
66% matchVery Positive94% of 191 reviews2025
Dev: MiniGoofPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Islets Defense is a turn-based tower defense game in which you build a small village to gather resources and defend your castle. Carefully plan your actions, as each move brings the enemy waves closer! Strategize building placements and play your cards wisely, as timing and order are key.
Why similar: Tower Defense 61.5%, Auto Battler 17.5%, Strategy 15%, 2D 5.9%
- #56 Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
68% matchVery Positive84% of 3,351 reviews2022
Dev: Konfa GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Guide puny humans through Despot's Game - a rogue-like tactics army battler. Equip your team and sacrifice them through procedural dungeons as you fight enemies, and other players!
Why similar: Auto Battler 40.3%, Roguelite 16.3%, Roguelike 16.2%, Procedural Generation 9.2%, Strategy 6%
- #57 Everwarder
67% matchVery Positive88% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: qLatePub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Everwarder is a refreshing take on the tower defense genre, blending roguelite mechanics with a time-based survival concept. Fight against the encroaching darkness and fend off emerging enemies. Collect artifacts, buy upgrades, discover ancient structures, unlock new units and more!
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.4%, Roguelite 18.2%, Procedural Generation 13.9%, Roguelike 12.5%, Top-Down 9.5%
- #58 Arrogue
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: PIPAPOUPub: Coduck Studio
Windows
Collect, upgrade and unlock powerful arrows and relics to protect your village. For that you’ll have to fight against procedurally generated hordes of enemies in this turn-per-turn, physics-based, roguelike! Explore the map, find the right path and make decisive choices in random events.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.2% ★, Perma Death 19.9%, Roguelite 12.5%, Roguelike 10.9%, Deckbuilding 9.8%
- #59 Forest Heroes
66% matchVery Positive84% of 294 reviews2025
Dev: Hoochoo Game Studios
Windows · Mac
Forest Heroes combines defense gameplay with roguelike deck-building. Enjoy intense battles and diverse strategies with simple controls!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 35.4% ★, Tower Defense 23.7%, Roguelite 12.9%, Roguelike 7.8%, Deckbuilding 7.6%
- #60 Bone To Gather
65% matchVery Positive98% of 254 reviews2024
Dev: Anyway GamesPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
"Bone To Gather" is a synergy-building action roguelike. Embark on an epic journey with a team of puny skeletons determined to revenge the Demon King. Recruit skeletons with unique synergies to create a powerful team and battle through monsters on your way to the final showdown.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 35.3% ★, Creature Collector 25.4%, Roguelike 8.7%, Deckbuilding 7.4%, Top-Down 6.4%