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  1. #1 Mindustry
    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 27,276 reviews2019
    Dev: AnukenDev
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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

    Why similar: Automation 24.2%, Tower Defense 19.2%, Base Building 17.9%, Resource Management 12.3%, Sandbox 7.1%

  2. #2 Vectorio Classic
    96% matchVery Positive93% of 1,479 reviews2021
    Dev: Ben NicholsPub: BN Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The original, uncompleted version of Vectorio. Claim resources, unlock new buildings, and expand your defenses as you fight back against enemy forces in the classic edition of Vectorio! Play for free now.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 18.4%, Base Building 16.1%, Automation 13.5%, Resource Management 10.5%, Sandbox 8.5%

  3. #3 Factorio
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 231,662 reviews2020
    Dev: Wube Software LTD.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 45.0 hrsMean: 191.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%

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

    Why similar: Automation 30.8%, Base Building 21%, Resource Management 13.7%, Sandbox 10.1%, Management 5.6%

  4. #4 The Riftbreaker
    95% matchVery Positive90% of 24,295 reviews2021
    Dev: EXOR Studios
    Windows
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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

    Why similar: Base Building 21%, Tower Defense 19.7%, Online Co-Op 16.6%, Sandbox 10%, Multiplayer 9.5%

  5. #5 Mob Factory
    94% matchMostly Positive73% of 478 reviews2023
    Dev: LiterallyEveryone Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Mob factory is an tower defense and automation game for the lazy adventurer. Smelt down enemy loot into turrets & factories to automate an ever expanding dungeon from the comfort of your tower.

    Why similar: Automation 25.8%, Tower Defense 20%, Base Building 15.5%, Resource Management 12.4%, Sandbox 8.3%

  6. #6 Tower Factory
    94% matchVery Positive89% of 1,226 reviews2024
    Dev: Gius Caminiti
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Tower Factory is a tower defense and automation game with roguelite elements. Optimize resource production using conveyor systems while defending against monster waves. Can you find and destroy the enemy tower before it's too late?

    Why similar: Automation 24.1%, Tower Defense 20.4%, Base Building 15.2%, Resource Management 11.4%, Management 9.2%

  7. #7 Astro Colony
    93% matchVery Positive81% of 2,654 reviews2026
    Dev: Terad Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.

    Why similar: Automation 27.1%, Base Building 23.4%, Resource Management 14.1%, Sandbox 9.1%, Multiplayer 8.4%

  8. #8 FOUNDRY
    92% matchVery Positive81% of 3,864 reviews2024
    Dev: Channel 3 EntertainmentPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 47.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Build a sophisticated robot factory optimized to perfection in an infinite voxel world. Mine and harvest resources, automate your production lines and manage complex systems while researching your way to become the galaxy’s leading robotics megacorp.

    Why similar: Automation 22.3%, Base Building 16.8%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Resource Management 12.2%, Sandbox 11%

  9. #9 Outworld Station
    91% matchVery Positive85% of 799 reviews2026
    Dev: Trickjump Games Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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

    Why similar: Automation 26.6%, Base Building 19.1%, Sandbox 10.8%, Management 9.7%, Resource Management 9.1%

  10. #10 Keep Keepers
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 155 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: Automation 24.5%, Tower Defense 21.1%, Base Building 16.3%, Online Co-Op 15.6%, Management 10.7%

  11. #11 Hydroneer
    90% matchVery Positive86% of 28,157 reviews2020
    Dev: Foulball Hangover
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Hydroneer is a mining and base building sandbox. Dig for gold and other resources to turn a profit and enhance your mining operation. Build a base of operations, forge weapons, go fishing, and dig deep!

    Why similar: Automation 28.1%, Base Building 22.3%, Sandbox 14.1%, Resource Management 12.5%, Multiplayer 9.2%

  12. #12 Guardians of the Sanctree
    89% matchMostly Positive76% of 370 reviews2024
    Dev: HuCang Studio
    Windows

    You and allies, avian inhabitants of Sanctree City, build structures and production lines on the tree, crafting weapons to fend off subterranean insects. Defense is just the start—dig deeper, destroy nests, fortify new defenses against escalating threats for an impregnable stronghold.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 16.4%, Automation 15.6%, Base Building 15.5%, Online Co-Op 11.7%, Resource Management 9.5%

  13. #13 TDS - Tower Defense Strategy
    89% matchVery Positive81% of 366 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 32.4%, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Base Building 15.8%, Multiplayer 11.4%, PvE 10.4%

  14. #14 shapez
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 15,623 reviews2020
    Dev: Tobias SpringerPub: tobspr Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    Why similar: Automation 30.6%, Base Building 19.6%, Resource Management 14.6%, Sandbox 12.8%, Management 8.4%

  15. #15 Desynced
    87% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,999 reviews2026
    Dev: Stage Games Inc.Pub: Forklift Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Desynced is a sci-fi strategy game with fully customizable units and behaviors. Gather, build, research, and explore the unknown. Alone or with friends, unveil the mystery of an AI on the edge of self-awareness and uncover the hidden truth in this blend of strategy, automation, and exploration.

    Why similar: Automation 22.5%, Base Building 16.7%, Sandbox 11.1%, Resource Management 10.5%, Management 9.2%

  16. #16 Stationeers
    86% matchVery Positive88% of 9,110 reviews2017
    Dev: RocketWerkz
    Windows
    Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 83.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Stationeers puts you in control of the construction and management of a space station to run by yourself or online with your friends. Complex atmospheric, electrical, manufacturing, agriculture, and gravitational systems require your thought and management at all times!

    Why similar: Automation 25.5%, Base Building 19.4%, Resource Management 13.7%, Sandbox 12.6%, Management 11.1%

  17. #17 Thronefall
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,230 reviews2024
    Dev: GrizzlyGamesPub: Mythwright
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 44.3%, Base Building 19.2%, Minimalist 17.4%, Strategy 11%, Colorful 4.9%

  18. #18 Lumencraft
    86% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,280 reviews2023
    Dev: 2Dynamic GamesPub: Star Drifters
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 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 25.1%, Base Building 21.2%, Sandbox 17.2%, Survival 9.9%, Exploration 7.2%

  19. #19 The Riftbreaker: Prologue
    85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,125 reviews2020
    Dev: EXOR Studios
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    Why similar: Base Building 20.2%, Tower Defense 18%, Online Co-Op 17.1%, Sandbox 10.9%, Multiplayer 10%

  20. #20 Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
    84% matchVery Positive91% of 4,163 reviews2021
    Dev: Prineside
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 46.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    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 34.4%, Minimalist 15.9%, PvE 13.8%, Relaxing 11%, Strategy 8.8%

  21. #21 Rogue Tower
    83% matchVery Positive83% of 5,896 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 53.6%, Base Building 17.1%, Strategy 11.5%, Minimalist 10.4%, Casual 4.3%

  22. #22 MoteMancer
    82% matchVery Positive92% of 249 reviews2025
    Dev: CyanAvatar Studios
    Windows

    An alchemical automation game of ever-changing logistical puzzles across six Elemental planes. Each Element transforms how you generate power, move resources, and defend your factory. Cultivate your own garden of possibility with dozens of uniquely shaped structures in this hex-grid sandbox.

    Why similar: Automation 26.7%, Base Building 18.7%, Resource Management 13.8%, Sandbox 11.8%, Management 9%

  23. #23 Bee Island
    82% matchVery Positive87% of 1,649 reviews2023
    Dev: Lemma Arts
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Take control of the hive and protect it from enemies. Build factories and defence, research technologies and, if necessary, use nuclear weapons, but do not let the enemies harm the queen!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 27.4%, Base Building 20.3%, Resource Management 17.1%, Minimalist 14.1%, Multiplayer 11.4%

  24. #24 Alchemy Factory
    81% matchVery Positive90% of 2,411 reviews2025
    Dev: D5 CopperheadPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Craft your workshop as an alchemist!‌ Harness arcane devices to automate crafting. Sell alchemical goods, fulfill commissions, and rise to become a renowned alchemy magnate. ‌Multiplayer Supported!‌ Invite master designers to (ahem) contribute their expertise—let them optimize your production lines!

    Why similar: Automation 34.2%, Base Building 17.4%, Sandbox 14%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Resource Management 8.8%

  25. #25 Beltmatic
    81% matchVery Positive94% of 2,149 reviews2024
    Dev: Notional Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Beltmatic is a casual factory game where you combine numbers using mathematical operations.

    Why similar: Automation 27.8%, Base Building 18.8%, Resource Management 14.1%, Sandbox 12.7%, Minimalist 7.8%

  26. #26 The Perfect Tower II
    80% matchVery Positive87% of 4,357 reviews2025
    Dev: Fire Sword Studios
    Windows

    The Perfect Tower II is a mix between an incremental and a tower defense game. Build a town, manage resources and explore a variety of mini-games and tons of upgrades. Fully automate your game and watch numbers going up!

    Why similar: Automation 23%, Tower Defense 21.1%, Base Building 15.5%, Resource Management 13%, Management 5.9%

  27. #27 Satisfactory
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 274,659 reviews2024
    Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 32.8 hrsMean: 111.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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

    Why similar: Automation 28.9%, Base Building 23.6%, Resource Management 11.6%, Sandbox 9.6%, Open World 8.7%

  28. #28 Colony Survival
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 8,916 reviews2017
    Dev: Pipliz
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 28.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Colony Survival is a unique first-person strategy game developed by a two-man team. Build your own colony in a voxel world. Command guards, farmers, miners and other colonists. Defend your colony against the horde of monsters that attacks every night!

    Why similar: Base Building 30.6%, Survival 15.7%, Sandbox 15.1%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Open World 9.6%

  29. #29 Minimalist Tower Defense
    77% matchVery Positive95% of 1,790 reviews2024
    Dev: Happy213
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Collect resources and establish a defense line before dark And then Facing countless enemies

    Why similar: Tower Defense 33.7%, Base Building 19.3%, Resource Management 12%, Minimalist 11.8%, Survival 8.3%

  30. #30 Volcanoids
    79% matchVery Positive83% of 9,298 reviews2019
    Dev: Volcanoid
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.

    Why similar: Base Building 24.7%, Online Co-Op 16.7%, Sandbox 16.7%, Survival 11.6%, Open World 10.6%

  31. #31 Incremental Factory
    78% matchMixed68% of 244 reviews2024
    Dev: Significant Steak
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Craft and automate an industrial empire from scratch! Experience a strategic game teeming with challenges as you manage resources, overcome hurdles, and optimize production chains. Are you ready to conquer the challenges of Incremental Factory? Your journey starts here... The Factory Must Grow!

    Why similar: Automation 31.2%, Resource Management 16.7%, Base Building 13.3%, Sandbox 12.3%, Relaxing 6.8%

  32. #32 Illuminaria
    78% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2022
    Dev: Selva Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Command a swarm of intelligent robots in their quest to save the world. Mine resources, manage, and defend multiple bases. Go on expeditions, fight in auto-battles, research new technologies, and create your army of golems to bring back the light.

    Why similar: Automation 22.1%, Tower Defense 21.9%, Base Building 21.7%, Resource Management 15.1%, Management 10.1%

  33. #33 Graphic Tower Defense
    76% matchVery Positive84% of 63 reviews2025
    Dev: FatSheep Studio
    Windows

    This is a minimalist-style tower defense game that is easy-going and relaxing, with a moderate level of difficulty. Build your tower formations to fend off enemies. It also supports online multiplayer, allowing you to team up and experience an unprecedented level of tower defense fun!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 30.5%, Online Co-Op 21%, Minimalist 15.1%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Strategy 7.3%

  34. #34 No Creeps Were Harmed TD
    75% matchVery Positive89% of 492 reviews2024
    Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 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 30.3%, Automation 24.2%, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Survival 8.2%, Multiplayer 8.1%

  35. #35 Survival Machine
    74% matchMostly Positive72% of 777 reviews2026
    Dev: Grape PickersPub: Games Operators
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 20.8%, Base Building 19.3%, Online Co-Op 16.2%, Resource Management 14%, PvE 8.9%

  36. #36 YORG.io 3
    77% matchMixed68% of 341 reviews2019
    Dev: Tobias SpringerPub: tobspr Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Defend, Attack, Survive! Build up your base and defeat the zombies with this unique combination of tower defense, base building and supply chain management. Now with multiplayer, mods and loads of new content!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 34.6%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Minimalist 12.6%, Resource Management 12.1%, Open World 11.5%

  37. #37 TerraTech Worlds
    75% matchMixed63% of 2,256 reviews2024
    Dev: Payload StudiosPub: Mythwright
    Windows
    Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    TerraTech Worlds is an open world, build-craft adventure game, set on an uncharted alien world. Play solo or with friends, explore your surroundings, craft unique vehicles, construct automated bases, and battle your way through hazards and enemies to harness the power of your environment

    Why similar: Base Building 25.2%, Automation 20.8%, Sandbox 16%, Survival 11.1%, Open World 10.7%

  38. #38 Tempest Tower
    73% 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 34.9%, Base Building 28.3%, Resource Management 21%, Strategy 8.6%, Colorful 4.2%

  39. #39 This Isn't Just Tower Defense
    73% matchMixed61% of 124 reviews2025
    Dev: Pri Games
    Windows

    Defend your base with placeable towers that can be upgraded endlessly. Automate your production and make sure there's enough power to keep everything running.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 35.8%, Automation 27.4%, Resource Management 14.3%, Base Building 7.2%, Strategy 7.2%

  40. #40 Emberward
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,751 reviews2024
    Dev: Refic Games
    Windows
    Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 38.4%, Base Building 27.6%, Resource Management 17.1%, Strategy 9.9%, Colorful 7%

  41. #41 TerraTech
    72% matchVery Positive91% of 24,767 reviews2018
    Dev: Payload StudiosPub: Mythwright
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 32.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    TerraTech is an open-world, sandbox adventure game, where you design and build your own creations through a mix of crafting, combat and discovery. Design vehicles from a huge library of blocks. Scavenge, craft and buy new parts to survive and become the ultimate planetary prospector.

    Why similar: Sandbox 27.7%, Open World 17.7%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Survival 11.7%, Online Co-Op 11.5%

  42. #42 World Crafter TD
    74% matchMixed46% of 653 reviews2024
    Dev: Tbjbu2
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    A highly addictive survival crafting tower defense game! Gather, craft, build turrets, shoot guns, and expand the land to defend against waves of enemies in World Crafter TD!

    Why similar: Automation 21.4%, Tower Defense 20.9%, Base Building 16.6%, Resource Management 12.8%, Survival 7.3%

  43. #43 Start Over
    73% matchMixed62% of 378 reviews2024
    Dev: EY-Studio
    Windows

    Embark on an unpredictable survival journey in Start Over. Solo, co-op, online, explore diverse landscapes, craft through 4 tech tiers, encounter wildlife, and trade or raid for resources. Choose your path, defend against waves, and shape your destiny in a dynamic world. Are you ready to Start Over?

    Why similar: Tower Defense 23.7%, Base Building 21.4%, Sandbox 13.8%, Survival 10.8%, Multiplayer 8.2%

  44. #44 Voxel Eras
    71% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2025
    Dev: Destiny Hailstorm
    Windows · Linux

    Voxel Eras is a game about collecting, crafting, and automating within an infinite 3D voxel world. Taking your humble workshop made with your own two fists through eras of technology. Design, build, and evolve your operations, all in the name of progress.

    Why similar: Automation 26.6%, Base Building 16.5%, Sandbox 14.5%, Online Co-Op 12.3%, Management 8.7%

  45. #45 Dinky Guardians
    72% matchVery Positive81% of 107 reviews2023
    Dev: Endless Loop Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The Goal: Repopulate the entire Galaxy with Dinkys, keep them safe, and fully automate everything!

    Why similar: Automation 28%, Base Building 17.5%, Resource Management 13.1%, Management 10.8%, Online Co-Op 8.8%

  46. #46 Nova Lands
    69% matchVery Positive89% of 3,465 reviews2023
    Dev: BEHEMUTTPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Nova Lands is a factory building, exploration, and island management game. Explore, engage in combat, and automate your industry. The planet you’re on is full of mysteries, creatures, people, and things to do. Welcome to your new home amongst the stars!

    Why similar: Automation 28%, Base Building 19.7%, Sandbox 12.9%, Resource Management 12.5%, Survival 8%

  47. #47 Trial Of Empires TD
    71% matchMostly Positive69% 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 28.8%, Online Co-Op 23.7%, Resource Management 14%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Strategy 7.3%

  48. #48 Dig or Die
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 4,273 reviews2018
    Dev: Gaddy Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.

    Why similar: Sandbox 21.8%, Tower Defense 18.5%, Survival 16.9%, Base Building 13.9%, Open World 9.5%

  49. #49 StarRupture
    67% matchVery Positive81% of 12,866 reviews2026
    Dev: Creepy Jar
    Windows
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    StarRupture is a first-person open world base-building game with advanced combat and tons of exploration. Play alone or in a group on this sublime and ever-changing planet, extract and manage resources, create your complex industrial system and fight off hordes of alien monsters.

    Why similar: Automation 25.1%, Base Building 19.2%, Sandbox 11.3%, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Survival 9.3%

  50. #50 Outpost: Infinity Siege
    69% matchMixed65% of 13,600 reviews2024
    Dev: Team RangerPub: Lightning Games
    Windows
    Median: 16.2 hrsMean: 41.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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

    Why similar: Automation 22.8%, Tower Defense 22.2%, Base Building 18.9%, Resource Management 13.7%, Survival 7.5%

  51. #51 AutoForge
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 462 reviews2024
    Dev: Siege Games
    Windows

    A 2D automation sandbox adventure. Build an automated factory with Mana-powered machines, progress through an expansive tech tree, explore a vast and wonderful world, upgrade yourself with ancient technologies, and defend it all from invasions.

    Why similar: Automation 30.6%, Base Building 22.1%, Resource Management 16.8%, Sandbox 15.1%, Colorful 6.6%

  52. #52 AColony
    69% matchVery Positive89% of 137 reviews2023
    Dev: ZeroTris
    Windows

    A colony building game with an emphasis on unexpected events, online co-op, and managing a unique community. Build your colony, feed your colonists, research technologies, craft advanced weapons, explore the world, fight enemies and defend your property.

    Why similar: Base Building 26.8%, Online Co-Op 21.3%, Management 13.4%, Survival 12.8%, Open World 8.3%

  53. #53 Stellarcraft
    67% 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: Base Building 27.6%, Online Co-Op 24%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Survival 12.1%, Strategy 9.7%

  54. #54 Starground
    68% matchVery Positive82% of 190 reviews2024
    Dev: Big Boy GamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
    Windows · Linux

    Build a formidable factory and go dungeoning alone or with friends. Solve logic puzzles and automate resource collection and crafting, or venture into dungeons filled with dangers and rewards. Find your own ideal gameplay balance, as any unique path will advance the story!

    Why similar: Automation 25.7%, Base Building 18.1%, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Resource Management 12.9%, Sandbox 10.7%

  55. #55 ShapeHero Factory
    66% matchVery Positive89% of 1,000 reviews2025
    Dev: Asobism.Co.,Ltd
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    In ShapeHero Factory, you’re the engineer of an ever-evolving paint-fuelled factory that spits out magical, shape-based warriors. Send them into battle - to death or glory - then build an even better factory on your next run.

    Why similar: Automation 30.9%, Tower Defense 25.6%, Base Building 22.4%, Resource Management 15.6%, Strategy 5.5%

  56. #56 Wireworks
    66% matchVery Positive90% of 446 reviews2026
    Dev: JJJ
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    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: Automation 42.3%, Tower Defense 39.1%, Strategy 9.7%, Survival 4.5%, 2D 2.2%

  57. #57 McDROID
    71% matchMostly Positive74% of 216 reviews2014
    Dev: Elefantopia
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Farm, Build, Defend, in the Galaxy's only Arcade-Tower-Defense.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 40%, Base Building 32.7%, Strategy 9.3%, Survival 7.5%, Multiplayer 6.6%

  58. #58 FortressCraft Evolved!
    70% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,058 reviews2015
    Dev: ProjectorGamesPub: Digital Tribe
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    FortressCraft Evolved is a unique blend of Voxel Landscapes, Tower Defense, Crafting, Logistics, Exploration, Combat and Assembly lines. Players begin by crash-landing on a strange alien world, left with only a small handful of starting machines.

    Why similar: Automation 32.7%, Sandbox 15.9%, Base Building 15.4%, Survival 9.1%, Tower Defense 7.4%

  59. #59 MineMogul
    63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,006 reviews2025
    Dev: NoodleForge (Gvarados & Diomonder)Pub: NoodleForge
    Windows
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Design and build a factory deep underground in this physics-based automation sandbox. Mine resources, buy machines and master the chaos as you become the ultimate Mine Mogul!

    Why similar: Automation 31.8%, Base Building 17.7%, Resource Management 12.6%, Sandbox 11.8%, Management 11.4%

  60. #60 Planetaries
    68% matchMixed58% of 226 reviews2024
    Dev: EY-Studio
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Tower Defense 18.4%, Base Building 16.8%, Online Co-Op 15%, Sandbox 10.6%, Survival 9.2%

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