- #1 Kill A Million Rats
97% matchVery Positive90% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Nerdook ProductionsPub: Surefire.Games
Windows
A base-building, Roguelike Action/Turn-based Strategy (RATS) game, in a forest invaded by a million Rats. As the powerful Spirit of Vengeance, you must save the adorable Villagers! Explore a randomly generated world, expand your village, and exterminate the Rats!
Why similar: Tower Defense 28.4%, Base Building 22.2%, Roguelite 17.6%, Funny 12.3%, Strategy 7.5%
- #2 Utopia Must Fall
96% matchVery Positive95% of 1,042 reviews2024
Dev: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Defend humanity's last surviving metropolis from mysterious alien machinations in this challenging base-defense arcade shooter. Featuring rapid upgrade progression, procedurally generated attack waves, dark humor and laser-sharp aesthetics.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.1%, Tower Defense 18.9%, Perma Death 12.2%, Base Building 11.8%, Dark Humor 9.5%
- #3 Cyber Rats
96% matchVery Positive93% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Outpost Games
Windows
Cute rats in deadly mazes... Cyber Rats is a dark and brutal action game. Escape sadistic horrifying death mazes, Improve your rats with upgrades, and find your way out of this sinister facility.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 60.7%, Action 39.3%
- #4 Rocket Rats
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,255 reviews2024
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rocket Rats is a survivors-like game where you defeat cheese-based astral bodies in space – as a rat! Clear waves of enemies, collect cheese, upgrade your gear, and conquer the moon!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.7%, Roguelite 26.8%, Shooter 19.3%, 2D 10.6%, Action 8.6%
- #5 Ratropolis
94% matchVery Positive88% of 5,484 reviews2020
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Tower Defense 28.5%, Difficult 27.2%, Roguelite 23.5%, 2D 11.2%, Strategy 9.6%
- #6 GROSS
94% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2023
Dev: hangry owl games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
GROSS is a unique twist on the classic tower defense genre. After building your defenses, you will jump into the action to take on enemies head-on. Make sure to collect as much cash as possible to upgrade your defenses and stay ahead of the game. Can you outlast the waves of enemies?
Why similar: Tower Defense 31.9%, Base Building 14.7%, Dark Humor 13.5%, Shooter 11.9%, PvE 9.3%
- #7 Ratten Reich
93% matchMixed45% of 659 reviews2025
Dev: METALLADLERSTUDIO
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Ratten Reich is an RTS focusing on realistic combat in a unique, steampunk/dieselpunk world ripped apart by an ongoing war between rats, mice, cockroaches, and lizards.
Why similar: Strategy 60.4%, PvE 39.6%
- #8 Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 227 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 28%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Roguelite 14%, Strategy 5.3%
- #9 Cluckmech Oasis
91% matchVery Positive88% of 3,463 reviews2024
Dev: BlackLightPub: Mammorize
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 33.3%, Perma Death 16.1%, Roguelite 15.3%, Shooter 13%, Funny 9.7%
- #10 Armed to the Gears
91% matchMixed63% of 212 reviews2020
Dev: Deonn Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Control a fully armed Mech and fight through cyberpunk cities, military bases and industrial ruins. Capture and defend territories, build turrets and structures, and wage war against powerful enemies!
Why similar: Tower Defense 39.6%, Base Building 20%, Shooter 19.1%, Cyberpunk 17.2%, Strategy 2.2%
- #11 Octogeddon
90% matchVery Positive93% of 1,278 reviews2018
Dev: All Yes Good
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You ARE Octogeddon, a massive mutant octopus with one mission: DESTROY the world! Grow more tentacles and evolve each of them into deadlier and deadlier weapons until you become the ultimate eight-legged killing machine!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Action Roguelike 19%, Tower Defense 15.8%, Roguelite 12%, Funny 9.1%
- #12 Home Wars
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,158 reviews2017
Dev: Insane Dreamers
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Do you hate bugs and arachnids? Seeing them creeps you out? Would you like them to disappear off the face of the Earth? GOOD! This is the right game for you! In HW you’ll play as a General of a toy soldiers army, with the sole purpose of saving the owner’s house from the invasion of those damn Bugs.
Why similar: Base Building 27.4%, Tower Defense 23.4%, Shooter 21.8%, Funny 11.9%, Strategy 10.3%
- #13 Bot Wars
89% matchVery Positive86% of 728 reviews2021
Dev: Frompy GamesPub: Big Play Games
Windows
Bot Wars is an action RTS about managing a squad of kill-bots and their bases as you work to take over all the capture points across the map. Featuring corporate kill bot armies, ranging from a firearms and beverage manufacturer to a lovecraftian burger cult.
Why similar: Shooter 53.3%, Strategy 25.4%, Action 21.3%
- #14 Stickman Trenches
88% matchVery Positive80% of 1,695 reviews2023
Dev: Big Play Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Stickman Trenches is a Real Time Strategy game in which you need to manage your men and weapons and build up your defenses in the brutal trenches of Stick World War 1.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.4%, Side Scroller 23.4%, Roguelite 15.8%, Strategy 11.6%, Action 9%
- #15 Rats, Bats, and Bones
87% matchVery Positive91% of 95 reviews2019
Dev: Smallfry Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The undead have awakened! You must build clever mazes of traps if you wish to defeat them in this challenging trap defense game. Travel across the land battling a host of creepy monsters, unlocking new traps and upgrades, and finally finding the source of the evil and stopping it once and for all.
Why similar: Tower Defense 73%, Strategy 27%
- #16 Northend Tower Defense
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,398 reviews2024
Dev: Northend Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 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 55.1%, Base Building 26.2%, Strategy 11.6%, Action 7.1%
- #17 No Creeps Were Harmed TD
85% matchVery Positive89% of 482 reviews2024
Dev: MinMax Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Employ lethal turrets, traps, and gadgets to defend against an onslaught of evolving creeps! Step into a twisted, hyper 3D, mind bending realm. Upgrade and adapt your defenses. Become a master maze crafter. Collect bizarre artifacts. Rush creeps for lucrative rewards, and succumb to greed!
Why similar: Tower Defense 76.7%, Strategy 15%, Action 8.3%
- #18 Towerful Defense: Prologue
84% 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 26.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Action Roguelike 17.4%, Roguelite 13.9%, Strategy 5.9%
- #19 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival
84% matchVery Positive88% of 428 reviews2023
Dev: Refinery Games
Windows
Get ready for the ULTIMATE tower defense onslaught. Build, deploy, research and upgrade your defenses in this epic, old school RTS inspired sci-fi adventure.
Why similar: Tower Defense 49.2%, PvE 13.8%, 1990's 10.8%, Strategy 10.5%, 2D 8%
- #20 Crustacean Nations
82% matchVery Positive93% of 505 reviews2022
Dev: Team Beans
Windows
🦀Crustacean Nations🦀 is a real-time strategy game about total crab warfare. Build a sprawling sand castle and amass huge armies to dominate the beach and become the one true crustacean nation!
Why similar: Base Building 52.8%, Funny 27.9%, Strategy 19.3%
- #21 Galaxy Defense War
79% matchVery Positive97% of 144 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 32.1%, Roguelite 19%, Base Building 17.1%, Cartoon 16.3%, Strategy 9.6%
- #22 Countless Army
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Dos Estrellas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become the villain and raise an army of undead in this real-time reverse tower defense strategy game. Send waves of monsters to battle and aid them with your evil magic until they break your enemies’ defenses. It’s time for you to rule over the continent with an iron fist as its Dark Lord!
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.3%, Difficult 18.3%, Funny 14.4%, Strategy 9.8%, 2D 8.7%
- #23 BATTLE PIXELS
83% matchMixed55% of 67 reviews2016
Dev: AppyArt Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Battle Pixels is a frantic arcade action, point and click shoot 'em up with a 16 bit retro style.Take control of your tanks and eliminate the enemy's turret defences over 25 randomly generated levels.
Why similar: Strategy 30.6%, Funny 30.1%, Action 23.9%, 2D 15.4%
- #24 Dog Duty
81% matchVery Positive80% of 125 reviews2020
Dev: Zanardi and LizaPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
As some evil bigwig Octopus Commander and his army are threatening world-peace, it’s up to you and your squad of misfits to eliminate that octo-scum. Liberate outposts, defeat bosses and wreck these wicked squids up, but beware, they’re well-armed.
Why similar: Funny 50.4%, Strategy 28.1%, Action 21.6%
- #25 Bees vs Zombees
79% matchVery Positive89% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: DeadpixelPub: Nuntius Games
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: Tower Defense 32.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Roguelite 17%, Funny 10.3%, PvE 9%
- #26 Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,241 reviews2016
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Command your troops through an epic (mis)adventure as you defend exotic lands from dragons, man-eating plants, and ghastly denizens of the underworld -all with flashy new towers, levels, heroes, and more goodies to help you crush your foes in this Fantasy Action Tower Defense game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.3%, Difficult 18.7%, Cartoon 16.7%, Funny 9.1%, Strategy 7.1%
- #27 City Siege: Faction Island
80% matchMixed68% of 252 reviews2017
Dev: Ish GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The ultimate 2D Physics War Game - War just got fun, build your army with tanks, guns, spies, flame tanks and helicopters. Then embark on battles of mass destruction and tactical rescues. Bring peace to faction island by destroying all your enemies!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.6%, Side Scroller 21.2%, Shooter 19.9%, Action 8.1%, 2D 6.9%
- #28 Space Raiders in Space
78% matchVery Positive95% of 152 reviews2020
Dev: Apollo Interactive S.L.Pub: Destructive Creations
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Space Raiders in Space is a wave defense roguelike mixing squad management and tower defence mechanics. Command your almost competent crew to loot weapons and supplies, build defenses, and fight their way through the Bugpocalypse.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelite 13.7%, Funny 11.3%
- #29 Contract Rush DX
74% matchVery Positive100% of 219 reviews2025
Dev: FigburnPub: Team Ficus
Windows
Contract Rush DX is a hand-animated 2D Shoot 'Em Up, with multiple playable characters. Explore the world, collect powerful upgrades throughout levels, and unleash them to defeat difficult boss battles!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.3%, Difficult 22.9%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Shooter 10.4%, Funny 7.2%
- #30 Devader
77% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Falkenbrew
Windows · Mac · Linux
Devader is an intense 90's-style twin-stick shooter, complete with crazy old-school bosses, powerful strategic abilities and multiple endings. Upgrade your robot with nukes, shields, turrets and more to exterminate the relentless invaders.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Tower Defense 21.2%, Difficult 16.7%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Shooter 10.5%
- #31 OTTTD
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 356 reviews2014
Dev: SMG Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Take command of HEROCORP™ and launch a Preemptive Defence Campaign™ against parallel dimensions in OTTTD, the most outrageous Tower Defence title around.
Why similar: Tower Defense 58.5%, Funny 20.6%, Strategy 12.3%, Action 8.5%
- #32 9 Lives to Defend
74% matchVery Positive87% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Goldarait
Windows
Face a pest infestation and survive until Loki's parents return from their trip! Defend the house with your 9 lives. Choose upgrades, play with different versions of Loki, with unique weapons and abilities to fight this war ^.^
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30%, Roguelite 23.9%, Hand-drawn 22.3%, Funny 13.5%, Action 5.4%
- #33 Radiant Defense
76% matchVery Positive83% of 146 reviews2014
Dev: Hexage
Windows
MILLIONS OF ALIENS WILL DIE!Radiant Defense is a tower defense game set in a vibrant universe invaded by countless alien hordes.Build your space fortress any way you wish, set up wide variety of weapons and traps and let the invasions begin!
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.8%, Difficult 22.1%, Cartoon 14.5%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Strategy 8.1%
- #34 Turtle Riders
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Solenya
Windows
Ride giant turtles and aim your weapons at hordes of enemies chasing you while you gather as many resources as you can. Pick your upgrades carefully and create strong builds to survive the long road to the Outpost!
Why similar: Tower Defense 54.5%, Roguelite 17%, Action 10.7%, Strategy 9.7%, 2D 8.1%
- #35 Gunbot Diplomacy: Blast Off
72% matchVery Positive87% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive the wasteland in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from tons of build-defining modules and wacky bots for a new experience every run. Prologue teaser build.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 44.6%, Roguelite 32.5%, Action 13.5%, 2D 9.5%
- #36 Necronator: Dead Wrong
75% matchMixed69% of 524 reviews2020
Dev: Toge ProductionsPub: Modern Wolf
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.4 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 44.6%, Roguelite 23%, Funny 16.4%, Strategy 9%, Action 6.9%
- #37 Tower Wars
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,753 reviews2012
Dev: SuperVillain Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Tower Wars combines elements of tower defense, RTS, and all-out multi-player mayhem to bring you a completely unique experience, delivered with a fun and funny not-so-old world style!
Why similar: Tower Defense 85.5%, Strategy 11.6%, Action 3%
- #38 Endless Horde
76% matchMixed66% of 196 reviews2017
Dev: Ominous Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The horde is here to eat your brain and murder every single one of your scientists. Gather your forces, this is the last stand before we lose the facility! Place guards, close doors, and position traps. Survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Tower Defense 55.4%, Dark Humor 18.9%, Funny 12.2%, Strategy 7.2%, Action 6.3%
- #39 Grumpy Gaffer
71% matchVery Positive94% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: RC Games Studio
Windows
Join Mr. Gaffer on his mission to protect the peace of his home in this dynamic strategy game. Test your wits and reflexes as you face intense waves of enemies, and compete in thrilling mini-games against other players.
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.9%, Dark Humor 17.1%, Funny 13.5%, Strategy 10.1%, PvE 9.7%
- #40 Ooglians
73% matchMixed65% of 254 reviews2022
Dev: Simon BäckströmPub: Aurora Punks
Windows
Ooglians are coming! Nothing excites an ooglian more than smashing machinery. Protect your machinery with more machinery which attracts even more ooglians. How unfortunate.
Why similar: Tower Defense 29.6%, Base Building 19.6%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Roguelite 13.2%, Funny 7.8%
- #41 Siege of Centauri
73% matchMixed66% of 448 reviews2019
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Defend against thousands of enemies in this explosive tower defense game. Deploy upgradable towers and unleash powerful orbital abilities as you try to protect Earth's first colony world from destruction.
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.6%, Base Building 25.4%, PvE 15.9%, Strategy 8.9%, Action 6.3%
- #42 Tangy TD
67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,121 reviews2026
Dev: Cakez
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Strategic tower defense where you play a witch, place class-based towers, equip them with items that grant powerful abilities, combine them, create unique builds & deal ridiculous amounts of damage! Customize your builds with a deep stat system and giant skill tree!
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.2%, Difficult 18.6%, Funny 13.6%, Strategy 9%, 2D 7.3%
- #43 Bug Heroes: Tower Defense
70% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Foursaken Media
Windows · Mac
Help the Bug Heroes defend their food stash from hordes of enemies! Control powerful heroes, build your defenses, level up your heroes and towers, equip upgrades, and more!
Why similar: Tower Defense 57.8%, Strategy 19.3%, Action 17.5%, PvE 5.5%
- #44 Tempest Tower
69% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Half Past Yellow
Windows
Tempest Tower is an action packed tower defense platformer where you must brawl with incoming hordes of Creepers while herding the local critters to safety. Build, fight, upgrade, overcome.
Why similar: Tower Defense 50.6%, Base Building 32.7%, Strategy 10.3%, Action 6.5%
- #45 Xeno Command
70% matchVery Positive84% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: ChillyRoomPub: ChillyRoom
Windows
Defend galaxy against Alien invasion in the RTS offline game with roguelike fun
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.5%, Base Building 22.4%, Hand-drawn 18%, Strategy 9.2%, 2D 7.8%
- #46 Badlands Crew - Drive, Command, Conquer
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,166 reviews2025
Dev: Runner DuckPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Create, customize and command your battle wagon to conquer crazed enemy factions and save innocent survivors scattered throughout the lawless Badlands in the aftermath of a devastating apocalypse. Do you have what it takes to Build, Evolve and Fight to survive?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44%, Roguelite 19.9%, PvE 15.4%, Strategy 12%, Action 8.7%
- #47 Firebase Defence
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 61 reviews2019
Dev: Rasmus Agergaard
Windows
Firebase Defence is a new spin on the traditional tower defence gameplay. You have to defend yourself from the waves upon waves of incoming enemies. You are free to build, place and manage your available resources and units in any way you want. But failing to balance those will result in defeat!
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.1%, Base Building 20.4%, Difficult 13.2%, Strategy 11.9%, Action 10.1%
- #48 Operation: Polygon Storm
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 285 reviews2024
Dev: Toxic Studio
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
A fastpaced, military tug-of-war game with minimal micromanagement. Choose and deploy from a mix of specialized military units to overwhelm the enemy. Experiment with a huge variety of unit compositions, synergies, abilities, and upgrades to lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.9%, Roguelite 25.8%, Base Building 12.3%, Strategy 9.8%, Action 4.3%
- #49 Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense
68% matchVery Positive94% of 10,436 reviews2020
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
It's payback time! Lead your mighty dark army and make the Kingdom tremble with every step. Build powerful towers, choose your arsenal for destruction, and find the deadliest combination - train legendary heroes and lead them to victory!
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.4%, Difficult 23.1%, Cartoon 21.7%, Strategy 7.3%, 2D 6.3%
- #50 Mostly Intense Monster Defense
71% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2019
Dev: Patsui Games
Windows
Defend your dungeon against a bunch of impolite humans in this humorous tower/lane defense game. Summon monsters, change tactics on the fly & skip funny dialogue to defeat waves and waves of the most generic heroes mankind has ever seen!
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.1%, Dark Humor 18.7%, Funny 17.5%, Strategy 8.7%, 2D 6.9%
- #51 Warlords Under Siege
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 471 reviews2025
Dev: RedKar Devs
Windows
Warlords Under Siege is a mix of RTS and Roguelike genre, where you build a small city and defend it against continuous waves of enemies. Improve your assortment of weapons with each playthrough, unlocking new possibilities to beat the ever-increasing threat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.3%, Base Building 29.3%, Roguelite 27.6%, Strategy 7.8%
- #52 Fluffy Horde
71% matchMixed60% of 406 reviews2018
Dev: Turtle Juice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Fluffy Horde is a 2D side-scrolling hybrid between real-time strategy and tower defense. The game revolves around a magical hyper-breeding bunny horde created by a misunderstood Shaman wanderer!
Why similar: Tower Defense 45.6%, Side Scroller 29%, Strategy 9.3%, 2D 8.4%, Action 7.6%
- #53 Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,302 reviews2014
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command!Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations!
Why similar: Tower Defense 52.1%, Cartoon 16%, Funny 8.3%, Difficult 7.7%, Strategy 7.3%
- #54 Zombie Rollerz: The Last Ship
67% matchVery Positive83% of 197 reviews2025
Dev: Zing Games Inc.Pub: Wandering Wizard
Windows
Build turrets, lead your crew, and upgrade the ship while gathering loot in this exciting "Tower Defense-on-wheels zombie survival roguelite" game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.8%, Tower Defense 25%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, Roguelite 13.6%, PvE 9.1%
- #55 Operation Octo
66% matchVery Positive99% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Klub Kofta Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as an Octopus scientist fighting off sunken skeletons in this frantic aquatic Tower Defense! Discover sea life turrets from unique biomes: Pistol Shrimp! Navy Seal! Death Ray! Deploy turrets whilst dodging enemy bullets as you venture the seven seas!
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.6%, Cartoon 23.1%, Base Building 15.9%, Strategy 8.9%, Action 4.9%
- #56 Bad Rats Show
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 954 reviews2016
Dev: Invent4 EntertainmentPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 90.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Bad Rats Show is a physics puzzle game where the rats exact their bloody revenge against their main enemies: the Cats. Solve puzzles in 2D and 3D maps using physics, objects and specially trained Rats. All new Rats and Cats, but with the same classic and questionable Bad Rats humor.
Why similar: Difficult 79.3%, Action 20.7%
- #57 Nuke Them All
66% matchVery Positive83% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Indie PapaMikePub: GameEraStudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
An RTS classic reborn with a twist. Time is of the essence, Commander! Capture the flags, conquer the territories, and eliminate the enemy fort. And finally, nuke them all! This old-school sci-fi Indie real time strategy game, crafted by devoted team, revives the genre's enduring allure.
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.6%, Base Building 20.9%, Cyberpunk 18%, Funny 14.3%, Strategy 9.3%