- #1 Defense Task Force - Sci Fi Tower Defense
97% matchMixed66% of 53 reviews2018
Dev: ChillX Ltd
Windows
Defense Task Force Featuring Large Scale Procedurally Generated Tower Defense Battles with FPS Quality Visuals and Infinite Waves. 10 tower types, with different attacks , 3 levels plus boosts. 25 Enemy alien species: Regulars, Swarmers, Racers, Cloakers, Healers, Boss Units and Spawners.
Why similar: Tower Defense 50.7%, Strategy 17.2%, Simulation 15.5%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Indie 4.3%
- #2 Revenge of the Titans
96% matchVery Positive82% of 1,258 reviews2011
Dev: Puppygames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The ultimate mash-up of Real-time Strategy and Tower Defense!
Why similar: Tower Defense 60.2%, Strategy 13.6%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Aliens 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%
- #3 Defense Grid: The Awakening
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,377 reviews2008
Dev: Hidden Path Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Defense Grid: The Awakening is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels. A horde of enemies is invading, and it's up to the player to stop them by strategically building fortification towers around their base.
Why similar: Tower Defense 69%, Strategy 11.1%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Aliens 5.9%, Futuristic 2.2%
- #4 Erebound
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Omar de BoerPub: Hyperviolet Games
Windows
As the Tower’s last defender, you’ll battle relentless hordes and descend into a dark underground crevice. Harness a fully customizable totem system alongside runes and abilities in this fusion of tower defense and Metroidvania action.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, Tower Defense 35.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Dark 4.1%, Combat 3.6%
- #5 Terra Forma: Tower Combat
94% match1 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Fat Pigeon Studio
Windows
Terra Forma is a pixelated 2D tower defense, inspired by Flash-age classics. Build a dozen unique towers and create even more fusions by combining shock, ice, fire, and iron. Prove your command prowess one final time, and defend mankind's final hope.
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.8%, Strategy 17.5%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Aliens 7.2%
- #6 StackFortress
94% matchMixed44% of 16 reviews2018
Dev: Overimagined Games
Windows
A unique tower defense game. Where you design and build your defense block by block. With many component that can be combined for different effect. To survive in a hostile world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.2%, Simulation 21%, Strategy 19.8%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Building 8.3%
- #7 Tower defense for virus
93% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: BRDCgames
Windows
Defend your computer from incoming viruses using powerful turrets!Tower Defense for Virus is a tower defense game with rogue-lite elements. Strategically place your turrets to quickly eliminate waves of viruses and protect your system from the ever-growing threat.
Why similar: Tower Defense 45.5%, Simulation 14.9%, Strategy 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, PvE 6%
- #8 Unstoppable Gorg
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 307 reviews2012
Dev: Futuremark
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Defend the solar system from fearsome aliens by sending satellites into orbit in revolutionary tower defense action!
Why similar: Tower Defense 68.3%, Strategy 13.2%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Aliens 7.7%, Indie 2.4%
- #9 Slime Virus Defense
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ES Studio
Windows
Slime Virus Defense is a 2D strategy game where animal towers defend your computer from invading virus-like slimes. Use unique tower classes and skills to develop strategies and stop the slime invasion before it's too late!
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.7%, Strategy 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.6%, 2D 4.5%
- #10 AntiVirus
91% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Brain Juice
Windows
Defend the CPU of your computer from the waves of virus invasions in this pixel-art tower defense game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.1%, Strategy 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Building 7.8%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #11 Battle of Kings
90% matchMixed68% of 34 reviews2018
Dev: Battle of Kings TeamPub: Wenkly Studio Sp. z o.o.
Windows
The time of war has come! Take the command of your kingdom and use your strategic skills to defend the siege against your fortifications. You can’t win only by defending your Kingdom. Develop your economics, assemble and upgrade your army to defeat the enemy forces in a real Battle of Kings.
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.1%, Strategy 23.9%, Simulation 23.1%, Indie 6%
- #12 Super Sanctum TD
89% matchVery Positive86% of 1,582 reviews2013
Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 34.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Super Sanctum TD is a retro-styled Tower Defense game that focuses on strategy, customization and replayability. Build advanced mazes and construct powerful towers to prevent alien hordes from reaching the Core!
Why similar: Tower Defense 45.9%, Aliens 14%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Strategy 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #13 Modo Defence
89% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: PASTEL
Windows
Modo Defense is a strategy tower defense game. Spin yut, similar to dice, to obtain various resources and summon or strengthen towers. You can customize your tower however you like. Specialize in multi-attack or strong one-by-one! And we have to stop the demons coming in. How far can you stop it?
Why similar: Tower Defense 59.2%, Strategy 23%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, 2D 5.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #14 Harvest: Massive Encounter
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 164 reviews2009
Dev: Oxeye Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Harvest: Massive Encounter is an award-winning real-time strategy game with battles of epic proportions and a unique style of resource management and exploration. Build power plants, mineral harvesters and defense towers and make sure they have sufficient energy to fend off endless hordes of evil aliens.
Why similar: Tower Defense 62.5%, Strategy 22.1%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Indie 5.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #15 TIDEBREAK: Salt and Bone
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Twinflight Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horde defense roguelite where thirty thousand enemies flood at once. Build towers, place guns, survive endless waves. The pressure never stops and keeps escalating. Every run is different, every decision matters. How long can you last?
Why similar: Tower Defense 58.9%, Strategy 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, 2D 4.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #16 Water TD
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Managagrau
Windows
Water TD is a tower defense game where the enemy is a real flood. Hundreds of thousands of drops pour downhill toward your base, piling up, finding gaps and carving the terrain as they go. Shoot it, burn it, zap it, or blow it back. Just don't expect the ground to hold.
Why similar: Tower Defense 46%, Strategy 17.4%, Simulation 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Sci-fi 6%
- #17 Zotrix - Solar Division
86% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2016
Dev: ZeroBit GamesPub: Ocean Media LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 32.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
The battle against Zotrix aliens is getting closer to your door step. Every space station in the network is in danger and Solar Division command needs your help to setup proper strategy for the defense. You are trusted this important task before whole network is taken to the edge of the unknown.
Why similar: Tower Defense 65.3%, Strategy 15.8%, Simulation 15%, Indie 3.9%
- #18 Faith & Shield:4044 Tower Defense
85% matchMixed45% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: Midnight Games
Windows
Faith & Shield: 4044 Tower Defense game, where you protect the human settlement from the incoming invaders, robots and other creatures, never seen before on our planet.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40.4%, Aliens 17.8%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Strategy 11.8%, Futuristic 9.1%
- #19 Yet another tower defence
84% matchMixed65% of 149 reviews2018
Dev: Fantasy LiPub: SakuraGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Ancient demons summoned from the deep dark abyss, and brought ruin to Tiede, land of our home. You should know your towers, and use them wisely. Bring your sword, worrior, and your brave heart! Join me in this defence of the ancient...lands!
Why similar: Tower Defense 64.6%, Strategy 16%, Simulation 15.2%, Indie 4.2%
- #20 Anomaly: Warzone Earth
84% matchVery Positive87% of 4,693 reviews2011
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.8%, Strategy 28%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Aliens 7.1%, Indie 4.1%
- #21 Scrapbot Outpost
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blackboard Studios
Windows · Linux
Defend a salvaged power core with linked tower networks on handcrafted scrapyard maps.
Why similar: Tower Defense 52.9%, Strategy 21.5%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #22 We Are the Universe
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Uncle Grouch Gaming
Windows
Sci-fi tower defense where you create your own maze, manage drones and power levels, and harvest for resources. Upgrade your turrets, buildings and ground units. Upgrade and buy new vehicles and motherships.
Why similar: Tower Defense 56%, Sci-fi 20.5%, Strategy 18.9%, Indie 3.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #23 Dungeon Warfare 2
82% matchVery Positive90% of 1,160 reviews2018
Dev: Valsar
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Become a dungeon lord to defend your dungeons with the deadliest of traps and insidious contraptions against greedy adventurers and wannabe heroes.
Why similar: Tower Defense 57.1%, Strategy 27.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Indie 6.3%, 2D 2.4%
- #24 Rampart Defense
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: B.V.SPub: Retro Box Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Rampart Defense is a classic tower defense game where you strategically deploy troops and vehicles to protect your colony from waves of enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.6%, Strategy 20.7%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, 2D 4.5%
- #25 Creeper World: Anniversary Edition
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 987 reviews2016
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Imagine an enemy that is everywhere and moves like a giant, organic mass across the map. Imagine your base and your people surrounded by a blanket of crushing destruction from all directions. Your only hope, well what hope? Then you take the high ground and pound this enemy into oblivion.
Why similar: Tower Defense 43.1%, Strategy 29.4%, Simulation 20.7%, Indie 6.9%
- #26 Dungeon Warfare 3
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 689 reviews2025
Dev: Excidium Inc.
Windows · Mac
Forge invincible defenses with lethal traps and devious machines, and crush relentless waves of adventurers in the ultimate tower defense showdown!
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.9%, Strategy 12.4%, Building 11.9%, Simulation 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #27 Bonsai Castles
80% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: Hyakuren Soft
Windows
A tower defense game based on Japanese castles. Excavate the ground to create a moat, build walls and turrets, and fight off the enemies that attack you!
Why similar: Tower Defense 41%, Strategy 26.9%, Simulation 25.1%, Indie 7%
- #28 Spaceships and Cellular Automata
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kcorbco
Windows
Spaceships and Cellular Automata is a tower defense game set in space! Place different towers to defend your ship against the waves of aliens. The enemies are simulated based on Conway's Game of Life. Even just one of your bullets is enough to cause a destabilizing chain reaction to destroy them!
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.2%, Strategy 17%, Aliens 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Sci-fi 7.5%
- #29 Biodome Bastion
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tower Frequencies Interactive
Windows
Crash-land on a hostile alien world in this classic tower defense game and defend your outpost against relentless waves of evolving insectoid creatures. Build powerful defenses, unlock new technologies, and uncover the mystery behind a species capable of adapting to any environment.
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.5%, Simulation 13.9%, Strategy 13.4%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Aliens 9.2%
- #30 D.P.S: Weapons Testing Facility 2
77% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Cool Smithy Games
Windows
Find the best combinations of projectiles and components to create the ultimate weapon. Mutate and upgrade your components to create stronger weapons. Fight wave after wave of monsters to reach the top.
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.5%, Strategy 22%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Futuristic 8.2%, Combat 3.6%
- #31 Sentinel 3: Homeworld
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 149 reviews2014
Dev: Origin8Pub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The biggest installment of the award winning Sentinel sci-fi tower defense series now on PC!Take the fight to the alien homeworld and unleash a massive arsenal of weaponry. Get up close and personal on the battlefield in your power armor to execute devastating attacks and support your defenses! * An epic campaign across 20 levels.
Why similar: Tower Defense 76.3%, Strategy 14.8%, Sci-fi 6%, Indie 2.9%
- #32 Defense Front
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 爱喝可乐的咖啡
Windows
A new charm of traditional tower defense.Hordes of unknown aliens have descended upon Earth. On dynamic scene maps, you need cleverly build defense towers to construct their path of advance, combine with controllable targeting strategies, and stop the aliens' assault.
Why similar: Tower Defense 52.3%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Strategy 14.7%, Aliens 11.7%, Indie 3.4%
- #33 Neon D-Fence Remaster
76% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: TnT Gamez LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
An AI menace is headed to your motherboard! CAN YOU SURVIVE?! A short tower defense game, where you strategically place unique towers on a grid to stop relentless waves of enemies. Survive as long as possible, & climb leaderboards.
Why similar: Tower Defense 73.2%, Sci-fi 19.6%, Strategy 5%, Indie 1.2%, 2D 0.9%
- #34 Touhou Random Tower Defense
74% matchPositive100% of 33 reviews2026
Dev: SlowWork
Windows
A fan-made Touhou Project tower defense! Summon towers, merge them, collect cards to enhance them, and fend off waves of enemies!
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.5%, Simulation 18.9%, Strategy 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%, 2D 4.4%
- #35 Sentinel 4: Dark Star
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 63 reviews2015
Dev: Origin8 Technologies Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Want a tactical and strategic tower defense challenge that's packed with options and upgrades? Take command of the dropship Sentinel and do battle across a vibrant sci-fi world.
Why similar: Tower Defense 42.5%, Strategy 28.8%, Sci-fi 21.2%, Indie 7.5%
- #36 Diffusion
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: R.C.
Windows
Tower defense / Roguelike / Sci-Fi / Pixel Art game with boomer games aesthetics. Mine resources and shoot those disgusting aliens right in their faces. Unlock new technology, develop new strategies and explore the planet. A modern old-school Pixel Art experience with the vibe of 90s classics.
Why similar: Tower Defense 40%, Strategy 14.3%, Building 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #37 IMM Defense 2
75% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: 90E GAMES
Windows
This is a very beautiful two-way fluorescent tower defense game.
Why similar: Tower Defense 53.7%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Strategy 14.9%, Simulation 12.2%, Indie 3.7%
- #38 G.O.D. Global Orbital Defense
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nicola Conte
Windows
Take control of the G.O.D. system, the U.P.A.’s tactical satellite. Orbiting in silence above Vel’Aris, your mission is to protect the planet from every threat. Manage orbital fire. But remember: G.O.D. sees everything... even what you wish remained buried.
Why similar: Tower Defense 26.7%, Strategy 24.6%, Simulation 16.3%, Aliens 15%, Sci-fi 10.3%
- #39 Solar Defense
72% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ballant Studios
Windows
Solar Defense is a Military Sci-Fi inspired Tower Defense game focused heavily on strategy and decision making. Defend key locations and repel the Pilakarr forces back to their home world to end their attack and bring an end to this war.
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.3%, Strategy 17.7%, Aliens 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #40 Gratuitous Tank Battles
73% matchMixed52% of 104 reviews2012
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Set in an alternate history timeline where World War I never ends, you are the commander of allied forces fighting right up to the year 2114.
Why similar: Tower Defense 53.6%, Strategy 22.2%, Simulation 18.9%, Indie 5.3%
- #41 Anomaly Defenders
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 689 reviews2014
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Anomaly Defenders is the closing installment of the Anomaly series. The original incarnation of the Tower Offense sub-genre had players controlling humans fighting alien invaders. Now, the tables have turned. The human counterattack is underway and the alien homeworld is under threat.
Why similar: Tower Defense 67.2%, Strategy 22.8%, Sci-fi 5.7%, Indie 4.4%
- #42 Free Loop Tower Defense 人生是旷野塔防 FLTD
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Peter Shen
Windows
No fixed paths. Build anywhere. Force enemies through your handcrafted maze of death. Casual to start, brutal to finish. 35+5 waves, 100 achievements, global leaderboard — all for $2.99.
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.8%, Strategy 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Building 10.3%, 2D 4.7%
- #43 Thukothea Defender
71% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: DjokaGames
Windows · Linux
A strategic tower-defense where you control powerfull drones. Unlock new tower and use specific technologies to defend your base on Thukothea!
Why similar: Tower Defense 54.9%, Strategy 15.3%, Sci-fi 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, PvE 4.2%
- #44 War in a Box: Paper Tanks
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 209 reviews2014
Dev: DQ Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Build your towers of paper before they get out of the box and make a big mess in the room. Manage the turrets, upgrade and be careful where you put them... every decision can be fatal! Watch out for the air units, they have a different route!
Why similar: Tower Defense 72.5%, Strategy 22.3%, Indie 5.2%
- #45 Little TD
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hightea Studio
Windows
Escape from daily life and immerse yourself in the exciting tower defense strategy game 'Little TD'. Experience a unique gaming style in 'Little Tower Defense', with various fresh game modes that are different from traditional tower defense.
Why similar: Tower Defense 50.6%, Strategy 20.2%, Simulation 17.1%, Building 6.8%, 2D 2.6%
- #46 Defense Zone
70% matchVery Positive82% of 85 reviews2014
Dev: Artem Kotov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stunning detail of levels, in-depth gameplay, finely tuned balance of all levels and turrets. During the game you will hold your defense with your turrets against the massive hordes of enemies.
Why similar: Tower Defense 70.9%, Strategy 23.6%, Indie 5.4%
- #47 Defense Zone 2
70% matchVery Positive85% of 164 reviews2014
Dev: Artem Kotov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stunning detail of levels, in-depth gameplay, finely tuned balance of all levels and turrets. The new, engaging levels are even more stunning and impressive.
Why similar: Tower Defense 75.3%, Strategy 20.1%, Indie 4.6%
- #48 TeeDee
68% matchPositive80% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: NIHmpact
Windows
A minimalist 2D tower defense game with 3 towers, 6 maps, and 4 monster types. Simple, fun, and perfect for quick strategy sessions!
Why similar: Tower Defense 51.9%, Strategy 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 13%, 2D 5.2%, Indie 2.3%
- #49 Bloodtide Tower Defense
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: The Wood Bird
Windows
We've traveled to the past to conquer these fertile lands. Now, you must defend them from the blood cult intent on taking it for themselves. Be careful though: from where their blood is spilled, ancient magicks empower whomever is still alive.
Why similar: Tower Defense 47.1%, Strategy 17.3%, Futuristic 11.3%, Building 5.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
- #50 Gemstone Guardians
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: MM Studios
Windows
Gemstone Guardians is a tower defense game where selection and combinations are key. Similar to a game of poker, players are given a set of random towers each round and must make the best combinations to prevent the waves of enemies from reaching the end.
Why similar: Tower Defense 53.3%, Strategy 27.8%, Building 15.6%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1%
- #51 Stellacore Defense
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Slash Studio
Windows
A 2D pixel art tower defense game with unparalleled strategic depth. Deploy modules to redirect enemies, use tactical chips to command the battlefield, and upgrade towers with multi-branch modifications to protect humanity's vital Stellacore energy.
Why similar: Tower Defense 45.1%, Strategy 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Futuristic 5.8%
- #52 iBomber Defense
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 248 reviews2011
Dev: Cobra Mobile
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
iBomber Defense combines classic tower defense gameplay with intense action and strategy. Keep enemies at bay all over the world using a variety of weapons and tactics, from rattling Machine guns, explosive cannons and awesome anti-aircraft artillery!
Why similar: Tower Defense 72.8%, Strategy 22.4%, Indie 4.8%
- #53 ASCII Tower Defense
67% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: David Segal Games
Windows
Wave after wave of enemy shapes are looking to break through your defenses and ravage the land of Language. Build your defenses, all made of ASCII characters, to repel the invaders!
Why similar: Tower Defense 62%, Strategy 22.7%, PvE 9%, 2D 5.3%, Singleplayer 1%
- #54 They Eat the Walls
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: fad
Windows
Walls don't block. They cost. When going around takes too long, the rats chew straight through. An incremental tower defense game against an overwhelming horde of them, in a cave you can't seal!
Why similar: Tower Defense 50.9%, Simulation 19.6%, Strategy 18.6%, Building 8.3%, Indie 1.9%
- #55 REDCON
67% matchVery Positive86% of 849 reviews2016
Dev: Hexage
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Command your own fortress in FTL-like real-time battles! Crush the enemy fortress with unrelenting bombardment or seize it with carefully executed invasion.
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.2%, Strategy 29%, Simulation 16.2%, Indie 5.5%, 2D 4.2%
- #56 Portal Defense
67% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: Stealthy Wolves Studios LLC
Windows
Our game is a basic tower defense game where monsters are coming in through a portal are trying to destroy your tower! The only way to stop them is to send out your units, level up your tower and try to outwit them!
Why similar: Tower Defense 58%, Strategy 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 13%, 2D 4.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #57 Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,835 reviews2014
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 81.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Creeper World 3 is what happens when cellular automata takes over a strategy simulation. Instead of discrete units that attack your base, a fluid-like substance spreads over the terraformable terrain. Your base, your weapons, your strategy... you must adapt them all.
Why similar: Tower Defense 71.2%, Strategy 13.2%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Simulation 4%, Indie 1.9%
- #58 Project VTS
65% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: DT3 Digital
Windows
Project VTS is a real-time TD game. You'll need to build your defence around your base and defend against different enemies from all directions in various terrains of the alien planet.Use your turrets, obstacles, power supply, resource facillities to defend your base.
Why similar: Tower Defense 48.6%, Building 13.8%, Strategy 12.1%, Futuristic 10.1%, Sci-fi 9.5%