Games like Cartridge Defense

88%Game Brain Score

gameplay, replayability

story, grinding

88% User Score Based on 2,325 reviews

Your empire faces relentless invasions from the savage Artronids, threatening its very existence. As Commander, you are the last line of defense against the deadly enemy onslaught. In this endlessly replayable experience, every battle presents fresh challenges with unpredictable outcomes. Take control of the battlefield by shaping the very ground your enemies march on. Expand and modify terrai…

97%Game Brain Score

gameplay, graphics

grinding, monetization

97% User Score Based on 15,544 reviews

A minimalist game about building and defending a little kingdom. Thronefall is a classic strategy game without unnecessary complexity, just some healthy hack-and-slay. Build up your base during the day, and defend it ‘til your last breath at night.

80%Game Brain Score

gameplay, music

grinding, story

80% User Score Based on 4,343 reviews

Rogue Tower is a tower defense game with roguelike elements and a continuously expanding path which you can influence. Unlock new towers and buildings, build up your defenses, upgrade your towers through card draws and cash, expand the path tactically to control how enemies move and defend your tower.

90%Game Brain Score

gameplay, music

grinding, stability

90% User Score Based on 831 reviews

Tower Tactics: Liberation fuses deck-building games and roguelikes to modernize the tower defense genre like never before - make your way through procedurally generated maps, collect valuable trinkets and manage your arsenal to defend yourself against the Salkoth!

83%Game Brain Score

music, gameplay

grinding, optimization

86% User Score Based on 2,230 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

Roguelike Deckbuilder where you use your cards to construct a hellish tower capable of keeping the endless hordes of the underworld from escaping their torment.

87%Game Brain Score

story, gameplay

grinding, stability

87% User Score Based on 1,834 reviews

A fearsome Chieftain is gathering an army, intent on the subjugation of the realm. The Villagers cry out for a hero! Someone to rise up and rescue them from their plight. This burden falls to you. Build a city, train an army, and equip your subjects. Seek out the assistance of helpful allies, such as dwarves, amazons, and sorceresses. With allies to help, and an army of your own, you can defeat th…

77%Game Brain Score

gameplay, replayability

music, story

77% User Score Based on 233 reviews

A roguelike tower defense game with a dash of deckbuilding.

96%Game Brain Score

gameplay, story

grinding, optimization

96% User Score Based on 4,674 reviews

The latest installment of the GemCraft series is a unique tower defense game, where, instead of towers, gems are the main weapon to fight endless hordes of monsters. Place your gems in towers, traps, or amplifiers, replace and switch them as you wish. Even combine them to create more powerful gems with powerful abilities, drop them as gem bombs or activate powerful buildings, the possibilities ar…

97%Game Brain Score

gameplay, replayability

stability, grinding

97% User Score Based on 2,098 reviews

Emberward is a unique tower defense game that focuses on maze building and interesting tower mechanics. Construct mazes with blocks of different shapes and set up defense towers on them to withstand the onslaught of monsters!

85%Game Brain Score

gameplay, story

stability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 3,640 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 11 reviews

Build your deck, control the space and use the environment to fight your enemies