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The moon bled. Then the Cinder King came down from the mountains.Vaelgrym's flames took the forests, then the kingdoms, then the city itself. And when there was nothing left standing to burn, he tore open rifts between worlds and called his legions through them. The rifts are still open. The moon is still bleeding. The legions keep coming through, and the heroes who go in to stop them are all tha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eternal Rift Defense.

Hold the NexusThe corrupted forest sends its creatures down the road, the goblins muster in the hills, and the only thing between them and the Nexus is what you can afford to build before the next wave calls. Towered is a pixel-art tower defense about a defence that grows, run by run, out of the choices you make under pressure. Build a defence, not a wallEighteen towers, each with a job. Archer… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Towered.

Elysia, the undying continent the gods walked away from. Monsters pour through the cracks, the old seals are slipping, and adventurers are sent out to face the Trials. This is not a story about saving the world. It is a story about being chosen by it. Your three heroes fight on their own. What you command is hatred. SHADOW OF THE KINGDOM takes the real-time combat of an MMORPG and hands it to o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SHADOW OF THE KINGDOM.

Grimhold is the last fortress standing between the living world and everything that wants to end it. Wave after wave, the dark throws its legions at your wall — goblins, undead, dragons, demons, and worse — and only your heroes stand in the way. Build your line, master each hero's powers, chain devastating synergies, and push deeper into five acts of escalating siege. You will fall. And when you d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grimhold.

In Fantasy Siege, you take control of one of several unique fantasy races. Each race has its own units, heroes, buildings, spells, technologies, and other upgrades that will allow you to defeat your enemies in matches for up to 4 players. The game is an auto-battler. Your task isn’t to micromanage units, but to develop your base and choose the right upgrades. Each unit has its strengths and weakne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fantasy Siege.

46%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization

62% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Built by Day, Bitten by Night is a cozy voxel city-builder with a small problem: when the sun goes down, the zombies arrive. And the pirates. And the yetis, robots, and UFOs. Lay out a sleepy hamlet of farms, fountains and mansions through the warm afternoon. Train soldiers, raise walls, stack mage towers and dragons. Then watch the sky turn red as moonrise brings waves of enemies to your gates —… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Built by Day, Bitten by Night.

THE STORY A village burned. A boy taken. Something dark awakened in him — and he survived. Years later, he leads an army of monsters against the kingdom. But the king he hunts is not the man who gave that order. The new king is just, loved by his people, and will not surrender. Neither side is evil. Both sides will fight to the last.TWO CAMPAIGNS. TWO PERSPECTIVES. Defender — Command the kingdom… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Revenge & Defend.

The Wall Must Hold One city. One Wall. Thousands of reasons to panic. They don't rest. Neither should you. Out of the darkness they come: the undead, zombies, orcs, goblins, trolls, and worse, in numbers few tower defense games attempt. The ground doesn't just fill with enemies. It turns black with them. Your job? Take up your hero, hold that Wall, and make sure it's still standing tomorrow. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wall Must Hold.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

89% User Score Based on 418 reviews

Reignfall is a real-time strategy game with elements of city-building and third-person action. Build a city and defend your keep against waves of increasingly difficult enemies. Can you survive against the fallen horde? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reignfall.

Abyssfall: The Black Citadel is a dark fantasy tower defense game that combines tactical tower placement, real-time hero combat, and a tabletop-inspired d20 Fate Dice system. The abyss has opened, and its corruption is spreading across the realm. Demons, undead, and twisted creatures march toward your stronghold in relentless waves. To survive, you must build defenses, manage your gold, upgrade y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abyssfall: The Black Citadel.

The Unburied King is dead, but not at rest. A legion of the dead carries him home night after night, and every inch of ground the procession crosses wakes the dead behind it. The Watch does not escort him. The Watch means to end him before he reaches home.Build by day. Hold the line by night.Day gives way to night, and night to day. By day you split up to gather, scout and build — raise palisades,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unburied.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

87% User Score Based on 9,997 reviews

Lead legions of soldiers to defend your empire! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grow Empire: Rome.

You buy the army. You do not fight it.Each round the shelf offers three fighters and three weapons. You buy what the levy covers, hang a weapon on a body, order six slots, and send them. The siege is resolved before you see it and then played back: sixty seconds, sudden death at thirty, at one, two or three times speed. There is no skip, and nothing to press once it starts. Fifteen wins takes a c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aspect Arena.

A siege you fight in personMost defense games leave you watching from above. Here you go down to the wall. Between waves, you planYou spend the match's gold on swordsmen and archers, plant spikes, braziers and nets, raise barricades, reinforce the gate and decide where to hide the princess. There is never enough gold: a better sword for you, or two swordsmen for the wall? The window reopens betwe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Siege of Akanor.

"Heroes can't be commanded. They have to be tempted." You are the guild master. You never select a hero, never tell one where to go, and never fight a single battle yourself. The villagers pin their requests to the board in the tavern: a bounty for clearing the forest, a contract on a beast with a name. Your hunters read it, weigh the pay, take a hard look at themselves, and decide. The… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gremio del Cazador.

⚔️ Poly Battle : Pocket War Kingdom Command the Field. Lead the Charge. Conquer the World. Welcome to Poly Battle, a stunning low-poly endless war game where strategy meets visceral action. You aren't just a commander watching from the sky—you are a Hero Unit on the ground, fighting sword-to-sword alongside your troops. Immerse yourself in a living battlefield with a dynamic Day/Night cycle, un… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Poly Battle : Pocket War Kingdom.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

82% User Score Based on 1,020 reviews

The largest medieval mix of 3D action and strategy If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steel And Flesh 2.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

76% User Score Based on 426 reviews

Alek, the young man who will change Zarabon's World forever. In this adventure, you must rebuild the world of Zarabon in your image. Build villages and manage your production lines with the help of your villagers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alek: The Lost Kingdom.

Build something broken enough to break every enemy - and the game itself. You don't control the hero. Your hero runs the dungeon in a small window on the right, picks targets, and dies if you got it wrong. The rest of the screen is the real game: an endless skill tree you grow in real time while the fight plays out below. The tree is the game Kills give experience, experience gives levels, leve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Path of Broken Builds.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

66% User Score Based on 404 reviews

Sons of Valhalla is a side scrolling base building strategy game that catapults you into the age of the Vikings. You slip into the role of the Viking Jarl son Thorald Olavson, who is leaving for England to save the love of his life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sons of Valhalla.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

84% User Score Based on 5,530 reviews

Critic Score 66%Based on 5 reviews

In the RTS-game “Diplomacy is Not an Option” you will become a medieval feudal lord in a midlife crisis. Due to your position you must constantly make hundreds of decisions a day related with city management and economic development. You are tired of this monotonous and, so it seems, meaningless existence. But things are about to change: hordes of bloodlusted enemies, swarms of scary monsters and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Diplomacy is Not an Option.

The gods of death have woken. Anubis has unleashed his legions upon the living, and the temples of ancient Egypt stand as the last line of defense. Pick up your blade, charge your staff, and lay your traps — they will not pass. Anubis: Wrath of the Jackal is a stylized third-person action tower defense where you defend cursed Egyptian temples against waves of gods, demons, and the undead. Wield a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anubis: Wrath of the Jackal.

The ancient gates tremble under the blows from the Abyss. Hordes of undead swarm from the rift: swift skeletal wolves, lumbering ogres in rusty armor, soulless zombies, and Death itself, whose single blow of a scythe can wipe out your best troops. You are the last Guardian of the Portal. If these creatures break into your world, all will be lost.⚔️ Classic tower defense with a hardcore pace Build… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elder Gate.

Locate and descend into the pit and tear through endless waves of demons with three weapons at once! Rip open card packs, stack powerful items, and build overpowered loadouts as you fight deeper into the horde! Something ancient waits at the bottom... Sunderknight is a 3D action roguelite where every run ends in death — and every death makes you stronger. Ive somehow managed to develop this game … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunderknight.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

96% User Score Based on 388 reviews

DWARF COMBAT! Grab your pickaxe. Tighten your beard. Try not to blow up the kingdom. Stonewards is a solo and 1-4 player co-op first-person roguelite defense game where a band of battle-ready dwarves leaves their base camp to answer distress calls from nearby dwarven kingdoms. Each mission sends you to a threatened stronghold on the edge of disaster. Your job is simple: dig fast, forge smart, and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stonewards.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

84% User Score Based on 4,788 reviews

Becastled is about building and defending your castle from sieges in a fantasy world! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Becastled.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

67% User Score Based on 1,208 reviews

Dungeons of Edera is a rogue-lite action RPG dungeon crawler featuring procedurally generated levels where you will battle through hordes of monsters to restore Edera to its former glory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeons of Edera.

Upgrade. Roll. Deploy.Every enemy you kill fills your purse. When you've saved enough, hit Pick and Roll: choose one upgrade from a spread of towers, each with several talents competing for your coins. Then the pool appears — and the dice decide which tower actually joins your deck as a card. Every talent you buy stays on that tower, waiting for the roll that brings it to your hand. Draw it, hol… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rule By Roll.

Descend. Battle. Fall. Return stronger. Dungeonbound is an incremental first-person dungeon crawler where the fighting runs itself. Pick a hero, lock in a loadout, and start the descent. Attacks, dodges, crits, counters and status ticks all resolve on their own in speed-driven turns, watched through a PS1-era CRT. Death costs you the floor and nothing else. Every trip home is a chance to spe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeonbound.

Raise the fallen. Climb the tower. RANOKA is a dark fantasy tactical roguelite about a child necromancer at the bottom of a vast tower of death. Ranoka wakes among corpses, binds the fallen to her side, and begins the long climb toward the power that be. She is not a chosen hero. She is not a merciful savior. She is a small, stubborn girl that the dead follow when she tells them to get up. Comma… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RANOKA.

A tower defense rogue-lite where the battlefield is yours to shape. An ancient evil has awakened, and the Blight is spreading across the land. As a Guardian of the Arcanum, you wield the only weapon capable of pushing it back. In a desperate last stand, defend the realm by building towers, casting powerful spells, reshaping the terrain, and stop the Blight at its source. Reshape the Battlefie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stop the Blight.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

71% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Build, manage and defend your fantasy tavern. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TavernHold.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

79% User Score Based on 117 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 7 reviews

Balance the weight of the GIGASWORD, battling between brain and brawn. Solve intricate puzzles, discover covert chambers, and slash through foes as Ezra fights to reach the top of the Nestrium and recover the God Crystal within. Can he restore the world's coherency before it's too late? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GIGASWORD.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability

69% User Score Based on 329 reviews

Critic Score 56%Based on 4 reviews

"Warbanners" is a turn-based, tactical strategy game with role-playing elements. Managing a squad of mercenaries, the player will experience the story campaign's 42 missions, with the ultimate goal of solidifying their place in the ancient legends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warbanners.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

88% User Score Based on 1,394 reviews

A side scrolling, pixel art, survival strategy indie-game. Gather resouces, expand your village, explore the underground for riches and train soldiers to defend against the hordes of the undead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grim Nights.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

88% User Score Based on 1,505 reviews

Warlord: Britannia is the first entry in a new series of immersive strategy games created by solo developer Darkmatter Games. Step into the shoes of a Roman General given direct command of a Legion with orders from the Emperor to conquer an entire island.Immersive-StrategyA unique combination of first-person strategy elements places Warlord: Britannia in a genre of its own. Immersive strategy fixe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warlord: Britannia.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

82% User Score Based on 15,952 reviews

Exanima is a prelude to, and standalone dungeon crawler set in the underworld of, Sui Generis. It is a RPG with a realistic physics-based combat system that makes you consider every action. Explore, fight, survive and unravel mysteries in this unique and unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Exanima's exceptional attention to detail and realistic simulation of a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exanima.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

91% User Score Based on 3,904 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 4 reviews

Mount & Blade is an immersive medieval action/tactics game taking place in a fictitious land named Calradia. Enriched with RPG elements, Mount & Blade offers a captivating environment, beautifully detailed with hundreds of castles, towns, and villages to explore. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mount & Blade.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

66% User Score Based on 672 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 6 reviews

Legends of Eisenwald is an original mix of RPG and strategy. Gather your troops and embark on a dangerous journey to carve your name into the legends of the grim lands of Eisenwald where all the supernatural superstitions of medieval times are found to be true. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legends of Eisenwald.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability

88% User Score Based on 705 reviews

Mud and Blood, the cult classic flash strategy game is back with a vengeance and this time you are on the offensive. This is a brutal real-time strategy game set in World War 2 where you command a small squad of soldiers against impossible odds in a procedural and unforgiving battlefield. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mud and Blood.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 325 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

Slash and Dash, raise your army, learn powerful combos and take back your land! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hyper Knights.

Crypt SurvivorsDescend into the crypt. Survive the rooms. Claim the power buried below. Crypt Survivors is a dark fantasy roguelite dungeon-survival game where every room is a fight for survival. Choose your class, battle through handmade dungeon chambers, collect gold and experience, unlock powerful upgrades, and push deeper into the crypt before death finally catches you. Each run sends you th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crypt Survivor.

The Orcish Marches - a desolate frontier where a lonely outpost stands between civilization and the horde. As commander of a beleaguered garrison, you must hold the line against waves of orcs, trolls, and goblins that grow fiercer with each passing day. Build walls, man the ballista, and rally your defenders - because when night falls on the Marches, the drums never stop. Defender of the Orcish M… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defender of the Orcish Marches.

Shorebreaker is a drone-combat roguelite fought above, on, and under a breaking wave. Every day a runaway drone fleet comes for your island; you meet it on the water, salvage what you destroy, and rebuild before dawn. They used to deliver burritosZippity Drones Corporation pivoted to combat drones to please its shareholders, and now, rather predictably, rogue fleets are leveling the Pacific one … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shorebreaker.

The old races have made a deal in the dark: the age of man ends here. Every castle along the border has fallen. Yours is the last one standing. Fight in real timeYou are the castle. Hold the left mouse button to rain arrows on the horde, aim your shots where the fighting is thickest, and release your Ward Pulse when enemies press against the walls. Every kill feeds your war effort. Play your c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castellan.

Send & Defend is a competitive multiplayer tower defense game where players attack and defend at the same time. Build a maze and towers to stop incoming creeps while sending your own waves into another player’s battlefield. Every creep you send increases your income, allowing you to strengthen your defenses or launch even more dangerous attacks. Watch enemy defenses, adapt your strategy and pr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Send & Defend.

Hold the road. Defend the realm.Crownhold is a cozy, storybook tower defense in the spirit of the classics. Goblins pour down winding forest roads, over river crossings and through moonlit swamps — and only your towers, your champions and a well-timed spell stand between them and the crown. Raise Your TowersBuild four tower families — Archers, Mages, Artillery and Barracks — alongside gold-mine p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crownhold.

A vast European continent stands divided, from the fading embers of Rome to the rise of medieval kingdoms. Each region calls for a commander capable of holding the line against relentless invasions. You arrive with a single task: build, upgrade, and defend—again and again—until the land is safe or your walls fall in flame. This is a fast, replayable 3D roguelite tower‑defense survival game buil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower Defense: The Envoy's Gambit.

Hordeguard is a brutal 3D action tower defense with RPG and strategy elements, playable solo or in local co-op. Build, fortify, and defend your Viking settlement against hordes of mythical creatures. Explore the realms of Norse mythology, gather resources, and make choices that decide between survival and ruin. Build. Defend. Conquer. Withstand the storm. The horde is coming, and there’s no ti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hordeguard: Winds of the North.

Anunnaki & The Kingdom of Goku is a fast paced strategy game where you summon minions and build a base, and then defend that base from hordes of Illuminati demons. Balance economy and defense. Build walls, defense towers, and summoned forces. Dash into battle yourself, trigger ultimate abilities, and wipe entire waves with guns and spells. Perfect for quick sessions or run-and-gun, build-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anunnaki & The Kingdom of Goku.