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Looking for games like Crucible TD? Here are top tactical management recommendations with a economy and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Phoenix Hope, Stronghold Defenders or HYPERNOVA: Escape from Hadea.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    66% User Score Based on 188 reviews

    Phoenix Hope is a pixel art 2D real-time, side-view strategy game in which you must develop your colony during the day and repel waves of monsters at night. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Phoenix Hope.

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  2. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    76% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    Stronghold Defenders is a Tower Defense game with a twist. Unlike normal Tower Defense games, you have gathering units and resources to manage as well as your defending units that are used to attack enemies.  This adds another strategy layer to the game where you have to make decisions every turn on what resources you want to gather and if you want to recruit a defender or a gatherer.  You also ne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stronghold Defenders.

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  3. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    81% User Score Based on 62 reviews

    HyperNova: Escape from Hadea: a charming open world single-player RTS with quirky characters, beautiful planetary design and a healthy dollop of humor. It combines classic resource management, technology research and civilization building with intuitive tower-defense gameplay. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HYPERNOVA: Escape from Hadea.

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  4. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Starlight: Defence Command is a Tower Defence game designed for the PC that is tough and more in-depth than those gone before. With the ability to configure towers in billions of possible combinations, unlockable perks and fine tuning through target priorities, players are given powerful tools to complete the galaxy-spanning, story-driven campaign. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starlight: Defence Command.

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  5. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    82% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    Project Astra Dominium is a Tower Defense game with Basebuilding and Automation elements.Build up your base to become a supply hub for Earth's desperately needed materials, gather resources while defending against an unknown alien threat and improve your tower's and AI capabilities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Astra Dominium.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    51% User Score Based on 169 reviews

    6 different types of towers! 4 planets with different characteristics! 25 different enemies. Drones, Tanks, Biorobotic enemies and many different ground and air vehicles! Snowy and Glacial maps, Desert and Arid lands! Prepare to defend the solar system against invaders! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet TD.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 423 reviews

    Built exclusively for VR, Cosmic Trip is an award-winning real-time strategy game for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Experience what it’s like to command an army of badass robots and fight against hostile enemies on beautiful alien planets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmic Trip.

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  8. 59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    61% User Score Based on 154 reviews
    Critic Score 55%Based on 3 reviews

    A super frantic Arcade Tower Defense, McDROID starts gently then progressively challenges your trigger finger and your wits (and your sanity) as you multitask like a robotic-spider-doggy-thing: running, shooting, building base, herding, healing, harvesting, repairing, planting, upgrading, researching, frying giant snail-hammer-thing with a giant-tesla-on-your-back (it actually happens). If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to McDROID.

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  9. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    91% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    Command cryptocurrencies to fight against blockchain threats in this stylish, high-action tower defense game. Prices influence the powers of your cryptos in real time. Features squad customization, skill trees, base building, mini-games, and Endless mode. Tip: Keep calm and "HODL" the line. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crypto Against All Odds.

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  10. On planets occupied by robots, mine resources and escape while fending off their attacks! The Ark's survival is entirely in your hands. Many elite crews with abilities will assist you in your mission. The various turret modules are always doing their best to defend your base without your attention. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rebellion Corporation.

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  11. 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.

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  12. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Embark on a strategic adventure in the mystical medieval world of Beyond The Walls, a 3D tower defense game that challenges you to master elemental warfare and town management. Unique Elemental Defense System At the core of Beyond The Walls, lies a distinctive elemental tower system featuring six core elements. Start with a single element and strategically integrate others as you upgrade your tow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond The Walls.

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  13. 24%Game Brain Score
    40% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    JOIN OUR DISCORD CHANNEL! About the GameWonder Defense: Chapter Earth, offers new ways to interact with your world, expand your military power across the Earth. Fight against unknown alien power to search new living areas in Mars, if you survive. Features: ● Try to survive against Aliens of unknown origin. ● Upgrade 57 Perks to survive. ● Harvest rare minerals and help your engineers to repair … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wonder Defense: Chapter Earth.

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  14. A Mage has the strategy to defeat the hostiles, the wisdom to lead the armies, and the courage to intimidate their enemies. A mage sees what nobody can see, he foresees all the futures possibles. A mage fights in the dark of the night, in the wind of the storm, in the cold of the winter. A mage is where he needs it! Mages defense is a third-person strategic adventure game set in a fantasy world w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mages Defense.

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  15. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

    Space Bross is a thrilling blend of action 2.5D roguelite, and Tower Defense genres. You’re a retired astronaut. You had one job: chill. But then they came for your chicken. Now it’s personal. Set off on a chaotic journey across deep space in Space Bross, a roguelite tower defense action game where survival means lasers, loot, and a whole lot of clucking vengeance. Explore dangerous, ev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Bross.

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  16. 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.

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  17. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    95% User Score Based on 144 reviews

    A mini action city-builder in a post-post-apocalyptic world. Grow your settlement. Fend off waves of enemies. Restore nature. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Existential Treads.

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    54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    82% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    ESA SHIELD - Earth's Safety Starts with You!Become head of the European Space Agency's Space Safety Department and protect Earth from real cosmic hazards like Asteroids, Space Debris, and Space Weather. This science-based Planetary Protection Simulator combines tower defense, roguelite, and strategy elements to create a unique gameplay experience grounded in reality. Before you can defend Earth… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ESA SHIELD.

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  19. In the distant future, humanity scours alien worlds for valuable resources to fuel the ceaseless tide of human expansion. On their quest, they encounter a machine-race powered by a sentient artificial intelligence that spans the galaxy & competes with humanity for control across the stars. Commander, you are tasked with meeting this challenge & securing dominance for our people. Your missi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ad Astra: Sci-Fi Tower Defense.

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  20. 45%Game Brain Score
    45% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    This is a game in Development, and we are looking for as much feedback as we can!  The webpage will improve in the future, but right now, you should download the game can give us your feedback.  Give feedback on Discord  Give feedback on Itch community  The Game Build a colony, build a rocket, survive the nights and then, leave the planet.  This is a strategy game where you help the bun… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bunny Bunker.

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  21. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    83% User Score Based on 366 reviews

    Dig, Build & Explore. Manage a group of colonists as they attempt to survive underground on an alien world. Automated machine construction was sent ahead to create the underground Mercury facility, but something has gone wrong. Your colonists awake to find the facility in ruin. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mercury Fallen.

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  22. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 479 reviews

    Welcome aboard the Swiss Alps undergrounds! Inspired by base-building & management games Dungeon Keeper, Evil Genius and Rimworld with a touch of sci-fi show Stargate SG-1, the Xeno Bits team wants to dive you into a new futuristic experience: Exogate Initiative. About the game Exogate Initiative is a management/base-building game that puts you in charge of mankind's first worlds exploration pro… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exogate Initiative.

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    43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    43% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    Under Domain - Alien Invasion Simulator will surprise you with a Sci-fi turn-based game completely different from others. How about turning yourself into an Alien and planning an invasion to Planet Earth? You can secretly influence human history and build war machines to exterminate human beings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Under Domain.

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  24. Defend your cursed train on its last ride through a haunted wasteland — once alive, now swarming with monsters hungry for your soul. You’ve got 3 weapons, 50 waves, and one last ticket… straight to Hell If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Railroad to Hell 3.

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  25. Assignment: New Sector CommandThe Empire is advancing. For generations, it has continued to expand—rapidly and without pause. More ground secured. More resources claimed. More proof that this galaxy belongs to us. Commander, you’ve been assigned to a newly opened frontier sector. It’s rich in resources, and it’s not under control yet. That’s your job. First priority — secure extraction zones. Th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Outpost: Outer Frontier.

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  26. Broken Crown is a fantasy real-time strategy game built for players who miss the depth, scale, and tactical control of classic RTS titles. Start with a small group of survivors and build a new settlement from the ruins of a broken world. Gather wood, stone and food, construct your base, manage your economy, recruit workers and soldiers, and expand your forces until your fragile camp becomes a tru… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broken Crown.

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  27. In System Status: SuperCritical, you must defend your base by placing towers strategically, forming interconnected systems that depend on one another. Resources are scarce and the threat level is ever-increasing. The defense is only as strong as its weakest linkAcross distinctive planets, each enemy wave grows stronger and stronger, stressing your structures to their very limits and beyond. Each … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to System Status: SuperCritical.

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  28. Gameplay:Build It Up! – The Holy Roman Empire is a medieval simulation combining city-building, resource management, strategic battles and sieges. Start as a small landowner with only a few settlers and struggle to survive your first winter. By gathering resources, building production chains, and trading wisely, you provide your people with the goods they need. Step by step, your village grows … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Build It Up! - The Holy Roman Empire.

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  29. Star Zeal is an open ended space based 4x strategy and rpg hybrid with a sprinkling of survival elements. Exploration: -Explore a whole galaxy, including procedural and handmade star clusters like our own with the Sol system in it. There are also hand made starting scenarios including faction related star clusters, solar systems and planets. -Find and exploit rare and lush planets, dangerous bla… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Zeal 4x.

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  30. Cosmic Outpost is a turn-based strategy game where you build an outpost on a new planet. As pioneers, you will construct an outpost while defending against enemies. Gather enough materials to build a spaceship to explore new worlds and expand humanity's frontiers!Turn-basedGameplay unfolds in turns. Each turn, you'll make strategic decisions to build and upgrade your outpost, manage resources, and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cosmic Outpost.

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  31. DiscordSteamSTORY When the human revolutionaries failed in the fifth struggle against the Empire, they chose to find new lands and start over. On the way to find a new home, they encountered obstacles from the Empire, and also met Zerg warlords in the borderlands. Will the revolutionaries be able to reach their new homeland? GAME CONTENT There are currently about 3 hours of story mode game content… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Battle Echoes.

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  32. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Can you rule a galaxy? In this retro style strategic simulation, the first game by Deck13 co-founder Jan Klose, ported to the PC by developer Tom Pickering, you can prove your strategic skills! Travel the stars, claim uninhabited planets or conquer them from your computer opponents. Exodus was first released on the Acorn RISCOS platform back in 1997! This first-time PC port is your ultimate chance… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Exodus: The Colonization of Space.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    Also Announced at ONL About the GameCongratulations, Operator #8 You have been randomly selected for the ITER Corporation’s exciting vertical ventures department. Drill the pillars that encircle our homeworld, extract essential resources, and try not to get obliterated in the process. If you fail, don’t worry,  your replacement will be along shortly - probably with a better attitude. > … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ITER-8.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 258 reviews

    A combination RTS and base builder with a brand new kind of enemy, the Calyx are a group of powerful plant-aliens that, left unchecked, quickly spread to control swathes of the map. As the only remaining occupant of an Avaris Corporation deep-space mining vessel, you’ve arrived in orbit around a barren-looking planet. While you’re trying to get over being frozen for more than a century, you’re … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Calyx.

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  35. The year is 2670, humanity has begun its outward colonial expansion into the stars, the HEC (Human-Earth Coalition) began setting up colonies on the Moon, Venus and Mars. upon expanding out into the Exo-Planets they began scouting Jupiter's moon of IO, where they discovered strange readings. This would lead them to discovering another space faring race known as the Pilakarr, a humanoid species tha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solar Defense.

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  36. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere
    97% User Score Based on 36 reviews

    Aboard the great airships reside the last of humanity, survivors of the Grell war that still rages across the earth. Deploy to the surface with Time-Walker mechs, capable of manipulating time in combat, to defend your salvage teams. Gather equipment, supplies, and survivors from the ruined surface. Upgrade, improve, and maybe one day, find the key to revert the apocalypse. Key Features Send… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Temporal Titans.

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  37. 43%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    50% User Score Based on 38 reviews

    Crownbound – Rule with Gold, Not with Force!In Crownbound, you are the ruler of a growing fantasy kingdom, but your heroes have a mind of their own! Unlike traditional RTS games, you cannot command your units directly. Instead, you must influence them through spells, rewards, and strategic kingdom management. Heroes can level up, buy items in the market or even find them in fallen foes. Unfortunat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crownbound - Fantasy Kingdom Sim.

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  38. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 200 reviews

    Mineral Defense is a unique blend of tower defense and roguelite gameplay, where the strategic possibilities are endless! Shape the battlefield by unlocking tiles and crafting the ultimate path. Plan intersections and bottlenecks to funnel enemies in the most efficient way. Fight Unique Enemies!Use combinations of towers and abilities to defeat enemies! There are many damaging and support to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mineral Defense.

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  39. Enter the world of HUGE waves of enemies and dynamic battles! To protect yourself, you will strategically build powerful defenses, including turrets and various structures. These essential tools can be unlocked by leveling up or collecting resources scattered throughout the map. Choose from an arsenal of unique weapons, each designed with special abilities and tailored to different strategies. Bu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heart Keeper.

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  40. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics
    90% User Score Based on 128 reviews

    An array of diverse cluckmechs, each with its unique style, team up in bizarre and wondrous waysOver hundreds of defensive facilities, and this is just one tower defense gameplay? With over 300 different upgrade paths, tailored to players' own factions. Tower by tower, enhance by enhance, a myriad of combinations will trigger marvelous chemical reactions, offering infinite lineup possibilities! Di… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cluckmech Oasis.

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  41. 39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    48% User Score Based on 31 reviews

    Chaotic Era is an intense and brutal strategy game inspired by classic science fiction, following a stranded human crew on an alien planet. Scavenge for resources and fight back against mysterious alien terrors in this frantic real-time strategy nightmare. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CHAOTIC ERA.

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  42. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    60% User Score Based on 128 reviews

    Night is Coming is a survival building simulation set within the unforgiving cold of the Carpathian mountains. Build your settlement, nurture and protect your people - prepare for impending Darkness. Will everyone survive? Will evil displace your homestead? Will a Hero emerge? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night is Coming.

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  43. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    87% User Score Based on 45 reviews

    A classic 3D tower defense game with a hand-drawn aesthetic. An old-school concept with a fresh new look, set in a unique sci-fi world. Place defense towers to fend off giant bugs, rogue droids, corporate enemies, and more. The game features 16 levels across 4 distinct biomes, over 30 different enemies, 3 boss fights, 48 skills, 4 active abilities, 5 base towers, and 10 specializations. The story… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to XENOBREAKERS: Classic Tower Defense.

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  44. View Game
    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 139 reviews

    The sacred World Tree has withered, and with it humanity. Now that a new sapling has sprouted, you must become its caretaker and guide it so that life that once was may return. Ark of Charon is a new type of game that combines colony simulation and tower defense, where players embark on a journey to guide a giant, beast-like sapling of a World Tree to its nursery. Players take on the role of the t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ark of Charon.

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  45. View Game
    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    85% User Score Based on 800 reviews

    Sentry is an action-defense first person shooter where you defend your spaceship against a relentless alien threat. Use traps, turrets and environmental destruction to repel invading hordes and engage the enemy in fast-paced FPS action across a dynamic singleplayer or co-op campaign. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SENTRY.

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  46. View Game
    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 2,799 reviews

    The Cataclismo left us broken. Construct fortresses and defend against waves of Horrors in this mix of tower defense and real-time strategy. Lead an expedition beyond the gates of the last city, and reclaim mist-shrouded ruins as you rebuild humanity—stone by stone. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cataclismo.

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    55%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    87% User Score Based on 15 reviews

    Among the asteroids surrounding the star Zeta Leporis, competing cybernetic vestiges of a dead civilization follow their infinite mandate to expand, exploit, and exterminate. Eternally adhering to the operational templates from the Last Great War, they interpret any life or machine form that deviates from their own build as an aberration that requires eradication. The efficiency of the machine and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zeta Leporis RTS.

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  48. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    81% User Score Based on 48 reviews

    ONLY STEAM KEY BEING SOLD (no itch.io file download) Demo on Steam Store Page & Steam Deck Verified!General, enemy forces have opened a Paradox rift outside of our base, we need you to fight them off. As a General, you'll have to defend your base against endless waves of enemies with different categories, including heavy, fast, flying, missile launchers, and more. Balance your economy and resourc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Expand & Exterminate: Terrytorial Disputes - Endless Base Defense.

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  49. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 464 reviews

    A short, minimalist, experimental open-world adventure about guilt and grief. BEWARE PERMADEATH.It all started when you left…In "It Comes In Waves", you'll play as a lone outcast on a dangerous desert planet, trying to grow a specimen to bring to The Sanctuary. How can you grow anything in a world this barren?It is a very personal, experimental and minimalist game.The WorldEremar Prime is a harsh … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It Comes In Waves.

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  50. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 10,003 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 2 reviews

    Build a multi-story fortress out of clay, wood, and stone. Your villagers will have needs, feelings, and agendas shaped by the world and its history, and it's up to you to keep them content and... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Going Medieval.

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