Games like Loop Defence

The party never stops... unless you smash it to pieces! In this chaotic incremental tower "defense" game, waves of piñatas have come to life and started dancing in an endless loop around your yard. Use everything at your disposal to bust them open and shower your guests in candy. Build festive towers, unlock wacky upgrades, or go old-school and wack those suckers into confetti yourself. Stack you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DIE CANDY.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

75% User Score Based on 644 reviews

Lumencraft is a top-down view action shooter with tower defence elements. Emerge into the fully destructible environment where light and shadow play key roles. Build your base, dig some tunnels... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lumencraft.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

100% User Score Based on 34 reviews

Defend your Nexus by placing mirrors and buildings on the path of your projectiles. Deflect, empower, manage and solve each map using your creative and strategic mind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anx Defense.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

78% User Score Based on 2,144 reviews

Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the Tauron droids' homeworld against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Taur.

Hold a mining outpost on an alien world while thousands of insects pour through the rock tunnels like a flood. Place towers on the high ground, aim their firing arcs, and spend the biomass from every run, won or lost, on upgrades that let you hold a little longer next time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hivetide.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

They are coming. An endless wave of machines is advancing, and your base is the last line of defense. In Built the End, you must construct and adapt your defenses to survive increasingly dangerous robotic assaults in this fast-evolving take on the tower defense genre. Build and position a wide range of towers, each designed for a specific role. Some deliver heavy damage, others slow or disrupt e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Built the End.

Luxmithar is a 2D survival defense roguelite built in Godot, where you defend a crashed forge-ship against escalating waves of hostile forces. Each run unfolds across multiple days as you harvest resources, expand a modular grid-based world, and construct layered defenses to hold back relentless alien incursions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Luxmithar.

Orbital L∞p GMTK Game Jam 2025: Loop Description Orbital L∞p is a strategy tower defence game with a twist.. or shall I say a l∞p. Your goal is to place towers at different orbits of a planet and defend it from incoming threats. The further the orbit from the planet, the slower the towers will loop, potentially leaving the other side vulnerable to attacks. Manage your energy, choose your orbi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Orbital L∞p.

This is what happens when tower defense meets wacky, animated craziness... welcome to Laser VS Loop. Featuring over 10 unique levels, including two boss fights, an in-game shop with countless upgrades and unlockable items, 7 different enemy types, and levels growing in exponential difficulty. CONTROLS: Click to advance dialogue and shoot your laser. The objective is to not let any Fuzzies compl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Laser VS Loop.

Developed by me Emil A Olsen in 3 days and 5 hours with sleep during the GMTK Game Jam 2025 with the theme LOOPhttps://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2025 Had some issues with loading. Going fullscreen worked for me How to Play: 1. Use left click to create and switch tracks2. Press space to whistle3. Game over if you reach a track without a connection4. Keep going until the big enemy ship reaches the center … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rim Edge.

Play as a vampire-skuf who lives in a castle, loves collecting figurines, and spends his days at the computer. But it’s not all chill — adventurers constantly try to raid the castle in search of treasure. You’ll need to summon collectible monsters, build new rooms, and defend your lair... but hey, the match won’t play itself, and the world can wait. ;) Features: Vampire vibes Collect creatu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire Skuf.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Bit Tower is a simple Tower Defense game where you defend your castle while trying to withstand increasingly larger waves. Hire adventurers, position them strategically, and fight against the waves of monsters. Play with 7 unlockable characters. Battle against 4 species of monsters and their variants. Support abilities. Unlock all Steam achievements. Infinite waves, endure as long as you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bit Tower.

About the game This game is part of GMTK Game Jam 2023 with the topic Roles Reversed. We decided to make a reversed tower defense game inspired by Kingdom Rush.  In our game you have to build a wave of diffent mobs (monsters) and send them through a map. A simple script generates towers that try to stop your mobs from reaching the end of the map.  Our wave builder in action! Send off mobs to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wave Maker.

This game was created for the Kenney Game Jam, 2021, with the theme of Rotation. In this Tower Defence game, you must build towers (Costing £50), and spin them to face the enemy. This game takes roughly 10 minutes to play.  Instructions: Click on the grey blocks and select a tower to build. Click on a tower to rotate it, (Left click rotates anticlockwise, right rotated clockwise) Kill targets to g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower Defence Twisted!.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

100% User Score Based on 28 reviews

An atmospheric tower-defence strategy game about holding back an oozing toxic Tide. A distant mining colony has awakened a living flood that seeps from breaches in the ground. Dig for resources, raise defensive terrain, and burn your way to seal the breaches. Can you survive the Biletide? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Biletide.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

86% User Score Based on 2,612 reviews

Sir, We Have an Orc Problem is an incremental-style tower defense game where you face an overwhelming number of orcs. Greet them with even more bullets, bombs and lasers! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sir, We Have an Orc Problem.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

100% User Score Based on 24 reviews

A roguelike tower defense with a card-driven twist. Build your deck, carve out tunnels, and deploy defences directly into the path of the swarm. Rank up your chosen Guild and rescue your Dwarven crew to get off this frackin’ slime-infested moon! DIG TO VICTORY: Rescue your crew from six unique mining locations each with five increasingly difficult depths. Drag Dig cards to excavate new tunnels to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Slimy Mines.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

67% User Score Based on 42 reviews

Autobattler where you send misfits into vehicular combat. Your job is to prepare them, deploy them, watch them struggle and finally watch them die or win in massive explosions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INSANIO.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

78% User Score Based on 304 reviews

TAKE COMMAND OF THE NATION'S AIR DEFENSE The sky is your battlefield. A hostile contact appears on radar. Is it a civilian airliner off course, or the prelude to a full-scale attack? Your job is to find out. Air Defender is a high-stakes, real-time strategy simulation that puts you in the command chair of a national Air Defence network. From a top-down strategic view, you are the unseen hand res… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Air Defender.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, stability

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics

53% User Score Based on 70 reviews

Idle Tower Defense is a game where you control a single tower to fight off hordes of enemies. No randomization. Choose from a variety of modules to create unique builds and upgrade modules and survive endless waves. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Idle Tower Defense.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

93% User Score Based on 88 reviews

The Kaisers Fleet approaches! It falls to you to learn the secret language of Morse Code and repel the naval onslaught through timing, tactics and telegraphy.  MORSE is a wave based strategy game elegantly operated with just two controls, Morse and Artillery: Enter dots and dashes to navigate an ever changing grid of letters and numbers. Unleash an arsenal of artillery to reveal hidden ene… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MORSE.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 36 reviews

A game about collecting bath water in a post-apocalyptic world where water is precious. Approx. 5 minutes of playtime with 4 different endings. I fixed the problem with launching in the itch.io app(2025/09/04). New store page now live Please add it to your wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/widget/3596670/ Released mobile games App Sto… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MOCHI-O.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

93% User Score Based on 193 reviews

A city-building sim with a historical twist If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heian City Story.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

77% User Score Based on 422 reviews

Recruit powerful units, place them strategically and find the best synergies in this Roguelike Autobattler! Knightica lets you guide a warband through many challenges to free the Kingdoms. Discover optimal combinations, weave powerful enchants, face dangerous monsters and lead your army to victory If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knightica.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

86% User Score Based on 865 reviews

Welcome to Drill Core, where corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining! By day, lead an elite crew of miners, carriers, and guards as they carve a path through hostile alien worlds. Build advanced facilities, upgrade deadly turrets, and prepare for relentless nightly assaults from alien lifeforms. Will you chase maximum efficiency at any cost, or play it safe and fight to survive? Drill Core i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drill Core.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability

97% User Score Based on 67 reviews

Mine. Maze. Merge. Survive. Dig for powerful gems, merge them into game-breaking towers, and pick roguelike perks to build wild synergies in this vibrant 2D pixel art roguelike tower defense. Do not let enemies drag your miner to the lava! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gem Miner TD.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

92% User Score Based on 142 reviews

While I am a loyal RTS gamer, I feel that the genre’s complexity puts many players off. That's why I've always wanted to create my own grand battlefield in a simplified manner, making it more accessible to potential players and RTS fans. In this stylistic pixel game, players will have access to a variety of buildings that synergize with each other and face an array of twisted insectoids. This game… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frontline Crisis.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

79% User Score Based on 63 reviews

Have you ever dreamed of being the villain in a Tower Defense?  Be the one who sends waves and waves of troops to break through the enemy defenses in this Reverse Tower Defense.  Summon, conquer and upgrade your troops to dominate the whole world! Choose the troops, the order and the path you’ll send in each wave. Think of your strategies to conquer each map. Play through the kingdoms, e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Countless Army.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

67% User Score Based on 39 reviews

Daylight brings opportunity and nightfall, danger.  Gather resources and strategically build up your viking settlement by day, fortifying it to withstand the relentless onslaught of skeletons by night. But your task doesn't end there; nurture your followers, assigning them vital roles within the community as you expand your village. With every structure erected and every villager employed, you ed… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MIGLORN.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

96% User Score Based on 280 reviews

Jump a rift, fight off monsters, and plunder their world. Rift Riff is a tower defense game noteworthy in two ways: it's particularly strategic and remarkably forgiving. StrategicAt the heart of the strategic layer of Rift Riff is a mix of choosing what towers you bring into each rift and being clever about the various monster behaviors. Monsters attack in waves, either going straight for your Ex… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rift Riff.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

83% User Score Based on 266 reviews

You! the most outstanding pioneer who graduated from this kingdom, are finally about to embark on your legendary journey. Construct towns across various levels to fend off waves of attacks from diverse enemies until you establish a firm footing and complete your exploration! Build your own mini town Expand progressively on the barren map, construct a complete town, and uncover rarer buildings an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Border Pioneer.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects: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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heretic's Fork.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

98% User Score Based on 111 reviews

Dr. Odin, a hyper-intelligent octopus, is on a conquest against sunken skeletons. High-tech turrets are at his aid: Pistol Shrimp! Navy Seal! Death Ray! Deploy 'em, guard 'em, and collect more of 'em! Travel across unique biomes and put the dead to rest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation Octo.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

91% User Score Based on 211 reviews

Experience the brutality and randomness of war as an Allied tactical commander in the Pacific Theater during World War 2. Train, equip, and command a squad of soldiers as you fight against the fanatical Imperial Japanese Empire. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skirmish Line.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

77% User Score Based on 57 reviews

A fusion of tower defense games and roguelike deckbuilders. Use your cards to build towers and to upgrade them in unique ways. Gain rewards to customize your deck, defense and playstyle. Break the shapes before they break you! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shapebreaker.

43%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

43% User Score Based on 77 reviews

"Defence to death" - game in genre "Tower Defence". Defend Your castle from monster! Show Your's strength and wisdom. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defence to death.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

86% User Score Based on 404 reviews

Todd Rex wants steak. Todd Rex wants YOUR steak. Are you gonna let him take it? No way! Go Home, Dinosaurs!Prevent hordes of marauding Dinos from crashing your party in the world’s premier BBQ defense simulator! Unlock powerful towers that act like little weaponized puzzle pieces. Take control of a rock-throwing, coconut-gathering gopher and build your battlefield to keep those Dinos at bay. With … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Go Home Dinosaurs!.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

72% User Score Based on 434 reviews

Mob factory is an automation and tower defense game for the lazy adventurer. Smelt down enemy loot into turrets & factories to automate an ever expanding dungeon from the comfort of your tower. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mob Factory.

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.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

88% User Score Based on 2,088 reviews

The epic tower defense dark fantasy journey continues! Create powerful gems with various abilities and take on the battle against an endlessly flowing army of monsters, and face the growing darkness as you fight your way back towards the Spiritforge. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GemCraft: Frostborn Wrath.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

88% User Score Based on 1,354 reviews

Infinitode 2 - a strategy in the Tower Defense genre, in which the player will have to build towers to protect his base from endless waves of enemies. The game features huge maps, lots of towers, resource miners, upgrade tree and map editor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infinitode 2: Infinite Tower Defense.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

93% User Score Based on 13,453 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 8 reviews

Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dome Keeper.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

71% User Score Based on 24 reviews

6 June 1944, the greatest military invasion in human history begins with Allied soldiers landing in Normandy trying to bring an end to the war. You have been given the task of stopping the Allied invasion and defending the German territories in France. Will you be worthy and defend the Fatherland? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to For The Fatherland.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects: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! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower Tactics: Liberation.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

87% User Score Based on 402 reviews

Get ready for a unique twist on the tower defense genre with Tower Escape! In this reverse tower defense game, you'll guide a team of minions through treasure-filled mazes as you attempt to escape the tower. Use strategy and puzzle-solving skills to overcome obstacles and unlock the exit, collecting powerful gems and relics along the way to transform gameplay and make each run unique. Are you read… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower Escape.

Tarmac Tycoon is an airport management game about the thousand little things that get a plane off the ground. You start with a tiny airfield: one check-in counter, a three-seat lounge, a narrow strip and the Bee, a prop plane with room for three passengers and four suitcases. Every traveler is a little dot with a seat number, and every bag has to reach the right hold before the doors close. Grow … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tarmac Tycoon.

A night atlas you draw roads across. Link towns, untangle jams with junctions and highways, throw bridges, run ferries and air links. Four worlds — from a 16-area island to a map of 120 — and a new map every day. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Roadweave.

A medieval siege-defence strategy game where a rival crown comes for your city. Command your troops on the walls and in the field, and between rounds light beacons to choose which allies will march to your aid. Win or lose, every battle earns renown to make Aldmark stronger. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aldmark Calls for Aid.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:stability, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

98% User Score Based on 48 reviews

A simple tower defense game where you need to protect your house from Boykissers If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BOYKISSER IS COMING.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

91% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Vehicle No. 4 is an exciting horde survival game: Build your own combat vehicle, freely place weapons, and upgrade them with modules. Every decision matters as you face waves of enemies. Tinkering meets action – create your ultimate survival vehicle! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vehicle No. 4.