Games like Oil and Sand

"Insert Item Apocalypse" is an interactive 3D puzzle game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Players must fly around the map and search for various items in dangerous environments like destroyed cities, abandoned forests, and radiation zones. The game features detailed, immersive environments that convey the spirit of a major man-made disaster, with the ultimate goal of gathering all necessary resources in this harsh landscape.

"Thronefall" is a strategy game that simplifies traditional strategy mechanics while incorporating hack-and-slash elements. Players build up their kingdom during the day, defend it at night, and balance economy and defense. The game offers various strategies, such as building archers, walls, or mills, and choosing between ranged combat or charging into battle. The goal is to survive the night and see the sunrise over your kingdom.

"Cataclismo" is a single-player fantasy strategy game with a sensational plot and atmospheric gameplay, featuring delightful visuals and music. As the leader of humanity's last survivors, players must build and defend fortresses against waves of Horrors, managing resources and coordinating units in their defense. Despite some grinding and bugs, the game offers high replayability across various biomes for an engaging and challenging experience.

"Protolife is a single-player Real Time Strategy game with a good plot and marvelous visuals. Players become a part of a cellular machinery, building defenses and upgrading towers using proteins and enzymes to protect the cell from infection. The game features keyboard controls, a manual for building and upgrading, and a team of developers including Alexey Grishin for code, music, and pirogi; Ruslan Kibets for code and PR; and Anatoly Sazanov for art and idea."

Gnomes is a single-player fantasy strategy game blending turn-based tower defense and roguelike elements. Defend your garden from goblins by positioning gnomes, growing your economy, and using unique relics and plants on ever-expanding maps with procedurally generated challenges. With compelling mechanics, beautiful visuals, fantastic music, and high replayability, it offers a hilarious yet grinding strategic experience.

"Z Rush" is a 3D strategic game where you place zombies tactically to destroy turrets across levels. Engage with various turret types, zombie abilities, and environments. Can you devise the right strategies to overcome obstacles and annihilate all turrets? Put your skills to the test in this thrilling strategy experience.

"Emberward" is a single-player game with exceptional visuals and beautiful mechanics, offering splendid replayability on every run. Assemble mazes with block cards, then enhance towers with runes for strategic advantage. Choose from various tower types, from poison to D20-based, with quirky features like drone tracking and critical failure. Each run promises unique challenges and fire sources to master.

"Spirits of the Hellements" is a tower defense game where you assemble legendary Spirits to defend against hordes of Hell. Your strategy lies in shaping the battlefield and creating a maze with Fire, Lightning, and Wind tiles to trap enemies and amplify your defenses. Each level presents a unique challenge, and mastering the use of Hellements' intense debuffs is key to success.

"The Last Spell" is a turn-based tactical RPG with roguelite elements, where you must defend a city from hordes of enemies over consecutive nights. During the day, strategize by building defenses, leveling up heroes, and choosing skills and weapons. Overcome challenges, break the magic seal, and banish all magic from the world. Experience a range of stats, skills, perks, and traits for a deep RPG experience.

Castle Craft is a game where players can build huge castles in an ancient wartorn world and must defend them against hordes of enemies in siege battles of epic proportions. Castle Craft is a unique blend of the voxel sandbox genre, action, and tower defense.