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Looking for games like Onward? Here are top tactical role playing recommendations with a fantasy, mystery and economy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Demon Castle Story, Snack Escort or Defender's Quest 2: Mists of Ruin.

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  2. Who would’ve thought that a roguelike, card game, and tower defence could unite over a basket of food? In Snack Escort, you will traverse magical lands filled with hungry creatures eager to snatch your precious cargo. Each run brings new challenges and surprises. Collect cards and artifacts that shape how you face your enemies. Build your own deck of heroes, traps, and special abilities to fend … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snack Escort.

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  3. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    60% User Score Based on 263 reviews

    Defender's Quest II is set in a completely new world, with a brand new cast of characters and an entirely different story from last time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defender's Quest 2: Mists of Ruin.

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  4. 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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  5. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    94% User Score Based on 124 reviews

    Wishlist Now! Music By About the GameThe Last Spell Prologue lets you experience the first five days of the final game. You start with only 3 heroes at your disposal, and their weapons are... not the best ones. But they can still make use of cool skills to get rid of those damned monsters! Build up your defenses, protect your city, and slay the very first hordes of enemies you will encounter i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Spell: Prologue.

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  6. "Tetra Dungeon" is a rogue-like and card combat game where the mechanics integrate Tetris elements. Players use cards depicting various shaped blocks and strategically place them on a 5x5 dungeon grid to inflict damage on entire rows or columns of enemies. The game features three main classes: Swordsman: Straight Sword Cards + Slash Cards with row-range attack Mage: Elementa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tetra Dungeon.

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  7. Miracle Brave blends inventory management, deck-building, tower defense, and shooter combat! Strategize your gear, forge your unique build from countless progression paths, take control of your hero, and hold back endless waves of beasts. Carve out your path to victory and forge your own legend! Features: Unique pixel art blends with bullet hell shooter gameplay, creating a distinct visual feast. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Miracle Brave.

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  8. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    82% User Score Based on 154 reviews

    Lost In Fantaland is a retro pixel-style roguelite game that blends deck building and turn-based strategies on a checkerboard. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lost In Fantaland.

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  9. Action-packed, dynamic tower defense where mana management, strategic spellcasting and quick decisions are crucial. Know your enemies, defeat them with your deadliest spell build and become a master of magic! UNRAVEL THE MYSTERY The world of Aarnhagor is under grave threat. Influenced by an unknown force, the inhabitants of the world have turned against their own kind and begun to raze their own… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Warmage.

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  10. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 3,600 reviews
    Critic Score 61%Based on 1 reviews

    A necromancer simulator. Assemble the dead using different body parts while upgrading your tower, combine the abilities of the different fantastic races to fight your way through the hordes of enemies and overrun the ’chosen ones’. To tell the truth, the dead are pretty, uhm, dumb. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrosmith.

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  12. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 6,164 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Spell.

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    Survive as a dark sorcerer and collect fallen spirits to turn them into your own unholy defense against corrupt angels! Take the role of a dark sorcerer as you defend yourself against waves of angels seeking to destroy you! Presented in retro 4-tone style, Hell Well is a top-down tower defense survival game where your downfall is inevitable, but the challenge is to survive and take down as many f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hell Well.

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  14. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

    Dice Goblin's Den is a 2D side-scrolling Tower Defense Roguelite game where you defend your fellow Goblins from waves of "heroes" who have been given quests at the local tavern to pillage and loot your home! Grow your goblin den and strengthen your economy by journeying to different levels to gather more resources while fending off your enemies! Unlock new classes to play when yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dice Goblin's Den.

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  15. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    94% User Score Based on 65 reviews

    The Tactical Rpg Going Full Goblin Mode!In Gobs and Gods, you freely explore a fantastic world full of magic, wonders and crazy surprises. The bad news: its nicest inhabitants are... Goblins. The good news: they seem to believe you are their God. Hire, equip and level-up a band of goblins to fight and die for you in tactical turn-based battles, while you uncover the secrets of this world, and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gobs and Gods.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 1,303 reviews

    Defend Your Garden From the Goblin Horde Use your gnomes to defend your crops from the goblins on a map that expands every day. Use your turn to position your gnomes, prepare your defenses and grow your economy. Test your strategy against endless, procedurally generated encounters and survive long enough to face the goblin king. Every run in Gnomes is one of a kind and is created using a caref… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gnomes.

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  17. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    57% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    Desperate Place is a strategy tower defense game in which you need to play as the crew that was suddenly awakened early, and in the case of a colonial starship that suffered damage, come to an unknown planet to collect resources, repair the starship and defeat the alien monsters that suddenly appeared to escape from this desperate Place. On this unknown planet, you will need to use your limited s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desperate Place.

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  18. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 277 reviews

    Every decade, the Mka tribe sends caravans of adventurers into the Phithi, the meteorological chaos that keeps the Uwando tribes isolated from each other and makes life outside the refuges almost impossible. Their mission: to establish diplomatic and trade relations, to explore and reclaim the lands left to the mercy of monsters and pirates, and, most importantly, to plant a new tree city that can… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sandwalkers.

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  19. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 251 reviews

    Claim and defend the Tomb of Tyrants against greedy adventurers by matching tiles to build a deadly dungeon full of traps, minions, and more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tomb of Tyrants.

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  20. 49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:character development, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    60% User Score Based on 10 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 3 reviews

    The wagons are packed and an eager group of settlers are ready to head out. But the journey is full of dangers. Treacherous terrain, savage bandits and ancient monsters have been the end of many settlers. So they turn to you to protect them. Choose your party, move across the map like a board game, and battle monsters. The combat is a nuanced mix of turn-based and time-based approach, with attacks… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Royal Frontier.

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  21. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 80 reviews

    Hello GameJolt! A Little about us, Game Munchers is a small group of people with a passion for game development. We have made a few 2D MMORPG's for fun, but we really want to start our focus on... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monster Outbreak.

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  22. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    72% User Score Based on 841 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 23 reviews

    Take on wild beasts, ruthless soldiers, and ancient gods in this 2D Action-Platformer inspired by Tower-Defense combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aegis Defenders.

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  23.     In a long-forgotten 'Code of the World,' order is collapsing. As the chosen 'Guardians,' the steadfast knight Rain and the wise mage Alia must join forces to venture into this fantasy world crafted in a soft 3D hand-painted style, repair the damaged codex, and prevent the annihilation of reality.     "Knight and Code" is a uniquely crafted action role-playing game. Here, exquisitely… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knight and Code.

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    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    100% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Graphite is a stylized roguelike RPG where the fantasy and wonder of a kid’s imagination come to life across the pages of his own pen-and-paper campaign. Armed with nothing but scribbled heroes, borrowed school notebooks, household junk, and a head full of what-ifs, he builds a world to navigate grief, self-confidence, and growing up.Here, pencil-drawn heroes embark on quests, monsters evolve mid-… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Graphite.

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  25. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    95% User Score Based on 272 reviews

    Stunning pixel art tower defense game Take on the role of the summoned hero——"Fran", and embark on an epic and fantastical journey of guardianship. Move and Build Fran has the ability to use Wish Power to shrink bulky defense towers into portable forms and rearrange them on the battlefield. Various Defense Towers The five humble Whicken tribe warriors can be empowered and transformed into 15 diffe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Relic Guardian - Tower Defense.

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  26. Game BackgroundMiryam: The Polluted Land takes players on a chilling journey into the heart of emotional turmoil. Ten-year-old Miryam was on the brink. At school, those nasty kids relentlessly mocked her clothes and accent, sometimes even pelting her with stones. At home, her mother’s world revolved around the newborn, leaving Miryam with nothing but orders—"Make the formula!" "Get … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Miryam: The Polluted Land.

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  27. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    The Mysterious Sinkhole "Scar" Long ago, during an era of racial wars fought to control the continent, a massive sinkhole suddenly appeared at its center. Born for unknown reasons, what secrets does this mysterious sinkhole hold? Join the famous explorers of the continent and dive into the unknown to uncover the secrets of the Scar. Real-Time Grid-Based Action Guidus Zero is a real-time grid-b… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guidus Zero.

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  28. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 85 reviews

    「Persisting in kindness, some people say it is absurd and dismiss it; But in the Realm where wedge energy and will intertwine, it brought us you and rally you.」 As a kind soul that comes to the realm, begins a journey of redemption in the realm of the raging tide of black beasts. 「When greed and violence destroy the nameless flower, we know why the Dawn Dew comes......」In the process of continuou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Journey of Realm:Dawn Dew.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 73 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 1 reviews

    Call on the elements and evolve mighty creatures as you unleash an arsenal of spells to defend against waves of enemies, all on your epic journey to seal the rift and crush the undead invaders. Choose your spells & upgrades - it's time to go elemental! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Demonlore.

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  30. Verfall: A Dark and Strategic RPGThe world of Verfall is in ruins. The "Servants of Corrosion" have been unleashed, and now it's a race against time to save what remains. Heroes marked by the "Mark" carry the burden of a curse and must unite, facing the challenge with the few resources available. Traditional power-ups are not an option — every battle must be fought with what yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Verfall.

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    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.

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  32. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
    90% User Score Based on 29 reviews

    Arisen Force: HeroTest is an A-RPG game featuring exquisite high-definition pixels , it combines the engaging Stylish Actional combat experience. Join the exquisite-definition pixel style world "HeroTest", and experience an exhilarating, stylized combat journey with heroes from temporal rift to fight against the dark erosion of the void. In a fictional time-space setting, players are summoned by a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arisen Force: HeroTest.

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  33. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 283 reviews

    Welcome to the world’s weirdest factory. You don’t swing swords or cast spells, instead you build tiny heroes out of shapes, and hope for the best as they come up against endless swarms of increasingly brutal enemies. All in a day’s work! *BUILD IT WEIRED. BUILD IT STRONG. •Drop shapes onto conveyor belts to craft self-operation heroes. •Want a soldier? Try a circle and a triangle. •Want a tank? … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ShapeHero Factory.

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  34. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    81% User Score Based on 648 reviews

    The necromancer simulator is back. Assemble your undead from different body parts, combining the abilities of various fantasy races. Upgrade your tower and give it a unique look. Fight your way through hordes of enemies in a procedurally generated world and take Titans under control. Features Undead with SuperpowersAssemble your undead from the body parts of various fantasy races, unlocking countl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necrosmith 2.

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  35. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    Dig out a proper dungeon, grow your little villainous society, set up defences against heroes, and survive long enough to retrieve the Orbs of Infinite Power. The Wratch has been defeated, they have gone into hiding with the pitiful remains of their army. Now it's up to you to dig out a proper base for The Wratch. You'll have to defend them against the heartless heroes come for easy prestige, and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wratch's Den.

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  36. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    84% User Score Based on 292 reviews

    A combination of Action RPG and Tower Defense: slay monsters, find weapons, upgrade your armies, defend your base… Prevent humanity from extinction at the hands of monsters from Greek mythology and ancient tribes. Don't let them cross the gate, commander! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legendary Hoplite.

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    51%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    83% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Aveliana is an infiltration-action-adventure game in 2.5D with unique and diverse gameplay! Will you stealth your way to victory? Seek a forgotten path on the edge of a cliff? Or stand and fight against your enemies? Follow the trace of a mysterious fox and learn about a surprising story! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aveliana.

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  38. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    77% User Score Based on 735 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 5 reviews

    METAL SLUG is back with a brand new entry in the METAL SLUG universe. Discover a new side of the emblematic run'n'gun and jump into a dynamic tactical RPG with roguelike elements! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Metal Slug Tactics.

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  39. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay
    98% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    WISHLIST THE FULL GAME About the GameStandalone survival mode from the original game Yokai Art: Night Parade of One Hundred DemonsStoryBy accident, you broke the seal of the mysterious book in your household's storage. The mythical book contains enormous magical power that allows users to control any Yokai by defeating them and recording their names. This godly power is too much, which alerts al… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yokai Art: Survival Prologue.

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  40. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    84% User Score Based on 164 reviews

    WISHLIST THE FULL GAME Сheck out other games About the GameThis version allows you to experience the beginning of the game and get a taste of the thrilling gameplay. Prepare to experience the trial from Ajax, featuring 7 levels and a boss fight in Legendary Hoplite: Ajax's Trial the prologue version of the game Face 7 Levels and a Boss Battle Face the challenge of 7 distinct levels, each f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ajax’s Trial.

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  41. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    77% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    Block Tower TD is a roguelike tower defense strategy game with interesting innovations. Build a world out of blocks, choose random upgrades to make every run unique. Features CREATING THE WORLD. The world consists of blocks that you can place anywhere. Thanks to this, you will be able to think over a defense plan. BUILD TOWERS. Tower locations are the most important aspect in tower defense games. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Block Tower TD.

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  42. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 784 reviews

    Check the full game! Discover more games from Goblinz About the Game Legend of Keepers: Prologue is a free playable alpha demo of Legend of Keepers. It's a tactical dungeon management game where you play as the bad guys! You're the Boss of the Dungeons Defending Department and need to protect the company's treasures against pesky heroes! This version of the game contains around 1-2 hours of g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Legend of Keepers: Prologue.

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  43. 62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    63% User Score Based on 49 reviews

    Tower defense reimagined! Dead Ground is a procedurally generated tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Each playthrough will offer randomly generated guns, skills and augments. You'll have to travel, collect scrap, water, manage your inventory and upgrade your base to survive! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Ground.

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  45. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    78% User Score Based on 182 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Defend the Rook is a roguelike tactics board combat combined with tower defense elements. Defeat the invading hoards to stay alive and save the land! Enjoy more tactics than a normal TD game, combined with the added challenge of building towers and fighting off waves of enemies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defend the Rook.

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  46. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    57% User Score Based on 172 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

    Arcadian Atlas is a 2D isometric tactical RPG about the choices people make in pursuit of the things they love, and the havoc it wreaks on a kingdom. Watch your footing and mind the strategic vantage points as you traverse the richly detailed pixel art world of Arcadia — a single misstep on the battlefield could cost you a friend’s life. Let the moody jazz soundtrack carry you through a thought p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcadian Atlas.

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  47. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    91% User Score Based on 2,161 reviews

    Are you ready to face former allies in battle? Ready to test your skills in new territories and against new armies? The time for tough decisions and decisive action is approaching. Before very long you’ll be fighting for the greatest dark wizard of them all, Vez’nan — leading his army and doing his bidding. Have no doubt, the campaign will be long and hard but you can rely on the full might of hi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Rush Vengeance.

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  48. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    79% User Score Based on 426 reviews

    A survival city-building game with flying cities. Build, automate, and defend a flying city to survive in a wacky, nightmare-infested, post-apocalyptic world full of strange science and dreams.Advanced society is long gone, the world is overrun by the Dream Plagues. The only survivors are small nomadic tribes that don’t attract too much attention. And now, the discovery of a long-abandoned project… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dream Engines: Nomad Cities.

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    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.

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  50. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    95% User Score Based on 4,238 reviews

    Command your troops through an epic (mis)adventure as you defend exotic lands from dragons, man-eating plants, and ghastly denizens of the underworld -all with flashy new towers, levels, heroes, and more goodies to help you crush your foes in this Fantasy Action Tower Defense game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Rush Frontiers.

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