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Looking for games like The Best Defender? Here are top strategy recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Block Fortress 2, TDS - Tower Defense Strategy or Shiba Wars: Tower Defense TD.

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  2. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    83% User Score Based on 271 reviews

    Defend your Basin, it must stand. TDS Tower Defense Strategy is a Tower Defense, Real-Time Strategy Hybrid at its core. Build up, grab your friends, and defend against the Tides that approach. Maps have no path, no limits, and most importantly... Enemies will fight back. Control a Vessel, they are your anchor to the world. Vessels in themselves are both a unit and a tower. Control them to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TDS - Tower Defense Strategy.

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  4. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 109 reviews

    Defend your Chrysalis from growing hordes of monsters in this hybrid game that combines elements of tower defense, survival, and roguelike RPGs. Explore procedurally generated levels, possess and control animals, and grow deadly gardens. How far can you get before the next wave of monsters attacks? In Chrysalis, you play the role of an incorporeal Wisp tasked with defending a magical Chrysalis fr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chrysalis.

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  5. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    74% User Score Based on 462 reviews

    Live real time battle, micromanagement and survive the battle with your army of your chosen, Live with mayhem and explosions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Northend Tower Defense.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 207 reviews

    Are you prepared for a thrilling toy army tower defense adventure? Welcome The Toy Shire! Battle diverse foes in various locations, defend your family, and repel foes from your area. Save the world by strengthening your defense with toy towers! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toy Shire.

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  7. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    66% User Score Based on 833 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    Kingdom Wars II: Battles brings a fresh perspective on the fantasy real-time Strategy genre, combining the best of Zombie survival and long term crafting with complex fast-paced city-building and skirmish siege combat. All in a beautifully, yet gory game world where players fight across the epic battlefields in multiplayer skirmish and coop with thousands of other players. And with an episodic sin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Wars 2: Battles.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, story
    86% User Score Based on 203 reviews

    Take control of the battle, crush the opponent’s temples and rise to victory in a card game where the ordinary tactics don't work. Pledge loyalty to your favorite Mythology. Bring back the glory of the forgotten Gods. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World of Myths.

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  9. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 191 reviews

    "Age of Steel: Recharge" is a 2D strategy with a view from the side. You're taking the role of commander, who was entrusted the management of the military base. Your mission is to defend a base from the waves of enemies at any price. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Age of Steel: Recharge.

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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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  11. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    72% User Score Based on 488 reviews

    A Tower Defense game that innovates on what the genre already have, with it's real time action gameplay. Be the Commander of your own army by taking instant decisions that will change the battle and how you strategize through it. 8 Different of Soldiers to use in your battles, each one has unique Power Points and Weak Points. More type of Units are coming, Vehicles, Airplanes. 2 different … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Northend Tower Defense.

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  12. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    63% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    Come discover the world of Ortharion! Improve your character by killing your opponents or discovering many secrets. To finally take control of the region! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ortharion project.

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  13. Pinevale Settlements is a colony-building simulation that combines production and defense cycles. Start with a small settlement; collect resources, build structures, automate production, develop technology, and keep your colony alive against increasingly powerful raids. The game has undergone major changes in design and gameplay after the big update. We have a long way to go and will continue to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pinevale Settlements.

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  14. Story The Thorn of Warldia follows the adventure of Thorn, after he and his band members were ambushed by the Monarch. The Monarch is the ruler of the Nolk Dynasty and he has decided that Thorn and his band Green Grass has become too big, too dangerous, for his own safety. Thorn is left with no choice but to try and escape, and soon finds out that there are other powers trying to hunt him down. Th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Thorn of Warldia.

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  15. Ultimate Wall Defense Force is a single-player action game made for VR. Step into a superhero fantasy inspired by outrageous anime fights. You must guard The Wall protecting humanity by yielding powers from the last Blaster. With ultimate abilities in the palms of your hands, fly through the city to eliminate an onslaught of enemy Geodites and giant Geobosses, leaving destruction in your wake. Ep… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate Wall Defense Force.

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  16. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    69% User Score Based on 404 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 2 reviews

    Necronator: Dead Wrong is a comedic micro RTS game with a deck-building twist. Collect and deploy undead units and build an army to conquer the insufferable goody-two-shoes of the Livmor Alliance. Raise the dead, drop the mic. Those instructors at the Undead Academy don't understand your talent. Why trudge your way through years of training... when you could just make a deal with an evil ancient … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necronator: Dead Wrong.

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  17. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    67% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    We are here to build a thriving colonyChoose your story and location for a future colony, and embark on an exciting expedition filled with economic and industrial challenges. Protect your people from the artificial intelligence enslaving the world. Assemble a fleet of modular shipsBuild new ships and combine different modules—your actions are limited only by technological progress and availab… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oasis Mission: Colony Sim.

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  18. 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.

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  19. 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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  20. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    71% User Score Based on 111 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

    Iron Marines Invasion will give you hours of colorful, fun gameplay in this epic real-time strategy space odyssey, available to play offline. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iron Marines Invasion.

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  21. 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.

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  22. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    73% User Score Based on 170 reviews

    Produce your soldiers, upgrade your equipment, and fight to win in a chaotic castle! Build your team for 1-4 Online Co-op and PVE mode options!Determine your strategy and be the first to destroy the opposing tower. As the commander, create a strategy for your team, determine soldier production, and provide support on the battlefield! As the blacksmith, create weapons , as the armor master, create … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Feudal Friends.

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  23. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    60% User Score Based on 30 reviews

    A Creature Collection Tower Defense Game! Defend yourself with creatures that you collect and train. Quote from a fan: ''It's Pokémon meets tower defense!'' If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soul Locus.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    70% User Score Based on 668 reviews

    Flesh Eaters is retro style single player RTS zombie survival game with resource gathering and crafting. Zombies are everywhere! You must gather resources to build barricades, upgrade weapons and armour and explore the city under the siege of the dead If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flesh Eaters.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    70% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    BUY THE FULL GAME About the GameOVERVIEWAlien-911 Prologue is a free-to-play intro to our hybrid 3rd person shooter and tower defense game. This is our first game and we're excited to bring it to the Steam community.LIMITATIONS OF PROLOGUEThis prologue version is limited to 3 character classes (out of 4) and 5 maps (out of 22) and caps experience upgades to level 6 (out of 50). The goal is to gi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien 911 Prologue.

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  26. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 96 reviews

    Engage in epic simultaneous turn-based combat in this fusion of cards and map-based strategy. Assemble your regiment, brandish your might, and lead your forces to triumph! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Regiment.

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  27. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    66% User Score Based on 110 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    In a near future, the world has been devastated by a virus turning humanity into zombies. You are Iron Corps, the last defense of civilization traveling the world to find resources, help people and find answers. Will you survive long enough? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zombie City Defense 2.

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  28. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:stability, character development
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    80% User Score Based on 89 reviews

    Gods of the Fallen Land is an action-strategy game centered around base building and villager management. Take on the roll of a leader trying to rebuild humanity in a broken and dangerous world. Lead your followers into battle and make strategic decisions on what to develop and build to survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gods of the Fallen Land.

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  29. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    58% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Bacon Tales is a 2D side view tower defense game inspired by the famous tale “The Three Little Pigs”. The player must defend the Pig’s Village against the wolves. Choose a hero to help you on your journey and fortify the village to get it more resistant and able to gather more resources. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bacon Tales: Between Pigs and Wolves.

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  30. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 241 reviews

    Assemble legendary Spirits and defend against the endless hordes of Hell. A tower defense where you must shape the battlefield and create a maze using the three Hellements. Use Fire, Lightning, and Wind tiles to trap your enemies, or augment your defenses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spirits of the Hellements.

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  31. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    66% User Score Based on 482 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

    CREEPS CRUMBLE. HEROES RISE. Command a team of renegade heroes and impale, slash, tear and burn through legions of undead hell-bent on world domination. Your mission: to defeat the world’s most powerful vampire, Count Necrosis. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HERO DEFENSE.

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  32. 64%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    63% User Score Based on 222 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 1 reviews

    Get ready for a lot of destruction, action and real-time strategy as you control a fully armed Mech through cyberpunk cities, military and industrial areas, capturing and defending territories. Build turrets and structures, collect resources and advance the attack against powerful enemies! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Armed to the Gears.

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  33. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    65% User Score Based on 181 reviews

    In USC: Counterforce players are tasked with leading a group of Space Commandos in turn-based squad tactics combat inspired by the likes of UFO/XCOM, Space Hulk, and Aliens. The players’ commandos have been sent to a planetary body to investigate and take down a powerful alien threat. Players must discover the truth behind the demise of the planet’s colony and plan an efficient strategy to protect… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to USC: Counterforce.

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  34. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
    67% User Score Based on 70 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Dwarven Skykeep is a cute and humorous pixel-art card management sim in a medieval world of wizardry! Dive into the realm of Dwarves and start building the most epic tower using the power of magical cards from your deck If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dwarven Skykeep.

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  35. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    75% User Score Based on 292 reviews
    Critic Score 77%Based on 3 reviews

    Mushroom Wars is a dynamic real-time strategy game, where smart strategy meets furious action in epic PvP and PvE battles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mushroom Wars.

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  36. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 66 reviews

    Use wits, magic, and a powerful throwing arm to build and defend your town while commanding troops to fight enemies in this lighthearted VR blend of RTS and Mage Simulator. Defend against a looming and mysterious threat, uncover its dark origins, and become... The Warden of the Isles! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warden of the Isles.

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  37. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    78% User Score Based on 171 reviews

    The White Laboratory is a sandbox style physics-based tower defense and RTS game in which you modularly build and command robotic structures. Use them to defend against or conquer other disobedient mechanical blocks on a facility floating in the atmosphere of a remote gas planet. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The White Laboratory.

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  38. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 334 reviews

    By accident, you broke the seal of the mysterious book in your household's storage. The mythical book contains an enormous magical power that allows users to control any Yokai by defeating them and recording down their name. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yokai Art: Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.

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  39. Check us out on Steam! What it is: Defender's of Cardom is a deckbuilding, tower defense game focus around creating synergies to defend against waves of enemies! With dozens cards in the game for you to use, ranging from spells, heroes, or upgrades. Each level has its own, unique, handcrafted waves and map, and ranges in difficulty from "tutorial" to "too hard for playtesters to beat".   Ad… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defenders of Cardom.

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  40. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    88% User Score Based on 32 reviews

    Guard the last remaining tower with an array of weapons and magical powers! The horde of monsters coming from down below is relentless and it is your duty to dispatch them in this unique tower defense game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monos: The Endless Tower.

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  41. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    67% User Score Based on 290 reviews

    Heavy is the head that wears the crown especially when nobody listens to it. Forget about direct orders you know from other games of the genre. Master an unusual, indirect management system in which you must skillfully bend your subjects and heroes to your will. Claim the throne of Rodovia, build cities, recruit troops, expand your kingdom and exploit the power of a coin. RULE THROUGH INDIRECT INF… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crown of Greed.

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  42. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    68% User Score Based on 467 reviews

    Build up a fantasy city and fill it with hand-drawn characters, each with their own unique personalities and skills. Send them on quests to expand your influence and clear out nearby monster dens that threaten your city. Help them grow and evolve, all in the pursuit of gold! Create a thriving city around monster-filled dungeons. Bring in wealth from exploring and dungeon delving, then use it to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gold Gold Adventure Gold.

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  43. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    70% User Score Based on 128 reviews

    Travel to the Holy Land with the First Crusades. Rise from a humble knight to the founding father of a world-spanning holy order. Lead through war, faith, diplomacy, and cunning schemes. Experience a unique blend of RTS, city-building, and sandbox gameplay, and shape history! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knights of the Crusades.

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  45. 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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  46. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    82% User Score Based on 149 reviews

    All Aboard! The Train Defense Express is out now! 8/07/2025 Update: v1.1.1Patch notes: itch.io | Steam Now available on mobile!Google Play (Android)Apple App Store (iOS) All Aboard! is a mix between auto-battler, survivor, tower defense, and idle/clicker games. The goal is to protect the central objective, the Infinite Power Generator, from endlessly spawning hordes of enemies, and to see how l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Aboard! The Train Defense Express.

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  47. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    68% User Score Based on 399 reviews

    This is an open-world zombie survival sandbox game set in a city quarantined due to an unknown virus. You will play as a student in the city who failed to catch the evacuation convoy to escape the disaster and was forced to stay. As a modern metropolis, the city is fully equipped with public facilities including hospitals, subway stations, prisons, and schools, Etc。 The game will feature a large n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dread Dawn.

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    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    62% User Score Based on 218 reviews

    WARCANA is a fantasy inspired real-time base defence strategy game with a unique deck-building mechanic. Take on the role of a mighty magician and face the challenge of surviving waves of unrelenting attacks whilst simultaneously summoning your own large armies. Lay waste to your rivals in either a battle-royale with up to 30 other players, or in a series of single player campaigns. Build your dec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WARCANA.

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  49. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 166 reviews

    Roadmap About the GameKingdom's Deck is a game about survival and growing your kingdom. As the ruler of the land, you must navigate the challenges of staying alive, taking care of your people's requirements, building a powerful army, and protecting your fort from approaching threats Step into the role of the king, entrusted with the fate of an entire realm. Your journey is guided by your co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom's Deck.

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  50. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization
    94% User Score Based on 1,842 reviews

    Face the first few days after the survivors come to the surface. Gather resources, scavenge the buildings and create a Zone that will be able to stop horde attacks at night. Conquer Prologue to prove you're ready for the upcoming full version of Infection Free Zone. “The Mad Virus” has spread throughout the world with the speed of jet planes. The infected are highly aggressive, fast and strong. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infection Free Zone – Prologue.

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