The Best Tower-defense Games - Page 5

Update : Realm added at rank #35.
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Drill Core (2025)

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Android PC Windows j Nintendo Switch

Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?


  • tower-defense
  • rogue-like
  • colony
  • city-building
  • scroller
  • base-building
  • strategy
  • exploration
  • resource-management
  • stylized
  • sandbox
  • simulation
  • management
  • space
  • building

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Nordhold (2025)

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Mac OS Linux PC Windows

Enemies are coming! Every decision matters: build your city, grow the economy, and prepare for enemy waves. Strengthen your defenses, adapt your strategy, and unleash your hero’s full potential. This unique Tower Defense will test your skills – are you worthy to claim a place at Valhalla?

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  • rogue-like
  • tower-defense
  • city-building
  • top-down
  • medieval
  • strategy
  • management
  • economy
  • procedural
  • tactical
  • resource-management
  • pve
  • base-building
  • choices
  • wave

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Lumencraft (2022)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Lumencraft is an addictive and action-packed game that combines mining, strategy, and tower defense elements. You play as a survivor in a post-apocalyptic world, where you need to mine resources, build structures, and defend against swarms of enemies to find the Lumen crystal, the last hope of mankind. With its destructible environments and multiple game modes, Lumencraft offers a unique and challenging gaming experience that will keep you coming back for more.


What we like:
  • Fun and engaging gameplay with a unique combination of genres
  • Destructible environments add a realistic and immersive touch to the game
  • Multiple game modes and custom maps add replayability
  • Good value for the price
  • Devs are responsive and supportive.
What could be improved:
  • Lack of online multiplayer co-op
  • Limited variety in enemy types and traps
  • Lack of guidance on achievable goals can be frustrating
  • Visuals could use more flair
  • Translation is not perfect.

  • top-down
  • tower-defense
  • shooter
  • base-building
  • sandbox
  • thriller
  • wave
  • mining
  • rpg
  • twin-stick
  • rogue-like
  • survival
  • cooperative
  • horror
  • action

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Operation: Polygon Storm (2024)

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Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows

A fastpaced, military tug-of-war game with minimal micromanagement. Choose and deploy from a mix of specialized military units to overwhelm the enemy. Experiment with a huge variety of unit compositions, synergies, abilities, and upgrades to lead your army to victory!


  • auto-battler
  • strategy
  • tower-defense
  • real-time
  • resource-management
  • physics
  • military
  • war
  • wargame
  • destruction
  • artillery
  • base-building
  • tactical
  • gore
  • resource

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Orcs Must Die: Deathtrap (2025)

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PC Windows j Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X Xbox Series X/s

Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap combines chaotic third-person combat with devious trap-laying strategy. Enjoy endless replayability as your War Mage grows stronger with every battle. Repel relentless orc hordes solo or with up to 4 players.

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  • tower-defense
  • rogue-like
  • cooperative
  • wave
  • defence
  • tps
  • tower
  • physics
  • shooter
  • third-person
  • strategy
  • hero
  • multiplayer

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Endless Dungeon (2023)

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Android Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox Series X/s Playstation 5 Xbox One PC Windows j Xbox Series X

Embark on an interstellar journey in ENDLESS Dungeon, where you'll tackle a blend of roguelite thrills, tactical action, and tower defense in a forsaken space station. Recruit a diverse cast of heroes, defend your precious crystal against monstrous waves, and unravel the secrets lurking within. It's a heart-pounding adventure that redefines teamwork and strategy with every playthrough, drawing you deeper into its mysteries. Whether alone or with friends, your endurance and wit will be tested. Are you ready to face the endless?


What we like:
  • Unique blend of genres
  • Diverse cast of heroes
  • Fresh experience with procedurally generated levels
  • Brilliant co-op gameplay
  • Rich soundscape and immersive lore
What could be improved:
  • Limited weapons variety
  • Game may feel repetitive over time

  • rogue-like
  • twin-stick
  • tower-defense
  • dungeon
  • shooter
  • tactical
  • wave
  • cooperative
  • sci-fi
  • dungeon-crawler

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Dwerve (2022)

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Xbox Series X PC Windows Android Linux Mac OS Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox One

An epic action-adventure with tower defense combat! Dungeon crawl through a ruined kingdom, fending off hordes with turrets and traps! Punch them into pits! Pull them into spinblades! Zap and burn them!

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  • tower-defense
  • rpg
  • dungeon-crawler
  • tactical
  • action-adventure
  • pixel
  • strategy
  • hack-and-slash
  • story

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Ro (2023)

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PC Windows Android

Take up the adventure and face down the uncompromising vertical platforming of RO-BOUNCE. Push upwards in quest of an anti-virus to save your village from the dreaded Malhax. Move forward with caution; one missed jump could lead to a long fall back down...


  • defence
  • tower
  • tower-defense
  • historical
  • python
  • madness
  • racing
  • multiplayer

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The Front (2023)

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early access PC Windows

The Front is a survival open-world crafting shooter. You play the role of a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.

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  • tower-defense
  • tanks
  • 3d
  • building
  • survival
  • sandbox
  • crafting
  • post-apocalyptic
  • mmo
  • multiplayer
  • first-person
  • shooter
  • realistic
  • rpg
  • military

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Sentinel (2023)

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Android PC Windows Xbox One

Explore, fight, and grow stronger as you progress through this 2D Metroidvania-style platformer. Can you uncover the secrets that hide on our moon?


  • tower-defense
  • solid
  • platform
  • comic
  • music
  • cartoony
  • action-horror
  • strategy
  • survival-horror
  • true-to-life
  • open-source
  • arena
  • straight-forward
  • puzzle
  • online

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