The Best Tower-defense Games for PC Windows

Update : Realm added at rank #16.
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Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess - Demo (2024)

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PC Windows

A new tale of the Kami awaits... Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is a unique Japanese-inspired, single player Kagura Action Strategy game.


  • boss-fight
  • tower-defense
  • strategy
  • boss
  • action
  • hack-and-slash
  • combat
  • dance
  • battle
  • demons
  • mythology
  • real-time
  • fight
  • tactical
  • 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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The Riftbreaker (2021)

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Xbox Series X PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Playstation 5

The Riftbreaker is a base building, survival game with action RPG elements that borrows from a lot of other games. Play as Ashley S. Nowak and enter the hostile planet Galatea 37 in your powerful Mecha-suit to build a base and defend yourself against thousands of creatures trying to eliminate you. The Riftbreaker offers high-quality graphics, great sound and music, flexible custom difficulty settings, varied biomes, and hours of gameplay that provides endless replayability.


What we like:
  • Good storyline and rewarding gaming experience
  • Customizable gameplay options
  • Hours of gameplay with almost endless replayability
  • Exciting and balanced base building, resource gathering, and combat
  • High-quality graphics, great sound and music
What could be improved:
  • Fairly demanding on PC
  • Lacks gameplay depth in research and weaponry
  • Cumbersome weapon and armor upgrades

  • survival
  • base-building
  • strategy
  • real-time
  • tower-defense
  • mech
  • resource-management
  • resource
  • rpg
  • cooperative
  • aliens
  • action
  • economy
  • building
  • shooter

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Tower Defense (2025)

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Android PC Windows

Protect the castle towers from dark forces. Use a battle mage and bonuses. Upgrade weapons and bonuses.


  • tower-defense
  • spectacle
  • shoot-em-up
  • bullet-hell
  • hand-drawn
  • hack-and-slash

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Wall World (2023)

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Explore the mysterious Wall World on your giant robospider: mine for valuable resources, upgrade your equipment to fight off hordes of monsters, and discover exotic biomes in-between attacks. Will you be able to survive and learn the secrets of the Wall World?


  • rogue-like
  • mining
  • tower-defense
  • mech
  • procedural
  • aliens
  • pixel
  • scroller
  • resource-management
  • resource
  • exploration
  • action-adventure
  • management
  • sci-fi

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Cats on Duty (2024)

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

Cats on Duty is a🐱 purr-fect blend of RTS, tower defense, game genres. Manage two game fields, upgrade adorable cat towers, and watch your fluffy warriors bravely defend against foes. 🐾

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  • tower-defense
  • voxel
  • cats
  • strategy
  • match-three
  • cooperative
  • zombies
  • deckbuilder
  • real-time
  • family-friendly
  • pixel
  • battle-hardened
  • cute
  • funny
  • local

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Block Fortress 2 (2025)

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IOS iPhone Android Mac OS PC Windows

Choose a planet, build your fortress, and prepare for war. Arm yourself with powerful weapons, deploy troops, and defend your stronghold against relentless attacks. In this action-packed block-builder, survival is earned, and only the strongest will remain.

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  • tower-defense
  • first-person
  • base-building
  • sandbox
  • fps
  • shooter
  • tps
  • editor
  • level
  • war
  • action
  • strategy
  • survival
  • 3d
  • real-time-strategy

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The Last Friend (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

The Last Friend is a tower defense game with a unique twist - you play as Alpha and his team of dogs, battling to save the world's canines from disappearing. With customizable weapons and defenses, cartoony graphics and witty dialogue, the game is an entertaining joyride that will leave you wanting more.

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What we like:
  • Combination of tower defense and brawler genres
  • Variety of weapons and creatures to upgrade
  • Adorable graphics
  • Captivating storyline
  • Entertaining dialogue
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive gameplay
  • Limited depth in fighting mechanics
  • Stiff combat
  • Character movements can feel off

  • tower-defense
  • post-apocalyptic
  • beat-em-up
  • first-person
  • strategy
  • shooter
  • fps

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Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD (2024)

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Mac OS IOS iPhone PC Windows Android

While a formidable evil emerges, an unexpected alliance is taking shape! It will take the finest warriors of Linirea and the relentless Dark Army to stop it. Beware! Though they may journey side by side the ever-changing winds of fate could swiftly alter their course.

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  • tower-defense
  • lightning-paced
  • cartoony
  • strategy
  • dragon
  • boss-fight
  • clicking
  • comedy
  • ogre
  • boss
  • placement

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Orcs Must Die! 3 (2020)

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stadia PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Orcs Must Die! 3 is a thrilling tower defense game that puts you in the shoes of a hero fighting back hordes of orcs using an impressive collection of traps and weapons. The game offers fast and frantic gameplay, well-designed levels and a deep campaign mode with multiple waves, and a range of game modes providing players with a variety of challenges. With tons of replayability options, including a randomized set of tools mode and multiplayer co-op, this game is a gem that will keep you entertained for hours!

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What we like:
  • Impressive gameplay
  • Well-designed levels
  • Lots of replayability options
  • Great co-op mode
  • Multiplayer mode
What could be improved:
  • Some traps and weapons are useless
  • Audio can become repetitive
  • No matchmaking feature

  • tower-defense
  • cooperative
  • wave
  • defence
  • tower

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