The Best Tower-defense Games

Update : Survival Machine added at rank #44.
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Creeper World 4 (2020)

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PC Windows

The unstoppable fluid enemy has returned and destroyed every world in its path! Defend against Creeper as it floods across the 3D terrain in this real time strategy game where the enemy is a fluid.


  • tower-defense
  • real-time
  • strategy
  • wargame
  • grand-strategy
  • space
  • tactical
  • building
  • editor
  • level
  • top-down
  • simulation
  • 3d
  • war
  • physics

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Spirits of the Hellements - TD (2022)

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PC Windows

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.

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  • tower-defense
  • base-building
  • sandbox
  • demons
  • tactical
  • 3d
  • choices
  • medieval
  • colourful
  • pve
  • fantasy
  • cartoony
  • single-player
  • strategy
  • real-time

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Cataclismo (2024)

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early access PC Windows

Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.


  • real-time
  • city-building
  • colony
  • strategy
  • grand-strategy
  • moddable
  • 4x
  • resource-management
  • base-building
  • tower-defense
  • economy
  • building
  • simulation
  • sandbox
  • historical

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Mindustry (2017)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux IOS iPhone Android

- Minor bugfixes. - Minor fixes to bug fixes. - Major bugfixes to bugfix the bugfix for bug fixing. - Bug fixes for bugfixing the bug fixing bug.


  • tower-defense
  • base-building
  • automation
  • cooperative
  • factory-building
  • resource-management
  • cross-platform
  • sandbox
  • multiplayer
  • strategy
  • building
  • real-time
  • management
  • team
  • mech

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Dungeon Warfare 2 (2018)

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Android IOS iPhone Mac OS PC Windows

Become a dungeon lord to defend your dungeons with the deadliest of traps and insidious contraptions against greedy adventurers and wannabe heroes.


  • tower-defense
  • dungeon
  • strategy

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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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Thronefall (2023)

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Mac OS PC Windows

A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.

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  • tower-defense
  • city-building
  • minimalist
  • medieval
  • strategy
  • isometric
  • base-building
  • defence
  • real-time
  • tower
  • building
  • stylized
  • 3d
  • colourful
  • action

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Gnomes DYSTOPIAN (2025)

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PC Windows

Gnomes is a turn-based tower defense with deep roguelike progression, set in ever-expanding, procedurally generated biomes. Build, farm and defend your village as you push deeper into goblin-infested territory. Unlock powerful upgrades and craft your environment to survive the endless goblin horde

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  • dwarf
  • tower-defense
  • rogue-like
  • colony
  • economy
  • procedural
  • base-building
  • city-building
  • simulation
  • farming
  • turn-based
  • dark
  • replay-value
  • pixel
  • survival

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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.


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

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Path to Nowhere (2022)

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IOS iPhone Android

Path to Nowhere is an RPG tower defense game that will challenge your strategy and combat skills. With its captivating storyline, unique gameplay mechanics and stunning character designs, it is an enjoyable experience overall. The interactivity of the gacha mechanic is also a plus, as it isn't very pushy and more than just a cash grab.

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What we like:
  • Unique gameplay mechanics
  • Interesting backstories for the characters
  • Effortless upgrading of characters
  • Captivating storyline and stunning character designs
What could be improved:
  • Limited moves and flexibility in attacking enemies
  • Drain on phone battery
  • No PvP elements beyond the guild system
  • Beginner event not very free-to-play friendly
  • Art style not revolutionary and reminiscent of other Chinese roleplay games
  • Gatcha

  • defence
  • tower-defense
  • tower
  • rpg
  • real-time
  • grid
  • dystopian
  • korean
  • post-apocalyptic
  • battle
  • event

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