Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Rogue Tower (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Rogue Tower on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Thronefall, which both fantasy and strategy.
- Rogue Tower is tagged Tower Defense, Strategy, Rogue-like, Casual, Procedural Generation, 3D, Minimalist, Base-Building by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 6 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Thronefall
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Tower Defense, Strategy and Minimalist; released around the same time (2024).
A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.
Thronefall at a glance Released 2024 Studio GrizzlyGames Player sentiment 96% positive of 23,605 Price $12.99 Tower DefenseStrategyMinimalistMedievalBuilding3DBase-BuildingColorful
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Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including Tower Defense, Strategy and Fantasy.
Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command!Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations!
Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense at a glance Released 2014 Studio Ironhide Game Studio Player sentiment 97% positive of 17,136 Price $9.99 Tower DefenseStrategyFantasyCasualMedievalCartoonyIndieColorful
- 3
Slay the Spire
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Rogue-like, Strategy and Rogue-lite; released around the same time (2019).
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Slay the Spire at a glance Released 2019 Studio Mega Crit Player sentiment 97% positive of 217,947 Price $24.99 Rogue-likeStrategyRogue-liteIndieProcedural GenerationFantasyCasual
- 4
Backpack Hero
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Fantasy, Rogue-like and Strategy; released around the same time (2023).
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
Backpack Hero at a glance Released 2023 Studio Jaspel Player sentiment 86% positive of 8,500 Price $9.99 FantasyRogue-likeStrategyBuildingCasualRogue-liteProcedural Generation
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Kingdom: New Lands
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Tower Defense, Base-Building and Minimalist.
Kingdom: New Lands builds upon the award-winning gameplay and mystery of Kingdom by introducing an abundance of new content to the IGF-nominated title while maintaining the simplicity and depth that legions of monarchs have come to experience and enjoy.
Kingdom: New Lands at a glance Released 2016 Studio Noio Player sentiment 85% positive of 12,353 Price $1.49 Tower DefenseBase-BuildingMinimalistRogue-liteRogue-likeBuildingStrategyFantasy
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Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Tower Defense and Cartoony; released around the same time (2024).
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.
Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD at a glance Released 2024 Studio Ironhide Game Studio Player sentiment 88% positive of 11,722 Price $19.99 StrategyTower DefenseCartoonyFantasyBuildingIndieMedievalMagic
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Kingdom: Classic
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, Base-Building and Building.
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
Kingdom: Classic at a glance Released 2015 Studio Noio Player sentiment 91% positive of 22,707 Price Free StrategyBase-BuildingBuildingFantasyCasualIndieTower Defense
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Town of Salem 2
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, Casual and Cartoony; released around the same time (2023).
A multiplayer online social deduction game for 7–15 players. Use deception, strategy, and teamwork to find the truth—or get away with murder.
Town of Salem 2 at a glance Released 2023 Studio BlankMediaGames LLC Player sentiment 69% positive of 9,203 Price Free StrategyCasualCartoonyFantasyMagicIsometric
- 9
Monster Train
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Rogue-lite, Rogue-like and Strategy; released around the same time (2020).
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Monster Train at a glance Released 2020 Studio Shiny Shoe Player sentiment 96% positive of 22,925 Price $24.99 Rogue-liteRogue-likeStrategyProcedural GenerationColorfulFantasyMagic
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PlateUp!
Why it matched: both strategy and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Rogue-lite, Building and Rogue-like; released around the same time (2022).
Cook and serve your dishes, design and decorate your restaurants, and expand your culinary kingdom with new unlocks, abilities and dishes in procedurally-generated locations. Classic cooking action with permanent roguelite progression. Hire your friends - or do it all yourself!
PlateUp! at a glance Released 2022 Studio It's happening Player sentiment 95% positive of 27,072 Price $19.99 Rogue-liteBuildingRogue-likeProcedural GenerationBase-BuildingCasualStrategy
- 11
Swords & Souls: Neverseen
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Indie, Fantasy and Casual; released around the same time (2019).
Swords & Souls: Neverseen is a unique RPG where leveling up takes skill! Create, train and upgrade your character as you please, discover The Neverseen and its eccentric locals, and battle across the lands to foil an evil witch's plans!
Swords & Souls: Neverseen at a glance Released 2019 Studio SoulGame Studio Player sentiment 93% positive of 6,441 Price $14.99 IndieFantasyCasualStrategyCartoonyColorful
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Kingdom Two Crowns
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Tower Defense, Minimalist and Building; released around the same time (2018).
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
Kingdom Two Crowns at a glance Released 2018 Studio Fury Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 39,496 Price $3.99 Tower DefenseMinimalistBuildingMedievalFantasyStrategyBase-Building
- 13
Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Tower Defense, Strategy and Base-Building; released around the same time (2021).
An infinitely replayable multiplayer and single-player tower defense. Defend against waves of enemies and destroy the enemy's king before they destroy yours. Legion TD 2 is a one-of-a-kind game of tactics, teamwork, and prediction. Party as 1-8 players.
Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense at a glance Released 2021 Studio AutoAttack Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 15,264 Price $24.99 Tower DefenseStrategyBase-BuildingFantasyMagic3DMedieval
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Realm Grinder
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, Casual and Building.
Grow your realm, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPGs ever!
Realm Grinder at a glance Released 2017 Studio Divine Games Player sentiment 87% positive of 7,441 Price Free StrategyCasualBuildingIndieFantasyBase-Building
- 15
Ninja Kiwi Archive
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Casual, Strategy and Tower Defense; released around the same time (2020).
Enjoy some of the best loved Flash games of the past in this awesome time capsule of over 60 Ninja Kiwi classics. Experience a piece of history and play the original Flash games that spawned the worldwide phenomenon of Bloons TD.
Ninja Kiwi Archive at a glance Released 2020 Studio Ninja Kiwi Player sentiment 93% positive of 5,804 Price Free CasualStrategyTower DefenseCartoonyFantasy
- 16
Bomber Crew
Why it matched: both strategy and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, Indie and Casual.
Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all! USAAF DLC NOW AVAILABLE! FLY THE ICONIC AMERICAN BOMBER!
Bomber Crew at a glance Released 2017 Studio Runner Duck Player sentiment 88% positive of 15,506 Price $15.99 StrategyIndieCasualRogue-likeCartoony3DRogue-lite
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Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Fantasy and Indie; released around the same time (2020).
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is a Dungeons & Dragons strategy management game uniting Champions from throughout the D&D multiverse into a grand adventure.
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms at a glance Released 2020 Studio Codename Entertainment Inc. Player sentiment 77% positive of 15,028 Price Free StrategyFantasyIndieCasualMagic
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PixARK
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Casual, Strategy and Building; released around the same time (2019).
Enter a world of mystery, danger, ancient dinosaurs, mythical beasts, and cubes! Work by yourself or with a tribe of others to gather materials, craft useful items, tame wild creatures, and build huge bases to survive in PixARK!
PixARK at a glance Released 2019 Studio Snail Games USA Player sentiment 72% positive of 13,440 Price $4.99 CasualStrategyBuildingBase-BuildingMagic
- 19
Dyson Sphere Program
Why it matched: both strategy and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Base-Building, Building and Strategy; released around the same time (2021).
Build the most efficient intergalactic factory in space simulation strategy game Dyson Sphere Program! Harness the power of stars, collect resources, plan and design production lines and develop your interstellar factory from a small space workshop to a galaxy-wide industrial empire.
Dyson Sphere Program at a glance Released 2021 Studio Youthcat Studio Player sentiment 97% positive of 91,586 Price $19.99 Base-BuildingBuildingStrategy3DIndieCasual
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Mini Motorways
Why it matched: both strategy and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, Casual and Indie; released around the same time (2021).
Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city. Build a traffic network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your roads and place your motorways to get everyone where they need to go. How long can you keep the city moving?
Mini Motorways at a glance Released 2021 Studio Dinosaur Polo Club Player sentiment 96% positive of 24,384 Price $9.99 StrategyCasualIndieMinimalistBuildingRogue-like
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Dorfromantik
Why it matched: both strategy and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, Casual and Minimalist; released around the same time (2022).
Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!
Dorfromantik at a glance Released 2022 Studio Toukana Interactive Player sentiment 96% positive of 29,565 Price $9.09 StrategyCasualMinimalistProcedural GenerationIndie3D
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Dwarf Fortress
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, Base-Building and Building; released around the same time (2022).
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
Dwarf Fortress at a glance Released 2022 Studio Bay 12 Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 31,446 Price $29.99 StrategyBase-BuildingBuildingRogue-likeProcedural GenerationFantasy
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Soda Dungeon 2
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Casual, Indie and Fantasy; released around the same time (2020).
Everyone’s favorite laid-back dungeon crawler returns in Soda Dungeon 2. Featuring a new adventure, a whole town to upgrade, crafting, new classes, alternate dimensions, and more! It’s everything you loved about the original plus all the stuff you’ve been asking for.
Soda Dungeon 2 at a glance Released 2020 Studio AN Productions Player sentiment 94% positive of 5,665 Price Free CasualIndieFantasyMedievalStrategy
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The Last Spell
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, Rogue-lite and Tower Defense; released around the same time (2023).
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.
The Last Spell at a glance Released 2023 Studio Ishtar Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 13,649 Price $6.24 StrategyRogue-liteTower DefenseBase-BuildingFantasyRogue-like
Common questions
What game is most like Rogue Tower?
Thronefall, on the evidence we have. It both fantasy and strategy. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Rogue Tower" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Rogue Tower. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.