Games like Drill Core
by Hungry Couch Games
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?
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$14.99Mineral Defense
Nov 15 · Corestone Games
Both: Roguelite · Tower Defense · Roguelike
Mineral Defense combines tower defense with roguelite elements and procedural generation. Build paths, unlock upgrades, and unleash powerful synergies to conquer evolving challenges in an ever-expanding world.
StrategyRogueliteTower DefenseCard GameRoguelike3DBase BuildingCasualDeckbuildingProcedural Generation👍 220
-40%$10.49Tower Dominion
May 7 · Parallel 45 Games
Both: Tower Defense · Base Building · Roguelike
Build and design the terrain while defending your stronghold against alien invasion in this unique Roguelike tower defense. Choose from 30 heroes, survive enemy waves, and upgrade a variety of destructive towers to hold the line!
Tower DefenseStrategyBase BuildingRoguelikeRTSTacticalRogueliteChoices MatterProcedural GenerationResource Management👍 5,124
-25%$11.24There Is mORE
3 days ago · ByteBeyond
Both: Roguelite · Tower Defense · Exploration
Mine by day, defend by night. Master 25+ spells, sell rare ores for gear upgrades, and grow stronger each run in this procedurally generated roguelite tower defense. Enjoy full controller and Steam Deck support.
RogueliteTower DefenseAction RoguelikeMiningSurvivalProcedural GenerationExplorationMagicBase Building2D
$7.99Swarm Grinder
Apr 22 · Last Bite Games
Both: Roguelike · Roguelite
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
RoguelikeRogueliteAction RoguelikeBullet HellMechsProcedural Generation2DPixel GraphicsControllerAction RPG👍 1,164
$19.99Surviving the Abyss
Nov 5 · Rocket Flair Studios
Both: City Builder · Colony Sim · Exploration
Earth, 1976. You have been tasked with managing a deep-sea science facility working to perfect cloning. Explore the darkness and keep your crew alive in this hardcore survival colony builder. And beware. The darkness hides untold horrors.
City BuilderColony SimExplorationUnderwaterBuildingManagementBase BuildingSurvivalDifficultEconomy👍 1,045
-35%$20.79The Crust
10 days ago · VEOM Studio
Both: Base Building · Colony Sim · City Builder
Build and automate a lunar colony that Earth depends on. Mine regolith, run conveyor-and-drone factories above and below the surface, manage colonists, trade with rival Earth factions — and play a story campaign with multiple endings.
Base BuildingSpaceAutomationColony SimResource ManagementSandboxStrategyCity BuilderBuildingManagement👍 3,556
$14.99Tower Factory
Nov 7 · Gius Caminiti
Both: Tower Defense · Roguelite · Roguelike
Tower Factory is a tower defense and automation game with roguelite elements. Optimize resource production using conveyor systems while defending against monster waves. Can you find and destroy the enemy tower before it's too late?
AutomationTower DefenseStrategyRTSRogueliteRoguelikeBase BuildingResource ManagementManagementCrafting👍 1,221
$9.99Cluckmech Oasis
May 9 · BlackLight
Both: Roguelike · Tower Defense · Roguelite
Cluckmech Oasis, a top-down shooting Roguelike tower defense game. Play as the Warcluck and lead your team of animal heroes in a fight for survival. Collect, build and upgrade defenses, and engage in intense battle against waves of plant enemies.
StrategyRoguelikeTower DefensePixel GraphicsTop-Down ShooterCuteRogueliteBuildingActionShooter👍 3,078
$5.99Battle Grid
Oct 25 · Barking Dogs
Both: Roguelite · Roguelike
Face relentless alien hordes, collect their resources and assemble an unstoppable squadron of mechs! In this Action Roguelite, discover game-breaking synergies, mix and match weapons and units, unlock upgrades, harvest and conquer alien planets.
MechsBullet HellRogueliteAuto BattlerAliensTurn-Based StrategyRoguelikeStrategy2.5DAction Roguelike👍 204
-90%$1.19Hexguardian
May 2 · Split Second Games
Both: Tower Defense · Roguelite · Roguelike
Hexguardian is a roguelite, tower defense game where you build your own maps with hexagonal tiles! Build and upgrade towers, recruit armies, learn spells, construct wonders and place hexagonal tiles to create a path to enhance your defenses. With plenty of game modes and talents to unlock!
Tower DefenseCartoonyRogueliteRoguelikeStrategyHex GridProcedural GenerationTacticalRTS3D👍 617
$23.99ShapeHero Factory
Sep 17 · Asobism.Co.,Ltd
Both: Base Building · Tower Defense · Roguelite
In ShapeHero Factory, you’re the engineer of an ever-evolving paint-fuelled factory that spits out magical, shape-based warriors. Send them into battle - to death or glory - then build an even better factory on your next run.
AutomationBase BuildingTower DefenseRogueliteResource Management2.5DCuteStrategyBuildingSimulation👍 991
$4.99Samawa Idle
Nov 13 · Samharia Studios
Both: Roguelite · Tower Defense · Roguelike
Unleash the power of specialized towers to annihilate hordes of monsters in this idle game with roguelike elements. Collect gold, level up your towers, face powerful bosses, and refine your strategy with an evolving skill tree.
IncrementalIdlerRogueliteAuto BattlerTower DefenseRPGRoguelikeCharacter Customization2DTop-Down👍 600
$29.99Empires of the Undergrowth
Jun 7 · Slug Disco
Both: Base Building · City Builder · Colony Sim
Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
StrategySimulationBase BuildingCity BuilderManagementGrand StrategyColony SimSandboxBuildingHistorical👍 17,498
$9.99Stellar Initiative
May 27 · Five Head Games
Both: Tower Defense · Roguelike · Base Building
Stellar Initiative is a roguelike tower defense game where you land on the planet and use your orbit ship to deliver buildings and support you with fire. Complete missions, install new upgrades, discover powerful artifacts, and find the best strategy!
Tower DefenseRoguelikeStrategyDifficultSci-fiPixel Graphics2DBase BuildingMechsProcedural Generation👍 406
$17.59dotAGE
Oct 4 · Michele Pirovano
Both: Roguelite · City Builder · Colony Sim
Village elder, help us! The Apocalypse is approaching, and we need your guidance to survive. Assign your workers and build a thriving village against the pending doom. DotAGE is the merciless survival roguelite turn-based city builder. Will you fulfill the Prophecy?
Resource ManagementTurn-BasedRogueliteCity BuilderPixel GraphicsBoard GameTurn-Based StrategyTabletopColony SimSurvival👍 2,560
$24.99Deadzone: Rogue
Aug 11 · Prophecy Games
Both: Roguelike · Roguelite
Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.
RoguelikeFPSOnline Co-OpPvERogueliteLooter ShooterFirst-PersonShooterHorrorDungeon Crawler👍 15,055
$9.99BORE BLASTERS
Mar 8 · 8BitSkull
Both: Exploration · Roguelite
Blast through rocks with your machine gun drill. Collect rare gems, ores and ancient artefacts, upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Uncover the mysteries of the deep and the dangers that lurk below.
DwarvesMiningExplorationLootActionProcedural GenerationRogueliteAction RoguelikeCollectathonCasual👍 709
