Games like Sanctum
by Coffee Stain Studios
You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.
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-20%$15.99SENTRY
Mar 25 · Fireblade Software
Both: Tower Defense · FPS · Sci-fi
SENTRY is an action-defense first person shooter where you defend your spaceship against invading aliens. Plot an escape route through hostile space and battle the enemy across your vessel with the support of traps, turrets and environmental destruction.
Tower DefenseStrategyFPSSci-fiSurvivalActionColorfulStylized3DFirst-Person👍 847
$24.99Outpost: Infinity Siege
Mar 26 · Team Ranger
Both: Tower Defense · FPS · Co-op
Command Mobile Outpost and take XEN Firearm to venture deep into the Signet surveillance off-limit area. Collect unique Weapon Units. Amp up the firepower of the Outpost that fights with you. This is an FTD game - FPS, Tower Defense, Base Building and much more all at the same time.
Robots3DTower DefenseBase BuildingFPSResource ManagementCo-opSingleplayerPost-apocalypticSci-fi👍 11,637
$24.99Deadzone: Rogue
Aug 11 · Prophecy Games
Both: FPS · Online Co-Op · First-Person
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
$29.99Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap
Jan 28 · Robot Entertainment
Both: Tower Defense · Co-op
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap combines chaotic third-person combat with devious trap-laying strategy. Enjoy endless replayability as your War Mage grows stronger through roguelite progression. Repel relentless orc hordes solo or with up to 4 players.
Tower DefenseCo-opRogueliteThird-Person ShooterActionStrategyPhysicsFunnyFantasyPvE👍 4,055
FreeFrom Them
May 30 · JJTheJetPlane27
Both: FPS · Tower Defense · First-Person
A short first person wave defense surrounding mutant creatures invading your town. Collect materials and fire power from the hardware and gun store, build traps to defend yourself, and survive 6 nights. Comes with Unreal Engine 5 project files.
HorrorActionFPSTower DefenseDarkAtmosphericFirst-PersonStylizedCombatFree to Play
$19.99Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
Sep 27 · Element Studios
Both: Tower Defense · Online Co-Op · Sci-fi
Axon TD lets you expand the map boundaries themselves. A huge arsenal of towers and a wide variety of enemies clash in a battlefield that grows to your whims. Engage in single, cooperative, and roguelite gameplay.
Tower DefenseReal Time TacticsRogueliteStrategyPvERTSRoguelikeOnline Co-OpSci-fiTactical👍 707
$19.99Nordhold
Mar 25 · StunForge
Both: Tower Defense
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?
Tower DefenseStrategyRogueliteDark FantasyTurn-Based StrategyRoguelikeIndieBase BuildingCity BuilderManagement👍 2,876
$9.99Stellar Initiative
May 27 · Five Head Games
Both: Tower Defense · Sci-fi
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
-40%$10.49Tower Dominion
May 7 · Parallel 45 Games
Both: Tower Defense
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
-70%$2.39Necrosmith 2
Mar 27 · Alawar
Both: Tower Defense
Like a dead man reanimated by dark sorcery, the necromancer simulator is back! Give the undead the ability to fly over mountains and swim across rivers, explore a fully generated world at night and fend off enemy hordes during the day. Start a new, uhm, life.
Tower DefenseStrategyRogueliteReal-TimeBullet HellManagementSimulationTop-DownActionExploration👍 1,316
$9.99Cluckmech Oasis
May 9 · BlackLight
Both: Tower Defense
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
$14.99Tower Factory
Nov 7 · Gius Caminiti
Both: Tower Defense
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
-90%$1.19Hexguardian
May 2 · Split Second Games
Both: Tower Defense
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
$5.99Frontline Crisis
Aug 14 · BCQT
Both: Tower Defense
Defend humanity's last hope, pilot a powerful mech, in Frontlines Crisis! A battlefield swarming with insects makes strategic and combat decisions crucial. Each decision will determine your fate. Defend humanity's last sanctuary, fight fiercely, and uphold human honor with wits and courage!
Tower DefenseTop-Down ShooterRTSStrategyPixel GraphicsSpaceMechsLocal Co-OpAction RTS1980s👍 348
-65%$8.74Bang-On Balls: Chronicles
Oct 5 · Exit Plan Games
Both: Co-op · Online Co-Op
A quirky, absolutely content-packed, destructible open-world sandbox adventure with combat, platforming, character customization, and collect-a-thon scavenger hunt experience. Play solo, 2-player split screen, or online co-op for up to 4 players. No paid cosmetic DLC nonsense.
CombatCo-opOpen WorldLocal Co-OpSandboxSingleplayerAdventureSplit ScreenOnline Co-OpAction👍 4,335


