Games like Dangerous Arena
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Bad North: Jotunn Edition and Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense play most like Dangerous Arena. Of the 18 closest games below, most share its auto battler and tower defense; 7 came out in the last year, 8 are free or under $10 and 1 has co-op. The best known is Dome Keeper, with 19,020 Steam reviews.
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Bad North: Jotunn Edition
Nov 16, 2018 · Plausible Concept, Oskar Stålberg
Both: Tower Defense · Survival · Action Roguelike
Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island.
WargameVikingsReal Time TacticsTower DefenseMinimalistSurvivalAction RoguelikeRTSWarRoguelike👍 12,376Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense
Oct 1, 2021 · AutoAttack Games
Both: Tower Defense · Auto Battler
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.
Tower DefenseMultiplayerAuto BattlerStrategyPvPReplay ValueCompetitiveOnline Co-OpCo-opPvE👍 12,618Tower Survivors: Fortress
2 days ago · Berraco
Both: Tower Defense · Auto Battler · Pixel Graphics
You are humanity's last hope in this tower auto battler inspired by the popular Warcraft 3 mod. Every 30 seconds eight new potential upgrade cards appear. Your build must turn the tower into a fortress while ever-stronger enemies close in. In Fortress mode, every run grants permanent upgrades.
StrategyTower DefenseAuto BattlerActionRogueliteBullet HeavenRoguelikePixel GraphicsSingleplayerAction RoguelikeDespot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator
Sep 29, 2022 · Konfa Games
Both: Auto Battler · Pixel Graphics
Guide puny humans through Despot's Game - a rogue-like tactics army battler. Equip your team and sacrifice them through procedural dungeons as you fight enemies, and other players!
Auto BattlerPixel GraphicsRoguelikeTacticalIndieRPGTurn-Based Tactics2DDark HumorRoguelite👍 2,882Just King
Dec 19, 2023 · VISH
Both: Auto Battler · Action Roguelike
Just King is an action auto-battler with roguelike elements. Assemble your party to venture into different lands fighting fearsome kings and their deadly armies. Use your loot to hire and upgrade mighty heroes... or the bard.
RogueliteStrategyAuto BattlerArena ShooterTacticalRoguelikeDeckbuildingAction RoguelikeIndie2D👍 1,362Hive Blight
Mar 9 · OptizOnion
Both: Auto Battler · Tower Defense
Hive Blight is a roguelite autobattler where you lead a team of insect warriors against a corrupting Fungal Threat. Build powerful synergies, uncover the source of the plague, and destroy it to save your world!
Early AccessStrategyAuto BattlerRoguelikePvETower DefenseHex GridDeckbuildingPerma DeathFantasy👍 377Mage and Monsters
Oct 12, 2022 · Lasse Zacho Malver
Both: Auto Battler · Pixel Graphics
Create an army and use spells while it fights for you. Mage & Monsters is an active auto battler, where you must choose wisely between upgrading the might of your army, or increasing the power of your spells.
Auto BattlerStrategyPerma DeathMagicRoguelikePixel GraphicsTop-DownWarChoices MatterCombat👍 903Backpack Battles
Jun 13, 2025 · PlayWithFurcifer
Both: Auto Battler
A PvP inventory management auto battler! Buy and craft powerful items, then carefully arrange them in your backpack.
Auto BattlerInventory ManagementStrategyPvPRoguelike DeckbuilderAsynchronous MultiplayerMultiplayerRoguelikeIndieTactical👍 18,963Auto Chess Souls-棋魂之弈
13 days ago · JackyGames
Both: Auto Battler · Action Roguelike · Pixel Graphics
Auto Chess Souls is a casual strategy adventure game that combines auto-chess and roguelike elements. Through consecutive choices, your team grows increasingly stronger. Explore the unknown tower, collect powerful equipment, create unique powerful combinations. Embark on this exciting adventure now!
RoguelikeSingleplayerAuto BattlerBullet HellAction RoguelikePixel GraphicsDeckbuildingBoard GameTower DefenseRPGGladiator Guild Manager
Jun 22, 2024 · Entertainment Forge
Both: Auto Battler
A strategic autobattler sim where you build a team of gladiators, compete in arenas, plan fight tactics, and form alliances. Combine fighters, beasts, and mages, develop and equip them to optimize your well-oiled fighting machine, dominate the championships, and leave your mark on the world.
Auto BattlerStrategyManagementRPGTacticalStrategy RPGMedievalBuildingRogueliteTactical RPG👍 3,814Wireworks
Mar 9 · JJJ
Both: Tower Defense · Auto Battler
Design your defenses, build your module board, and manage your wires. Combine signals and create synergies to empower your weapons and survive in this base-defense roguelike auto-battler.
Roguelike DeckbuilderTower DefenseAuto BattlerAutomationStrategyInventory ManagementBullet HeavenProgrammingDeckbuildingRoguelike👍 618Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense
Oct 15, 2020 · Ironhide Game Studio
Both: Tower Defense · Demons
It's payback time! Lead your mighty dark army and make the Kingdom tremble with every step. Build powerful towers, choose your arsenal for destruction, and find the deadliest combination - train legendary heroes and lead them to victory!
Tower DefenseStrategySingleplayer2DDifficultMedievalCartoonChoices MatterAdventureDemons👍 9,925Dome Keeper
Sep 27, 2022 · Bippinbits
Both: Tower Defense · Pixel Graphics
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
SingleplayerPost-apocalypticRoguelikeActionSci-fiCombatResource ManagementTower DefensePixel GraphicsAtmospheric👍 19,020Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids
Jul 13 · YogurtGames
Both: Tower Defense · Pixel Graphics
Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids is a medieval fantasy blend of tower defense and roguelike progression. Build defenses on a grid, manage resources, and survive ever-evolving enemies.
Tower DefenseRogueliteTurn-Based StrategyStrategyTurn-Based TacticsPixel GraphicsResource ManagementCard GameBase BuildingCasual👍 108Oaken Tower
Apr 28 · Bocary Studios
Both: Auto Battler · Pixel Graphics
Oaken Tower is a synergy-heavy PvP auto battler where your tower of items fights other players. Build deadly combos and scale exponentially. Every decision matters.
StrategyAuto BattlerAsynchronous Multiplayer2DPixel GraphicsPvPCard BattlerTactical RPGTacticalFantasy👍 3,112Tower Escape
Feb 15, 2023 · Final Screw
Both: Tower Defense · Auto Battler
Tower Escape is a reverse tower defense game, where instead of defending against incoming enemies, you play the baddies and guide your minions to the exit. Recruit a team of minions, and collect powerful gems and relics that make each run unique.
RogueliteRoguelike DeckbuilderTower DefenseCreature CollectorIndieAuto BattlerRetroPerma DeathRoguelikeStrategy👍 379
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