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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
4 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
11 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
-15%$16.99Emberward
4 days ago · Refic Games
Both: Tower Defense · Roguelite · Base Building
Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!
Tower DefenseFalling BlocksStrategyRogueliteDeckbuildingBase Building3DIndieSingleplayerRoguelike👍 3,872
$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
-30%$8.39From Glory To Goo
Apr 2 · Stratagem Blue
Both: Base Building · Tower Defense · Colony Sim
From Glory To Goo is a Sci-Fi survival RTS set on an alien world. Serve as humanity's bulwark by establishing a colony and supporting your colonists still in orbit. But beware, for The Goo, a relentless and shape-shifting force approaches from all sides, even above and below.
Base BuildingRTSTower DefenseReal-Time with PauseAction RTSResource ManagementColony SimCity BuilderStrategySandbox👍 1,796
$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
$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
$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
$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
$29.99Against the Storm
Dec 8 · Eremite Games
Both: City Builder · Base Building · Colony Sim
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
StrategySimulationCity BuilderBase BuildingBuildingGrand StrategyManagementResource ManagementHistoricalColony Sim👍 33,296
$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
$19.99Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
Sep 27 · Element Studios
Both: Tower Defense · Roguelite · Roguelike
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
$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
$11.99Scorchlands
Jul 25 · Ringlab
Both: City Builder · Colony Sim · Base Building
Build, optimize, and explore at your own pace in Scorchlands, a cozy yet strategic colony builder. Manage resources, shape the environment, and expand your network across a volcanic moon. No rush, no pressure, just satisfying logistics and endless possibilities.
Hex GridResource ManagementStylizedSingleplayerCity BuilderColony SimSandboxManagementBase BuildingStrategy👍 115
FreeMars vs. Robots
Nov 15 · SUPERita
Both: Base Building · Roguelite · Roguelike
Defend Mars from humans
Action RoguelikeMiningBase BuildingThird-Person ShooterRobotsRogueliteRoguelikeMechsStylizedSpace
$34.99Solargene
Jan 19 · Alexander Semenov
Both: Colony Sim · Base Building · City Builder
Take Command of a Space Corporation in the Sci-Fi Simulator Solargene! Manage personnel, design and develop colonies and orbital stations across the solar system! Mine resources, establish logistics, research cutting-edge technologies, trade, and complete missions
Colony SimBase BuildingCity BuilderSpace SimResource ManagementSandboxManagementBuildingEconomyStrategy👍 777
$29.99Cataclismo
Mar 20 · Digital Sun
Both: City Builder · Base Building · Colony Sim
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.
StrategySimulationCity BuilderBase BuildingGrand StrategyManagementBuildingHistoricalEconomyColony Sim👍 3,897
$19.99Odd Realm
Aug 16 · Unknown Origin Games Inc
Both: Colony Sim · Base Building
Build a settlement in a realm recovering from the Fracture, a calamity that nearly destroyed the realm. Choose from several unique races, establish a new kingdom, and survive in a land filled with magic and strange creatures. Farm the land, fish the seas, or raid rival kingdoms for their treasures.
Colony SimBase BuildingSimulationManagementResource ManagementStrategySandboxSurvivalProcedural GenerationBuilding👍 955
$24.99Outpost: Infinity Siege
Mar 26 · Team Ranger
Both: Tower Defense · Base Building
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
$14.99Soulstone Survivors
Jun 17 · Game Smithing Limited
Both: Roguelite · Roguelike
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.
Bullet HeavenAction RoguelikeBullet HellRogueliteAction RPGRoguelikeCraftingRPGHack and SlashAction👍 25,755
$0.99O Reino em outro Mundo
May 28 · Thiago Sousa
Both: Exploration · City Builder · Tower Defense
You have been transported to a procedurally generated voxel world where every decision matters. Manage resources, fight zombies and prepare for the harsh winters. Survive, build and thrive in an environment full of challenges and discoveries.
Early AccessExplorationChoose Your Own AdventureIncrementalCity BuilderTower DefenseColony SimArcheryHuntingFishing
-40%$2.99Thuggin It Further
2 days ago · Firetoad Games, Nebula Radiance
Both: Exploration · Roguelite · Roguelike
High intensity co-op roguelite space adventure party game for 2–4 players (or bots). Take on crew jobs, keep a failing ship alive, and survive procedural missions with endless exploration, light RPG progression, and real-time crisis gameplay.
Early AccessAction RoguelikeExplorationStrategyRoguelitePvEArcadeParty GameAction-AdventureRoguelike
-50%$4.99Megaloot
Aug 30 · axilirate
Both: Roguelite · Roguelike
Megaloot is an addictive Inventory Management Roguelike RPG, where meticulous loot management lets you create diverse and powerful builds for each run. With every new attempt, start from scratch and loot strategically to craft dominating setups and become the ultimate power hunter.
Inventory ManagementLootDungeon CrawlerRogueliteRPGRoguelikeCharacter CustomizationReplay ValuePixel GraphicsTurn-Based Combat👍 3,807
$9.99Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival
May 2 · RetroStyle Games
Both: Roguelike · Roguelite
Explore dungeons, fight hordes of monsters and survive on a huge map. This is Ocean Keeper - an action roguelike with tower defense elements. Mine resources in caves, customize your Mech Spider, upgrade different weapons and face dangerous bosses that won't leave you a chance!
Procedural GenerationActionMining2DAtmosphericRoguelikeRogueliteCombatSingleplayerSci-fi👍 826
-80%$1.19ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH
Jan 12 · jounitus
Both: Roguelite · Roguelike
Fight giant War of the Worlds -style aliens invading Finland during a Winter in the 90's. Build an army of local townspeople in this chaotic semi-autobattler roguelike. Navigate through different biomes to obliterate the aliens from cosmic dimensions.
Action RoguelikeRPGRogueliteArena ShooterTop-Down ShooterShoot 'Em UpRoguelikeIsometricBullet HellSupernatural👍 154
$3.99CoreBreaker: Desktop Swarm
Jul 15 · Furistic
Both: Roguelike · Tower Defense · Roguelite
A corner screen incremental brick-breaker where bouncing cores destroy endless swarms. Let it run in the corner of your screen while you work or jump into fullscreen and take control yourself. Unlock new Cores, expand your skill tree, survive endless waves.
Desktop CompanionAuto BattlerIdlerIncrementalCasualStrategyRoguelikeBullet HeavenTower DefenseRoguelite
$19.99Void War
Jun 2 · Tundra
Both: Roguelite · Roguelike
Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.
SpaceRoguelitePerma DeathChoices MatterStrategyDifficultReplay ValueRoguelikeResource ManagementReal-Time with Pause👍 3,661
$19.99MegaFactory Titan
Jun 2 · Q Switched Productions, LLC
Both: Base Building · City Builder
A factory-building game. Survive a harsh climate, strip mine an infinite world, and build a sprawling factory, then trade or go to war with Colonists, Governments, Pirates, Rebels, and more!
BuildingAutomationResource ManagementBase BuildingProcedural GenerationMiningCity BuilderManagementCapitalismEconomy👍 150
$9.99Planetiles
Apr 3 · MythicOwl
Both: City Builder · Roguelike · Roguelite
Dive into Planetiles, where strategy and creativity converge. Build and transform barren planets into flourishing worlds. Outwit natural disasters, develop vibrant habitats, and navigate complex challenges. Embrace a boardgame-like depth with thoughtful planning and strategic decision-making.
Turn-Based TacticsCity BuilderPuzzleRoguelikeBoard GameRelaxingSci-fiRogueliteTurn-Based StrategyStrategy
$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
$12.99Block Tower TD 2
Jul 19 · MyDreamForever, Tazdraperm
Both: Tower Defense · Roguelike · Roguelite
Block Tower TD 2 is a strategic game in the roguelike style with original innovations. Build worlds from blocks, choose random upgrades, each game will be unique.
Tower DefenseCuteSandboxStrategyRoguelikeRogueliteFantasyHand-drawnCity Builder2D
-50%$9.99Microtopia
Feb 18 · Cordyceps Collective
Both: Colony Sim · Base Building · City Builder
Become the hive mind of a robot ant colony in Microtopia! Use pheromone trails to create, automate and optimize supply chains for your ants to follow. Collect resources, produce goods, feed your queen, grow your colony and fly out to expand the species!
Colony SimAutomationProcedural GenerationResource ManagementSandboxSci-fiRobotsFuturisticBase BuildingCity Builder👍 881
$19.99Dawn Apart
Jul 14 · Industrial Technology and Witchcraft
Both: Colony Sim · Base Building
Dawn Apart is a space colony and factory sim with fully destructible environments. Mine, automate, and defend your settlers, or lead a rebellion against the very corporation pulling your strings…
Colony SimBase BuildingAutomationStrategyCraftingVoxelSpaceSimulationResource ManagementPhysics👍 245
$6.99Time Treker
Nov 12 · Fuse Game
Both: Roguelite · Roguelike
Choose your pilot and build your own custom mecha with 17+ weapons and 55+ attachments, then jump to the battlefield against hundreds of enemies to save spacetime itself in this thrilling sci-fi bullet heaven!
RogueliteRoguelikeTime TravelBullet HellGun CustomizationHack and SlashShooterPixel GraphicsAction Roguelike2D👍 399
$19.99Core Keeper
Aug 27 · Pugstorm
Both: Exploration · Base Building
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
Open WorldSurvivalExplorationPixel GraphicsMultiplayerSandboxCraftingBuildingCo-opBase Building👍 50,086
$7.99Forgotten Mines
Jul 23 · Cannibal Goose
Both: Roguelite · Roguelike
Wreak vengeance and retake lost mines from goblins, orcs, skeletons, and demons in this small-scale tactical roguelite RPG. Build the perfect expedition team and turn the underworld red with each challenging, fast-paced run.
Tactical RPGDwarvesRogueliteTurn-Based TacticsStrategy RPGPerma DeathTurn-Based StrategyDungeon CrawlerRoguelikeRPG👍 304
$4.99Just King
Dec 19 · VISH
Both: Roguelite · 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 RoguelikeIndieAction RPG👍 1,362
$12.99Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Sep 17 · Funday Games
Both: Roguelite
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!
DwarvesAction RoguelikeBullet HeavenRogueliteBullet HellTop-Down ShooterPvETop-DownArena ShooterProcedural Generation👍 46,367
$4.99Broventure: The Wild Co-op
May 15 · Alice Games
Both: Roguelike · Roguelite
Broventure = Vampire Survivors + Base building + Co-op. Band together with friends and obliterate hordes of grueling enemies, gather crucial resources, and transform your camp into a sanctuary of liberation.
Action RoguelikeCo-opStylizedArena ShooterRoguelikeBullet HellRogueliteActionCo-op Campaign2D👍 399
$17.99Sephiria
Jul 31 · TEAM HORAY
Both: Roguelite · Roguelike
Save Bunnyville from a doomed fate: a top-down action/RPG roguelite from the makers of Dungreed. Explore the depths of the tower, collect and upgrade artifacts, and defeat hordes of demons to keep your village safe.
Action RoguelikeRogueliteRoguelikeCo-opPixel GraphicsInventory ManagementActionRPGCombatCute👍 11,674
$24.99StarVaders
Apr 30 · Pengonauts
Both: Roguelite · Roguelike
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
Roguelike DeckbuilderDeckbuildingTurn-Based TacticsRogueliteDifficultVisual NovelCard GameTurn-Based StrategyRoguelikeBoard Game👍 3,763
$19.99Diabotical Rogue
Jun 4 · GD Studio Inc
Both: Roguelite · Roguelike
Welcome to our online first-person shooter that combines fast-paced combat and roguelike upgrades. Choose from 4 base suits each with their unique flair. Improvise. Adapt. Overcome your opponents and teammates alike.
FPSAction RoguelikeActionPvPRogueliteEarly AccessShooterRoguelike3DFamily Friendly👍 442
$24.99Space Haven
May 13 · Bugbyte Ltd.
Both: Colony Sim · Base Building
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
Colony SimBase BuildingSurvivalStrategySpaceManagementSandboxSimulationBuildingSci-fi👍 10,267
$11.99Crafty Survivors
May 16 · Flannel Bear Games
Both: Roguelite · Roguelike
All heroes got corrupted! Unlock a diverse cast of crafty professionals, use their unique skills, create your own builds and defend your home by eliminating hordes of monsters. Gather materials, rebuild your village and craft your way to the origin of this malignous curse!
Action RPGAction RoguelikeRogueliteRoguelikeBullet HeavenBullet HellCraftingPixel GraphicsControllerSingleplayer👍 712

