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Games like Axon TD: Uprising

2024PCSteam Deck playable85 % positive19.50 €

A mazing tower defense from the makers of Element TD 2 where you expand the map itself, reshaping paths and tower placement. It offers solo, co-op and roguelite modes with a large variety of towers and enemies.

Runs that play out differently every time
Tactical depth
Playing together in co-op
Sci-fi setting

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The closest matches for Axon TD: Uprising are Defense Grid 2, Element TD 2 and This Means Warp. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Axon TD: Uprising special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

In short: games like Axon TD: Uprising

Best alternative overall: Defense Grid 2 88% match – Tactical depth
To play together: This Means Warp 83% match – with co-op
With more action: Endless Dungeon 83% match – with combat
Newest alternative: Wireworks 82% match – released 2026

Best match

Defense Grid 2

88 %Match

2014PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified86 % positive9.75 €

A classic tower defense game where smart tower placement and upgrades hold off waves of alien invaders. A campaign plus co-op and PvP modes add plenty of variety.

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Element TD 2

Co-op or multiplayer

A deep tower defense game where you stop waves of enemies using elemental towers and combinations, solo or cooperatively. It grows out of a long-running, popular mod series and rewards careful strategic planning.

This Means Warp

Runs that play out differently every time

A cooperative roguelike where you and friends crew a spaceship, target individual enemy subsystems in real-time fights, and upgrade your vessel between battles. The chaotic teamwork aboard the ship is the heart of the game.

PlateUp!

Runs that play out differently every time

A frantic restaurant management game where you cook, serve and expand your eatery alone or with friends, using roguelike upgrades and randomized layouts. Kitchen coordination and chaos drive the fun.

Endless Dungeon

Runs that play out differently every time

A rogue-lite blend of twin-stick action and tower defense on an abandoned space station: you defend a crystal with turrets and a roster of heroes, solo or in co-op, and try again after every failed run.

Wireworks

Runs that play out differently every time

You build and wire up your base defenses on a module board, then watch them fight off enemy waves in automated battles. Each roguelike run brings new combinations and tinkering decisions.

Mindustry

Sci-fi setting

Mindustry blends tower defense with factory building: you design conveyor networks and production chains to supply resources and ammo for defenses against enemy waves. It also offers a map editor, co-op and PvP.

Legion TD 2

Co-op or multiplayer

A tower defense strategy game where you place units during a build phase and they fight automatically against waves of enemies. You also send fighters at the rival king, playing in teams or head-to-head, with lots of planning, prediction and coordination.

Particula

Co-op or multiplayer

A cooperative tower defense game for up to three players where you team up to hold off waves and keep retrying after failures. It emphasizes teamwork and a meditative, mind-clearing feel.

Bloons TD 6

Strong character progression

A bright, cheerful tower defense game where you combine monkey towers with three upgrade paths and leveling heroes to pop ever-tougher waves of bloons. Tons of maps, modes and challenges make it an endlessly replayable strategy puzzle, solo or in four-player co-op.