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Games like Dark Rising

2017PC

You upgrade your castle, place towers and grow your village while training loyal followers to fight for you. It blends classic tower defense with real-time strategy elements for extra depth.

  • Building and crafting
  • Economy and management
  • Tactical depth
  • Strong character progression

The closest matches for Dark Rising are Warstone TD, Fortify and Border Pioneer. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Dark Rising special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Warstone TD

94 %Match

2018PCSteam Deck playable84 % positive−85 % 14.99 € 2.24 €

Brings what grabs you about Dark Rising: building and crafting, economy and management as well as tactical depth.

A fantasy tower defense game where you build a city, train and equip troops, and team up with allies like dwarves, amazons and sorceresses to stop a tyrannical chieftain's invading army.

Fortify

Gameplay comes before story

Fortify is a real-time strategy game with a tower defense twist where you defend your castle against monsters and siege weapons. You advance from the iron age to the imperial age, unlocking new defensive options along the way.

Songs of Syx

Economy and management

An extremely detailed city-building and strategy sim where you rule a city of thousands, manage trade and diplomacy, and fight large-scale battles against rival realms.

Stronghold Legends

Building and crafting

A castle-building RTS that mixes the Stronghold formula with fantasy units and legendary figures like King Arthur, Siegfried and Vlad Dracul. You build fortresses, manage your economy and fight battles across three campaigns.

Risen Kingdom

Building and crafting

Risen Kingdom is a real-time strategy game where you build and manage settlements in a medieval fantasy world. You lead your warriors against hordes of undead to reclaim a kingdom lost to its ancestors.

Warlords Battlecry II

Building and crafting

A fantasy real-time strategy game where you create your own hero and level him up through a non-linear conquest campaign with RPG elements. Twelve distinct races with their own heroes, buildings and resources add plenty of variety.

Diplomacy is Not an Option

Building and crafting

A humorous medieval real-time strategy game where you build a fortified town, manage resources, and fend off huge hordes of enemies, monsters and rebellious peasants. The appeal lies in chaotic mass battles and clever defensive planning.

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