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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.
What defines Defense Grid 2:
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The closest matches for Defense Grid 2 are Defense Grid: The Awakening, Automachef and Imagine Earth. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Defense Grid 2 special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
89 %
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A classic tower defense game where you protect power cores from waves of alien insectoids. Smart placement and upgrading of ten tower types on fixed build pads, plus a dry-witted AI narrator, define the experience.
87 % −85 %Linear, curated structure
You design automated kitchens from machines and conveyor belts that fulfil orders efficiently, all for a robot boss who thinks he's human. A funny engineering and optimization puzzler with growing complexity.
86 % 24.99 €
Focus on a single character
A real-time colony-building strategy game where you settle alien planets and balance trade, economy and environmental impact. Managing each planet's ecology feels like a thoughtful planning puzzle.
86 % 30.49 €
Linear, curated structure
A real-time strategy game set on Mars where market manipulation, hostile stock buyouts and sabotage replace armies. You win by reading the economy sharply and driving rivals out of business.
84 % 14.79 €
Lavish presentation
A mech auto-battler where you buy, upgrade and position units between rounds, then watch the fight play out automatically. The appeal lies in reading and countering your opponent's army composition across 1v1, 2v2, free-for-all and Survival modes.
84 % 14.79 €
Focus on a single character
A tower defense game with real-time strategy touches, where you mine resources, build and upgrade defenses, and hold off waves of alien Titans. A 50-level campaign and a tech tree keep it varied.
84 % 27.99 €
Lavish presentation
A classic real-time strategy game with three very different factions, including the spreading Goo swarm. Base building, tech trees and towering epic units define both the campaign and the competitive multiplayer.
84 % 5.89 €
Linear, curated structure
A classic real-time strategy game built on the Age of Empires formula, bringing base building and army command to the Star Wars universe. You lead factions like the Empire, Rebels, Gungans or Trade Federation through campaigns and skirmishes.
83 % −75 %Lavish presentation
You control a 1970s cosmonaut's limbs one stick per arm, solving physics-driven tasks aboard zero-gravity stations. The deliberately unruly controls make it frustrating, funny and especially chaotic in co-op.
83 % 9.99 €
Focus on a single character
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.