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2022PCSteam Deck playable80 % positive12.79 €

A roguelike tower defense with a board game feel: you place tiles, buildings and roads to grow your island into a fortress against waves of invaders. Each run rewards clever placement and planning.

Runs that play out differently every time
Building and crafting
Tactical depth
Puzzles and brain teasers

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The closest matches for Isle of Arrows are Backpack Hero, Rogue Tower and Peglin. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Isle of Arrows special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Backpack Hero 94% match – Runs that play out differently every time
Newest alternative: Combolands 88% match – released 2026

Best match

Backpack Hero

94 %Match

2023PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified85 % positive18.99 €

A roguelike where packing your backpack is the puzzle: item placement, adjacency and synergies determine your offense and defense in turn-based fights. Each run brings new builds and routing decisions across the map.

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Rogue Tower

Fantasy setting

A roguelike tower defense game where you extend and shape the enemy path yourself. Card draws and upgrades let you build a unique defense in each run.

Peglin

Fantasy setting

A roguelike where you play a little goblin launching orbs through a pachinko-style board of pegs to damage enemies. Randomized relics and orb combinations make every run different and reward smart aiming.

Backpack Battles

Building and crafting

An auto battler where you fit items into a limited backpack to craft synergistic builds. Fights play out automatically against other players' builds, so the appeal lies in shopping and spatial arrangement.

Lootplot

Puzzles and brain teasers

You arrange items on a grid, discover wild synergies, and build combos that break the game wide open. Each run is a crunchy roguelite puzzle about chasing points with clever item effects.

Hexguardian

Building and crafting

A roguelite tower defense where you shape the terrain yourself by laying roads and rivers, building towers and economy structures, and learning spells. Hundreds of talents allow for many build combinations.

Defend the Rook

Fantasy setting

A turn-based tactics roguelike that blends tower defense with board-style combat: you place towers and units to hold off waves of invaders. Every turn rewards careful planning rather than reflexes.

Combolands

Building and crafting

A compact city-building roguelike where you place buildings cleverly and chain combos to grow a tiny metropolis in short runs.

Wireworks

Puzzles and brain teasers

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.

Concrete Jungle

Building and crafting

A city-building puzzle where you place buildings and parks from drawn cards on a grid, optimizing point combos. Clever planning replaces micromanagement.

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