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We filtered the 50 games similar to Age of Defense down to the 28 that fit the “RTS” category. Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense, Bad North and Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Age of Defense.

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The best rTS games like Age of Defense

28 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Age of Defense. Each one has been evaluated across 12 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower DefenseClosest overall match

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMeleeHardcoreCasualFantasyCartoon2D

Steam👍 97%· 10KRAWG👍 88%· 92IGDB80· 1

Year 2013Dev Ironhide Game StudioPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with tower defense planning, real-time strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, combat magic and visual isometric, while skipping deep RPG systems

The world's most devilishly addictive defense game is back - welcome to Kingdom Rush: Frontiers! Bigger and badder than ever before, Kingdom Rush: Frontiers is a whole new level of the furiously fast, enchantingly charming gameplay that made the original title an award-winning hit.

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Defense: combat.

It predates Age of Defense by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Nintendo

#2Bad NorthClosest on combat

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloTacticalMeleeCozyProcedural

Steam👍 93%· 14KIGDB67· 2OC71· 29

Year 2018Dev Plausible Concept · Raw FuryOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of tower defense games: real-time strategy, tower defense planning and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, deep simulation and puzzle design, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Defense: tone and setting.

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Steam GOG Epic

#3Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About TimeClosest on visuals

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloTactical2DMultiplayerDark

IGDB80· 1

Year 2013Dev PopCap Games · Electronic ArtsOn Android · iOS

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with real-time strategy, adventure storytelling and tower defense planning

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting scifi, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Defense: tone and setting.

It predates Age of Defense by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Castle Story

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMagicSandbox World

Steam👍 65%· 11KRAWG👍 59%· 27

Year 2012Dev Sauropod StudioPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing real-time strategy, tower defense planning and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, sandbox freedom and survival mechanics, while skipping deep RPG systems

An epic adventure awaits you in Castle Story, a strategy game where you command friendly creatures called Bricktrons. Have them explore, carve, dig and gather resources from vast, spectacular floating islands, reshaping the voxel-based world to your desire!

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Defense: combat and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Age of Defense.

It predates Age of Defense by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5iBomber Defense PacificClosest on tone

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloTacticalMeleeCasualHardcore2D

Steam👍 83%· 593RAWG👍 19%· 42

Year 2012Dev Cobra MobilePlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing tower defense planning, real-time strategy and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, historical setting and visual topdown, while skipping adventure storytelling

iBomber Defense Pacific is the sequel to the original iBomber Defense. It is the second part in this tower defense series designed for mobile devices. ###Premise The game is set during the World War II. Unlike the original game, the sequel shifts its attention to the Pacific Theatre.

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Defense: setting.

It predates Age of Defense by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloTacticalMelee2DSci-Fi

Steam👍 94%· 3.0KRAWG👍 59%· 44MC75OC77· 10

Year 2013Dev Rocket Bear GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with real-time strategy, tower defense planning and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, visual isometric and visual topdown, while skipping adventure storytelling

Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy. The enemy is closing in around you. Your soldiers are being flanked and the perimeter is slowly collapsing under a vicious alien assault.

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Defense: setting and visuals.

It predates Age of Defense by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#7Stronghold Crusader

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloTacticalMeleeFantasy2D

Steam👍 98%· 21KIGDB80· 1

Year 2002Dev Firefly Studios · Take-Two InteractiveOn PC

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing real-time strategy, tower defense planning and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Defense: setting.

It predates Age of Defense by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Gratuitous Space Battles

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMeleeTacticalHardcore2D

Steam👍 70%· 877RAWG👍 24%· 42MC72IGDB65· 2

Year 2009Dev Positech GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of tower defense games: real-time strategy, tower defense planning and punishing difficulty

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, turn-based strategy and sandbox freedom, while skipping adventure storytelling

Gratuitous Space Battles is a mix of real-time strategy and tactics of Tower Defense, altogether featuring a science-fiction setting of space warfare.

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Defense: setting and visuals.

It predates Age of Defense by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloCasual2DCozyNarrative

Steam👍 89%· 1.6KRAWG👍 30%· 20IGDB80· 1OC66· 10

Year 2013Dev Teyon · AGM PLAYISMPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with real-time strategy, tower defense planning and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, puzzle design and turn-based strategy, while skipping adventure storytelling

Welcome to Unholy Heights, a mashup of Tower Defense and Apartment Management Simulation! The Devil has converted a tenement building into monsters-only housing, and has big plans for the future. Sucker monsters into moving into your building, charge them rent and keep them happy by buying them furniture.

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Defense: tone.

It predates Age of Defense by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG PS

#10Plants vs. Zombies

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloTacticalCasual2DDark

Steam👍 98%· 152KRAWG👍 93%· 733MC87IGDB80· 1

Year 2010Dev PopCap Games · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with tower defense planning, real-time strategy and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, deep simulation and survival mechanics, while skipping adventure storytelling

This is a casual tower defense game from the PopCap Games studio. The main characters are homeowners who, with the help of plants, protect their garden from the invasion of zombies. The game was ported to all kinds of consoles, including mobile platforms. In Plants vs.

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Defense: setting and tone.

It predates Age of Defense by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloCasual

Steam👍 74%· 245IGDB70· 1

Year 2010Dev Cobra MobilePlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Nearly identical: tower defense planning, real-time strategy and vibe casual.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

iBomber Defense combines classic tower defense gameplay with intense action and strategy. Keep enemies at bay all over the world using a variety of weapons and tactics, from rattling Machine guns, explosive cannons and awesome anti-aircraft artillery! Choose from Quick play and Campaign modes and battle across North Africa, Europe and Russia as both the Allied and Axis forces.

It predates Age of Defense by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam

#12Revenge of the Titans

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMeleeHardcore2DSci-Fi

Steam👍 82%· 1.3KRAWG👍 38%· 94MC79IGDB70· 1

Year 2010Dev Puppygames · Puppy GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with tower defense planning, real-time strategy and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, visual isometric and visual pixel, while skipping adventure storytelling

Revenge of the Titans is a sequel to Titan Attacks! In the previous game, aliens who arrived from Titan on huge spacecraft to destroy us, were successfully stopped. But they flew again - to avenge the defeat. This time they prepared a full-scale landing on the surface of the planet.

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Defense: setting and visuals.

It predates Age of Defense by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Anomaly: Warzone Earth

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMeleeFantasySci-FiHistorical

Steam👍 87%· 4.7KRAWG👍 45%· 226MC80IGDB85· 5

Year 2011Dev 11 Bit Studios · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing real-time strategy, tower defense planning and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, historical setting and visual isometric, while skipping adventure storytelling

Anomaly: Warzone Earth is a real-time strategy based on tower defense genre principles. However, instead of protecting your base from waves of enemies, in this game, you try to break into aliens' facilities. The story is set in the near future when an alien spacecraft falls on Earth.

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Defense: visuals and setting.

It predates Age of Defense by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Xbox

#14Stronghold

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloTacticalMeleeFantasy2D

Steam👍 96%· 10K

Year 2001Dev Firefly Studios · Take-Two InteractiveOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing real-time strategy, tower defense planning and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Defense: tone and setting.

It predates Age of Defense by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam

#15StarCraft

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloTacticalMeleeMultiplayerSci-Fi

Year 1998Dev Blizzard EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with real-time strategy, tower defense planning and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, multiplayer gameplay and loot and gear systems, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Age of Defense: setting and visuals.

It predates Age of Defense by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

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