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We filtered the 50 games similar to Dome Keeper down to the 26 that fit the “Melee” category. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, Bad North and Thronefall top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Dome Keeper.

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The best melee games like Dome Keeper

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Dome Keeper. Each one has been evaluated across 20 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.

#1Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium WarsClosest on genre

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalNarrativeSci-FiPost-ApocalypticBase Building

Steam👍 90%· 9.2KRAWG👍 83%· 225MC85IGDB85· 4

Year 2007Dev Electronic Arts Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of tower defense games: deep simulation, tower defense planning and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: real-time strategy, historical setting and visual isometric, while skipping roguelike runs

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars is a real-time strategy game developed by EA Los Angeles. It is the third game in the Tiberium sub-series and continues the plot of Tiberian Sun. ###Plot The year is 2047, 17 years after the events of the Firestorm Expansion pack.

Where it drifts furthest from Dome Keeper: visuals.

It predates Dome Keeper by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Bad NorthClosest on world

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloTacticalMeleeProceduralCozy

Steam👍 93%· 14KIGDB67· 2OC71· 29

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

✓ Same family of tower defense games: deep simulation, tower defense planning and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, real-time strategy and puzzle design, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Dome Keeper: tone and setting.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloTacticalMeleeBase BuildingMedieval

Steam👍 96%· 23KRAWG👍 85%· 37OC86· 9

Year 2023Dev GrizzlyGamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Nintendo

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with tower defense planning, deep simulation and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with fighting mechanics, setting medieval and fantasy world, while skipping roguelike runs

Get involved! About the GameA strategy game without all the headache? We got you covered. Saddle the horses! See your kingdom come to life, fight gripping battles to defend it and still be done in time for lunch.

Where it drifts furthest from Dome Keeper: setting and visuals.

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#4Atom Zombie Smasher

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeProceduralPost-Apocalyptic

Steam👍 90%· 2.1KRAWG👍 36%· 101MC75

Year 2011Dev Blendo GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing tower defense planning, procedural generation and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, real-time strategy and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping roguelike runs

The game is a real-time strategy from the independent studio Blendo Games. The main task is to save as many people as possible from the advancing horde of zombies.

Where it drifts furthest from Dome Keeper: tone and visuals.

It predates Dome Keeper by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloCo-opTacticalMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 46%· 290

Year 2014Dev N-Game Studios · KissPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Same family of tower defense games: tower defense planning, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, card game strategy and setting cyberpunk, while skipping roguelike runs

In the near future, mankind has opened the way to the stars – made possible through the use of droids, able to operate in the hostile environment of the deep space. However, both spaceships and droids are dependent on ‘Neonium’ for their power.

Where it drifts furthest from Dome Keeper: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Dome Keeper.

It predates Dome Keeper by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6StrongholdClosest on progression

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeNarrativeBase BuildingManagementExploration2D

Steam👍 96%· 10K

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

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing deep simulation, tower defense planning and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: real-time strategy, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Dome Keeper: world and setting.

It predates Dome Keeper by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7AI War: Fleet CommandClosest on game mode

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

Co-opSoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeSci-FiSpaceExploration

Steam👍 82%· 1.6KRAWG👍 26%· 50MC80IGDB90· 1

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

✓ Same family of tower defense games: deep simulation, tower defense planning and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and punishing difficulty, while skipping roguelike runs

###Impulse A real-time strategy developed by independent developers from Arcen Games. The game first appeared on the public in 2009 on the developer's site and the Impulse site, and later appeared on Steam in version 2.0.

Where it drifts furthest from Dome Keeper: tone and world.

It predates Dome Keeper by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8StarCraft

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeSci-Fi

Year 1998Dev Blizzard EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with tower defense planning, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with real-time strategy, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Dome Keeper: progression and visuals.

It predates Dome Keeper by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Infested Planet

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloTacticalMeleeSci-Fi2D

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

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

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with tower defense planning, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with real-time strategy, visual isometric and visual topdown, while skipping roguelike runs

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 Dome Keeper: visuals and setting.

It predates Dome Keeper by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Bloons TD 5

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMelee2D

Steam👍 95%· 12K

Year 2011Dev Ninja KiwiOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing tower defense planning, deep simulation and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, vibe casual and sandbox world, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Dome Keeper: tone and world.

It predates Dome Keeper by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Gratuitous Space BattlesClosest on setting

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalSci-FiSpace2D

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

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

✓ Same family of tower defense games: deep simulation, tower defense planning and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with turn-based strategy, real-time strategy and sandbox freedom, while skipping roguelike runs

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 Dome Keeper: tone and world.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Dome Keeper.

It predates Dome Keeper by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Stronghold Crusader

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeBase BuildingManagement2D

Steam👍 98%· 21KIGDB80· 1

Year 2002Dev Firefly Studios · Take-Two InteractiveOn PC

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing deep simulation, tower defense planning and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, real-time strategy and sandbox world, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Dome Keeper: world and setting.

It predates Dome Keeper by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Bloons TD 6

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeManagement2D

Steam👍 97%· 386KRAWG👍 81%· 208

Year 2018Dev Ninja KiwiPlaytime ~8hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with tower defense planning, survival mechanics and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, vibe casual and punishing difficulty, while skipping roguelike runs

The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

Where it drifts furthest from Dome Keeper: tone and world.

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#14iBomber Defense Pacific

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloTacticalMelee2DCasual

Steam👍 83%· 593RAWG👍 19%· 42

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

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing tower defense planning, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and vibe casual, while skipping roguelike runs

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 Dome Keeper: tone and setting.

It predates Dome Keeper by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising

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GenreStrategySubgenreRTS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalNarrativeSci-FiBase Building

Steam👍 83%· 5.7KRAWG👍 69%· 242MC64IGDB60· 1

Year 2009Dev Electronic Arts Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Dome Keeper, expect strong narrative focus, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with real-time strategy, setting anime and historical setting, while skipping roguelike runs

An expansion to Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 that can be played without the original game. Uprising features additional campaigns for three factions: the Allies, the Soviets, and the Empire of the Rising Sun.

Where it drifts furthest from Dome Keeper: visuals and setting.

It predates Dome Keeper by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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