23 Melee games like Gratuitous Space Battles that you should try

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

≠ Stands apart with loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping deep simulation

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing deep simulation, sandbox freedom and real-time strategy

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping turn-based strategy

✓ Same family of tower defense games: real-time strategy, deep simulation and tower defense planning

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, post-apocalyptic world and historical setting, while skipping turn-based strategy

✓ Nearly identical: real-time strategy, tower defense planning and combat tactical.

≠ Missing: deep simulation.

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing tower defense planning, deep simulation and sandbox freedom

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, co op and online features, while skipping turn-based strategy

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

≠ Stands apart with fighting mechanics, survival mechanics and setting medieval, while skipping turn-based strategy

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing deep simulation, real-time strategy and sandbox freedom

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and ranged combat, while skipping turn-based strategy

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with tower defense planning, sandbox freedom and punishing difficulty

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping deep simulation

✓ Same family of tower defense games: tower defense planning, real-time strategy and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, setting cyberpunk and historical setting, while skipping deep simulation

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing tower defense planning, real-time strategy and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual and historical setting, while skipping deep simulation

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing tower defense planning, sandbox freedom and real-time strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, vibe casual and procedural generation, while skipping deep simulation

✓ Same family of tower defense games: real-time strategy, deep simulation and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings open world exploration, co op and exploration and discovery, while skipping sandbox freedom

✓ Same family of tower defense games: turn-based strategy, deep simulation and real-time strategy

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics, while skipping sandbox freedom

✓ If you enjoyed Gratuitous Space Battles, expect real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with historical setting, while skipping deep simulation

✓ Like Gratuitous Space Battles, it's known for turn-based strategy, combat tactical and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person and visual pixel, while skipping deep simulation