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We filtered the 50 games similar to Idun: Frontline Survival down to the 16 that fit the “Survival” category. Bad North, Castle Story and Farm for your Life top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Idun: Frontline Survival.

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Year 2025Dev IDUN Interactive
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Within the “Survival” category, the closest game to Idun: Frontline Survival is Bad North — scoring 93/100 on our similarity scale. Castle Story and Farm for your Life follow close behind.

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The best survival games like Idun: Frontline Survival

16 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Idun: Frontline Survival. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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.

#1Bad North
Bad North
StrategyTower Defense
SoloTacticalMeleeProceduralHistoricalIsometric
Steam👍 93%· 14KIGDB67· 2OC71· 29
Year 2018Dev Plausible Concept · Raw FuryOn PS4 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, roguelike runs and fighting mechanics, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Idun: Frontline Survival: visuals.

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#2Castle Story
Castle Story
StrategyTower Defense
SoloHistoricalBase BuildingCraftingIsometric
Steam👍 65%· 11KRAWG👍 59%· 27
Year 2012Dev Sauropod StudioPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Android

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping turn-based strategy

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 Idun: Frontline Survival: combat and world.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Idun: Frontline Survival.

It predates Idun: Frontline Survival by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Progression93Setting39Visuals38Game mode34Combat0
Farm for your Life
StrategyTower Defense
SoloCraftingTop-DownIsometricCasual
Steam👍 82%· 638
Year 2014Dev Hammer LabsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping turn-based strategy

Your community was taken down by a heavy storm which caused an apocalypse and unleashed the living dead. Together with the other survivors, it is your task to rebuild and to allow that sustainable life can still be assured.

Where it drifts furthest from Idun: Frontline Survival: setting and progression.

It predates Idun: Frontline Survival by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals74Progression40Setting0
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
StrategyTower Defense
SoloTacticalSci-FiHistoricalMultiplayer
IGDB80· 1
Year 2013Dev PopCap Games · Electronic ArtsOn Android · iOS

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping turn-based strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Idun: Frontline Survival: visuals.

It predates Idun: Frontline Survival by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat78Setting64Game mode55Visuals0
Kingdom: New Lands
StrategyTower Defense
SoloProceduralBase BuildingNarrativeHardcore
Steam👍 86%· 12KIGDB75· 2OC73· 12
Year 2016Dev Licorice · Raw FuryOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of tower defense games: tower defense planning, deep simulation and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, strong narrative focus and punishing difficulty, while skipping turn-based strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Idun: Frontline Survival: setting and visuals.

It predates Idun: Frontline Survival by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100World78Progression60Setting0Visuals0
Kingdom: Classic
StrategyTower Defense
SoloProceduralHistoricalBase BuildingRanged
Steam👍 91%· 23KIGDB70· 2
Year 2015Dev Licorice · Raw FuryOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, roguelike runs and vibe casual, while skipping turn-based strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Idun: Frontline Survival: combat and visuals.

It predates Idun: Frontline Survival by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression55Setting34Combat0
Plants vs. Zombies
StrategyTower Defense
SoloTacticalDarkCasualCozy
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, deep simulation and real-time strategy

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and vibe casual, while skipping turn-based strategy

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 Idun: Frontline Survival: setting and visuals.

It predates Idun: Frontline Survival by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Combat79Setting0Visuals0
Craft The World
StrategyTower Defense
SoloProceduralBase BuildingCraftingMultiplayer
Steam👍 88%· 17KRAWG👍 75%· 157
Year 2014Dev Dekovir EntertainmentPlaytime ~9hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, deep RPG systems and roguelike runs, while skipping turn-based strategy

Craft The World is a unique sandbox strategy game, the mix of Dungeon Keeper, Terraria and Dwarf Fortress. Explore a random generated world populated by dangerous creatures, build a dwarf fortress, gather resources, and craft all the items, weapons, and armor you need.

Where it drifts furthest from Idun: Frontline Survival: setting and visuals.

It predates Idun: Frontline Survival by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Progression68World44Game mode35Setting0Visuals0
7 Days to Die
StrategyTower Defense
SoloMeleeProceduralBase BuildingCrafting
Steam👍 87%· 399KRAWG👍 53%· 497IGDB36· 8OC39· 34
Year 2013Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing survival mechanics, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, shooter and sandbox freedom, while skipping turn-based strategy

After the nuclear war, people have to survive, and 7 Days to Die gives players the opportunity to experience it. The large parts of the planet are ravaged by destruction, and lone survivors are under the constant threat, even within relatively safe counties, like Navezgane, Nevada.

Where it drifts furthest from Idun: Frontline Survival: setting and visuals.

It predates Idun: Frontline Survival by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Progression72World48Combat38Game mode18Setting0
Kingdom Two Crowns
StrategyTower Defense
SoloBase BuildingMultiplayerCo-opOffline
Steam👍 90%· 38KOC78· 25
Year 2018Dev Noio · Raw FuryOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with tower defense planning, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping turn-based strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Idun: Frontline Survival: setting and visuals.

Genre100Progression73Game mode20Setting0Visuals0
#11Thronefall
Thronefall
StrategyTower Defense
SoloTacticalMeleeBase BuildingIsometric3D
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 turn-based strategy

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 Idun: Frontline Survival: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals78Progression73Setting0
Dwarfs!?
StrategyTower Defense
SoloProceduralBase BuildingTop-DownIsometric
Steam👍 78%· 1.1KRAWG👍 18%· 56
Year 2011Dev Power of 2 · Tripwire InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, sandbox freedom and vibe casual, while skipping turn-based strategy

Dwarfs!? is a two-dimensional RTS developed by Power Of Two. ###Gameplay The players control a mining colony of dwarves, who dig for treasures. The players have to mine the resources and to protect the colony from environmental hazards, such as water and lava and different enemies.

Where it drifts furthest from Idun: Frontline Survival: setting.

It predates Idun: Frontline Survival by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals55Progression54World51Setting0
Rise to Ruins
StrategyTower Defense
SoloProceduralBase BuildingSandbox WorldFantasy
Steam👍 88%· 7.7KRAWG👍 68%· 40
Year 2019Dev Raymond Doerr · SixtyGig GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing tower defense planning, deep simulation and survival mechanics

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

Follow Development About the Game Rise to Ruins is at heart a godlike village simulator, but it also throws in plenty of familiar game play mechanics from classic 90s era real-time strategy games like Warcraft, along with some tower defense and survival elements in an attempt to create a new kind…

Where it drifts furthest from Idun: Frontline Survival: setting and visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Progression66World56Setting0Visuals0
#14Maia
Maia
StrategyRTS
SoloProceduralSci-FiSpaceBase BuildingCrafting
Steam👍 44%· 1.1K
Year 2013Dev Simon Roth · Machine StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with Idun: Frontline Survival: real-time strategy, deep simulation and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and resource management, while skipping turn-based strategy

About This Game Maia is a strange and hostile alien world, toxic to humans, yet lush with new life. Your mission is to colonise this poison eden, survive it's dangers and establish humanity's first foothold in the stars.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Idun: Frontline Survival.

It predates Idun: Frontline Survival by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Game mode100Setting83Progression79World78Genre50
Sol Survivor
StrategyTower Defense
SoloProceduralSci-FiMultiplayerCo-op
Steam👍 90%· 439MC75
Year 2010Dev Cadenza InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with tower defense planning, survival mechanics and procedural generation

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping turn-based strategy

Jump in to intense turret defense action with Sol Survivor! Build turrets to defend your colony and the innocent colonists within. Smash enemies with volleys of actively-controlled orbital support.

Where it drifts furthest from Idun: Frontline Survival: game mode and setting.

It predates Idun: Frontline Survival by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World100Setting37Game mode34

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