21 Melee games like Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance down to the 21 that fit the “Melee” category. Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense, Bloons TD 6 and Thronefall top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance.

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The best melee games like Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance

21 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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

SoloMagicMeleeFantasyCartoonIsometric2D

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, adventure storytelling and combat magic

≠ Stands apart with real-time strategy, punishing difficulty and strong narrative focus, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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 Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance: tone.

Same studio: Ironhide Game Studio.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMagicMeleeIsometric2D

Steam👍 97%· 386KRAWG👍 81%· 208

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

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, survival mechanics and vibe casual, while skipping adventure storytelling

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 Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance: tone and game mode.

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#3Thronefall

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMeleeMedievalFantasyIsometric

Steam👍 96%· 23KRAWG👍 85%· 37OC86· 9

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

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

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

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 Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance: combat.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMeleeIsometricTacticalCozy

Steam👍 93%· 14KIGDB67· 2OC71· 29

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

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

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, deep simulation and real-time strategy, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance: tone and setting.

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#5Anomaly: Warzone Earth

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMeleeFantasyIsometricSci-Fi

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

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

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

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, setting scifi and historical setting, 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 Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance: setting.

It predates Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Stronghold CrusaderClosest on visuals

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMeleeMedievalFantasyIsometric2D

Steam👍 98%· 21KIGDB80· 1

Year 2002Dev Firefly Studios · Take-Two InteractiveOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and real-time strategy, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance: combat.

It predates Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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#77 Days to DieClosest on tone

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMeleeDarkMultiplayerCo-op

Steam👍 87%· 399KRAWG👍 53%· 497IGDB36· 8OC39· 34

Year 2013Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing adventure storytelling, tower defense planning and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, deep simulation and deep RPG systems, while skipping combat magic

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 Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance: setting and visuals.

It predates Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8GemCraft - Chasing Shadows

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMeleeFantasyTop-Down

Steam👍 95%· 4.4KRAWG👍 58%· 39

Year 2015Dev Game in a Bottle · Armor GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with visual topdown, while skipping adventure storytelling

The cult classic tower defense game beloved by millions comes to Steam with GemCraft - Chasing Shadows.

Where it drifts furthest from Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance: visuals and setting.

It predates Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMeleeIsometric2DTactical

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, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with real-time strategy, combat tactical and setting scifi, 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 Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance: setting and combat.

It predates Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#10Stronghold

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMeleeMedievalFantasyIsometric2D

Steam👍 96%· 10K

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

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, real-time strategy and sandbox freedom, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance: tone and combat.

It predates Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Revenge of the Titans

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMeleeIsometric2DHardcore

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, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: real-time strategy, punishing difficulty and setting scifi, 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 Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance: tone and setting.

It predates Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMeleeIsometricCasualSci-Fi

Steam👍 79%· 307MC73IGDB73· 2

Year 2012Dev FuturemarkPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of tower defense games: tower defense planning, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping adventure storytelling

Get ready to experience a revolution in tower defense that will send you spinning. Unstoppable Gorg challenges you to defend the solar system from fearsome aliens by sending satellites into orbit. Unlike other tower defense games, in Unstoppable Gorg you can move your towers by rotating the orbits that surround planets, moons and space stations.

Where it drifts furthest from Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance: tone and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance.

It predates Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13iBomber Defense Pacific

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMelee2DTacticalCasual

Steam👍 83%· 593RAWG👍 19%· 42

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

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing tower defense planning, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and vibe casual, 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 Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance: tone and setting.

It predates Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam

#14Atom Zombie Smasher

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMeleeDarkIsometricMultiplayer

Steam👍 90%· 2.1KRAWG👍 36%· 101MC75

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

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing tower defense planning, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, real-time strategy and vibe casual, while skipping adventure storytelling

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 Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance: setting and game mode.

It predates Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam

#15StarCraft

GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMeleeIsometricMultiplayerTactical

Year 1998Dev Blizzard EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with tower defense planning, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with real-time strategy, combat tactical and setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance: setting and combat.

It predates Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

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