7 Roguelike games like KUNKUN Defender 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 KUNKUN Defender down to the 7 that fit the “Roguelike” category. Kingdom: Classic, Kingdom: New Lands and Sol Survivor top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to KUNKUN Defender.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

The best roguelike games like KUNKUN Defender

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to KUNKUN Defender. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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: ClassicClosest overall match

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloRangedNarrativeProceduralCasual

Steam👍 91%· 23KIGDB70· 2

Year 2015Dev Licorice · Raw FuryOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of tower defense games: survival mechanics, roguelike runs and tower defense planning

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, adventure storytelling and deep RPG systems, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from KUNKUN Defender: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for KUNKUN Defender.

It predates KUNKUN Defender by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloNarrativeProceduralHardcoreOpen World

Steam👍 86%· 12KIGDB75· 2OC73· 12

Year 2016Dev Licorice · Raw FuryOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of tower defense games: tower defense planning, survival mechanics and roguelike runs

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from KUNKUN Defender: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for KUNKUN Defender.

It predates KUNKUN Defender by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Epic

#3Sol SurvivorClosest on setting

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloDarkProceduralHorrorMultiplayer

Steam👍 90%· 439MC75

Year 2010Dev Cadenza InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with tower defense planning, survival mechanics and roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping horror tension

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 KUNKUN Defender: game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for KUNKUN Defender.

It predates KUNKUN Defender by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloProceduralSandbox WorldFantasyBase Building

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, survival mechanics and roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping horror tension

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 KUNKUN Defender: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for KUNKUN Defender.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloMeleeProceduralTacticalCozy

Steam👍 93%· 14KIGDB67· 2OC71· 29

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

✓ Same family of tower defense games: tower defense planning, survival mechanics and roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, deep simulation and real-time strategy, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from KUNKUN Defender: tone and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for KUNKUN Defender.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense

SoloProceduralMultiplayerCo-opCasual

Steam👍 88%· 17KRAWG👍 75%· 157

Year 2014Dev Dekovir EntertainmentPlaytime ~9hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with survival mechanics, tower defense planning and roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and deep RPG systems, while skipping horror tension

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 KUNKUN Defender: tone and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for KUNKUN Defender.

It predates KUNKUN Defender by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#7Sunless SeaClosest on tone

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