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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 50 games similar to Rise to Ruins down to the 4 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Kingdom: New Lands, Bad North and Kingdom Two Crowns top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Rise to Ruins.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense
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Solo
Year 2019Dev Raymond Doerr

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Rise to Ruins is Kingdom: New Lands — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. Bad North and Kingdom Two Crowns follow close behind.

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The best games like Rise to Ruins on Nintendo Switch

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Rise to Ruins. 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: New Lands
Kingdom: New Lands
StrategyTower Defense
SoloProceduralFantasyBase BuildingPixel Art2D
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 adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and punishing difficulty, while skipping sandbox freedom

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Progression71World54Setting52
Bad North
StrategyTower Defense
SoloProceduralTacticalMeleeCozy
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 survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, real-time strategy and puzzle design, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Rise to Ruins: setting and visuals.

Genre100Game mode100World60Setting0Visuals0
#3Kingdom Two Crowns
Kingdom Two Crowns
StrategyTower Defense
SoloFantasyBase Building2DPixel Art
Steam👍 90%· 38KOC78· 25
Year 2018Dev Noio · Raw FuryOn PS4 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and strong narrative focus, while skipping sandbox freedom

Where it drifts furthest from Rise to Ruins: game mode.

Genre100Visuals100Progression86Setting52Game mode20
#4Bloons TD 5
Bloons TD 5
StrategyTower Defense
SoloSandbox World2DMultiplayerCo-op
Steam👍 95%· 12K
Year 2011Dev Ninja KiwiOn PS4 · Android · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, combat tactical and melee combat, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Rise to Ruins: visuals and game mode.

It predates Rise to Ruins by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World76Game mode29Visuals23

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