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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense
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CozyCasualSolo
Year 2013Dev Teyon

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Within the “RTS” category, the closest game to Unholy Heights is Bad North — scoring 69/100 on our similarity scale. Plants vs. Zombies and AI War: Fleet Command follow close behind.

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The best rTS games like Unholy Heights

28 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Unholy Heights. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

Bad North
StrategyTower Defense
SoloCozyTacticalMeleeProcedural
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: adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and roguelike runs, while skipping vibe casual

Plants vs. Zombies
StrategyTower Defense
SoloCasualCozy2DTactical
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, puzzle design and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat tactical, while skipping turn-based strategy

AI War: Fleet Command
StrategyTower Defense
SoloOpen WorldCo-opMultiplayerTactical
Steam👍 82%· 1.6KRAWG👍 26%· 50MC80IGDB90· 1
Year 2009Dev Arcen GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, combat tactical and melee combat, while skipping puzzle design

Gratuitous Space Battles
StrategyTower Defense
Solo2DMultiplayerMeleeTactical
Steam👍 70%· 877RAWG👍 24%· 42MC72IGDB65· 2
Year 2009Dev Positech GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, punishing difficulty and sandbox world, while skipping puzzle design

iBomber Defense Pacific
StrategyTower Defense
SoloCasual2DTacticalMelee
Steam👍 83%· 593RAWG👍 19%· 42
Year 2012Dev Cobra MobilePlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, combat tactical and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Defense Grid: The Awakening
StrategyTower Defense
SoloTacticalSci-FiIsometric
Steam👍 96%· 5.3KRAWG👍 59%· 106MC81IGDB86· 2
Year 2008Dev Hidden Path EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with tower defense planning, deep simulation and real-time strategy

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, setting scifi and visual isometric, while skipping puzzle design

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
StrategyTower Defense
SoloNarrativeBase BuildingMultiplayerMelee
Steam👍 90%· 9.2KRAWG👍 83%· 225MC85IGDB85· 4
Year 2007Dev Electronic Arts Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, combat tactical and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design

Stronghold
StrategyTower Defense
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldBase BuildingManagement2D
Steam👍 96%· 10K
Year 2001Dev Firefly Studios · Take-Two InteractiveOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and combat tactical, while skipping puzzle design

Stronghold HD (2012)
StrategyTower Defense
SoloNarrativeOpen WorldBase BuildingManagement2D
Steam👍 96%· 10KRAWG👍 82%· 310MC81
Year 2012Dev FireFly StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and combat tactical, while skipping puzzle design

Castle Story
StrategyTower Defense
SoloOpen WorldBase BuildingMultiplayerCo-op
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 tower defense planning

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling, while skipping puzzle design

Stronghold Crusader
StrategyTower Defense
SoloBase BuildingManagement2DMultiplayer
Steam👍 98%· 21KIGDB80· 1
Year 2002Dev Firefly Studios · Take-Two InteractiveOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and combat tactical, while skipping puzzle design

Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition
StrategyTower Defense
NarrativeOpen WorldBase BuildingManagement2D
Steam👍 86%· 10KRAWG👍 79%· 23
Year 2023Dev FireFly StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and setting medieval, while skipping puzzle design

Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
StrategyTower Defense
SoloNarrativeCasual2DMagic
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, real-time strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and combat magic, while skipping deep simulation

iBomber Defense
StrategyTower Defense
SoloCasual
Steam👍 74%· 245IGDB70· 1
Year 2010Dev Cobra MobilePlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Nearly identical: tower defense planning, real-time strategy and vibe casual.

≠ Missing: deep simulation.

Harvest: Massive Encounter
StrategyTower Defense
SoloBase BuildingSci-Fi
Steam👍 79%· 162
Year 2008Dev Oxeye Game StudioPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of tower defense games: tower defense planning, real-time strategy and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

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