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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense
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CozyCasualSolo
Year 2013Dev Teyon

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Within the “Simulation” 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 simulation games like Unholy Heights

29 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

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

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with deep simulation, puzzle design and tower defense planning

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping real-time strategy

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

Telltale Texas Hold ‘Em
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloCasualNarrativeCozy2D
Steam👍 68%· 370RAWG👍 24%· 21
Year 2008Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Shared with Unholy Heights: puzzle design, turn-based strategy and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with card game strategy, adventure storytelling and horror tension, while skipping real-time strategy

7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloCasualNarrativeCozy2D
Steam👍 54%· 768RAWG👍 5%· 20IGDB40· 1
Year 2013Dev MousechiefPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Like Unholy Heights, it's known for turn-based strategy, deep simulation and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: card game strategy, adventure storytelling and historical setting, while skipping real-time strategy

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

60 Seconds!
StrategyTurn-Based Strategy
SoloNarrativeCasualOpen WorldManagement2D
Steam👍 85%· 12KIGDB80· 1OC58· 10
Year 2015Dev Robot Gentleman StudiosOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Unholy Heights, expect deep simulation, turn-based strategy and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty, while skipping real-time strategy

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