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We filtered the 50 games similar to Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire down to the 21 that fit the “Melee” category. 7 Days to Die, Bad North and Rock of Ages top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTower Defense
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CasualCozyCo-opMultiplayer
Year 2024Dev Digitality Games

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire is 7 Days to Die — scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. Bad North and Rock of Ages follow close behind.

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The best melee games like Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire

21 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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.

#17 Days to Die
7 Days to Die
StrategyTower Defense
MultiplayerCo-opOfflineSoloMeleeProceduralBase Building
Steam👍 87%· 399KRAWG👍 53%· 497IGDB36· 8OC39· 34
Year 2013Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing survival mechanics, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with shooter, sandbox freedom and first-person shooting, while skipping roguelike runs

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 Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire: tone and visuals.

It predates Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Bad North
Bad North
StrategyTower Defense
SoloMeleeCozyProceduralIsometric
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 adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: turn-based strategy, real-time strategy and puzzle design, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire: game mode.

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#3Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages
StrategyTower Defense
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeCasualBase BuildingIsometric
Steam👍 92%· 4.0KRAWG👍 66%· 209MC74IGDB75· 5
Year 2011Dev ACE Team · Atlus USAPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, historical setting and setting medieval, while skipping deep simulation

Rock of Ages is a game which resembles a racing game, a Tower Defence and a platformer at the same time. It was developed by ACE Team. The game is loosely based on the myth of Sisyphus.

It predates Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Game mode91Tone57Visuals57
#4Atom Zombie Smasher
Atom Zombie Smasher
StrategyTower Defense
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeCasualProceduralIsometric
Steam👍 90%· 2.1KRAWG👍 36%· 101MC75
Year 2011Dev Blendo GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing tower defense planning, vibe casual and procedural generation

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, real-time strategy and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep simulation

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 Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire: tone and visuals.

It predates Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100World68Combat51Visuals43Tone39
Thronefall
StrategyTower Defense
SoloMeleeBase BuildingIsometricTactical
Steam👍 96%· 23KRAWG👍 85%· 37OC86· 9
Year 2023Dev GrizzlyGamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Nintendo

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

≠ Stands apart with fighting mechanics, combat tactical and setting medieval, while skipping deep RPG systems

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 Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire: game mode.

Genre100Progression100Visuals57Combat52Game mode24
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
StrategyTower Defense
SoloMultiplayerMeleeBase BuildingIsometric
Steam👍 90%· 9.2KRAWG👍 83%· 225MC85IGDB85· 4
Year 2007Dev Electronic Arts Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of tower defense games: deep simulation, tower defense planning and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: real-time strategy, strong narrative focus and combat tactical, while skipping deep RPG systems

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars is a real-time strategy game developed by EA Los Angeles. It is the third game in the Tiberium sub-series and continues the plot of Tiberian Sun. ###Plot The year is 2047, 17 years after the events of the Firestorm Expansion pack.

Where it drifts furthest from Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire: tone.

It predates Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Progression100Combat80Visuals73Game mode55Tone0
Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
StrategyTower Defense
SoloMeleeCasualIsometric2D
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 vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with real-time strategy, punishing difficulty and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep simulation

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 Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire: game mode and tone.

It predates Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals87Combat49Tone42Game mode24
Robowars
StrategyTower Defense
SoloCo-opMeleeIsometricTactical
Steam👍 46%· 290
Year 2014Dev N-Game Studios · KissPlaytime ~3hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, card game strategy and combat tactical, while skipping deep simulation

In the near future, mankind has opened the way to the stars – made possible through the use of droids, able to operate in the hostile environment of the deep space. However, both spaceships and droids are dependent on ‘Neonium’ for their power.

Where it drifts furthest from Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire: visuals.

It predates Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode65Combat53Visuals35
#9Bloons TD 6
Bloons TD 6
StrategyTower Defense
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeCasualCozyIsometric2D
Steam👍 97%· 386KRAWG👍 81%· 208
Year 2018Dev Ninja KiwiPlaytime ~8hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Fits the tower defense games cluster, with tower defense planning, survival mechanics and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, punishing difficulty and sandbox world, while skipping deep simulation

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 Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire: world and progression.

Genre100Tone87Visuals82Game mode70Combat24World0
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#10Bloons TD 5
Bloons TD 5
StrategyTower Defense
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeCasualIsometric2D
Steam👍 95%· 12K
Year 2011Dev Ninja KiwiOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Both are tower defense games — sharing tower defense planning, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and combat tactical, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire: world and combat.

It predates Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode78Tone63Combat48World0
StarCraft
StrategyTower Defense
SoloMultiplayerMeleeIsometricTactical
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 deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire: progression.

It predates Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals73Game mode54Combat51Progression0
Unstoppable Gorg
StrategyTower Defense
SoloMeleeCasualIsometricSci-Fi
Steam👍 79%· 307MC73IGDB73· 2
Year 2012Dev FuturemarkPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of tower defense games: tower defense planning, vibe casual and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi and setting space, while skipping deep simulation

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 Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire: game mode.

It predates Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals73Tone69Game mode23
Anomaly: Warzone Earth
StrategyTower Defense
SoloMeleeIsometricSci-FiFantasy
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 single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, setting scifi and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

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 Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire: game mode.

It predates Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals73Game mode24
Infested Planet
StrategyTower 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 deep simulation

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 Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire: game mode.

It predates Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals69Combat50Game mode24
Revenge of the Titans
StrategyTower 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 deep simulation

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 Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire: tone and game mode.

It predates Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals75Game mode24Tone0

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