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Games like Tau Cubis

If Tau Cubis is your kind of game, the closest matches are Exone Rift, Taur and IRON GUARD — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Tau Cubis: Tau Cubis is a mazing tower defense game set in colorful sci-fi landscapes. Use your strategic skills to overcome numerous challenges and advance through the leaderboards.

2023Strategy4.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Cube Mandarine
Tau Cubis — Steam game cover

Players who liked Tau Cubis also play

Steam players who put hours into Tau Cubis also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Exone Rift

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Tau Cubis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tau Cubis.

    Take direct control of your hero on a hostile planet. Build your base, gather resources, expand your territory your way, and survive against the planet’s deadly wildlife.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  2. Taur

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Tau Cubis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tau Cubis.

    Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the homeworld of the Tauron droids against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine?

    2020ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. IRON GUARD

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Tau Cubis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tau Cubis.

    A sci-fi roomscale VR Tower Defense game. Strategize to destroy waves of rogue robots and assist the powerful turrets with a handheld drone. Build and collect resources and help evacuate your crew from the alien planet.

    2021ActionStrategy14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. rymdkapsel

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Tau Cubis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tau Cubis.

    Build a space station. Command the tiny crew. Explore the galaxy. A meditative space strategy game.

    2014StrategyIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Grey Goo

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Tau Cubis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tau Cubis.

    Fight for control of a frontier world. Gather resources, build your base, and command your forces in battle. Survive long enough to unleash your ultimate weapon - THE EPIC.

    2015Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Tau Cubis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tau Cubis.

    Axon TD lets you expand the map boundaries themselves. A huge arsenal of towers and a wide variety of enemies clash in a battlefield that grows to your whims. Engage in single, cooperative, and roguelite gameplay.

    2024StrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Supreme Commander 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Tau Cubis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tau Cubis.

    Includes 47 Steam achievements, leaderboards, and stats!

    2010Strategy12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. ReEarth

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Tau Cubis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Tau Cubis.

    ReEarth is an exciting TD & (RTS) indie game. Here, you will play as humanity's last hope. You will fend off the oncoming swarms by continuously building your base and dispatching various types of units. Prepare for the challenge and save the future of humanity!

    2024StrategyIndieRPG7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tau Cubis at current Steam store prices.

  1. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Tau Cubis on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tau Cubis.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Tau Cubis on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tau Cubis.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Tau Cubis on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tau Cubis.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Majesty Gold HD

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Tau Cubis on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tau Cubis.

    The High Definition edition of Majesty Gold contains main game, the Northern Expansion Pack as well as 2 new quests and several other graphics and gameplay updates.Majesty is a Real-time strategy game with indirect control – your heroes have a will of their own!

    2009StrategySimulation2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Bomber Crew

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Tau Cubis on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tau Cubis.

    Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all! USAAF DLC NOW AVAILABLE! FLY THE ICONIC AMERICAN BOMBER!

    2017StrategySimulation2.39 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Turmoil

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Tau Cubis on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tau Cubis.

    Drill for oil like it's 1899! Turmoil offers players a visually charming, tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre inspired by the 19th century oil rush in North America.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation2.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Tau Cubis on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tau Cubis.

    Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.

    2006Strategy0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Party Hard

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Tau Cubis on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tau Cubis.

    It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Tau Cubis.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  5. Control, I'm Not Coming Back

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Samorost 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Explore the beginnings of the Samorost series in the space gnome’s original bite-sized adventure, formerly released in 2003. Now with remastered sounds, enhanced graphics, and new music by Floex.

    2021IndieAdventureCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. DOGWALK

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Explore a hand-crafted winter forest as a big adorable dog and a little kid in tow. A short, free, open source project brought to you by Blender Studio.

    2025IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Tau Cubis.

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Tau Cubis

How much does Tau Cubis cost?
Tau Cubis is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Tau Cubis?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tau Cubis are Exone Rift, Taur, IRON GUARD.
Who developed Tau Cubis?
Tau Cubis was developed by Cube Mandarine.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Tau Cubis.

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