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Games like Timemelters

  • 16 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Timemelters also play

The closest matches to Timemelters: Orcs Must Die! 3, The King is Watching, Time Rifters, Element TD 2 - Tower Defense, and Phantom Squad. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Co-op Campaign and Third-Person Shooter, like Timemelters.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • 2021
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Also Real Time Tactics and Tower Defense, like Timemelters.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 2)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025
  3. Rank 03

    Why this

    Also Time Travel and Time Manipulation, like Timemelters.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2014
  1. Rank 05

    Phantom Squad

    Why this: Also Co-op Campaign and Real Time Tactics, like Timemelters.

    • $13.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2025
  2. Rank 06

    Aegis Defenders

    Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Timemelters.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2018

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Timemelters

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Orcs Must Die! 3

    Also Co-op Campaign and Third-Person Shooter, like Timemelters.

    • 86% of 4,902 reviews
  2. 2
    The King is Watching

    Also Real Time Tactics and Tower Defense, like Timemelters.

    • 90% of 3,028 reviews
  3. 3
    Time Rifters

    Also Time Travel and Time Manipulation, like Timemelters.

    • 88% of 266 reviews
  4. 4
    Element TD 2 - Tower Defense

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 91% of 1,623 reviews
  5. 5
    Phantom Squad

    Also Co-op Campaign and Real Time Tactics, like Timemelters.

    • 88% of 115 reviews
  6. 6
    Aegis Defenders

    Same atmospheric mood as Timemelters.

    • 76% of 96 reviews
  7. 7
    Creeper World 4

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 95% of 3,771 reviews
  8. 8
    Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense

    Shares co op campaign with Timemelters.

    • 86% of 445 reviews
  9. 9
    EverSiege: Untold Ages

    Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like Timemelters.

    • 73% of 850 reviews
  10. 10
    Loophole

    Genres: Indie

    • 99% of 114 reviews
  11. 11
    Trine Enchanted Edition

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 94% of 4,602 reviews
  12. 12
    The Last Spell

    Same challenging mood as Timemelters.

    • 93% of 6,473 reviews
  13. 13
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)

    Also Co-op Campaign and Tactical, like Timemelters.

    • 85% of 4,542 reviews
  14. 14
    HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 92% of 3,036 reviews
  15. 15
    Timespinner

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 85% of 1,643 reviews
  16. 16
    X-Morph: Defense

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 92% of 1,142 reviews
  17. 17
    Keep Keepers

    Also Co-op Campaign and Tower Defense, like Timemelters.

    • 90% of 112 reviews
  18. 18
    Gloomhaven

    Genres: Strategy, Adventure, RPG

    • 82% of 10,087 reviews
  19. 19
    It Takes Two

    Same whimsical mood as Timemelters.

    • 96% of 46,479 reviews
  20. 20
    Chrono Gear: Warden of Time

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 99% of 667 reviews
  21. 21
    Braid

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual

    • 91% of 3,460 reviews
  22. 22
    Gemini: Heroes Reborn

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 79% of 150 reviews
  23. 23
    Dungeon Defenders

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 93% of 8,635 reviews
  24. 24
    Sanctum 2

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 92% of 4,330 reviews
Timemelters — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2024
  • Developer: Autoexec Games
  • Price: $19.99checked Oct 31
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 93% of 123 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie
  • Metacritic 89
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Challenges turn into combat puzzles
  • Co op campaign works seamlessly
  • Echo based combat requires perfect coordination
  • Atmospheric
  • Challenging
  • Contemplative

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Cheaper alternatives

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About Timemelters

The closest matches to Timemelters: Orcs Must Die! 3, The King is Watching, Time Rifters, Element TD 2 - Tower Defense, and Phantom Squad. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Timemelters is your kind of game, the closest matches are Orcs Must Die! 3, The King is Watching and Time Rifters — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its challenge modes and co op campaign. 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.

About Timemelters: Prevent Doomsday AFTER it happened! Designed by the co-creator of Sang-Froid - Tales of Werewolves and featuring both a single-player and co-op campaign, TimeMelters is a strategy hero defense where you go back in time and fight alongside your past selves.

Is Timemelters worth buying?

  • 93% of 123 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 7).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“I love this game but hate playing it. It feels like there is one way to beat a mission and it is a 'baba is you' like timesink of working through the options to see what works or doesn't. It is great on paper, I love the puzzle, but it is…”
3 h played
“While the concept itself is cool and fun for a couple hours the later levels tend to become trial and error even at normal difficulty.”
10 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Orcs Must Die! 3, The King is Watching, Time Rifters

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Frequently asked about Timemelters

Can I run it?

Does Timemelters run on Steam Deck?

Timemelters is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.

How much does Timemelters cost?

Timemelters is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

Does Timemelters have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Timemelters supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).

What games are most similar to Timemelters?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Timemelters are Orcs Must Die! 3, The King is Watching, Time Rifters.

Who developed Timemelters?

Timemelters was developed by Autoexec Games.