Games like Timemelters
Below are 12 hand-picked alternatives to Timemelters for fans of action, strategy, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Timemelters also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
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.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Orcs Must Die! 3
Top pick for Timemelters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Timemelters.
Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.
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Chronocide
Second-strongest match for Timemelters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Timemelters.
A physics-driven game where you defend the portal with traps and weapons. Stop the undead from entering the temporal portals with traps and your weapons. Play the campaign solo or in co-op mode up to 4 players.
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HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed
Third-strongest match for Timemelters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Timemelters.
Hypercharge is a first and third-person shooter action figure game you've always dreamed of! Grab your friends, complete objectives, defend the Hypercore against waves of weaponized toys, and defeat Major Evil together in the story campaign!
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Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
Ranked #4 for Timemelters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Timemelters.
Element TD 2 sees you combine powerful elements to create unique towers. Prove your defenses against challenging foes, and compete or cooperate with others to determine who has mastered the elements.
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Tavernacle!
Ranked #5 for Timemelters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Timemelters.
Grab your hammers and start to craft in this co-op Tavern Defense for one to four players. As a team of Dwarves, you must gather supplies and build towers to protect your beloved brewery. Learn to cooperate to achieve victory in this chaotic multiplayer game!
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Artisan TD
Ranked #6 for Timemelters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Timemelters.
Artisan TD is a puzzle-oriented Tower Defense game where you must survive by building mazes.
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Orcs Must Die! 2
Ranked #7 for Timemelters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Timemelters.
You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.
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Colony Siege
Ranked #8 for Timemelters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Timemelters.
Colony Siege combines the best of RTS and tower defense, including base building, mazing, and unit physics. Defend Earth's remaining colonies using an arsenal of deadly weapons to torch, slice, throw, and impale swarms of alien invaders.
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Orcs Must Die! 3
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Strategy with Timemelters.
Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.
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HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Strategy with Timemelters.
Hypercharge is a first and third-person shooter action figure game you've always dreamed of! Grab your friends, complete objectives, defend the Hypercore against waves of weaponized toys, and defeat Major Evil together in the story campaign!
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Tavernacle!
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Strategy with Timemelters.
Grab your hammers and start to craft in this co-op Tavern Defense for one to four players. As a team of Dwarves, you must gather supplies and build towers to protect your beloved brewery. Learn to cooperate to achieve victory in this chaotic multiplayer game!
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Artisan TD
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Timemelters.
Artisan TD is a puzzle-oriented Tower Defense game where you must survive by building mazes.
Frequently asked about Timemelters
- 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, Chronocide, HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed.
- Who developed Timemelters?
- Timemelters was developed by Autoexec Games.
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