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Games like Defend Them !

If Defend Them ! is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nauticalypse, Orcs Must Die! 2 and Furry Defenders​​ — 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 Defend Them !: Defend Them ! is a fictionally ironic tower defense game about killing enemies and defending human infrastructure.

2021ActionStrategyIndieRPG4.99 USDWindowsby Butter Fly Games
Defend Them ! — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Defend Them ! 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. Nauticalypse

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Defend Them ! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Defend Them !.

    Explore the mysterius sea and defeat mythologic creatures to get gold and treasures. Build different weapons to defend and improve your ship.

    2023ActionStrategyAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Orcs Must Die! 2

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Defend Them ! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Defend Them !.

    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.

    2012ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Furry Defenders​​

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Defend Them ! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Defend Them !.

    In Furry Defenders, where the Demon Clan covets the Dragon Veins and incites war among all races, you will play as Cynton, the Dragon Bloodline Warrior. Rally your allies and set masterful traps at crucial passes to outsmart the looming threat of the Demon Army.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  4. Monster Battle Quest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Defend Them ! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Defend Them !.

    Recruit and evolve the perfect monster team to destroy opposing enemy. Defeat enemy monsters to earn gold, increase your strength, and dominate the monster world.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Pandora

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Defend Them ! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Defend Them !.

    Pandora brings a mix of the moba genre with soul mechanics, destroy towers and fight different enemies with an innovative playstyle, use mounts and pets to help you during your gameplay.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Dungeon Defenders Eternity

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Defend Them ! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Defend Them !.

    Dungeon Defenders Eternity is the definitive version of the original tower defense action-RPG! Now featuring a rebalanced endgame, all new missions, secure online play, links to Dungeon Defenders II and more!

    2014ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  7. Orcs Must Die!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Defend Them ! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Defend Them !.

    Slice them, burn them, skewer them, and launch them - no matter how you get it done, orcs must die in this fantasy action-strategy game from Robot Entertainment.

    2011ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Dungeon Defenders II

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Defend Them ! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Defend Them !.

    Dungeon Defenders II is a cooperative Action Tower Defense game packed with roleplaying elements like loot, leveling, and pets.

    2017ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Defend Them ! at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Defend Them ! on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Defend Them !.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Defend Them ! on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Defend Them !.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Defend Them ! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Defend Them !.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Defend Them ! on Steam right now. Shares Action with Defend Them !.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Defend Them ! on Steam right now. Shares Action with Defend Them !.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Defend Them ! on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Defend Them !.

    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 ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Defend Them ! on Steam right now. Shares Action with Defend Them !.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Defend Them ! on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Defend Them !.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Defend Them !.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Defend Them !.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Defend Them !.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Strategy with Defend Them !.

    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 ↗
  5. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Defend Them !.

    Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Wheelchair Wizards

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Defend Them !.

    Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.

    2025ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. Dota 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Strategy with Defend Them !.

    Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.

    2013ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Path of Exile

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Defend Them !.

    You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.

    2013ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Defend Them !

How much does Defend Them ! cost?
Defend Them ! is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Defend Them !?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Defend Them ! are Nauticalypse, Orcs Must Die! 2, Furry Defenders​​.
Who developed Defend Them !?
Defend Them ! was developed by Butter Fly Games.

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