Games like Guardians of Hyelore
If Guardians of Hyelore is your kind of game, the closest matches are Critter Chaos TD, Guerra de Insetos TW PREMIUM and War Dots — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill and contemplative. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Guardians of Hyelore: Guardians of Hyelore is an action-packed unit recruitment game pitting your units and strategies against an onslaught of enemies. Hire units, improve your troops, earn achievements, and spawn your Guardian to fight 150+ unique enemies in this exciting take on the army-spawning action genre.

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Critter Chaos TD
WHY THIS
Top pick for Guardians of Hyelore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Guardians of Hyelore.
Critter Chaos TD is a fast, frantic and chaotic Tower Defence game in which you must rid the world of the evil Critters. Build stations and guns to fortify your defences and prevent the various types of Critters from reaching your base.
Guerra de Insetos TW PREMIUM
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Guardians of Hyelore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Guardians of Hyelore.
play, win insects and use multiple insects to beat your opponent
BattleGrounds : War, Tanks And Nukes
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Guardians of Hyelore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Guardians of Hyelore.
A military styled action tower-defence game filled with nukes, missiles and tanks. Improve your building, canons and tanks. Purchase stronger ammunition and survive the next wave. Highly replayable, tough and addictive.The fun never ends
Grow Empire: Rome
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Ranked #5 for Guardians of Hyelore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Guardians of Hyelore.
Hey Caesar! Defend your fortress and build your roman empire
Lord Of Island
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Ranked #6 for Guardians of Hyelore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Guardians of Hyelore.
Defend your islands with real-time strategy and tactics! Lead as a Lord, build armies from diverse races, and defeat invading enemies. In a minimalist world, utilize each island’s unique design to rewrite the fate of your people and the destiny of your lands.
Deterrence
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Guardians of Hyelore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Guardians of Hyelore.
Artificial intelligence has plotted a path to a sustainable future, but humans aren't included. Defend humanity against the A.I. in this instant action real-time strategy, tower defense hybrid.
Starfend
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Guardians of Hyelore fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Guardians of Hyelore.
Pick cards, equip stones, chain color synergies — and survive endless meteor waves. A 3D sci-fi tower defense roguelite where every run builds different and hits harder.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Guardians of Hyelore at current Steam store prices.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Guardians of Hyelore on Steam right now. Shares Action with Guardians of Hyelore.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Guardians of Hyelore on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Guardians of Hyelore.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Guardians of Hyelore on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Guardians of Hyelore.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Guardians of Hyelore on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Guardians of Hyelore.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Guardians of Hyelore on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Guardians of Hyelore.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~81% under Guardians of Hyelore on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Guardians of Hyelore.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Guardians of Hyelore on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Guardians of Hyelore.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Guardians of Hyelore on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Guardians of Hyelore.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Guardians of Hyelore.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Guardians of Hyelore.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Guardians of Hyelore.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Guardians of Hyelore.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Guardians of Hyelore.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Strategy with Guardians of Hyelore.
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!
Hello Neighbor Alpha 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Guardians of Hyelore.
Welcome to Alpha 2 of Hello Neighbor. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI in what eventually became Act 1 of Hello Neighbor - the stealth horror home invasion sim.
Peggle Extreme
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Guardians of Hyelore.
Peggle Extreme delivers fast-paced puzzle action that combines elements of pinball and pachinko to create a truly unique game experience. Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun, now exclusively themed with art and sounds from Half-Life: Episode 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2.
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Frequently asked about Guardians of Hyelore
- Does Guardians of Hyelore work on Steam Deck?
- Guardians of Hyelore is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Guardians of Hyelore cost?
- Guardians of Hyelore is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Guardians of Hyelore?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Guardians of Hyelore are Critter Chaos TD, Guerra de Insetos TW PREMIUM, War Dots.
- Who developed Guardians of Hyelore?
- Guardians of Hyelore was developed by Megaglope Studios and published by indie.io.
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