Games like Variables 2
If Variables 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are 变量 Variables, 元卡牌MetaCard and Kemotaku — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its mods transform towers unpredictably, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Variables 2: After two years of precipitation, we re-made this variable sequel after thinking about it! Variable 2 is a unique stand-alone tower defense game. We have enriched the building and elements of tower defense, and the experience in the game can be changed according to your ideas!
Players who liked Variables 2 also play
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变量 Variables
WHY THIS
Shares tower combination, maze building and a contemplative mood with Variables 2.
Top pick for Variables 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Variables 2.
We created this unique single player game with a combination of Tower Defence and Roguelike. Come and create your maze, build your turret, defeat the invaders, and save the world!
元卡牌MetaCard
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Variables 2.
Second-strongest match for Variables 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Variables 2.
3D card building roguelike game, a tower climbing game where you can control two characters with independent card pools and turns, a favorite for Slay the Spire fans!
Kemotaku
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Variables 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Variables 2.
"Kemotaku" is a brand new roguelike card game mixed with puzzle, deck-building and tower-defence. Beat away attacking enemies and defend your town with a variety of animals!
Big Bia
WHY THIS
Shares random events and a contemplative mood with Variables 2.
Ranked #4 for Variables 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Variables 2.
BIG BIA is a pixel art style dungeon adventure game with some rogue elements. Players can form different strategies, collect different cards and even build their own exclusive dungeons to challenge.
Stronghold Defenders
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Variables 2.
Ranked #5 for Variables 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Variables 2.
Gather and manage resources, defend your stronghold, explore and expand your kingdom and fight back against corruption.
Refactor
WHY THIS
Shares maze building and an atmospheric mood with Variables 2.
Ranked #6 for Variables 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Variables 2.
Refactor is a hard-core tower defense game that combines modular building, route planning, and element composition.
CyberTD
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Variables 2.
Ranked #7 for Variables 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Variables 2.
Mutant viruses threaten the very heart of cyberspace! You'll need the right tactics and the "help" of your support drone to build a deck of terrific upgrades in this innovative deckbuilding tower defense game packed with roguelite elements!
Crystal Guardians TD
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Variables 2.
Ranked #8 for Variables 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Variables 2.
Crystal Guardians is a tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Fight of waves and defend the world crystal. Gear up your towers with a powerful combination of items for your strategy. In an ever expanding map, find hidden powers and conquer the enemies.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Variables 2 at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Variables 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Variables 2.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Variables 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Variables 2.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Variables 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Variables 2.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Variables 2 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Variables 2.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Variables 2 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Variables 2.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Variables 2 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Variables 2.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Variables 2 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Variables 2.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Variables 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Variables 2.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Variables 2.
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!
Outpath: First Journey
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Variables 2.
Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Variables 2.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
Limbus Company
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.
Dota Underlords
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Casual with Variables 2.
Hire a crew and destroy your rivals in this new strategy battler set in the world of Dota. Introducing Season One: Explore White Spire and earn rewards on the Battle Pass. Pick from several different game modes, play on your own or with friends, and take advantage of crossplay on PC and mobile.
Realm of the Mad God Exalt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Variables 2.
Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!
FPS Chess
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Casual with Variables 2.
Battle a friend in this fast paced 1v1 class-based first-person shooter. Chess takes a back-seat to FPS as you win duel after duel and capture the opponent's pieces until you've beaten their king and won the game.
Minion Masters
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Variables 2.
An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!
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Esports Godfather
WHY THIS
Another title from Asteroid Game Studio, the studio behind Variables 2. Shares Strategy and Indie with Variables 2.
E-sports Godfather is a Deck-building game simulating MOBA e-sports. You will play a role as team coach and build your team. You need to train players and make strategies in various game versions, beat other teams and finally, take the Champion of the World. Be nobody, or lead your team to dominate!
变量 Variables
WHY THIS
Shares tower combination, maze building and a contemplative mood with Variables 2.
Another title from Asteroid Game Studio, the studio behind Variables 2. Shares Strategy and Indie with Variables 2.
We created this unique single player game with a combination of Tower Defence and Roguelike. Come and create your maze, build your turret, defeat the invaders, and save the world!
Esports Godfather: The Legend Begins
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Variables 2.
Another title from Asteroid Game Studio, the studio behind Variables 2. Shares Strategy and Indie with Variables 2.
E-sports Godfather is a Deck-building game simulating MOBA e-sports. You will play a role as team coach and build your team. You need to train players and make strategies in various game versions, beat other teams and finally, take the Champion of the World. Be nobody, or lead your team to dominate!
Frequently asked about Variables 2
- How much does Variables 2 cost?
- Variables 2 is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Variables 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Variables 2 are 变量 Variables, 元卡牌MetaCard, Kemotaku.
- Who developed Variables 2?
- Variables 2 was developed by Asteroid Game Studio.
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