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Games like Defend the Fort

If Defend the Fort is your kind of game, the closest matches are Z-Company, Keep Her Safe and The Last Camp — 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 the Fort: 2D topdown zombie survival shooter, build defences, survive the waves of zombies

2021ActionIndie2.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Yunus Kocamis
Defend the Fort — Steam game cover

Players who liked Defend the Fort also play

Steam players who put hours into Defend the Fort 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. Z-Company

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Defend the Fort fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Defend the Fort.

    You and your friends can be part of the Z-Company. Defend Targets against huge hordes of zombies with all kinds of weapons and buildings in this Tower-Defense/Shooter hybrid.

    2021ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Keep Her Safe

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Defend the Fort fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Defend the Fort.

    Scavenge by day, defend by night. Gather resources, build and fortify your base in a wasteland ravaged by acid rain, protect the Energy Core from relentless zombie hordes, and work toward completing a rocket project that could end the apocalypse.

    2026IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  3. The Last Camp

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Defend the Fort fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Defend the Fort.

    This is a top-down survival-building game blending farming, tower defense, and micromanagement, requiring you to fend off zombie hordes, grow crops, and strategically deploy traps to defend your homestead.

    2025IndieRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Ripper

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Defend the Fort fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Defend the Fort.

    Ripper is a top-down shooter with fully destructible environments, fog of war, and Steam multiplayer. Break through walls, survive enemy waves, and battle your friends.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  5. Exterminate Zombies: Get Paid

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Defend the Fort fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Defend the Fort.

    Exterminate zombies in style with up to 4 players in this action packed co-op top-down shooter.

    2022ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Dead Zone Defense

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Defend the Fort fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    A new look at tower defense, full of dynamics and tactics! A terrible virus has struck humanity. You will have to build defenses with your friends or alone and fight off the hordes of zombies who want to get to you.

    2024Strategy10.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. VERSUS SQUAD

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Defend the Fort fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Defend the Fort.

    Versus Squad is a fast action twin-stick shooter from the creator of Nation Red. Build your own sandbox defense and battle thousands of zombie mutants in top down combat! Face up to a dozen bosses. Simultaneously. Collect loot, build and repair. Play single player, on-line or local coop!

    2016ActionIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Ultimate Zombie Defense

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Defend the Fort fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Defend the Fort.

    Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them?

    2020ActionStrategyAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Defend the Fort on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Defend the Fort.

    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. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Defend the Fort on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Defend the Fort.

    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 ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Defend the Fort on Steam right now. Shares Action with Defend the Fort.

    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 ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Defend the Fort on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Defend the Fort.

    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 ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Defend the Fort on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Defend the Fort.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Defend the Fort on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Defend the Fort.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Defend the Fort on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Defend the Fort.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Defend the Fort on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Defend the Fort.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

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 the Fort.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Defend the Fort

How much does Defend the Fort cost?
Defend the Fort is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Defend the Fort have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Defend the Fort supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Defend the Fort?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Defend the Fort are Z-Company, Keep Her Safe, The Last Camp.
Who developed Defend the Fort?
Defend the Fort was developed by Yunus Kocamis and published by Yuko Software.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Defend the Fort.

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