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Games like Planet TD

If Planet TD is your kind of game, the closest matches are BattleGrounds : War, Tanks And Nukes, Seed World and Frogrammer — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its replayable with minimal effort, chill and lighthearted. 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 Planet TD: 6 different types of towers! 4 planets with different characteristics! 25 different enemies. Drones, Tanks, Biorobotic enemies and many different ground and air vehicles! Snowy and Glacial maps, Desert and Arid lands! Prepare to defend the solar system against invaders!

2023StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby MD Games
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  1. BattleGrounds : War, Tanks And Nukes

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Planet TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet TD.

    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

    2021ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Seed World

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Planet TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet TD.

    Seed World is a game that aims to combine automation, conveyor belts, and level progression. The game simplifies automation 'construction' into a series of progress bars, with each progress producing or consuming resources, and players need to manage resources.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Frogrammer

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Planet TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet TD.

    Hire the right Frogrammers and fight off the bugs in this tug-of-war strategy auto-battler. Manage your resources, leverage synergies, exploit enemy weaknesses and fight your way to the source of the horde. Hold on to your tadpoles and SQUASH.THE.BUGS.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  4. Save and Conquer : 8 Years

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Planet TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet TD.

    This is a 2D defense game that depicts the near future that may arise from climate change. Unlike the defense game, which is automatically attacked by traditional turrets, it is an attractive game that requires you to defeat the enemy by operating the turret directly with limited power.

    2022ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  5. Warpips

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Planet TD.

    Ranked #5 for Planet TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet TD.

    Warpips is the ultimate quick to learn but amazingly deep tug-of-war strategy game. Deploy the right composition of soldiers, tanks, helicopters and planes in this tight, streamlined strategy-focused war game. Compose the best army, research the right tech; overwhelm your enemy!

    2022ActionStrategyIndie16.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Toy War - Cannon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Planet TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet TD.

    Control a toy сannon. Shoot the toy soldiers with the toy gun just like you did when you were a kid.

    2023ActionSportsStrategy199.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. VIETNAM WAR PLATOON 越战排 (AI WAR Game)

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Planet TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet TD.

    This game is a new concept card and flag game with the theme of Vietnam War. It is a light snack game prepared for the leisure transition of players who are tired of playing large-scale games like me and hand injured players. 2020.8.10

    2020StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bees vs Zombees

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Planet TD.

    Ranked #8 for Planet TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet TD.

    A fast-paced roguelike tower defense where you choose your Queen Bee with unique skills and the Artisan to build turrets and cast powerful spells to defend your hive through regions infested with zombees. Face bosses with insane mechanics and survive the Zumbeecalypse!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Planet TD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Planet TD.

    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 Planet TD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Planet TD.

    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 Planet TD on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Planet TD.

    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. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Planet TD on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Planet TD.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Planet TD on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planet TD.

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

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Planet TD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Planet TD.

    "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 ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Planet TD on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Planet TD.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Planet TD on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Planet TD.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Planet TD.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Planet TD.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Planet TD

Does Planet TD run on Steam Deck?
Planet TD 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 Planet TD cost?
Planet TD is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Planet TD?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Planet TD are BattleGrounds : War, Tanks And Nukes, Seed World, Frogrammer.
Who developed Planet TD?
Planet TD was developed by MD Games and published by Next in Game.

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