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Games like Arrival of Beasts

If Arrival of Beasts is your kind of game, the closest matches are Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Age of Mythology: Retold and Age of Darkness: Final Stand — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its deep modular progression, developer responsiveness and endless replayability. 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 Arrival of Beasts: Discover one of the hardest tower defense games with strategic elements, individual gameplay and challenging mechanics. Play together with your friends in co-op mode, create a team and compete with other players in the online ranking.

2023StrategyIndie12.99 USDWindowsby FreeTimeDevelopment
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Steam players who put hours into Arrival of Beasts 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. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Arrival of Beasts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Arrival of Beasts.

    42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.

    2019Strategy34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Age of Mythology: Retold

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Arrival of Beasts.

    Second-strongest match for Arrival of Beasts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Arrival of Beasts.

    Play as mythological Gods and smite your enemies in this award-winning, mythological Real-Time Strategy classic given new life. Wage war across timeless campaigns, fierce skirmishes, and god-powered multiplayer modes.

    2024Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Age of Darkness: Final Stand

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Arrival of Beasts.

    Third-strongest match for Arrival of Beasts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Arrival of Beasts.

    Age of Darkness: Final Stand is a dark fantasy survival RTS where you must illuminate, build and defend humanity’s last bastion against hordes of Nightmares. Set in the remnants of a kingdom consumed by a deadly fog, you decide. Will you hide in the light? Or take back your world.

    2025Strategy27.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Emberward

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Arrival of Beasts.

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

    Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!

    2024StrategyIndieEarly Access14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Commandos: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Arrival of Beasts.

    Ranked #5 for Arrival of Beasts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Arrival of Beasts.

    ALARM! You have been selected for a mission which will shape the fate of the entire world. Witness the very beginning of the legendary elite WWII force in Commandos: Origins. The long-awaited sequel to the Commandos series brings you right back to the foundation of the real-time tactics genre.

    2025Strategy49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Arrival of Beasts.

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

    In Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity, you are the leader of a civilization embroiled in a galactic war, fighting for the survival of your entire race against relentless foes.

    2011StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Arrival of Beasts.

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

    Act of Aggression – Reboot Edition brings the techno-thriller RTS game Act of Aggression to a higher level. The Reboot Edition offers a full gameplay overhaul in skirmish mode against the AI and in your multiplayer battles.

    2015StrategyIndie29.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Northgard: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Arrival of Beasts.

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

    Northgard: Definitive Edition is a critically acclaimed real-time strategy game based on Norse mythology. Lead your clan, uncover the secrets of a mysterious newfound continent and defeat your enemies to conquer the Throne!

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Arrival of Beasts at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Arrival of Beasts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Arrival of Beasts.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Arrival of Beasts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Arrival of Beasts.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Arrival of Beasts on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Arrival of Beasts.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Arrival of Beasts on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Arrival of Beasts.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Arrival of Beasts on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Arrival of Beasts.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Arrival of Beasts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Arrival of Beasts.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Arrival of Beasts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Arrival of Beasts.

    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 ↗
  8. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Arrival of Beasts on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Arrival of Beasts.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arrival of Beasts.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arrival of Beasts.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arrival of Beasts.

    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 ↗
  4. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arrival of Beasts.

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arrival of Beasts.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. Cube Escape: Paradox

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arrival of Beasts.

    The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Tails Noir: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arrival of Beasts.

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Floating Point

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Arrival of Beasts.

    Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.

    2014IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Arrival of Beasts

How much does Arrival of Beasts cost?
Arrival of Beasts is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Arrival of Beasts have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Arrival of Beasts supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Arrival of Beasts?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Arrival of Beasts are Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Age of Mythology: Retold, Age of Darkness: Final Stand.
Who developed Arrival of Beasts?
Arrival of Beasts was developed by FreeTimeDevelopment.

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