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Games like Guardener

  • 19 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Guardener also play

The closest matches to Guardener: Wildmender, Gnomes, Another Farm Roguelike, Your Big, Cute Monster Farm, and Tuin. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Agriculture and Farming Sim, like Guardener.

    • $24.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2023
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Shares resource management with Guardener.

    • $2.99 (Price checked Nov 2)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025
  3. Rank 03

    Why this

    Also Farming Sim and Automation, like Guardener.

    • $2.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2022
  1. Rank 05

    Tuin

    Why this: Same whimsical mood as Guardener.

    • $4.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2022
  2. Rank 06

    Keep Keepers

    Why this: Also Base-Building and Automation, like Guardener.

    • $17.99 (Price checked Nov 1)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024
  3. Rank 07

    No Creeps Were Harmed TD

    Why this: Also Action RTS and Automation, like Guardener.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024
  4. Rank 08

    ACRES

    • $14.99 (Price checked Oct 30)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Guardener

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Wildmender

    Also Agriculture and Farming Sim, like Guardener.

    • 89% of 1,023 reviews
  2. 2
    Gnomes

    Shares resource management with Guardener.

    • 96% of 1,327 reviews
  3. 3
    Another Farm Roguelike

    Also Farming Sim and Automation, like Guardener.

    • 78% of 290 reviews
  4. 4
    Your Big, Cute Monster Farm

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 79% of 95 reviews
  5. 5
    Tuin

    Same whimsical mood as Guardener.

    • 79% of 86 reviews
  6. 6
    Keep Keepers

    Also Base-Building and Automation, like Guardener.

    • 90% of 112 reviews
  7. 7
    No Creeps Were Harmed TD

    Also Action RTS and Automation, like Guardener.

    • 90% of 317 reviews
  8. 8
    ACRES

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 82% of 138 reviews
  9. 9
    Tower Factory

    Also Action RTS and Base-Building, like Guardener.

    • 87% of 556 reviews
  10. 10
    Forager

    Also Farming Sim and Base-Building, like Guardener.

    • 88% of 13,308 reviews
  11. 11
    Northend Tower Defense

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 64% of 292 reviews
  12. 12
    D.O.T. Defence

    Genres: Strategy, Early Access

    • 95% of 58 reviews
  13. 13
    Timberborn

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 96% of 22,640 reviews
  14. 14
    MR FARMBOY

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 82% of 222 reviews
  15. 15
    Plantera

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 85% of 1,682 reviews
  16. 16
    Thronefall

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 96% of 10,683 reviews
  17. 17
    Diplomacy is Not an Option

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 84% of 4,634 reviews
  18. 18
    Card Survival: Fantasy Forest

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 91% of 288 reviews
  19. 19
    Farm Keeper

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual

    • 95% of 184 reviews
  20. 20
    Horticular: Build a Garden, Attract Wildlife

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 91% of 306 reviews
  21. 21
    Infested Planet

    Shares tower defense elements and resource management with Guardener.

    • 95% of 1,860 reviews
  22. 22
    The Lost Village

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 63% of 216 reviews
  23. 23
    Home Wars

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 79% of 970 reviews
  24. 24
    Final Outpost: Definitive Edition

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 76% of 99 reviews
Guardener — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2022
  • Developer: Sokpop Collective
  • Price: $4.99checked Oct 31
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 82% of 56 reviews
  • Genres: Strategy, Indie
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS

Players highlight

  • Bite sized roguelite runs
  • Constant pressure forces split focus
  • Crops double as combat units
  • Challenging
  • Stressful
  • Tense

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About Guardener

The closest matches to Guardener: Wildmender, Gnomes, Another Farm Roguelike, Your Big, Cute Monster Farm, and Tuin. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Guardener is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wildmender, Gnomes and Another Farm Roguelike — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, stressful and tense, and single out its crop based combat and real time multitasking. 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.

About Guardener: An arcade strategy game about defending your garden. Grow potatoes, onions and carrots to defend your lawn!

Is Guardener worth buying?

  • 82% of 56 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 7).
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Not their best game. Controls are clunky, gameplay isn't inutitive, no keybindings, keeps changing game speed, lacks depth and replayability.”
1 h played
“Its not that enjoyable because first, there isn't much content. Second, there's no save button so it feels like they're isn't any reason to restart from the beginning. Third, it gets repetitive (similar to not much content). And last of…”
1 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Wildmender, Gnomes, Another Farm Roguelike

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Frequently asked about Guardener

Can I run it?

Does Guardener run on Steam Deck?

Guardener 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 Guardener cost?

Guardener is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Guardener?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Guardener are Wildmender, Gnomes, Another Farm Roguelike.

Who developed Guardener?

Guardener was developed by Sokpop Collective.