Games like Artisan TD
If Artisan TD is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Hero We Need, Runeroots TD and Dimension Defenders — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its tactical maze building, variety in enemy waves and well balanced difficulty. 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 Artisan TD: Artisan TD is a puzzle-oriented Tower Defense game where you must survive by building mazes.
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The Hero We Need
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Top pick for Artisan TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
Create your own distinctive towers, enhance only the necessary components, and experiment with them in quick battle mode. THWN enables you to craft each tower individually using runes that determine the projectile and its effects, giving you the freedom to adopt strategies that suit your play style.
Runeroots TD
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Artisan TD.
Second-strongest match for Artisan TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
Synergize rune traits to give your towers powerful new abilities in this roguelite tower defense! Collect perks, relics, and items you can equip to your towers for unique builds each run!
Dimension Defenders
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Third-strongest match for Artisan TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
Tower Defense Redefined. Race friends in ranked 1v1, defend together in 2-player co-op, or solo your way through dimensions of escalating chaos.
Flux Tower Defense
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Ranked #5 for Artisan TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
Elemental-rune tower defense with permadeath. Roll LAVA / GLACIER / ELECTRIC / STEEL attributes on your towers, combo into Tier 2 at Lv 10, dual-roll at Lv 15. Sell to reshape the path. 28 achievements, Steam Leaderboards, Steam Cloud.
Before the Walls Break
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Ranked #6 for Artisan TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
Build your village, fortify your walls, and survive relentless waves of enemies in this strategy tower defense game with resource management and active battlefield abilities.
Mofukeshi!
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Ranked #7 for Artisan TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
A unique tower-defence puzzler! One day, the neighboring "Mofu" nation unexpectedly launched an assault on our land! Their aim is to destroy our castle! As a young witch of the kingdom, defend the walls and defeat the coming "Mofu" horde!
Island Crusaders
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Ranked #8 for Artisan TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
Island Crusaders is a cute yet brutal tactical RTS game. Defend your home against swarms of enemies as your picturesque island gets stained by the blood of your enemies. Unlock new and unique units, strategically place and move them, and defeat the impending army.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Artisan TD at current Steam store prices.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
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Priced ~56% under Artisan TD on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
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Priced ~63% under Artisan TD on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
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
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Priced ~53% under Artisan TD on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
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
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Priced ~71% under Artisan TD on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
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.
FTL: Faster Than Light
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Priced ~41% under Artisan TD on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
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Priced ~71% under Artisan TD on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
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.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
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Priced ~71% under Artisan TD on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
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Priced ~71% under Artisan TD on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Artisan TD.
Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Landfall Archives
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Artisan 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!
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Frequently asked about Artisan TD
- Is Artisan TD verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Artisan TD is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Artisan TD cost?
- Artisan TD is listed on Steam at 16.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Artisan TD?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Artisan TD are The Hero We Need, Runeroots TD, Dimension Defenders.
- Who developed Artisan TD?
- Artisan TD was developed by 4rtisans and published by Unexpected.
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