Rank 01Why this
Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Crystal Guardians TD.
- $1.19 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Games like Crystal Guardians TD
- 20 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Crystal Guardians TD also play
The closest matches to Crystal Guardians TD: Hexguardian, Emberward, Mineral Defense, Rogue Tower, and Nordhold. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03Why this
Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Crystal Guardians TD.
- $7.49 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
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Rogue Tower
Why this: Shares wave based survival and procedural generation with Crystal Guardians TD.
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Nordhold
Why this: Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Crystal Guardians TD.
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Cluckmech Oasis
Why this: Also Perma Death and Tower Defense, like Crystal Guardians TD.
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Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
Why this: Shares tower defense and loadout customization with Crystal Guardians TD.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Crystal Guardians TD
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Hexguardian
Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Crystal Guardians TD.
- 79% of 337 reviews
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- 3Mineral Defense
Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Crystal Guardians TD.
- 90% of 173 reviews
- 4Rogue Tower
Shares wave based survival and procedural generation with Crystal Guardians TD.
- 81% of 4,314 reviews
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- 8Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
Shares tower defense and loadout customization with Crystal Guardians TD.
- 86% of 445 reviews
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- 12Airships: Lost Flotilla
Shares loadout customization and wave based survival with Crystal Guardians TD.
- 95% of 207 reviews
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- 16Necrosmith 2
Shares wave based survival and meta progression with Crystal Guardians TD.
- 78% of 492 reviews
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- 23Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
Shares wave based survival and build variety with Crystal Guardians TD.
- 85% of 2,857 reviews
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- Released: 2024
- Developer: Green Pine Studios
- Price: $13.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 91% of 94 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Casual, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Builds feel like crafting noita wands
- Chill td experience with strategic depth
- Compare favorably to rogue tower
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Chill
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Why this: Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Crystal Guardians TD.
Necrosmith 2
Why this: Shares wave based survival and meta progression with Crystal Guardians TD.
Crown Trick
Why this: Shares build variety and meta progression with Crystal Guardians TD.
Gnomes
Why this: Shares tower defense and roguelite progression with Crystal Guardians TD.
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Why this: Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Crystal Guardians TD.
Refence
Why this: Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Crystal Guardians TD.
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Why this: Also Voxel and Tower Defense, like Crystal Guardians TD.
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Why this: Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Crystal Guardians TD.
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Why this: Shares procedural generation with Crystal Guardians TD.
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Why this: Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Crystal Guardians TD.
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Why this: Also Rogue-like and Procedural Generation, like Crystal Guardians TD.
About Crystal Guardians TD
The closest matches to Crystal Guardians TD: Hexguardian, Emberward, Mineral Defense, Rogue Tower, and Nordhold. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Crystal Guardians TD is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hexguardian, Emberward and Mineral Defense — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and chill, and single out its build variety and character customization. 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 Crystal Guardians TD: Crystal Guardians is a tower defense game with rogue-like elements. Fight of waves and defend the world crystal. Gear up your towers with a powerful combination of items for your strategy. In an ever expanding map, find hidden powers and conquer the enemies.
Is Crystal Guardians TD worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 92% of 94 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $13.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 16 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Builds feel like crafting noita wands
- Chill td experience with strategic depth
- Compare favorably to rogue tower
- Crystal gem system fundamentally changes tower behavior
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Thumbs up from me. However the game still needs alot of updates, bug fixing, and balance - currently I think at full price its a bit overpriced. Developer has been making constant daily updates since launch. Update: Where da patches at?…”
“Another clueless dev that for some reason refuses to publish patch notes on Steam. There has been a beta that the dev has been updating recently. Push that sh*t to the main branch. I'm not going to some Discord to read patch notes. Avoid…”
People who play it also play: Hexguardian, Emberward, Mineral Defense
Frequently asked about Crystal Guardians TD
Can I run it?
Does Crystal Guardians TD run on Steam Deck?
Crystal Guardians 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 Crystal Guardians TD cost?
Crystal Guardians TD is listed on Steam at 13.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Crystal Guardians TD?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Crystal Guardians TD are Hexguardian, Emberward, Mineral Defense.
Who developed Crystal Guardians TD?
Crystal Guardians TD was developed by Green Pine Studios.