Rank 01Games like Hexguardian
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- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Hexguardian also play
The closest matches to Hexguardian: Emberward, Crystal Guardians TD, Tower Dominion, Rogue Tower, and Nordhold. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Hexguardian.
- $13.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Rank 03Why this
Shares tower defense and skill tree progression with Hexguardian.
- $17.49 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
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Rogue Tower
Why this: Shares wave based survival and skill tree progression with Hexguardian.
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Nordhold
Why this: Shares tower defense and roguelite progression with Hexguardian.
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Mineral Defense
Why this: Shares tech tree progression and tower defense with Hexguardian.
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Drop Duchy
Why this: Shares roguelite progression and meta progression with Hexguardian.
Rank 08 
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Hexguardian
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Shares wave based survival and skill tree progression with Hexguardian.
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- Released: 2024
- Developer: Split Second Games
- Price: $1.19−90%checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 79% of 337 reviews
- Genres: Strategy
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Day night cycle splits build and combat phases
- Hexagonal tiles let you shape the battlefield
- Hex tile placement to shape enemy paths
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Free alternatives
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Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense
Why this: Shares tower defense and skill tree progression with Hexguardian.
Zombie Defense
Why this: Shares resource management with Hexguardian.
Bloons TD Battles 2
Why this: Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like Hexguardian.
Dota 2
Why this: Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Hexguardian.
About Hexguardian
The closest matches to Hexguardian: Emberward, Crystal Guardians TD, Tower Dominion, Rogue Tower, and Nordhold. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Hexguardian is your kind of game, the closest matches are Emberward, Crystal Guardians TD and Tower Dominion — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its base building and day night cycle. 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 Hexguardian: Hexguardian is a roguelite, tower defense game where you build your own maps with hexagonal tiles! Build and upgrade towers, recruit armies, learn spells, construct wonders and place hexagonal tiles to create a path to enhance your defenses. With plenty of game modes and talents to unlock!
Is Hexguardian worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 79% of 337 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 90% off, now $1.19 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 8 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Day night cycle splits build and combat phases
- Hexagonal tiles let you shape the battlefield
- Hex tile placement to shape enemy paths
- Roguelite meta progression and unlocks
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This game has all the elements to make it a great game, and it was generally fun to play. Other reviews capture these details pretty well. However, the game is basically unplayable after wave ~40 due to lag. From what I can tell this has…”
“pacing is slow pathing is dumb upgrading just seems like a slog synergy is forced and not practical doesn't want to create a progression path so just leaves it to you, so dumb and a slog. price increasing just punishing a dumb. the tiled…”
People who play it also play: Emberward, Crystal Guardians TD, Tower Dominion
Frequently asked about Hexguardian
Can I run it?
Does Hexguardian run on Steam Deck?
Hexguardian 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 Hexguardian cost?
Hexguardian is listed on Steam at 1.19 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Hexguardian?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hexguardian are Emberward, Crystal Guardians TD, Tower Dominion.
Who developed Hexguardian?
Hexguardian was developed by Split Second Games and published by Yogscast Games.