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Games like Iconia Defenders

If Iconia Defenders is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tower Tactics: Liberation, Forest Heroes and Slay the Spire — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Iconia Defenders: Build mazes, customize your deck and travel through time, in a nostalgic tower defense game with a minimalist feel and a rogue-lite twist. Only you can save the Tree of Life from the malevolent forces of The Corruption...

2024StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Anawim Studios
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Steam players who put hours into Iconia Defenders 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. Tower Tactics: Liberation

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Iconia Defenders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Iconia Defenders.

    We fused deck-building roguelikes and tower defenses in a way never seen before - deploy your towers, collect valuable trinkets and cast powerful spells to defend yourself against the Salkoth!

    2023StrategyIndie6.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Forest Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Iconia Defenders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Iconia Defenders.

    Forest Heroes combines defense gameplay with roguelike deck-building. Enjoy intense battles and diverse strategies with simple controls!

    2025ActionStrategyCasual7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Iconia Defenders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Iconia Defenders.

    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 ↗
  4. Heretic's Fork

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Iconia Defenders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Iconia Defenders.

    Dear candidate, we are pleased to invite you to take up the position of manager of Hell. You will punish sinners by using our deck-building computer system to construct hellish towers capable of keeping the endless hordes of the underworld in check. Best of luck!

    2023ActionStrategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Necronator: Dead Wrong

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Iconia Defenders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Iconia Defenders.

    Necronator: Dead Wrong is a deck-building roguelike with an RTS twist. Build a powerful deck. Collect and deploy undead units and raise a unique army. Master each commander’s playstyle and conquer the world. Change the game with rule-bending relics. Unlock new decks and do it all again.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. LuckLand

    WHY THIS

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

    LuckLand is a strategy casual game that combines elements such as card building and Roguelike. To achieve ultimate victory, all you need to do is rotate the chessboard. This game does not include any real world currency gambling or micro trading.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation3.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Commander Quest

    WHY THIS

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

    Congratulations! You just found a 'one of a kind' roguelike that combines deck-building card game and auto battle strategy game! Consider unit counters, then create powerful synergy by breaking down the boundaries between the battlefield and cards, then lead your army to victory!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation7.79 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Across the Obelisk

    WHY THIS

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

    Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Iconia Defenders at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Iconia Defenders on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Iconia Defenders.

    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 ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Iconia Defenders on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Iconia Defenders.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Iconia Defenders on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Iconia Defenders.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Iconia Defenders on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Iconia Defenders.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Iconia Defenders on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Iconia Defenders.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Iconia Defenders on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Iconia Defenders.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Iconia Defenders on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Iconia Defenders.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Iconia Defenders on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Iconia Defenders.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Iconia Defenders.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Iconia Defenders.

    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 ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Iconia Defenders.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Iconia Defenders.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Iconia Defenders.

    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 ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Iconia Defenders.

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Iconia Defenders.

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

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Iconia Defenders.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Iconia Defenders

Does Iconia Defenders run on Steam Deck?
Iconia Defenders 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 Iconia Defenders cost?
Iconia Defenders is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Iconia Defenders?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Iconia Defenders are Tower Tactics: Liberation, Forest Heroes, Slay the Spire.
Who developed Iconia Defenders?
Iconia Defenders was developed by Anawim Studios.

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