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Games like Rogue Citadel

If Rogue Citadel is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bees vs Zombees, Wander Vyrosa and Sci-Fantasy Defence — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its addictive progression loops, challenging and chill. 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 Rogue Citadel: Unlock new defences, collect powerful items and create game-breaking synergies in this roguelite tower defence survivors game. Will you conquer the citadel's ever-shifting challenges and emerge victorious, or succumb to its sinister temptations?

2024ActionIndieRPGCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby MalumGames
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Active developer community that listens to feedbackAddictive progression loopsCombines tower defense and roguelite progression into a compelling loopChallengingChillFunny

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Steam players who put hours into Rogue Citadel 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. Bees vs Zombees

    WHY THIS

    Shares tower defense, tactical positioning, indie and a funny mood with Rogue Citadel.

    Top pick for Rogue Citadel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Rogue Citadel.

    A fast-paced roguelike tower defense where you choose your Queen Bee with unique skills and the Artisan to build turrets and cast powerful spells to defend your hive through regions infested with zombees. Face bosses with insane mechanics and survive the Zumbeecalypse!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Wander Vyrosa

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Rogue Citadel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Citadel.

    A tower-defense game with roguelite elements on fully explorable mini planets! Travel the galaxy of Vyrosa, land on planets, and defend your drilling equipment while mining fuel to continue your journey throughout the galaxy!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Sci-Fantasy Defence

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Rogue Citadel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Citadel.

    Combine physics-based traps, weapons and magic to defend against horde of thousands enemies in this roguelike tower defense with procedurally generated levels and switching between building/combat. Do it solo in VR or with up to 4 players in one PC through local co-op.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD

    WHY THIS

    Shares tower defense, roguelite progression, roguelite and a stressful mood with Rogue Citadel.

    Ranked #4 for Rogue Citadel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Citadel.

    A roguelike tower defense where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and unique effect items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie2.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Utopia Must Fall

    WHY THIS

    Shares tower defense, roguelite progression and a stressful mood with Rogue Citadel.

    Ranked #5 for Rogue Citadel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Citadel.

    Defend humanity's last surviving metropolis from mysterious alien machinations in this challenging base-defense arcade shooter. Featuring rapid upgrade progression, procedurally generated attack waves, dark humor and laser-sharp aesthetics.

    2024ActionIndieEarly Access8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Madville+

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Rogue Citadel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Citadel.

    Madville+ is a rogue-lite / arena shooter with ridiculous upgrades. It is designed to have short play sessions (30-40 min) and replayability.

    2022ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Party Demon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Rogue Citadel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Citadel.

    Party Demon is a tower defense, deck-building game where your main goal is to protect a Lady Demon’s birthday party from human intruders. Build your castle on a budget and defend it in real-time with a deadly Trap Deck full of demonic weapons.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Touhou Monster TD ~ 幻想乡妖怪塔防

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Rogue Citadel.

    Ranked #8 for Rogue Citadel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Citadel.

    Easy to learn but hard to master, Touhou Monster TD is a unique Tower defense Game. Control your character, level up and unlock tower skills and character talents, use your wisdom to defeat incoming enemies. Travel the Gensokyo, find out why the “Incident” happened this time.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie18.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rogue Citadel on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Rogue Citadel.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rogue Citadel on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Citadel.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Rogue Citadel on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rogue Citadel.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rogue Citadel on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Rogue Citadel.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rogue Citadel on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Rogue Citadel.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Rogue Citadel on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Citadel.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Rogue Citadel on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Citadel.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rogue Citadel on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Citadel.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 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 Action and Indie with Rogue Citadel.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Citadel.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Citadel.

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Rogue Citadel.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Rogue Citadel.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Citadel.

    Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Rogue Citadel.

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Rogue Citadel.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from MalumGames

Other recommendable Steam games by MalumGames, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Malum

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Rogue Citadel.

    Another title from MalumGames, the studio behind Rogue Citadel. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Citadel.

    Malum is the premier C-list horror game. Run from a motely collection of bizarre demons then summon in some guns to turn the tables on them. Best enjoyed with friends.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. They See Us

    WHY THIS

    Another title from MalumGames, the studio behind Rogue Citadel. Shares Action and Indie with Rogue Citadel.

    They See Us is a multiplayer horror game built for creepy vibes, scream-worthy jump scares and hilarious co-op tension. Work together to spot terrifying anomalies lurking in familiar places – before they find you!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Rekindled: Cozy Tavern Life

    WHY THIS

    Another title from MalumGames, the studio behind Rogue Citadel. Shares Indie and Casual with Rogue Citadel.

    Rekindled is a co-op tavern game with a twist - there's no stress! Forage, Fish, Farm and Cook at your own pace, then decorate your dishes and tavern before welcoming your customers in.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Rogue Citadel

Does Rogue Citadel run on Steam Deck?
Rogue Citadel 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 Rogue Citadel cost?
Rogue Citadel is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Rogue Citadel?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rogue Citadel are Bees vs Zombees, Wander Vyrosa, Sci-Fantasy Defence.
Who developed Rogue Citadel?
Rogue Citadel was developed by MalumGames.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Rogue Citadel.

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