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Games like Astronaut Assault

If Astronaut Assault is your kind of game, the closest matches are Block Fortress 2, Blood Waves and Mars or Die! — 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 Astronaut Assault: Dive into Astronaut Assault, a third-person Sci-Fi tower defense game, and battle against relentless enemy waves in diverse arena settings. Arm yourself with an array of turrets, traps, and gadgets to halt, hinder, and outmaneuver your foes.

2024ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDWindows · macOSby DalyForge Games
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Steam players who put hours into Astronaut Assault 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. Block Fortress 2

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Astronaut Assault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Astronaut Assault.

    Choose a planet, build your fortress, and prepare for war. Arm yourself with powerful weapons, deploy troops, and defend your stronghold against relentless attacks. In this action-packed block-builder, survival is earned, and only the strongest will remain.

    2025ActionStrategy19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood Waves

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Astronaut Assault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Astronaut Assault.

    Hardcore and bloody shooter where you will have to repel the attacks of the living dead using the destroying traps, defensive barricades and also weapon of close and long-range combat.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Mars or Die!

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Astronaut Assault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Astronaut Assault.

    Control two characters simultaneously! Survive, gather, collect upgrades, fight all sizes of one-eyed Martians, build defensible outposts and conquer Mars, in this glorious mix between roguelite and tower defense.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Riftbreaker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Astronaut Assault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Astronaut Assault.

    The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Star Control III

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Astronaut Assault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Astronaut Assault.

    The universe is on the brink of destruction. It’s up to you to embark on an epic adventure of strategy and diplomacy to save thousands of worlds from total annihilation. But no pressure, right?

    2017ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Castle Craft

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Astronaut Assault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Astronaut Assault.

    Will your castle survive the relentless onslaught, or collapse under pressure? Build, manage resources, and outsmart your foes in a world where everything can be destroyed. Use strategy and creativity to turn the chaos into your greatest advantage!

    2026ActionStrategySimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Dig or Die

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Astronaut Assault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Astronaut Assault.

    Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie11.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Space Haven

    WHY THIS

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

    Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Astronaut Assault on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Astronaut Assault.

    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 Astronaut Assault on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Astronaut Assault.

    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 Astronaut Assault on Steam right now. Shares Action with Astronaut Assault.

    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 Astronaut Assault on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Astronaut Assault.

    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 Astronaut Assault on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Astronaut Assault.

    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 Astronaut Assault on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Astronaut Assault.

    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. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Astronaut Assault on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Astronaut Assault.

    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.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Astronaut Assault on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Astronaut Assault.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Astronaut Assault.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Astronaut Assault.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Astronaut Assault.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Astronaut Assault

How much does Astronaut Assault cost?
Astronaut Assault is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Astronaut Assault?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Astronaut Assault are Block Fortress 2, Blood Waves, Mars or Die!.
Who developed Astronaut Assault?
Astronaut Assault was developed by DalyForge Games.

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 Astronaut Assault.

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