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- Updated May 4, 2026
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Same challenging mood as Anomaly Defenders.
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- Deck Playable
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: 11 bit studios
- Price: $9.99checked Oct 31
- 68% of 170 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie
- Metacritic 70
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Energy economy is crucial to manage
- Flips tower defense roles with alien perspective
- Moral conflict adds thematic depth
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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About Anomaly Defenders
The closest matches to Anomaly Defenders: Anomaly 2, X-Morph: Defense, Infested Planet, Revenge of the Titans, and Unstoppable Gorg. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Anomaly Defenders is your kind of game, the closest matches are Anomaly 2, X-Morph: Defense and Infested Planet — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its energy economy and line of sight tactics. 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 Anomaly Defenders: Anomaly Defenders is the closing installment of the Anomaly series. The original incarnation of the Tower Offense sub-genre had players controlling humans fighting alien invaders. Now, the tables have turned. The human counterattack is underway and the alien homeworld is under threat.
Is Anomaly Defenders worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 68% of 170 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 $0.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 19 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 3 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Energy economy is crucial to manage
- Flips tower defense roles with alien perspective
- Moral conflict adds thematic depth
- Technology tree allows deep customization
People who play it also play: Anomaly 2, X-Morph: Defense, Infested Planet
Mobile version
Anomaly Defenders is also on App Store. What the store pages declare:
- No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-07, source)
- App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-07, source)
On our lists: Pay once, no in-app purchases
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Frequently asked about Anomaly Defenders
Can I run it?
How much does Anomaly Defenders cost?
Anomaly Defenders is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Anomaly Defenders?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Anomaly Defenders are Anomaly 2, X-Morph: Defense, Infested Planet.
Who developed Anomaly Defenders?
Anomaly Defenders was developed by 11 bit studios.