Rank 01Why this
Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Creeping Dusk.
- $8.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Games like Creeping Dusk
- 15 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Creeping Dusk also play
The closest matches to Creeping Dusk: Deep Among the Swarm, Kingdom's Deck, Crystal Guardians TD, Mineral Defense, and Nordhold. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares wave based defense and tower defense with Creeping Dusk.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Rank 03Why this
Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Creeping Dusk.
- $13.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Rank 04 
Mineral Defense
Why this: Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Creeping Dusk.
Rank 05 
Nordhold
Why this: Shares economy management and tower defense with Creeping Dusk.
Rank 06 
Rogue Tower
Why this: Shares tower placement with Creeping Dusk.
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Necrosmith 2
Why this: Shares fog of war exploration and meta progression with Creeping Dusk.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Creeping Dusk
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Deep Among the Swarm
Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Creeping Dusk.
- 87% of 117 reviews
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- 8Necrosmith 2
Shares fog of war exploration and meta progression with Creeping Dusk.
- 78% of 492 reviews
- 9Tower Dominion
Shares tower defense and roguelite progression with Creeping Dusk.
- 87% of 2,467 reviews
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- Released: 2024
- Developer: PolyShroom
- Price: $5.99checked Nov 7
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 70% of 67 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie
- Platforms: Windows, Linux
Players highlight
- 80 wave campaigns provide a marathon experience
- Balancing economy vs defenses is the core challenge
- Campaign unlocks endless mode
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Punishing
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Creeping Dusk at current Steam store prices.
They Are Coming
Why this: Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Creeping Dusk.
Risen Kingdom
Why this: Shares tower defense and resource management with Creeping Dusk.
Grim Nights
Why this: Shares tower defense with Creeping Dusk.
Hexguardian
Why this: Shares tower defense and roguelite progression with Creeping Dusk.
Acid Planet
Why this: Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Creeping Dusk.
Chromosome Evil 2
Why this: Shares campaign progression and exploration with Creeping Dusk.
Gnomes
Why this: Shares economy management and tower defense with Creeping Dusk.
About Creeping Dusk
The closest matches to Creeping Dusk: Deep Among the Swarm, Kingdom's Deck, Crystal Guardians TD, Mineral Defense, and Nordhold. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Creeping Dusk is your kind of game, the closest matches are Deep Among the Swarm, Kingdom's Deck and Crystal Guardians TD — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and punishing, and single out its building and campaign progression. 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 Creeping Dusk: Creeping Dusk is a tower defense game. Build a town around an abandoned gold mine and defend against monsters that swarm the area. Fortify your defenses, and prepare for the increasingly challenging nights. Will you be able to protect your town from the encroaching darkness?
Is Creeping Dusk worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 70% of 67 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $5.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 7 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 7 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- 80 wave campaigns provide a marathon experience
- Balancing economy vs defenses is the core challenge
- Campaign unlocks endless mode
- City building adds a layer of strategy beyond pure td
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This game plays like a really short game that takes ages to finish. It is clear from the upgrade screen that this game doesn't have much. And it feels like the only reason it is so slow and grindy is just to make it seem longer. But the…”
“Gameplay loop is too linear for a roguelite. You need quite many runs to unlock meta progression in order to advance even further. So this linear playstyle gets very stale very quickly. It would have been a better game if more RNG was…”
People who play it also play: Deep Among the Swarm, Kingdom's Deck, Crystal Guardians TD
Frequently asked about Creeping Dusk
Can I run it?
Does Creeping Dusk run on Steam Deck?
Creeping Dusk 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 Creeping Dusk cost?
Creeping Dusk is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Creeping Dusk?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Creeping Dusk are Deep Among the Swarm, Kingdom's Deck, Crystal Guardians TD.
Who developed Creeping Dusk?
Creeping Dusk was developed by PolyShroom.