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Games like Deadstone

  • 8 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Deadstone also play

The closest matches to Deadstone: Lumencraft, Yet Another Zombie Defense, VERSUS SQUAD, Deathtrap, and Frontline Zed. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Deadstone.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2023
  2. Rank 03

    Why this

    Shares twin stick shooting and tower defense with Deadstone.

    • $7.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2016
  1. Rank 04

    Deathtrap

    Why this: Shares tower defense with Deadstone.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2015
  2. Rank 05

    Frontline Zed

    Why this: Also Tower Defense and Top-Down Shooter, like Deadstone.

    • $11.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2019
  3. Rank 06

    X-Morph: Defense

    Why this: Shares resource management with Deadstone.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2017
  4. Rank 07

    Decision: Red Daze

    Why this: Shares wave based combat with Deadstone.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2022
  5. Rank 08

    Solstice Chronicles: MIA

    Why this: Also Top-Down Shooter and Zombies, like Deadstone.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2017

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Deadstone

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Lumencraft

    Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Deadstone.

    • 75% of 548 reviews
  2. 2
    Yet Another Zombie Defense

    Shares tower defense and resource management with Deadstone.

    • 86% of 5,822 reviews
  3. 3
    VERSUS SQUAD

    Shares twin stick shooting and tower defense with Deadstone.

    • 79% of 189 reviews
  4. 4
    Deathtrap

    Shares tower defense with Deadstone.

    • 83% of 1,006 reviews
  5. 5
    Frontline Zed

    Also Tower Defense and Top-Down Shooter, like Deadstone.

    • 64% of 107 reviews
  6. 6
    X-Morph: Defense

    Shares resource management with Deadstone.

    • 92% of 1,142 reviews
  7. 7
    Decision: Red Daze

    Shares wave based combat with Deadstone.

    • 75% of 386 reviews
  8. 8
    Solstice Chronicles: MIA

    Also Top-Down Shooter and Zombies, like Deadstone.

    • 71% of 123 reviews
  9. 9
    Aegis Defenders

    Also Split Screen and Tower Defense, like Deadstone.

    • 76% of 96 reviews
  10. 10
    The Riftbreaker

    Also Tower Defense and Action RPG, like Deadstone.

    • 91% of 9,079 reviews
  11. 11
    Sol Survivor

    Same atmospheric mood as Deadstone.

    • 94% of 252 reviews
  12. 12
    Atom Zombie Smasher

    Also Tower Defense and Zombies, like Deadstone.

    • 90% of 927 reviews
  13. 13
    Frontline Crisis

    Genres: Strategy

    • 91% of 134 reviews
  14. 14
    Welcome to ParadiZe

    Also Zombies and Action RPG, like Deadstone.

    • 71% of 303 reviews
  15. 15
    Dead in Antares

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 78% of 116 reviews
  16. 16
    Infectonator: Survivors

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 61% of 581 reviews
  17. 17
    Guns n Zombies

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 60% of 284 reviews
  18. 18
    Infested Planet

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 95% of 1,860 reviews
  19. 19
    Dungeon Defenders

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 93% of 8,635 reviews
  20. 20
    Dead State: Reanimated

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, RPG

    • 71% of 1,503 reviews
  21. 21
    Sanctum

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 91% of 1,335 reviews
  22. 22
    Tesla vs Lovecraft

    Shares perk system and twin stick shooting with Deadstone.

    • 92% of 462 reviews
  23. 23
    Dig or Die

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 91% of 2,032 reviews
  24. 24
    MarZ: Tactical Base Defense

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 76% of 455 reviews
Deadstone — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2014
  • Developer: Timeslip Softworks
  • Price: $1.59−80%checked Nov 2
  • 77% of 43 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, RPG
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

Players highlight

  • Balanced flow between action and strategy
  • Defend territory as much as eliminate enemies
  • Satisfying fight gameplay with meaningful rpg choices
  • Atmospheric
  • Challenging
  • Contemplative

About Deadstone

The closest matches to Deadstone: Lumencraft, Yet Another Zombie Defense, VERSUS SQUAD, Deathtrap, and Frontline Zed. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Deadstone is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lumencraft, Yet Another Zombie Defense and VERSUS SQUAD — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its mission preparation and perk system. 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 Deadstone: Based on the inhospitable frontier world of Mars, against the backdrop of a bacterial outbreak, Deadstone offers a compelling blend of frantic combat and tower defense, backed by a highly nuanced character development system and strategic elements of resource management.

Is Deadstone worth buying?

Too few reviews to call

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • Only 43 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
  • On sale: 80% off, now $1.59 (checked Nov 2).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 8 h when they wrote their review.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“A 50 mission game which is 20 missions too long. I was hoping for more maps/enemy models/story development/action! The cutscene art and voice acting are fantastic, and the RPG elements are solid, but gameplay repetitive and dull and the…”
8 h played
“The video gameplay seems to suggest a fast paced, multi-layered tower defense game ... but slow down the videos by about 50%, slowly, tediously add in the upgrades, ignore the general rules of tower defense games (like walls to funnel…”
1 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Lumencraft, Yet Another Zombie Defense, VERSUS SQUAD

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Frequently asked about Deadstone

Can I run it?

How much does Deadstone cost?

Deadstone is listed on Steam at 1.59 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

Does Deadstone have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Deadstone supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).

What games are most similar to Deadstone?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Deadstone are Lumencraft, Yet Another Zombie Defense, VERSUS SQUAD.

Who developed Deadstone?

Deadstone was developed by Timeslip Softworks.