Rank 01Why this
Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Astral Lords.
- $8.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Games like Astral Lords
- 24 games
- Updated Jun 5, 2026
Players who liked Astral Lords also play
The closest matches to Astral Lords: Monsters are Coming!, The Ember Guardian, Achilles: Survivor, ShapeHero Factory, and The Riftbreaker. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares tower defense and weapon upgrades with Astral Lords.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2026
Rank 03- $8.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Rank 04 
ShapeHero Factory
Why this: Shares tower defense and build variety with Astral Lords.
Rank 05 
The Riftbreaker
Why this: Shares tower defense and base building with Astral Lords.
Rank 06 
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Why this: Shares weapon upgrades and wave based survival with Astral Lords.
Rank 07 
108 new reviews this week- Trending
The Alters
Why this: Shares base building with Astral Lords.
Rank 08 
Hive Jump 2: Survivors
Why this: Shares build variety and roguelite progression with Astral Lords.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Astral Lords
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Monsters are Coming!
Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Astral Lords.
- 82% of 1,055 reviews
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- 6Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Shares weapon upgrades and wave based survival with Astral Lords.
- 88% of 23,315 reviews
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- 8Hive Jump 2: Survivors
Shares build variety and roguelite progression with Astral Lords.
- 84% of 80 reviews
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- 20Diplomacy is Not an Option
Shares tower defense and resource management with Astral Lords.
- 84% of 4,634 reviews
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- 23Survivors of the Dawn
Shares wave based survival and build variety with Astral Lords.
- 76% of 349 reviews
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- Released: 2026
- Developer: Dark Dimension
- Price: $8.83−32%checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 82% of 101 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Colony defense strategy with soldiers and turrets
- Hand drawn 2d art style stands out from pixel art competitors
- Offline resource farming for meta progression
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Intense
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Astral Lords at current Steam store prices.
Night Swarm
Why this: Shares weapon upgrades and wave based survival with Astral Lords.
Dark Bone Prison
Why this: Also Tower Defense and 2.5D, like Astral Lords.
Necrosmith 2
Why this: Shares wave based survival and base building with Astral Lords.
They Are Coming
Why this: Shares tower defense and weapon upgrades with Astral Lords.
Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors
Why this: Shares wave based survival and build variety with Astral Lords.
Deadzoned
Why this: Shares build variety and roguelite progression with Astral Lords.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Astral Lords, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Outpost
Why this: Shares tower defense and weapon upgrades with Astral Lords.
Arknights: Endfield
Why this: Shares tower defense and base building with Astral Lords.
Classic Marathon
Why this: Shares weapon upgrades and resource management with Astral Lords.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Monsters are Coming!
Why this: Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Astral Lords.
The Ember Guardian
Why this: Shares tower defense and weapon upgrades with Astral Lords.
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Why this: Shares weapon upgrades and wave based survival with Astral Lords.
- 108 new reviews this week
- Trending
The Alters
Why this: Shares base building with Astral Lords.
Hive Jump 2: Survivors
Why this: Shares build variety and roguelite progression with Astral Lords.
About Astral Lords
The closest matches to Astral Lords: Monsters are Coming!, The Ember Guardian, Achilles: Survivor, ShapeHero Factory, and The Riftbreaker. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Astral Lords is your kind of game, the closest matches are Monsters are Coming!, The Ember Guardian and Achilles: Survivor — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and intense, and single out its base building and build variety. 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 Astral Lords: Shatter genre boundaries in this sci-fi survival Roguelite blending bullet-hell action and base-building RTS. Dodge and unleash screen-clearing firepower against alien hordes, while constructing fortresses and real-time automated defenses to crush your enemies.
Is Astral Lords worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 82% of 101 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 32% off, now $8.83 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Colony defense strategy with soldiers and turrets
- Hand drawn 2d art style stands out from pixel art competitors
- Offline resource farming for meta progression
- Satisfying weapon variety and skill stacking
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I'm gonna preface this by saying that I usually love janky games, but this game has a bit too much of it. The core concept is great and I love the artwork, but the experience is soured by a myriad of bugs making it a tiresome experience…”
People who play it also play: Monsters are Coming!, The Ember Guardian, Achilles: Survivor
Frequently asked about Astral Lords
Can I run it?
Does Astral Lords run on Steam Deck?
Astral Lords 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 Astral Lords cost?
Astral Lords is listed on Steam at 8.83 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Astral Lords?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Astral Lords are Monsters are Coming!, The Ember Guardian, Achilles: Survivor.
Who developed Astral Lords?
Astral Lords was developed by Dark Dimension and published by 量子艺界（QUANTUM ARTS） .