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Games like Mine Defender

If Mine Defender is your kind of game, the closest matches are Project VTS, Mars or Die! and Space Company Simulator — 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 Mine Defender: Fight with AI-controlled drones, explore the mine and extract resources, upgrade your base and plan your defense. Protect your mine

2025StrategyIndieEarly Access2.99 USDWindowsby Rust Power
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Steam players who put hours into Mine Defender 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. Project VTS

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Mine Defender fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mine Defender.

    Project VTS is a real-time TD game. You'll need to build your defence around your base and defend against different enemies from all directions in various terrains of the alien planet.Use your turrets, obstacles, power supply, resource facillities to defend your base.

    2024StrategyIndieEarly Access4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Mars or Die!

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Mine Defender fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mine Defender.

    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 ↗
  3. Space Company Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Mine Defender fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Mine Defender.

    Take the position of a CEO of a space transport company and become a new major player in the industry. Space Company Simulator is a realistic management sim game that will challenge your planning skills as you strive to launch the first manned mission to Mars.

    2019StrategySimulationEarly Access19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. MarZ: Tactical Base Defense

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Mine Defender fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mine Defender.

    Build your defense base to fight back the undead hordes of Mars and secure the future of the red planet. MarZ is a game of strategy and tactical defense where you must carefully manage your crew and resources as you try to uncover the terrible secrets of the undead.

    2019StrategyIndie21.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. IDUN - Frontline Survival

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Mine Defender fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mine Defender.

    A defense RTS where you can move turrets at will. Extract resources, upgrade technology, and defend against enemy swarms in a gripping space campaign. Hold the line, set up your turrets, and brace for screen-filling hordes!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Wall

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Mine Defender fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mine Defender.

    [Servers Temporarily Shut Down!] Build. Gather. Breach. The Wall is a never-before seen mix of genres, where dynamic maps, slick combat, base building, and economy management all come together.

    2018ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  7. Reshaping Mars

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Mine Defender fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mine Defender.

    「Reshaping Mars」is a colony simulation game on Mars, you will start by gathering resources, storing food, accepting immigrants, and building a better colony together. Develop powerful technologies for Mars Reshaping, make Mars great agai..sorry, just great. Don't forget to make the residents happy.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Industrial Annihilation

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Mine Defender fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Mine Defender.

    The next major game in the Planetary Annihilation universe, Industrial Annihilation combines the iconic real-time strategy of the beloved Annihilation games with deep factory-building to deliver a blend of genres unlike any you’ve experienced before.

    2024StrategyEarly Access29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Mine Defender on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mine Defender.

    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 ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Mine Defender on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mine Defender.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Mine Defender on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mine Defender.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Mine Defender on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mine Defender.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Mine Defender on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mine Defender.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Mine Defender on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Mine Defender.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Mine Defender on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mine Defender.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Mine Defender on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mine Defender.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mine Defender.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  2. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mine Defender.

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams

    WHY THIS

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

    Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!

    2021IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mine Defender.

    Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Supermarket Together

    WHY THIS

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

    The multiplayer supermarket has arrived to your neighbourhood for free! Stock your shop space, unlock perks and franchises, hire employees or chase those pesky shoplifters. The more players, the more action!

    2024IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Fallout Shelter

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.

    2017SimulationRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Bloons TD Battles 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mine Defender.

    From the creators of Bloons TD6... Bloons TD Battles 2 is a brand new installment of the top-rated head-to-head tower defense game. Gather your Hero, choose your team of powerful Monkey Towers, and prepare to battle one on one against other players and relentless waves of Bloons!

    2021ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bloons TD Battles

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Mine Defender.

    Go head to head with other players in a Bloon-popping battle for victory. From the creators of best-selling Bloons TD 5, this all new Battles game is specially designed for multiplayer combat, featuring the ability to control bloons directly and send them charging past your opponent's defenses.

    2016ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Mine Defender

How much does Mine Defender cost?
Mine Defender is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Mine Defender?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mine Defender are Project VTS, Mars or Die!, Space Company Simulator.
Who developed Mine Defender?
Mine Defender was developed by Rust Power.

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 Mine Defender.

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