Games like Ancient TD
If Ancient TD is your kind of game, the closest matches are Elemental War Clash, 坍塌世界 and The Merchant's Eden — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Ancient TD: Ancient TD is a co-op tower defense game inspired by ancient mythology. Build powerful towers, command unique peasants, collect runes, and face mythic foes. Obtain powerful artifacts from challenges and survive with up to 4 players.
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Steam players who put hours into Ancient TD 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.
Elemental War Clash
WHY THIS
Top pick for Ancient TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancient TD.
Elemental War Clash combines classic tower defense with roguelite and RPG mechanics as well as different elements to combine and create more powerful towers. In its PvP mode you can also battle with other players trying to overrun them with your own hordes of monsters!
坍塌世界
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Ancient TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancient TD.
"Collapsing World" is an innovative tower defense game blending deck-building and roguelike mechanics. Recruit unique companions, craft powerful skill decks, and tackle randomized stages. Deep strategy breaks the traditional TD mold—every run is a fresh challenge!
The Merchant's Eden
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Ancient TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancient TD.
Build a medieval town around a thriving market. Defend your citizens and traveling merchants against raiding bandits. A minimalist game blending cozy city-building and intense tower-defense as you grow and protect your town.
Elemental War 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Ancient TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancient TD.
Elemental War 2 offers you the popular tower defense feeling combined with innovative game mechanics - the ultimate mix for many hours of fun!
Exorcised
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Ancient TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancient TD.
Become an Exorcist! Defend your city from evil demons by using cute towers designed as shrine maidens. Fight hordes of demons using powerful Alliances and strategize your way towards victory. Upgrade your defense after each map until you'll be able to face the root of all evil!
Anvira: Forge Defense
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Ancient TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Ancient TD.
Defend Anvira from endless waves of goblins and monsters! A tower defense roguelite where you deploy mighty golems, unleash powerful spells, and craft crazy builds through deep customization. Adapt your strategy, grow stronger, and see how long you can survive against ever-escalating threats.
WOTT
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Ancient TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancient TD.
"Get ready for a stylized arena experience where strategy meets speed in a fierce four-player battle! Conquer territories, manage resources, and outsmart your opponents to become the sole master of the arena. WOTT offers a fresh thrill in every match with its dynamic gameplay."
Demon Defend
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Ancient TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancient TD.
Demon Defend is a fantasy strategy tower defense game. Fend off waves of demons by strategically placing unique defensive towers and combining magic to cast powerful spells. Unlock new capabilities by completing levels and enhancing your army through upgrades. Humanity calls for you commander!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ancient TD at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Ancient TD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ancient TD.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Ancient TD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ancient TD.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~70% under Ancient TD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ancient TD.
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.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~80% under Ancient TD on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Ancient TD.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Ancient TD on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Ancient TD.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Ancient TD on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Ancient TD.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Ancient TD on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ancient TD.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Ancient TD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ancient TD.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ancient TD.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ancient TD.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ancient TD.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Ancient TD.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ancient TD.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Ancient TD.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
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Frequently asked about Ancient TD
- How much does Ancient TD cost?
- Ancient TD is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Ancient TD have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Ancient TD supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Ancient TD?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ancient TD are Elemental War Clash, 坍塌世界, The Merchant's Eden.
- Who developed Ancient TD?
- Ancient TD was developed by Ancient TD.
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