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Games like WilderDash

Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to WilderDash for fans of action, strategy, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in WilderDash also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About WilderDash: A tower defense action-roguelike with online co-op and single-player. Gather resources, build towers, upgrade your auto-attacks, and fend off waves of monsters.

2026ActionStrategyIndieWindows · Linuxby Wise & Wild Games
WilderDash — Steam game cover

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    Thuggin It Further — Steam game cover

    Thuggin It Further

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

    High intensity co-op roguelite space adventure party game for 2–4 players (or bots). Take on crew jobs, keep a failing ship alive, and survive procedural missions with endless exploration, light RPG progression, and real-time crisis gameplay.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
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    Don't Starve Together — Steam game cover

    Don't Starve Together

    Second-strongest match for WilderDash fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with WilderDash.

    Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    The Riftbreaker — Steam game cover

    The Riftbreaker

    Third-strongest match for WilderDash fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with WilderDash.

    The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    AI War 2 — Steam game cover

    AI War 2

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

    The most devious and acclaimed artificial intelligence in strategy gaming is better than ever. A grand strategy/RTS hybrid that reverses many conventions of both genres. Take territory without attracting attention, build your empire with care, and adapt to an ever-evolving galactic battleground.

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion — Steam game cover

    Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion

    Ranked #5 for WilderDash fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with WilderDash.

    Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.

    2012ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Survive the Nights — Steam game cover

    Survive the Nights

    Ranked #6 for WilderDash fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with WilderDash.

    Hardcore open-world survival where preparation is everything. Scavenge, craft, fortify during the day. When night falls, the infected hunt in numbers. Play solo or with friends in a brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where survival is earned through smart decisions. How many Nights will you survive?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Dig or Die — Steam game cover

    Dig or Die

    Ranked #7 for WilderDash fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with WilderDash.

    Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie11.99 USDSteam ↗
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    RUNNING WITH RIFLES — Steam game cover

    RUNNING WITH RIFLES

    Ranked #8 for WilderDash fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with WilderDash.

    RUNNING WITH RIFLES is a top-down tactical shooter with open world RPG elements. In RWR, you join the ranks of an army as a common soldier, just like the thousands around you.

    2015ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

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    Doki Doki Literature Club! — Steam game cover

    Doki Doki Literature Club!

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Life is Strange - Episode 1 — Steam game cover

    Life is Strange - Episode 1

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

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Helltaker — Steam game cover

    Helltaker

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Ultimate Custom Night — Steam game cover

    Ultimate Custom Night

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
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    Bongo Cat — Steam game cover

    Bongo Cat

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    ENA: Dream BBQ — Steam game cover

    ENA: Dream BBQ

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog — Steam game cover

    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    STRAFTAT — Steam game cover

    STRAFTAT

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about WilderDash

Does WilderDash have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — WilderDash supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op).
What games are most similar to WilderDash?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside WilderDash are Thuggin It Further, Don't Starve Together, The Riftbreaker.
Who developed WilderDash?
WilderDash was developed by Wise & Wild Games.

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