Free games like Evil Defenders
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Evil Defenders, ranked by player overlap and content similarity. No purchase or Steam login required to view the list. Every pick is a full free-to-play title — not a demo, trial, or time-limited giveaway. imho.run's catalogue refreshes daily, so newly free or newly popular titles surface here without manual editing.
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Bloons TD Battles 2
Free-to-play alternative to Evil Defenders — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Evil Defenders.
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!
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Bloons TD Battles
Free-to-play alternative to Evil Defenders — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Evil Defenders.
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.
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Kingdom: Classic
Free-to-play alternative to Evil Defenders — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Evil Defenders.
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
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Yet Another Zombie Defense
Free-to-play alternative to Evil Defenders — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Evil Defenders.
Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive? Build your base by day, defend it by night. Play in online or local co-op. Stay alive as long as you can.
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Time Clickers
Free-to-play alternative to Evil Defenders — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Evil Defenders.
Time Clickers is what's called an 'incremental game'. There's always a fun upgrade to look forward to, and the numbers keep getting bigger! Hire a team to fight for you, even when you're offline!
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Zombie Defense
Free-to-play alternative to Evil Defenders — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Evil Defenders.
A modern hybrid of the classic RTS and modern Tower Defense. Recruit soldiers, place them on slots and let them shoot incoming waves of zombies by their own. Order supplies, throw grenades, order airstrikes and many more... Perfect mix of strategy, tactics and micromanagement.
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One Troll Army
Free-to-play alternative to Evil Defenders — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Evil Defenders.
Play as a giant troll in One Troll Army - a defense game about building forts, upgrading your troll, and fighting off waves of enemies. Play Against The Twitch Chat!
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Age of Defense: Prehistory
Free-to-play alternative to Evil Defenders — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Evil Defenders.
The most addicting tower defense game, packed with monsters and tough defenders, all of which fit perfectly into the cartoonish environment. Prehistory is a prologue for the main story Age of Defense.