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Games like Star TD

If Star TD is your kind of game, the closest matches are Null and Void, Void Guard Outpost and Defendron TD — 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 Star TD: Command your defense in an ever-changing roguelite TD. Harvest resources from mine nodes, explore the fog of war, and repel alien waves. With a deep branching tech tree and permanent progression, every defeat is just a step toward ultimate power. Build. Die. Research. Repeat.

2026StrategyWindowsby Viktor Martynovsky
Star TD — Steam game cover

Players who liked Star TD also play

Steam players who put hours into Star 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.

  1. Null and Void

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Star TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Star TD.

    Null and Void is a darkly satirical blend of roguelike, deckbuilding and tower-defence genres. Set in a retrofuturist scifi future, this is a game about doing a terrible job, very well.

    2026StrategyEarly Access7.00 USDSteam ↗
  2. Void Guard Outpost

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Star TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Star TD.

    Build towers, shape enemy paths, and defend your outpost from endless waves. Survive escalating threats, destroy falling asteroid hazards, and push your defenses to their limits in Endless Mode.

    2025StrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Defendron TD

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Star TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Star TD.

    Defendron is an epic, action-packed, cyberpunk/futuristic themed Tower Defense with unique twist on upgrade paths. Place towers, mount modules, fend off huge enemy waves and defend the city of Defendron!

    2023Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Skyward Bastion

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Star TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Star TD.

    Skyward Bastion is a roguelite tower defense game set on floating islands. Build and upgrade your defenses, unlock new strategic possibilities, and adapt your run to procedurally expanding maps.

    2026StrategyIndieEarly Access6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. WilderDash

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Star TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Star TD.

    A tower defense roguelite where every run deals you a different hand. Build towers, upgrade your hero with random card draws, and hold the line against waves of monsters. Play solo or in online co-op with friends.

    2026StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  6. Ironfront Express

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Star TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Star TD.

    Upgrade your engine’s arsenal in this bullet hell, tower defense roguelite featuring the most heavily armored locomotive in existence. Engineer and command the Ironfront Express in a unique take on lane defense where you upgrade with specialized turrets, drones, and tactical abilities.

    ActionStrategySteam ↗
  7. DRONES

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Star TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Star TD.

    A run-based, autobattling, deckfighter. The deck you build is the enemy you fight. Choose the enemies you want to engage, discard the ones you don't. Unlock and guide autonomous drones, and acquire components, munitions, hacks, and modulators to stop planetary invasions in daily seeded runs.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  8. Astro Company

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Star TD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Star TD.

    Defend your Core in an endless tower defense where every decision matters. Build too slow and you’re overrun. Build too fast and chaos breaks your defenses.

    2026StrategyEarly AccessSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Shape of Dreams: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Limbus Company

    WHY THIS

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

    As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.

    2023FreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Minion Masters

    WHY THIS

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

    An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!

    2019ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bloons TD Battles 2

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Alien Swarm

    WHY THIS

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

    Co-operative multiplayer game and complete code base available for free.

    2010ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Yet Another Zombie Defense

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2014ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  8. Ninja Kiwi Archive

    WHY THIS

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

    Enjoy some of the best loved Flash games of the past in this awesome time capsule of over 60 Ninja Kiwi classics. Experience a piece of history and play the original Flash games that spawned the worldwide phenomenon of Bloons TD.

    2020ActionStrategyCasualFreeSteam ↗

More from Viktor Martynovsky

Other recommendable Steam games by Viktor Martynovsky, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Starsim

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Viktor Martynovsky, the studio behind Star TD. Shares Strategy with Star TD.

    StarSim is a spaceship strategy RPG with live galaxy simulation. The game combines real-time with paused starship combat, turn-based crew combat, text quests and more. Be a hero, a trader, a scavenger, a mercenary or a pirate.

    2024StrategyIndieRPG11.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Discard

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Viktor Martynovsky, the studio behind Star TD.

    Discard - it is a sci-fi puzzle 2D-platformer inspired by old-school cinematic platformers. You must solve problems in order to survive on this dangerous planet.

    2026AdventureSteam ↗
  3. Stack the Spells

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Viktor Martynovsky, the studio behind Star TD. Shares Strategy with Star TD.

    Stack the Spells is a fantasy roguelike deckbuilder where every card is a step toward your survival. Scale a shifting, procedurally generated path, outsmart grim monstrosities in tactical turn-based combat, and forge a legendary deck to solve the mysteries of a world in ruin.

    2026StrategySteam ↗

Frequently asked about Star TD

What games are most similar to Star TD?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Star TD are Null and Void, Void Guard Outpost, Defendron TD.
Who developed Star TD?
Star TD was developed by Viktor Martynovsky.

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 Star TD.

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