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Games like TD Fade to Dark

If TD Fade to Dark is your kind of game, the closest matches are Medieval Survivors: Village Defense, King Alone and Elysium — 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 TD Fade to Dark: A dark Tower Defense and Survival hybrid where your only currency is time, and how you choose to use. Step into the dark forest, build your defenses during the day, explore, and during the night make every second count before the monsters find you.

ActionIndieCasualWindowsby Firedev Studio SRL, S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
TD Fade to Dark — Steam game cover

Players who liked TD Fade to Dark also play

Steam players who put hours into TD Fade to Dark 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. Medieval Survivors: Village Defense

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for TD Fade to Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TD Fade to Dark.

    A first-person strategy game blending colony building, lane-based battles, tower defense, and action combat.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. King Alone

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for TD Fade to Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TD Fade to Dark.

    Tower Defence meets Action Strategy. Ride as the King at the head of a harvest wain. You protect everything you have left, and the Queen, blinded by your enemies.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Elysium

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for TD Fade to Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TD Fade to Dark.

    Wake up on a paradise-like abandoned island with your friends. Explore the lands of an ancient civilization and uncover the mysteries behind their collapse as you build, craft, and tame corrupted machines. Most importantly, survive the unwelcome lands of Elysium!

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Surviving Deponia

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for TD Fade to Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TD Fade to Dark.

    Explore, craft, build and fight your way through the harsh landscape of Deponia. Meet allies and make enemies while surviving the perils of the junk planet. It might be garbage - but it’s your garbage!

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Machine Mind

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for TD Fade to Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TD Fade to Dark.

    Machine Mind is an action game in a post-apocalyptic setting with elements of survival and RTS. You will fight, craft modules, build your transport, develop and protect your base. You can control other vehicles to automate operations. Discover all the secrets of the destroyed world!

    2026ActionStrategyIndie15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Ember Guardian

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for TD Fade to Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with TD Fade to Dark.

    Defend the embers of hope in this roguelike strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Recruit and command workers to gather resources, build your camp and set up your defenses during the day. When night falls, fend off waves of deadly creatures with powerful, upgradable weapons.

    2026ActionStrategyAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Planetaries

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for TD Fade to Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TD Fade to Dark.

    Experience a vast Sci-fi open-world survival TD game set on a distant planet deep in the universe. Craft, build, mine, trade, explore, and survive in this alien world. Collect Data and defend against waves of enemies seeking to banish you. Enjoy the adventure in Singleplayer or Multiplayer.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Start Over

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for TD Fade to Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TD Fade to Dark.

    Embark on an unpredictable survival journey in Start Over. Solo, co-op, online, explore diverse landscapes, craft through 4 tech tiers, encounter wildlife, and trade or raid for resources. Choose your path, defend against waves, and shape your destiny in a dynamic world. Are you ready to Start Over?

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with TD Fade to Dark.

    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 ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with TD Fade to Dark.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 TD Fade to Dark

What games are most similar to TD Fade to Dark?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside TD Fade to Dark are Medieval Survivors: Village Defense, King Alone, Elysium.
Who developed TD Fade to Dark?
TD Fade to Dark was developed by Firedev Studio SRL, S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L. and published by S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L..

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 TD Fade to Dark.

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