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Games like Defilade

If Defilade is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Last General, Warlords of Archaios Online and Kingdoms in Arms — 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 Defilade: Defilade is an old-school isometric RTS set in modern warfare. Command intelligent troops that take cover, rescue wounded comrades, dive from grenades, vault obstacles and dig trenches. Build your forces, secure supply lines and fight across fully destructible massive battlefields that feel alive.

StrategyWindows · macOSby RBGames
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Steam players who put hours into Defilade 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. The Last General

    WHY THIS

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

    Lead thousands of units in this large scale modern war RTS as you manage economy and logistics, build your war machine, and fight across millions of procedurally generated scenarios, or jump into the battlefield controlling any unit in first or third person at any time.

    2027ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Warlords of Archaios Online

    WHY THIS

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

    Command either Humans, Orcs, Undead or Elves in a fantasy factions in a 2D pixel-art real-time strategy game. Build your base & army, gather resources, level up & gear Warlords, conquer bandits, use god powers, and battle AI or rival players online across, natural disaster & weather-struck maps.

    2027StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Kingdoms in Arms

    WHY THIS

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

    Kingdoms in Arms is a strategy game where you build and manage your kingdom. Build cities, outposts and military camps to conquer the whole island. Besiege your enemies castles and bring down their walls with your siege engines like catapults and trebuchets. Control your armies in real time.

    ActionStrategySteam ↗
  4. Cantos

    WHY THIS

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

    A persistent RTS where survival comes before expansion! Secure a foothold, outlast rivals, and earn the right to build your colony in shared servers shaped by players.

    2027StrategySteam ↗
  5. Crossfire: Legion

    WHY THIS

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

    Crossfire: Legion is a real time strategy game featuring tactical action in furious battles across a shattered version of the near future. Raise and customize your army to engage in intense online combat and carve your own path as you rise through the ranks. It’s a new generation of warfare.

    2022ActionStrategyDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Broken Arrow

    WHY THIS

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

    Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.

    2025Strategy49.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Home Wars

    WHY THIS

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

    Do you hate bugs and arachnids? Seeing them creeps you out? Would you like them to disappear off the face of the Earth? GOOD! This is the right game for you! In HW you’ll play as a General of a toy soldiers army, with the sole purpose of saving the owner’s house from the invasion of those damn Bugs.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Door Kickers 2: Task Force North

    WHY THIS

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

    Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".

    2025ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine

    WHY THIS

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

    Extensions for Dwarf Fortress, including bugfixes, interface improvements, automation agents, design blueprints, modding building blocks, and other tools.

    2023StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Minion Masters

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. One-armed robber

    WHY THIS

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

    One-armed robber is a chaotic first-person heist game that centers around a uniquely challenging premise. Players take the role of a determined robber equipped with only one arm, tasked with pulling off daring heists on banks, shops, and various establishments.

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition offers players a trial of this historical single & multiplayer RTS experience. *Note: To unlock all features of the game please see the “Base Game” product.

    2020StrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. MechWarrior Online™ Legends

    WHY THIS

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

    MechWarrior Online™ Legends is a tactical, 'Mech-based online shooter set in the vast BattleTech Universe. Assume the role of an elite MechWarrior, piloting powerful BattleMechs, fighting for supremacy over the Inner Sphere.

    2015ActionStrategySimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. War Selection

    WHY THIS

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

    War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.

    2019StrategyIndieMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. War of Dots

    WHY THIS

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

    Easy to learn, hard to master. A simple & free RTS game.

    2026StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Galaxy Life

    WHY THIS

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

    The universe is full of Starlings, tiny orange aliens that want to take over the galaxy. Create your own space colony, fight epic battles and discover new planets. Train your soldiers, develop your technology and create unimaginable gadgets. Enjoy this huge social game with friends!

    2022StrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Defilade

What games are most similar to Defilade?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Defilade are The Last General, Warlords of Archaios Online, Kingdoms in Arms.
Who developed Defilade?
Defilade was developed by RBGames.

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