Rank 01Games like The Thing: Tower Defense
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- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to The Thing: Tower Defense: Deathtrap, Infested Planet, Anomaly 2, Defense Grid: The Awakening, and Has-Been Heroes. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Same tense mood as The Thing: Tower Defense.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2014
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Defense Grid: The Awakening
Why this: Same challenging mood as The Thing: Tower Defense.
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Has-Been Heroes
Why this: Same punishing mood as The Thing: Tower Defense.
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: booblyc, parafeks
- Price: $4.99checked Nov 2
- 63% of 16 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Barrack spawned units force dynamic strategy shifts
- Brutal difficulty curve rewards mastery
- Hero abilities have deep synergies with unit placement
- Challenging
- Dark
- Punishing
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About The Thing: Tower Defense
The closest matches to The Thing: Tower Defense: Deathtrap, Infested Planet, Anomaly 2, Defense Grid: The Awakening, and Has-Been Heroes. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Thing: Tower Defense is your kind of game, the closest matches are Deathtrap, Infested Planet and Anomaly 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, dark and punishing, and single out its barrack spawned units and consumable requirements. 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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Is The Thing: Tower Defense worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 16 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 2).
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Barrack spawned units force dynamic strategy shifts
- Brutal difficulty curve rewards mastery
- Hero abilities have deep synergies with unit placement
- Status effects like burning and freezing are uniquely impactful
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Pros: 1. Better graphics 2. more levels 3. more heroes Cons: 1: Lots of usability issues. 2. Spells are not always shown. 3. Lesser gems awarded from wins makes progression stop, have to grind the previous levels for money to get gems. 4…”
People who play it also play: Deathtrap, Infested Planet, Anomaly 2
Frequently asked about The Thing: Tower Defense
Can I run it?
How much does The Thing: Tower Defense cost?
The Thing: Tower Defense is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Thing: Tower Defense?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Thing: Tower Defense are Deathtrap, Infested Planet, Anomaly 2.
Who developed The Thing: Tower Defense?
The Thing: Tower Defense was developed by booblyc, parafeks and published by Booblyc OU.