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Games like Dungeon Warfare 2

Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to Dungeon Warfare 2 for fans of strategy, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Dungeon Warfare 2 also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

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About Dungeon Warfare 2: Become a dungeon lord to defend your dungeons with the deadliest of traps and insidious contraptions against greedy adventurers and wannabe heroes.

2018StrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby Valsar
Dungeon Warfare 2 — Steam game cover
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Creative physics based kill chainsEndless replay value with deep customizationMazelike deathtrapsAtmosphericChallengingIntense

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dungeon Warfare 2 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Dungeon Warfare 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dungeon Warfare 2.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Dungeon Warfare 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dungeon Warfare 2.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Dungeon Warfare 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dungeon Warfare 2.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Dungeon Warfare 2 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Dungeon Warfare 2.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Dungeon Warfare 2 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeon Warfare 2.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Dungeon Warfare 2 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeon Warfare 2.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Dungeon Warfare 2 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeon Warfare 2.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Dungeon Warfare 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dungeon Warfare 2.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeon Warfare 2.

    Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Bloons TD Battles

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Dungeon Warfare 2.

    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.

    2016ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Kingdom: Classic

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeon Warfare 2.

    Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.

    2015StrategyIndieSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Mr.Mine

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeon Warfare 2.

    Explore the depths of the earth and uncover hidden treasures in this addictive idle mining game. Unlock the power of your drill with hundreds of upgrades, discover mysterious relics, and unearth priceless gems. Can you master the mines and reveal their deepest secrets? Dive in and dig deep!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Ninja Kiwi Archive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Dungeon Warfare 2.

    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 ↗
  6. Realm Grinder

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Dungeon Warfare 2.

    Grow your realm, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPGs ever!

    2017StrategyRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Soda Dungeon

    WHY THIS

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

    Pop the top on some legendary action with Soda Dungeon, the fresh and fizzy hit mobile RPG adventure, now available on your desktop! Manage your team as you raid the local dungeons, upgrade your tavern, and attract new party members. Gold, legendary items, and more await you.

    2017RPGFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. King Arthur's Gold

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dungeon Warfare 2.

    Would you enjoy building CASTLES, traps and siege machines in MULTIPLAYER? And then undermine your opponents castle and collapse it with 2D PHYSICS & DESTRUCTION?

    2013ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Dungeon Warfare 2

Does Dungeon Warfare 2 run on Steam Deck?
Dungeon Warfare 2 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Dungeon Warfare 2 cost?
Dungeon Warfare 2 is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Who developed Dungeon Warfare 2?
Dungeon Warfare 2 was developed by Valsar.

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