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Games like Defense Clicker

  • 8 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Defense Clicker also play

The closest matches to Defense Clicker: Transport Defender, Grow Defense, Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense, Castle Clicker : Idle City Tycoon, and This Isn't Just Tower Defense. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 02

    Why this

    Also Clicker and Tower Defense, like Defense Clicker.

    • Free
    • 2021
  1. Rank 07

    Refence

    • $5.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Defense Clicker

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Transport Defender

    Same chill mood as Defense Clicker.

    • 77% of 252 reviews
  2. 2
    Grow Defense

    Also Clicker and Tower Defense, like Defense Clicker.

    • 75% of 460 reviews
  3. 3
    Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 82% of 804 reviews
  4. 4
    Castle Clicker : Idle City Tycoon

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 65% of 385 reviews
  5. 5
    This Isn't Just Tower Defense

    Genres: Strategy, Casual

    • 65% of 79 reviews
  6. 6
    Harvest Seasons

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 53% of 257 reviews
  7. 7
    Refence

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 75% of 73 reviews
  8. 8
    God Awe-full Clicker

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 61% of 231 reviews
  9. 9
    Legacy of Defense

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 82% of 94 reviews
  10. 10
    castle idler

    Genres: Strategy, Casual

    • 86% of 59 reviews
  11. 11
    Outhold

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation, Casual

    • 86% of 749 reviews
  12. 12
    Goblin Buster: Incremental Tower Defense

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation, Casual

    • 75% of 76 reviews
  13. 13
    Crystal Guardians TD

    Genres: Strategy, Casual, Early Access

    • 91% of 94 reviews
  14. 14
    Achievement Clicker 2018

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 81% of 397 reviews
  15. 15
    All Aboard! The Train Defense Express

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 81% of 145 reviews
  16. 16
    Zero Stress King: Idle Defense

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual

    • 89% of 523 reviews
  17. 17
    rymdkapsel

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 81% of 182 reviews
  18. 18
    Military Incremental Complex

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 84% of 530 reviews
  19. 19
    Minimalist Tower Defense

    Same relaxing mood as Defense Clicker.

    • 73% of 105 reviews
  20. 20
    Row Divers

    Genres: Action, Sports, Strategy

    • 89% of 127 reviews
  21. 21
    City Defense Z

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 78% of 145 reviews
  22. 22
    Samawa Idle

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 66% of 366 reviews
  23. 23
    Lazy Galaxy

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 75% of 132 reviews
  24. 24
    Maktala: Slime Lootfest

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 80% of 464 reviews
Defense Clicker — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2017
  • Developer: Albatros Softworks
  • Price: Free to play
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 70% of 100 reviews
  • Genres: Strategy, Casual, Early Access
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Day night cycle changes enemy stats
  • Dev actively updates and listens to feedback
  • Evolution resets grant permanent bonuses
  • Chill
  • Contemplative
  • Relaxing

About Defense Clicker

The closest matches to Defense Clicker: Transport Defender, Grow Defense, Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense, Castle Clicker : Idle City Tycoon, and This Isn't Just Tower Defense. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Defense Clicker is your kind of game, the closest matches are Transport Defender, Grow Defense and Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as chill, contemplative and relaxing, and single out its day night cycle and evolution reset system. 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.

About Defense Clicker: Defense Clicker is an clicker game which will be soon F2P, with an tower defense theme and a few twists which make it very unique. You have to build an defense line with towers and upgrade them to stay alive as long as possible. when you die the map resets but you get a few special points depending on how long you survived.

Is Defense Clicker worth buying?

  • 70% of 100 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
  • Free to play.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 38 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 7 h before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Devs disabled all online features because they "finished" the game. Also no more updates or bugfixes. The game died without getting out of early access.”
42 h played
“Seems ok to start with but progress is very slow. The Reset system does not provide enough of a bonus so each playthrough takes about as long as the last. You really need the resource collector to progress as well which costs extra.”
66 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Transport Defender, Grow Defense, Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense

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Frequently asked about Defense Clicker

Can I run it?

Does Defense Clicker run on Steam Deck?

Defense Clicker is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.

Is Defense Clicker free to play?

Yes — Defense Clicker is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

What games are most similar to Defense Clicker?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Defense Clicker are Transport Defender, Grow Defense, Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense.

Who developed Defense Clicker?

Defense Clicker was developed by Albatros Softworks.