Games like Elder Chaos
If Elder Chaos is your kind of game, the closest matches are Anomaly: Warzone Earth, Touhou Big Big Battle and CARNAGE OFFERING Tower Defense — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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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Anomaly: Warzone Earth
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elder Chaos.
Top pick for Elder Chaos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Elder Chaos.
Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!
Touhou Big Big Battle
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Elder Chaos.
Second-strongest match for Elder Chaos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Elder Chaos.
just a touhou rts game
CARNAGE OFFERING Tower Defense
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elder Chaos.
Third-strongest match for Elder Chaos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Elder Chaos.
The replicator robots are back! It's 2528. The machines are increasingly infecting the planets with genetically modified monsters. Challenge them and try to stop the onslaught. Upgrade buildings and heroes, mine resources, discover technology and fight to save humanity!
DG2: Defense Grid 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Elder Chaos.
Ranked #4 for Elder Chaos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Elder Chaos.
Great strategy is timeless. Build, adapt, and defend across dynamic maps, solo or online - every session brings new strategies, new solutions, and new surprises. Now is the perfect time to enter the grid.
Taur
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Elder Chaos.
Ranked #5 for Elder Chaos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Elder Chaos.
Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the homeworld of the Tauron droids against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine?
Infested Planet
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Elder Chaos.
Ranked #6 for Elder Chaos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Elder Chaos.
Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy.
Mushroom Wars 2
WHY THIS
Shares tactical positioning and a whimsical mood with Elder Chaos.
Ranked #7 for Elder Chaos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Elder Chaos.
In Mushroom Wars 2, enemy tribes of feisty mushroom creatures face off in short but fierce RTS battles. Step into the shoes of a fearless Mushroom Commander, choose a hero to lead your army, and take control of the battlefield in a variety of multiplayer modes or challenging story campaign.
AI War: Fleet Command
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Elder Chaos.
Ranked #8 for Elder Chaos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Elder Chaos.
"You are outgunned. You are massively outnumbered. You must win." These are your orders. Humanity has already fought its war against the machines -- and lost. AI death squads stand watch over every planet and every wormhole, the few remaining human settlements are held captive in orbiting bubbles, and the AIs have turned their...
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Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Elder Chaos cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Elder Chaos.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Cthulhu pub
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Elder Chaos cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Elder Chaos.
In Cthulhu pub, you can build your own pub or restaurant. Create cute characters, creepy monsters and establish a small cute pub or make a large castle with monsters, humans, and ancient Gods.
Dungeons of Dragons
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Elder Chaos cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Elder Chaos.
"In an age of guns, swords, and magic, the Philosopher's Stone, which maintains the balance of Dungeons and Dragons, has been stolen. The world hangs in the balance. It's all up to you..."Honestly, we can't make it all up all the time. Let's have an adventure together!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Elder Chaos at current Steam store prices.
QUICKERFLAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Elder Chaos on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Elder Chaos.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
Save Jesus
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Elder Chaos on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Elder Chaos.
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
Gachi Heroes
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Elder Chaos on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Elder Chaos.
Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?
Trip to Vinelands
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Elder Chaos on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Elder Chaos.
Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.
Shotgun Legend
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Elder Chaos on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Elder Chaos.
Eugene must battle aliens and the undead in search of a truck rim, as it seems to be his ticket home.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Zombie Defense
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Elder Chaos.
A modern hybrid of the classic RTS and modern Tower Defense. Recruit soldiers, place them on slots and let them shoot incoming waves of zombies by their own. Order supplies, throw grenades, order airstrikes and many more... Perfect mix of strategy, tactics and micromanagement.
Toy Shire: Room One
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Elder Chaos.
Are you prepared for a thrilling toy army tower defense adventure? Welcome to the Toy Shire! Battle diverse foes in various locations, defend your family, and repel foes from your area. Save the world by strengthening your defense with toy towers! FULL GAME AVAILABLE NOW!
Sky Clash: Lords of Clans 3D
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Elder Chaos.
Build up your empire and hold your defense against the waves of enemy attacks! Develop your own strategy. Compete in epic Clan Wars!
Firework War
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Elder Chaos.
Use a variety of fireworks to fend off misfortune and protect your family!
Touhou Big Big Battle
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Elder Chaos.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Elder Chaos.
just a touhou rts game
Dropzone
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Elder Chaos.
Dropzone is a game of action, strategy and skill. Win 15 minute battles by scoring points. Unlock gear, customize your squad of up to 3 Units and compete in Team 3v3, 2v2 or 1v1 matches. Lay claim to the riches of Europa!
SCP: Bloodwater
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Elder Chaos.
SCP Bloodwater is a strategy management defense game inspired by the SCP Foundation's SCP-354, also known as the Red Pool. Take the role of a newly appointed Site Director at the Red Pool Containment Zone, harvest valuable organic material, and defend the facility against the Red Pool's attacks.
Coregrounds
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Elder Chaos.
Welcome to the Coregrounds: a competitive RTS game with elements of MOBA and Tower Defense. Master your micro, expand your strategic diversity and become a champion of the Coregrounds in this indie free-to-play game with cross-platform multiplayer.
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Frequently asked about Elder Chaos
- How much does Elder Chaos cost?
- Elder Chaos is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Elder Chaos?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Elder Chaos are Anomaly: Warzone Earth, Touhou Big Big Battle, CARNAGE OFFERING Tower Defense.
- Who developed Elder Chaos?
- Elder Chaos was developed by Emprom Game.
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