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Games like Order Of The Gatekeepers

If Order Of The Gatekeepers is your kind of game, the closest matches are dot TANKI, Dungeon Defenders and EF Universe: Reclaiming the World — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and retro. 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 Order Of The Gatekeepers: Online Co-Operative Tower Defense with endless build options and a heavy focus on rewarding creative strategies. With so many Levels, Towers, Abilities, Items, & Builder Specialties every match can be a different experience!

2020ActionStrategyIndieRPGCasual9.99 USDWindowsby TimeSink Inc.
Order Of The Gatekeepers — Steam game cover
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93 equipment options per towerDeveloper actively updates the gameEnemy waves require adaptive counterplayChallengingContemplativeRetro

Players who liked Order Of The Gatekeepers also play

Steam players who put hours into Order Of The Gatekeepers 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. dot TANKI

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Order Of The Gatekeepers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    MOBA PvP game in which two teams fight tanks, and other vehicles for victory.

    2022ActionSportsStrategy199.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Dungeon Defenders

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    Second-strongest match for Order Of The Gatekeepers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    Create a hero from one of four classes to save Etheria in this 4-player coop Tower Defense Action-RPG. Includes Steam exclusive Portal gun & TF2 familiars!

    2011ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. EF Universe: Reclaiming the World

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    Third-strongest match for Order Of The Gatekeepers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    An idle game with a collectible card theme. Open booster packs, collect cards, build an elaborate stat chain, manage 6 different currencies, battle your way across 9 different regions, and reclaim the world!

    2019StrategyIndieRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Dota 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Order Of The Gatekeepers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.

    2013ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Braverz

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Order Of The Gatekeepers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    Braverz is a co-op third person MOBA game that incorporates elements of tower defense and base building. Choose from a variety of champions, each with its unique play style and skills. Upgrade your base structures, weapons and skills while pushing back the invaders…are you Brave enough?

    2020ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Dungeon Defenders: Awakened

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    Ranked #6 for Order Of The Gatekeepers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is co-op Tower Defense combined with epic Action RPG combat. You’re able to join forces with up to four players to take on a never-ending army of orcs, demons, and dragons! Are your defenses strong enough to save the world of Etheria?

    2020ActionStrategyIndie3.74 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bloons TD 5

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    Ranked #7 for Order Of The Gatekeepers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    Five-star tower defense with unrivaled depth and replayability. The Bloons are back in full HD glory and this time they mean business! Build awesome towers, choose your favorite upgrades, hire new Special Agents, and pop every last invading Bloon in the most popular tower defense series in history.

    2014ActionStrategy9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 17.waves TD

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Order Of The Gatekeepers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    17.waves is an online co-op tower defense game for up to four players. Strategize with your teammates to build, upgrade, and maintain your towers to defend your base from hordes of invading aliens.

    2026ActionStrategy5.59 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Order Of The Gatekeepers

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Order Of The Gatekeepers cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    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.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Dota 2

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Order Of The Gatekeepers cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.

    2013ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Defense Grid: The Awakening

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    Reviewers of Order Of The Gatekeepers cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    Defense Grid: The Awakening is a unique spin on tower defense gameplay that will appeal to players of all skill levels. A horde of enemies is invading, and it's up to the player to stop them by strategically building fortification towers around their base.

    2008StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    Reviewers of Order Of The Gatekeepers cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Order Of The Gatekeepers at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Order Of The Gatekeepers on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    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 ~50% under Order Of The Gatekeepers on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    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. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Order Of The Gatekeepers on Steam right now. Shares Action with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Order Of The Gatekeepers on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Order Of The Gatekeepers on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Order Of The Gatekeepers on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Order Of The Gatekeepers on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    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.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Order Of The Gatekeepers on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Order Of The Gatekeepers.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Order Of The Gatekeepers

How much does Order Of The Gatekeepers cost?
Order Of The Gatekeepers is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Order Of The Gatekeepers have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Order Of The Gatekeepers supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Order Of The Gatekeepers?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Order Of The Gatekeepers are dot TANKI, Dungeon Defenders, EF Universe: Reclaiming the World.
Who developed Order Of The Gatekeepers?
Order Of The Gatekeepers was developed by TimeSink Inc..

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