Games like StackFortress
If StackFortress is your kind of game, the closest matches are Spacebase DF-9, Cliff Empire and Space Haven — picked from the ranked list below. 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.
Get personalized picks →About StackFortress: A unique tower defense game. Where you design and build your defense block by block. With many component that can be combined for different effect. To survive in a hostile world.
Players who liked StackFortress also play
Steam players who put hours into StackFortress 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.
Spacebase DF-9
WHY THIS
Top pick for StackFortress fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with StackFortress.
In Spacebase DF-9, you'll build a home among the stars for a motley population of humans and aliens as they go about their daily lives. Mine asteroids, discover derelicts, and deal with the tribulations of galactic resettlement in Earth's distant future.
Cliff Empire
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for StackFortress fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with StackFortress.
After a nuclear war life on the surface became impossible. A 300m thick radioactive fog covered the Earth. We are looking for bold active people to manage the process of restoring life on Earth. Join!
Space Haven
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for StackFortress fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with StackFortress.
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
RimWorld
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for StackFortress fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with StackFortress.
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Mars or Die!
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for StackFortress fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with StackFortress.
Control two characters simultaneously! Survive, gather, collect upgrades, fight all sizes of one-eyed Martians, build defensible outposts and conquer Mars, in this glorious mix between roguelite and tower defense.
Surviving Mars
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for StackFortress fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with StackFortress.
There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.
The Riftbreaker
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for StackFortress fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with StackFortress.
The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.
Oxygen Not Included
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for StackFortress fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with StackFortress.
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below StackFortress at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under StackFortress on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with StackFortress.
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.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under StackFortress on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with StackFortress.
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.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under StackFortress on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with StackFortress.
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.
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under StackFortress on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with StackFortress.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under StackFortress on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with StackFortress.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under StackFortress on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with StackFortress.
Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under StackFortress on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with StackFortress.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Nubby's Number Factory
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under StackFortress on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with StackFortress.
A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with StackFortress.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with StackFortress.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with StackFortress.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
The Last Sovereign
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with StackFortress.
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.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Space Haven
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Simulation with StackFortress.
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
RimWorld
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Simulation with StackFortress.
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Oxygen Not Included
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation with StackFortress.
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
Frequently asked about StackFortress
- How much does StackFortress cost?
- StackFortress is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to StackFortress?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside StackFortress are Spacebase DF-9, Cliff Empire, Space Haven.
- Who developed StackFortress?
- StackFortress was developed by Overimagined Games.
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