Games like Data Defense
If Data Defense is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Red Solstice, Empires Apart and Taur — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenge maps add replayability, atmospheric and challenging. 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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The Red Solstice
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Data Defense.
Top pick for Data Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Data Defense.
2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders. The Red Solstice is a tense, tactical, squad-based action game. Fight to survive with up to 8 players in co-op, or lead your own squad in single-player mode.
Empires Apart
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Data Defense.
Second-strongest match for Data Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Data Defense.
An exciting free-to-play Real Time Strategy game set in medieval times. Uniquely designed factions, customization options, singleplayer and multiplayer gameplay. Gather resources, raise an army and lead your civilization to victory in a classic RTS, brought to the modern age.
Taur
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Data Defense.
Third-strongest match for Data Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Data Defense.
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?
SPACECOM
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Data Defense.
Ranked #4 for Data Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Data Defense.
SPACECOM – a strategic-to-the-bone, starfleet command game in which deception, smart movement, and choices to battle decide victory or defeat.
rymdkapsel
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Data Defense.
Ranked #5 for Data Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Data Defense.
Build a space station. Command the tiny crew. Explore the galaxy. A meditative space strategy game.
Colony Siege
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Data Defense.
Ranked #6 for Data Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Data Defense.
Colony Siege combines the best of RTS and tower defense, including base building, mazing, and unit physics. Defend Earth's remaining colonies using an arsenal of deadly weapons to torch, slice, throw, and impale swarms of alien invaders.
Wargame: Red Dragon
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Data Defense.
Ranked #7 for Data Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Data Defense.
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.
Wargame: Airland Battle
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Data Defense.
Ranked #8 for Data Defense fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Data Defense.
2 SIDES, 12 NATIONS, 750 UNITS: THE STRATEGY GAME REFERENCE IS BACK! Richer, more beautiful and more accessible, Wargame AirLand Battle is the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation! 1985.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Data Defense at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Data Defense on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Data Defense.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Data Defense on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Data Defense.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Data Defense on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Data Defense.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Data Defense on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Data Defense.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Data Defense on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Data Defense.
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?
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Data Defense on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Data Defense.
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 Data Defense on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Data Defense.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Data Defense on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Data Defense.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Data Defense.
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.
Minion Masters
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Data Defense.
An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!
Bloons TD Battles 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Data Defense.
From the creators of Bloons TD6... Bloons TD Battles 2 is a brand new installment of the top-rated head-to-head tower defense game. Gather your Hero, choose your team of powerful Monkey Towers, and prepare to battle one on one against other players and relentless waves of Bloons!
Bloons TD Battles
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Data Defense.
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.
One-armed robber
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Data Defense.
One-armed robber is a chaotic first-person heist game that centers around a uniquely challenging premise. Players take the role of a determined robber equipped with only one arm, tasked with pulling off daring heists on banks, shops, and various establishments.
Eternal Return
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Data Defense.
Eternal Return is a free-to-play, 2.5D perspective Battle Royale game. Search, Craft, Hunt, and Fight using a variety of characters. Plan your strategy and become the last survivor on this eternal experiment.
Kingdom: Classic
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Data Defense.
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
Transformice
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Data Defense.
Transformice is an MMO platformer about dozens of mice running to bring back the cheese! Will the almighty Shaman help you or just ruin everything? Millions of levels, hectic physics, skill trees, and more importantly... hats!
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Frequently asked about Data Defense
- How much does Data Defense cost?
- Data Defense is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Data Defense?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Data Defense are The Red Solstice, Empires Apart, Taur.
- Who developed Data Defense?
- Data Defense was developed by 2Blocks.
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