# Games like Grow Defense

> The closest matches to Grow Defense: Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense, Samawa Idle, castle idler, This Isn't Just Tower Defense, and Zero Stress King: Idle Defense. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/2897580/idle-hero-td-tower-defense) — Shares gem currency and tower defense with Grow Defense. 804 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2897580/)
2. [Samawa Idle](https://imho.run/games/2562730/samawa-idle) — Shares tower defense and idle progression with Grow Defense. 366 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2562730/)
3. [castle idler](https://imho.run/games/4082900/castle-idler) — Also Clicker and Tower Defense, like Grow Defense. 59 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4082900/)
4. [This Isn't Just Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/3653600/this-isn-t-just-tower-defense) — A frequent pick in Grow Defense players' libraries, and another Strategy. 79 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3653600/)
5. [Zero Stress King: Idle Defense](https://imho.run/games/4271160/zero-stress-king-idle-defense) — Shares tower defense and idle progression with Grow Defense. 523 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4271160/)
6. [Refence](https://imho.run/games/3427090/refence) — Shares tower defense and idle progression with Grow Defense. 73 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3427090/)
7. [Desktop Defender](https://imho.run/games/3772810/desktop-defender) — A frequent pick in Grow Defense players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,224 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772810/)
8. [Goblin Buster: Incremental Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/2482250/goblin-buster-incremental-tower-defense) — Shares tower defense and idle progression with Grow Defense. 76 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2482250/)
9. [Magic Archery](https://imho.run/games/2905170/magic-archery) — Shares idle progression with Grow Defense. 5,830 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2905170/)
10. [Mr.Mine](https://imho.run/games/1397920/mr-mine) — Also Clicker and Idler, like Grow Defense. 6,991 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1397920/)
11. [All Aboard! The Train Defense Express](https://imho.run/games/3359200/all-aboard-the-train-defense-express) — Shares tower defense and idle progression with Grow Defense. 145 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3359200/)
12. [Defense Clicker](https://imho.run/games/707590/defense-clicker) — Also Clicker and Tower Defense, like Grow Defense. 100 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/707590/)
13. [Raid Auctus](https://imho.run/games/3413590/raid-auctus) — Shares rebirth system and idle progression with Grow Defense. 121 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3413590/)
14. [DPS IDLE](https://imho.run/games/1349540/dps-idle) — Also Clicker and Idler, like Grow Defense. 430 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1349540/)
15. [Outpost](https://imho.run/games/1127110/outpost) — Shares tower defense with Grow Defense. 631 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1127110/)
16. [Ash Warden](https://imho.run/games/3913310/ash-warden) — A frequent pick in Grow Defense players' libraries, and another RPG. 70 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3913310/)
17. [PickCrafter](https://imho.run/games/734750/pickcrafter) — Also Clicker and Idler, like Grow Defense. 3,163 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/734750/)
18. [Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game](https://imho.run/games/1468260/leaf-blower-revolution-idle-game) — Shares idle progression with Grow Defense. 22,441 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1468260/)
19. [Row Divers](https://imho.run/games/2572300/row-divers) — Also Clicker and 2.5D, like Grow Defense. 127 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2572300/)
20. [TrainClicker Idle Evolution](https://imho.run/games/622980/trainclicker-idle-evolution) — Shares gem currency with Grow Defense. 53 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/622980/)
21. [Wild Growth](https://imho.run/games/2467850/wild-growth) — Shares tower defense with Grow Defense. 327 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2467850/)
22. [Territory Idle](https://imho.run/games/1017100/territory-idle) — Shares idle progression with Grow Defense. 1,189 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1017100/)
23. [Scratchers](https://imho.run/games/3697950/scratchers) — Shares gem currency and idle progression with Grow Defense. 462 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3697950/)
24. [Tower Wizard](https://imho.run/games/3372980/tower-wizard) — Shares idle progression with Grow Defense. 6,473 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3372980/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1083600&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1083600&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1083600&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1083600
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1083600
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Grow Defense

Upgrade your Castle and Unlock new tiers of Skills and Weapons to Defend vs Monsters and Bosses across VARIOUS ZONES! Find Rare ITEMS dropped from monsters and bosses and upgrade them to their full potential! Defeat RAID Mega-Bosses to find LEGENDARY items!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1083600
- **Developer:** SoftCowGames
- **Publisher:** SoftCowGames
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Free To Play, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, In-App Purchases
- **Released:** Jan 10, 2021
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1083600/grow-defense)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1083600&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1083600/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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