# Games like Timemelters

> The closest matches to Timemelters: Orcs Must Die! 3, The King is Watching, Time Rifters, Element TD 2 - Tower Defense, and Phantom Squad. 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. [Orcs Must Die! 3](https://imho.run/games/1522820/orcs-must-die-3) — Also Co-op Campaign and Third-Person Shooter, like Timemelters. 4,902 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1522820/)
2. [The King is Watching](https://imho.run/games/2753900/the-king-is-watching) — Also Real Time Tactics and Tower Defense, like Timemelters. 3,028 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2753900/)
3. [Time Rifters](https://imho.run/games/270010/time-rifters) — Also Time Travel and Time Manipulation, like Timemelters. 266 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/270010/)
4. [Element TD 2 - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/1018830/element-td-2-tower-defense) — A frequent pick in Timemelters players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,623 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1018830/)
5. [Phantom Squad](https://imho.run/games/2841770/phantom-squad) — Also Co-op Campaign and Real Time Tactics, like Timemelters. 115 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2841770/)
6. [Aegis Defenders](https://imho.run/games/371140/aegis-defenders) — Also Tower Defense, like Timemelters. 96 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/371140/)
7. [Creeper World 4](https://imho.run/games/848480/creeper-world-4) — A frequent pick in Timemelters players' libraries, and another Action. 3,771 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/848480/)
8. [Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/2296550/axon-td-uprising-tower-defense) — Shares co op campaign with Timemelters. 445 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2296550/)
9. [EverSiege: Untold Ages](https://imho.run/games/3363680/eversiege-untold-ages) — Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like Timemelters. 850 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3363680/)
10. [Loophole](https://imho.run/games/3629400/loophole) — A frequent pick in Timemelters players' libraries, and another Indie. 114 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3629400/)
11. [Trine Enchanted Edition](https://imho.run/games/35700/trine-enchanted-edition) — Same atmospheric mood as Timemelters. 4,602 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/35700/)
12. [The Last Spell](https://imho.run/games/1105670/the-last-spell) — Also Tactical, like Timemelters. 6,473 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1105670/)
13. [Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)](https://imho.run/games/15620/warhammer-40-000-dawn-of-war-ii-anniversary-edition-classic) — Also Co-op Campaign and Tactical, like Timemelters. 4,542 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/15620/)
14. [HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed](https://imho.run/games/523660/hypercharge-unboxed) — Also Co-op Campaign and Third-Person Shooter, like Timemelters. 3,036 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/523660/)
15. [Timespinner](https://imho.run/games/368620/timespinner) — Also Time Manipulation, like Timemelters. 1,643 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368620/)
16. [X-Morph: Defense](https://imho.run/games/408410/x-morph-defense) — Also Tower Defense, like Timemelters. 1,142 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/408410/)
17. [Keep Keepers](https://imho.run/games/2354330/keep-keepers) — Also Co-op Campaign and Tower Defense, like Timemelters. 112 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2354330/)
18. [Gloomhaven](https://imho.run/games/780290/gloomhaven) — A frequent pick in Timemelters players' libraries, and another RPG. 10,087 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/780290/)
19. [It Takes Two](https://imho.run/games/1426210/it-takes-two) — Also Co-op Campaign, like Timemelters. 46,479 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1426210/)
20. [Chrono Gear: Warden of Time](https://imho.run/games/3081840/chrono-gear-warden-of-time) — Also Time Travel and Time Manipulation, like Timemelters. 667 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3081840/)
21. [Braid](https://imho.run/games/26800/braid) — Also Time Travel and Time Manipulation, like Timemelters. 3,460 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/26800/)
22. [Gemini: Heroes Reborn](https://imho.run/games/324650/gemini-heroes-reborn) — Also Time Travel and Time Manipulation, like Timemelters. 150 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/324650/)
23. [Dungeon Defenders](https://imho.run/games/65800/dungeon-defenders) — Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like Timemelters. 8,635 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/65800/)
24. [Sanctum 2](https://imho.run/games/210770/sanctum-2) — Also Tower Defense, like Timemelters. 4,330 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/210770/)

## 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=1096140&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1096140&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1096140&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1096140
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1096140
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Timemelters

Prevent Doomsday AFTER it happened! Designed by the co-creator of Sang-Froid - Tales of Werewolves and featuring both a single-player and co-op campaign, TimeMelters is a strategy hero defense where you go back in time and fight alongside your past selves.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1096140
- **Developer:** Autoexec Games
- **Publisher:** Autoexec Games
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Full controller support, Online Co-op, Family Sharing, Adjustable Difficulty, Co-op
- **Released:** Feb 28, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 89
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1096140/timemelters)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1096140&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096140/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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