# Games like Outpost

> The closest matches to Outpost: The Ember Guardian, Rogue Tower, The King is Watching, Monsters are Coming!, and City Defense Z. 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. [The Ember Guardian](https://imho.run/games/3570060/the-ember-guardian) — Shares tower defense and weapon upgrades with Outpost. 75 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3570060/)
2. [Rogue Tower](https://imho.run/games/1843760/rogue-tower) — Shares wave based survival and skill tree progression with Outpost. 4,314 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1843760/)
3. [The King is Watching](https://imho.run/games/2753900/the-king-is-watching) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Outpost. 3,028 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2753900/)
4. [Monsters are Coming!](https://imho.run/games/2934220/monsters-are-coming) — Also Base Building and Tower Defense, like Outpost. 1,055 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934220/)
5. [City Defense Z](https://imho.run/games/2635500/city-defense-z) — Also Tower Defense and Roguelike, like Outpost. 145 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2635500/)
6. [Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/315460/dig-or-die) — Shares tower defense and base building with Outpost. 2,032 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/)
7. [CleanFall](https://imho.run/games/2769780/cleanfall) — A frequent pick in Outpost players' libraries, and another Action. 179 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2769780/)
8. [The Gate Must Stand](https://imho.run/games/3975750/the-gate-must-stand) — Shares tower defense and skill tree progression with Outpost. 181 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3975750/)
9. [Ash & Adam's Existential Treads](https://imho.run/games/3580340/ash-adam-s-existential-treads) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Outpost. 347 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3580340/)
10. [Hold The Mine](https://imho.run/games/3164960/hold-the-mine) — A frequent pick in Outpost players' libraries, and another Strategy. 108 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3164960/)
11. [Wall World 2](https://imho.run/games/3467710/wall-world-2) — Shares wave based survival and base building with Outpost. 492 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3467710/)
12. [ITER-8](https://imho.run/games/2832310/iter-8) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Outpost. 78 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2832310/)
13. [Nordhold](https://imho.run/games/3028310/nordhold) — Shares tower defense and roguelite progression with Outpost. 1,392 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3028310/)
14. [Guardians of the Sanctree](https://imho.run/games/2512930/guardians-of-the-sanctree) — Also Tower Defense, like Outpost. 72 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2512930/)
15. [Tower Tactics II](https://imho.run/games/3749130/tower-tactics-ii) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Outpost. 96 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3749130/)
16. [Deep Among the Swarm](https://imho.run/games/2746030/deep-among-the-swarm) — Also Tower Defense and Procedural Generation, like Outpost. 117 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2746030/)
17. [Outhold](https://imho.run/games/3767740/outhold) — Shares tower defense and skill tree progression with Outpost. 749 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3767740/)
18. [Another Farm Roguelike: Rebirth](https://imho.run/games/2760790/another-farm-roguelike-rebirth) — Shares resource gathering and skill tree progression with Outpost. 87 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2760790/)
19. [Cluckmech Oasis](https://imho.run/games/2453360/cluckmech-oasis) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Outpost. 101 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2453360/)
20. [Emberward](https://imho.run/games/2459550/emberward) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Outpost. 4,492 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2459550/)
21. [Corsair Cove](https://imho.run/games/1368140/corsair-cove) — Shares base building with Outpost. 3,443 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368140/)
22. [Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite](https://imho.run/games/3526710/everything-is-crab-the-animal-evolution-roguelite) — Also Roguelike and Roguelite, like Outpost. 6,148 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3526710/)
23. [Crystal Guardians TD](https://imho.run/games/2322090/crystal-guardians-td) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Outpost. 94 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2322090/)
24. [FatalZone: Outbreak](https://imho.run/games/2523250/fatalzone-outbreak) — A frequent pick in Outpost players' libraries, and another RPG. 93 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2523250/)

## 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=1127110&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1127110&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1127110&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1127110
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1127110
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Outpost

Outpost brings the perfect mix between survival and roguelite gameplay. Start the game in a randomly generated environment and try to adapt, and make it through as many nights as possible. How long can you survive?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1127110
- **Developer:** Open Mid Interactive
- **Publisher:** Open Mid Interactive
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 1, 2020
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1127110/outpost)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1127110&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1127110/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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