# Games like IRON GUARD

> The closest matches to IRON GUARD: Taur, BattleGroupVR, Iron Marines Invasion, Eternal Starlight VR, and AI War 2. 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. [Taur](https://imho.run/games/1227780/taur) — Also Robots and Real Time Tactics, like IRON GUARD. 1,193 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1227780/)
2. [BattleGroupVR](https://imho.run/games/1178780/battlegroupvr) — Also Real Time Tactics and RTS, like IRON GUARD. 726 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1178780/)
3. [Iron Marines Invasion](https://imho.run/games/2187920/iron-marines-invasion) — Also Action RTS and Real Time Tactics, like IRON GUARD. 74 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2187920/)
4. [Eternal Starlight VR](https://imho.run/games/676030/eternal-starlight-vr) — A frequent pick in IRON GUARD players' libraries, and another Action. 54 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/676030/)
5. [AI War 2](https://imho.run/games/573410/ai-war-2) — A frequent pick in IRON GUARD players' libraries, and another Strategy. 950 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/573410/)
6. [Cosmic Trip](https://imho.run/games/427240/cosmic-trip) — Also Action RTS, like IRON GUARD. 333 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427240/)
7. [Iron Brigade](https://imho.run/games/115120/iron-brigade) — Also Robots and Tower Defense, like IRON GUARD. 688 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/115120/)
8. [BattleGroupVR2](https://imho.run/games/3385960/battlegroupvr2) — Also Action RTS, like IRON GUARD. 140 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3385960/)
9. [Infested Planet](https://imho.run/games/204530/infested-planet) — Also RTS and Tower Defense, like IRON GUARD. 1,860 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/204530/)
10. [Anomaly: Warzone Earth](https://imho.run/games/91200/anomaly-warzone-earth) — Also RTS and Tower Defense, like IRON GUARD. 561 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/91200/)
11. [Calyx](https://imho.run/games/3211850/calyx) — Also Action RTS and Real Time Tactics, like IRON GUARD. 217 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3211850/)
12. [Revenge of the Titans](https://imho.run/games/93200/revenge-of-the-titans) — Also RTS and Tower Defense, like IRON GUARD. 452 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/93200/)
13. [Guardians Frontline](https://imho.run/games/1481440/guardians-frontline) — Also Robots and Real Time Tactics, like IRON GUARD. 205 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1481440/)
14. [Door Kickers 2: Task Force North](https://imho.run/games/1239080/door-kickers-2-task-force-north) — Also Action RTS and Real Time Tactics, like IRON GUARD. 7,631 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1239080/)
15. [Zombie City Defense 2](https://imho.run/games/473970/zombie-city-defense-2) — Also RTS and Military, like IRON GUARD. 95 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/473970/)
16. [Raw Data](https://imho.run/games/436320/raw-data) — Also Robots and VR, like IRON GUARD. 1,676 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/436320/)
17. [Armed to the Gears](https://imho.run/games/804870/armed-to-the-gears) — Also Robots and RTS, like IRON GUARD. 120 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/804870/)
18. [DG2: Defense Grid 2](https://imho.run/games/221540/dg2-defense-grid-2) — Also RTS and Tower Defense, like IRON GUARD. 1,787 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221540/)
19. [Earth 2160](https://imho.run/games/1900/earth-2160) — Also RTS and Futuristic, like IRON GUARD. 327 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1900/)
20. [Out of Ammo](https://imho.run/games/451840/out-of-ammo) — Also Real Time Tactics and Military, like IRON GUARD. 607 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/451840/)
21. [Diplomacy is Not an Option](https://imho.run/games/1272320/diplomacy-is-not-an-option) — Also Action RTS, like IRON GUARD. 4,634 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272320/)
22. [Freaking Meatbags](https://imho.run/games/297060/freaking-meatbags) — Shares resource mining with IRON GUARD. 62 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/297060/)
23. [Defense Grid: The Awakening](https://imho.run/games/18500/defense-grid-the-awakening) — Also Tower Defense and Futuristic, like IRON GUARD. 3,392 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/18500/)
24. [Eximius: Seize the Frontline](https://imho.run/games/505740/eximius-seize-the-frontline) — Also Real Time Tactics and RTS, like IRON GUARD. 367 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/505740/)

## 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=1213220&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1213220&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1213220&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1213220
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1213220
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About IRON GUARD

A sci-fi roomscale VR Tower Defense game. Strategize to destroy waves of rogue robots and assist the powerful turrets with a handheld drone. Build and collect resources and help evacuate your crew from the alien planet.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1213220
- **Developer:** Xlab Digital
- **Publisher:** Xlab Digital
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 1, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1213220/iron-guard)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1213220&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1213220/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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