# Games like Cartridge Defense

> The closest matches to Cartridge Defense: Tower Tactics: Liberation, System Crash, Breach Wanderers, Overdungeon, and Zero Division. 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. [Tower Tactics: Liberation](https://imho.run/games/1709900/tower-tactics-liberation) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Card Battler, like Cartridge Defense. 836 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1709900/)
2. [System Crash](https://imho.run/games/481180/system-crash) — Shares card rarity system with Cartridge Defense. 209 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/481180/)
3. [Breach Wanderers](https://imho.run/games/1394130/breach-wanderers) — A frequent pick in Cartridge Defense players' libraries, and another RPG. 258 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1394130/)
4. [Overdungeon](https://imho.run/games/919370/overdungeon) — A frequent pick in Cartridge Defense players' libraries, and another Action. 310 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/919370/)
5. [Zero Division](https://imho.run/games/2181950/zero-division) — Also Trading Card Game and Roguelike Deckbuilder, like Cartridge Defense. 125 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2181950/)
6. [StarVaders](https://imho.run/games/2097570/starvaders) — A frequent pick in Cartridge Defense players' libraries, and another Strategy. 2,110 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/)
7. [Slay the Spire](https://imho.run/games/646570/slay-the-spire) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Card Battler, like Cartridge Defense. 75,305 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/)
8. [Balatro](https://imho.run/games/2379780/balatro) — Shares endless mode with Cartridge Defense. 99,852 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/)
9. [Pirates Outlaws](https://imho.run/games/1046300/pirates-outlaws) — A frequent pick in Cartridge Defense players' libraries, and another Adventure. 295 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1046300/)
10. [Nitro Kid](https://imho.run/games/1709050/nitro-kid) — A frequent pick in Cartridge Defense players' libraries, and another Indie. 270 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1709050/)
11. [Arcanium: Rise of Akhan](https://imho.run/games/1056840/arcanium-rise-of-akhan) — Also Trading Card Game and Card Battler, like Cartridge Defense. 498 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1056840/)
12. [Necronator: Dead Wrong](https://imho.run/games/1144970/necronator-dead-wrong) — Also Card Battler and Tower Defense, like Cartridge Defense. 216 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1144970/)
13. [Refactor](https://imho.run/games/1664670/refactor) — Shares maze building with Cartridge Defense. 92 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1664670/)
14. [Deep Sky Derelicts](https://imho.run/games/698640/deep-sky-derelicts) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Card Battler, like Cartridge Defense. 1,130 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/698640/)
15. [Iris and the Giant](https://imho.run/games/1127610/iris-and-the-giant) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Card Battler, like Cartridge Defense. 233 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1127610/)
16. [Dicey Dungeons](https://imho.run/games/861540/dicey-dungeons) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Card Battler, like Cartridge Defense. 6,133 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/861540/)
17. [Nowhere Prophet](https://imho.run/games/681730/nowhere-prophet) — Also Trading Card Game and Card Battler, like Cartridge Defense. 501 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/681730/)
18. [Core Defense](https://imho.run/games/1203360/core-defense) — Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Cartridge Defense. 254 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203360/)
19. [Card Hog](https://imho.run/games/1163740/card-hog) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Card Battler, like Cartridge Defense. 272 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1163740/)
20. [Roguebook](https://imho.run/games/1076200/roguebook) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Card Battler, like Cartridge Defense. 1,911 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1076200/)
21. [Monster Train](https://imho.run/games/1102190/monster-train) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Card Battler, like Cartridge Defense. 12,182 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1102190/)
22. [Monster Slayers](https://imho.run/games/496620/monster-slayers) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Card Battler, like Cartridge Defense. 609 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/496620/)
23. [Ratropolis](https://imho.run/games/1108370/ratropolis) — Also Card Battler and Rogue-lite, like Cartridge Defense. 1,698 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1108370/)
24. [Wildfrost](https://imho.run/games/1811990/wildfrost) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Card Battler, like Cartridge Defense. 5,253 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811990/)

## 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=1291540&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1291540&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1291540&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1291540
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1291540
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Cartridge Defense

Cartridge Defense is a tower defense game with over 300 distinct collectible cards that you will use to create your own decks to defend against robots in the cyberpunk inspired future. Play cards (cartridges) to spawn towers, upgrades, special abilities and more in a campaign or rogue-like mode.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1291540
- **Developer:** Out Gaming
- **Publisher:** Out Gaming
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 3, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1291540/cartridge-defense)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1291540&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1291540/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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