# Games like Defend the Rook

> The closest matches to Defend the Rook: The Last Spell, DungeonTop, Crown Trick, Trials of Fire, and For The King. 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 Last Spell](https://imho.run/games/1105670/the-last-spell) — Shares meta progression with Defend the Rook. 6,473 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1105670/)
2. [DungeonTop](https://imho.run/games/1146230/dungeontop) — Also Turn-Based and Tactical RPG, like Defend the Rook. 167 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1146230/)
3. [Crown Trick](https://imho.run/games/1000010/crown-trick) — Also Turn-Based and Perma Death, like Defend the Rook. 563 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000010/)
4. [Trials of Fire](https://imho.run/games/1038370/trials-of-fire) — A frequent pick in Defend the Rook players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,597 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1038370/)
5. [For The King](https://imho.run/games/527230/for-the-king) — Also Party-Based RPG and Turn-Based, like Defend the Rook. 11,548 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/527230/)
6. [The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming](https://imho.run/games/409910/the-storm-guard-darkness-is-coming) — A frequent pick in Defend the Rook players' libraries, and another Action. 132 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/409910/)
7. [Crowntakers](https://imho.run/games/294370/crowntakers) — Also Turn-Based and Perma Death, like Defend the Rook. 227 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294370/)
8. [Trash of the Titans](https://imho.run/games/2450400/trash-of-the-titans) — Also Turn-Based and Tactical RPG, like Defend the Rook. 257 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2450400/)
9. [Popup Dungeon](https://imho.run/games/349730/popup-dungeon) — Shares meta progression with Defend the Rook. 521 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/349730/)
10. [SpellRogue](https://imho.run/games/1990110/spellrogue) — Also Turn-Based and Perma Death, like Defend the Rook. 1,009 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1990110/)
11. [Nordhold](https://imho.run/games/3028310/nordhold) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Defend the Rook. 1,392 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3028310/)
12. [Crawl Tactics](https://imho.run/games/1290750/crawl-tactics) — Also Party-Based RPG and Turn-Based, like Defend the Rook. 127 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1290750/)
13. [Depth of Extinction](https://imho.run/games/636320/depth-of-extinction) — Also Party-Based RPG and Turn-Based, like Defend the Rook. 141 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/636320/)
14. [Nowhere Prophet](https://imho.run/games/681730/nowhere-prophet) — Also Turn-Based and Tactical RPG, like Defend the Rook. 501 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/681730/)
15. [Rogue Waters](https://imho.run/games/1691190/rogue-waters) — Shares meta progression with Defend the Rook. 474 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1691190/)
16. [Tactics Ogre: Reborn](https://imho.run/games/1451090/tactics-ogre-reborn) — Also Party-Based RPG and Turn-Based, like Defend the Rook. 2,073 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1451090/)
17. [Banners of Ruin](https://imho.run/games/1075740/banners-of-ruin) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-lite, like Defend the Rook. 1,239 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1075740/)
18. [Tower Escape](https://imho.run/games/2009860/tower-escape) — Also Perma Death and Tower Defense, like Defend the Rook. 235 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2009860/)
19. [Desktop Dungeons: Rewind](https://imho.run/games/1976950/desktop-dungeons-rewind) — A frequent pick in Defend the Rook players' libraries, and another Strategy. 342 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1976950/)
20. [Lost In The Open](https://imho.run/games/2027380/lost-in-the-open) — Also Turn-Based and Tactical RPG, like Defend the Rook. 56 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2027380/)
21. [Astral Throne](https://imho.run/games/2560500/astral-throne) — Also Tactical RPG and Perma Death, like Defend the Rook. 250 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2560500/)
22. [Heroes of Steel RPG](https://imho.run/games/291190/heroes-of-steel-rpg) — Also Party-Based RPG and Turn-Based, like Defend the Rook. 193 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/291190/)
23. [Roguebook](https://imho.run/games/1076200/roguebook) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-lite, like Defend the Rook. 1,911 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1076200/)
24. [Fort Triumph](https://imho.run/games/612570/fort-triumph) — Also Party-Based RPG and Turn-Based, like Defend the Rook. 418 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/612570/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Defend the Rook

A roguelike tactics board combat combined with tower defense elements. Defeat the invading hordes to stay alive and save the land! Enjoy more tactics than a normal TD game, combined with the added challenge of building towers and fighting off waves of enemies!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1531250
- **Developer:** One Up Plus
- **Publisher:** Goblinz Publishing, Maple Whispering Limited
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, RPG
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 26, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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