# Games like Archipelago

> The closest matches to Archipelago: Tower Dominion, Nordhold, Rogue Tower, Isle of Arrows, and ShapeHero Factory. 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 Dominion](https://imho.run/games/3226530/tower-dominion) — Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Archipelago. 2,467 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3226530/)
2. [Nordhold](https://imho.run/games/3028310/nordhold) — Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Archipelago. 1,392 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3028310/)
3. [Rogue Tower](https://imho.run/games/1843760/rogue-tower) — A frequent pick in Archipelago players' libraries, and another Strategy. 4,314 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1843760/)
4. [Isle of Arrows](https://imho.run/games/1946970/isle-of-arrows) — Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Archipelago. 668 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1946970/)
5. [ShapeHero Factory](https://imho.run/games/2389040/shapehero-factory) — Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Archipelago. 288 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2389040/)
6. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — Also Base-Building and Rogue-like, like Archipelago. 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
7. [Loop Hero](https://imho.run/games/1282730/loop-hero) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Archipelago. 15,907 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1282730/)
8. [Gnomes](https://imho.run/games/3133060/gnomes) — Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Archipelago. 1,327 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3133060/)
9. [Okhlos: Omega](https://imho.run/games/400180/okhlos-omega) — Also Rogue-lite and 2.5D, like Archipelago. 189 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/400180/)
10. [Mineral Defense](https://imho.run/games/3125890/mineral-defense) — Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Archipelago. 173 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3125890/)
11. [Deep Among the Swarm](https://imho.run/games/2746030/deep-among-the-swarm) — Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Archipelago. 117 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2746030/)
12. [Hexguardian](https://imho.run/games/2381740/hexguardian) — Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Archipelago. 337 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2381740/)
13. [Crystal Guardians TD](https://imho.run/games/2322090/crystal-guardians-td) — Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Archipelago. 94 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2322090/)
14. [Into the Breach](https://imho.run/games/590380/into-the-breach) — A frequent pick in Archipelago players' libraries, and another RPG. 12,387 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/590380/)
15. [Chrysalis](https://imho.run/games/1594210/chrysalis) — Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Archipelago. 105 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1594210/)
16. [Desktop Dungeons: Rewind](https://imho.run/games/1976950/desktop-dungeons-rewind) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Archipelago. 342 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1976950/)
17. [Crowntakers](https://imho.run/games/294370/crowntakers) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Archipelago. 227 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294370/)
18. [Against the Storm](https://imho.run/games/1336490/against-the-storm) — Also Base-Building and Rogue-like, like Archipelago. 18,297 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/)
19. [Ratropolis](https://imho.run/games/1108370/ratropolis) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Archipelago. 1,698 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1108370/)
20. [Emberward](https://imho.run/games/2459550/emberward) — Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Archipelago. 4,492 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2459550/)
21. [Prison Architect](https://imho.run/games/233450/prison-architect) — Also Base-Building and Economy, like Archipelago. 33,775 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233450/)
22. [Core Defense](https://imho.run/games/1203360/core-defense) — Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Archipelago. 254 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203360/)
23. [Octogeddon](https://imho.run/games/525620/octogeddon) — A frequent pick in Archipelago players' libraries, and another Action. 796 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/525620/)
24. [Warpips](https://imho.run/games/1291010/warpips) — Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Archipelago. 1,981 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1291010/)

## 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=1811940&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1811940&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1811940&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1811940
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1811940
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Archipelago

Archipelago is a roguelike tower defense game about defending randomly generated islands. Setup your defenses, manage your income, and find powerful charms to repel the enemy. Archipelago introduces tension and strategy to the tower defense genre.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1811940
- **Developer:** Isaac Lee
- **Publisher:** Isaac Lee
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 14, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1811940/archipelago)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1811940&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811940/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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