# Games like Chest Mate

> The closest matches to Chest Mate: Taur, Mushroom Wars, Door Kickers, Emberward, and Infested Planet. 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 RTS and Tower Defense, like Chest Mate. 1,193 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1227780/)
2. [Mushroom Wars](https://imho.run/games/431250/mushroom-wars) — A frequent pick in Chest Mate players' libraries, and another Action. 158 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/431250/)
3. [Door Kickers](https://imho.run/games/248610/door-kickers) — Also RTS and Top-Down Shooter, like Chest Mate. 3,617 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/248610/)
4. [Emberward](https://imho.run/games/2459550/emberward) — A frequent pick in Chest Mate players' libraries, and another Strategy. 4,492 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2459550/)
5. [Infested Planet](https://imho.run/games/204530/infested-planet) — Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Chest Mate. 1,860 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/204530/)
6. [Dungeon Defenders](https://imho.run/games/65800/dungeon-defenders) — Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like Chest Mate. 8,635 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/65800/)
7. [Anomaly 2](https://imho.run/games/236730/anomaly-2) — Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Chest Mate. 197 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/236730/)
8. [Zombo Buster Advance](https://imho.run/games/1302780/zombo-buster-advance) — Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Chest Mate. 71 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1302780/)
9. [GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath](https://imho.run/games/1106530/gemcraft-frostborn-wrath) — Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Chest Mate. 1,983 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1106530/)
10. [Hexguardian](https://imho.run/games/2381740/hexguardian) — Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Chest Mate. 337 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2381740/)
11. [Castle Of Alchemists](https://imho.run/games/1724770/castle-of-alchemists) — Also Tower Defense and Top-Down Shooter, like Chest Mate. 292 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724770/)
12. [Grim Nights](https://imho.run/games/947300/grim-nights) — Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Chest Mate. 737 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/947300/)
13. [Timemelters](https://imho.run/games/1096140/timemelters) — Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like Chest Mate. 123 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096140/)
14. [Prime World: Defenders](https://imho.run/games/235360/prime-world-defenders) — A frequent pick in Chest Mate players' libraries, and another RPG. 374 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/235360/)
15. [Yokai Art: Night Parade of One Hundred Demons](https://imho.run/games/1812060/yokai-art-night-parade-of-one-hundred-demons) — Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Chest Mate. 190 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1812060/)
16. [Element TD 2 - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/1018830/element-td-2-tower-defense) — Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Chest Mate. 1,623 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1018830/)
17. [Orcs Must Die!](https://imho.run/games/102600/orcs-must-die) — Also Tower Defense, like Chest Mate. 3,603 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/102600/)
18. [The King is Watching](https://imho.run/games/2753900/the-king-is-watching) — Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Chest Mate. 3,028 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2753900/)
19. [CastleStorm](https://imho.run/games/241410/castlestorm) — Also Tower Defense, like Chest Mate. 706 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241410/)
20. [Guards](https://imho.run/games/460340/guards) — Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like Chest Mate. 110 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/460340/)
21. [Toy Shire](https://imho.run/games/2361460/toy-shire) — Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Chest Mate. 841 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2361460/)
22. [Artisan TD](https://imho.run/games/2224640/artisan-td) — Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like Chest Mate. 480 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2224640/)
23. [Dungeon Warfare](https://imho.run/games/355980/dungeon-warfare) — Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like Chest Mate. 927 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/355980/)
24. [Cube Land Arena](https://imho.run/games/450850/cube-land-arena) — Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Chest Mate. 66 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/450850/)

## 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=1889790&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1889790&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1889790&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1889790
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1889790
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Chest Mate

A precision based tower defense/puzzle game that focuses on optimization! Control your cannon, optimize your defenses and defend your mate! Chest Mate is a challenging aim-based strategy game.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1889790
- **Developer:** OptizOnion
- **Publisher:** OptizOnion
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Casual
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 8, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1889790/chest-mate)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1889790&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1889790/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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