# Games like Tower Escape

> The closest matches to Tower Escape: Tower Tactics: Liberation, Defend the Rook, Heretic's Fork, The Dungeon Beneath, and Wildfrost. 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) — Shares deck building with Tower Escape. 836 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1709900/)
2. [Defend the Rook](https://imho.run/games/1531250/defend-the-rook) — Also Perma Death and Tower Defense, like Tower Escape. 93 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1531250/)
3. [Heretic's Fork](https://imho.run/games/2181610/heretic-s-fork) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Perma Death, like Tower Escape. 1,833 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2181610/)
4. [The Dungeon Beneath](https://imho.run/games/1359120/the-dungeon-beneath) — Also Auto Battler and Perma Death, like Tower Escape. 582 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1359120/)
5. [Wildfrost](https://imho.run/games/1811990/wildfrost) — A frequent pick in Tower Escape players' libraries, and another Strategy. 5,253 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811990/)
6. [Emberward](https://imho.run/games/2459550/emberward) — Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Tower Escape. 4,492 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2459550/)
7. [Backpack Hero](https://imho.run/games/1970580/backpack-hero) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Rogue-lite, like Tower Escape. 4,035 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1970580/)
8. [Into the Restless Ruins](https://imho.run/games/2877770/into-the-restless-ruins) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Auto Battler, like Tower Escape. 87 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2877770/)
9. [Rogue Tower](https://imho.run/games/1843760/rogue-tower) — Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Tower Escape. 4,314 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1843760/)
10. [Crystal Guardians TD](https://imho.run/games/2322090/crystal-guardians-td) — Also Perma Death and Tower Defense, like Tower Escape. 94 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2322090/)
11. [ORX](https://imho.run/games/1071140/orx) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Tower Defense, like Tower Escape. 274 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1071140/)
12. [Gods vs Horrors](https://imho.run/games/2994240/gods-vs-horrors) — Shares deck building with Tower Escape. 51 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2994240/)
13. [Hexguardian](https://imho.run/games/2381740/hexguardian) — Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Tower Escape. 337 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2381740/)
14. [Forest Heroes](https://imho.run/games/3001330/forest-heroes) — A frequent pick in Tower Escape players' libraries, and another Action. 79 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3001330/)
15. [Shapebreaker - Tower Defense Deckbuilder](https://imho.run/games/1924010/shapebreaker-tower-defense-deckbuilder) — Shares deck building with Tower Escape. 56 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1924010/)
16. [Hadean Tactics](https://imho.run/games/1260590/hadean-tactics) — Shares deck building with Tower Escape. 784 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1260590/)
17. [Trials of Fire](https://imho.run/games/1038370/trials-of-fire) — A frequent pick in Tower Escape players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,597 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1038370/)
18. [Necroking](https://imho.run/games/2852980/necroking) — Shares deck building with Tower Escape. 363 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2852980/)
19. [Dragon Eclipse](https://imho.run/games/2626860/dragon-eclipse) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Creature Collector, like Tower Escape. 108 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2626860/)
20. [Necronator: Dead Wrong](https://imho.run/games/1144970/necronator-dead-wrong) — Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Tower Escape. 216 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1144970/)
21. [StarVaders](https://imho.run/games/2097570/starvaders) — Shares deck building with Tower Escape. 2,110 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/)
22. [Slay the Spire](https://imho.run/games/646570/slay-the-spire) — Shares deck building with Tower Escape. 75,305 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/)
23. [Crown Trick](https://imho.run/games/1000010/crown-trick) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Tower Escape. 563 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000010/)
24. [SpellRogue](https://imho.run/games/1990110/spellrogue) — Shares deck building with Tower Escape. 1,009 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1990110/)

## 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=2009860&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2009860&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2009860&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2009860
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2009860
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Tower Escape

Tower Escape is a reverse tower defense game, where instead of defending against incoming enemies, you play the baddies and guide your minions to the exit. Recruit a team of minions, and collect powerful gems and relics that make each run unique.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2009860
- **Developer:** Final Screw
- **Publisher:** Final Screw, IndieArk
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Stats, Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 15, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2009860/tower-escape)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2009860&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2009860/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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