# Games like Hexguardian

> The closest matches to Hexguardian: Emberward, Crystal Guardians TD, Tower Dominion, Rogue Tower, and Nordhold. 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. [Emberward](https://imho.run/games/2459550/emberward) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Hexguardian. 4,492 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2459550/)
2. [Crystal Guardians TD](https://imho.run/games/2322090/crystal-guardians-td) — Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Hexguardian. 94 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2322090/)
3. [Tower Dominion](https://imho.run/games/3226530/tower-dominion) — Shares tower defense and skill tree progression with Hexguardian. 2,467 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3226530/)
4. [Rogue Tower](https://imho.run/games/1843760/rogue-tower) — Shares wave based survival and skill tree progression with Hexguardian. 4,314 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1843760/)
5. [Nordhold](https://imho.run/games/3028310/nordhold) — Shares tower defense and roguelite progression with Hexguardian. 1,392 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3028310/)
6. [Mineral Defense](https://imho.run/games/3125890/mineral-defense) — Shares tech tree progression and tower defense with Hexguardian. 173 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3125890/)
7. [Drop Duchy](https://imho.run/games/2525310/drop-duchy) — Shares roguelite progression and meta progression with Hexguardian. 1,463 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2525310/)
8. [ShapeHero Factory](https://imho.run/games/2389040/shapehero-factory) — A frequent pick in Hexguardian players' libraries, and another Strategy. 288 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2389040/)
9. [Drill Core](https://imho.run/games/2821800/drill-core) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Hexguardian. 797 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2821800/)
10. [Border Pioneer](https://imho.run/games/2346410/border-pioneer) — Also RTS and Tower Defense, like Hexguardian. 211 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2346410/)
11. [Cluckmech Oasis](https://imho.run/games/2453360/cluckmech-oasis) — A frequent pick in Hexguardian players' libraries, and another Action. 101 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2453360/)
12. [The King is Watching](https://imho.run/games/2753900/the-king-is-watching) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Hexguardian. 3,028 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2753900/)
13. [Deep Among the Swarm](https://imho.run/games/2746030/deep-among-the-swarm) — Shares tower defense and base building with Hexguardian. 117 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2746030/)
14. [Crowntakers](https://imho.run/games/294370/crowntakers) — Shares procedural generation with Hexguardian. 227 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294370/)
15. [Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/2296550/axon-td-uprising-tower-defense) — Shares tower defense with Hexguardian. 445 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2296550/)
16. [Genome Guardian](https://imho.run/games/2891310/genome-guardian) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Hexguardian. 639 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2891310/)
17. [Refence](https://imho.run/games/3427090/refence) — Shares tower defense and skill tree progression with Hexguardian. 73 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3427090/)
18. [Gnomes](https://imho.run/games/3133060/gnomes) — Also Tower Defense and Rogue-like, like Hexguardian. 1,327 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3133060/)
19. [Defend the Rook](https://imho.run/games/1531250/defend-the-rook) — Shares tower defense and meta progression with Hexguardian. 93 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1531250/)
20. [9 Kings](https://imho.run/games/2784470/9-kings) — A frequent pick in Hexguardian players' libraries, and another RPG. 8,985 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2784470/)
21. [Isle of Arrows](https://imho.run/games/1946970/isle-of-arrows) — Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Hexguardian. 668 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1946970/)
22. [Necrosmith 2](https://imho.run/games/2277320/necrosmith-2) — Shares wave based survival and base building with Hexguardian. 492 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2277320/)
23. [EcoGnomix](https://imho.run/games/2473640/ecognomix) — Shares tech tree progression and base building with Hexguardian. 78 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2473640/)
24. [Forest Heroes](https://imho.run/games/3001330/forest-heroes) — Shares tower defense and roguelite progression with Hexguardian. 79 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3001330/)

## 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=2381740&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2381740&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2381740&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2381740
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2381740
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Hexguardian

Hexguardian is a roguelite, tower defense game where you build your own maps with hexagonal tiles! Build and upgrade towers, recruit armies, learn spells, construct wonders and place hexagonal tiles to create a path to enhance your defenses. With plenty of game modes and talents to unlock!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2381740
- **Developer:** Split Second Games
- **Publisher:** Yogscast Games
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 2, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2381740/hexguardian)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2381740&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2381740/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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