# Games like ITER-8

> The closest matches to ITER-8: Wall World 2, Monsters are Coming!, Drill Core, The Riftbreaker, and The King is Watching. 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. [Wall World 2](https://imho.run/games/3467710/wall-world-2) — Shares wave based survival and base building with ITER-8. 492 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3467710/)
2. [Monsters are Coming!](https://imho.run/games/2934220/monsters-are-coming) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with ITER-8. 1,055 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934220/)
3. [Drill Core](https://imho.run/games/2821800/drill-core) — Also Tower Defense, like ITER-8. 797 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2821800/)
4. [The Riftbreaker](https://imho.run/games/780310/the-riftbreaker) — Shares tower defense and base building with ITER-8. 9,079 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/780310/)
5. [The King is Watching](https://imho.run/games/2753900/the-king-is-watching) — Also Real Time Tactics and Tower Defense, like ITER-8. 3,028 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2753900/)
6. [Repel The Rifts](https://imho.run/games/3686580/repel-the-rifts) — Shares tower defense and roguelite progression with ITER-8. 153 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3686580/)
7. [Crystal Guardians TD](https://imho.run/games/2322090/crystal-guardians-td) — Also Voxel and Tower Defense, like ITER-8. 94 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2322090/)
8. [Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite](https://imho.run/games/3772240/void-miner-incremental-asteroids-roguelite) — Shares wave based survival and roguelite progression with ITER-8. 423 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772240/)
9. [Cinderia](https://imho.run/games/3214610/cinderia) — Shares base building and roguelite progression with ITER-8. 356 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3214610/)
10. [Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault](https://imho.run/games/2350790/moonlighter-2-the-endless-vault) — Shares roguelite progression and exploration with ITER-8. 4,106 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2350790/)
11. [Machine Mind](https://imho.run/games/2861590/machine-mind) — Shares vehicle customization and tower defense with ITER-8. 216 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2861590/)
12. [City Defense Z](https://imho.run/games/2635500/city-defense-z) — Also Tower Defense and Roguelike, like ITER-8. 145 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2635500/)
13. [EverSiege: Untold Ages](https://imho.run/games/3363680/eversiege-untold-ages) — Also Tower Defense and Roguelite, like ITER-8. 850 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3363680/)
14. [Dome Keeper](https://imho.run/games/1637320/dome-keeper) — Shares resource management with ITER-8. 10,806 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1637320/)
15. [Night Swarm](https://imho.run/games/3668370/night-swarm) — Also Isometric and Roguelike, like ITER-8. 488 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3668370/)
16. [The Ember Guardian](https://imho.run/games/3570060/the-ember-guardian) — A frequent pick in ITER-8 players' libraries, and another Action. 75 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3570060/)
17. [Outpost](https://imho.run/games/1127110/outpost) — A frequent pick in ITER-8 players' libraries, and another Strategy. 631 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1127110/)
18. [Nightmare Frontier](https://imho.run/games/3310950/nightmare-frontier) — Shares roguelite progression and inventory management with ITER-8. 240 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3310950/)
19. [CleanFall](https://imho.run/games/2769780/cleanfall) — Shares tower defense and base building with ITER-8. 179 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2769780/)
20. [Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes](https://imho.run/games/2535950/battlestar-galactica-scattered-hopes) — Shares roguelite progression and meta progression with ITER-8. 901 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2535950/)
21. [This Isn't Just Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/3653600/this-isn-t-just-tower-defense) — Shares tower defense and meta progression with ITER-8. 79 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3653600/)
22. [Blossom: The Seed of Life](https://imho.run/games/3576870/blossom-the-seed-of-life) — Shares vehicle customization and base building with ITER-8. 441 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3576870/)
23. [Lost in Random: The Eternal Die](https://imho.run/games/2564520/lost-in-random-the-eternal-die) — A frequent pick in ITER-8 players' libraries, and another RPG. 310 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2564520/)
24. [Coal LLC](https://imho.run/games/3361510/coal-llc) — Also Roguelike and Roguelite, like ITER-8. 872 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3361510/)

## 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=2832310&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2832310&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2832310&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2832310
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2832310
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About ITER-8

Welcome to the surface, ITER employee #8. Mine the Pillar, upgrade your tools, defend your base, reach the top... or die miserably. Each expendable worker pushes the mission forward - one glorious, replaceable iteration at a time.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2832310
- **Developer:** fluckyMachine
- **Publisher:** Fireshine Games
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Adjustable Difficulty, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Mar 9, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2832310/iter-8)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2832310&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2832310/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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