# Games like GemCraft - Chasing Shadows

> The closest matches to GemCraft - Chasing Shadows: GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath, Nordhold, Anomaly: Warzone Earth, Revenge of the Titans, and Dungeon Warfare. 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. [GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath](https://imho.run/games/1106530/gemcraft-frostborn-wrath) — Also Tower Defense and Dark Fantasy, like GemCraft. 1,983 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1106530/)
2. [Nordhold](https://imho.run/games/3028310/nordhold) — Shares economy management and meta progression with GemCraft. 1,392 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3028310/)
3. [Anomaly: Warzone Earth](https://imho.run/games/91200/anomaly-warzone-earth) — Also Tower Defense, like GemCraft. 561 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/91200/)
4. [Revenge of the Titans](https://imho.run/games/93200/revenge-of-the-titans) — A frequent pick in GemCraft players' libraries, and another Action. 452 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/93200/)
5. [Dungeon Warfare](https://imho.run/games/355980/dungeon-warfare) — Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like GemCraft. 927 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/355980/)
6. [Hexguardian](https://imho.run/games/2381740/hexguardian) — Shares meta progression with GemCraft. 337 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2381740/)
7. [Infested Planet](https://imho.run/games/204530/infested-planet) — Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like GemCraft. 1,860 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/204530/)
8. [Deathtrap](https://imho.run/games/310510/deathtrap) — Also Tower Defense and Dark Fantasy, like GemCraft. 1,006 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/310510/)
9. [The King is Watching](https://imho.run/games/2753900/the-king-is-watching) — A frequent pick in GemCraft players' libraries, and another Strategy. 3,028 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2753900/)
10. [Artisan TD](https://imho.run/games/2224640/artisan-td) — Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like GemCraft. 480 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2224640/)
11. [Necrosmith 2](https://imho.run/games/2277320/necrosmith-2) — Shares meta progression with GemCraft. 492 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2277320/)
12. [The Last Spell](https://imho.run/games/1105670/the-last-spell) — Also Dark Fantasy and Tactical, like GemCraft. 6,473 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1105670/)
13. [Spirits of the Hellements - TD](https://imho.run/games/1742610/spirits-of-the-hellements-td) — Shares economy management with GemCraft. 251 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1742610/)
14. [Lichdom: Battlemage](https://imho.run/games/261760/lichdom-battlemage) — Same immersive mood as GemCraft. 1,483 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/261760/)
15. [Runeomicon](https://imho.run/games/3160570/runeomicon) — Shares meta progression with GemCraft. 85 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3160570/)
16. [Monsters are Coming!](https://imho.run/games/2934220/monsters-are-coming) — Shares meta progression with GemCraft. 1,055 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934220/)
17. [Dungeon Defenders](https://imho.run/games/65800/dungeon-defenders) — A frequent pick in GemCraft players' libraries, and another RPG. 8,635 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/65800/)
18. [Age of Darkness: Final Stand](https://imho.run/games/1426450/age-of-darkness-final-stand) — Shares economy management with GemCraft. 5,356 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1426450/)
19. [Prime World: Defenders](https://imho.run/games/235360/prime-world-defenders) — Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like GemCraft. 374 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/235360/)
20. [Guards](https://imho.run/games/460340/guards) — Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like GemCraft. 110 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/460340/)
21. [Orcs Must Die!](https://imho.run/games/102600/orcs-must-die) — Also Tower Defense, like GemCraft. 3,603 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/102600/)
22. [Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/816340/kingdom-rush-origins-tower-defense) — Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like GemCraft. 1,648 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/816340/)
23. [Desperados III](https://imho.run/games/610370/desperados-iii) — Also Tactical, like GemCraft. 4,284 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/610370/)
24. [Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors](https://imho.run/games/2388460/pathfinder-gallowspire-survivors) — Also Dark Fantasy, like GemCraft. 404 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2388460/)

## Machine-readable

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## About GemCraft - Chasing Shadows

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows is a tower defense strategy game released in 2015 by Game in a Bottle, published by Armor Games Studios, priced at $9.99. The core gameplay centers on gem-combination-building where players forge increasingly powerful gems to unleash magical attacks on waves of fantasy monsters, balanced through mana-economy-management. Spatial strategy plays a key role, and players note that tactical-positioning-matters significantly. A meta-progression system provides long-term goals across a massive campaign. Reviewers highlight the game as atmospheric and immersive, while noting its challenging difficulty. The title holds a 95% positive rating from 2576 Steam reviews and is marked as Playable on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 296490
- **Developer:** Game in a Bottle
- **Publisher:** Armor Games Studios
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 30, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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