# Games like Idle Tower Defense

> The closest matches to Idle Tower Defense: Samawa Idle, Refence, Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense, Zero Stress King: Idle Defense, and All Aboard! The Train Defense Express. 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. [Samawa Idle](https://imho.run/games/2562730/samawa-idle) — Shares prestige system and tower defense with Idle Tower Defense. 366 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2562730/)
2. [Refence](https://imho.run/games/3427090/refence) — Also Clicker and Tower Defense, like Idle Tower Defense. 73 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3427090/)
3. [Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/2897580/idle-hero-td-tower-defense) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Idle Tower Defense. 804 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2897580/)
4. [Zero Stress King: Idle Defense](https://imho.run/games/4271160/zero-stress-king-idle-defense) — A frequent pick in Idle Tower Defense players' libraries, and another Strategy. 523 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4271160/)
5. [All Aboard! The Train Defense Express](https://imho.run/games/3359200/all-aboard-the-train-defense-express) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Idle Tower Defense. 145 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3359200/)
6. [Grow Defense](https://imho.run/games/1083600/grow-defense) — Shares tower defense and idle progression with Idle Tower Defense. 460 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1083600/)
7. [Outhold](https://imho.run/games/3767740/outhold) — Shares endless mode and tower defense with Idle Tower Defense. 749 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3767740/)
8. [Nodebuster](https://imho.run/games/3107330/nodebuster) — Shares loadout customization and idle progression with Idle Tower Defense. 10,302 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3107330/)
9. [PegIdle](https://imho.run/games/2821890/pegidle) — Shares prestige system and idle progression with Idle Tower Defense. 302 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2821890/)
10. [Desktop Defender](https://imho.run/games/3772810/desktop-defender) — A frequent pick in Idle Tower Defense players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,224 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772810/)
11. [This Isn't Just Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/3653600/this-isn-t-just-tower-defense) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Idle Tower Defense. 79 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3653600/)
12. [Dice People](https://imho.run/games/3373670/dice-people) — Shares prestige system and wave based combat with Idle Tower Defense. 295 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3373670/)
13. [Clicker Clicker Clicker](https://imho.run/games/3187730/clicker-clicker-clicker) — Shares idle progression and meta progression with Idle Tower Defense. 50 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3187730/)
14. [castle idler](https://imho.run/games/4082900/castle-idler) — Shares tower defense and idle progression with Idle Tower Defense. 59 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4082900/)
15. [IDLE BOSS RUSH](https://imho.run/games/3436030/idle-boss-rush) — Also Clicker and Idler, like Idle Tower Defense. 495 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3436030/)
16. [Game of Grass](https://imho.run/games/3451380/game-of-grass) — Shares prestige system and idle progression with Idle Tower Defense. 192 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3451380/)
17. [Idle Colony](https://imho.run/games/2843640/idle-colony) — Shares idle progression and achievement hunting with Idle Tower Defense. 385 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2843640/)
18. [Nomad Idle](https://imho.run/games/3042190/nomad-idle) — Shares prestige system and idle progression with Idle Tower Defense. 445 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3042190/)
19. [Idle Monster TD: Evolved](https://imho.run/games/1887930/idle-monster-td-evolved) — Shares prestige system with Idle Tower Defense. 892 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1887930/)
20. [Gridkeeper](https://imho.run/games/3536380/gridkeeper) — Shares idle progression and upgrade system with Idle Tower Defense. 127 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3536380/)
21. [Feed the Reactor](https://imho.run/games/4009730/feed-the-reactor) — Shares prestige system and idle progression with Idle Tower Defense. 424 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4009730/)
22. [Goblin Buster: Incremental Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/2482250/goblin-buster-incremental-tower-defense) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Idle Tower Defense. 76 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2482250/)
23. [Revolution Idle](https://imho.run/games/2763740/revolution-idle) — Shares idle progression and meta progression with Idle Tower Defense. 6,500 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2763740/)
24. [CompactO - Idle Game](https://imho.run/games/1516490/compacto-idle-game) — Shares prestige system and achievement hunting with Idle Tower Defense. 60 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1516490/)

## 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=3054090&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3054090&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3054090&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3054090
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3054090
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Idle Tower Defense

Idle Tower Defense is a game where you control a single tower to fight off hordes of enemies. No randomization. Choose from a variety of modules to create unique builds and upgrade modules and survive endless waves.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3054090
- **Developer:** ZNZ Games
- **Publisher:** ZNZ Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Dec 26, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3054090/idle-tower-defense)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3054090&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3054090/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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