# Games like Desperate Place

> The closest matches to Desperate Place: Frontline Crisis, Lumencraft, Border Pioneer, Thronefall, and IDUN - Frontline Survival. 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. [Frontline Crisis](https://imho.run/games/3139620/frontline-crisis) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Desperate Place. 134 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3139620/)
2. [Lumencraft](https://imho.run/games/1713810/lumencraft) — Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Desperate Place. 548 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1713810/)
3. [Border Pioneer](https://imho.run/games/2346410/border-pioneer) — Shares tower defense and base building with Desperate Place. 211 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2346410/)
4. [Thronefall](https://imho.run/games/2239150/thronefall) — Shares tower defense and resource management with Desperate Place. 10,683 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2239150/)
5. [IDUN - Frontline Survival](https://imho.run/games/2186360/idun-frontline-survival) — A frequent pick in Desperate Place players' libraries, and another Action. 302 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2186360/)
6. [clickyland](https://imho.run/games/2751050/clickyland) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Desperate Place. 241 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2751050/)
7. [Drill Core](https://imho.run/games/2821800/drill-core) — A frequent pick in Desperate Place players' libraries, and another Strategy. 797 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2821800/)
8. [Calyx](https://imho.run/games/3211850/calyx) — Also Tower Defense and Space, like Desperate Place. 217 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3211850/)
9. [Monsters are Coming!](https://imho.run/games/2934220/monsters-are-coming) — Also City Builder and Tower Defense, like Desperate Place. 1,055 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934220/)
10. [Acid Planet](https://imho.run/games/2641530/acid-planet) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Desperate Place. 55 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2641530/)
11. [Stellar Initiative](https://imho.run/games/2529080/stellar-initiative) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Desperate Place. 251 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2529080/)
12. [Outpost](https://imho.run/games/1127110/outpost) — Also Tower Defense, like Desperate Place. 631 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1127110/)
13. [Guardians of the Sanctree](https://imho.run/games/2512930/guardians-of-the-sanctree) — Shares tower defense and base building with Desperate Place. 72 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2512930/)
14. [Endzone - A World Apart](https://imho.run/games/933820/endzone-a-world-apart) — Shares resource management with Desperate Place. 3,338 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/933820/)
15. [The Riftbreaker](https://imho.run/games/780310/the-riftbreaker) — Shares tower defense and base building with Desperate Place. 9,079 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/780310/)
16. [Tower Dominion](https://imho.run/games/3226530/tower-dominion) — Shares tower defense and character progression with Desperate Place. 2,467 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3226530/)
17. [dEskape](https://imho.run/games/2390060/deskape) — Shares wave based combat and base building with Desperate Place. 74 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2390060/)
18. [Dead in Antares](https://imho.run/games/2511800/dead-in-antares) — Shares base building and character progression with Desperate Place. 116 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2511800/)
19. [Deep Among the Swarm](https://imho.run/games/2746030/deep-among-the-swarm) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Desperate Place. 117 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2746030/)
20. [Planetaries](https://imho.run/games/2800450/planetaries) — A frequent pick in Desperate Place players' libraries, and another RPG. 177 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2800450/)
21. [Age of Darkness: Final Stand](https://imho.run/games/1426450/age-of-darkness-final-stand) — Shares tower defense and base building with Desperate Place. 5,356 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1426450/)
22. [They Are Billions](https://imho.run/games/644930/they-are-billions) — Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Desperate Place. 18,746 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/644930/)
23. [The King is Watching](https://imho.run/games/2753900/the-king-is-watching) — Shares tower defense and character progression with Desperate Place. 3,028 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2753900/)
24. [Kingdom's Deck](https://imho.run/games/2655590/kingdom-s-deck) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Desperate Place. 155 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2655590/)

## 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=3058140&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3058140&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3058140&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3058140
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3058140
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Desperate Place

Desperate Place is a strategic tower defense game where you play as a crew member who wakes up early on a damaged colonization starship. Stranded on an unknown planet, you must gather resources, repair the ship, and defend against alien monsters to survive and escape.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3058140
- **Developer:** BruceGalaxy
- **Publisher:** BruceGalaxy
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 21, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3058140/desperate-place)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3058140&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3058140/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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