# Games like D.O.T. Defence

> The closest matches to D.O.T. Defence: There Are No Orcs, From Glory To Goo, Minimalist Tower Defense, Border Pioneer, and Operation: Polygon Storm. 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. [There Are No Orcs](https://imho.run/games/3480990/there-are-no-orcs) — Shares real time strategy and tower defense with D.O.T. Defence. 445 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3480990/)
2. [From Glory To Goo](https://imho.run/games/2607060/from-glory-to-goo) — Also Action RTS and Base-Building, like D.O.T. Defence. 1,294 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2607060/)
3. [Minimalist Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/2617400/minimalist-tower-defense) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with D.O.T. Defence. 105 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617400/)
4. [Border Pioneer](https://imho.run/games/2346410/border-pioneer) — Also Base-Building and Wargame, like D.O.T. Defence. 211 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2346410/)
5. [Operation: Polygon Storm](https://imho.run/games/2310160/operation-polygon-storm) — Shares auto battle and wave based combat with D.O.T. Defence. 91 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2310160/)
6. [Mechabellum](https://imho.run/games/669330/mechabellum) — Also Action RTS and Auto Battler, like D.O.T. Defence. 9,451 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/669330/)
7. [Nuke Them All](https://imho.run/games/2432940/nuke-them-all) — Shares real time strategy and wave based combat with D.O.T. Defence. 67 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2432940/)
8. [Warpips](https://imho.run/games/1291010/warpips) — Also Base-Building and Auto Battler, like D.O.T. Defence. 1,981 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1291010/)
9. [Tempest Rising](https://imho.run/games/1486920/tempest-rising) — Shares real time strategy and resource management with D.O.T. Defence. 12,332 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1486920/)
10. [Frontline Crisis](https://imho.run/games/3139620/frontline-crisis) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with D.O.T. Defence. 134 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3139620/)
11. [Tower Factory](https://imho.run/games/2707490/tower-factory) — A frequent pick in D.O.T. Defence players' libraries, and another Action. 556 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2707490/)
12. [Calyx](https://imho.run/games/3211850/calyx) — Also Action RTS and Real Time Tactics, like D.O.T. Defence. 217 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3211850/)
13. [Tower Dominion](https://imho.run/games/3226530/tower-dominion) — Shares tower defense and faction politics with D.O.T. Defence. 2,467 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3226530/)
14. [Circle Empires 2](https://imho.run/games/3093020/circle-empires-2) — A frequent pick in D.O.T. Defence players' libraries, and another Strategy. 89 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3093020/)
15. [Kingdom's Deck](https://imho.run/games/2655590/kingdom-s-deck) — A frequent pick in D.O.T. Defence players' libraries, and another RPG. 155 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2655590/)
16. [Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/3024040/stronghold-crusader-definitive-edition) — Also Real Time Tactics and RTS, like D.O.T. Defence. 3,339 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3024040/)
17. [Acid Planet](https://imho.run/games/2641530/acid-planet) — Shares real time strategy and tower defense with D.O.T. Defence. 55 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2641530/)
18. [Diplomacy is Not an Option](https://imho.run/games/1272320/diplomacy-is-not-an-option) — Shares tower defense and resource management with D.O.T. Defence. 4,634 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272320/)
19. [Welcome Back, Commander](https://imho.run/games/3015620/welcome-back-commander) — Shares tower defense and checkpoint system with D.O.T. Defence. 116 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3015620/)
20. [Toy Shire](https://imho.run/games/2361460/toy-shire) — Also Wargame and Real Time Tactics, like D.O.T. Defence. 841 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2361460/)
21. [TDS - Tower Defense Strategy](https://imho.run/games/2392280/tds-tower-defense-strategy) — Also Action RTS, like D.O.T. Defence. 232 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2392280/)
22. [Wool at the Gates](https://imho.run/games/2994990/wool-at-the-gates) — Shares class specialization and tower defense with D.O.T. Defence. 96 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2994990/)
23. [Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/2296550/axon-td-uprising-tower-defense) — Shares time manipulation and tower defense with D.O.T. Defence. 445 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2296550/)
24. [The Scouring](https://imho.run/games/3338950/the-scouring) — Shares real time strategy and faction politics with D.O.T. Defence. 501 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3338950/)

## 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=3124850&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3124850
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3124850
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About D.O.T. Defence

Welcome to the frontlines! Build towers, muster armies, and conquer the map. Challenge yourself in the single-player campaign following the Chroma Wars, survive relentless waves in solo defense, or battle it out in local matches against friends and AI bots. Victory comes with the last HQ standing!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3124850
- **Developer:** Rattleaxe Games
- **Publisher:** Rattleaxe Games, Gamersky Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Early Access
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Cloud, Shared/Split Screen, Full controller support, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Remote Play Together, PvP, Family Sharing, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Adjustable Difficulty, Co-op
- **Released:** Apr 15, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3124850/d-o-t-defence)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3124850&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3124850/)
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