# Games like Mineral Defense

> The closest matches to Mineral Defense: Crystal Guardians TD, Tower Dominion, Rogue Tower, Emberward, and Hexguardian. 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. [Crystal Guardians TD](https://imho.run/games/2322090/crystal-guardians-td) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Mineral Defense. 94 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2322090/)
2. [Tower Dominion](https://imho.run/games/3226530/tower-dominion) — Shares tower defense and roguelite progression with Mineral Defense. 2,467 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3226530/)
3. [Rogue Tower](https://imho.run/games/1843760/rogue-tower) — Shares procedural generation with Mineral Defense. 4,314 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1843760/)
4. [Emberward](https://imho.run/games/2459550/emberward) — Also Base-Building and Tower Defense, like Mineral Defense. 4,492 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2459550/)
5. [Hexguardian](https://imho.run/games/2381740/hexguardian) — Shares tech tree progression and tower defense with Mineral Defense. 337 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2381740/)
6. [Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/2296550/axon-td-uprising-tower-defense) — Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Mineral Defense. 445 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2296550/)
7. [9 Kings](https://imho.run/games/2784470/9-kings) — Also Rogue-lite and Deckbuilding, like Mineral Defense. 8,985 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2784470/)
8. [Nordhold](https://imho.run/games/3028310/nordhold) — A frequent pick in Mineral Defense players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,392 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3028310/)
9. [All Aboard! The Train Defense Express](https://imho.run/games/3359200/all-aboard-the-train-defense-express) — Also Tower Defense and Deckbuilding, like Mineral Defense. 145 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3359200/)
10. [Deep Among the Swarm](https://imho.run/games/2746030/deep-among-the-swarm) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Mineral Defense. 117 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2746030/)
11. [Border Pioneer](https://imho.run/games/2346410/border-pioneer) — Shares tower defense and meta progression with Mineral Defense. 211 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2346410/)
12. [CD 2: Trap Master](https://imho.run/games/2330870/cd-2-trap-master) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Mineral Defense. 66 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2330870/)
13. [Monsters are Coming!](https://imho.run/games/2934220/monsters-are-coming) — Also Tower Defense, like Mineral Defense. 1,055 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934220/)
14. [Stellar Initiative](https://imho.run/games/2529080/stellar-initiative) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Mineral Defense. 251 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2529080/)
15. [Monster Train 2](https://imho.run/games/2742830/monster-train-2) — Also Deckbuilding and Rogue-like, like Mineral Defense. 4,790 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2742830/)
16. [Drill Core](https://imho.run/games/2821800/drill-core) — Shares tower defense and roguelite progression with Mineral Defense. 797 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2821800/)
17. [Refence](https://imho.run/games/3427090/refence) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Mineral Defense. 73 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3427090/)
18. [Kingdom's Deck](https://imho.run/games/2655590/kingdom-s-deck) — A frequent pick in Mineral Defense players' libraries, and another RPG. 155 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2655590/)
19. [Ratropolis](https://imho.run/games/1108370/ratropolis) — Shares procedural generation with Mineral Defense. 1,698 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1108370/)
20. [Balatro](https://imho.run/games/2379780/balatro) — Shares roguelite progression and meta progression with Mineral Defense. 99,852 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/)
21. [Forest Heroes](https://imho.run/games/3001330/forest-heroes) — A frequent pick in Mineral Defense players' libraries, and another Action. 79 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3001330/)
22. [Core Defense](https://imho.run/games/1203360/core-defense) — Shares roguelite progression with Mineral Defense. 254 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203360/)
23. [Defend the Rook](https://imho.run/games/1531250/defend-the-rook) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Mineral Defense. 93 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1531250/)
24. [ShapeHero Factory](https://imho.run/games/2389040/shapehero-factory) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Mineral Defense. 288 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2389040/)

## 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=3125890&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3125890&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3125890&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3125890
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3125890
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Mineral Defense

Mineral Defense combines tower defense with roguelite elements and procedural generation. Build paths, unlock upgrades, and unleash powerful synergies to conquer evolving challenges in an ever-expanding world.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3125890
- **Developer:** Corestone Games
- **Publisher:** Corestone Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 15, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3125890/mineral-defense)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3125890&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3125890/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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