# Games like Hold The Mine

> The closest matches to Hold The Mine: Monsters are Coming!, Gem Miner TD, There Are No Orcs, The King is Watching, and Tower Dominion. 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. [Monsters are Coming!](https://imho.run/games/2934220/monsters-are-coming) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Hold The Mine. 1,055 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934220/)
2. [Gem Miner TD](https://imho.run/games/2835780/gem-miner-td) — Shares tower defense and difficulty modes with Hold The Mine. 55 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2835780/)
3. [There Are No Orcs](https://imho.run/games/3480990/there-are-no-orcs) — Shares tower defense and build variety with Hold The Mine. 445 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3480990/)
4. [The King is Watching](https://imho.run/games/2753900/the-king-is-watching) — Also Base Building and Tower Defense, like Hold The Mine. 3,028 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2753900/)
5. [Tower Dominion](https://imho.run/games/3226530/tower-dominion) — Shares endless mode and tower defense with Hold The Mine. 2,467 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3226530/)
6. [Nordhold: Origins](https://imho.run/games/3086510/nordhold-origins) — Shares leaderboard competition and tower defense with Hold The Mine. 387 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3086510/)
7. [Knightica](https://imho.run/games/3093400/knightica) — Shares endless mode and build variety with Hold The Mine. 418 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3093400/)
8. [Here Comes The Swarm](https://imho.run/games/3052730/here-comes-the-swarm) — A frequent pick in Hold The Mine players' libraries, and another Strategy. 109 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3052730/)
9. [The Spotter: Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/3976500/the-spotter-dig-or-die) — Also Mining and Tower Defense, like Hold The Mine. 454 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3976500/)
10. [Repel The Rifts](https://imho.run/games/3686580/repel-the-rifts) — Also Tower Defense and Roguelite, like Hold The Mine. 153 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3686580/)
11. [The Ember Guardian](https://imho.run/games/3570060/the-ember-guardian) — A frequent pick in Hold The Mine players' libraries, and another Action. 75 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3570060/)
12. [Drill Core](https://imho.run/games/2821800/drill-core) — Also Tower Defense, like Hold The Mine. 797 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2821800/)
13. [Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot](https://imho.run/games/2205850/dwarves-glory-death-and-loot) — Shares meta progression with Hold The Mine. 695 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2205850/)
14. [Dwarf Eats Mountain](https://imho.run/games/4078200/dwarf-eats-mountain) — Shares roguelite progression and meta progression with Hold The Mine. 841 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4078200/)
15. [ShapeHero Factory](https://imho.run/games/2389040/shapehero-factory) — Also Auto Battler and Tower Defense, like Hold The Mine. 288 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2389040/)
16. [Monster Train 2](https://imho.run/games/2742830/monster-train-2) — Shares tower defense and combo based combat with Hold The Mine. 4,790 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2742830/)
17. [Islets Defense](https://imho.run/games/3235170/islets-defense) — Shares tower defense and build variety with Hold The Mine. 69 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3235170/)
18. [Emberward](https://imho.run/games/2459550/emberward) — Also Tower Defense and Tactical, like Hold The Mine. 4,492 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2459550/)
19. [Outhold](https://imho.run/games/3767740/outhold) — Shares endless mode and tower defense with Hold The Mine. 749 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3767740/)
20. [Wall World 2](https://imho.run/games/3467710/wall-world-2) — Shares wave based survival and roguelite progression with Hold The Mine. 492 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3467710/)
21. [Gnomes](https://imho.run/games/3133060/gnomes) — Also Dwarf and Tower Defense, like Hold The Mine. 1,327 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3133060/)
22. [Hexguardian](https://imho.run/games/2381740/hexguardian) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with Hold The Mine. 337 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2381740/)
23. [Dwarfs!?](https://imho.run/games/35480/dwarfs) — Shares tower defense with Hold The Mine. 484 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/35480/)
24. [A Game of Dwarves](https://imho.run/games/200370/a-game-of-dwarves) — Also Dwarf, like Hold The Mine. 277 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/200370/)

## 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=3164960&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3164960&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3164960&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3164960
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3164960
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Hold The Mine

Explore and defend your mine against waves of monsters in this innovative roguelike survival game! Collect and manage your resources, discover buildings with unique effects and unleash mighty heroes to hold monsters out of the mine until the sun rises.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3164960
- **Developer:** Hookaria Games
- **Publisher:** Goblinz Publishing, Gamirror Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Early Access
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 17, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3164960/hold-the-mine)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3164960&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3164960/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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