# Games like All Aboard! The Train Defense Express

> The closest matches to All Aboard! The Train Defense Express: Zero Stress King: Idle Defense, Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense, Goblin Buster: Incremental Tower Defense, Samawa Idle, and This Isn't Just Tower Defense. 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. [Zero Stress King: Idle Defense](https://imho.run/games/4271160/zero-stress-king-idle-defense) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with All Aboard! The Train Defense Express. 523 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4271160/)
2. [Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/2897580/idle-hero-td-tower-defense) — Shares idle automation and tower defense with All Aboard! The Train Defense Express. 804 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2897580/)
3. [Goblin Buster: Incremental Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/2482250/goblin-buster-incremental-tower-defense) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with All Aboard! The Train Defense Express. 76 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2482250/)
4. [Samawa Idle](https://imho.run/games/2562730/samawa-idle) — Also Auto Battler and Clicker, like All Aboard! The Train Defense Express. 366 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2562730/)
5. [This Isn't Just Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/3653600/this-isn-t-just-tower-defense) — Also Clicker and Tower Defense, like All Aboard! The Train Defense Express. 79 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3653600/)
6. [Trainatic](https://imho.run/games/3208560/trainatic) — Shares wave based survival and auto battle with All Aboard! The Train Defense Express. 545 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3208560/)
7. [Legacy of Defense](https://imho.run/games/3135200/legacy-of-defense) — Shares tower defense and auto battle with All Aboard! The Train Defense Express. 94 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3135200/)
8. [Ash Warden](https://imho.run/games/3913310/ash-warden) — A frequent pick in All Aboard! The Train Defense Express players' libraries, and another RPG. 70 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3913310/)
9. [Refence](https://imho.run/games/3427090/refence) — A frequent pick in All Aboard! The Train Defense Express players' libraries, and another Strategy. 73 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3427090/)
10. [Desktop Defender](https://imho.run/games/3772810/desktop-defender) — A frequent pick in All Aboard! The Train Defense Express players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,224 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772810/)
11. [Infiniclick](https://imho.run/games/3612640/infiniclick) — Shares idle progression and meta progression with All Aboard! The Train Defense Express. 95 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3612640/)
12. [castle idler](https://imho.run/games/4082900/castle-idler) — Shares tower defense and auto battle with All Aboard! The Train Defense Express. 59 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4082900/)
13. [Maktala: Slime Lootfest](https://imho.run/games/4005560/maktala-slime-lootfest) — Shares wave based survival and auto battle with All Aboard! The Train Defense Express. 464 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4005560/)
14. [Journey to Incrementalia](https://imho.run/games/3147430/journey-to-incrementalia) — Shares auto battle and roguelite progression with All Aboard! The Train Defense Express. 708 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3147430/)
15. [Keep on Mining!](https://imho.run/games/3769130/keep-on-mining) — Shares idle automation and idle progression with All Aboard! The Train Defense Express. 2,877 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3769130/)
16. [Monsters are Coming!](https://imho.run/games/2934220/monsters-are-coming) — Also Tower Defense, like All Aboard! The Train Defense Express. 1,055 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934220/)
17. [Monster Train 2](https://imho.run/games/2742830/monster-train-2) — Shares tower defense and build variety with All Aboard! The Train Defense Express. 4,790 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2742830/)
18. [Feed the Reactor](https://imho.run/games/4009730/feed-the-reactor) — Shares idle automation and idle progression with All Aboard! The Train Defense Express. 424 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4009730/)
19. [PegIdle](https://imho.run/games/2821890/pegidle) — Shares idle automation and auto battle with All Aboard! The Train Defense Express. 302 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2821890/)
20. [Monster Tiles TD: Tower Wars](https://imho.run/games/2447060/monster-tiles-td-tower-wars) — Also Auto Battler and Tower Defense, like All Aboard! The Train Defense Express. 335 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447060/)
21. [Tower Dominion](https://imho.run/games/3226530/tower-dominion) — Shares tower defense and roguelite progression with All Aboard! The Train Defense Express. 2,467 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3226530/)
22. [Outhold](https://imho.run/games/3767740/outhold) — Shares tower defense and build variety with All Aboard! The Train Defense Express. 749 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3767740/)
23. [Crown Siege](https://imho.run/games/4310440/crown-siege) — A frequent pick in All Aboard! The Train Defense Express players' libraries, and another Action. 390 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4310440/)
24. [D.O.T. Defence](https://imho.run/games/3124850/d-o-t-defence) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with All Aboard! The Train Defense Express. 58 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3124850/)

## 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=3359200&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3359200&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3359200&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3359200
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3359200
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About All Aboard! The Train Defense Express

Protect the Infinite Power Generator by looping around the train tracks! Battle endless waves of enemies in this unique hybrid of auto-battler, survivor, tower defense, idle/clicker gameplay. How long can you survive?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3359200
- **Developer:** Likadev
- **Publisher:** Likadev
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Keyboard Only Option, Mouse Only Option, Touch Only Option, Adjustable Difficulty
- **Released:** Jun 26, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3359200/all-aboard-the-train-defense-express)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3359200&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3359200/)
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