# Games like Refence

> The closest matches to Refence: Samawa Idle, Nomad Idle, Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense, All Aboard! The Train Defense Express, and Clicker Arena. 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. [Samawa Idle](https://imho.run/games/2562730/samawa-idle) — Shares prestige system and automation with Refence. 366 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2562730/)
2. [Nomad Idle](https://imho.run/games/3042190/nomad-idle) — Shares prestige system and auto battle with Refence. 445 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3042190/)
3. [Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/2897580/idle-hero-td-tower-defense) — Shares automation and tower defense with Refence. 804 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2897580/)
4. [All Aboard! The Train Defense Express](https://imho.run/games/3359200/all-aboard-the-train-defense-express) — Shares tower defense and auto battle with Refence. 145 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3359200/)
5. [Clicker Arena](https://imho.run/games/2658030/clicker-arena) — Shares auto battle and wave based combat with Refence. 78 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658030/)
6. [castle idler](https://imho.run/games/4082900/castle-idler) — Also Clicker and Tower Defense, like Refence. 59 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4082900/)
7. [Raid Auctus](https://imho.run/games/3413590/raid-auctus) — Shares idle progression and skill tree progression with Refence. 121 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3413590/)
8. [Legacy of Defense](https://imho.run/games/3135200/legacy-of-defense) — Also Tower Defense, like Refence. 94 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3135200/)
9. [ShapeHero Factory](https://imho.run/games/2389040/shapehero-factory) — Also Tower Defense and Rogue-lite, like Refence. 288 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2389040/)
10. [Maktala: Slime Lootfest](https://imho.run/games/4005560/maktala-slime-lootfest) — Shares auto battle and idle progression with Refence. 464 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4005560/)
11. [Journey to Incrementalia](https://imho.run/games/3147430/journey-to-incrementalia) — Shares build crafting and auto battle with Refence. 708 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3147430/)
12. [This Isn't Just Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/3653600/this-isn-t-just-tower-defense) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Refence. 79 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3653600/)
13. [Zero Stress King: Idle Defense](https://imho.run/games/4271160/zero-stress-king-idle-defense) — Shares prestige system and tower defense with Refence. 523 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4271160/)
14. [Bloobs Adventure Idle](https://imho.run/games/2942780/bloobs-adventure-idle) — Shares prestige system and idle progression with Refence. 604 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2942780/)
15. [Grow Defense](https://imho.run/games/1083600/grow-defense) — Shares tower defense and idle progression with Refence. 460 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1083600/)
16. [Particul](https://imho.run/games/4273120/particul) — Also Clicker and Idler, like Refence. 413 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4273120/)
17. [Nordhold](https://imho.run/games/3028310/nordhold) — A frequent pick in Refence players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,392 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3028310/)
18. [Goblin Buster: Incremental Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/2482250/goblin-buster-incremental-tower-defense) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Refence. 76 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2482250/)
19. [Monster Tiles TD: Tower Wars](https://imho.run/games/2447060/monster-tiles-td-tower-wars) — Also Tower Defense and Idler, like Refence. 335 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447060/)
20. [Hero Tale](https://imho.run/games/2513240/hero-tale) — Also Rogue-lite and Idler, like Refence. 144 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2513240/)
21. [Mineral Defense](https://imho.run/games/3125890/mineral-defense) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Refence. 173 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3125890/)
22. [LORED](https://imho.run/games/3418150/lored) — Shares prestige system and idle progression with Refence. 170 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3418150/)
23. [Game of Grass](https://imho.run/games/3451380/game-of-grass) — Shares prestige system and auto battle with Refence. 192 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3451380/)
24. [PegIdle](https://imho.run/games/2821890/pegidle) — A frequent pick in Refence players' libraries, and another Indie. 302 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2821890/)

## 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=3427090&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3427090&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3427090&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3427090
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3427090
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Refence

Refence is a roguelite based idle defense game, where you can choose heroes and their traits, upgrade your castle, and manage resources to fend off enemies from the Demon Realm who are trying to attack your castle.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3427090
- **Developer:** Muurou Tech
- **Publisher:** Muurou Tech
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 4, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3427090/refence)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3427090&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3427090/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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