# Games like MOCHI-O

> The closest matches to MOCHI-O: The Ember Guardian, Toy Shire, GUNFIELD, Minimalist Tower Defense, and Cluckmech Oasis. 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. [The Ember Guardian](https://imho.run/games/3570060/the-ember-guardian) — Shares endless mode and tower defense with MOCHI-O. 75 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3570060/)
2. [Toy Shire](https://imho.run/games/2361460/toy-shire) — Also Real Time Tactics and Tower Defense, like MOCHI-O. 841 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2361460/)
3. [GUNFIELD](https://imho.run/games/2305900/gunfield) — Shares weapon upgrades and wave based survival with MOCHI-O. 136 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2305900/)
4. [Minimalist Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/2617400/minimalist-tower-defense) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with MOCHI-O. 105 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617400/)
5. [Cluckmech Oasis](https://imho.run/games/2453360/cluckmech-oasis) — Also Tower Defense, like MOCHI-O. 101 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2453360/)
6. [Hold The Mine](https://imho.run/games/3164960/hold-the-mine) — Also Tower Defense and Roguelite, like MOCHI-O. 108 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3164960/)
7. [Operation: Polygon Storm](https://imho.run/games/2310160/operation-polygon-storm) — Shares endless mode and wave based combat with MOCHI-O. 91 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2310160/)
8. [The King is Watching](https://imho.run/games/2753900/the-king-is-watching) — A frequent pick in MOCHI-O players' libraries, and another Strategy. 3,028 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2753900/)
9. [City Defense Z](https://imho.run/games/2635500/city-defense-z) — Also Tower Defense and Post-apocalyptic, like MOCHI-O. 145 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2635500/)
10. [Monsters are Coming!](https://imho.run/games/2934220/monsters-are-coming) — A frequent pick in MOCHI-O players' libraries, and another Action. 1,055 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934220/)
11. [Bee Island](https://imho.run/games/2345020/bee-island) — Also Tower Defense and War, like MOCHI-O. 723 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2345020/)
12. [They Are Coming](https://imho.run/games/2630080/they-are-coming) — Shares endless mode and tower defense with MOCHI-O. 181 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2630080/)
13. [Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite](https://imho.run/games/3526710/everything-is-crab-the-animal-evolution-roguelite) — Shares endless mode and wave based survival with MOCHI-O. 6,148 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3526710/)
14. [Genome Guardian](https://imho.run/games/2891310/genome-guardian) — A frequent pick in MOCHI-O players' libraries, and another RPG. 639 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2891310/)
15. [Nuke Them All](https://imho.run/games/2432940/nuke-them-all) — Shares wave based combat and real time combat with MOCHI-O. 67 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2432940/)
16. [Ash Warden](https://imho.run/games/3913310/ash-warden) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with MOCHI-O. 70 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3913310/)
17. [GUNTOUCHABLES](https://imho.run/games/2543510/guntouchables) — Shares weapon upgrades and wave based combat with MOCHI-O. 150 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2543510/)
18. [D.O.T. Defence](https://imho.run/games/3124850/d-o-t-defence) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with MOCHI-O. 58 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3124850/)
19. [Spell Disk](https://imho.run/games/2292060/spell-disk) — Shares wave based survival and replayability with MOCHI-O. 473 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2292060/)
20. [ITER-8](https://imho.run/games/2832310/iter-8) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with MOCHI-O. 78 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2832310/)
21. [Zombiehood](https://imho.run/games/3003120/zombiehood) — Also Post-apocalyptic and Roguelite, like MOCHI-O. 110 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3003120/)
22. [There Are No Orcs](https://imho.run/games/3480990/there-are-no-orcs) — Shares tower defense with MOCHI-O. 445 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3480990/)
23. [Gem Miner TD](https://imho.run/games/2835780/gem-miner-td) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with MOCHI-O. 55 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2835780/)
24. [Zero Stress King: Idle Defense](https://imho.run/games/4271160/zero-stress-king-idle-defense) — Shares tower defense and wave based survival with MOCHI-O. 523 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4271160/)

## 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=3596670&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3596670&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3596670&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3596670
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3596670
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About MOCHI-O

A doomsday land defense adventure in which you raise MOCHI-O, a weapon of annihilation that looks a lot like a hamster, to protect your country. Pet and raise MOCHI-O to defeat the oncoming enemies and fight through the tender post-apocalypse.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3596670
- **Developer:** Zxima
- **Publisher:** Kodansha
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 19, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3596670/mochi-o)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3596670&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3596670/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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