# Games like Outhold

> The closest matches to Outhold: A Game About Feeding A Black Hole, Ash Warden, Nodebuster, Nordhold, and Minimalist 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. [A Game About Feeding A Black Hole](https://imho.run/games/3694480/a-game-about-feeding-a-black-hole) — Shares incremental progression and upgrade system with Outhold. 1,655 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3694480/)
2. [Ash Warden](https://imho.run/games/3913310/ash-warden) — Shares incremental progression and tower defense with Outhold. 70 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3913310/)
3. [Nodebuster](https://imho.run/games/3107330/nodebuster) — Shares skill tree progression and meta progression with Outhold. 10,302 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3107330/)
4. [Nordhold](https://imho.run/games/3028310/nordhold) — Shares tower defense and build variety with Outhold. 1,392 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3028310/)
5. [Minimalist Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/2617400/minimalist-tower-defense) — Also Tower Defense, like Outhold. 105 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617400/)
6. [castle idler](https://imho.run/games/4082900/castle-idler) — Also Clicker and Tower Defense, like Outhold. 59 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4082900/)
7. [Loot Loop](https://imho.run/games/3972320/loot-loop) — Also Clicker, like Outhold. 265 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3972320/)
8. [All Aboard! The Train Defense Express](https://imho.run/games/3359200/all-aboard-the-train-defense-express) — A frequent pick in Outhold players' libraries, and another Strategy. 145 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3359200/)
9. [Crown Siege](https://imho.run/games/4310440/crown-siege) — Shares incremental progression and endless mode with Outhold. 390 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4310440/)
10. [Cluckmech Oasis](https://imho.run/games/2453360/cluckmech-oasis) — Shares endless mode and tower defense with Outhold. 101 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2453360/)
11. [The Ember Guardian](https://imho.run/games/3570060/the-ember-guardian) — A frequent pick in Outhold players' libraries, and another Action. 75 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3570060/)
12. [Refence](https://imho.run/games/3427090/refence) — Shares tower defense and skill tree progression with Outhold. 73 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3427090/)
13. [Goblin Buster: Incremental Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/2482250/goblin-buster-incremental-tower-defense) — Shares tower defense and build variety with Outhold. 76 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2482250/)
14. [Samawa Idle](https://imho.run/games/2562730/samawa-idle) — A frequent pick in Outhold players' libraries, and another RPG. 366 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2562730/)
15. [Antivirus PROTOCOL](https://imho.run/games/3716650/antivirus-protocol) — Shares incremental progression and skill tree progression with Outhold. 211 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3716650/)
16. [Thronefall](https://imho.run/games/2239150/thronefall) — Shares endless mode and tower defense with Outhold. 10,683 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2239150/)
17. [Monsters are Coming!](https://imho.run/games/2934220/monsters-are-coming) — Shares tower defense and build variety with Outhold. 1,055 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934220/)
18. [Idle Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/3054090/idle-tower-defense) — Shares endless mode and tower defense with Outhold. 74 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3054090/)
19. [This Isn't Just Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/3653600/this-isn-t-just-tower-defense) — Shares tower defense and meta progression with Outhold. 79 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3653600/)
20. [Trainatic](https://imho.run/games/3208560/trainatic) — Shares upgrade system and resource management with Outhold. 545 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3208560/)
21. [Click and Conquer](https://imho.run/games/3267900/click-and-conquer) — Shares incremental progression and meta progression with Outhold. 1,338 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3267900/)
22. [DEFRAG](https://imho.run/games/4028640/defrag) — Shares incremental progression and skill tree progression with Outhold. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4028640/)
23. [Emberward](https://imho.run/games/2459550/emberward) — Shares endless mode and tower defense with Outhold. 4,492 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2459550/)
24. [Piñata Go Boom](https://imho.run/games/3269180/pinata-go-boom) — Shares skill tree progression and replayability with Outhold. 458 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3269180/)

## 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=3767740&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3767740&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3767740&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3767740
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3767740
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Outhold

Outhold is a short, strategic incremental game that blends tower defense with a deep meta-progression. Experiment with builds and find overpowered synergies to defend the dwindling fires of Outhold.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3767740
- **Developer:** Tellus Games
- **Publisher:** Tellus Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Mouse Only Option, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Dec 12, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3767740/outhold)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3767740&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3767740/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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