# Games like Cosmic Dust & Rust

> The closest matches to Cosmic Dust & Rust: Revenge of the Titans, METAL SLUG ATTACK RELOADED, Repel The Rifts, Sanctum, and Dig or Die. 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. [Revenge of the Titans](https://imho.run/games/93200/revenge-of-the-titans) — Also Tower Defense, like Cosmic Dust & Rust. 452 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/93200/)
2. [METAL SLUG ATTACK RELOADED](https://imho.run/games/2322440/metal-slug-attack-reloaded) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Cosmic Dust & Rust. 416 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2322440/)
3. [Repel The Rifts](https://imho.run/games/3686580/repel-the-rifts) — A frequent pick in Cosmic Dust & Rust players' libraries, and another Strategy. 153 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3686580/)
4. [Sanctum](https://imho.run/games/91600/sanctum) — Shares tower defense with Cosmic Dust & Rust. 1,335 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/91600/)
5. [Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/315460/dig-or-die) — A frequent pick in Cosmic Dust & Rust players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,032 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/)
6. [Dungeon Warfare 3](https://imho.run/games/3419220/dungeon-warfare-3) — A frequent pick in Cosmic Dust & Rust players' libraries, and another Action. 302 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3419220/)
7. [Sentinel 3: Homeworld](https://imho.run/games/275350/sentinel-3-homeworld) — Also Tower Defense, like Cosmic Dust & Rust. 83 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/275350/)
8. [Space Run](https://imho.run/games/275670/space-run) — Also Tower Defense, like Cosmic Dust & Rust. 1,229 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/275670/)
9. [Nordhold](https://imho.run/games/3028310/nordhold) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Cosmic Dust & Rust. 1,392 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3028310/)
10. [Countless Army](https://imho.run/games/2413640/countless-army) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Cosmic Dust & Rust. 65 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2413640/)
11. [Ancient Planet Tower Defense](https://imho.run/games/345090/ancient-planet-tower-defense) — Shares resource grinding with Cosmic Dust & Rust. 442 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/345090/)
12. [Castle Doombad Classic](https://imho.run/games/2888470/castle-doombad-classic) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Cosmic Dust & Rust. 61 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2888470/)
13. [Deathtrap](https://imho.run/games/310510/deathtrap) — Shares tower defense with Cosmic Dust & Rust. 1,006 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/310510/)
14. [Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite](https://imho.run/games/3772240/void-miner-incremental-asteroids-roguelite) — Shares ship upgrades with Cosmic Dust & Rust. 423 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772240/)
15. [Toy Shire](https://imho.run/games/2361460/toy-shire) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Cosmic Dust & Rust. 841 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2361460/)
16. [WAR RATS: The Rat em Up](https://imho.run/games/3167260/war-rats-the-rat-em-up) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Cosmic Dust & Rust. 297 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3167260/)
17. [Super Sanctum TD](https://imho.run/games/235250/super-sanctum-td) — Also Tower Defense, like Cosmic Dust & Rust. 620 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/235250/)
18. [Cannon Brawl](https://imho.run/games/230860/cannon-brawl) — Shares tower defense with Cosmic Dust & Rust. 403 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230860/)
19. [Block Fortress 2](https://imho.run/games/2107030/block-fortress-2) — Shares tower defense with Cosmic Dust & Rust. 159 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2107030/)
20. [Gem Miner TD](https://imho.run/games/2835780/gem-miner-td) — Shares tower defense and wave based combat with Cosmic Dust & Rust. 55 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2835780/)
21. [GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath](https://imho.run/games/1106530/gemcraft-frostborn-wrath) — Shares tower defense with Cosmic Dust & Rust. 1,983 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1106530/)
22. [Tower Wars](https://imho.run/games/214360/tower-wars) — Also Tower Defense, like Cosmic Dust & Rust. 733 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214360/)
23. [Day D: Tower Rush](https://imho.run/games/423550/day-d-tower-rush) — Also Tower Defense, like Cosmic Dust & Rust. 73 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/423550/)
24. [UFO 50](https://imho.run/games/1147860/ufo-50) — Same retro mood as Cosmic Dust & Rust. 6,366 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147860/)

## 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=473560&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=473560&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=473560&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=473560
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/473560
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Cosmic Dust & Rust

Cosmic Dust & Rust is a tower defence game set in space. Upgrade your ship, build turrets and defence systems, undergo side missions and take control of your ship manually and use its cannons and super weapons to destroy your enemies.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 473560
- **Developer:** 16bit Nights
- **Publisher:** Back To Basics Gaming
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 17, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/473560/cosmic-dust-rust)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=473560&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/473560/)
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