# Games like Hold the Dawn

> The closest matches to Hold the Dawn: Commandos: Origins, Corsair Cove, Stronghold: Definitive Edition, The Riftbreaker, and Monsters are Coming!. 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. [Commandos: Origins](https://imho.run/games/1479730/commandos-origins) — Also Military and Isometric, like Hold the Dawn. 597 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1479730/)
2. [Corsair Cove](https://imho.run/games/1368140/corsair-cove) — Also City Builder and Base Building, like Hold the Dawn. 3,443 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368140/)
3. [Stronghold: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/2140020/stronghold-definitive-edition) — Also City Builder and Tower Defense, like Hold the Dawn. 3,039 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2140020/)
4. [The Riftbreaker](https://imho.run/games/780310/the-riftbreaker) — Also Tower Defense and Isometric, like Hold the Dawn. 9,079 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/780310/)
5. [Monsters are Coming!](https://imho.run/games/2934220/monsters-are-coming) — A frequent pick in Hold the Dawn players' libraries, and another Action. 1,055 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934220/)
6. [Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/813780/age-of-empires-ii-definitive-edition) — Also City Builder and Isometric, like Hold the Dawn. 60,009 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/813780/)
7. [Deck of Haunts](https://imho.run/games/3179730/deck-of-haunts) — A frequent pick in Hold the Dawn players' libraries, and another Strategy. 723 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3179730/)
8. [They Are Billions](https://imho.run/games/644930/they-are-billions) — Also City Builder and Tower Defense, like Hold the Dawn. 18,746 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/644930/)
9. [Sid Meier's Civilization VII](https://imho.run/games/1295660/sid-meier-s-civilization-vii) — Also City Builder and Military, like Hold the Dawn. 27,101 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1295660/)
10. [Stardew Valley](https://imho.run/games/413150/stardew-valley) — Also Building, like Hold the Dawn. 384,187 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/413150/)
11. [Parkitect](https://imho.run/games/453090/parkitect) — Also City Builder and Isometric, like Hold the Dawn. 4,657 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/453090/)
12. [AI War 2](https://imho.run/games/573410/ai-war-2) — Also Military and Tower Defense, like Hold the Dawn. 950 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/573410/)
13. [Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation](https://imho.run/games/507490/ashes-of-the-singularity-escalation) — Also Military and Isometric, like Hold the Dawn. 1,871 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/507490/)
14. [XCOM® 2](https://imho.run/games/268500/xcom-2) — Also Military and Isometric, like Hold the Dawn. 44,276 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/268500/)
15. [Yet Another Zombie Defense](https://imho.run/games/270550/yet-another-zombie-defense) — Also Tower Defense and Zombies, like Hold the Dawn. 5,822 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/270550/)
16. [Atom Zombie Smasher](https://imho.run/games/55040/atom-zombie-smasher) — Also Tower Defense and Zombies, like Hold the Dawn. 927 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/55040/)
17. [Kingdom Two Crowns](https://imho.run/games/701160/kingdom-two-crowns) — Also City Builder and Tower Defense, like Hold the Dawn. 9,775 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/701160/)
18. [Total War: THREE KINGDOMS](https://imho.run/games/779340/total-war-three-kingdoms) — Also Military and Turn-Based Strategy, like Hold the Dawn. 17,216 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/779340/)
19. [Panzer Corps 2](https://imho.run/games/1072040/panzer-corps-2) — Also Military and Turn-Based Tactics, like Hold the Dawn. 1,815 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072040/)
20. [Tactical Breach Wizards](https://imho.run/games/1043810/tactical-breach-wizards) — A frequent pick in Hold the Dawn players' libraries, and another RPG. 10,034 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1043810/)
21. [Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville](https://imho.run/games/257170/rebuild-3-gangs-of-deadsville) — Also City Builder and Zombies, like Hold the Dawn. 1,194 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257170/)
22. [Rising Lords](https://imho.run/games/835650/rising-lords) — Also City Builder and Turn-Based Tactics, like Hold the Dawn. 341 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/835650/)
23. [Factorio](https://imho.run/games/427520/factorio) — Also Building, like Hold the Dawn. 114,794 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427520/)
24. [Nebuchadnezzar](https://imho.run/games/1157220/nebuchadnezzar) — Also City Builder and Isometric, like Hold the Dawn. 740 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1157220/)

## 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=5198270&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=5198270&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=5198270&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=5198270
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/5198270
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Hold the Dawn

Build by day. Survive the horde by night. Hold the Dawn is a 3D wasteland tower defense with unique auto-fighting heroes, tactical towers, zombie waves, and co-op over Steam, LAN, or local play.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 5198270
- **Developer:** YogurtGames
- **Publisher:** YogurtGames
- **Genres:** Strategy, Simulation
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Shared/Split Screen, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Remote Play Together, LAN Co-op, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Adjustable Difficulty, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace, Co-op
- **Released:** Nov 11, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/5198270/hold-the-dawn)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=5198270&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/5198270/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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