# Games like Pirate Defense

> The closest matches to Pirate Defense: Castle Must Be Mine, Kittypocalypse, IRON GUARD, Out of Ammo, and War of Wizards. 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. [Castle Must Be Mine](https://imho.run/games/542770/castle-must-be-mine) — Also Tower Defense and VR, like Pirate Defense. 183 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/542770/)
2. [Kittypocalypse](https://imho.run/games/451010/kittypocalypse) — A frequent pick in Pirate Defense players' libraries, and another Action. 151 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/451010/)
3. [IRON GUARD](https://imho.run/games/1213220/iron-guard) — Also Tower Defense and VR, like Pirate Defense. 78 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1213220/)
4. [Out of Ammo](https://imho.run/games/451840/out-of-ammo) — Also Tower Defense and VR, like Pirate Defense. 607 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/451840/)
5. [War of Wizards](https://imho.run/games/2009460/war-of-wizards) — Also Tower Defense and VR, like Pirate Defense. 111 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2009460/)
6. [Cosmic Trip](https://imho.run/games/427240/cosmic-trip) — Also Tower Defense and VR, like Pirate Defense. 333 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/427240/)
7. [Battlewake](https://imho.run/games/814400/battlewake) — Also VR, like Pirate Defense. 87 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/814400/)
8. [In Your Face TD](https://imho.run/games/564330/in-your-face-td) — Also Tower Defense and VR, like Pirate Defense. 126 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/564330/)
9. [Raw Data](https://imho.run/games/436320/raw-data) — Also VR, like Pirate Defense. 1,676 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/436320/)
10. [Fort Defense](https://imho.run/games/343930/fort-defense) — Also Tower Defense, like Pirate Defense. 97 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/343930/)
11. [CastleStorm](https://imho.run/games/241410/castlestorm) — Also Tower Defense, like Pirate Defense. 706 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241410/)
12. [Tower Wars](https://imho.run/games/214360/tower-wars) — Also Tower Defense, like Pirate Defense. 733 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214360/)
13. [Townsmen VR](https://imho.run/games/749960/townsmen-vr) — A frequent pick in Pirate Defense players' libraries, and another Strategy. 246 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/749960/)
14. [Zombie City Defense 2](https://imho.run/games/473970/zombie-city-defense-2) — Also Tower Defense and VR, like Pirate Defense. 95 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/473970/)
15. [Elven Assassin](https://imho.run/games/503770/elven-assassin) — Also Tower Defense and VR, like Pirate Defense. 426 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/503770/)
16. [Mortars VR](https://imho.run/games/711440/mortars-vr) — Also VR, like Pirate Defense. 127 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/711440/)
17. [BattleGroupVR](https://imho.run/games/1178780/battlegroupvr) — Also VR, like Pirate Defense. 726 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1178780/)
18. [Anomaly: Warzone Earth](https://imho.run/games/91200/anomaly-warzone-earth) — Also Tower Defense, like Pirate Defense. 561 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/91200/)
19. [Revenge of the Titans](https://imho.run/games/93200/revenge-of-the-titans) — Also Tower Defense, like Pirate Defense. 452 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/93200/)
20. [AirMech Command](https://imho.run/games/364630/airmech-command) — Also VR, like Pirate Defense. 123 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/364630/)
21. [Final Assault](https://imho.run/games/793690/final-assault) — Also VR, like Pirate Defense. 307 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/793690/)
22. [Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition](https://imho.run/games/3590/plants-vs-zombies-goty-edition) — Also Tower Defense, like Pirate Defense. 41,655 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3590/)
23. [Barbaria](https://imho.run/games/1984610/barbaria) — A frequent pick in Pirate Defense players' libraries, and another RPG. 99 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1984610/)
24. [A Fisherman's Tale](https://imho.run/games/559330/a-fisherman-s-tale) — A frequent pick in Pirate Defense players' libraries, and another Indie. 725 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/559330/)

## 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=553410&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=553410&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=553410&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=553410
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/553410
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Pirate Defense

Pirate Defense eschews the traditional tower defense model by letting you get as close as to the action as you dare. Each map features multiple branching pathways which are designed to reward players who make strategic choices in their tower placement and choice.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 553410
- **Developer:** Rushil Reddy, Christiane Snyder
- **Publisher:** Rushil Reddy
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 11, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/553410/pirate-defense)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=553410&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/553410/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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