# Games like Scary defense

> The closest matches to Scary defense: The Evil Within 2, Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap, Dig or Die, Hydrophobia: Prophecy, and The Sinking City Remastered. 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 Evil Within 2](https://imho.run/games/601430/the-evil-within-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Stealth, like Scary defense. 5,997 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/601430/)
2. [Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap](https://imho.run/games/2273980/orcs-must-die-deathtrap) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Tower Defense, like Scary defense. 2,302 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2273980/)
3. [Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/315460/dig-or-die) — Also Tower Defense, like Scary defense. 2,032 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/)
4. [Hydrophobia: Prophecy](https://imho.run/games/92000/hydrophobia-prophecy) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Scary defense. 1,268 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/92000/)
5. [The Sinking City Remastered](https://imho.run/games/750130/the-sinking-city-remastered) — A frequent pick in Scary defense players' libraries, and another Action. 1,970 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/750130/)
6. [Mafia](https://imho.run/games/40990/mafia) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Scary defense. 2,219 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40990/)
7. [Friday the 13th: The Game](https://imho.run/games/438740/friday-the-13th-the-game) — Also Stealth, like Scary defense. 20,603 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/438740/)
8. [Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville™](https://imho.run/games/1262240/plants-vs-zombies-battle-for-neighborville) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Tower Defense, like Scary defense. 3,447 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1262240/)
9. [Grand Theft Auto III](https://imho.run/games/12100/grand-theft-auto-iii) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Scary defense. 4,551 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/12100/)
10. [Dread Dawn](https://imho.run/games/2093920/dread-dawn) — A frequent pick in Scary defense players' libraries, and another RPG. 376 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2093920/)
11. [CleanFall](https://imho.run/games/2769780/cleanfall) — Also Tower Defense, like Scary defense. 179 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2769780/)
12. [Thunder Wolves](https://imho.run/games/232970/thunder-wolves) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Scary defense. 218 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232970/)
13. [Blood Waves](https://imho.run/games/654470/blood-waves) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Tower Defense, like Scary defense. 68 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/654470/)
14. [We Happy Few](https://imho.run/games/320240/we-happy-few) — Also Stealth, like Scary defense. 6,986 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/320240/)
15. [Saints Row: The Third](https://imho.run/games/55230/saints-row-the-third) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Scary defense. 18,932 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/55230/)
16. [Red Faction®: Armageddon™](https://imho.run/games/55110/red-faction-armageddon) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Scary defense. 1,285 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/55110/)
17. [Dying Light](https://imho.run/games/239140/dying-light) — Also Stealth, like Scary defense. 96,634 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239140/)
18. [Timemelters](https://imho.run/games/1096140/timemelters) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Tower Defense, like Scary defense. 123 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096140/)
19. [Bleak Faith: Forsaken](https://imho.run/games/1173220/bleak-faith-forsaken) — Also Stealth, like Scary defense. 1,866 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1173220/)
20. [Airborne Empire](https://imho.run/games/2438680/airborne-empire) — Also Colony Sim, like Scary defense. 452 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2438680/)
21. [I Am Alive](https://imho.run/games/214250/i-am-alive) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Scary defense. 1,300 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214250/)
22. [Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator](https://imho.run/games/605740/flashing-lights-police-firefighting-emergency-services-ems-simulator) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Scary defense. 9,747 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/605740/)
23. [El Paso, Elsewhere](https://imho.run/games/1546310/el-paso-elsewhere) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Stealth, like Scary defense. 1,224 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546310/)
24. [Ghost of a Tale](https://imho.run/games/417290/ghost-of-a-tale) — Also Stealth, like Scary defense. 1,971 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/417290/)

## 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=817160&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=817160&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=817160&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=817160
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/817160
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Scary defense

Fight your way through killing clowns, pigs and robbers in several maps across the globe.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 817160
- **Developer:** WhackAKey Games
- **Publisher:** Conglomerate 5
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 24, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/817160/scary-defense)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=817160&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/817160/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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