Tower Defense indie games
indielist tracks 21 indie tower defense games with the Steam user tag "Tower Defense", together holding 400,810 reviews at an average of 90% positive. The most reviewed is Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition with 140,689 reviews.
Tagged titles
21
Total reviews on Steam
400,810
Avg positive %
90%
Live data report
Open the live data report for the best tower defense indie games, ranked from the same catalog with methodology, review counts, and white-box sales estimate links.
Open Tower Defense data reportRelated tags
Strategy (20) Fantasy (14) Action (13) Adventure (9) Building (9) Tactical (9) Difficult (8) Funny (8) RPG (8) RTS (8)
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Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
2009 · Strategy
140,689 reviews · 98% positive
Tower DefenseZombiesStrategySingleplayerCasual
- T
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Mindustry
2019 · Strategy
26,859 reviews · 96% positive
Base-BuildingResource ManagementTower DefenseStrategyAutomation
- T
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Orcs Must Die! 2
2012 · Action
19,561 reviews · 92% positive
Tower DefenseCo-opActionStrategyOnline Co-Op
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Dungeon Defenders
2011 · Action
18,867 reviews · 93% positive
MultiplayerOnline Co-OpTower DefenseSingleplayerStrategy
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Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
2014 · Strategy
16,590 reviews · 97% positive
Tower DefenseStrategySingleplayer2DTactical
- D
- D
- T
The Last Spell
2023 · Action
13,366 reviews · 91% positive
StrategySingleplayerTurn-Based StrategyRPGTurn-Based Tactics
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- K
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Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
2016 · Strategy
10,450 reviews · 97% positive
Tower DefenseStrategy2DSingleplayerDifficult
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Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
2018 · Indie
7,815 reviews · 96% positive
Tower DefenseStrategy2DSingleplayerDifficult
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Ship of Fools
2022 · Action
6,023 reviews · 82% positive
Co-opRogue-liteMultiplayerRogue-likeLocal Co-Op
- O
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GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
2015 · Action
4,367 reviews · 95% positive
Tower DefenseStrategyIndieSingleplayerAction
- T
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Emberward
2024 · Action
3,707 reviews · 97% positive
Early AccessTower DefenseStrategyRogue-liteBase-Building
- E
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Crab God
2024 · Adventure
301 reviews · 83% positive
SingleplayerRogue-likeStrategyUnderwaterSide Scroller
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best tower defense indie games?
- By Steam review count, indielist ranks 21 tracked tower defense indie games led by Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition (140,689 reviews).
- How is the tower defense list built?
- This page uses SteamSpy user tags from tracked games, then ranks matching public games by Steam review count. It is not hand-picked.