Tower Defense indie games
indielist tracks 20 indie tower defense games with the Steam user tag "Tower Defense", together holding 263,561 reviews at an average of 88% positive. The most reviewed is Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition with 141,936 reviews.
Tagged titles
20
Total reviews on Steam
263,561
Avg positive %
88%
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 (19) Action (12) Fantasy (12) Tactical (10) Adventure (7) Building (7) RTS (7) Base-Building (6) Casual (6) Funny (6)
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Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
2009 · Strategy
141,936 reviews · 98% positive
Tower DefenseZombiesStrategySingleplayerCasual
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The Last Spell
2023 · Action
13,520 reviews · 91% positive
StrategySingleplayerTurn-Based StrategyRPGTurn-Based Tactics
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Orcs Must Die! 2
2012 · Action
12,890 reviews · 92% positive
Tower DefenseCo-opActionStrategyOnline Co-Op
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Dungeon Defenders
2011 · Action
12,103 reviews · 93% positive
MultiplayerOnline Co-OpTower DefenseSingleplayerStrategy
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Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
2018 · Indie
7,367 reviews · 96% positive
Tower DefenseStrategy2DSingleplayerDifficult
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Ship of Fools
2022 · Action
4,934 reviews · 82% positive
Co-opRogue-liteMultiplayerRogue-likeLocal Co-Op
- O
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Emberward
2024 · Action
3,786 reviews · 97% positive
Early AccessTower DefenseStrategyRogue-liteBase-Building
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GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
2015 · Action
3,636 reviews · 95% positive
Tower DefenseStrategyIndieSingleplayerAction
- E
- N
- G
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Topple Tactics
2023 · Action
1,358 reviews · 88% positive
PhysicsComedyColorfulTower DefenseMultiplayer
- T
- T
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Crab God
2024 · Adventure
322 reviews · 82% positive
SingleplayerRogue-likeStrategyUnderwaterSide Scroller
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best tower defense indie games?
- By Steam review count, indielist ranks 20 tracked tower defense indie games led by Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition (141,936 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.