Games like Emberward

Tower defense roguelike where players build mazes and towers with collectible cards. Features strategic maze construction, tower upgrades, and randomized runs.

97% positive from 3,736 · 2024 · Steam Deck Playable · $19.99 · Lowest ever $11.24 (2025-04-12)

Early AccessTower DefenseStrategyRogue-lite Base-Building Deckbuilding

Six games like Emberward

ShapeHero Factory

89% positive from 995 reviews202563% finish itDeck Playable

ShapeHero Factory is a factory-building auto-battler where players craft heroes from shapes to defend a portal. It features strategic hero creation and permanent character upgrades against escalating enemy waves.

What players likedPlayers praise its deep, engaging mechanics, reminiscent of complex factory builders, despite an initially overwhelming learning curve.

The catchRuns end just as the factory gets going, so it never grows into anything big.

Both are tagged Tower Defense, Base-Building and Rogue-lite.

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NEOVERSE

84% positive from 3,765 reviews20202% finish itDeck Unsupported

A roguelite deckbuilder with three heroines travelling between timelines, building each run from a pool of 300 cards while a talent tree and swappable gear shape their skills.

What players likedPlayers praise Neoverse as an excellent deck-building game that scratches the itch left by titles like Tainted Grail and Midnight Suns.

The catchRuns turn boring and repetitive quickly, with too little build variety to keep going.

Both are tagged Deckbuilding, Rogue-lite and Strategy.

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StarVaders

98% positive from 2,230 reviews20254% finish itDeck Verified

StarVaders is a deckbuilding roguelike where you pilot mechs in grid-based combat. Build card combos to defeat alien invaders and rewrite fate with time rewinds.

What players likedPlayers praise StarVaders as a unique deckbuilder with tactical grid-based combat, often compared to Slay the Spire and Into the Breach, for its deep synergies and high replayability.

The catchCards mostly just move or shoot, so runs start feeling shallow and samey.

Both are tagged Deckbuilding, Rogue-lite and Strategy.

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From Glory To Goo

96% positive from 1,811 reviews202428% finish itDeck Playable

Colony survival strategy game with base building and wave defense. Expand your colony and manage resources against alien goo on procedurally generated maps.

What players likedPlayers praise "From Glory To Goo" as a superior survival RTS, like "They Are Billions" and "Starcraft," for its deep mechanics, campaign, and replayability.

The catchMissions drag for hours and the loop turns grindy and repetitive early on.

Both are tagged Tower Defense, Base-Building and Early Access.

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Tower Factory

89% positive from 1,218 reviews20244% finish itDeck Playable

Tower Factory is a procedural generation factory-building tower defense game. Build, expand, and upgrade your factory to defend against enemies and destroy the enemy castle.

What players likedPlayers praise this unique factory-builder tower defense game for its impressive depth, strategic planning, and resource management.

The catchBalance forces you to replay levels and rebuild the same factory to grind upgrades.

Both are tagged Tower Defense, Base-Building and Early Access.

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Heretic's Fork

85% positive from 4,056 reviews20238% finish itDeck Playable

Heretic's Fork is a deck-building tower defense game where you manage Hell's operations. You build monstrous towers to punish sinners and protect the rift.

What players likedPlayers praise this addictive rogue-lite/tower defense deckbuilder for its fun, fast-paced gameplay, diverse builds, and great soundtrack.

The catchLong stretches are spent watching waves die with nothing to do between card picks.

Both are tagged Deckbuilding, Tower Defense and Strategy.

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More about Emberward

What players liked

Players praise this unique roguelite tower defense for its Tetris-like maze building, strategic depth, and replayability.

The catch

Runs blur together because variety is minimal and every stage plays much the same.

Reviews: 97% positive from 3,736
Released: 2024
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Price: $19.99 · Lowest ever $11.24 (2025-04-12)
Play: Single-playerFull controller support

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 97% positive, but with 3,736 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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