Games like Grim Nights

Grim Nights is a challenging survival strategy game with RTS, tower defense, and management elements. Players gather resources, build a village, and train units to defend against undead hordes.

88% positive from 1,540 · 2018 · 1% finish it · Steam Deck Playable · $2.99 $1.49 -50% · Lowest ever $0.59 (2025-05-15)

StrategyTower Defense Survival Base-Building2DSide Scroller

Six games like Grim Nights

HoloParade

85% positive from 1,158 reviews202321% finish itDeck Playable

A 2D tower defense fan game built around hololive characters. You summon marchers from your base to push into the enemy base, with a Symphony Effect granting bonuses based on the instruments they carry.

The catchProgress gated behind luck-based gacha pulls with no pity

Both are tagged Side Scroller, Tower Defense and 2D.

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Vectorio Classic

93% positive from 1,477 reviews202114% finish it

Survival base-builder with resource management and logistics. Research tech to defend against enemy shapes and defeat guardians.

The catchBuilder drones randomly stop building, leaving the base stuck with resources piling up.

Both are tagged Tower Defense, Base-Building and Survival.

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Emberward

97% positive from 3,736 reviews2024Deck Playable

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

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

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

Both are tagged Tower Defense, Base-Building and Strategy.

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Taur

80% positive from 2,097 reviews2020Deck Playable

Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game combining shooter and tower defense elements. Players control a powerful cannon, build defenses, and use abilities to repel alien invasions.

What players likedPlayers praise this refreshing tower defense hybrid as an addictive single-player experience with a solid idea.

The catchEnemy difficulty scales faster than your upgrades can keep up

Both are tagged Tower Defense, Base-Building and Strategy.

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Bee Island

87% positive from 1,634 reviews202323% finish itDeck Playable

A base builder run from inside a beehive. You raise workers and warriors in schools and military bases, place factories on honeycomb tiles, and defend the queen with ballistae and missile launchers.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique blend of bees, guns, and factories, especially enjoying the fun and engaging multiplayer co-op.

The catchThe interface hides basic information like resource totals, stats and building costs.

Both are tagged Tower Defense, Base-Building and Strategy.

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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 Strategy.

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More about Grim Nights

What players liked

It's a highly polished, excellent game, incomparable to its sequel, both being excellent.

The catch

Villagers need constant micromanagement and cannot even climb ladders on their own.

Reviews: 88% positive from 1,540
Released: 2018
Finish it: 1% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Price: $2.99 $1.49 -50% · Lowest ever $0.59 (2025-05-15)
Play: Single-player

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 88% positive, but with 1,540 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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