Games like Taur

80% positive from 2,097 reviewsReleased 2020Steam Deck Playable$24.99

What it is

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 liked

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

The catch

Enemy difficulty scales faster than your upgrades can keep up

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 80% positive, but with 2,097 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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Six games like Taur

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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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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Border Pioneer

87% positive from 1,850 reviews20253% finish itDeck Playable

Pixel art city-builder with survival and defense. Players build towns, manage resources, and defend against monthly assaults using a card system.

What players likedPlayers praise it as a fun, old-school tower defense game reminiscent of classic flash games.

The catchRuns out of depth after a few hours and every run starts feeling the same.

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

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From Glory To Goo

96% positive from 1,756 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 Strategy.

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Grim Nights

88% positive from 1,540 reviews20181% finish itDeck Playable

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.

What players likedIt's a highly polished, excellent game, incomparable to its sequel, both being excellent.

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

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

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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 Strategy.

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