Games Like The Ember Guardian

The Ember Guardian

Defend the embers of hope in this roguelike strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Recruit and command workers to gather resources, build your camp and set up your defenses during the day. When night falls, fend off waves of deadly creatures with powerful, upgradable weapons.

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Thronefall

96% 👍 OF 23K
About This Game

A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …turn windmills into booby traps so when enemies smash them, they detonate and blow up the crowd around your walls
  • …plan your town in daylight with no timer, then defend it through night waves until sunrise locks in a checkpoint
  • …pick a weapon that auto-triggers near enemies, then fire its separate active ability on a recharge when the night gets ugly
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Border Pioneer

87% 👍 OF 1.9K
About This Game

As the kingdom's most promising pioneer, embark on a legendary journey to tame the frontier! Build thriving towns across various landscapes, fending off waves of diverse enemies until you establish a firm foothold and have explored everything the eye can see!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Build From Cards
  • …Balance Town Resources
  • …Shape Enemy Routes
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Kingdom Two Crowns

90% 👍 OF 39K
About This Game

Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …prepare an assault force, enter a portal, and set off a bomb that destroys the cliff portal and permanently changes the island.
  • …swap to a different monarch mid-run by paying coins at a stained-glass building, and each one has a unique power.
  • …turn into a swarm of bats and zip across the land at high speed.
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Bee Island

87% 👍 OF 1.7K
About This Game

Play solo or in co-op with friends, take control of the hive and protect it from enemies. Build factories and defence, research technologies and, if necessary, use nuclear weapons, but do not let the enemies harm the queen!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Build Honeycomb Factories
  • …Command Armed Bees
  • …Man Defensive Turrets
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X-Morph: Defense

91% 👍 OF 4.2K
About This Game

Unique fusion of a top-down shooter and tower defense strategy. You are the invader! Use destructive weapons or lead your enemies into a maze of towers. Strategize in the build mode by carefully selecting various types of alien towers or throw yourself right into the heat of the battle.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Build Enemy Mazes
  • …Reshape Routes with Destruction
  • …Fly an Alien Fighter
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clickyland

85% 👍 OF 664
About This Game

clickyland is a tower defense village builder where clicks are your main resource. Use clicks to harvest resources, fight enemies and manage your village, but use them wisely as you only get 20 clicks every day! Can you reach day 100?

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Spend Daily Clicks
  • …Reveal Fogged Terrain
  • …Automate Resource Gathering
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Bloons Monkey City

91% 👍 OF 6.8K
About This Game

Create, upgrade, and customize your very own Bloons Monkey City in this groundbreaking blend of city building and tower defense awesomeness!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Capture Bloon Territory
  • …Build Monkey City
  • …Unlock Monkey Towers
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ValeGuard

68% 👍 OF 173
About This Game

ValeGuard is an RTS, Town-Management hybrid game that combines Turn-Based City-Building with Real-Time Combat. Each day you construct your defenses, train troops, and prepare for attack. When enemies come in the night, you defend with towers, troops, and heroes with powerful abilities.

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Red Rocket Defencism

98% 👍 OF 204
About This Game

You, a military officer from our great autocratic motherland, must protect our precious rockets from the evil capitalist enemy in this revolutionary base building strategy game. Bribe! Surveil! Purge! Imbibe! The end justifies the means when you have to protect our invaluable rockets!