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Games like Defense Grid 2, ELDEN RING and Garry's Mod

30 games that play like them, 17 of them like more than one.

Defense Grid 2
Defense Grid 2
ELDEN RING
ELDEN RING
Garry's Mod
Garry's Mod

Like more than one of them

17 games close to two or more of Defense Grid 2, ELDEN RING and Garry's Mod

  1. 1

    Space Engineers

    Garry's Mod, but a survival crafting game, and with base building

    Liked · 89%Building · SandboxAlso like Defense Grid 2

  2. 2

    Scrap Mechanic

    Garry's Mod, but about survival, and open world

    Loved · 92%Building · PhysicsAlso like Defense Grid 2

  3. 3

    Mindustry

    Defense Grid 2, but an automation game, and even better loved

    Loved · 96%Tower Defense · Base BuildingAlso like Garry's Mod

  4. 4

    Enshrouded

    Garry's Mod, but an action RPG, and a survival crafting game

    Liked · 86%Building · SandboxAlso like ELDEN RING and Defense Grid 2

  5. 5

    Sanctum 2

    Defense Grid 2, but a first-person shooter, and half the hours

    Loved · 90%Tower Defense · AliensAlso like Garry's Mod

  6. 6

    The Planet Crafter

    Defense Grid 2, but a survival crafting game, and twice the hours

    Loved · 96%Base Building · BuildingAlso like Garry's Mod

  7. 7

    Dungeon Defenders

    Defense Grid 2, but an action RPG, and three times the hours

    Loved · 93%Tower Defense · TacticalAlso like ELDEN RING

  8. 8

    Core Keeper

    Garry's Mod, but with crafting, and pixel art

    Loved · 93%Sandbox · BuildingAlso like Defense Grid 2

  9. 9

    Orcs Must Die! 2

    Defense Grid 2, but a third-person shooter, and third-person

    Loved · 92%Tower Defense · StrategyAlso like Garry's Mod

  10. 10

    Bloons TD5

    Defense Grid 2, but 2D, and funny

    Loved · 95%Tower Defense · StrategyAlso like Garry's Mod

  11. 11

    Serious Sam 3: BFE

    Defense Grid 2, but a first-person shooter, and gorier

    Liked · 88%Aliens · Local Co-OpAlso like Garry's Mod

  12. 12

    Evolve Stage 2

    Defense Grid 2, but free to play, and more divisive

    Mixed · 70%Aliens · Sci-fiAlso like Garry's Mod

  13. 13

    Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

    Garry's Mod, but a looter shooter, and half the hours

    Mixed · 79%FPS · ComedyAlso like ELDEN RING

  14. 14

    Arma 3

    Garry's Mod, but a wargame, and military

    Loved · 90%Sandbox · FPSAlso like Defense Grid 2

  15. 15

    Starbound

    Garry's Mod, but in space, and about survival

    Loved · 90%Sandbox · BuildingAlso like Defense Grid 2

  16. 16

    Raft

    Garry's Mod, but a base builder, and a third of the hours

    Loved · 93%Building · SandboxAlso like Defense Grid 2

  17. 17

    Orcs Must Die! 3

    Defense Grid 2, but a third-person shooter, and third-person

    Liked · 86%Tower Defense · StrategyAlso like Garry's Mod

More like Defense Grid 2

5 games closest to Defense Grid 2 of your picks

  1. 18

    Bloons TD 6

    Defense Grid 2, but 3D, and twice the hours

    Loved · 97%Tower Defense · Strategy

  2. 19

    The Riftbreaker

    Defense Grid 2, but an action RPG, and about survival

    Loved · 90%Tower Defense · Base Building

  3. 20

    Element TD 2

    Defense Grid 2, but PvP, and team-based

    Loved · 90%Tower Defense · Real Time Tactics

  4. 21

    Kingdom Two Crowns

    Defense Grid 2, but a management game, and minimalist

    Loved · 90%Tower Defense · Base Building

  5. 22

    Creeper World 4

    Defense Grid 2, but physics-driven, and 3D

    Loved · 95%Tower Defense · Real Time Tactics

More like ELDEN RING

3 games closest to ELDEN RING of your picks

  1. 23

    DARK SOULS III

    ELDEN RING, but story-rich

    Loved · 94%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  2. 24

    DARK SOULS II

    Much the same as ELDEN RING

    Liked · 88%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  3. 25

    Grounded

    ELDEN RING, but a survival crafting game, and a third of the hours

    Loved · 90%Souls-like · Open world

More like Garry's Mod

5 games closest to Garry's Mod of your picks

  1. 26

    Goat Simulator 3

    Garry's Mod, but 3D, and a fifth of the hours

    Loved · 98%Physics · Sandbox

  2. 27

    Valheim

    Garry's Mod, but open world, and with crafting

    Loved · 94%Building · Sandbox

  3. 28

    V Rising

    Garry's Mod, but an action RPG, and with vampires

    Liked · 89%Building · Sandbox

  4. 29

    Kerbal Space Program

    Garry's Mod, but a space sim, and single-player

    Loved · 96%Physics · Sandbox

  5. 30

    tModLoader

    Garry's Mod, but free to play, and 2D

    Loved · 97%Sandbox · Building

How this list is made

Each game is measured against each of your picks the way a games-like list measures it: the Steam community tags, Steam genres and IGDB themes they share, each counting for more the fewer games carry it. A game's place is how alike it is to your picks together, as a share of each pick's best match, so one alike to two of them comes before one alike to just one. It must be close to at least one of them, as close as it would have to be on that game's own list.

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