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Games like Defense Grid 2 and Stardew Valley

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Defense Grid 2
Defense Grid 2
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley

More like Defense Grid 2

19 games closest to Defense Grid 2 of your picks

  1. 1

    Mindustry

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

    Loved · 96%Tower Defense · Base Building

  2. 2

    Aliens: Dark Descent

    Defense Grid 2, but top-down, and horror

    Liked · 88%Real Time Tactics · RTS

  3. 3

    Creeper World 4

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

    Loved · 95%Tower Defense · Real Time Tactics

  4. 4

    Infested Planet

    Defense Grid 2, but real-time with pause, and 2D

    Loved · 94%Tower Defense · RTS

  5. 5

    Istrolid

    Defense Grid 2, but free to play, and with crafting

    Liked · 87%RTS · Space

  6. 6

    The Planet Crafter

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

    Loved · 96%Base Building · Building

  7. 7

    Element TD 2

    Defense Grid 2, but PvP, and team-based

    Loved · 90%Tower Defense · Real Time Tactics

  8. 8

    Starship Troopers: Terran Command

    Defense Grid 2, but military

    Liked · 87%Tower Defense · RTS

  9. 9

    Sanctum 2

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

    Loved · 90%Tower Defense · Aliens

  10. 10

    Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition

    Defense Grid 2, but a city builder, and medieval

    Loved · 92%Tower Defense · Real Time Tactics

  11. 11

    The Riftbreaker

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

    Loved · 90%Tower Defense · Base Building

  12. 12

    Kingdom Two Crowns

    Defense Grid 2, but a management game, and minimalist

    Loved · 90%Tower Defense · Base Building

  13. 13

    Age of Darkness: Final Stand

    Defense Grid 2, but dark fantasy, and more divisive

    Mixed · 74%Tower Defense · RTS

  14. 14

    Kingdom Rush Origins

    Defense Grid 2, but harder, and 2D

    Loved · 96%Tower Defense · Tactical

  15. 15

    Atom Zombie Smasher

    Defense Grid 2, but procedurally generated, and with zombies

    Loved · 90%Tower Defense · Real Time Tactics

  16. 16

    Bloons TD Battles 2

    Defense Grid 2, but free to play, and competitive

    Liked · 84%Tower Defense · Real Time Tactics

  17. 17

    Dyson Sphere Program

    Defense Grid 2, but an automation game, and three times the hours

    Loved · 97%Base Building · Space

  18. 18

    GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath

    Defense Grid 2, but hand-drawn, and harder

    Liked · 89%Tower Defense · RTS

  19. 19

    Artisan TD

    Defense Grid 2, but full of puzzles, and top-down

    Liked · 87%Tower Defense · Real Time Tactics

More like Stardew Valley

11 games closest to Stardew Valley of your picks

  1. 20

    Coral Island

    Much the same as Stardew Valley

    Liked · 89%Farming Sim · Agriculture

  2. 21

    My Time at Portia

    Stardew Valley, but single-player

    Loved · 91%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  3. 22

    Dinkum

    Stardew Valley, but co-op, and half the hours

    Loved · 92%Farming Sim · Agriculture

  4. 23

    My Time at Sandrock

    Stardew Valley, but an action RPG

    Liked · 88%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  5. 24

    Forager

    Stardew Valley, but a survival crafting game, and an incremental game

    Liked · 89%Farming Sim · Crafting

  6. 25

    Fields of Mistria

    Stardew Valley, but single-player, and half the hours

    Loved · 97%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  7. 26

    Roots of Pacha

    Stardew Valley, but co-op, and with romance

    Loved · 94%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  8. 27

    Sun Haven

    Stardew Valley, but half the hours, and more divisive

    Liked · 80%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  9. 28

    Farm Together

    Stardew Valley, but co-op

    Loved · 94%Agriculture · Farming Sim

  10. 29

    Palia

    Stardew Valley, but free to play, and an MMORPG

    Liked · 86%Farming Sim · Life Sim

  11. 30

    I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival

    Stardew Valley, but a survival game, and a base builder

    Liked · 84%Farming Sim · Agriculture

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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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