Best Rated Tower Defense Games Under $20
The best rated Tower Defense games on Steam for games under $20. Scores are weighted by review volume, so small-sample flukes stay off the list.
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Our score adjusts Steam's raw rating for sample size. The fewer reviews a game has, the more its score gets pulled toward the site-wide average, so a tiny game can't fluke its way to #1.
- 1Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition154,32496.92%97.70%
- 2Bloons TD 6391,48396.89%97.19%
- 3Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)20,98493.48%97.53%
- 4Mindustry27,57792.86%95.72%
- 5Thronefall23,36992.83%96.18%
- 6Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense16,87992.69%97.26%
- 7Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,60191.02%96.72%
- 8Stronghold HD (2012)10,40990.37%95.54%
- 9Dungeon Defenders18,95190.29%93.09%
- 10Bloons TD 511,91890.25%94.66%
- 11Dome Keeper21,88190.03%92.34%
- 12Orcs Must Die!8,49789.98%95.86%
- 13Orcs Must Die! 219,59289.83%92.31%
- 14Rusted Warfare - RTS7,43089.83%96.37%
- 15Bad North: Jotunn Edition14,06589.81%93.24%
- 16Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense7,92789.69%95.62%
- 17Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense10,76889.64%93.96%
- 18Bloons TD Battles29,29389.23%90.68%
- 19Kingdom Two Crowns39,10789.15%90.22%
- 20Kingdom: Classic22,64688.91%90.64%
- 21Defense Grid: The Awakening5,36288.85%96.06%
- 22Minion Masters65,28188.81%89.40%
- 23Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,81388.69%96.38%
- 24Emberward3,78488.27%96.96%
- 25Wall World12,49588.17%90.73%
- 26Ninja Kiwi Archive5,79388.06%93.37%
- 27The Riftbreaker: Prologue4,12588.04%95.47%
- 28GemCraft - Chasing Shadows4,38788.00%94.89%
- 29Progressbar953,60887.94%96.15%
- 30Sanctum 214,38587.89%89.92%
- 31Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)3,50887.58%95.01%
- 32Bloons Monkey City6,72987.42%91.05%
- 33Marfusha:Sentinel Girls 3,18587.17%94.07%
- 34Craft The World17,00987.11%88.36%
- 35Rock of Ages4,03887.01%92.03%
- 36Infested Planet3,03486.99%93.61%
- 37X-Morph: Defense4,14486.88%91.46%
- 38Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense4,17686.85%91.33%
- 39Dungeon Warfare2,00986.78%95.77%
- 40Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD11,55686.72%88.23%
- 41Dig or Die4,28086.62%90.47%
- 42Element TD 2 - Tower Defense3,22186.25%90.19%
- 43Starship Troopers: Terran Command11,94186.24%87.30%
- 44Rise to Ruins7,75686.17%87.71%
- 45Ratropolis5,50686.08%88.09%
- 46Sanctum3,35386.06%89.26%
- 47Cluckmech Oasis3,57985.85%88.29%
- 48Atom Zombie Smasher2,10185.80%89.72%
- 49GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath2,85985.78%88.56%
- 50Warpips5,14885.75%87.24%
- 51Stronghold: Definitive Edition10,26185.73%86.46%
- 52Cliff Empire4,36785.70%87.36%
- 53Bloons Adventure Time TD4,73985.69%87.19%
- 54Time Clickers5,12185.68%87.05%
- 55Cavalry Girls1,97385.62%88.85%
- 56Anomaly: Warzone Earth4,68685.60%86.92%
- 57CastleStorm1,62385.59%89.34%
- 58Unholy Heights1,64285.59%89.28%
- 59Rock 'N' Roll Defense3,94385.53%86.94%
- 60The Perfect Tower II4,38085.50%86.69%
- 61Nordhold3,29485.45%86.89%
- 62Bardbarian1,51285.45%88.56%
- 63Sang-Froid - Tales of Werewolves1,93985.42%87.67%
- 64The Defender: Farm and Castle1,09585.41%89.32%
- 65Grim Nights1,54585.38%87.96%
- 66DG2: Defense Grid 23,42685.36%86.49%
- 67Tower Tactics: Liberation1,24585.35%88.35%
- 68Artisan TD2,48285.35%86.83%
- 69AI War 21,55185.33%87.56%
- 70Kingdom: New Lands12,30985.29%85.54%
- 71Necrosmith5,33885.27%85.80%
- 72Border Pioneer1,87485.24%86.66%
- 73Tower Dominion5,21385.22%85.69%
- 74Over 9000 Zombies!1,53085.19%86.54%
- 75Super Sanctum TD1,57885.18%86.44%
- 76Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder3,65685.18%85.72%
- 77Dungeon of the ENDLESS14,03185.16%85.30%
- 78Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense76885.08%86.46%
- 79Frontline Crisis38985.08%87.66%
- 80Space Run2,14085.04%85.33%
- 81HoloParade1,15985.02%85.33%
- 82Ultimate Zombie Defense4,74985.01%85.07%
- 83Heretic's Fork4,08284.99%85.03%
- 843 Minute Heroes22284.95%83.78%
- 85Tower Escape40984.95%84.11%
- 86Loopstructor38084.92%83.42%
- 87Tiny Tactics67884.87%83.19%
- 88Farm for your Life63884.82%82.29%
- 89Zombie Defense2,17084.81%84.01%
- 90Candy Disaster - Tower Defense33884.79%79.29%
- 91Deathtrap2,26684.78%83.89%
- 92Cursed Treasure 2 Ultimate Edition - Tower Defense36784.78%79.29%
- 93Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD23884.72%73.95%
- 94Kitchen Crisis32184.69%75.70%
- 95VERSUS SQUAD58484.62%78.42%
- 96AI War: Fleet Command1,61184.59%82.18%
- 97Rise of Legions1,61884.58%82.08%
- 98Operation: Polygon Storm29184.55%69.76%
- 99Yet Another Zombie Defense HD3,26384.42%82.72%
- 100Planet TD27684.36%61.96%
