Best Rated Tower Defense Games Under $40
The best rated Tower Defense games on Steam for games under $40. 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 Edition154,35796.95%97.70%
- 2Bloons TD 6391,55396.90%97.19%
- 3Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)20,98693.63%97.53%
- 4Mindustry27,58792.99%95.72%
- 5Thronefall23,37592.97%96.18%
- 6Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense16,87992.69%97.26%
- 7Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,60191.02%96.72%
- 8Stronghold HD (2012)10,41190.60%95.54%
- 9Dungeon Defenders18,95190.29%93.09%
- 10Bloons TD 511,91890.25%94.66%
- 11Dome Keeper21,89590.19%92.35%
- 12Bad North: Jotunn Edition14,07390.00%93.24%
- 13Orcs Must Die!8,49789.98%95.86%
- 14Orcs Must Die! 219,59289.83%92.31%
- 15Rusted Warfare - RTS7,43089.83%96.37%
- 16Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense7,92789.69%95.62%
- 17Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense10,76889.64%93.96%
- 18Bloons TD Battles29,29089.35%90.68%
- 19Kingdom Two Crowns39,13389.25%90.22%
- 20Defense Grid: The Awakening5,36289.16%96.06%
- 21Kingdom: Classic22,64989.05%90.64%
- 22The Last Spell13,53188.89%91.43%
- 23Minion Masters65,28088.88%89.40%
- 24The Riftbreaker24,47188.81%90.38%
- 25Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,81388.69%96.38%
- 26Creeper World 44,69988.48%94.94%
- 27The Riftbreaker: Prologue4,12588.38%95.47%
- 28Wall World12,49988.37%90.71%
- 29Progressbar953,61088.29%96.15%
- 30Emberward3,78488.27%96.96%
- 31Ninja Kiwi Archive5,79388.06%93.37%
- 32GemCraft - Chasing Shadows4,38788.00%94.89%
- 33Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)3,50887.94%95.01%
- 34Sanctum 214,38587.89%89.92%
- 35Marfusha:Sentinel Girls 3,18587.53%94.07%
- 36Bloons Monkey City6,72987.42%91.05%
- 37Rock of Ages4,03987.34%92.03%
- 38Craft The World17,00987.11%88.36%
- 39Infested Planet3,03486.99%93.61%
- 40X-Morph: Defense4,14486.88%91.46%
- 41Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense4,17686.85%91.33%
- 42Dungeon Warfare2,00986.78%95.77%
- 43Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD11,55686.72%88.23%
- 44Dig or Die4,28086.62%90.47%
- 45Element TD 2 - Tower Defense3,22186.61%90.19%
- 46HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed4,38386.52%90.03%
- 47Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess2,50386.47%92.41%
- 48Starship Troopers: Terran Command11,94186.24%87.30%
- 49Rise to Ruins7,75686.17%87.71%
- 50Ratropolis5,50686.08%88.09%
- 51Sanctum3,35386.06%89.26%
- 52Stronghold: Definitive Edition10,26585.96%86.45%
- 53Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense15,18585.94%86.26%
- 54Bardbarian1,51285.86%88.56%
- 55Cluckmech Oasis3,57985.85%88.29%
- 56The Defender: Farm and Castle1,09585.83%89.32%
- 57Atom Zombie Smasher2,10185.80%89.72%
- 58GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath2,85985.78%88.56%
- 59Warpips5,14885.75%87.24%
- 60ShapeHero Factory1,00685.75%88.67%
- 61Cliff Empire4,36785.70%87.36%
- 62Bloons Adventure Time TD4,73985.69%87.19%
- 63Time Clickers5,12185.68%87.05%
- 64Orcs Must Die! 314,84085.67%85.82%
- 65Border Pioneer1,87485.64%86.66%
- 66Cavalry Girls1,97385.62%88.85%
- 67Anomaly: Warzone Earth4,68685.60%86.92%
- 68CastleStorm1,62385.59%89.34%
- 69Unholy Heights1,64285.59%89.28%
- 70Necrosmith5,33885.57%85.80%
- 71Frontline Crisis38985.54%87.66%
- 72Rock 'N' Roll Defense3,94385.53%86.94%
- 73Tower Dominion5,21885.53%85.67%
- 74Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder3,65885.51%85.68%
- 75The Perfect Tower II4,38085.50%86.69%
- 76Kingdom: New Lands12,31385.50%85.54%
- 77Nordhold3,29485.45%86.89%
- 78Sang-Froid - Tales of Werewolves1,93985.42%87.67%
- 79Grim Nights1,54585.38%87.96%
- 80DG2: Defense Grid 23,42685.36%86.49%
- 81Dungeon of the ENDLESS14,03285.36%85.29%
- 82Tower Tactics: Liberation1,24585.35%88.35%
- 83Artisan TD2,48285.35%86.83%
- 84Diplomacy is Not an Option12,37785.33%85.61%
- 85AI War 21,55185.33%87.56%
- 86They Are Billions51,22085.19%85.14%
- 87Over 9000 Zombies!1,53085.19%86.54%
- 88Super Sanctum TD1,57885.18%86.44%
- 89Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense76885.08%86.46%
- 90VERSUS SQUAD58485.07%78.42%
- 91Space Run2,14085.04%85.33%
- 92HoloParade1,15985.02%85.33%
- 93Operation: Polygon Storm29185.01%69.76%
- 94Ultimate Zombie Defense4,74985.01%85.07%
- 95Heretic's Fork4,08284.99%85.03%
- 963 Minute Heroes22284.95%83.78%
- 97Tower Escape40984.95%84.11%
- 98Loopstructor38084.92%83.42%
- 99Tiny Tactics67884.87%83.19%
- 100Farm for your Life63884.82%82.29%
