Hidden Gem Tower Defense Games
Highly rated Tower Defense games that never got big: under $20, fewer than 25,000 reviews. The review cap filters out everything you've already heard of.
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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.
- 1Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)20,98493.48%97.53%
- 2Thronefall23,36992.83%96.18%
- 3Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense16,87992.69%97.26%
- 4Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,60191.02%96.72%
- 5Stronghold HD (2012)10,40990.37%95.54%
- 6Dungeon Defenders18,95190.29%93.09%
- 7Bloons TD 511,91890.25%94.66%
- 8Dome Keeper21,88190.03%92.34%
- 9Orcs Must Die!8,49789.98%95.86%
- 10Orcs Must Die! 219,59289.83%92.31%
- 11Rusted Warfare - RTS7,43089.83%96.37%
- 12Bad North: Jotunn Edition14,06589.81%93.24%
- 13Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense7,92789.69%95.62%
- 14Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense10,76889.64%93.96%
- 15Kingdom: Classic22,64688.91%90.64%
- 16Defense Grid: The Awakening5,36288.85%96.06%
- 17Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,81388.69%96.38%
- 18Emberward3,78488.27%96.96%
- 19Wall World12,49588.17%90.73%
- 20Ninja Kiwi Archive5,79388.06%93.37%
- 21The Riftbreaker: Prologue4,12588.04%95.47%
- 22GemCraft - Chasing Shadows4,38788.00%94.89%
- 23Progressbar953,60887.94%96.15%
- 24Sanctum 214,38587.89%89.92%
- 25Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)3,50887.58%95.01%
- 26Bloons Monkey City6,72987.42%91.05%
- 27Marfusha:Sentinel Girls 3,18587.17%94.07%
- 28Craft The World17,00987.11%88.36%
- 29Rock of Ages4,03887.01%92.03%
- 30Infested Planet3,03486.99%93.61%
- 31X-Morph: Defense4,14486.88%91.46%
- 32Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense4,17686.85%91.33%
- 33Dungeon Warfare2,00986.78%95.77%
- 34Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD11,55686.72%88.23%
- 35Dig or Die4,28086.62%90.47%
- 36Element TD 2 - Tower Defense3,22186.25%90.19%
- 37Starship Troopers: Terran Command11,94186.24%87.30%
- 38Rise to Ruins7,75686.17%87.71%
- 39Ratropolis5,50686.08%88.09%
- 40Sanctum3,35386.06%89.26%
- 41Cluckmech Oasis3,57985.85%88.29%
- 42Atom Zombie Smasher2,10185.80%89.72%
- 43GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath2,85985.78%88.56%
- 44Warpips5,14885.75%87.24%
- 45Stronghold: Definitive Edition10,26185.73%86.46%
- 46Cliff Empire4,36785.70%87.36%
- 47Bloons Adventure Time TD4,73985.69%87.19%
- 48Time Clickers5,12185.68%87.05%
- 49Cavalry Girls1,97385.62%88.85%
- 50Anomaly: Warzone Earth4,68685.60%86.92%
- 51CastleStorm1,62385.59%89.34%
- 52Unholy Heights1,64285.59%89.28%
- 53Rock 'N' Roll Defense3,94385.53%86.94%
- 54The Perfect Tower II4,38085.50%86.69%
- 55Nordhold3,29485.45%86.89%
- 56Bardbarian1,51285.45%88.56%
- 57Sang-Froid - Tales of Werewolves1,93985.42%87.67%
- 58The Defender: Farm and Castle1,09585.41%89.32%
- 59Grim Nights1,54585.38%87.96%
- 60DG2: Defense Grid 23,42685.36%86.49%
- 61Tower Tactics: Liberation1,24585.35%88.35%
- 62Artisan TD2,48285.35%86.83%
- 63AI War 21,55185.33%87.56%
- 64Kingdom: New Lands12,30985.29%85.54%
- 65Necrosmith5,33885.27%85.80%
- 66Border Pioneer1,87485.24%86.66%
- 67Tower Dominion5,21385.22%85.69%
- 68Over 9000 Zombies!1,53085.19%86.54%
- 69Super Sanctum TD1,57885.18%86.44%
- 70Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder3,65685.18%85.72%
- 71Dungeon of the ENDLESS14,03185.16%85.30%
- 72Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense76885.08%86.46%
- 73Frontline Crisis38985.08%87.66%
- 74Space Run2,14085.04%85.33%
- 75HoloParade1,15985.02%85.33%
- 76Ultimate Zombie Defense4,74985.01%85.07%
- 77Heretic's Fork4,08284.99%85.03%
- 783 Minute Heroes22284.95%83.78%
- 79Tower Escape40984.95%84.11%
- 80Loopstructor38084.92%83.42%
- 81Tiny Tactics67884.87%83.19%
- 82Farm for your Life63884.82%82.29%
- 83Zombie Defense2,17084.81%84.01%
- 84Candy Disaster - Tower Defense33884.79%79.29%
- 85Deathtrap2,26684.78%83.89%
- 86Cursed Treasure 2 Ultimate Edition - Tower Defense36784.78%79.29%
- 87Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD23884.72%73.95%
- 88Kitchen Crisis32184.69%75.70%
- 89VERSUS SQUAD58484.62%78.42%
- 90AI War: Fleet Command1,61184.59%82.18%
- 91Rise of Legions1,61884.58%82.08%
- 92Operation: Polygon Storm29184.55%69.76%
- 93Yet Another Zombie Defense HD3,26384.42%82.72%
- 94Planet TD27684.36%61.96%
- 95Warstone TD3,88484.25%82.39%
- 96Taur2,10184.11%79.96%
- 97Rogue Tower5,90884.11%82.63%
- 98Decision: Red Daze89084.06%73.71%
- 99Dungeons 25,27083.96%82.03%
- 100Epic Auto Towers78383.93%70.50%
