Hidden Gem Tower Defense Games Under $20
Highly rated Tower Defense games on Steam for games under $20, capped at 25,000 reviews. The 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)20,98693.63%97.53%
- 2Thronefall23,37592.97%96.18%
- 3Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense16,87992.69%97.26%
- 4Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,60191.02%96.72%
- 5Stronghold HD (2012)10,41190.60%95.54%
- 6Dungeon Defenders18,95190.29%93.09%
- 7Bloons TD 511,91890.25%94.66%
- 8Dome Keeper21,89590.19%92.35%
- 9Bad North: Jotunn Edition14,07390.00%93.24%
- 10Orcs Must Die!8,49789.98%95.86%
- 11Orcs Must Die! 219,59289.83%92.31%
- 12Rusted Warfare - RTS7,43089.83%96.37%
- 13Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense7,92789.69%95.62%
- 14Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense10,76889.64%93.96%
- 15Defense Grid: The Awakening5,36289.16%96.06%
- 16Kingdom: Classic22,64989.05%90.64%
- 17Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal4,81388.69%96.38%
- 18The Riftbreaker: Prologue4,12588.38%95.47%
- 19Wall World12,49988.37%90.71%
- 20Progressbar953,61088.29%96.15%
- 21Emberward3,78488.27%96.96%
- 22Ninja Kiwi Archive5,79388.06%93.37%
- 23GemCraft - Chasing Shadows4,38788.00%94.89%
- 24Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)3,50887.94%95.01%
- 25Sanctum 214,38587.89%89.92%
- 26Marfusha:Sentinel Girls 3,18587.53%94.07%
- 27Bloons Monkey City6,72987.42%91.05%
- 28Rock of Ages4,03987.34%92.03%
- 29Craft The World17,00987.11%88.36%
- 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 Defense3,22186.61%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%
- 41Stronghold: Definitive Edition10,26585.96%86.45%
- 42Bardbarian1,51285.86%88.56%
- 43Cluckmech Oasis3,57985.85%88.29%
- 44The Defender: Farm and Castle1,09585.83%89.32%
- 45Atom Zombie Smasher2,10185.80%89.72%
- 46GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath2,85985.78%88.56%
- 47Warpips5,14885.75%87.24%
- 48Cliff Empire4,36785.70%87.36%
- 49Bloons Adventure Time TD4,73985.69%87.19%
- 50Time Clickers5,12185.68%87.05%
- 51Border Pioneer1,87485.64%86.66%
- 52Cavalry Girls1,97385.62%88.85%
- 53Anomaly: Warzone Earth4,68685.60%86.92%
- 54CastleStorm1,62385.59%89.34%
- 55Unholy Heights1,64285.59%89.28%
- 56Necrosmith5,33885.57%85.80%
- 57Frontline Crisis38985.54%87.66%
- 58Rock 'N' Roll Defense3,94385.53%86.94%
- 59Tower Dominion5,21885.53%85.67%
- 60Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder3,65885.51%85.68%
- 61The Perfect Tower II4,38085.50%86.69%
- 62Kingdom: New Lands12,31385.50%85.54%
- 63Nordhold3,29485.45%86.89%
- 64Sang-Froid - Tales of Werewolves1,93985.42%87.67%
- 65Grim Nights1,54585.38%87.96%
- 66DG2: Defense Grid 23,42685.36%86.49%
- 67Dungeon of the ENDLESS14,03285.36%85.29%
- 68Tower Tactics: Liberation1,24585.35%88.35%
- 69Artisan TD2,48285.35%86.83%
- 70AI War 21,55185.33%87.56%
- 71Over 9000 Zombies!1,53085.19%86.54%
- 72Super Sanctum TD1,57885.18%86.44%
- 73Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense76885.08%86.46%
- 74VERSUS SQUAD58485.07%78.42%
- 75Space Run2,14085.04%85.33%
- 76HoloParade1,15985.02%85.33%
- 77Operation: Polygon Storm29185.01%69.76%
- 78Ultimate Zombie Defense4,74985.01%85.07%
- 79Heretic's Fork4,08284.99%85.03%
- 803 Minute Heroes22284.95%83.78%
- 81Tower Escape40984.95%84.11%
- 82Loopstructor38084.92%83.42%
- 83Tiny Tactics67884.87%83.19%
- 84Farm for your Life63884.82%82.29%
- 85Zombie Defense2,17084.81%84.01%
- 86Candy Disaster - Tower Defense33884.79%79.29%
- 87Deathtrap2,26684.78%83.89%
- 88Cursed Treasure 2 Ultimate Edition - Tower Defense36784.78%79.29%
- 89Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD23884.72%73.95%
- 90Kitchen Crisis32184.69%75.70%
- 91Warstone TD3,88484.60%82.39%
- 92AI War: Fleet Command1,61184.59%82.18%
- 93Rise of Legions1,61884.58%82.08%
- 94Decision: Red Daze89084.49%73.71%
- 95Yet Another Zombie Defense HD3,26384.42%82.72%
- 96Planet TD27684.36%61.96%
- 97WARCANA50784.36%62.72%
- 98Gratuitous Space Battles88584.21%70.17%
- 99Taur2,10184.11%79.96%
- 100Rogue Tower5,90884.11%82.63%
