Best Tower Defense games on PC
Games centered on placing and upgrading defensive units or structures to stop waves of enemies from reaching a base or endpoint.
- Strategic defense placement
- Escalating enemy waves
- Resource and upgrade decisions
Related: Strategy, Base Building, Resource Management, RTS
276 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Dota 2
Free-to-play team MOBA with deep strategy and over 100 heroes
80% positive
Free
7 Days to Die
Open-world zombie survival sandbox built around crafting and base defense
87% positive
401K reviews
Bloons TD 6
Cartoon tower defense with upgradeable monkeys and four-player co-op
97% positive
395K reviews
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Casual tower defense with weaponized plants and varied zombie waves
98% positive
156K reviews
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Fantasy grand strategy with turn-based campaigns and real-time battles
72% positive
149K reviews
Minion Masters
Real-time card battler built around quick tactical arena matches
89% positive
Free
They Are Billions
Real-time colony defense against relentless post-apocalyptic zombie swarms
85% positive
51K reviews
Kingdom Two Crowns
Side-scrolling kingdom builder with co-op and nightly monster attacks
90% positive
40K reviews
Bloons TD Battles
Competitive tower defense duels where players send bloons at rivals
91% positive
Free
Mindustry
Factory-building strategy with automated supply lines and wave defense
96% positive
28K reviews
The Riftbreaker
Base-building action RPG with alien hordes and tower defense
90% positive
25K reviews
Thronefall
Minimalist tower defense with daytime building and nighttime battles
96% positive
24K reviews
Kingdom: Classic
Side-scrolling strategy where coins build defenses against nightly raids
91% positive
Free
Dome Keeper
Roguelike mining and dome defense under constant time pressure
92% positive
22K reviews
Dungeon Defenders II
Third-person tower defense RPG with heroes, loot, and co-op
77% positive
Free
Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
Medieval real-time strategy built around desert castles and sieges
97% positive
21K reviews
Orcs Must Die! 2
Third-person action tower defense with traps and co-op
92% positive
20K reviews
Dungeon Defenders
Tower defense action RPG with direct combat and cooperative play
93% positive
19K reviews
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville™
Class-based third-person shooter pitting customizable plants against zombies
71% positive
19K reviews
Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
Cartoon tower defense built around upgrades, spells, and heroes
97% positive
17K reviews
Craft The World
Sandbox colony sim about building and defending a dwarf fortress
88% positive
17K reviews
Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense
Competitive tower defense with randomized armies and player-sent mercenaries
86% positive
15K reviews
Orcs Must Die! 3
Third-person tower defense with traps, weapons, and two-player co-op
86% positive
15K reviews
Sanctum 2
First-person tower defense where you build mazes and shoot aliens
90% positive
14K reviews