Games like Anomaly: Warzone Earth
If you like Anomaly: Warzone Earth (reverse tower defence, strategy and action), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Orcs Must Die!
- In common: short sessions and thinking
- Difference: more building
When you want to think a bit and then watch your traps shred waves, in twenty-minute levels.
Tangy TD
- In common: short sessions and thinking
- Difference: more progression
When you fancy a hands-on tower defence game where every run ends in a different, completely over-the-top build.
Sanctum 2
- In common: thinking
- Difference: more co-op
When you're meeting up with friends online: co-op takes four, and players can drop in and out at any time.
Sanctum
- In common: thinking
- Difference: more co-op
When you want to plan with no clock running: the wave only starts once you hit ready, and then it's time to shoot.
Aliens: Dark Descent
- In common: thinking
- Difference: longer sessions
When you have a free afternoon: some missions run past two hours, though you can evacuate the squad midway and return.
Orcs Must Die! 2
- In common: short sessions and thinking
- Difference: more co-op
When you fancy working through it level by level, trying out trap combinations, solo or with a friend online.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
- In common: short sessions and thinking
When you have a short break and want to think a bit without stress: each level lasts a few minutes.
SteamWorld Heist
- In common: short sessions and thinking
When you fancy turn-based tactics without endless battles: each mission usually takes 10 to 20 minutes.
Bloons TD 6
- In common: short sessions and thinking
- Difference: more co-op
When you want relaxed strategy with substance: a game lasts as long as you like, from a short while to an afternoon.
FTL: Faster Than Light
- In common: thinking
- Difference: more exploring
When you have an hour and want to make tough decisions in a compact adventure.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Anomaly: Warzone Earth
Tower defence turned on its head: you lead a convoy through the streets of Baghdad and Tokyo, overrun by alien towers. You plot the route on the tactical map, buy and order up to six units, and your commander, on foot, hands out repairs, smoke and decoys.
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