Illuminaria
Games like Illuminaria

Games like Illuminaria

A cute single-player strategy/base-builder where you command robot swarms, mine resources, defend bases, and research golems; reviewers love the loop but note a rough, mobile-like presentation and variable 6–20+ hour playthroughs.

Golemworks
A single-player automation-and-tower-defense roguelike deckbuilder with an addictive, run-based loop.
2026-03-16
- Science fiction
- Strategy
- Indie

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Illuminaria
Games like Illuminaria

Games like Illuminaria

Golemworks
A single-player automation-and-tower-defense roguelike deckbuilder with an addictive, run-based loop.
2026-03-16
- Science fiction
- Strategy
- Indie

Side view

Autonauts vs Piratebots

A lengthy single-player automation strategy game where you program bots to build and defend bases against Piratebot invasions across five zones, with streamlined mechanics but repetitive combat.

2022-07-28

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator

Rogue Monster Rush

A monster-collecting roguelite tower defense where you command upgraded defenders and cast spells against robot hordes, balancing grind with rewarding progression.

2026-03-07

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie

Mob Factory

A laid-back tower-defense automation game where you smelt loot to build turrets and factories and automate dungeon expansion, offering a compact ~3-hour experience.

2023-11-09

Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Simulator
Sandbox

Mineral Defense

A relaxed yet deep science-fantasy tower-defense roguelite with randomized maps, upgrade paths, and synergy-chasing runs that reviewers sank roughly 8–21 hours into.

2024-11-15

Science fiction
Strategy
Indie

There Are No Orcs

A single-player RTS-roguelike auto-battler where building placement and unit-commander combos create a balanced, replayable run-based strategy game.

2025-11-05

Strategy
Indie

Craftlings

A single-player colony sim blending base building, resource automation, and Lemmings-like route planning for a relaxed yet deeply tactical experience.

2026-01-15

Strategy
Fantasy
Side view
Simulator
Sandbox

Gnomes

A turn-based tower defense roguelike where you build, farm, and defend a village from goblin hordes across procedural biomes, with a moderately long campaign.

2025-04-04

Survival
Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Tactical
Indie
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Arcade
Sandbox

Drill Core

A strategic planet-mining colony sim that mixes base management with tower defense, balancing resource extraction against escalating alien attacks.

2025-07-17

Science fiction
Strategy
Indie
Side view
Sandbox

Buggos

A casual single-player RTS auto battler where you lead a bug swarm, customize 120+ evolutions, and assault human bases in a simple, addictive, chaotic campaign of roughly 8-10 hours.

2022-03-17

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator

EcoGnomix

A casual roguelite/city-builder hybrid about building a gnome city above while looting caves below on short runs, with reviewers calling it a light, quick time-filler.

2024-09-30

Puzzle
Adventure
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Tactical
Fighting
Indie
Simulator
Turn-based strategy (TBS)

The Farmer Was Replaced

A relaxed single-player coding puzzle game about automating a farm with a drone, unlocking tech and optimizing efficiency across roughly 19 hours.

2025-10-10

Puzzle
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator

Golemworks