Marrow March

Games like The Tower – Idle Tower Defense

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The Tower is simple to describe and hard to put down: one tower, endless waves, and a workshop of upgrades that every run pays into. If that loop hooked you, these scratch the same itch, some idle, some more hands-on.

We make Marrow March, so it is on this list; it is marked as ours and it comes last. The rest are games we would point a friend to.

  1. Infinitode 2

    Prineside · Windows (Steam), Android, iOS · Free

    The closest match on PC as well as mobile: endless waves and a research tree of more than 300 upgrades, with more building and less waiting than The Tower. Free, and progress syncs between devices.

  2. Summoner's Greed

    PIXIO · iOS, Android · Free, with in-app purchases

    The same idle rhythm on mobile with the roles swapped: you defend stolen treasure from heroes, and your monsters keep growing while you are away.

  3. Samawa Idle

    Windows (Steam), Android, iOS

    Towers that fight on their own, gold that levels them up, bosses, a skill tree and a light roguelike streak: the closest in spirit to The Tower's numbers-going-up loop, on Steam and mobile.

  4. Sir, We Have an Orc Problem

    Mumpitz Games · Windows, Linux (Steam) · Paid

    For The Tower's "just one more run": short runs against an enormous horde, where every run's earnings unlock and upgrade your turrets. On Steam.

  5. Rogue Tower

    Die of Death Games · Windows (Steam) · Paid

    Not idle, but built on the same loop: a roguelike tower defense whose path keeps growing as you play, with unlocks that carry over from run to run.

  6. Marrow MarchOur game

    Enes (us) · Desktop browser · Free

    If you want the loop with an army instead of a single tower: place and train soldiers in front of a wall, let assaults run on their own, and grow a tree of 100 permanent upgrades between them. Free in a desktop browser.

How we chose

We kept games with The Tower's two halves: a defense that fights waves on its own terms, and progress that carries from one run to the next.

Questions

What is The Tower – Idle Tower Defense?

A mobile idle tower defense game by Tech Tree Games for iOS and Android: one tower defends against endless waves, and the resources it earns buy permanent upgrades.

Is there a game like The Tower on PC?

Yes: Infinitode 2 and Sir, We Have an Orc Problem are on Steam, and Marrow March runs free in a desktop browser.

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