Citywars Tower Defense similar games & best alternatives

Citywars Tower Defense

PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Mac • 2022

Should you play it?

Citywars TD is a cute multiplayer third person Survival Tower Defense. Build towers, gather resources, craft tools, upgrade weapons, level up buildings, expand your city with your friends and work under pressure before the next incoming wave of monsters.

What works
  • Free to play
  • Unique blend of tower defense and survival crafting
  • Strong multiplayer cooperation
  • Frequent updates and active developers
  • Extensive content and progression
Things to keep in mind
  • Server lag and crashes reported
  • Some bugs and ui issues
  • Steep learning curve for new players
  • Balance issues in single player
  • Some players find resource gathering tedious

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Necesse

  • Valheim

  • Don't Starve Together

  • Jump Space

  • Dungeon Defenders II

  • Core Keeper

  • Cave Crawlers

  • Lynked: Banner of the Spark

  • HumanitZ
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Lynked: Banner of the Spark

  • Embers Adrift

  • Starlight Revolver
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Cooperation

    Backrooms: Extractions
  • Fellowship

    Core Keeper
  • Progression

    Salt and Sanctuary

Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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  • Hover a dot for a screenshot preview, score, and top score gaps; click to compare in the panel on the right.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Citywars Tower Defense: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

  • Autonomy

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    "Players have freedom to choose characters, builds, tower placements, and play styles, with multiple classes and strategies available."

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    "Players have control over character classes, tower placement, crafting, and resource management, allowing freedom in playstyle and decision-making."

  • Competence

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    "Game involves skillful resource management, tower placement, and survival tactics with meaningful feedback through progression and upgrades."

    Capsule for Outpost Outpost

    "Game involves skillful multitasking, strategic tower defense, resource gathering, and upgrading, with increasing difficulty and challenge."

  • Competition

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    "Focus is on cooperative multiplayer and personal progression rather than competitive ranked modes or leaderboards."

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    "Focus is on cooperative multiplayer and personal progression rather than competitive ranked modes or leaderboards."

  • Continuation

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    "Many players report long playtimes, addiction, and habitual play with frequent updates encouraging continued engagement."

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    "Many players report long play sessions, habitual play, and addiction to the game, with frequent updates encouraging ongoing engagement."

  • Cooperation

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    "Strong emphasis on multiplayer co-op, teamwork, communication, and shared objectives."

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    "Strong emphasis on multiplayer co-op, teamwork, shared resources, and coordinated defense strategies."

  • Creativity

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    "Players can customize characters extensively, build housing, craft items, and influence the ecosystem creatively."

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    "Players can build, craft, customize homes, and design strategies, showing significant creative involvement."

  • Domination

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    "Interactions emphasize cooperation and mutual support rather than dominance or power over others."

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    "Interactions emphasize cooperation and mutual support rather than dominance or power over others."

  • Escapism

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    "Players use the game as a fun distraction and stress relief, enjoying its addictive and immersive gameplay."

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    "Players use the game as a fun distraction and stress relief, enjoying immersive gameplay and social connection."

  • Expectation

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    "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment, not out of obligation or pressure."

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    "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment, not out of obligation or pressure."

  • Experimenting

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    "Players explore different strategies, tower layouts, and story combinations, experimenting with mechanics and upgrades."

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    "Players explore different classes, tower combinations, and crafting options, experimenting with strategies."

  • Exploration

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    "Game features a map with navigation and discovery of new areas, resources, and secrets."

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    "Game includes discovering new maps, secrets, parkour challenges, and hidden items."

  • Expression

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    "Character customization and home decoration allow for personal expression."

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    "Character customization and home decoration allow personal expression."

  • Fantasy

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    "Features fantasy elements like heroes with magical abilities and imaginative enemies, though grounded in tower defense mechanics."

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    "Fantasy elements include classes with magical abilities and imaginative tower defense scenarios."

  • Fellowship

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    "Strong community feeling through multiplayer, shared experiences, and active developer engagement."

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    "Strong community feeling with active multiplayer, friendly players, and developer engagement."

  • Growth

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    "Players develop skills, unlock upgrades, and improve performance over time."

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    "Players develop skills, unlock upgrades, and improve strategies over time."

  • Health

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    "Gameplay is sedentary with no physical activity involved."

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  • Idle

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    "Requires active attention and multitasking during gameplay; not designed for idle or background play."

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    "Requires active multitasking and attention during gameplay, not suited for idle play."

  • Intimacy

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    "Players form friendships and social bonds through cooperative play and community interaction."

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    "Players form friendships and social bonds through cooperative play and community interaction."

  • Leadership

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    "Some players take leadership roles in multiplayer, but overall cooperation and shared decision-making dominate."

    Capsule for Barony Barony

    "Some players take on coordinating roles in multiplayer, but overall leadership is balanced with cooperation."

  • Progression

    Game with the same Progression vibe

    5

    "Strong progression through leveling, skill trees, equipment upgrades, and unlocking new abilities."

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    "Strong progression through unlocking towers, upgrades, skills, and permanent perks."

  • Relaxation

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    "Some players find the game relaxing and enjoyable, though it can also be intense and challenging."

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    "Some players find the game relaxing and enjoyable, though it can be hectic and challenging at times."

  • Sensation

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    "Visuals and sound design provide moderate sensory stimulation; some players find it immersive and enjoyable."

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    "Visuals and audio provide moderate sensory stimulation; some players enjoy the aesthetic and sound design."

  • Status

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    "Focus is on cooperative play and personal achievement rather than social recognition or ranking."

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    "Game focuses more on cooperative play and personal achievement than on social status or recognition."

  • Story

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    "Minimal narrative elements; focus is on gameplay and progression rather than immersive story."

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    "Minimal narrative elements; focus is on gameplay rather than immersive story."

  • Strategy

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    "Requires planning tower placement, unit deployment, and resource management to succeed."

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    "Requires planning, resource management, and tactical tower placement."

  • Thrill

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    "Players enjoy suspense and challenge from waves of enemies and risk of defeat."

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    "Players experience suspense and challenge from waves of enemies and survival mechanics."

  • Value

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    "Highly praised for being free with frequent updates and extensive content, offering great value."

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  • Violence

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    "Combat against enemies is central, with towers attacking and destroying waves of monsters."

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  • Survival

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    "Strong survival elements with resource management, avoiding damage, and overcoming threats."

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