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01 Studio · 2022 · Windows, macOS, Linux

Steam: 79 % positive of 1,126 reviews, as of Oct 28

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.

24 games that play like Citywars Tower Defense and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Mindustry, Minimalist Tower Defense and Tower Wars.

Player tags

  • Strategy
  • Tower Defense
  • Free to Play
  • Survival
  • Third Person
  • Online Co-Op
  • Crafting
  • Base-Building
Map region: Tower Defense
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Steam reviews

What players say

Players like the mix of tower defense with crafting and survival, but many find the grind repetitive and the early access bugs frustrating.

Many players praise the blend of tower defense with crafting, resource gathering and base building, and say it feels fresh for the genre. Co-op with friends is a frequent highlight, and several note that the game runs smoothly and costs nothing to play. Others call the controls tight and the visual style charming, and the arcade modes and minigames are mentioned as extra value. Complaints centre on repetition: many players say every run feels the same, the resource gathering becomes a tedious grind, and the early access state shows in bugs, lag, and broken menus or input. Some also dislike the AI voice narration and find solo play harder to enjoy. Recent reviews are more negative than the older helpful ones, with several criticising updates and content additions while core issues remain. Early on, players tend to enjoy the variety, while longer sessions bring out the repetition complaints.

Praised

  • Fresh genre blend

    Players enjoy how tower defense is combined with crafting, survival and base building, which feels different from standard tower defense.

    Many players
  • Fun with friends

    Co-op play is a frequent highlight, with several players saying the game is best enjoyed with friends or family.

    Many players
  • Free and well supported

    Players appreciate that the game is free to play without microtransactions and that it is updated often.

    Some players
  • Smooth controls

    Players find the controls tight and the interface clean and easy to use.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Repetitive gameplay

    Players say every map and run follows the same pattern, so the game becomes dull after a few hours.

    Many players
  • Tedious resource grind

    Gathering materials and crafting at many different tables is described as slow and tiresome by many players.

    Many players
  • Bugs and early access issues

    Players report broken menus, disabled clicks, lag, characters stuck off map and failed logins, which some tie to the early access state.

    Many players
  • Weak solo balance

    Players say certain missions are hard to finish alone and rely on co-op, and some miss matchmaking to find players.

    Some players
Who it suits
Players who enjoy tower defense, crafting and co-op survival with friends, and who don't mind an early access game with rough edges.
Who should skip it
Players who want varied strategy, a polished experience or reliable solo play, since many find the grind repetitive and the bugs frequent.

Short vs. long playtime: Newer players tend to enjoy the variety at first, while players with many hours more often complain about repetition and the resource grind.

Summarised by AI from 61 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

By gameplay

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At a glance

What games like Citywars Tower Defense have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Citywars Tower Defense: Strategy (22 of 24), Tower Defense (22) and Survival (9).
  • They came out between 2011 and 2026, 11 of them after Citywars Tower Defense (2022).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Thronefall (96 % positive of 23,211).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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