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Games like Wireworks
JJJ · 2026 · Windows, Linux
Steam: 89 % positive of 649 reviews, as of Oct 28
Design your defenses, build your module board, and manage your wires. Combine signals and create synergies to empower your weapons and survive in this base-defense roguelike auto-battler.
24 games that play like Wireworks and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Rogue Voltage, Wall World and Elements and build.
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Plays and looks like Wireworks
These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.
By gameplay
Plays like Wireworks
Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.
Rogue Voltage
92 % positive of 602
Wall World
89 % positive of 11,498
Elements and build
73 % positive of 186
Loopstructor
80 % positive of 345
Emberward
95 % positive of 4,421
Refactor
83 % positive of 432
Auto Rogue
91 % positive of 723
Dome Keeper
91 % positive of 19,273
Defense Grid: The Awakening
95 % positive of 4,542
Core Defense
76 % positive of 342
SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
94 % positive of 10,140
CleanFall
93 % positive of 503
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- FLERP86 % positive of 401
- Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense86 % positive of 709
- SHOOPER NOVA83 % positive of 550
- Tower Dominion85 % positive of 5,222
- Oaken Tower90 % positive of 3,340
- Mineral Defense90 % positive of 222
- Core Defense: Prelude87 % positive of 211
- Battle Grid79 % positive of 204
- Broken Universe - Tower Defense89 % positive of 289
- Cogmind95 % positive of 1,582
- Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD68 % positive of 209
- 变量 Variables85 % positive of 954
By look
Looks like Wireworks
Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.
Risk of Rain (2013)
93 % positive of 20,787
Dome Keeper
91 % positive of 19,273
Risk of Rain Returns
89 % positive of 24,859
Enter the Gungeon
95 % positive of 79,642
Wall World
89 % positive of 11,498
Space Rock Breaker
95 % positive of 4,873
20 Minutes Till Dawn
90 % positive of 27,943
Sir, We Have an Orc Problem
85 % positive of 4,749
Journey to Incrementalia
85 % positive of 914
Digseum
97 % positive of 8,112
GunSuit Guardians
86 % positive of 228
Click and Conquer
92 % positive of 2,501
More matches
- Mining Mechs88 % positive of 2,605
- 10 Minutes Till Dawn94 % positive of 4,136
- Heroes of Hammerwatch87 % positive of 7,525
- Rocket Rats92 % positive of 2,468
- Vectorio Classic93 % positive of 1,472
- Wall World 272 % positive of 1,798
- Power Fantasy86 % positive of 650
- Drillbound87 % positive of 254
- Tower Tactics: Liberation88 % positive of 1,235
- Cube Chaos95 % positive of 626
- Idle Gumball Machine90 % positive of 273
- Nebulock85 % positive of 591
At a glance
What games like Wireworks have in common
- They came out between 2008 and 2026, none of them after Wireworks (2026).
- Best rated by Steam players: Emberward (95 % positive of 4,421).
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More about Wireworks
Our review
Wireworks Review — Roguelike Auto-Battler with Mad-Scientist Wiring
Wireworks is a clever, hands‑on rogue auto‑battler that rewards curiosity and patience. It’s ideal for players who enjoy tinkering, building engines and squeezing synergy out of odd parts — less so for those who want pure, twitchy action.
Published March 10, 2026
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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.