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24 alternatives to Budge Up!

The unique mix of Match3 and Tower Defense.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Budge Up! launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Defenders 2▲67

   Sequel to award winning Tower Defense game of the year.

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Steampunk Syndicate: Tower Defense▲63

   A unique tower defense with collectible card games

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Defend the Dam▲77

   A tower defense game. Help the beavers defend the dam!

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Game Of Suits▲64

   Match3 meets Poker

   2015 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Match Mountain▲63

   A new genre of match puzzle games

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   FrontLine Tower Defense▲60

   Tower defense game

   2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Kingdom Rush▲78

   The greatest tower defence game

   2015 · kingdomrush.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Qubies▲67

   Match-3 meets falling blocks

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Coregrounds▲67

   Tower defense for the esports generation

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Line Defense▲72

    Get ready for most addictive game ever

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hero Defense▲67

    Tower defense game with mobile towers/ heroes!

    2016 · hero-defense.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Flexbox Defense – learn CSS flexbox by playing a tower defense game▲243

    Your job is to stop the incoming enemies from getting past your defenses. Unlike other tower defense games, you must position your towers using CSS!

    2016 · flexboxdefense.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Kingdom Rush Origins▲93

    A prequel to one of the most addictive tower defense games

    2014 · kingdomrush.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Tower Crush▲57

    Build 1 tower, up to 6 floors, and fight fantastic battles

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Bad Dinos▲53

    A New Kind of Tower-Defense Game

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Tank Defense TD▲65

    For all fans of tank and defense games. Protect your base.

    2016 · teengames.mobi · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tower Realms - Tower Defense▲60

    An Online Tower Defense game with RPG elements.

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Fight Back to the 80's▲64

    Match 3 meets battle royale in Fight Back to the 80’s!

    2019 · onelink.to · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Simon Battle▲66

    Match up with opponents or single player & test your skills.

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Cave Defender Arcade Edition▲63

    Space tower defense game for the Oculus Go

    2020 · meta.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Fantasy Journey▲58

    worth checking out if you are into match 3 games

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Towerfall▲25

    A combat game u play with up 2 three others. Joust w/ arrows

    2014 · towerfall-game.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Jewelama▲53

    Match 3 style game remake with new feature, many levels.

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Puzzle & Dragons Z / Super Mario Edition▲60

    Two great match-threes in one bundle

    2015 · its alternatives →

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