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24 alternatives to Core Defender

Kill your time with a challenging and simple gameplay

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Core Defender launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Cave Defender Arcade Edition▲63

   Space tower defense game for the Oculus Go

   2020 · meta.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Coregrounds▲67

   Tower defense for the esports generation

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   X-Core: Galactic Plague▲57

   Super difficult space strategy (like Plague, Inc.)

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   X-Core. Galactic Plague▲55

   The hardest strategy of 2016 for smart players!

   2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Sandbox Evolution▲77

   Craft or destroy amazing worlds with your godly touch!

   2016 · thesandbox2.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Core▲81

   Create, explore, & earn from games across Core's multiverse

   2021 · epicgames.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   WAA! VR - When asteroids attack!▲70

   Defend the little astronaut from asteroids

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Orbt▲72

   A simple, addictive gravity defying arcade game!

   2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Core Defense▲2

   A roguelike tower defense game with a dash of deckbuilding

   2020 · ehmprah.itch.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Dunes War - Tower Defense▲61

    It's time for you to gather all free people of the country.

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    AeroX TD▲2

    Tower Defense

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Meteor Hunt▲56

    Swipe, match, fire, and destroy!

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Penetrate The Core▲2

    Tap to shoot and make sure you don’t hit the red shields!

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Super Planet Crash▲69

    Build a solar system that doesn't blow up from gravity

    2016 · stefanom.org · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Lost Cosmonaut▲59

    Save Lost Cosmonauts and destroy space invaders.

    2016 · lostcosmonaut.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Danger Dodgers▲70

    Choose a character, dodge meteors, and don't get squished!

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Meteorite: Fireball▲3

    Meteorite: Fireball - the ultimate arcade shooter experience

    2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Coregrounds 1.0▲6

    The completely revamped multiplayer tower defense game

    2018 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Earth Guard [Google Play, FREE]▲2

    Crash into asteroids with a little rocket to save a planet!

    2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Laseroids▲71

    Protect planet earth from incoming asteroids!

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Defend the Planet▲2

    Protect your planet from asteroids!

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Plexicle▲66

    Navigate your spaceship through the abyss

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Centric: Orbit Jump▲3

    One-button arcade: orbit, dodge, survive

    May 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Zombie Planets▲59

    You are on your own with zombies on small isolated planets

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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