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24 alternatives to RAID HQ

Build and customize your island to fend off enemy raids

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. RAID HQ launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Raid Brigade▲54

   Control cities and rise to the top of the leaderboard!

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Fallout Shelter▲180

   Build your own vault to survive the apocalypse!

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Cat Raiders▲72

   Build your town, raid friends, steal coins, discover lands

   2016 · m.onelink.me · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hammer Time!▲67

   Protect the castle with a giant hammer

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Tower▲90

   Build the tallest tower in the world

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Bad Dinos▲53

   A New Kind of Tower-Defense Game

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Warbits▲57

   A War Simulator for a Better Tomorrow

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Kingdom Rush Origins▲93

   A prequel to one of the most addictive tower defense games

   2014 · kingdomrush.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Defend the Dam▲77

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

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tower Knights!▲56

    Prepare for an epic battle

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Rival Kingdoms (iOS)▲57

    A Clash of Clans clone with sharper graphics/gameplay.

    2015 · rivalkingdomsgame.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Blocky Raider▲56

    Adventure game in a blocky temple!

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    BuildBox▲135

    Make amazing Mobile games and publish them everywhere.

    2015 · signup.buildbox.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Castle Creep TD▲55

    Bring out your everyday Hero and lead troops to victory

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Warbits▲55

    Give war simulation a chance

    2015 · riskylab.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Age of Empires: Castle Siege [CA Soft Launch]▲58

    a free-to-play medieval MMO tower defense

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tropical Wars▲66

    Battle rival pirates, build your island, raise an army

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Hero Simulator▲56

    Defending a kingdom isn’t easy!

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Tower Crush▲57

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

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Vainglory▲98

    Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) made for mobile

    2014 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Age of Empires: World Domination▲72

    Your empire, your legend

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Soda Dungeon▲65

    Manage your team as you raid the local dungeon for treasure

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Kick Dynamic Island▲76

    Dynamic Island game

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Battleplans▲71

    Save the island kingdom from the evil Skull invaders

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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