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24 alternatives to The Tower

Build the tallest tower in the world

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Tower launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Skyscrapers▲76

   Explore the tallest buildings in the world.

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Tower Crush▲57

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

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Tower Knights!▲56

   Prepare for an epic battle

   2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   SimCity BuildIt▲79

   Build the metropolis of your dreams (iOS and Android)

   2014 · ea.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Knightmare Tower▲62

   Reach the top by fighting monsters & saving princesses

   2015 · knightmaretower.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   BuildBox▲135

   Make amazing Mobile games and publish them everywhere.

   2015 · signup.buildbox.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Kingdom Rush▲78

   The greatest tower defence game

   2015 · kingdomrush.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tower Brick▲66

   Build a tower from bricks

   2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Building Mobile Apps at Scale▲187

   The missing guide for building large apps

   2021 · mobileatscale.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Ascension▲56

    Ascend as high as you can

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Etter Drei▲71

    Three builders have to work together to build a tower.

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Defend the Dam▲77

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

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Bubs▲61

    Survival of the biggest!

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Kingdom Rush Origins▲93

    A prequel to one of the most addictive tower defense games

    2014 · kingdomrush.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hammer Time!▲67

    Protect the castle with a giant hammer

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Timenauts▲83

    Hilariously addictive, real-time tower assault adventure

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Sandbox Evolution▲77

    Craft or destroy amazing worlds with your godly touch!

    2016 · thesandbox2.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Fallout Shelter▲180

    Build your own vault to survive the apocalypse!

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Bad Dinos▲53

    A New Kind of Tower-Defense Game

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Stack▲75

    Stack up the blocks as high as you can!

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    My Tower, My Home▲66

    A blend between a tower defense and shooter-platformer game

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Either▲88

    The world's largest game of would you rather questions

    2015 · either.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    iOS 8▲183

    The new iOS—Huge for developers. Massive for everyone else.

    2014 · apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    RAID HQ▲57

    Build and customize your island to fend off enemy raids

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →