Games like Defense Grid: The Awakening for the Steam Machine
Matched by shared genres and a comparable Steam Machine verdict — estimated or community-reported unless labeled “measured”.

DG2: Defense Grid 2
Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested
Indie · Strategy

MarZ: Tactical Base Defense
Runs greatPlayable, with caveatsNot yet tested
Indie · Strategy

Warfront Defenders
Not yet testedNot yet testedNot yet tested
Action · Indie · Strategy

Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
Runs greatPlayable, with caveatsNot yet tested
Indie · Strategy

Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
Runs greatPlayable, with caveatsNot yet tested
Indie · Strategy

Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
Runs greatPlayable, with caveatsNot yet tested
Indie · Strategy

Wargroove
Runs greatPlayable, with caveatsNot yet tested
Indie · Strategy

Tower Tactics: Liberation
Runs greatPlayable, with caveatsNot yet tested
Indie · Strategy

Braid
Runs greatRuns greatNot yet tested
Casual · Indie · Strategy

AI War: Fleet Command
Runs greatPlayable, with caveatsNot yet tested
Indie · Strategy

Spectromancer
Runs greatPlayable, with caveatsNot yet tested
Indie · Strategy

Uplink
Runs greatPlayable, with caveatsNot yet tested
Indie · Strategy

DEFCON
Runs greatPlayable, with caveatsNot yet tested
Indie · Strategy

Eets
Runs greatPlayable, with caveatsNot yet tested
Casual · Indie · Strategy

Geneforge 4: Rebellion
Runs greatPlayable, with caveatsNot yet tested
Strategy · RPG · Indie

Sol Survivor
Runs greatPlayable, with caveatsNot yet tested
Indie · Strategy

Orcs Must Die!
Runs greatPlayable, with caveatsNot yet tested
Action · Indie · Strategy

Revenge of the Titans
Runs greatPlayable, with caveatsNot yet tested
Action · Indie · Strategy

NightSky
Runs greatPlayable, with caveatsNot yet tested
Casual · Indie · Strategy

Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity
Runs greatPlayable, with caveatsNot yet tested
Indie · Strategy

iBomber Defense
Runs greatPlayable, with caveatsNot yet tested
Indie · Strategy

Natural Selection 2
Runs greatPlayable, with caveatsNot yet tested
Action · Indie · Strategy

Awesomenauts
Runs greatPlayable, with caveatsNot yet tested
Action · Indie · Strategy

FTL: Faster Than Light
Runs greatPlayable, with caveatsNot yet tested
Indie · Simulation · Strategy