HOARD similar games & best alternatives

HOARD

PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable • 2011

Should you play it?

YOU ARE THE DRAGON in this award-winning arcade strategy game. Burn villages, collect gold, and level up your dragon while playing 10 minute matches in single player or up to 4 player co-op and competitive modes. Over 30 levels and multiple game modes ensure you'll be burning for a long time!

What works

  • Fun and accessible gameplay
  • Short, engaging matches
  • Multiplayer and co-op modes
  • Strategic upgrade system
  • Strong fantasy theme

Things to keep in mind

  • Small and repetitive maps
  • Limited local multiplayer on pc
  • Weak ai opponents
  • Lack of narrative or story mode
  • Small multiplayer community

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Altitude

  • Dice Kingdoms

  • Bloons TD Battles

  • Let's Patiti!

  • Hunger Dungeon

  • Sky Force Anniversary

More creative

Games that feels like HOARD but with more room to create and customize

  • Circle Empires 2

  • Rusted Warfare - RTS

  • Wee Tanks!

  • Wargroove

  • Retro Commander

  • Crystal Clash

Less dominating

Games that feels like HOARD but with less domination over others

  • Temtem: Swarm

  • Unrailed 2: Back on Track

  • Heroes of Hammerwatch II

  • Bloodsports.TV

  • Iron Fisticle

  • 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far

More story-driven

Games that feels like HOARD but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™

  • Songs of Conquest

  • Tooth and Tail

  • Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection

  • Command & Conquer Red Alert™, Counterstrike™ and The Aftermath™

  • Warstone TD

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Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

HOARD: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Creativity, Exploration.

Last update: 03/08/2026