Games like Criteria
Games like Criteria include Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition, Bloons TD 6, Reus, Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense, and Slots & Daggers. We matched them by the tags players give Criteria on Steam (Strategy, Casual, God Game, 2D Platformer, and 2D): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Shared: Strategy · Casual · Singleplayer

Bloons TD 6
Shared: Strategy · Casual · Singleplayer

Reus
Shared: Strategy · God Game · Casual

Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
Shared: Strategy · 2D · Casual

Slots & Daggers
Shared: Strategy · Casual · 1990's

Game Dev Tycoon
Shared: Strategy · Casual · 2D

Plague Inc: Evolved
Shared: Strategy · Casual · Singleplayer

Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense
Shared: Strategy · 2D · Casual

Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense
Shared: Strategy · 2D · Casual

SANABI
Shared: 2D Platformer · Story Rich · 2D

ShellShock Live
Shared: Strategy · 2D · Casual

911 Operator
Shared: Strategy · Casual · Singleplayer

Mini Metro
Shared: Strategy · Casual · Singleplayer

RimWorld
Shared: Strategy · Singleplayer · Story Rich

Peggle Deluxe
Shared: Casual · 2D · Singleplayer

Ballionaire
Shared: Casual · 2D · Strategy

Zup! S
Shared: Casual · 2D · Singleplayer

Bloons TD 5
Shared: Strategy · Casual · 2D

Dispatch
Shared: Story Rich · Singleplayer · Strategy

Balatro
Shared: Strategy · Singleplayer · Casual

Nodebuster
Shared: Casual · Strategy · 2D

Library Of Ruina
Shared: Strategy · Story Rich · Singleplayer

Rhythm Doctor
Shared: Story Rich · Singleplayer · 2D

Simmiland
Shared: God Game · Casual · Strategy