Single-player games like Orcs Must Die!
Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to Orcs Must Die!, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Orcs Must Die! 2
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.
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Orcs Must Die! 3
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.
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Monday Night Combat
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Monday Night Combat is a class-based, third-person shooter… and the most popular lethal sport of the future!
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Dungeon Defenders
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Create a hero from one of four classes to save Etheria in this 4-player coop Tower Defense Action-RPG. Includes Steam exclusive Portal gun & TF2 familiars!
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Iron Brigade
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Join The Mobile Trench Brigade and protect humanity from the evil Monovision menace!
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Rock of Ages
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
A rock-solid combination of rock-rolling action, deep strategy, and captivating art and music from different ages of history, this is a game of crush or be crushed!
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Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Get ready for an epic journey to defend your kingdom against hordes of orcs, trolls, evil wizards and other nasty fiends using a vast arsenal of towers and spells at your command!Fight on forests, mountains and wastelands, customizing your defensive strategy with different tower upgrades and specializations!
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CastleStorm
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Welcome to the world of CastleStorm, a super genre mashup of 2D physics destruction mashed with tower defense brawler! CastleStorm was born out of the fond childhood memory of building and destroying LEGO castles.
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Sanctum
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.
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Sanctum 2
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.
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Dungeon Defenders II
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Dungeon Defenders II is a cooperative Action Tower Defense game packed with roleplaying elements like loot, leveling, and pets.
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Fortified
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Fortified is an explosive strategy shooter where players will defend the Earth against a menacing Martian invasion in the 1950s. Play as one-of-four pulp inspired heroes as they fight swarms of terrifying robots with an arsenal of Cold War era weapons and experimental technology.
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Deathtrap
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Deathtrap is a Tower Defense game with strong action-RPG elements, a game of vicious tricks, killing machines, rotating blades and splattering blood.
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GROSS
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
GROSS is a unique twist on the classic tower defense genre. After building your defenses, you will jump into the action to take on enemies head-on. Make sure to collect as much cash as possible to upgrade your defenses and stay ahead of the game. Can you outlast the waves of enemies?
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Orcs Must Die!.
Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes.
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Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
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Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap combines chaotic third-person combat with devious trap-laying strategy. Enjoy endless replayability as your War Mage grows stronger through roguelite progression. Repel relentless orc hordes solo or with up to 4 players.
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Hero Academy
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Orcs Must Die!.
Test your skills in this light-hearted battle between friends! Heroic teams have gathered to engage in friendly contests on the Academy playfields. Will your team emerge triumphant?
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Orcs Must Die! Unchained
Single-player alternative to Orcs Must Die! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Orcs Must Die!.
Orcs Must Die! Unchained takes the award-winning Orcs Must Die! action tower defense game to a whole new level with team-based gameplay! Bust skulls with your best pals in PvE co-op Survival, or put your teamwork to the real test in Sabotage Mode!