Single-player games like Ultimate Zombie Defense
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Ultimate Zombie Defense, 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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Yet Another Zombie Defense
Single-player alternative to Ultimate Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Ultimate Zombie Defense.
Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive? Build your base by day, defend it by night. Play in online or local co-op. Stay alive as long as you can.
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Blood And Zombies
Single-player alternative to Ultimate Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ultimate Zombie Defense.
Blood, guts, meat. Humanity's waging total war against a horrific zombie apocalypse. Lead one of four of humanity's deadliest survivors against the horde in this first person, wave defense shooter. Load up your guns, set up turrets, sharpen your skills, and maybe you'll make it through the night.
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Back 4 Blood
Single-player alternative to Ultimate Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ultimate Zombie Defense.
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.
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Ultimate Zombie Defense 2
Single-player alternative to Ultimate Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Ultimate Zombie Defense.
4-player co-op, zombie slaying, base building, boss battling mayhem! Cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses in Ultimate Zombie Defense 2!
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Zombie Builder Defense
Single-player alternative to Ultimate Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ultimate Zombie Defense.
Top down, action packed, multiplayer, zombie shooter. Build your base with friends and see how long you can survive the endless horde of zombies. Level up with friends, or alone, how you die is up to you.
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SAS: Zombie Assault 4
Single-player alternative to Ultimate Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ultimate Zombie Defense.
Purge the undead! Intense action-shooter with deep rpg elements, including upgradeable guns and armor, unique class skills, and class special abilities. Entire game can be played single player or as a 4-player online co-op game, including PvP events like Last Man Standing.
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VERSUS SQUAD
Single-player alternative to Ultimate Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Ultimate Zombie Defense.
Versus Squad is a fast action twin-stick shooter from the creator of Nation Red. Build your own sandbox defense and battle thousands of zombie mutants in top down combat! Face up to a dozen bosses. Simultaneously. Collect loot, build and repair. Play single player, on-line or local coop!
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Night of the Dead
Single-player alternative to Ultimate Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ultimate Zombie Defense.
'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!
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Hellstuck: Rage With Your Friends
Single-player alternative to Ultimate Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Ultimate Zombie Defense.
Get ready to rage with your friends in this co-op precise platforming adventure! You're stuck in Hell. You can only jump upwards and all you have to do is escape … it can't be that hard, right?!
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Diamond Hands: To The Moon
Single-player alternative to Ultimate Zombie Defense — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Ultimate Zombie Defense.
A game with one objective - to get to the moon. A game for apes by apes. A game as frustrating as stock market manipulation, a game that will make you want to hold on for dear life...