Single-player games like Timemelters
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Timemelters, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Timemelters page.
Ranked picks
- 1
Orcs Must Die! 3
Single-player alternative to Timemelters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Timemelters.
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.
- 2
The King is Watching
Single-player alternative to Timemelters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Timemelters.
The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run
- 3
Time Rifters
Single-player alternative to Timemelters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Timemelters.
Be your own teammates in this unique single-player co-op shooter!
- 4
Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Timemelters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Timemelters.
Element TD 2 sees you combine powerful elements to create unique towers. Prove your defenses against challenging foes, and compete or cooperate with others to determine who has mastered the elements.
- 5
Phantom Squad
Single-player alternative to Timemelters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Timemelters.
Phantom Squad is a 1-4 player co-op tactical top-down shooter blending fast-paced combat with real-time strategy. Play solo or team up through online co-op and matchmaking, coordinating movement, positioning, and split-second decisions to survive intense, high-risk missions.
- 6
Aegis Defenders
Single-player alternative to Timemelters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Timemelters.
Take on wild beasts, ruthless soldiers, and ancient gods in this 2D Action-Platformer inspired by Tower-Defense combat.
- 7
Creeper World 4
Single-player alternative to Timemelters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Timemelters.
The unstoppable fluid enemy has returned and destroyed every world in its path! Defend against Creeper as it floods across the 3D terrain in this real time strategy game where the enemy is a fluid.
- 8
Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Timemelters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Timemelters.
Axon TD lets you expand the map boundaries themselves. A huge arsenal of towers and a wide variety of enemies clash in a battlefield that grows to your whims. Engage in single, cooperative, and roguelite gameplay.