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.
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Ranked picks
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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.
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Chronocide
Single-player alternative to Timemelters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Timemelters.
A physics-driven game where you defend the portal with traps and weapons. Stop the undead from entering the temporal portals with traps and your weapons. Play the campaign solo or in co-op mode up to 4 players.
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HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed
Single-player alternative to Timemelters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Timemelters.
Hypercharge is a first and third-person shooter action figure game you've always dreamed of! Grab your friends, complete objectives, defend the Hypercore against waves of weaponized toys, and defeat Major Evil together in the story campaign!
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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.
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Tavernacle!
Single-player alternative to Timemelters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Timemelters.
Grab your hammers and start to craft in this co-op Tavern Defense for one to four players. As a team of Dwarves, you must gather supplies and build towers to protect your beloved brewery. Learn to cooperate to achieve victory in this chaotic multiplayer game!
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Artisan TD
Single-player alternative to Timemelters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Timemelters.
Artisan TD is a puzzle-oriented Tower Defense game where you must survive by building mazes.
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Orcs Must Die! 2
Single-player alternative to Timemelters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Timemelters.
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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Colony Siege
Single-player alternative to Timemelters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Timemelters.
Colony Siege combines the best of RTS and tower defense, including base building, mazing, and unit physics. Defend Earth's remaining colonies using an arsenal of deadly weapons to torch, slice, throw, and impale swarms of alien invaders.