Single-player games like Outpost
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Outpost, 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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The Ember Guardian
Single-player alternative to Outpost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Outpost.
Defend the embers of hope in this roguelike strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Recruit and command workers to gather resources, build your camp and set up your defenses during the day. When night falls, fend off waves of deadly creatures with powerful, upgradable weapons.
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Rogue Tower
Single-player alternative to Outpost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Outpost.
Rogue Tower is a tower defense game with roguelike elements and a continuously expanding path which you can influence. Unlock, build, upgrade, expand, defend.
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The King is Watching
Single-player alternative to Outpost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Outpost.
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
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Monsters are Coming!
Single-player alternative to Outpost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Outpost.
Beware, Monsters are Coming! In this Tower-Survivor rogue-lite, you protect an ever-moving city from unrelenting hordes. Gather resources, fortify defences, and survive for as long as you can. Will you reach the Ark?
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City Defense Z
Single-player alternative to Outpost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Outpost.
City Defense Z combines base-building and base defense in a roguelite progression loop. Build by day, defend by night, and face a growing zombie threat. Every defeat unlocks permanent upgrades, helping you rebuild smarter and push further each time. See how many days you can last.
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Dig or Die
Single-player alternative to Outpost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Outpost.
Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.
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CleanFall
Single-player alternative to Outpost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Outpost.
CleanFall is a survival rogue-like that prizes player freedom and creativity. Build mobile death machines to fight off ravenous hordes, craft and alchemize gun turrets, and tunnel through subterranean ecosystems crawling with nameless horrors.
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The Gate Must Stand
Single-player alternative to Outpost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Outpost.
Fend off brutal waves of demonic hordes in this epic fantasy tower defense survivors like! Hack and slash among the action or zoom to strategically control the battlefield. You are the city’s last line of defense, build your base, defend the gate!
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Scuttlers
Single-player alternative to Outpost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Outpost.
Race your friends in this Multiplayer Platformer. Play as the Runner and avoid all kinds of traps along the way, or play as the Leader and sabotage the race with many different abilities!
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Valor
Single-player alternative to Outpost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Outpost.
Survive different gamemodes in this Hack and Slash Arena ARPG. Play as one (or all!) of the many unique characters, each with their own strength, weaknesses, weapons and abilities. Upgrade, personalize and finetune your characters, to overcome all the challenges and bossfights!