Single-player games like Defend Them !
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Defend Them !, 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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Nauticalypse
Single-player alternative to Defend Them ! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Defend Them !.
Explore the mysterius sea and defeat mythologic creatures to get gold and treasures. Build different weapons to defend and improve your ship.
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Orcs Must Die! 2
Single-player alternative to Defend Them ! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Defend Them !.
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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Furry Defenders
Single-player alternative to Defend Them ! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Defend Them !.
In Furry Defenders, where the Demon Clan covets the Dragon Veins and incites war among all races, you will play as Cynton, the Dragon Bloodline Warrior. Rally your allies and set masterful traps at crucial passes to outsmart the looming threat of the Demon Army.
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Monster Battle Quest
Single-player alternative to Defend Them ! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Defend Them !.
Recruit and evolve the perfect monster team to destroy opposing enemy. Defeat enemy monsters to earn gold, increase your strength, and dominate the monster world.
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Pandora
Single-player alternative to Defend Them ! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Defend Them !.
Pandora brings a mix of the moba genre with soul mechanics, destroy towers and fight different enemies with an innovative playstyle, use mounts and pets to help you during your gameplay.
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Dungeon Defenders Eternity
Single-player alternative to Defend Them ! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Defend Them !.
Dungeon Defenders Eternity is the definitive version of the original tower defense action-RPG! Now featuring a rebalanced endgame, all new missions, secure online play, links to Dungeon Defenders II and more!
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Orcs Must Die!
Single-player alternative to Defend Them ! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Defend Them !.
Slice them, burn them, skewer them, and launch them - no matter how you get it done, orcs must die in this fantasy action-strategy game from Robot Entertainment.
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Dungeon Defenders II
Single-player alternative to Defend Them ! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Defend Them !.
Dungeon Defenders II is a cooperative Action Tower Defense game packed with roleplaying elements like loot, leveling, and pets.
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L.A.W Transporter
Single-player alternative to Defend Them ! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Transport different types of cargo by land, air, and water. Configure your vehicles in various ways—anything is possible. All models and code are created by one autistic man.