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Single-player games like Tower Defense Hero

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Tower Defense Hero, 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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    Eternal Mist — Steam game cover

    Eternal Mist

    Single-player alternative to Tower Defense Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Tower Defense Hero.

    A real-time tactical game about making the right decisions with incomplete information. Choose your battles, prepare your squads, and adapt on the fly when enemy waves unfold in unexpected ways.

    2027ActionStrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Knight Legion: Rpg Strategy — Steam game cover

    Knight Legion: Rpg Strategy

    Single-player alternative to Tower Defense Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Tower Defense Hero.

    Lead 4 unique heroes and an army of 12 soldiers to reclaim 100 levels across 10 islands. Defend your monument, level up, upgrade gear, and craft powerful items in this action-packed RPG strategy. Will your legion cleanse the islands of the creature infestation?

    ActionStrategyRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Notice Me Leena-senpai! — Steam game cover

    Notice Me Leena-senpai!

    Single-player alternative to Tower Defense Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tower Defense Hero.

    Oh no! The Demon Lord is attacking! Help Leena-senpai defend her school and city against the Demon Lords minions!

    2024StrategyIndieRPG7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Freestead Castle Defense — Steam game cover

    Freestead Castle Defense

    Single-player alternative to Tower Defense Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tower Defense Hero.

    Build up your defenses, fortify your camp and fight back the demon horde that has come to take what little you have left.

    StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tower Defense: Defender of the Kingdom — Steam game cover

    Tower Defense: Defender of the Kingdom

    Single-player alternative to Tower Defense Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tower Defense Hero.

    Defender of the Kingdom: Tower Defense is a colorful medieval tower defense strategy game where orcs and their horde attacked the kingdom and now the fate of the kingdom is in your hands, defenders!

    2019StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ReEarth — Steam game cover

    ReEarth

    Single-player alternative to Tower Defense Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tower Defense Hero.

    ReEarth is an exciting TD & (RTS) indie game. Here, you will play as humanity's last hope. You will fend off the oncoming swarms by continuously building your base and dispatching various types of units. Prepare for the challenge and save the future of humanity!

    2024StrategyIndieRPG7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Last Stand: Defense — Steam game cover

    Last Stand: Defense

    Single-player alternative to Tower Defense Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Tower Defense Hero.

    "Last Stand:Defense" is a tower defense-themed Rogue-like game. Players need to defend against waves of enemies by building bases, matching talents, and performing delicate operations during battles. Remember, every choice you make will affect the final outcome of the battle!

    2025ActionStrategy5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders — Steam game cover

    Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders

    Single-player alternative to Tower Defense Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Tower Defense Hero.

    The cult heavy metal fantasy action-strategy gem comes to PC in HD. Lead your armies from the front lines, giving strategic orders to your forces while wading into hack n’ slash action battle. Crush your foes across four campaigns, and spend the spoils of war on upgrading your forces.

    2020ActionStrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Project Myriad — Steam game cover

    Project Myriad

    Single-player alternative to Tower Defense Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tower Defense Hero.

    Project Myriad is a tower defense strategy game. You build towers on a map of hexagons that will attack and defeat oncoming waves of enemies. Towers can be upgrade and some have varied upgrade paths. The goal is clear as many waves as possible. How far can you get?

    2018StrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kingdom — Steam game cover

    Kingdom

    Single-player alternative to Tower Defense Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tower Defense Hero.

    Kingdom is a single- and multiplayer RPG survival game set in a medieval world, where you can become a king and set taxes to upgrade your kingdom to the next era!

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →