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Single-player games like Guardians of Hyelore

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Guardians of Hyelore, 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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    Critter Chaos TD — Steam game cover

    Critter Chaos TD

    Single-player alternative to Guardians of Hyelore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Guardians of Hyelore.

    Critter Chaos TD is a fast, frantic and chaotic Tower Defence game in which you must rid the world of the evil Critters. Build stations and guns to fortify your defences and prevent the various types of Critters from reaching your base.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Guerra de Insetos TW PREMIUM — Steam game cover

    Guerra de Insetos TW PREMIUM

    Single-player alternative to Guardians of Hyelore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Guardians of Hyelore.

    play, win insects and use multiple insects to beat your opponent

    2024ActionStrategyCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    War Dots — Steam game cover

    War Dots

    Single-player alternative to Guardians of Hyelore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Guardians of Hyelore.

    Fast paced tug-of-war auto-battler. Unleash hordes of soldiers and wreak havoc upon your enemies!

    2022Strategy4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BattleGrounds : War, Tanks And Nukes — Steam game cover

    BattleGrounds : War, Tanks And Nukes

    Single-player alternative to Guardians of Hyelore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Guardians of Hyelore.

    A military styled action tower-defence game filled with nukes, missiles and tanks. Improve your building, canons and tanks. Purchase stronger ammunition and survive the next wave. Highly replayable, tough and addictive.The fun never ends

    2021ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Grow Empire: Rome — Steam game cover

    Grow Empire: Rome

    Single-player alternative to Guardians of Hyelore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Guardians of Hyelore.

    Hey Caesar! Defend your fortress and build your roman empire

    2024ActionStrategySimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lord Of Island — Steam game cover

    Lord Of Island

    Single-player alternative to Guardians of Hyelore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Guardians of Hyelore.

    Defend your islands with real-time strategy and tactics! Lead as a Lord, build armies from diverse races, and defeat invading enemies. In a minimalist world, utilize each island’s unique design to rewrite the fate of your people and the destiny of your lands.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deterrence — Steam game cover

    Deterrence

    Single-player alternative to Guardians of Hyelore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Guardians of Hyelore.

    Artificial intelligence has plotted a path to a sustainable future, but humans aren't included. Defend humanity against the A.I. in this instant action real-time strategy, tower defense hybrid.

    2024ActionStrategy9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Starfend — Steam game cover

    Starfend

    Single-player alternative to Guardians of Hyelore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Guardians of Hyelore.

    Pick cards, equip stones, chain color synergies — and survive endless meteor waves. A 3D sci-fi tower defense roguelite where every run builds different and hits harder.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Epic Pixel War — Steam game cover

    Epic Pixel War

    Single-player alternative to Guardians of Hyelore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Guardians of Hyelore.

    An action roguelike where you send armies of powerful units to fight against hordes of enemies and bosses, upgrading and finding new units as you go.

    2024Strategy3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Into the Crypt — Steam game cover

    Into the Crypt

    Single-player alternative to Guardians of Hyelore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Guardians of Hyelore.

    Immerse yourself in a first-person 3D roguelike deckbuilder where cards are your only weapon. Build complex synergies and use cards to physically unlock doors, chests, and interact with the environment while fighting to survive the Crypt's powerful and strange enemies.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →